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Francis Benjamin Bruce 1768–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Oct 1819

Death Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Bruce

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Mary Crysel

Children(s): Delia Bruce, Elizabeth BRUCE, John Bruce, Margaret BRUCE, Sarah Bruce, Mary Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Benjamin Bruce, JOHN Bruce

Francis Benjamin Bruce was born in 1768 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA, the child of John A Bruse Bruce And Mary Ann Smith. Francis Benjamin Bruce married Mary Crysel, and had children including Benjamin F Bruce, Delia Eleanor Bruce, Elizabeth A Bruce, John H Bruce, John N Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Mary Ann Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Sarah Maryville Bruce. Francis Benjamin Bruce passed away in 1819 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis Benjamin Bruce was born in 1768 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA, the child of John A Bruse Bruce And Mary Ann Smith.
  • Francis Benjamin Bruce married Mary Crysel, and had children including Benjamin F Bruce, Delia Eleanor Bruce, Elizabeth A Bruce, John H Bruce, John N Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Mary Ann Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Sarah Maryville Bruce.
  • Francis Benjamin Bruce passed away in 1819 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bruce
1745–1816
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Mary Smith
1744–1818
Birth Location: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Crysel
1773–1865
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
MC

Children(s)

Delia Bruce
1807–1889
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Elizabeth BRUCE
1791–1876
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
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John Bruce
1795–1876
Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Margaret BRUCE
1790–1850
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Bruce
1793–1811
Birth Location: –
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Mary Bruce
1812–1813
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Bruce
1815–1883
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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Benjamin Bruce
1802–1870
Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina
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JOHN Bruce
1796–1834
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Francis Bruce's Ancestors

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Francis Bruce
1768–1819
Birth Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Parents
John A. (Bruse) Bruce
1745–1816
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary (Ann) Smith
1744–1818
Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John (W.) Bruce
1720–1779
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Coghill
1722–1751
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
John (William) Smith
1713–1767
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Meldrum
1714–
St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Bruce
1693–1722
Euphem Robertson
1701–1801
William Cogill
1695–
Elspet Henderson
1695–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bruce
1664–1728
Elizabeth Robb
1665–1728
Leonard Robertson
1668–
Janet Duncan
1671–

