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James Benton Witten 1759–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1759

Birth Location: Frederick, Prince George's, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1830

Death Location: Plum Creek, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Witten

Mother: Elizabeth Cecil

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The story of James Benton Witten began in 1759 in Frederick, Prince George's, Maryland, USA. James Benton Witten passed away in 1830 in Plum Creek, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Benton Witten began in 1759 in Frederick, Prince George's, Maryland, USA.
  • James Benton Witten passed away in 1830 in Plum Creek, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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James Witten's Ancestors

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James Witten
1759–1830
Birth Place: Frederick, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Witten
1719–1794
Fredericktown, Prince Georgem Maryland
Elizabeth (Bean) Cecil
1720–1795
Queen Ann Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Jackson) Whitten
1672–1740
Charles, Maryland, United States
Ann Cecil
1692–1755
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Witten
1632–1691
Mary Bulkeley
1636–1674
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitten
1599–1673
Aphra Corke
1590–1638

James Witten's Timeline

2 Records

1759
7 Jan 1759
Birth of James Benton Witten in Frederick, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Frederick, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
1830
15 Mar 1830
Age 71
Death of James Benton Witten in Plum Creek, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Plum Creek, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1759
    Event Place: Frederick, Prince George's, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1830
    Event Place: Plum Creek, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

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