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Richard Benge 1786–1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Running Water Village, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 Jan 1813

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: Chief Benge

Mother: Wu-te-he Watts

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Richard Benge was born in 1786 in Running Water Village, Tennessee, USA, the child of Chief Robert Benge And Wu Te He Watts. Richard Benge passed away in 1813 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Benge was born in 1786 in Running Water Village, Tennessee, USA, the child of Chief Robert Benge And Wu Te He Watts.
  • Richard Benge passed away in 1813 in Tennessee, USA.

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Richard Benge's Ancestors

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Richard Benge
1786–1813
Birth Place: Running Water Village, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Chief Robert Benge
1665–1758
James City, Virginia, USA
Wu-te-he Watts
1760–1800
Cherokee, NC
Grandparents
John Benge
1615–1687
VA, USA
Caroline (Taky) Gordon
1852–1910
Indian, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Chief (Col John Trader Watts Sr became Prinicpal Chief after Doublehead) died
1726–1771
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Wuretech ("Sister of) Doublehead"
1736–1825
Cherokee, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Gordon
1820–
Lucy McPherson
1829–
Onitos Watts
1695–1754
Ann McPherson
1698–1756
Chief Moytoy
1709–1777
Christian"aka Wadi"
1714–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Benge's Timeline

4 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Richard Benge in Running Water Village, Tennessee, United States
Running Water Village, Tennessee, United States
1786
1786
Birth of Richard Benge in Running Water Village, Tennessee, USA
Running Water Village, Tennessee, USA
1813
24 Jan 1813
Age 27
Death of Richard Benge in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1813
24 Jan 1813
Age 27
Death of Richard Benge in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Running Water Village, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Running Water Village, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1813
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1813
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

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