Francis Bruce's Descendants

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Francis (Benjamin) Bruce (1768–22 Oct 1819) m. Mary Crysel (1773–13 Apr 1865)
  1. 1. Delia (Eleanor) Bruce 1807–1889 m. John (Marion) Berry 1803–1834
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Isabella) Berry 1836–1906 m. Joseph (Wesley) Stacy 1835–1900 m. Charles Crowley 1828–1862
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Stacy 1885–1950
      2. 2. Mary (E.) Stacy 1877–1955
      3. 3. Nancy (A.) Stacy 1875–1920
      4. 4. Sarah (Rebecca) Stacey 1870–1955
      5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Stacy 1862–1929
      6. 6. James (A.) Stacy 1860–1936
      7. 7. Martha (E) Crowley 1858–1869
      8. 8. Benjamin (Franklin) Crowley 1865–1929
      9. 9. James (A.) Stacy 1860–
      10. 10. Algary (R) Stacy 1868–
      11. 11. Ellen (D) STACY 1856–1856
      12. 12. Delia (Ellen Berry) Crowley 1854–1917
      13. 13. Carlisle 1871–1871
      14. 14. Mary (Ellen) Stacy 1881–1955 m. Charles (Washington) Hancock 1867–1955
        1. 1. Henry Hancock 1899–1980 m. Nora (Ann) Hancock 1906–1997
        2. 2. George (Moody) Hancock 1901–1976 m. Birdie (Luvenia (Lou)) Lane 1905–1993
        3. 3. Gene Hancock 1904–1957 m. Elba (Laska "Lillie") Williams 1911–1988 m. Gladys (Evelyn) Williams 1909–1987
        4. 4. Bessie Hancock 1915–
        5. 5. Dorthey Hancock 1908–
        6. 6. Flora Hancock 1910–
    2. 2. James (Joseph S.) Berry 1838–1862
    3. 3. Rutha Berry 1841–1858
    4. 4. Nancy (Sarah) Berry 1837–1883 m. John Lewis 1834–1892
      1. 1. James (Burch) Lewis 1854–1920 m. Mary (Ida) Lewis 1858–1948 m. Margaret (Angeline) Wilson 1862–1904 m. Helen Lewis 1868–
        1. 1. Alice (Willie) Duggan 1890–1989
        2. 2. Muncy (Margaret) Jones 1887–1952
        3. 3. Eva (Lillian) Reynolds 1880–1967
        4. 4. John (Newton) Lewis 1879–1974
        5. 5. Adeline (J) DeLaney 1893–1981
        6. 6. Burchie (L.) Hollon 1898–1987
        7. 7. Grace (Ann) Ferguson 1885–1977
        8. 8. John (Newton) Lewis 1879–1974 m. Annie Tallent 1880–1940
        9. 9. Lester (L) Lewis 1896–
        10. 10. Birchie Lewis 1899–
        11. 11. Emma (L) Lewis 1902–
        12. 12. James (E) Lewis 1882–
        13. 13. Joseph (H) Lively 1895–
        14. 14. Lola (M) Lively 1893–
        15. 15. J (E) Lewis 1882–
        16. 16. Gracie Lewis 1885–1977
        17. 17. Lewis 1887–
        18. 18. Alice (Willie) Lewis 1890–1975
        19. 19. Adda Lewis 1893–
        20. 20. Burchie Lewis 1898–
        21. 21. Adeline (J) Lewis 1893–1981
        22. 22. Muncie (Margaret) Lewis 1887–1952
        23. 23. Eva (Lillian) Lewis 1880–1967
        24. 24. Emma (Lou) Lewis 1902–1919
      2. 2. Delia (A) Lewis 1852–1878 m. David (G) Stevens 1849–1918
        1. 1. Alice (Talitha) Stevens 1877–1960
        2. 2. Mary (Evaline) Stevens 1875–1960
        3. 3. John (Lanford) Stevens 1872–1951 m. Oma (Angeline) Ballew 1880–1919
        4. 4. Telisha (A.) Stephens 1879–
      3. 3. George Lewis 1854–1883 m. Saline (Laurie) Williams 1862–1932
        1. 1. Lona (Ann "Lovey") Lewis 1880–1924
        2. 2. Charlotte (Lottie) Lewis 1880–1885
        3. 3. Etta Lewis 1880–1885
        4. 4. Hattie (Emily) Lewis 1882–1957
      4. 4. Angeline Lewis 1862–
      5. 5. Robert (Lee) Lewis 1862–1928 m. Saline (Laurie) Williams 1862–1932
        1. 1. Vietta (Elizabeth "Etta") Lewis\Miller 1892–1939
        2. 2. Charlotte ("Lottie") Lewis 1894–1975
        3. 3. George (W) Lewis 1889–1927
        4. 4. John (Carbit) Lewis 1896–1974
        5. 5. Robert (Lee) Lewis 1886–1955
      6. 6. William (Benjamin) Lewis 1859– m. Mary (A) Doty 1862–1881 m. Celia (Brewington) Williams 1861–
        1. 1. William (A.) Lewis 1879–
        2. 2. Salinia (Ann Salina) Lewis 1888–1962
      7. 7. Thomas (James) Lewis 1856–1939 m. Rowena Taylor 1858–
        1. 1. Edgar Lewis 1881–
        2. 2. Maud Lewis 1882–1970
        3. 3. Willie Lewis 1886–
        4. 4. Lawrence (Lee) Lewis 1891–1949
        5. 5. Lonnie Lewis 1894–
      8. 8. Ella (Delia) Ensor 1857–1914 m. Robert (Alexander) Ensor 1857–1948
        1. 1. Minnie (Ella) Basham 1898–1985
        2. 2. Ora (Pearl) Basham 1894–1986
        3. 3. Bessie (Louise) Dowell 1884–1963
        4. 4. John (B.) Ensor 1886–1896
        5. 5. Anna (Eliza) Ensor 1900–1902
    5. 5. Mahala (J.) Berry 1844–1903 m. John (M) Brewer 1840–1864 m. George (Washington) Griffith 1827–1880
      1. 1. Nancy (Ellen) Brewer 1864–1930
      2. 2. William (Barton) Griffith 1873–1926
    6. 6. William (Thomas) Berry 1833–1857
    7. 7. Matilda (Caroline Martha) Berry 1830–1866
    8. 8. James (E.) Berry 1827–1889 m. Sarah Berry 1832–1911
      1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Berry 1863–1946 m. William (Campbell) Parson 1864–1917
        1. 1. Lora (Ellen) Parson 1902–1988 m. Roy (Herman) Stacy 1895–1982
        2. 2. Jesse (Monroe) Parsons 1897–1974
