Benjamin Philpott

Brief Life History of Benjamin

When Benjamin Philpott was born in 1815, in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States, his father, Thomas Philpott Sr., was 44 and his mother, Jemima Cozart, was 36. He married Mary Jane Jones on 15 November 1850, in Person, North Carolina, United States. He lived in Granville, North Carolina, United States in 1850. He died on 6 February 1852, in Tar River, Granville, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 37.

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Benjamin Philpott
1815–1852
Mary Jane Jones
1829–1904
Marriage: 15 November 1850

Sources (5)

  • Benjamin Philpot in household of Unknown, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 "
  • Benj Or Benjamin Philpott, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Benjamin Philpot, "United States Census, 1850"

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World Events (6)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Philpot .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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