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Jonas Bedford 1735–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Father: Stephen Bedford

Mother: Rachel Briant

Spouse(s): Mercy Raymond

Children(s): Raymond Bedford, Eunice Bedford, James Bedford, Stephen Bedford, Mary Bedford, Lydia Bedford, Seth Bedford, Rebecca Bedford, Jonas Bedford

In 1735, Jonas Bedford entered the world in Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA, born to Stephen Bedford And Rachel Briant. Jonas Bedford married Mercy Travis Raymond, and had children including Eunice Bedford, James Franklin Bedford, Jonas Bedford, Lydia Bedford, Mary Elizabeth Bedford, Raymond Bedford, Rebecca Bedford, Seth Bedford, Stephen Bedford. Jonas Bedford passed away in 1823 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1735, Jonas Bedford entered the world in Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA, born to Stephen Bedford And Rachel Briant.
  • Jonas Bedford married Mercy Travis Raymond, and had children including Eunice Bedford, James Franklin Bedford, Jonas Bedford, Lydia Bedford, Mary Elizabeth Bedford, Raymond Bedford, Rebecca Bedford, Seth Bedford, Stephen Bedford.
  • Jonas Bedford passed away in 1823 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Bedford
1696–1755
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Rachel Briant
1708–1775
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mercy Raymond
1740–1823
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Raymond Bedford
1758–1820
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Eunice Bedford
1776–1820
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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James Bedford
1776–1853
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Stephen Bedford
1779–1820
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Bedford
1763–1847
Birth Location: Essex, New Jersey, USA
MB
Lydia Bedford
1773–1821
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
LB
Seth Bedford
1774–1817
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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Rebecca Bedford
1771–1851
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Jonas Bedford
1765–1859
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Jonas Bedford's Ancestors

Self
Jonas Bedford
1735–1823
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Stephen Bedford
1696–1755
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Rachel Briant
1708–1775
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Bedford
1670–1755
Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Naomi Gage
1672–1717
Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
John Briant
1680–1782
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Gage
1645–1674
Hester Chandler
1652–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gage
1612–1673
Amee Wilford
1615–1658
William Chandler
1615–1701
Mary Fowler
1617–1666

Jonas Bedford's Descendants

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Jonas Bedford (1735–1823) m. Mercy (Travis) Raymond (03 Jun 1740–26 Dec 1823)
  1. 1. Raymond Bedford 1758–1820 m. Martha (Patsy) Hawkins 1762–1836
    1. 1. Joseph (Hawkins) Bedford 1800–1851 m. Elizabeth Walls 1811–1886 m. Nancy Elliott 1809–1832
