Mary Jane Benson is a part of US Black heritage.

Biography

Slave Owner

Samuel Harrison (1777-1837) Joseph H. Harrison (1780-1835)

Mary Jane was born about 1828. She is the daughter of Thomas Benson and Mabel Harrison. There a Mary J. Benson listed in the 1850 Baltimore census^[1] listed in the white household of Jacob Biest, but Mary Jane was born enslaved and was not due to be free until 1859, so this not likely to be her. No other record has been found as yet for her.

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Baltimore Ward 9, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 284; Page: 27b; Line Number: 33
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #19642481 (accessed 18 October 2023)
   Mary J Benson (22) in Baltimore Ward 9, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Born in Maryland.

• *"Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9T1P-9KTY?cc=1803986&wc=SNYC-HZ9%3A146535201%2C148326701 : 20 May 2014), Talbot > Wills 1832-1848 vol 9 > image 45 of 245; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
• "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYMQ-HPH?cc=1803986&wc=SNYC-GP8%3A146535201%2C147515601 : 20 May 2014), Talbot > Inventories 1836-1842 > image 104 of 498; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
• "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYM8-9X5F?cc=1803986&wc=SNYZ-FM7%3A146535201%2C147320001 : 20 May 2014), Talbot > Distributions 1825-1845 vol D > image 159 of 185; Hall of Records, Annapolis.

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• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Baltimore Ward 9, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 284; Page: 27b; Line Number: 33
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #19642481 (accessed 18 October 2023)
  Mary J Benson (22) in Baltimore Ward 9, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Born in Maryland.