Benajah
Benager
"Benager"
Hughes
Born about in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Son of Benjamin Hughes
and Anna (Mason) Hughes
Husband of
Unknown (Fulmer) Hughes
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary Lydia Benton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Young Hughes, John Jasper Hughes Sr, Ellender Magdalene (Hughes) Reid, Matilda (Hughes) Craddock, Amanda (Hughes) White, George Benjamin Hughes and Commodore Columbus Hughes
Died about
at about age 74
in Tallapoosa County, Alabama
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Biography
Lost a leg in an skirmish with Native Americans.
Married at least 2 times, had 12 children.
1st wife was Mary Lydia Benton
2nd wife was "Nancy" Fulmer.
Unknown as to exactly when the first wife died and which children are from which wife.
Sources
- 1840 United States Census Coweta County, Georgia
- Alabama State Census - 1820-1866
- Alabama, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890,
- U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
- Alabama, Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999
Benajah Hughes will was probated 10 Dec 1868
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benajah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benajah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benajah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benajah:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Ellen (Carmichael) Overstreet 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M696193 [compare]
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~6.25%
Ruby (Black) Taroni :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Julie (Overstreet) Taber :
23andMe, GEDmatch M133134 [compare], yourDNAportal JUL495a7962
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A424191 [compare], Ancestry member jdtaber4462
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~3.12%
Tom Taroni :
23andMe, GEDmatch A544599 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A544599 [compare], Ancestry member vtaroni
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~1.56%
T H Martin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PF8286748 [compare], yourDNAportal THO66f4c3bc, Ancestry member lapchat
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~1.56%
Janet (Wallis) Ribeiro :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LY2282437 [compare], yourDNAportal JANce206a5b, FTDNA kit #920406
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~0.78%
John Wesley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A198886 [compare], Ancestry member flametamer16
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Kathy (Whitfield) Stepp
Kathy (Whitfield) Stepp
Hughes-8885 and Hughes-7883 appear to represent the same person because: Looks like the same guy. Same parents/wikitree numbers. Dates: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186093830/benajah-benager-hughes
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by Kathy (Whitfield) Stepp
Kathy (Gunter) Sullivan
Hughes-13372 and Hughes-7883 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates.
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by Kathy (Gunter) Sullivan
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