Benedict was born about 1820. He and his wife Margaret were 3rd cousins.
United States Census, 1850 for Liberty, Missouri:
Benedict Durbin M 30 Kentucky
Margaret Durbin F 31 Kentucky
Honor E Durbin F 7 Missouri
Elishu Durbin M 5 Missouri
Benedict Durbin M 3 Missouri
Sarah E Durbin F 1 Missouri
Honor Durbin F 76 Maryland
Sources
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTF-784 : 15 August 2017), Benedict Dearben, Jackson Township, Clark, Missouri, United States; citing p. 338, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 221; FHL microfilm 14,855.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZX-H7C : 12 April 2016), Benedict Durbin, Liberty, Marion, Missouri, United States; citing family 367, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-FS4R : 8 November 2017), Benj Durbin in entry for Elisha Durbin, 22 Oct 1929, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #0826126, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101784604.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benedict 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 Benedict: