Life History
about 1744 |
Born in Maryland.1 |
1772 |
Married Rachel WILEY in North Carolina.1 |
1805 |
Died in Columbia County, Georgia.2,1 |
Notes
- William Few Will
Page 1:
Mentioned in the will:
Wife Ann Few
Stepdaughter Katherine Hunt
Children Benjamin, William, Ignatius, Hannah Howard and Elizabeth Andrews
Will Page 2:
Mentioned in this page of the will:
Wife Ann Few
As executors:
friend Benjamin Andrews (apparently his son-in-law)
sons Benjamin Few and Ignatius Few
Rhesa Howard Esquire (William's son-in-law, husband of Hannah Howard)
-- Will of William Few, written in Columbia County, Georgia, on 24 October 1789, 5 years before his death in 1794; probate documents date from 21 July 1794
-- Columbia County, Georgia, Court Records, accessed on Ancestry.com, Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, 27 November 2017
"William Few, the first, father of Senator William and of Ignatius and Benjamin, died in this county in 1789. His children were: Benjamin, William, Ignatius, Hannah Howard, and Elizabeth Andrew [sic, for Andrews]. ... He came from Maryland and was the grandfather of Dr Ignatius A Few. There were many Marylanders in Columbia."
-- The Sunny South (now The Atlanta Constitution), Atlanta, Georgia, 28 July 1901, p 8, Section on William Few (died 1789) and Sons, Religion Section, via Ancestry.com, accessed 27 November 2017
Benjamin Few, 1744 - 1805
Benjamin Few was born in 1744 in Maryland, to William Few and Mary Elizabeth Few (born Wheeler).
William was born on May 15 1714, in Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania.
Mary was born on November 5 1710, in Three Sisters Plantation, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Benjamin had 7 siblings: James Few, Elizabeth Bush (born Few) and 5 other siblings.
Benjamin married Rachel Few (born Wiley) in 1772, at age 28 in North Carolina.
Rachel was born between 1734 and 1755.
Benjamin passed away in 1805, at age 61.
He was buried in 1805.
-- MyHeritage, https://www.myheritage.com/names/benjamin_few
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