Benoni Price (abt. 1735 - 1783)

Born about 1735 in Prince George's County, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Beall) Price — married about 1753 in Maryland

Descendants

Died 28 Aug 1783 at about age 48 in Maryland, Prince George's County

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Born: Abt 1732, Maryland

Married: Abt 1753, Maryland

Died: 28 Aug 1783, Maryland

Buried: Unknown

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Siblings: Unknown

Spouse: Mary Beall (1730-1783)

Children: Ignatius (1754-), Mary (1756-), Richard (1759-), Reason (1761-), Loyd Beall (1763-), Fredrick (1765-), Pricilla (1767-1831), Benedict Beall (1767-),

Residence:

1761 – Maryland, Prince George’s County, 27 Jun 1761 Benoni Price purchased 94 acres on 27 Jun 1761 named Mary’s Chance. Reference is BC17/192; BC19/17 according to Settlers of Maryland, 1679-1783, Consolidated Edition.

1765 – Maryland, Prince George’s County, 25 Mar 1765 Benoni Price purchased 435 acres on 25 Mar 1765 named Hog Pen. Reference is BC26/407; BC30/12 according to Settlers of Maryland, 1679-1783, Consolidated Edition.

1774 – Maryland, Prince George’s County, 23 Mar 1774 Benoni Price likely sold 299 acres on 23 Mar 1774 named Hog Pen. Reference is BC45/466; BC36/362 according to Settlers of Maryland, 1679-1783, Consolidated Edition.

1776 – Maryland, Prince George’s County, St. John and Prince George Parish Benoney Price is listed in the 1776 Maryland Census records.

Notes:

~ No birth record located.

~ Various family trees on Ancestry suggest that the father of Benoni was Mordecai Price and his mother Elizabeth White but have yet to find a source document that proves to this to be the case to any significant level.

~ Dates of birth, dates of death and dates of marriage are unsupported. Some have Benoni Price dying in Pennsylvania in 1813, likely have been severely harmed during a naval episode on Lake Erie with the British. No proof that that Benoni is this Benoni. In fact, it is likely not.

~ Some suggest that Mary Beall, daughter of Ninian Bealle and Catherine Duke, was married to someone else. However, the last will and testament of Ninian leaves to his daughter Mary Price, a flag-bottomed chair. Others suggest that the father of Mary Beall was Captain Samuel Beall, but I have not found any documentation to prove such.

~ The Maryland Births and Christenings 1650-1999 supports the parentage of Benoni Price and wife Mary relative to their sons, Ignatius, Loyd Beall, Reason, Fredrick and Benedict Beall.

Sources:

~ Benoni Price, son of David Price, was born 1690 and died 1783 in PGC, MD. He married Mary Beall, a daughter of Ninian Beall and Catherine Duke. Children of Benoni Price and Mary Beall are; i. Benjamin Price, ii. George Edgar Price, iii. Richard Price, b. Ca. 1759, d. 10 Jul 1837. From Genealogy.com –

~ Seeking parents of Benoni (Benony, Benoney, Benone, etc.) Price of Prince George's County, Maryland. He was born about 1726. His will was proven in 1783 and named wife Mary and children Ignatius, Elizabeth, Richard, Mary, Frederick, Benedict, Priscilla, Elela, and Ana/Ara. .