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David "King David" Benge 1760–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 1, 1760

Birth Location: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 03 Mar 1854

Death Location: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, United States

Father: John (Benjey)

Mother: Princess Cherokee

Spouse(s): Lucretia Perry

Children(s): SARAH BENGE, Thomas BENGE

David "King David" Benge was born in 1760 in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States, the child of John Trader John Clear Sky Benge Benjey And Princess Werteh I Wut Teh Wurteh Bird Watts I D 171782 Full Blood Cherokee. David "King David" Benge married Lucretia Lucinda Seaborn Perry, and had children including John David Benge, Sarah Sallie Benge, Thomas Benge. David "King David" Benge passed away in 1854 in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • David "King David" Benge was born in 1760 in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States, the child of John Trader John Clear Sky Benge Benjey And Princess Werteh I Wut Teh Wurteh Bird Watts I D 171782 Full Blood Cherokee.
  • David "King David" Benge married Lucretia Lucinda Seaborn Perry, and had children including John David Benge, Sarah Sallie Benge, Thomas Benge.
  • David "King David" Benge passed away in 1854 in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Benjey)
1735–1794
Birth Location: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Princess Cherokee
1740–1818
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lucretia Perry
1770–1845
Birth Location: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

SARAH BENGE
1794–1828
Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
SB
Thomas BENGE
1801–1879
Birth Location: Kentucky
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David Benge's Ancestors

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David Benge
1760–1854
Birth Place: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Parents
John "Trader John" Clear Sky Benge (Benjey)
1735–1794
Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Princess (Werteh,I* "Wut-Teh (Wurteh Bird) Watts-I.D.#171782,Full Blood) Cherokee
1740–1818
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John ("Old Forked Tongue") Watts
1704–1779
Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, United States
Do (Yo Sti Or Polly "Elizabeth Watts") Moytoy
1710–1781
Overhills, Great Tellico, Virginia, United States
William (Terrell(Sr) (Esquire) (Slaveholder) (Tavren Keep)) Lewis
1718–1802
Hanovertown, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Sallie) MARTIN
1720–1793
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Benge's Descendants

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David ("King David") Benge (August 1, 1760–03 Mar 1854) m. Lucretia ("Lucinda" Seaborn) Perry (9 feb 1770–1845)
  1. 1. SARAH (SALLIE) BENGE 1794–1828 m. George (Alexander) Freeman 1770–1854
    1. 1. Lucinda 1817–1892 m. Hiram Freeman 1819–1892
      1. 1. CANADA Freeman 1860–1933 m. Nancy (Jane) Edwards 1856–1942
        1. 1. JAMES (FARMER) Freeman 1879–1942 m. Nancy Gray 1895–1971
      2. 2. MARGARET Freeman 1854– m. Simpson Johnson 1852–1880
        1. 1. DELORA (ANNIS) JOHNSON 1873–1953 m. Austin (Luther) Kennedy 1871–1952
      3. 3. HENRY (BERTHA) Freeman 1833–1909
      4. 4. Farmer Freeman 1854–1943 m. Viola (M) Crenshaw 1870–1930
        1. 1. Rose (L) Freeman 1876–
        2. 2. Myrtle Freeman 1896–
        3. 3. Mabel Freeman 1908–
        4. 4. Andrew Goines 1891–
        5. 5. Gertrude (Mae) Freeman 1893–1954 m. ANDREW (HENRY) GOINES 1891–1975
        6. 6. Lee Freeman 1903–
        7. 7. Mabel Freeman 1908–
        8. 8. Myrtle Freeman 1896–
        9. 9. Olus Freeman 1905–
        10. 10. Porter Freeman 1892–
        11. 11. Sula Freeman 1901–
        12. 12. Olus Freeman 1905–
        13. 13. Myrtle (Mae) Wall 1894–
    2. 2. JOHN (M) FREEMAN 1811–1892
      1. 1. ELIZABETH FREEMAN 1830–1883 m. William Griffin 1825–1877
        1. 1. MARY (E) GRIFFIN 1870–1943 m. John (Henry) Bunch 1852–1923
        2. 2. WILLIAM Griffin 1872–1905 m. Arlena (Francis Jane Hatfield) Griffin 1877–1969
    3. 3. Henry (Hiram) Freeman 1822–1872
    4. 4. David (Orville) Freeman 1814–1901
    5. 5. Riley Freeman 1821–1908
    6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Freeman 1825–1853
    7. 7. Commodore (Perry) Freeman 1817–1890
    8. 8. Telitha (Cumile (Camile?) Freeman) (Reams) 1813–1880
  2. 2. Thomas BENGE 1801–1879

David Benge's Timeline

2 Records

1760
August 1, 1760
Birth of David "King David" Benge in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1854
03 Mar 1854
Age 94
Death of David "King David" Benge in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, United States
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 1, 1760
    Event Place: Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Mar 1854
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, United States
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