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Joseph Benton III (abt. 1725 - abt. 1807)

Joseph Benton III
Born about in Prince George's, Province of Marylandmap
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Husband of — married 1756 in Prince George's, Marylandmap
Husband of — married about 1783 in Montgomery, Maryland, United Statesmap
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Died about at about age 81 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United Statesmap
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Biography

Joseph was born October 15, 1725 in Maryland.[1][2]

In August 1727, he was "bound" to Charles Roberts until the age of 21 by action of the Prince George's County Court:[3]

"Joseph Benton (son of Joseph and Anne Benton) two years old the fifteenth day of next October is by the Justices of the Court here [Prince George's County] bound to Charles Roberts present here in Court in his proper [person] until it arrive to the age of twenty one years & the said Charles engages to learn the said Child during the time [aforesaid] to read distinctly & at the expiration thereof to give him a decent Suit of apparel."

Joseph's will was transcribed and is included at Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. He names his eleven children from his first wife as Joseph Benton, William Benton, Mordacai Benton, Erasmus Benton, Benjamin Benton, Nathan Benton, Hezekiah Benton, Marian Sedwick, Elizabeth Ford, Thomas Benton (dec'd. leaving children), Ann Sedwick (dec'd. leaving children).[4]

BENTON, JOSEPH L F f 5 20 Jul 1803
L 2 p 112 6 Mar 1807
Wife: Rachel Benton
2 sons by last wife: Nathaniel Offutt Benton and Leaven Benton (minors) 11 children by 1st wife: Joseph Benton, William Benton, Mordacai Benton, Erasmus Benton, Benjamin Benton, Nathan Benton, Hezekiah Benton, Marian Sedwick, Elizabeth Ford, Thomas Benton (dec'd. leaving children), Ann Sedwick (dec'd. leaving children)
Dwelling plantation located on Captain John Run
Exs: Wife and son Joseph Benton
Wit: James Wallace, Samuel B. Magruder, Walter Magruder
Codicil dated 21 Jul 1803
Sons: Nathaniel 0. and Levin - pt. "Doull's Park" and "Trouble Enough"
Wit: James Wallace, William Wallace, Charles Wallace

Based on this will, he is not the father of Maryan "Benton" Monical who was born in Maryland in 1768 and died in Washington County, Indiana after 1850.

Sources

  1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Maryland Records Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church from Original Sources Vol. I [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2002. Original data: Gaius Morcus Brumbaugh M.S. M.D. Maryland Records Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources. Vol. I. Baltimore, MD, USA: 1915.
    Name: Joseph Benton
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Age: 52
    Birth Date: abt 1724
    Residence Date: 1776
    Residence Place: Lower Potomack Hundred, Frederick, Maryland
    Source: Provincial Census of Frederick County, 1776
    Page: 181
  2. ↑ Hatton, Mary. "The Benton Family From Maryland to Kentucky, a Look at How the Benton Family Came to Be in Bourbon County." Accessed July 29, 2018. http://bourboncoky.info/FamilyGroupSheets.html.
  3. ↑ "Orphans and Infants of Prince Georges County Maryland, 1696-1750." Dorothy H Smith, Compiler; Annapolis, Maryland (1976). Extractions from the County Court Proceedings; Joseph Benton, August 1727 Session; Libre N, Folio 489 FamilySearch (Book; p 8, Image 13)
  4. ↑ “Joseph Benton.” Joseph Benton b. 15 Oct 1724 d. 6 Mar 1807 Montgomery County, Maryland - Probate: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties, n.d. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I094697&tree=Tree1.




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N Gauthier
One of the profile managers is stating that the following 2 profiles should not be confused as they are 2 different men ...
Joseph Benton b: 1700; res: VA; m: Ann Walker
Joseph Benton (1696-1752) res: CT; m: Esther Bishop
posted 20 Sep 2020 by N Gauthier   [thank N]
James Donald Benton
Joseph H. Benton was admitted to the Orphans Court at age 2 in August 1727. A man named Charles Roberts is to care for him until he is of age. In his will he had 14 slaves and 11 children. It appears he was abandoned by his father when his mother,Anne, died in 1727 and his father remarried a Esther Bishop on 11/27/1729 in Connecticut.
posted 14 Dec 2011 by James Donald Benton
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