Born in York, Pennsylvania
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of George Buchanan
and Esther Elizabeth (Campbell) Buchanan
Sister of
George Buchanan, Rebecca Buchanan, Harriet Rebecca Buchanan, Margaret (Buchanan) Cowan, William Buchanan, Wilson Buchanan, William John Buchanan [half], John Buchanan [half], John Buchanan, Martha (Buchanan) McLaughlin [half], David Buchanan, Sarah Buchanan, Jean Buchanan and David Buchanan
Wife of
George Eli Benefiel
— married
1787 in York, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Robert Benefiel, Martha R. (Benefiel) West, William Buchanan Benefiel, Esther Campbell (Benefiel) McLelland, George Washington Benefiel, Mary (Benefiel) Stewart, Jane E. (Benefiel) Vannice, Jesse Benefiel, Wilson B. Benefiel, James Campbell Benefiel, Samuel M. Benefiel and Eliza S. Benefiel
Died
at age 93
in Jefferson, Indiana, United States
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Biography
Mary (Buchanan) Benefiel was an early pioneer in the Indiana Territory.
This profile is part of the Buchanan Name Study.
Birth
- Mar. 15, 1764, Pennsylvania
Census
In the 1850 census Mary (age 87) was in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, United States. She is in the household of her son, James O. Benefiel.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James O Benefield | M | 44 | Farmer | Kentucky |
| Elizabeth S Benefield | F | 46 | Kentucky | |
| Elizabeth A Benefield | F | 23 | Indiana | |
| Samuel M Benefield | M | 19 | Farmer | Indiana |
| Mary B Benefield | F | 17 | Indiana | |
| John T Benefield | M | 15 | Farmer | Indiana |
| George Benefield | M | 13 | Indiana | |
| Nancy J Benefield | F | 11 | Indiana | |
| William B Benefield | M | 9 | Indiana | |
| Phebe E Benefield | F | 5 | Indiana | |
| Sarah M Benefield | F | 2 | Indiana | |
| Mary Benefield | F | 87 | Pennsylvania | |
| Eliza Lackhard | F | 17 | Indiana |
Death/Burial
- Died May 2, 1857, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA. Mary Buchanan Benefiel was buried at Jefferson Church Cemetery, Jefferson Co., Indiana
- Tombstone inscription: MARY BENEFIEL | Consort of | GEORGE E. BENEFIEL, Dec. | died | May 21, 1857 | Aged | 93 Years, 2 mos. & 6 | Days[2]
Sources
- ↑
1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: 154; Page: 222a; Line Number: 20
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #1974704 (accessed 3 September 2023)
Mary Benefield (87) in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, USA. Born in Pennsylvania. - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7943126/mary-benefield: accessed 03 September 2023), memorial page for Mary Buchanan Benefield (15 Mar 1764–21 May 1857), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7943126, citing Jefferson Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Bob Scott (contributor 47100323).
See also:
- The Benefiel familes of Indiana, Evelyn Benefiel Stout, 1983 [1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
-
~1.56%
Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M112651 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M396023 [compare], Ancestry member mgbissell
-
~1.56%
Robert Benefiel :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
~4.69%
Jan (Ruland) Lenington :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JJinSD
-
~1.56%
Lynn Hemrick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A352940 [compare], Ancestry member lhemrick28
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A352940 [compare], FTDNA kit #B126980
-
~1.56%
Karen (Housefield) Fellenz :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A886289 [compare], Ancestry member stellablue777
-
~1.56%
David Hemrick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A955088 [compare], Ancestry member lhemrick28
-
~1.56%
Betty Hemrick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JH7204956 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Jack Dunn :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T494167 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Marc Griffin :
23andMe, GEDmatch YR5306335 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR694f3dd1
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YR5306335 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR694f3dd1, Ancestry member MarcGriffin1
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YR5306335 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR694f3dd1, FTDNA kit #101863
-
~0.78%
Robert Dunn :
23andMe, GEDmatch UD4245298 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UJ9164176 [compare], Ancestry member rmdunn112
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T269497 [compare], FTDNA kit #N128454
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch QK1944666 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Barbara Dunn :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
Living DNA
-
~0.78%
Michael Fry :
23andMe
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #55587
-
~0.78%
Kitty (Chandler) Carr :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A406976 [compare], Ancestry member kittyqat
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F307620 [compare], FTDNA kit #307620
-
~0.78%
Barbara (Gentry) Daniels :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Linda Bell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LindaSurratBell
-
~0.78%
Melinda Utal :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Kim (Martin) LaForest :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ng2007675 [compare], yourDNAportal KIM86efa635, Ancestry member klaforest621
-
~0.78%
Edward Davidson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member 824edavidson
-
~0.78%
Beth Jarvis :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
~0.78%
Alice Beard :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member anonymous
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
-
~0.39%
Leila Wise :
23andMe, GEDmatch M064802 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A194120 [compare], Ancestry member lewakus
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Kent Burbank :
23andMe
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Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel
Debra (Downs) Allison
Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel
Buchanan-257 and Buchanan-2214 appear to represent the same person because: Mary Buchanan is my paternal 4th great grandmother. Her birthplace is controversial (County Donegal, Ireland vs Pennsylvania) but the rest of the common info on these two listings matches (within reasonable bounds, i.e., birth vs baptism; death vs burial, etc.)
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by Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel
Debra (Downs) Allison
Buchanan-1461 and Buchanan-257 appear to represent the same person because: Mary was born in Ireland. These two are the same woman.
posted
by Debra (Downs) Allison
Featured National Park champion connections: Mary is 12 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 14 degrees from George Catlin, 15 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 18 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 15 degrees from George Grinnell, 23 degrees from Anton Kröller, 16 degrees from Stephen Mather, 22 degrees from Kara McKean, 15 degrees from John Muir, 17 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 22 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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