        3. 3. Della Parson 1902–
        4. 4. William (W.) Parsons 1890–1890
        5. 5. Mary (Oma Josephine) Parsons 1890–1945
        6. 6. Henry (Green) Parsons 1891–1988
        7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wright 1884–1963
        8. 8. Nellie (Mae) Parson 1901–1978
        9. 9. John (Lindsey) Parson 1887–1969
        10. 10. Lewis (Lee) Parson 1895–1982
        11. 11. Mary Parsons 1889–1913
        12. 12. Joseph (Elmer) Parsons 1899–1972
        13. 13. Fannie (Lucretia) Parsons 1893–1977
        14. 14. Lewis Parsons 1886–1886
        15. 15. Leona (B.) Parsons 1904–1904
        16. 16. Twin (Infants) Parsons 1890–1890
        17. 17. Twin Parsons 1893–1894
        18. 18. Sarah (Elizabeth) Parson 1884–
        19. 19. Louis Parsons 1895–1982
      2. 2. William Berry 1849–1926
      3. 3. Louis (Barton) Berry 1858–1940
      4. 4. Napoleon ("Poley" Bonapart) Berry 1870–1966 m. Lucresa (E) Kemp 1871–1939
        1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) Berry 1890–1969
        2. 2. Gilbert (Charles) Berry 1907–1961
        3. 3. Lucy (A) Berry 1902–1979
        4. 4. John (Thomas) Berry 1888–1969
        5. 5. Newton (William) Berry 1893–1967
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane "Lizzie") Berry 1894–1955 m. Lewis (Sheppard) Sikes 1877–1928 m. George (Michael) Pope 1880–1943
        7. 7. Tabitha Berry 1896–1921
        8. 8. Minnie (Belle) Berry 1900–1985
        9. 9. Corby (Lee) Berry 1904–1997
      5. 5. John (G.) Berry 1852–1904
      6. 6. Henry (Joseph) Berry 1860–1877
      7. 7. Thomas (Levi) Berry 1856–1953
      8. 8. Amy (Elizabeth) Berry 1861–1896
      9. 9. June Berry 1860–1946
      10. 10. Sallie (H) Berry 1865–
      11. 11. Alonzo (R) Berry 1862–
      12. 12. Mary (E.) Berry 1865–1880
    9. 9. Barton (Napolean) Berry 1824–1901
    10. 10. John (Marion (Jack) Berry) Jr. 1821–1883
    11. 11. John (Bruce) Berry 1827–1898
    12. 12. Richard (Albert) Berry 1832–1912
    13. 13. Francis (Marion) Berry 1834–1914
    14. 14. Elizabeth (Eleanor) Berry 1826–1898
    15. 15. Thomas (W.) Berry 1851–
    16. 16. Mahala Montgomery 1844–1913
    17. 17. Thomas Berry 1828–1879
  2. 2. Elizabeth (A) BRUCE 1791–1876 m. Henry (W) Trusty 1788–1840
    1. 1. John (Wiley) Trusty 1818–1904
    2. 2. Isaac (Towell) Trusty 1825–1889
    3. 3. James (Vinson) Trusty 1816–1887
    4. 4. Samuel (Patterson) Trusty 1818–1852
    5. 5. Henry (A) Trusty 1835–1852
    6. 6. Elizabeth (A) Trusty 1828–
    7. 7. William (Halbe) Trusty 1828–1897
    8. 8. John (B Johnson) Trusty 1830–1887
    9. 9. Robert Trusty 1867–1887
    10. 10. Lucinda (Paralee Malinda) Trusty 1824–1891 m. George (Washington) Dixon 1814–1906
      1. 1. George (Rush) Dixon 1858–1915 m. Rebecca (Malinda) Humbard 1861–1948
        1. 1. Martha (Malinda Minnie) Dixon 1890–1983
        2. 2. Virgil (Gertine) Dixon 1878–1962
        3. 3. Granville (Alexander) Dixon 1879–1969 m. Harriett (Elezebath) Craven 1910–1980 m. Mary (C) Gabriel 1889–1926
        4. 4. Rosa Dixon 1886–
        5. 5. Ditthia Dixon 1888–
        6. 6. Arthur Dixon 1895–1965
        7. 7. Arphie Dixon 1895–
        8. 8. Essie Dixon 1900–1944
        9. 9. Emory (G.) Dixon 1884–
        10. 10. Arthur (L) Dixon 1892–1981
        11. 11. Rosie Dixon 1895–1982
      2. 2. James (Sebastion) Dixon 1865–
      3. 3. Thomas (Monroe) Dixon 1862–1924
      4. 4. Mary (A Zorada) Dixon 1867–1916
      5. 5. Alber (Princeton) Trusty 1883–1927
      6. 6. William (Harvey) Trusty 1878–1930
      7. 7. Barbara (Cordelia) Dixon 1856–1941
      8. 8. John (T) Dixon 1846–
      9. 9. Albert Dixon 1848–1921
      10. 10. Eliza (Jane) Dixon 1854–1916
      11. 11. Alexander (Jackson) Dixon 1849–1921
    11. 11. William (Andrew Jackson (W.A.J.)) Trusty 1816–1870 m. Elizabeth Shelton 1816–1877
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Caroline) Trusty 1840–1923
      2. 2. William (Garfield) Trusty 1841–
      3. 3. John (L.) Trusty 1844–
      4. 4. Anna (Marie) Trusty 1846–1920
      5. 5. Margaret (A.) Trusty 1847–
      6. 6. Isaac Trusty 1849–
      7. 7. Andrew (James) Trusty 1852–1895
      8. 8. Nancy (M.) Trusty 1854–
      9. 9. Rachel (Susannah) Trusty 1856–1913
    12. 12. Hanna (Elizabeth Matilda) Trusty 1819–1839
  3. 3. John (N.) Bruce 1795–1876
  4. 4. Margaret BRUCE 1790–1850
  5. 5. Sarah Bruce 1793–1811
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Bruce 1812–1813
  7. 7. Sarah (Maryville) Bruce 1815–1883
  8. 8. Benjamin (F.) Bruce 1802–1870
  9. 9. JOHN (H) Bruce 1796–1834

Francis Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Francis Benjamin Bruce in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1819
22 Oct 1819
Age 51
Death of Francis Benjamin Bruce in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1819
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection)
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