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Captain Benjamin F Simons 1672 – 1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1672

Birth Location: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Death Date: 18 August 1717

Death Location: Middleburg Plantation, Berkeley, South Carolina

Father: Cornelius Simons

Mother: Maria Wouwer

Spouse(s): Mary Dupry

Children(s): Judith Simons

In 1672, Captain Benjamin F Simons entered the world in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France, born to Cornelius Simons and Maria Catharina Van der Wouwer. Captain Benjamin F Simons married Mary Esther Dupry, and had children including Judith Simons. Captain Benjamin F Simons passed away in 1717 in Middleburg Plantation, Berkeley, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1672, Captain Benjamin F Simons entered the world in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France, born to Cornelius Simons and Maria Catharina Van der Wouwer.
  • Captain Benjamin F Simons married Mary Esther Dupry, and had children including Judith Simons.
  • Captain Benjamin F Simons passed away in 1717 in Middleburg Plantation, Berkeley, South Carolina.

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Captain Simons's Ancestors

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Captain Simons
1672 – 1717
Birth Place: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Parents
Cornelius Simons
1642 – 1702
La Rochelle, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Maria (Catharina Van der) Wouwer
1645 – 1714
Châtelet, Hainaut, Belgium
Grandparents
Johann (Adam) Simons
Eva Stoeger
1618 – 1661
Herren Sulzbach, Kusel, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Simons's Descendants

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Captain (Benjamin F) Simons (1672 – 18 August 1717) m. Mary (Esther) Dupry
  1. 1. Judith Simons (1 MAR 1712 – 23 Sep 1781) m. Hugh Swinton (07DEC1705 – 26DEC1757)
    1. 1. Margaret Swinton (1729 – 1807) m. John Bennett (1728 – 1772)
      1. 1. Ruby Bennett (1765 – 30 March 1835) m. William Crump (1759 – 30 Mar 1835)
        1. 1. John (Pinkney) Crump (Abt. 1785 – 21 Dec 1829) m. Isabella Nelson (1780 – 21 Apr 1828)

Captain Simons's Timeline

2 Records

1672
1672
Birth of Captain Benjamin F Simons in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
1717
18 August 1717
Age 45
Death of Captain Benjamin F Simons in Middleburg Plantation, Berkeley, South Carolina
Middleburg Plantation, Berkeley, South Carolina

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 August 1717
    Event Place: Middleburg Plantation, Berkeley, South Carolina

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