Joseph Benton, * - I-M170 (YDNA) (Y-DNA matches fr. early va and Jamestown VA by 1635)

1694 - 1752  (57 years)

• Name	Joseph Benton  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	* - I-M170 (YDNA) (Y-DNA matches fr. early va and Jamestown VA by 1635)
  Birth	Aug 1694
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Abt 1700
  Death	of Prince George, Maryland
  Name	Joseph Benton  [5]
  Death	1752	Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America   [5]
  Person ID	I5446	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	James M Benton, Sr *,   b. 1 Dec 1665, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 7 Nov 1773, Guilford, N-Hvn., Connecticut, USA (Age 107 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah Bushnell, *,   b. 10 Nov 1670, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States d. 22 Sep 1756, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Aug 1694	Guilford, N- Hvn., Connecticut
  Family ID	F2771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ann Walker, *,   b. 10 Apr 1708, Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland d. , , Maryland
  Marriage	Abt 1724	, , Maryland   [4]
  Children	1. Corporal Joseph Norris Benton, *,   b. 15 Oct 1725, Prince George's, Maryland, USA d. 6 Mar 1807, Montgomery County, Maryland (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Esther Bishop,   b. 14 Aug 1696   d. 29 Sep 1752 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Mary   d. of Maryland
  Family ID	F379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Marriage	27 Nov 1729  [5]
  Family ID	F8295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He could not have been born in Montgomery County as is often stated because it was not formed till much later in time. Here is the info on him on Wikitree 2022: "He was born about 1700 in Maryland to unknown. Joseph Benton married about 1724 in Maryland to Anne Walker. In 1748 parts of Baltimore County and Prince George's County went into the formation of Frederick County, Maryland. In 1776 Frederick County was divided into 3 parts - western portion became Washington County, southern portion became Montgomery County, northern portion remained Frederick County, Maryland, USA. Research Notes He could not have been born or married in Montgomery County, Maryland because it was not created until 1776. He is supposed to have resided there and if so, that would imply that he would have died after 1775. Baltimore County, Maryland was created on 12 Jan 1659. In March 1700 there was an older Joseph Benton who bought land from Edward Smith, being 212 acres called "Smith's Forest" in Baltimore County, Maryland. [1] His Walker wife and in-laws were born in Maryland. Her maternal grandfather, Joseph Isacke or Isaac(s) emigrated from England, was married in England in 1671 and again in 1675 to Jane Margaret Beall. The following 2 profiles should not be confused ...Joseph Benton b: 1700; res: VA; m: Ann Walker Joseph Benton (1696-1752) res: CT; m: Esther Bishop"

  
  

• Sources

  [S1025] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2011 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), Volume: 69, 1,2204::0. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree, 1,1030::0. [S682] Hollis, Susianne, S. Hollis to L. Dudick Email letters dated 1999 + at shollis57@hotmail.com. [S332] Wikitree.com, Wikitree. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Benton-326 [S119] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut, Vol I.