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Margaret "Peggy" Sheffield 1785–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jun 1785

Birth Location: Effingham, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Appling, Georgia, United States

Father: William Sheffield

Mother: Mary Abbott

Spouse(s): Richard Bennett

Children(s): Martha Bennett, William Bennett, John Bennett, Westberry Bennett, Belle Bennett, Retta Bennett, Richard Bennett, Mary Bennett, Henry Bennett, James Bennett

Margaret "Peggy" Sheffield was born in 1785 in Effingham, Georgia, United States, the child of William Sheffield And Mary Elizabeth Abbott. Margaret "Peggy" Sheffield married Richard Henry Bennett, and had children including Belle Frances Bennett, Henry Bennett, James S Bennett, John W Bennett, Martha Bennett, Mary Margaret Bennett, Retta Ann Bennett, Richard Henry Bennett, Westberry Bennett, William A Bennett. Margaret "Peggy" Sheffield passed away in 1850 in Appling, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret "Peggy" Sheffield was born in 1785 in Effingham, Georgia, United States, the child of William Sheffield And Mary Elizabeth Abbott.
  • Margaret "Peggy" Sheffield married Richard Henry Bennett, and had children including Belle Frances Bennett, Henry Bennett, James S Bennett, John W Bennett, Martha Bennett, Mary Margaret Bennett, Retta Ann Bennett, Richard Henry Bennett, Westberry Bennett, William A Bennett.
  • Margaret "Peggy" Sheffield passed away in 1850 in Appling, Georgia, United States.

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Children(s)

Margaret Sheffield's Ancestors

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Margaret Sheffield
1785–1850
Birth Place: Effingham, Georgia, United States
Parents
William Sheffield
1745–1826
Duplin, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Mary (Elizabeth) Abbott
1750–1830
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Sheffield) II
1725–1790
Duplin, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Mary (Elizabeth) West
1722–1778
Duplin, North Carolina, British Colonial America
John (Abbot) IV
1735–1818
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Abigail Abbott
1734–1807
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1700–1770
Ann Wood
1700–
John Jr.
1675–
Mary Madden
1672–1770
John III
1704–1793
Phebe Fiske
1712–1802
Benjamin II
1686–1748
Abigail Abbott
1699–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Indian West
1616–1716
Susan Pearson
1620–1706
John Jr
1674–1754
Elizabeth Harnden
1672–1756
John Fiske
1684–1724
Abigail Poore
1680–
Benjamin Abbott
1662–1703
Sarah Farnum
1661–1726
Nehemiah Abbott
1667–1750
Abigail Lovejoy
1669–1747

Margaret Sheffield's Descendants

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Margaret ("Peggy") Sheffield (01 Jun 1785–1850) m. Richard (Henry) Bennett (1789–1835)
  1. 1. Martha Bennett 1835–
  2. 2. William (A.) Bennett 1811–1891 m. Ann (Maria) Prescott 1816–1891
  3. 3. John (W) Bennett 1807–1887 m. Lucy Harris 1804–1889
  4. 4. Westberry Bennett 1815–1897 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Padgett 1826–1904
  5. 5. Belle (Frances) Bennett 1818–1892 m. Daniel (Gibson) Hopps 1814–1899
  6. 6. Retta (Ann) Bennett 1820–1905 m. Jacob (B.) Roberson 1816–1868
  7. 7. Richard (Henry) Bennett 1829–1891 m. Rachel Westberry 1832–1917 m. Eliza Strickland 1834–
  8. 8. Mary (Margaret) Bennett 1824– m. Andrew (Jackson Knight) Sr 1818–1893
  9. 9. Henry Bennett 1808–1862 m. Nancy Corbitt 1815–1885 m. Maria Durrance 1825–1905 m. Mary (Ann) Munden 1810–1848
  10. 10. James (S) Bennett 1817–1903 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Thornton 1823–1911 m. Eliza (Ann Elizabeth) Bennett 1820–1885
    1. 1. Richard (A.) Bennett 1846–1858
    2. 2. Susan (L) Bennett 1868–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (B.) Bennett 1860–
    4. 4. Fannie Bennett 1859–1933 m. William (Franklin) Dickson 1846–1889 m. Joseph (Marion) Davis 1870–1957
      1. 1. James (Jefferson) Dixon 1877–1928 m. Viva James 1887–1944
        1. 1. Bennie Dixon 1912–1920
        2. 2. Adel Dixon 1907–1909
        3. 3. Louise Dixon 1913–2013
        4. 4. Bernice (Aldine) Dixon 1910–1962 m. Tillie Woodcock 1909–2012
        5. 5. James (Talmadge) Dixon 1906–1988 m. Virginia (Dare) Davis 1906–1997
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Dixon 1888–1972 m. Cuyler (OR KYLER) Hodge 1869–1930
      3. 3. Ralph (Cleveland) Dixon 1884–1929 m. Mary (Lillian) Walker 1884–1957
      4. 4. Andrew (J) Dickson 1880–1948 m. Jessie (Gertrude) Bryan 1884–1951 m. Laura Carter 1881–1900
      5. 5. Oceola Dickson 1875–1972 m. Rufus (A.) Thornton 1869–1929
      6. 6. Emmett (Lawson) Dixon 1882–1941 m. Bessie Davis 1882–1948
    5. 5. Sarah (Ann Rittie) Bennett 1856–1926 m. George Hyers 1853–1928
    6. 6. Alexander (Hamilton Stephens) Bennett 1861–1929 m. Ellender Holton 1862–1936 m. Julia (Ann) Jordan 1861–1879
    7. 7. Daniel (Gordon) Bennett 1865–1936 m. Mary (Isabelle) Davis 1874–1942 m. Susanna (Jane) Youmans 1867–1922
    8. 8. Lavania Bennett 1853–1931 m. Edward (Jackson) Pearson 1840–1902
    9. 9. Eliza (Ann Elizabeth) Bennett 1847– m. Daniel Wilkinson 1845–
    10. 10. Harriett Bennett 1857–1931 m. Leonard (Leslie) Raulerson 1847–1895 m. Calvin (L) Cason 1849–1928
    11. 11. Macie (Ann Missouri) Bennett 1863–1941 m. John (Randal) Lightsey 1850–1906
    12. 12. Mary (Ann Margaret) Bennett 1841–1931 m. George (Washington) Carter 1824–1892
    13. 13. Levi (B) Bennett 1842–1903 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Tollison 1844–1918
    14. 14. John (M) Bennett 1851–1933 m. Serenia Walker 1857–
    15. 15. Randall (Henry) Bennett 1844–1891 m. Edith (Eady) Moody 1850–1925
    16. 16. James (Riley) Bennett 1848– m. Mary Hiers 1852–

Margaret Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1785
01 Jun 1785
Birth of Margaret "Peggy" Sheffield in Effingham, Georgia, United States
Effingham, Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 65
Death of Margaret "Peggy" Sheffield in Appling, Georgia, United States
Appling, Georgia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1785
    Event Place: Effingham, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Appling, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Appling, Georgia, United States

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