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Benjamin Wilkes 1781–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan. 5, 1781

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: Nov. 18, 1863

Death Location: McDonough County, Illinois, USA

Father: Samuel Wilkes

Mother: Elizabeth Newman

Spouse(s): Mary Foster

Children(s): Francis Wilkes, Nancy Wilkes, William Wilkes, Edith Wilkes, Robert Wilkes, Samuel Wilkes, James Wilkes, Elizabeth Wilkes, Ezekiah Wilkes

Benjamin Wilkes was born in 1781 in Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Wilkes And Elizabeth Newman. Benjamin Wilkes married Mary Polly Foster, and had children including Edith Wilkes, Elizabeth Ann Wilkes, Ezekiah Wilkes, Francis Wilkes, James Foster Wilkes, Nancy George Wilkes, Robert Wilkes, Samuel Norman Wilkes, William Henry Wilkes. Benjamin Wilkes passed away in 1863 in McDonough County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Wilkes was born in 1781 in Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Wilkes And Elizabeth Newman.
  • Benjamin Wilkes married Mary Polly Foster, and had children including Edith Wilkes, Elizabeth Ann Wilkes, Ezekiah Wilkes, Francis Wilkes, James Foster Wilkes, Nancy George Wilkes, Robert Wilkes, Samuel Norman Wilkes, William Henry Wilkes.
  • Benjamin Wilkes passed away in 1863 in McDonough County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Wilkes
1764–1837
Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Newman
1765–1826
Birth Location: Dunmore, , Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Foster
1781–1863
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Francis Wilkes
1819–1903
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Wilkes
1817–1873
Birth Location: –
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William Wilkes
1815–1875
Birth Location: –
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Edith Wilkes
1814–
Birth Location: –
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Robert Wilkes
1812–
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Wilkes
1810–
Birth Location: –
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James Wilkes
1809–1851
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Wilkes
1807–1835
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Ezekiah Wilkes
1806–
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
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Benjamin Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Wilkes
1781–1863
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Wilkes
1764–1837
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Newman
1765–1826
Dunmore, , Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Sr) Wilkes
1734–1807
Loudoun, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Meade
1735–1810
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Johann (Conrad) Newman
1744–1806
Palatinate, Manheim, Zweibrecht, Rhineland, Germany,
Anna (Margaretta) Brubeck
1743–1816
Basle-City, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Francis Wilkes
1699–1783
Martha Jeffies
1700–1740
Samuel Meade
1708–1784
Mary Downey
1715–1758
Johann Newman
1723–1749
Anna Moersfelder
1723–1755
Adam Brubeck
1722–1779
Elizabeth Zehnder
1720–1772
2nd-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
Johann (Newman)
1695–1759
Hanns Moersfelder
1671–
Anna Teucher
1680–1732
Han Brodbeck
1697–1748
Anna Schaffner
1711–1747
Ulrich Zehnder
1682–1762
Elsbeth
1692–1749

Benjamin Wilkes's Descendants

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Benjamin Wilkes (Jan. 5, 1781–Nov. 18, 1863) m. Mary (Polly) Foster (5 Jan 1781–7 Nov 1863)
  1. 1. Francis Wilkes 1819–1903
  2. 2. Nancy (George) Wilkes 1817–1873 m. Bird (Smith) Creasy 1814–1860
    1. 1. Hiram (Furgeson) Creasy 1848–1919
      1. 1. Florence Creasy 1887–1952 m. Sirvetus (McCully) Wilson 1882–1950
        1. 1. Darlyne (Josephine) Wilson 1909–2003 m. Llyod Burton 1901–1968
  3. 3. William (Henry) Wilkes 1815–1875
  4. 4. Edith Wilkes 1814–
  5. 5. Robert Wilkes 1812–
  6. 6. Samuel (Norman) Wilkes 1810– m. Sarah Dobyns 1812–
  7. 7. James (Foster) Wilkes 1809–1851
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Ann) Wilkes 1807–1835 m. John (Thomas) Creasy 1805–1902
    1. 1. John (Burton) Creasy 1832–1899 m. Ellen Holmes 1836–1882
    2. 2. Nancy Creasy 1833–
  9. 9. Ezekiah Wilkes 1806–

Benjamin Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1781
Jan. 5, 1781
Birth of Benjamin Wilkes in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1863
Nov. 18, 1863
Age 82
Death of Benjamin Wilkes in McDonough County, Illinois, USA
McDonough County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan. 5, 1781
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov. 18, 1863
    Event Place: McDonough County, Illinois, USA
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