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Benjamin Forrester, Sr

Benjamin Forrester, Sr

Male 1736 - 1800  (64 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Forrester, Sr was born in 1736 in Virginia, United States of America (son of James William Forrest, Sr and Ann Ashley); died on 4 Nov 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James William Forrest, Sr was born in 1695 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA (son of Samuel Forrest and Ann Booker, son of Samuel Forrest and Alison Thomson); died on 05 Sep 1755 in Eno, Orange, North Carolina, United States.

    James married Ann Ashley in 1724 in Orange, North Carolina, United States. Ann (daughter of Isaac Ashley and Elizabeth Jane Cooper) was born on 2 Jan 1701 in Saint Pauls Parish, Kent County, Maryland, USA; died on 5 Sep 1755 in Orange, North Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ann Ashley was born on 2 Jan 1701 in Saint Pauls Parish, Kent County, Maryland, USA (daughter of Isaac Ashley and Elizabeth Jane Cooper); died on 5 Sep 1755 in Orange, North Carolina, United States.
    Children:
    1. William Bedford Forrest was born in 1726 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Aug 1777 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. James Forrester was born in 1734 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA; died in May 1791 in Orange, NC, USA.
    3. 1. Benjamin Forrester, Sr was born in 1736 in Virginia, United States of America; died on 4 Nov 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Margaret Forrest


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel Forrest was born in 1662 in Presonpans, Lothian, Scotland (son of James Robert Forrest and Margrat Jeane Young); died in 1700 in Orange, North Carolina, USA.

    Samuel married Ann Booker. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ann Booker
    Children:
    1. 2. James William Forrest, Sr was born in 1695 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA; died on 05 Sep 1755 in Eno, Orange, North Carolina, United States.

  3. 6.  Isaac Ashley was born in 1667 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States (son of John Ashley and Lady Jane Cooper); died on 29 Mar 1709 in Kent, Maryland, United States.

    Isaac married Elizabeth Jane Cooper in 1688 in Maryland, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Cooper and Esther Hayward Howard) was born in 1670 in Of, Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, U.S.A.; died on 30 May 1709 in Kent, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Jane Cooper was born in 1670 in Of, Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, U.S.A. (daughter of Thomas Cooper and Esther Hayward Howard); died on 30 May 1709 in Kent, Maryland, United States.
    Children:
    1. 3. Ann Ashley was born on 2 Jan 1701 in Saint Pauls Parish, Kent County, Maryland, USA; died on 5 Sep 1755 in Orange, North Carolina, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Robert Forrest was born on 28 Jun 1641 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland; died on 14 Apr 1679 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland.

    James married Margrat Jeane Young. Margrat was born in 1640 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland; died on 24 Apr 1669 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margrat Jeane Young was born in 1640 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland; died on 24 Apr 1669 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. 4. Samuel Forrest was born in 1662 in Presonpans, Lothian, Scotland; died in 1700 in Orange, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 12.  John Ashley was born in 1625 in Lancaster, Gloucestershire, England (son of William Hassell and Sarah Ann Seward); died in 1671 in Rappahannock, Lancaster, Colonial Virginia.

    John married Lady Jane Cooper in 1645 in Gloucestershire, England. Lady was born in 1627 in Lancashire, England; died on 20 Jul 1682 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Lady Jane Cooper was born in 1627 in Lancashire, England; died on 20 Jul 1682 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States.
    Children:
    1. 6. Isaac Ashley was born in 1667 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, United States; died on 29 Mar 1709 in Kent, Maryland, United States.

  5. 14.  Thomas Cooper was born in 1628 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England (son of John Henry Cooper and Mrs. Cooper); died in 1704.

    Thomas married Esther Hayward Howard. Esther (daughter of Robert Howard and Lydia Kylborne) was born in Abt. 1650 in London, England; died in Aft. 1704 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Esther Hayward Howard was born in Abt. 1650 in London, England (daughter of Robert Howard and Lydia Kylborne); died in Aft. 1704 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth Jane Cooper was born in 1670 in Of, Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, U.S.A.; died on 30 May 1709 in Kent, Maryland, United States.