      1. 1. Masey Bedford 1843–
      2. 2. Nancy Bedford 1845–1915
      3. 3. W (C) Bedford 1841–
      4. 4. Nancy (Elliott) Bedford 1832–1887
      5. 5. Nannie Bedford 1847–1915
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bedford 1890–
      6. 6. Ellen (G) Bedford 1851–
      7. 7. Mary (Donoho) Bedford 1830–1895
      8. 8. Harvey (H) Bedford 1847–1906
      9. 9. John Bedford 1849– m. Marry Bedford 1847–
      10. 10. Martha Bedford 1837–1915 m. David (Dixon) Barfield 1834–1894 m. Robert (H) Pickens 1834–1863
        1. 1. David (Dixon) Barfield 1874–1952 m. Lemmie 1875–
        2. 2. Samuel (C) Barfield 1871–1886
        3. 3. John (Baskin) Pickens 1855–1925
        4. 4. Robert (Paul) Barfield 1879–1948 m. Mattie (Sue) Ayers 1884–1919
        5. 5. Mary (Ellen) Barfield 1867–1938 m. Jim Dobbs 1860–
        6. 6. Samuel (C) Barfield 1871–
        7. 7. George (Alexis) Pickens 1855–1932
        8. 8. John (Baskin) Pickens 1855–1925
        9. 9. Martha (Elizabeth) Pickens 1862–1941
      11. 11. Martha Bedford 1837–1915 m. Robert (H) Pickens 1834–1863 m. David (Dixon) Barfield 1834–1894
        1. 1. Robert (Paul) Barfield 1879–1948 m. Mattie Barfield 1885–
        2. 2. Samuel (C) Barfield 1871–
        3. 3. Samuel (C) Barfield 1871–1886
        4. 4. David (Dixon) Barfield 1874–1952 m. Lennice (Elizabeth) Marler 1874–1945 m. Cora (Cornelia) Scott 1880–1952
        5. 5. George (A.) Pickens 1857–1932
        6. 6. Martha (Elizabeth) Pickens 1862–1941
        7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Barfield 1867–1938 m. James (P) Dobbs 1867–1921
    2. 2. James Bedford 1786–1849 m. Anna Poole 1789–1851
      1. 1. Lawson (H) Bedford 1812–
      2. 2. James (Madison) Bedford 1808–1848
      3. 3. Martha (Hawkins) Bedford 1820–1898
      4. 4. William (L) Bedford 1814–1860
      5. 5. Jonas (Monroe) Bedford 1817–1898 m. Ann (Sappington) Owens 1836–1899 m. Sarah (Francis) McClure 1820–1863
        1. 1. George (Emory Bit) Bedford 1868–1927 m. Lela McCleskey 1870–1963
        2. 2. Amanda (Carter) Bedford 1851–1872
        3. 3. Lawson (Albert) Bedford 1867–1901 m. Margaret (Ann) Davenport 1858–1901
        4. 4. Sarah (Ann Sallie) Bedford 1839–1902 m. Charles (Richard) Johnson 1835–1912
        5. 5. Susan (Elizabeth) Bedford 1841–1936 m. John (L) Steele 1829–1901
        6. 6. Vada Bedford 1873–
        7. 7. W. (C.) Bedford 1858–
        8. 8. William (Charles) Bedford 1857–1937 m. Molly (E) Roquemore 1862–1912 m. Sadie Yarnell 1875–1947
        9. 9. John (S) Bedford 1848–1940 m. Mary (F) Holcomb 1853–1913 m. Mary (F) Holcomb 1844–1879
        10. 10. James (M) Bedford 1853–1859
        11. 11. Emma Bedford 1869–
        12. 12. Jessie (Veisz) Bedford 1866–1888 m. J (Loge) Johnson 1837–1887
        13. 13. H (Lucy) Bedford 1870–1871
        14. 14. H. (F.) Bedford 1871–
        15. 15. Joe (Mulkey) Bedford 1877–1928
        16. 16. Joseph (Mulkey) Bedford 1876–1946 m. Sarah Bedford 1885–
        17. 17. Jonas (Gibson) Bedford 1860–1862
        18. 18. Mary (Catherine Mollie) Bedford 1846–1872 m. John (Hyram) Walker 1840–1907 m. John (H) Walker 1820–1871
        19. 19. Martha (Josephine) Bedford 1843–1869 m. Daniel (Barzillia) Murphree 1844–1920 m. David (B) Murphy 1818–1868
