Benjamin Smith BENTON^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}

1759 - 1833  (73 years)

• Name	Benjamin Smith BENTON
  Born	17 Sep 1759	Frederick, Maryland   [10]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Apr 1833	, Montgomery, MD, USA   [11]
  Buried	Damascus, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America   [12]
  Person ID	I10461	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Corporal Joseph (B.) BENTON, (Revolutionary War),   b. 15 Oct 1725, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA ,   d. 6 Mar 1807, Montgomery County, Maryland  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth SMITH,   b. 6 Dec 1727, Frederick, Maryland ,   d. 1783, , Frederick, Maryland, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Married	1754	Rock Creek Church, Maryland, USA
  Family ID	F906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah WILLET,   b. 1768,   d. 1833  (Age 65 years)
  Married	15 May 1783	Upper Marlborough, Prince George's, Maryland   [3, 5, 7]
  Children	1. Edward Willett BENTON,   b. 4 Apr 1782, , , MD, USA ,   d. 30 Jul 1868, Ostrander, Delaware County, Ohio, United States of America  (Age 86 years)   2. Sarah WARTHEN,   b. 1783,   d. Aft 1833, Of Md, USA  (Age 51 years)   3. William W. BENTON,   b. Abt 1792, , , MD, USA ,   d. Aft 1835, Of Md, USA  (Age ~ 44 years)   4. Erasmus Willet BENTON, Sr,   b. 16 Mar 1793, St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States of America ,   d. 19 Apr 1872, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America  (Age 79 years)   5. Mary WARTHEN,   b. 1796,   d. Aft 1833, Of Md, USA  (Age 38 years)   6. Ann BENTON,   b. Aft 1797,   d. Aft 1833, Of Md, USA  (Age ~ 36 years)   7. Nancy BENTON,   b. Abt 1800, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States ,   d. 1844, Maryland, United States  (Age ~ 44 years)   8. Benjamin BENTON, Jr.,   b. Bef 1804,   d. Bef 1833, Of Frederick, MD, USA  (Age ~ 29 years)   9. Eliza A. BENTON,   b. Abt 1812, , , MD, USA ,   d. Aft 1850, Of Howard District, Anne Arundel, MD, USA  (Age ~ 39 years)   10. Nathan BENTON,   d. Aft 1833, Of Md, USA   11. Elizabeth BENTON,   b. , Montgomery, MD, USA ,   d. Aft 1850, Of Frederick, MD, USA
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  In the 1800 census, Benjamin and his wife were between the ages of 26 and 45. He had 4 sons and 1 daughter under age 10, one son and daughter under age 10-16, one son and daughter from age 16-26, one son and daughter from age 26-45 and 1 slave. He's buried on his farm. Benjamin had 11 children listed in the record at the time of his death. Nathan; William W.(married Ruth Shipley 16 Dec 1835; Edward, living in Ohio; Mary, wife of Leonard Wathen; Erasmus,living in Indiana; Sarah, married William Wathen; Ann, married Archibald Shipley; Elizabeth, married Richard Edward Shipley Jan 1825; Eliza married Larkin Shipley 4 May 1829; Benjamin, married Mari Plummer 19 April 1821. On Oct. 13, 1833, Nathan and William W. Benton petitioned the court to divide their father's land. (CL-611)

  
  

• Sources

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