Edward William Benton, * (half sibling)

1782 - 1868  (86 years)

• Name	Edward William Benton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Suffix	* (half sibling)
  Birth	7 Apr 1782	Maryland, United States of America   [10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Scioto, Delaware, Ohio, USA   [11]
  	Occupation: Farmer
  Death	30 Jul 1868	Ostrander, Delaware County, Ohio, United States of America   [9, 10, 12, 13]
  Burial	Newhouse Cemetery, Delaware, OH, USA   [6, 12, 14]
  Person ID	I12424	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Smith Benton, *,   b. 17 Sep 1759, Frederick, Maryland d. 21 Apr 1833, , Montgomery, MD, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susannah Willet,   b. 1768, Maryland, United States d. 1833, Damascus, Montgomery, Maryland, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 May 1783	Upper Marlborough, Prince George's, Maryland   [15, 16, 17]
  Family ID	F368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Smith Benton, *,   b. 17 Sep 1759, Frederick, Maryland d. 21 Apr 1833, , Montgomery, MD, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	1st Wife of Benjamin Smith Benton   d. 1782, , Prince George's, MD, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1781
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Duvall, *,   b. Abt 1790   d. 1817, Of Frederick, MD, USA (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	7 May 1806	, Montgomery, MD, USA   [1, 2, 9, 10]
  Children	1. Susanna Benton,   b. 1 Dec 1812, , , Maryland d. 4 Dec 1891 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Matilda Ann Benton, *,   b. 7 Nov 1810, Hagerstown, Washington, MD d. 6 Apr 1864, Cotton Hill, Sangamon, IL (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Phillips,   b. 1790   d. 27 Aug 1868, , Delaware, OH, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	27 Apr 1820	, Frederick, MD
  Children	1. Rebecca Benton,   b. Abt 1833, , Delaware, OH, USA d. Aft 1850 (Age > 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Nancy Benton,   b. Abt 1843, Scioto, Delaware, Ohio, USA d. Aft 1850 (Age > 8 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Erasmus Benton,   b. Abt 1838, , Delaware, OH, USA d. Aft 1850 (Age > 13 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mary Jane Benton,   b. Abt 1836, Scioto, Delaware, Ohio, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Benjamin Thomas Benton,   b. 1824, , , OH, USA d. 25 Aug 1906, , Delaware, OH, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Katherine E. Benton,   b. 6 Jul 1832, , Delaware, OH, USA d. 1902 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Eli Phillips Benton,   b. 1821   d. 1870 (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Edward owned a plantation in Maryland, the same state where he was born. In the 1820 FREDERICK CO MD, the following members were sorted in his family: "1m 26-45; 1f -5; 1f 16-26". He did not agree with Maryland's slave laws and the, moved to Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, and then to Knox and Belmont County, Ohio. According to the "History and Biography, 20th Century History of Delaware Co., Ohio", Edward Willett Benton moved to Knox Co., OH after 1824 and then to Delaware Co., OH in 1829. This isn't quite right, as Edward is in the 1830 census for Belmont Co. Ohio with the following family members: "1 male age 5-10; 1 male age 10-15; 1 male, age 40-50 and 1 female, age 30-40. He is in the 1850 Census record in Scioto Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio, page 273: "BENTON, Edward W age 66 b. MD farmer, Matilda age 46 b. MD, Catherine age 20, Rebecca age 17, Mary Jane age 14, Erasmus age 12, Nancy age 7.....all born in Ohio He disappears from the 1860 census records onward. (CL-488) He, a few family members and descendants are buried at NEWHOUSE CEM, DELAWARE, Ohio: Edw W 1782 - 7/30/1868, Matilda 8/27/1868, Benj T 1824 - 8/25/1906, Mary K 1825 - 1/7/1901, J R 1855 - 5/13/1916, Eva 1860 - 1/21/1939, and Chas B 1/9/1863 - 1/23/1941.

  
  

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