19. | Edward Willett BENTON (16.Susannah3, 7.Edward2, 1.William1) was born on 4 Apr 1782 in , , MD, USA; died on 30 Jul 1868 in Ostrander, Delaware County, Ohio, United States of America; was buried in Newhouse Cemetery, Delaware, OH, USA. 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 therefore, 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.
Edward married Hannah DUVALL, * on 7 May 1806 in , Montgomery, MD, USA. Hannah (daughter of Lewis DUVALL, * and Anne WELSH, *) was born about 1790; died in 1817 in Of Frederick, MD, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. Matilda Ann(a) BENTON
was born on 7 Nov 1810 in Hagerstown, Washington, MD; died on 6 Apr 1864 in Cotton Hill, Sangamon, IL; was buried about 9 Apr 1864 in Springfield, Sangamon, IL, USA.
- 31. Susanna BENTON
was born on 1 Dec 1812 in , , Maryland; died on 4 Dec 1891.
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Edward married Matilda PHILLIPS on 27 Apr 1820 in , Frederick, MD. Matilda was born in 1790; died on 27 Aug 1868 in , Delaware, OH, USA; was buried in Newhouse Cemetery, Delaware, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. Elmer Eli BENTON
was born about 1822; and died.
- 33. Benjamin Thomas BENTON
was born in 1824 in , , OH, USA; died on 25 Aug 1906 in , Delaware, OH, USA; was buried in Newhouse Cemetery, Delaware, OH, USA.
- 34. Katherine E. BENTON
was born on 6 Jul 1832 in , Delaware, OH, USA; died in 1902; was buried in 1902 in Columbus, Franklin, OH.
- 35. Rebecca BENTON
was born about 1833 in , Delaware, OH, USA; died after 1850.
- 36. Mary Jane BENTON
was born about 1836 in Scioto, Delaware, Ohio, USA; and died.
- 37. Erasmus BENTON
was born about 1838 in , Delaware, OH, USA; died after 1850.
- 38. Nancy BENTON
was born about 1843 in Scioto, Delaware, Ohio, USA; died after 1850.
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