Benjamin
Belt
I
Born in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of John Belt I
and Elizabeth (Unknown) Lamb
Brother of
John Belt II, Joseph Belt Sr., Charity (Belt) Mullikin [half], Elizabeth (Belt) Waring [half], Margaret Belt [half], Sarah (Belt) Harwood [half] and Jeremiah Belt [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Middleton) Belt
— married
1714 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Sophia (Belt) Beall, Anne Nancy (Belt) Brashear, Joseph Belt, Middleton Belt, Benjamin Belt II, Elizabeth (Belt) Waring and Esther (Belt) Watkins
Died
at age 89
in Prince George's, Maryland
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1682. He died in 1772 at the age of 89.
He had made depositions in Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties, giving his age as 56 in 1738, 66 in 1748, 73 in 1755 and 83 in 1765. In 11/1714, he was Overseer of Highways for Patuxen Hundred. In 11/1715, he was allowed 1000 pounds of tobacco for keeping Eliza Norman's child.
Children:
- Sophia (Belt) Beall, Beall 1713 - 1783. Married James Beall II 1704 - 1763. Married Thomas Beall 1730 - 1771
- Ann Nancy (Belt) Brashears 1714 - 1776. Married Basil Brashears 1714 -
- Joseph Belt 1716 - 1793. Married Esther Smith 1712 - 1796
- Middleton Belt abt. 1717 - 1743 or 1744
- Benjamin Belt II 1718 - 1775. Married Ruth A. Harris 1712 - 1775
- Elizabeth (Belt) Waring 1721 - 1776. Married Basil Waring II 1717 - 1776
- Esther (Belt) Watkins 1723. Married John Watkins 1727 - 1781
Will
Benjamin's Will[1]. Will dated 19 June 1772 and proved 28 May 1773 in Prince George's County and at Annapolis.
Research Notes
1697. By his Father's will, he inherited 200 acres, part of "Belt's Posterity" in Baltimore County, Maryland. It was at the head of the Gunpowder River. The remaining 100 acres, falling to his brother Joseph.
1714. In The Prince George's County, Maryland Court records, page 721. March 1714/15: "Bastardly Elizabeth Norman confesses the fact refuses to tell the Father--serve Benjamin Belt her now master 6 months".. page 15 , November 1715 "Benj. Belt for keeping Eliza Norman's child 1000 pounds. (of tobacco).
1717. Benjamin Belt had a son named Middleton Belt. It was later a distinctive name in this branch of the family. Some believe that Elizabeth Belt was a Middleton.
1719. 18th June, William & Elizabeth Middleton of Charles County, Maryland gave Benjamin Belt of Prince Georges County, Maryland 123 acres of land located in Prince George's County called "Godfather's Gift". This land was located in the Eastern branch of the Potomac. This record is located in the Land Records of Prince George's, Maryland 1717 - 1726. Page 19.
Sources
See also:
- Maryland Historical Magazine 1913. Bio. of Benjamin Belt. Page 198
- History of Western Maryland. Page 982 mentions his plantation named "Belt Buckle". He was 66 years old in 1748. See Prince George's County (Liber E.E. ,folio 713) and 73 in 1755 (Liber N.N.,folio 411). In similiar depoisitions he was 56 years old in 1738 (Liber I. B. No. 1, folio 116).
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Emily Waring :
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~0.39%
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