        20. 20. Nevada Bedford 1871–1914
        21. 21. Myrtle (Estelle) Bedford 1874–1902 m. Robert (L) Peck 1850–1901
        22. 22. Ira (Hawkins) Bedford 1870–1908
      6. 6. Elizabeth (W) Bedford 1823–1866
      7. 7. George (Pool) Bedford 1810–1880 m. Mary (Ann) Connerly 1824– m. Martha 1815– m. Harriet Killian 1811–1835
        1. 1. Daniel (Augustus) Bedford 1854– m. I Emma 1861–
        2. 2. Carroll (J) Bedford 1850–
        3. 3. George (D) Bedford 1845–
        4. 4. Austin (B) Bedford 1856–
        5. 5. William (H) Bedford 1848–
        6. 6. James Bedford 1832–
        7. 7. John (H) Bedford 1859–
    3. 3. Massa Bedford 1790–1853 m. William Doggett 1785–1852 m. John Crowder 1790–
      1. 1. William Doggett 1834–
      2. 2. Martha (Bedford) Doggett 1821–1889
      3. 3. John (Hawkins) Doggett 1835–1918
      4. 4. James (Lewis) Doggett 1829–
      5. 5. Sarah Doggett 1839–
      6. 6. Peter (Bedford) Doggett 1818–1883
      7. 7. Nancy Doggett 1815–1880
      8. 8. Mary (Susan) Doggett 1812–1897
      9. 9. George (Washington) Doggett 1810–1870 m. Elizabeth Watkins 1810–1862
        1. 1. Peter (Coleman) Doggett 1843–1852
        2. 2. Rufus (Plato) Doggett 1845–1917
        3. 3. Mary Doggett 1838–1910
        4. 4. Micajah Doggett 1831–1914
        5. 5. James Doggett 1834–1864
        6. 6. John Doggett 1840–1890
        7. 7. Sally Doggett 1850–
        8. 8. William Doggett 1835–1913
        9. 9. George Doggett 1851–1920
      10. 10. Elizabeth (L) Doggett 1824–1903
    4. 4. Massa Bedford 1794–1860
    5. 5. Unicey (Massa) Bedford 1793–1853
    6. 6. Noah (Peter) Bedford 1794–1795
    7. 7. Nancy Bedford 1788–1866
    8. 8. Jonas Bedford 1791–1842
    9. 9. John (Hawkins) Bedford 1802–1851 m. Lucy Taylor 1820– m. Sarah Waters 1805–1831
      1. 1. Martha Bedford 1837–1915 m. David Barfield 1835–
        1. 1. David Barfield 1873–
        2. 2. Mary (E.) Barfield 1867–
        3. 3. Robert (P.) Barfield 1879–
        4. 4. Samuel (C.) Barfield 1870–
      2. 2. Peter (B) Bedford 1829– m. Sarah (E) Unknown 1827– m. Margaret (C) Unknown 1833–
        1. 1. Joseph (H) Bedford 1855–
        2. 2. John (W) Bedford 1856–
        3. 3. William (P) Bedford 1864–
        4. 4. James (P H) Bedford 1852–
      3. 3. Wash (C) Bedford 1841–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Bedford 1845–
  2. 2. Eunice Bedford 1776–1820 m. David Lyles 1756–1840
    1. 1. Unicy Lyles 1795–1837
  3. 3. James (Franklin) Bedford 1776–1853 m. Martha Gore 1778–
    1. 1. Jonas Bedford 1797–1830 m. Margaret (Josephine) Calhoun 1796–1880
      1. 1. Alexander (A) Bedford 1831– m. Nancy Bates 1832–1900
        1. 1. N (B) Bedford 1855–
      2. 2. James Bedford 1830–1900 m. Margaret 1844– m. Hanna (Moore) Harris 1840–1879 m. Martha Carmack 1828– m. Mary (E) Harper 1828– m. Elizabeth Latimer 1836–
        1. 1. Macie (Massey) Bedford 1869–
        2. 2. Mary Bedford 1877–
        3. 3. Mary Bedford 1867–
        4. 4. James (A) Bedford 1865–
        5. 5. Lattimer Bedford 1856–
        6. 6. John (Washington) Bedford 1862–1934
        7. 7. Murtle Bedford 1860–
        8. 8. Mattie Bedford 1869–
        9. 9. W (A) Bedford 1878–
        10. 10. A (L) Bedford 1872–
