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Robert "Chief Benge" Benge 1760–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Toqua, Cherokee Nation

Death Date: 6 Apr 1794

Death Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Benge

Mother: Elizabeth Fielder

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In 1760, Robert "Chief Benge" Benge entered the world in Toqua, Cherokee Nation, born to John Old Trader Benge And Elizabeth Betsy Martin Lewis Fielder. Robert "Chief Benge" Benge passed away in 1794 in Wise County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1760, Robert "Chief Benge" Benge entered the world in Toqua, Cherokee Nation, born to John Old Trader Benge And Elizabeth Betsy Martin Lewis Fielder.
  • Robert "Chief Benge" Benge passed away in 1794 in Wise County, Virginia, USA.

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Robert Benge's Ancestors

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Robert Benge
1760–1794
Birth Place: Toqua, Cherokee Nation
Parents
John Old Trader Benge
1735–1808
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy Martin LEWIS) Fielder
1740–1818
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Benge\Benjey
1710–1750
Albermarle, Virginia, United States
Martha ("Sallie") Martin
1710–1763
, , , Scotland
William (Terrell Lewis) Sr
1718–1802
Hanovertown, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Sarah (P 'Sally') Martin
1721–1793
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Benge
1665–1758
Joan McClure
1670–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Byng)
1615–1687
John McClure
1630–1705
Jean Cochran
1637–1720

Robert Benge's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Robert "Chief Benge" Benge in Toqua, Cherokee Nation
Toqua, Cherokee Nation
1794
6 Apr 1794
Age 34
Death of Robert "Chief Benge" Benge in Wise County, Virginia, USA
Wise County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Toqua, Cherokee Nation

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1794
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA

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