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Thomas Bedford 1725 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1725

Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America

Death Date: 7 March 1785

Death Location: Drakes Branch, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA

Father: Stephen Bedford

Mother: Elizabeth Flippen

Spouse(s): Mary Coleman, Drucilla Williamson

Children(s): Stephen Bedford, Thomas Bedford, Charles Bedford, Margaret Bedford, Elizabeth Bedford, Stephen Bedford, Martha Bedford, Susannah Bedford, Benjamin Bedford, John Bedford, Ann Bedford, Littleberry Bedford, Archibald Bedford, Jane Bedford, Margaret Bedford, Charles Bedford, Robert Bedford

Thomas Bedford Sr was born in 1725 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America, the child of Stephen Jr Bedford and Elizabeth Flippen. Thomas Bedford Sr married Mary Ligon Coleman, Drucilla Williamson, and had children including Stephen Bedford, Thomas A Bedford, Charles Westley Bedford, Margaret Coleman Bedford, Elizabeth Bedford, Stephen Bedford, Martha Bedford, Susannah Bedford, Benjamin Francis Bedford, John Bedford, Ann Nancy Bedford, Littleberry Bedford, Archibald Bedford, Jane Flippen Bedford, Margaret Bedford, Charles Wesley Bedford, Robert Bedford. Thomas Bedford Sr passed away in 1785 in Drakes Branch, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Bedford Sr was born in 1725 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America, the child of Stephen Jr Bedford and Elizabeth Flippen.
  • Thomas Bedford Sr married Mary Ligon Coleman, Drucilla Williamson, and had children including Stephen Bedford, Thomas A Bedford, Charles Westley Bedford, Margaret Coleman Bedford, Elizabeth Bedford, Stephen Bedford, Martha Bedford, Susannah Bedford, Benjamin Francis Bedford, John Bedford, Ann Nancy Bedford, Littleberry Bedford, Archibald Bedford, Jane Flippen Bedford, Margaret Bedford, Charles Wesley Bedford, Robert Bedford.
  • Thomas Bedford Sr passed away in 1785 in Drakes Branch, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA.

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Thomas Bedford's Ancestors

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Thomas Bedford
1725 – 1785
Birth Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America
Parents
Stephen Jr Bedford
1696 – 1758
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Flippen
1700 – 1750
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Bedford
1660 – 1704
Penns Neck,Salem,New Jersey,USA
Sarah Doble
1670 – 1698
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Thomas (III (Rugge) Flippen,) Sr
1675 – 1755
Ulbster, Caithness, Scotland
Elizabeth (Frances) Rugge
1675 – 1750
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Bedford's Descendants

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Thomas Bedford (16 May 1725 – 7 March 1785) m. Mary (Ligon) Coleman (18 July 1731 – 7 November 1769) m. Drucilla Williamson (12 Nov 1741 – 5 Oct 1807)
  1. 1. Stephen Bedford (1748 – 1789)
  2. 2. Thomas (A) Bedford (1758 – 24 Apr 1804) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Robertson (1755 – 11 Oct 1828)
    1. 1. John (Robertson) Bedford (18 Jan 1782 – 24 MAR 1827)
    2. 2. Mary (Coleman) Bedford (06 APR 1784 – 1850)
    3. 3. Anne Bedford (1788 – )
    4. 4. William (H.) Bedford (6 Jan 1789 – 13 Jan 1869)
    5. 5. George (A) Bedford (1790 – 1839)
    6. 6. Thomas (A) Bedford (Abt. 1790 – Jul 1839)
    7. 7. Benjamin (Watkins) Bedford (Jan 8, 1794 – 23 Oct 1883) m. Nancy (Ann) Whyte (4 Mar 1804 – May 17, 1872) m. Phereby (Sheppard) Whyte (3 January 1797 – 18 October 1814)
      1. 1. William (Robertus) Bedford (4 Jul 1822 – 6 Oct 1829)
      2. 2. Whyte Bedford (24 Apr 1824 – 18 Jun 1848)
      3. 3. Julian (Thompson) Bedford (5 Mar 1825 – 3 Sep 1879)
      4. 4. Benjamin (Watkins) Bedford (4 Sep 1828 – 17 Sep 1866) m. Sarah (Mildred) McGehee (20 Apr 1832 – 3 Jan 1867)
        1. 1. Hugh (McGehee) Bedford (1853 – 1856)
        2. 2. Whyte Bedford (Sept. 18, 1854 – 9 Jul 1905)
        3. 3. Huella Bedford (25 Sep 1858 – 7 February 1920) m. Cannon (Clement) Glover (29 August 1857 – 3 Jul 1896)
        4. 4. Benjamin (Watkins) Bedford (18 Sep 1860 – 20 Nov 1908) m. Grace (Audrey) Gibson (16 Apr 1864 – 20 Jul 1943)
      5. 5. Dunbar Bedford (18 Mar 1831 – 14 Aug 1848)
      6. 6. Harry (H) Bedford (25 May 1834 – 10 Jul 1858)
      7. 7. Hugh (Lawson) Bedford (11 Jun 1836 – 23 Dec 1915)
      8. 8. Laurent Bedford (5 Mar 1838 – 26 Dec 1839)
      9. 9. Charles (B) Bedford (27 Feb 1840 – 27 Jul 1855)
      10. 10. Martha (A) Bedford (May 29, 1842 – 31 Aug 1855)
      11. 11. Robert (Whyte) Bedford (1814 – 14 Aug 1839)
    8. 8. Benjamin (Littleberry) Bedford (1802 – 7 Nov 1849)
    9. 9. Nancy (Anne) Bedford (1804 – Bef. 1821)
    10. 10. Stephen Bedford (1804 – 1821)
  3. 3. Charles (Westley) Bedford (Abt. 1752 – )
  4. 4. Margaret (Coleman) Bedford (4 February 1752 – 12 June 1812)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Bedford (12 December 1752 – 1 March 1785)
  6. 6. Stephen Bedford (12 December 1753 – 1837)
  7. 7. Martha Bedford (1756 – 2 August 1818)
  8. 8. Susannah Bedford (1760 – February 1785)
  9. 9. Benjamin (Francis) Bedford (23 December 1762 – 18 December 1822)
  10. 10. John Bedford (21 June 1764 – 1 April 1841)
  11. 11. Ann (Nancy) Bedford (1765 – 18 February 1845)
  12. 12. Littleberry Bedford (1 January 1769 – 7 August 1829)
  13. 13. Archibald Bedford (7 November 1769 – 1 January 1827)
  14. 14. Jane (Flippen) Bedford (3 November 1776 – 10 January 1855)
  15. 15. Margaret Bedford (11 Mar 1779 – 3 September 1822)
  16. 16. Charles (Wesley) Bedford (1780 – 1805)
  17. 17. Robert Bedford

Thomas Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1725
16 May 1725
Birth of Thomas Bedford Sr in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America
1785
7 March 1785
Age 60
Death of Thomas Bedford Sr in Drakes Branch, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Drakes Branch, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1725
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1785
    Event Place: Drakes Branch, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA

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