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William Benson Dungan 1791–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1791

Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Claiborne, Mississippi, United States

Father: Jacob Dungan

Mother: Mary Franklin

Spouse(s): Nancy Dungan

Children(s): Moses Dungan, John Dungan, Sarah Dungan, Elizabeth Dungan, Thomas Dungan, William Dungan, Lucinda Dungan, James Dungan, Jacob Dungan

William Benson Dungan was born in 1791 in Chester, South Carolina, United States, the child of Jacob Dungan And Mary Franklin. William Benson Dungan married Nancy Dungan, and had children including Elizabeth Dungan, Jacob C Dungan, James Walker Dungan, John Dungan, Lucinda Caroline Dungan, Moses Hill Dungan, Sarah Ann Dungan, Thomas Dungan, William Percy Dungan. William Benson Dungan passed away in 1860 in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • William Benson Dungan was born in 1791 in Chester, South Carolina, United States, the child of Jacob Dungan And Mary Franklin.
  • William Benson Dungan married Nancy Dungan, and had children including Elizabeth Dungan, Jacob C Dungan, James Walker Dungan, John Dungan, Lucinda Caroline Dungan, Moses Hill Dungan, Sarah Ann Dungan, Thomas Dungan, William Percy Dungan.
  • William Benson Dungan passed away in 1860 in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States.

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William Dungan's Ancestors

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William Dungan
1791–1860
Birth Place: Chester, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Jacob Dungan
1763–1826
Chester Pennsylvania
Mary Franklin
1763–1792
, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan DUNGAN
1741–1792
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Agnes (Eleanor) Kelton
1743–1772
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Dungan
1712–1741
Elizabeth Bavington
1717–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dungan
1671–1759
Mary Drake
1679–1759

William Dungan's Descendants

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William (Benson) Dungan (1791–1860) m. Nancy Dungan (1804–1868)
  1. 1. Moses (Hill) Dungan 1844–1920 m. Martha (Jane) Beverly 1854–1920
    1. 1. Bettie (Estelle) Dungan 1883–1943
    2. 2. James (Madison) Dungan 1876–1948
    3. 3. Robert (Lafayett) Dungan 1872–1948 m. Hattie (May) Lanier 1882–1960
      1. 1. Hazel (Minnie) Dungan 1911–1981
      2. 2. Marshall (Andrew) Dungan 1902–1960
      3. 3. Marlin (George) Dungan 1904–1976
      4. 4. Thelma (Annie) Dungan 1909–1962
      5. 5. Eunice (Mattie) Dungan 1900–1946
      6. 6. Jake (Marion) Dungan 1923–1989
      7. 7. James ("Jimmie" Robert) Dungan 1919–1990
      8. 8. John (Franklin) Dungan 1916–1967
      9. 9. Chester (Hill) Dungan 1906–1976 m. Ruby (Eula) Booze 1910–1986
        1. 1. Ruth Hodges 1932–2014 m. Kenneth hodges 1930–2021
        2. 2. Martha ("Marty" Ann) Dungan 1944–1992
        3. 3. Franklin (Hill) Dungan 1928–1996
    4. 4. William (Ambers) Dungan 1880–1967
    5. 5. Martha (Jane Dungan) (McKinney) 1879–1945
    6. 6. Annie (Lucinda Dungan) Gibson 1874–1946
  2. 2. John Dungan 1825–1900
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Dungan 1826–1891
  4. 4. Elizabeth Dungan 1827–
  5. 5. Thomas Dungan 1828–
  6. 6. William (Percy) Dungan 1829–1904
  7. 7. Lucinda (Caroline) Dungan 1837–1880
  8. 8. James (Walker) Dungan 1839–1907
  9. 9. Jacob (C) Dungan 1820–1867

William Dungan's Timeline

2 Records

1791
1791
Birth of William Benson Dungan in Chester, South Carolina, United States
Chester, South Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 69
Death of William Benson Dungan in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
Claiborne, Mississippi, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Claiborne, Mississippi, United States

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