Daniel Benton (1696 - 1776)

Born 25 Jun 1696 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Skinner) Benton — married 3 Jan 1722 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut Colony,

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1776 at age 80 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Daniel Benton was born on June 25, 1696 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America. His parents were Samuel Benton and Sarah Chatterton. He married Mary Skinner on January 03, 1722 Together they had 11 children:

1. Abigail Benton
2. Daniel Benton
3. Elijah Benton
4. Hannah Benton
5. John Benton
6. Lydia Benton
7. Mary Benton
8. Mary Benton
9. Siloam Benton
10. William Benton
11. Sarah Benton

He died on July 25, 1776 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Editing Note: Correction to date of death: The correct date of death should be July 25, 1776. The source for this date is the Barbour collection of Vital Records of Tolland, Connecticut.

• Christening (28 JUN 1696)
• http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Daniel Benton was born on 25 June 1696 at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.1,2 He was the son of Samuel Benton and Sarah Chatterton.1 On 21 September 1718 Daniel Benton united with The Second Church Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.1 He married Mary Skinner on 3 January 1722 at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; She was the daughter of John Skinner of Hartford.

They had the following children born at Tolland:

1. Mary, b. 17 Oct 1722, d. 16 Mar 1723;
2. Daniel, b. 6 Jan 1724;
3. William, b. 12 Nov 1725;
4. Mary, b. 9 Apr 1727, d. 4 Oct 1745;
5. Elijah, b. 30 Jun 1728;
6. Sarah, b. 8 May 1780, d. young;
7. Hannah, b. 12 Jul 1731, d. young;
8. John, b. 17 Jun 1732, d. young;
9. Siloam, b. 11 Dec 1733, d. young;
10. Lydia, b. 2 May 1735;
11. Abigail, b. 25 Nov 1736, m. 19 Jul 1757 Benjamin Davis.1 Daniel Benton died after 1736 at Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut.1

Sources

• https://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/books/The_Early_History_of_Tolland_1861.pdf
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 August 2016, 14:10), entry for Daniel Benton(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZDM-JVL); contributed by various users.
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - Stafford 1719-1850, Tolland 1715-1850, Compiled by Jan Tilton, General Editor Lorraine Cook White, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 2002
• Barbour, Lucius Barnes. Families of Early Hartford, Conn. (Genealogical Pub. Co., 1977) Page 50.