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Benjamin Welsh Wilkes 1760–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1808

Death Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA

Father: John Wilkes

Mother: Elizabeth Meade

Spouse(s): Sarah Osborne

Children(s): Mary Wilkes, William Wilkes, Sally Wilkes, Osborne Wilkes, John Wilkes, Joel Wilkes, Benjamin Jr., Aaron Wilkes, Moses Wilkes

The story of Benjamin Welsh Wilkes began in 1760 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Benjamin Welsh Wilkes married Sarah Osborne, and had children including Aaron H Wilkes, Benjamin Wilkes Jr, Joel Wilkes, John Wilkes, Mary Polly Wilkes, Moses Wilkes, Osborne Wilkes, Sally Wilkes, William Wilkes. Benjamin Welsh Wilkes passed away in 1808 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Welsh Wilkes began in 1760 in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA.
  • Benjamin Welsh Wilkes married Sarah Osborne, and had children including Aaron H Wilkes, Benjamin Wilkes Jr, Joel Wilkes, John Wilkes, Mary Polly Wilkes, Moses Wilkes, Osborne Wilkes, Sally Wilkes, William Wilkes.
  • Benjamin Welsh Wilkes passed away in 1808 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wilkes
1734–1807
Birth Location: Loudoun, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Meade
1735–1810
Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Osborne
1767–1828
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
SO

Children(s)

Mary Wilkes
1798–
Birth Location: –
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William Wilkes
1796–1860
Birth Location: –
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Sally Wilkes
1795–
Birth Location: –
SW
Osborne Wilkes
1794–1870
Birth Location: –
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John Wilkes
1793–1871
Birth Location: –
JW
Joel Wilkes
1790–1828
Birth Location: –
JW
Benjamin Jr.
1788–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Aaron Wilkes
1786–1865
Birth Location: –
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Moses Wilkes
1784–
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Wilkes
1760–1808
Birth Place: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Sr Wilkes
1734–1807
Loudoun, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Meade
1735–1810
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Francis Wilkes
1699–1783
saint mary, whitechapel, London, London, England
Martha Jeffies
1700–1740
England
Samuel Meade
1708–1784
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Downey
1715–1758
Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Wilks
1679–1717
Susannah Foster
1657–1717
William Sr.
1658–1716
Elizabeth Fell
1667–1747
James Downey
1688–1761
Hannah Ellet
1692–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Wilks
1640–1718
Sarah Ouldred
1648–
Richard Foster
1619–1681
Susannah Garnett
1620–1663
Matthew Meade
1629–1699
Elizabeth Walton
1629–1700
Thomas Fell
1598–1668
Margaret Askew
1614–1702
Androw Downie
1665–1739
Cirstan Downie
1668–1691
William Ellet
1650–1721
Mary Burt
1661–1714

Benjamin Wilkes's Descendants

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Benjamin (Welsh) Wilkes (1760–1808) m. Sarah Osborne (1767–1828)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Wilkes 1798–
  2. 2. William Wilkes 1796–1860
  3. 3. Sally Wilkes 1795–
  4. 4. Osborne Wilkes 1794–1870
  5. 5. John Wilkes 1793–1871 m. Lydia (Dorothy) Strong 1799–1876
    1. 1. John (William) Wilkes 1820–1872 m. Louisa (Ann) Sale 1822–1873
      1. 1. Frances (Moss "Fannie") Wilkes 1857–1929 m. James (D.) Stafford 1847–1933
        1. 1. Fay Stafford 1886–1947 m. William (O.) Burgess 1885–1958
        2. 2. Valerie Stafford 1884–1977 m. Hugh (Garrett) Alexander 1884–1943
        3. 3. Allie (Juanita) Stafford 1882–1952 m. Alonzo (Vivian) Tapp 1878–1965
        4. 4. Lena Stafford 1875–1966
      2. 2. Mattie (Laura) Wilkes 1854–1878
      3. 3. Lucius (D.) Wilkes 1843–1905
    2. 2. Cassandra (H.) Wilkes 1816–1908 m. Charles (Allen) Dickson 1804–1873
      1. 1. Martha (J.) Dickson 1834–
      2. 2. Ann (Eliza) Dickson 1836–
      3. 3. Lydia (S.) Dickson 1838–1920
      4. 4. Mary (E.) Dickson 1841–1904
      5. 5. Nancy (A.) Dickson 1843–1905
      6. 6. David Dickson 1845–
      7. 7. Missouri (H.) Dickson 1848–
      8. 8. Charles (T.) Dickson 1850–
      9. 9. Robert (H.) Dickson 1852–1900
      10. 10. Sarah (A.) Dickson 1853–1907
      11. 11. Rebecca (L.) Dickson 1856–
      12. 12. James (H.) Dickson 1858–
    3. 3. Emaline (H.) Wilkes 1818–1899 m. Thomas (W.) Garrett 1817–1870
      1. 1. John (William) Garrett 1837–1870
      2. 2. Thomas (L.) Garrett 1839–1870 m. Rebecca (Ann) Burns 1841–1900
        1. 1. C.A. Garrett 1862–
        2. 2. Thomas (Lumpkin) Garrett 1867–1942 m. Harriett (Emma) Blackstock 1872–
        3. 3. Ella (Bell) Garrett 1869–
        4. 4. Lafayette (Franklin) Garrett 1870–1937 m. Lula (Ann) White 1871–1963
      3. 3. Leonard (Henry) Garrett 1842–1923
      4. 4. Robert (Cornelius) Garrett 1844–1860
      5. 5. Marcus Garrett 1846–1859
      6. 6. Jackson (Brewer) Garrett 1848–1915
      7. 7. Emma Garrett 1850–
      8. 8. George (Lumpkin) Garrett 1852–1890
      9. 9. James (B.) Garrett 1856–1910
      10. 10. Lydia Garrett 1860–
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Wilkes 1822–1838
    5. 5. Robert (F.) Wilkes 1826–1880
    6. 6. Thomas (B.) Wilkes 1828–1864
    7. 7. Missouri (K.) Wilkes 1830–1844
    8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Wilkes 1832–
    9. 9. James (Blackstone) Wilkes 1835–1891
  6. 6. Joel Wilkes 1790–1828
  7. 7. Benjamin (Wilkes) Jr. 1788–
  8. 8. Aaron (H.) Wilkes 1786–1865 m. Susan Bradley 1790–1860
    1. 1. Susan Wilkes 1828–
  9. 9. Moses Wilkes 1784–

Benjamin Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Benjamin Welsh Wilkes in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
1808
1808
Age 48
Death of Benjamin Welsh Wilkes in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
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