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Richard H. Benge 1769–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: SEP 1769

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Panola, Mississippi, United States

Father: John Benge

Mother: Wurteh Watts

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The story of Richard H. Benge began in 1769 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. Richard H. Benge passed away in 1860 in Panola, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard H. Benge began in 1769 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.
  • Richard H. Benge passed away in 1860 in Panola, Mississippi, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Benge's Ancestors

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Richard Benge
1769–1860
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Trader "Jo Clear Sky Benge
1734–1794
Albermarle, Virginia, United States
Wurteh (Ida Corntassel) Watts
1742–1814
Tasagi Town, Crockett, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Benge) (Cherokee)
1710–1750
Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Martha Martin, 1\2) Cherokee
1718–1763
, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Benge
1868–1937
Wurteh Blood
1660–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Benge
1840–1903
Caroline Indian)
1846–1910
Wilenawah Chief
1625–1741
Nancy Broom
1635–1692

Richard Benge's Timeline

4 Records

1764
1764
Birth of Richard H. Benge in Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Cherokee, Alabama, United States
1769
SEP 1769
Birth of Richard H. Benge in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1838
1838
Age 69
Death of Richard H. Benge in Van Zandt, Texas, United States
Van Zandt, Texas, United States
1860
1860
Age 91
Death of Richard H. Benge in Panola, Mississippi, United States
Panola, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Cherokee, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: SEP 1769
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Van Zandt, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Panola, Mississippi, United States

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