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Benjamin Byrd Prewitt

Male 1752 - 1833  (81 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Byrd Prewitt 
    Birth 1752  Bedford Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1833  Fayette Co., KY; burial: Jessamine Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7622  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father Michael Prewitt,   b. 1722, Campbell Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1798, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Simpkins,   b. 1724, Henrico Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. BEF. 1778 (Age < 53 years) 
    Family ID F3051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ellen "Sally" Hurt,   b. ABT. 1760, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1823-1824, Jessamine Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Marriage 1782  Halifax Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Robert Hurt Prewitt,   b. 1791, Fayette Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1845, Clark Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F3052  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
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      Source:
      Mary Jeannette Brady:
      Names: Benjamin Byrd Prewitt s. Sarah Ellen Hurt
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      Source:
      SEE MARY JEANNETTE BRADY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjd1214&id=I00032
      Brady-Prewitt-Beckenbach:
      Mary Jeannette Brady:
      ID: I00032
      Name: Byrd Prewitt
      Sex: M
      Birth: 1752 in Bedford Co, VA
      Death: 1833 in Fayette Co, KY
      Burial: Jessamine Co, KY
      Note: Byrd enlisted in Campbell Co., VA on Jan 15, 1776 and served two years as a Private in Capt Henry Terrill's Company of Col. Josiah Parker's 5th Virginia Continental Line. Byrd was in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown. Berry Crutchfield Prewitt, grandson of Byrd, said that "Byrd was wounded in the Battle of Brandywine and gave a cavalryman his watch to carry him off the battlefield". Byrd afterwards served nine months in the militia, but the names of his officers were not stated in his pension record (National Archives S35576; Tyler's Quarterly, Vol 5, p. 59, & DAR Lineage Bk, Vol 120 p. 90)
      Father: Michael Sr Prewitt b: 1722 in Campbell Co, VA
      Mother: Elizabeth Simpkins b: 1724 in Henrico Co, VA
      Marriage 1 Sarah Hurt b: ABT 1760 in Virginia
      Married: 11 FEB 1782 in Halifax Co, VA
      Children
      Joel Prewitt b: 1784 in Halifax Co, VA
      Elizabeth Prewitt b: 1785 in Halifax Co, VA
      Harvey Prewitt b: 1786 in Halifax Co, VA
      Nancy Prewitt b: 1787 in Campbell, VA
      Obadiah Prewitt b: 29 FEB 1788 in Campbell, VA
      Robert Hurt Prewitt b: 1791 in Fayette Co, KY
      Edmund Milton Prewitt b: 1794 in Jessamine Co, KY
      Simpkins Prewitt b: 25 MAR 1797 in Jessamine Co, KY
      Joshua C Prewitt b: 1799 in Jessamine Co, KY
      Martha Prewitt b: 1802 in Jessamine Co, KY
      Sarah Prewitt b: 1804 in Jessamine Co, KY
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      Source:
      SEE CLARK WEBSTER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ocweb&id=I449
      Webster/Roberts Genealogy:
      Clark Webster:
      ID: I449
      Name: Benjamin Byrd PREWITT
      RFN: 449
      Reference Number: Hurt 18 I (4).1
      Change Date: 10 SEP 2000
      Sex: M 1 Quality: 3
      Burial:
      Change Date: 10 SEP 2000
      Probate:
      Change Date: 10 SEP 2000
      Birth: 2 Quality: 2 1753 in BedfordCo, VA
      Change Date: 10 SEP 2000
      Death: 1833 in FayetteCo, KY
      Change Date: 10 SEP 2000
      Note: He was a Revolutionary War soldier.
      Father: Michael PREWITT b: 1722
      Mother: Elizabeth SIMPKINS
      Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
      Married: 1780
      Change Date: 7 MAR 2000
      Marriage 2 Sarah Ellen HURT
      Married: 30 JAN 1782
      Change Date: 22 AUG 1994
      Children
      Elizabeth PREWITT b: 1777
      Joel PREWITT
      Nancy PREWITT
      Obadiah PREWITT b: 29 FEB 1788
      Robert Hurt PREWITT b: 1791 in JessamineCo, KY
      Martha PREWITT
      Harvey PREWITT
      Joshua DDS PREWITT
      Edmond Milton(?) PREWITT
      Simpkins PREWITT
      Sarah PREWITT
      Sources:
      Author:
      Title: Will Records, Shelby County,KY
      Note:
      Abbrev: Will Records, Shelby County,KY
      Type: GEDCOM 5.5
      Date: 23 AUG 1999
      Author:
      Title: Internet, LDS archives
      Note:
      Abbrev: Internet, LDS archives
      Type: GEDCOM 5.5
      Date: 23 AUG 1999
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      Source:
      SEE PAUL PRUITT'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3012973&id=I348
      Freedman/Juliard/Pruitt/Seward Tree:
      Paul Pruitt:
      ID: I348
      Name: Byrd PRUITT
      Surname: Pruitt
      Given Name: Byrd
      Sex: F
      Birth: 1753
      Death: 1833
      Change Date: 6 Nov 2004 at 12:36:29
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