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Benjamin South 1752–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1752

Birth Location: Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 20 Oct 1809

Death Location: Bath, Kentucky, United States

Father: Gen South

Mother: Margaret Drake

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Benjamin South was born in 1752 in Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States, the child of Gen John B South And Margaret Drake. Benjamin South passed away in 1809 in Bath, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin South was born in 1752 in Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States, the child of Gen John B South And Margaret Drake.
  • Benjamin South passed away in 1809 in Bath, Kentucky, United States.

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Benjamin South's Ancestors

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Benjamin South
1752–1809
Birth Place: Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States
Parents
Gen John B South
1724–1803
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States
Margaret Drake
1725–1798
Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
John South
1689–1783
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Smith
1696–1731
, Middlesex, Virginia
John Drake
1695–1753
England
Margaret Drake
1697–
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
George South
1664–1724
Ann Sanford
1669–1689
Robert Smith
1675–1726
Elizabeth Eastman
1659–1726
Rev. Drake
1670–1729
Catherine Stone
1675–1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas South
1631–1652
Grace Hynson
1651–1674
Robert Sanford
1638–1700
Anne Smith
1650–1709
Joseph Drake
1629–1708
Margaret Crymes
1650–1682

Benjamin South's Timeline

3 Records

1752
1752
Birth of Benjamin South in Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States
Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States
1809
20 Oct 1809
Age 57
Death of Benjamin South in Anderson, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Anderson, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
1809
20 Oct 1809
Age 57
Death of Benjamin South in Bath, Kentucky, United States
Bath, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1809
    Event Place: Anderson, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1809
    Event Place: Bath, Kentucky, United States

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