Spencer
Benson
Jr
Born about in Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Spencer Benson Sr
and Comfort (Short) Benson
Brother of
Robert A Benson and Isaac Benson
Husband of
Frances (Jackson) Benson
— married
3 Oct 1822 in Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth N (Benson) Franks, James M Benson, Emeline (Benson) Stricklin, John Benson, Rebecca Benson, Isaac Newton Benson, Millie Ann (Benson) Davis and William J Benson
Died after
after about age 49
in Hardin, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jan 2020
This page has been accessed 289 times.
Biography
Spencer was born between 1790 and 1800 in Sevier, Tennessee, United States. He was the son of Spencer Benson Sr. and Comfort (Short) Benson.
Sources
- "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6R-7FV : 4 December 2014), Spencer Benson and Ruth Colville, 22 Nov 1819; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 324, Rhea, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
- "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNZH-SYX : 4 December 2014), Spencer Benson and Fanny Jackson, 03 Oct 1822; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Rhea, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
- "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBW-CPR?cc=1803958&wc=35YC-YZW%3A1588478503%2C1588478905%2C1588469601 : 14 August 2015), Tennessee > Rhea > Not Stated > image 60 of 98; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Early Tax Lists of Tennessee 1837
- "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYD-5TG : 18 August 2017), Spencer Benson, Hardin, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 248, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 522; FHL microfilm 24,544.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Spencer 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 Spencer:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Spencer 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 Spencer:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
James Thompson 
:
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch RM1121972 [compare], FTDNA kit #B605755
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~3.12%
Ron Thompson :
23andMe, GEDmatch HS6719248 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HS6719248 [compare], FTDNA kit #B602459
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
CD Knight :
23andMe
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