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Jacob Benjamin Pearson 1788–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Bush River Mm, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States

Father: Enoch Pearson

Mother: Hannah Buffington

Spouse(s): Nancy Buffington

Children(s): AARON GGF

The story of Jacob Benjamin Pearson began in 1788 in Bush River Mm, Newberry, South Carolina, United States. Jacob Benjamin Pearson married Nancy F Buffington, and had children including Aaron Benjamin Pearson 3Rd Ggf. Jacob Benjamin Pearson passed away in 1860 in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Benjamin Pearson began in 1788 in Bush River Mm, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.
  • Jacob Benjamin Pearson married Nancy F Buffington, and had children including Aaron Benjamin Pearson 3Rd Ggf.
  • Jacob Benjamin Pearson passed away in 1860 in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Enoch Pearson
1760–1850
Birth Location: Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
EP
Hannah Buffington
1763–1836
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
HB

Spouses(s)

Nancy Buffington
1791–1865
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
NB

Children(s)

AARON GGF
1821–1851
Birth Location: Miami County, Ohio, United States of America
AG

Jacob Pearson's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Pearson
1788–1860
Birth Place: Bush River Mm, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Enoch "Blacksmith" Pearson
1760–1850
Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Hannah Buffington
1763–1836
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Pearson
1722–1788
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Margaret Pearson
1730–1813
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Enoch Sr
1690–1749
Mary Pearson
1697–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Pearson's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Benjamin) Pearson (1788–1860) m. Nancy (F) Buffington (14 Sep 1791–1 May 1865)
  1. 1. AARON (BENJAMIN PEARSON 3rd) GGF 1821–1851 m. MARY (ANN LEONARD\LENNARD 3rd) GGM 1827–1903
    1. 1. WILLIAM (Leonard PEARSON 2nd) GGF 1846–1898 m. Winnie (Faye H) Duncan 1848–1917
      1. 1. Leonard (Lee) Pearson 1881–1950 m. Katherine (Lousinda) Pearson 1887–1967
        1. 1. Wilburn (C) Pearson 1918–1994 m. Lorene Burleson 1921–1984

Jacob Pearson's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of Jacob Benjamin Pearson in Bush River Mm, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Bush River Mm, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 72
Death of Jacob Benjamin Pearson in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Bush River Mm, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
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