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Capt. Benjamin Head 1731–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia

Death Date: 19 Aug 1803

Death Location: Ruckersville, Greene County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Henry HEAD

Mother: Frances SPENCE

Spouse(s): Martha Sharman, Mary Benjamin, Mary Head

Children(s): Benjamin Head, James Head, Tavener Head, Sarah Burton

Capt. Benjamin Head was born in 1731 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia, the child of Henry Head And Frances Spence. Capt. Benjamin Head married Martha Marshall Sharman, Mary Benjamin, Mary Wife Benjamin Head, and had children including Benjamin Head, James Head, Sarah Burton, Tavener Head. Capt. Benjamin Head passed away in 1803 in Ruckersville, Greene County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Capt. Benjamin Head was born in 1731 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia, the child of Henry Head And Frances Spence.
  • Capt. Benjamin Head married Martha Marshall Sharman, Mary Benjamin, Mary Wife Benjamin Head, and had children including Benjamin Head, James Head, Sarah Burton, Tavener Head.
  • Capt. Benjamin Head passed away in 1803 in Ruckersville, Greene County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt. Head's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Head
1731–1803
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia
Parents
Henry HEAD
1695–1765
Lancaster, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Frances SPENCE
1695–1772
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (The Younger) Head
1660–1710
Strafford, Virginia
ELIZABETH WILLIAMS
1660–1711
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Alexander Spence
1656–1704
Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Browne
1658–1720
Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Head
1620–
Mary Gee
1627–
William Browne
1620–1677
Elizabeth Maxfield
1620–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Head's Descendants

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Capt. (Benjamin) Head (1731–19 Aug 1803) m. Martha (Marshall) Sharman (1734–November 24, 1821) m. Mary Benjamin (1765–) m. Mary (wife Benjamin) Head (1765–)
  1. 1. Benjamin Head 1763–1837 m. Margaret Gaar 1763–1847
    1. 1. Sarah (Burton) Head 1790–1837 m. Alexander McAlpin 1796–1854
      1. 1. John (Wesley) McAlpin 1822–1893 m. Anna (Elizabeth Jane "Eliza") Callaway 1830–1864 m. Sarah (Jane) Miller 1848–1922
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) McAlpin 1848–1909 m. James (Bedford "Jimmy") Lyon 1853–1936
  2. 2. James Head 1756–1796
  3. 3. Tavener Head 1776–
  4. 4. Sarah Burton 1760–1842

Capt. Head's Timeline

2 Records

1731
1731
Birth of Capt. Benjamin Head in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia
1803
19 Aug 1803
Age 72
Death of Capt. Benjamin Head in Orange, Virginia
Orange, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1803
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ruckersville, Greene County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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