        11. 11. A (L) Bedford 1872–
        12. 12. W (Augusta) Bedford 1878–
        13. 13. Richardson Bedford 1857–
        14. 14. Nancy (B) Bedford 1858–
        15. 15. W (A) Bedford 1878–
        16. 16. Florence (Ann) Bedford 1863–
        17. 17. Horace (M) Bedford 1876–
        18. 18. Horace (M) Bedford 1876–
        19. 19. Elizabeth Bedford 1858–
      3. 3. Ann Bedford 1836–1904
      4. 4. Jefferson Bedford 1834–1880
      5. 5. John Bedford 1837–1904 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Parker 1845–1885
        1. 1. Emma (O) Bedford 1879–
        2. 2. Ellen Bedford 1871–
        3. 3. Fannie Bedford 1866–
        4. 4. Robert (A) Bedford 1869–
        5. 5. Priscilla (J) Bedford 1872–
        6. 6. Margaret (Frances) Bedford 1866–1946 m. Andrew (Marshall) King 1862–1938
        7. 7. Josephine Bedford 1868–
        8. 8. Mattie Bedford 1880–
        9. 9. Martha (C) Bedford 1879– m. William (J) Burdison 1875–
        10. 10. Hugh (Calhoun) Bedford 1883–1957 m. Pearl Butler 1886– m. Frances McFadden 1882–1947
        11. 11. Jonas Bedford 1868– m. Virginia (V) Bedford 1866–
        12. 12. Bettie (G) Bedford 1876–
        13. 13. Edmond Bedford 1864–
    2. 2. Lydia (McKinney) Bedford 1806–
    3. 3. Jubilee (M) Bedford 1799–1850
    4. 4. Jane (Ellen) Bedford 1800–
    5. 5. James (Franklin) Bedford 1805–1853
    6. 6. Nellie Bedford 1801–
    7. 7. Mary (Massa) Bedford 1813–
    8. 8. Susannah Bedford 1811–
    9. 9. Seth Bedford 1795–1843
    10. 10. George (W P) Bedford 1802–
    11. 11. Thomas Bedford 1817–1858 m. Mary (Ann) Crews 1831–
      1. 1. Missouri (J) Bedford 1850–
      2. 2. Rufus (S) Bedford 1853–1901
      3. 3. John (W) Bedford 1848–1900 m. Nancy (E) Unknown 1843–
        1. 1. Celia (E) Bedford 1879–
        2. 2. Mary (F) Bedford 1869–
        3. 3. Martha (M) Bedford 1868–
        4. 4. Thomas (M) Bedford 1877–
        5. 5. Miles (S) Bedford 1871–
        6. 6. Winny (May) Bedford 1873–
        7. 7. Willam (L) Bedford 1876–1954
      4. 4. Louis (Herod) Bedford 1852–1903 m. Margaret (Louise) Johnson 1851–1898
        1. 1. Lillie Bedford 1892–
        2. 2. Louis (Otis) Bedford 1882–1962 m. Lena (L) McInvale 1887–1966
        3. 3. Emma Bedford 1878–1959
        4. 4. Eric Bedford 1890–
        5. 5. Melvin (S) Bedford 1876–
        6. 6. George (A) Bedford 1878–1898
        7. 7. Lula (Bella) Bedford 1887–
        8. 8. Mary (Lucinda) Bedford 1871–
        9. 9. Melville (S) Bedford 1876–
        10. 10. John (A) Bedford 1883–
        11. 11. Dora (Ida) Bedford 1874–
      5. 5. Henerietta Bedford 1856–
  4. 4. Stephen Bedford 1779–1820
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bedford 1805–1890
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Bedford 1763–1847 m. William (I) Byars 1760–1819
    1. 1. Susie Byars 1809–
    2. 2. Joseph (Joe) Byars 1792–1850
    3. 3. Jonas (Bedford) Byars 1790–1869
    4. 4. Eunice Byars 1802–
    5. 5. Joab Byars 1807–1884
    6. 6. Andrew Byars 1812–1884
    7. 7. Elizabeth Byars 1819–1892
    8. 8. Lydia Byars 1792–
    9. 9. Charlotte Byars 1816–1855
    10. 10. Robert Byars 1786–1819
    11. 11. Seth Byars 1796–1866
    12. 12. Rebecca Byars 1788–
    13. 13. Nancy Byars 1798–
