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John Benjamin Ratcliff 1694–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1694

Birth Location: Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland

Death Date: 1 December 1771

Death Location: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Ratcliff

Mother: Mary CATTERN

Spouse(s): SARAH Fellows

Children(s): Joseph Ratcliff

John Benjamin Ratcliff was born in 1694 in Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland, the child of Richard Ratcliff And Mary Catherine Ann Caterne Cattern. John Benjamin Ratcliff married Sarah Fellows, and had children including Joseph Harrison Ratcliff. John Benjamin Ratcliff passed away in 1771 in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Benjamin Ratcliff was born in 1694 in Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland, the child of Richard Ratcliff And Mary Catherine Ann Caterne Cattern.
  • John Benjamin Ratcliff married Sarah Fellows, and had children including Joseph Harrison Ratcliff.
  • John Benjamin Ratcliff passed away in 1771 in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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John Ratcliff's Ancestors

Self
John Ratcliff
1694–1771
Birth Place: Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland
Parents
Richard Ratcliff
1661–1721
Chapel Hill, Rossendale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Catherine Ann CATERNE) CATTERN
1670–1732
St Michael's Parish, Talbot County, Maryland
Grandparents
Richard ("of Chapel Hill") Ratcliff
1614–1675
Rossendale, Lancs, England
Alice Rawsthorne
1618–1670
Chapel Hill, Rossendale, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ratcliffe
1588–1650
Rachel Cox
1592–1640
Nicholas Rawsthorne
1592–1686
Mary Rawsthorne
1600–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN Radcliffe
1571–1632
Elizabeth Howard
1580–1640
John Rawsthorne
1577–1633
Susanne Ratcliffe
1580–1640

John Ratcliff's Descendants

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John (Benjamin) Ratcliff (15 Sep 1694–1 December 1771) m. SARAH Fellows (15 Sep 1694–1734)
  1. 1. Joseph (Harrison) Ratcliff 1720–1790 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Dunnington 1720–1783
    1. 1. Isaiah Ratcliff 1750–1823 m. Nancy Brown 1757–1810
      1. 1. Nancy Ratcliff 1776–1846 m. Henry (C. (Talburt)) Talbott 1753–1837
        1. 1. Horatio* Talbert 1787–1842 m. Elizabeth* Richardson 1795–1846

John Ratcliff's Timeline

2 Records

1694
15 Sep 1694
Birth of John Benjamin Ratcliff in Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland
Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland
1771
1 December 1771
Age 77
Death of John Benjamin Ratcliff in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1694
    Event Place: Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1771
    Event Place: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

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