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William Benjamin Beckham 1709–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1709

Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1776

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Beckham

Mother:

Spouse(s): Phillis Mackey

Children(s): Pvt Sr, William Beckham, Phyllis Beckham, Mary Beckham, John Beckham, Pvt Beckham, John Beckham

The story of William Benjamin Beckham began in 1709 in Essex, Virginia, USA. William Benjamin Beckham married Phillis Mackey, and had children including John Beckham, Mary Beckham, Phyllis Beckham, Pvt Simon Beckham, Pvt Thomas Sr Beckham Sr, William Beckham. William Benjamin Beckham passed away in 1776 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Benjamin Beckham began in 1709 in Essex, Virginia, USA.
  • William Benjamin Beckham married Phillis Mackey, and had children including John Beckham, Mary Beckham, Phyllis Beckham, Pvt Simon Beckham, Pvt Thomas Sr Beckham Sr, William Beckham.
  • William Benjamin Beckham passed away in 1776 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Beckham
1680–1745
Birth Location: Creke, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Phillis Mackey
1709–1777
Birth Location: Island, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Pvt Sr
1729–1796
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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William Beckham
1730–1799
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
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Phyllis Beckham
1739–1791
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
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Mary Beckham
1745–1791
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
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John Beckham
1735–1787
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
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Pvt Beckham
1728–1785
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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John Beckham
1714–1789
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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William Beckham's Ancestors

Self
William Beckham
1709–1776
Birth Place: Essex, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Beckham
1680–1745
Creke, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Simon (I) Beckham
1650–1716
Norfork, Virginia, USA
Lydia Perkins
1654–1720
Our, Jura, Franche-Comte, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Beckham's Descendants

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William (Benjamin) Beckham (1 Dec 1709–1776) m. Phillis Mackey (1709–1777)
  1. 1. Pvt (Thomas, Sr Beckham) Sr 1729–1796 m. Mary Hughs 1731–1796
    1. 1. Sarah Beckham 1754–1853 m. John (Reynolds) Bledsoe 1754–1829
      1. 1. Mahala Bledsoe 1804–1860 m. James (Jesse) Bone 1798–1827
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann Frances) Bone 1827–1878 m. Joseph Brownlee 1825–1893
    2. 2. William Beckham 1747–1812
    3. 3. Thomas Becham 1749–1810
    4. 4. Reuben Beckham 1752–
    5. 5. Dempsey Beckham 1766–1818
    6. 6. Elizabeth Beckham 1767–
    7. 7. Keziah Beckham 1770–1804
    8. 8. Russell Beckham 1760–1791
    9. 9. John (Young) Beckham 1771–1847
  2. 2. William Beckham 1730–1799
  3. 3. Phyllis Beckham 1739–1791
  4. 4. Mary Beckham 1745–1791
  5. 5. John Beckham 1735–1787
  6. 6. Pvt (Simon) Beckham 1728–1785
  7. 7. John Beckham 1714–1789

William Beckham's Timeline

2 Records

1709
1 Dec 1709
Birth of William Benjamin Beckham in Essex, Virginia, USA
Essex, Virginia, USA
1776
1776
Age 67
Death of William Benjamin Beckham in Granville, North Carolina, USA
Granville, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1709
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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