Benjamin Smith BENTON

1759 - 1833  (73 years)

• Name	Benjamin Smith BENTON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	17 Sep 1759	Frederick, Maryland   [10]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Apr 1833	, Montgomery, MD, USA   [11]
  Burial	Damascus, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America   [12]
  Person ID	I5252	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Corporal Joseph (B.) BENTON,   b. 15 Oct 1725, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA d. 6 Mar 1807, Montgomery County, Maryland (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth SMITH,   b. 6 Dec 1727, Frederick, Maryland d. 1783, , Frederick, Maryland, USA (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1754	Rock Creek Church, Maryland, USA
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah WILLET,   b. 1768   d. 1833 (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1783	Upper Marlborough, Prince George's, Maryland   [5, 8, 9]
  Children	1. 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)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William W. BENTON,   b. Abt 1792, , , MD, USA d. Aft 1835, Of Md, USA (Age > 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Benjamin BENTON, Jr.,   b. Bef 1804   d. Bef 1833, Of Frederick, MD, USA (Age < 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mary WARTHEN,   b. 1796   d. Aft 1833, Of Md, USA (Age > 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Sarah WARTHEN,   b. 1783   d. Aft 1833, Of Md, USA (Age > 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Ann BENTON,   b. Aft 1797   d. Aft 1833, Of Md, USA (Age > 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Eliza A. BENTON,   b. Abt 1812, , , MD, USA d. Aft 1850, Of Howard District, Anne Arundel, MD, USA (Age > 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Nancy BENTON,   b. Abt 1800, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States d. 1844, Maryland, United States (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Edward Willett BENTON,   b. 4 Apr 1782, , , MD, USA d. 30 Jul 1868, Ostrander, Delaware County, Ohio, United States of America (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Nathan BENTON   d. Aft 1833, Of Md, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Elizabeth BENTON,   b. , Montgomery, MD, USA d. Aft 1850, Of Frederick, MD, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

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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 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, marrie d 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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