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William Bennington Jr. (abt. 1770 - abt. 1820)

William Bennington Jr. aka Benington
Born about in Harford, Marylandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 16 Apr 1793 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died about at about age 50 in Boone, Kentucky, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

William Bennington (c. 1770 Harford, Maryland - 1820? Boone, Kentucky) was the son of William Bennington Sr. and Constant Barnes.

On 12 Apr 1793 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, William Bennington Jr. married Margaret Smith[1] daughter of Robert Smith and Mary Huston.

They settled in Fleming, Kentucky where their first four children were born and then moved to Boone, Kentucky.

Children are believed to include:

  1. Mary Elizabeth Bennington (1792 Fleming, Kentucky - 1838) married (1) John Hester, (2) Elisha Haines
  2. William Bennington (1798 - 1851) married Rebeca Kelly[2]
  3. Robert Smith Bennington (1800 - 1890) married Olive Susan Samson
  4. Thomas Bennington (1802 - 1856) married Cynthia Ann Mason
  5. Joseph Bennington (1804-1879) married Ann Allen Perkins
  6. Constant Bennington (1806 Boone, Kentucky - 1842) married William Dillman Hester[3]
  7. Rebecca Bennington (1809 - 1892) married John McCann
  8. Sarah Bennington (1812 - 1863) married James S. Shanklin

Notes:

  • Page 20 of John Hester Ancestry by Searl states: "Since John, his sister Abigail and brother William D Hester married grandchildren of William Bennington, Sr. (1726-1801) some items of interest relative to that family and the Robert Smith family should be mentioned. These two families with the Hesters, Gilberts, Hillis's, etc were among the first settlers of Fleming Co, KY. In fact William Bennington, Sr. was the oldest man living in the county as he was born in 1726 or 1729 in Harford Co, Maryland. Robert Smith was the 2nd oldest as he was born in 1733 and came to America as a Scotch sailor. In the first plot of Flemingsburg naming streets and alleys, it is shown that William Bennngton owned some of the lots.
  • 1790[4]: Harford, Maryland, United States, Page: 98. Wm Bennington 1-3-1. Probably William Sr. and family.
  • 1800[5]: District 5, Harford, Maryland, United States, Page: 122. William Benington 32101-00101. Also a younger Jerimah Benington on same page.


  • 1810[6]: Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, United States 31010-2111. William Bennington and family
  • 1810[7]: Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, United States, page 79. Thomas Bennington 10001-1010. Possible relative. See Thomas Bennington


  • 1820[8]: Burlington, Boone, Kentucky, United States. Wm Bennington family
  • 1820[9]: Fleming, Kentucky, United States, Page: 74. Thos Bennington. Relative?

Sources

  1. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYN-3HX : 17 May 2018), William Bennington Jr. and Margaret Smith, 12 Apr 1793; citing Marriage, , Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 331.
  2. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWB2-1QZ : 12 January 2020), Wm. Bennington, 1820.
  3. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDH9-LJ1 : 25 March 2020), William Hester, 1827.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKT-JNQ : accessed 6 October 2019), Wm Bennington, Harford, Maryland, United States; citing p. 98, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 3; FHL microfilm 568,143.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5R-1RV : accessed 6 October 2019), William Benington, District 5, Harford, Maryland, United States; citing p. 122, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 193,664.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2H-Y8F : accessed 6 October 2019), William Bennington, Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 91, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 181,351.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2H-T55 : accessed 6 October 2019), Thomas Bennington, Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 79, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 181,351.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-9Z8 : accessed 6 October 2019), Wm Bennington, Burlington, Boone, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 6, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 18; FHL microfilm 186,178.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-F3C : accessed 6 October 2019), Thos Bennington, Fleming, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 74, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 21; FHL microfilm 186,181.

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Bennington-28 created through the import of Thomas Nesbit.GED on Jun 1, 2011 by Milton Nesbit.




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