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Benjamin Sumner Sr. (1768 - 1848)

Benjamin Sumner Sr.
Born in Onslow County, North Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of [half]
Husband of — married before 1790 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 80 in Abbeville, Anderson, Co, South Carolinamap
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Biography

When Benjamin Sumner Sr. and his twin brother Benjamin were born in 1768 in Onslow, North Carolina, their father, Hezekiah, was 24, and their mother, Abigail, was 23. He married Mary West in 1783 in North Carolina. They had 15 children in 71 years. He died in October 1848 having lived a long life of 80 years.

Sources

  • 1790 United States Federal Census
  • Georgia Tax Index,1798
  • Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1798
  • "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRH-J4V : accessed 8 July 2020), Benjamin Sumner, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 21, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 47; FHL microfilm 181,422.
  • "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2S-HQW : accessed 8 July 2020), Benjamin Summer, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 75, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 60; FHL microfilm 181,419.
  • "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLQ-YYV : accessed 8 July 2020), Benjamin Sumner, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 64, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 118; FHL microfilm 162,021.
  • "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5S-CSW : 7 September 2017), Benjamin Sumner, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing 78, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 169; FHL microfilm 22,503.
  • "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYB-BKN : 19 May 2020), Benjamin Sumner, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 10, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  • South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980; Probate Records, Boxes 121-122, Packages 3569-3610, 1782-1958
  • https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/84771109/person/48503990729/facts




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