Benjamin
B
Musgrove
Born in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Barton Musgrove
and Keziah (Hall) Musgrove
Brother of
Christopher Musgrove, Henry Musgrove, Mary Magdalene (Musgrove) Wilkerson, Rebekah Hall (Musgrove) Pearson, John Hall Musgrove, Rachael (Musgrove) Wilkerson, Keziah Stovel (Musgrove) Wilkerson, Tabitha (Musgrove) English, Minerva Naomi (Musgrove) Ball, Millicent (Musgrove) Mitchell and Demetrius Polyclitus Musgrove
Husband of
Sarah Ann (English) Musgrove
— married
14 Dec 1842 in Bedford Co VA USA
Descendants 
Father of
Martha Musgrove, Sarah Musgrove, Mary Musgrove, Elvira Frances (Musgrove) Wilkerson, Stephen Musgrove, George R Musgrove, Josephine (Musgrove) English, Ardella Florence (Musgrove) Wilkerson, Benjamin B Musgrove JR, John Henry Christopher Musgrove and Clarence Venable Musgrove
Died
at age 79
in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Oct 2011
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Biography
Benjamin was the son of Benjamin Musgrove and Keziah Hall. He married Sally Ann English, daughter of Stephen English, (Jr). He is buried in the Musgrove family cemetery in Bedford Co VA.
1850 Bedford Co VA census, family 567:
- Benjamin B Musgrove, 27, far $1000
- Sarah 26
- Martha 7
- Sarah 6
- Mary 5
- Elvira 4
- Stephen 2.
also: 1850 census Bedford Co VA USA, family 392:
- Stephen English 55
- Martha 54
- George M
- 25 Robert C
- 23 Martha Musgrove 6
(Perhaps they were babysitting...)
1870 Bedford Co VA census, family 567/559:
- Benj. 48 m. farmer, $3000-$5000
- Sarah 47 f, kpg hse
- Mary J 24 f
- Elvira F 22 f
- Stephen 21 m
- George R 18 m
- Ardena 17 f
- Benjamin 17 m
- John H 12 m
- Clarence V 5 m; (end page 374B)
- Martha 73 f.
- Fact: Residence (1830) Bedford, Virginia, United States
- Fact: Residence (1840) Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States
- Fact: Residence (1850) Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
- Fact: Residence (1860) Southern Revenue District, Bedford, Virginia, United States
- Fact: Residence (1870) Virginia, United States
- Fact: Residence (1880) Franklin, Virginia, United States
- Fact: Residence (1900) Gills Creek District (southeast part), Franklin, Virginia, United States
- Fact: Burial (1902) Bedford, Virginia, United States
Sources
- http://www.vagenweb.org/bedford/bedf-m_m.htm: Dec. 7, 1842; Benjamin B. Musgrove & Sally Ann English, dt Stephen; Harrison W. Baker, Surety; Married by Abner Anthony, Dec. 14, 1842.
- 1850 Bedford Co VA census, family 567
- 1850 census Bedford Co VA USA, family 392
- Descendants of Joseph Wilkerson (12 May 1729-15 March 1829) and Allied Families of Bedford County, Virginia. Copyright 1995, by Janie Moseley Garraghty Jordan, published by Warwick House Publishing, Lynchburg, VA.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 September 2019, 19:42), entry for Benjamin Barton Musgrove(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MYMP-8JG); contributed by various users.
- Image page 36: https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/full_case_detail.asp?CFN=019-1871-085#img
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~12.50%
Shirlie (Musgrove) Mitchell
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T688507 [compare], FTDNA kit #817889
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~6.25%
William Martin :
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #167105
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~6.25%
Sherrie Mitchell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T474191 [compare], FTDNA kit #797088
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~3.12%
Nancy Hampton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member nparce
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, Ancestry member nparce, FTDNA kit #616974
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Dan Jacovitch :
23andMe
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