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Francis Benton 1736 – 1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1736

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1800

Death Location: Dobbs, North Carolina, United States

Father: Francis up**

Mother: Margaret GG)

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In 1736, Francis Benton IV entered the world in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, born to Francis Benton (needs cleaned up** and Margaret Pipkin (7th GG). Francis Benton IV passed away in 1800 in Dobbs, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1736, Francis Benton IV entered the world in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, born to Francis Benton (needs cleaned up** and Margaret Pipkin (7th GG).
  • Francis Benton IV passed away in 1800 in Dobbs, North Carolina, United States.

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Francis Benton's Ancestors

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Francis Benton
1736 – 1800
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Francis Benton (needs cleaned up**
1700 – 1769
Nansemond, Virginia (formed 1643--now City of Suffolk)
Margaret (Pipkin (7th) GG)
1705 – 1760
Surrey, Virginia, United States,
Grandparents
Francis Benton
1681 – 1728
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Martha Cotton
1685 – 1761
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
John Pipkin
1650 – 1721
Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England
Mary Arnald
1661 –
Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Benton
1638 – 1711
Charity Parker
1639 – 1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Star"
1585 – 1650
Joane (Benton)
1587 – 1658

Francis Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1736
1736
Birth of Francis Benton IV in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 64
Death of Francis Benton IV in Dobbs, North Carolina, United States
Dobbs, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Dobbs, North Carolina, United States

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