    14. 14. Joshua (James Jim) Byars 1794–1865
  6. 6. Lydia Bedford 1773–1821 m. William (Edward) Wiseman 1741–1830
    1. 1. Anthony (Senter) Wiseman 1814–1883
    2. 2. Bedford Wiseman 1799–1881 m. Mary (Chambers) Jenkins 1798–1875 m. Mary Croson 1847–
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Wiseman 1840–1925
      2. 2. Robert (D) Wiseman 1837–
      3. 3. Lydia (Eliza) Wiseman 1820–1916
      4. 4. Martin (D) Wiseman 1818–1909
      5. 5. James (Henry) Wiseman 1823–1907 m. Nancy Pendley 1824–1910
        1. 1. Matilda Wiseman 1852–1917
        2. 2. Thompsine (Augusta) Wiseman 1859–1940
        3. 3. Dock Wiseman 1868–1874
        4. 4. Eben (Ensor) Wiseman 1855–1940 m. Eva Wiseman 1873–
        5. 5. Martin (L) Wiseman 1854–1917
        6. 6. Mary (Ellen) Wiseman 1856–1923
        7. 7. Elmira (Matilda) Wiseman 1850–1916
        8. 8. James (M) Wiseman 1863–1864
        9. 9. Minerva (E) Wiseman 1846–1927 m. Joseph (Mannan) Ollis 1846–
        10. 10. Merritt Wiseman 1848–1913 m. Jessemine Hampton 1875– m. Susan (Emma) Hines 1867–1923
      6. 6. John (Worth) Wiseman 1825–1907
      7. 7. Charles (Wesley) Wiseman 1839–1863
      8. 8. Enzer (C) Wiseman 1838–1863
      9. 9. Alexander (L) Wiseman 1822–1899
      10. 10. William (Edward) Wiseman 1816–1890 m. Senia Burleson 1826–
        1. 1. Bedford Wiseman 1844–1910
      11. 11. Sophia (Adelaide) Wiseman 1827–
      12. 12. Susanna (Loucinda) Wiseman 1829–1926
      13. 13. Jemima (Caroline) Houston 1835–1885
    3. 3. Elizabeth Wiseman 1809–1889 m. Boston Ollis 1744–1835
    4. 4. Jemima Wiseman 1804–1896
    5. 5. Josiah Wiseman 1806–1902
    6. 6. Lydia Wiseman 1812–
  7. 7. Seth Bedford 1774–1817
  8. 8. Rebecca Bedford 1771–1851
  9. 9. Jonas Bedford 1765–1859 m. Mary (Ann) McKinney 1765–1820
    1. 1. Jonas Bedford 1797–1830 m. Margaret (Josephine) Calhoun 1796–1880
      1. 1. Alexander (A) Bedford 1833– m. Nancy Bedford 1830–
      2. 2. James Bedford 1829–1900
      3. 3. Ann Bedford 1836–1904
      4. 4. Jefferson Bedford 1834–1880
      5. 5. John Bedford 1837–1904 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Parker 1845–1885
        1. 1. Emma (O) Bedford 1879–
        2. 2. Ellen Bedford 1871–
        3. 3. Martha (C) Bedford 1879–
        4. 4. Margaret (Frances) Bedford 1866–1946 m. Andrew (Marshall) King 1862–1938
        5. 5. Bettie (G) Bedford 1876–
        6. 6. Robert (A) Bedford 1869–
        7. 7. Priscilla (J) Bedford 1872–
        8. 8. Hugh (C) Bedford 1883–1957
        9. 9. Edmond Bedford 1864–
        10. 10. Josephine Bedford 1868–

Jonas Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Jonas Bedford in Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
1823
1823
Age 88
Death of Jonas Bedford in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1735; Birth city: Elizabethtown; Birth state: NJ.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5142.013; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5142.028; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 13710.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1735; Birth city: Elizabethtown; Birth state: NJ.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
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