Born about in Halifax, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Morris Benton
and Frances (Kimbrough) Benton
Sister of
Penny Benton, Jesse B. Benton, Joseph Lewis Benton, Elizabeth (Benton) Bruce, Lemuel Benton, Martha (Benton) Mangum, Augustine Benton and Samuel (Benton) Bonython
Wife of
John Frost Sr
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Cornelius Alexander Roberts
— married
about 1767 in Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Roberts) Childers, Mary Ellen (Roberts) Monk, James Daniel Roberts Sr., Nathan Elliot Roberts, Isaac Roberts, Daniel Tipton Roberts, Amelia (Roberts) Frost, Jesse Roberts, Susannah Roberts, Sinai (Roberts) Bowers, Archibald Roberts and Mary Mourning (Roberts) Talley
Died after
after about age 91
in Green County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Dec 2010
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Contents |
Biography
Mary Benton was born in Virginia 1749. [1]
Source number: 2316.000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Mary Benton married Cornelius Roberts in 1767 in Connecticut.
Children born to Cornelius and Mary:
- Mary Ellen Roberts,
- Elizabeth Roberts,
- Mary Polly Roberts ( were the last 2 TWINS) ??
- James Roberts,
- Nathan Roberts,
- Isaac Roberts,
- Daniel Roberts,
- Jesse Roberts,
- Amelia Milly Roberts,
- Susanna Roberts,
- Sinai Roberts,
- Archibald Roberts,
- Mourning Roberts
Russell County, Virginia in Indian depredations Russell County, Virginia, wrote Governor Edmund Randolph on June 24, 1788, the following letter: That 4 were killed in Russell county by Cherokee joined with Creeks. It mentions a Roberts who was killed, Cornelius who lived in the Glade Hollow section of Russell County Jan 14, 1783. His Widow, Mary married Rev. John FROST, baptist minister living on Harrolds Cr.[2] the 1790 census reflects Mary married to the Rev. John Frost.
Notes
- (Research):http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varussel/deeds/deedbk1a.html
- Russell County, VA Deed Book 1 Grantor Index
- Roberts, Cornelius & Mary Price, Frances 04 Dec 1787 page 94
- Roberts, James, John & Mary Frost (widow of Cornelius Roberts, John Frost Kyzer, John 18 Mar 1793 page 293
Sources
- ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Cornelius Roberts.
- ↑ "Letters of Governor Edmund Randolph, Russell County, Virginia" June 24, 1788, the following letter regarding Indian Depredations.(ancestry.com)
- United States Census, 1790," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHK2-YCW
- Source: Huntsville History Collection.org [1] Added by Mary Atkins.
- Source: "Edward Frost A Vintage Vignette by John P Rankin" Added by Mary Atkins.
- https://rosamondpress.com/2012/05/26/benton-long-hunters/
- http://www.mylonghunters.info/roberts-pictures
- Find-a-grave #117792547
Acknowledgments
- This person was created through the import of 12102010.ged on 20 December 2010. The following data was included in the gedcom.
- Thank you to Angelee Mullins for creating WikiTree profile Benton-1086 through the import of Mullins-Rose 11-6-2013.ged on Nov 7, 2013.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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Robin White
Robin White
Veronica (Coat) Williams
[Living Mullins]
I had her in my files as Mary Magdalina Benton. Not sure where the middle name Ellen came from but then I don't have the source for the middle name either.
posted
by [Living Mullins]
Robin White
Benton-1178 and Benton-74 appear to represent the same person because: same person
posted
by Robin White
Robin White
Benton-75 and Benton-74 appear to represent the same person because: same person
posted
by Robin White
Veronica (Coat) Williams
Benton-1610 and Benton-74 appear to represent the same person because: Same relationships dates etc
posted
by Veronica (Coat) Williams
Rejected matches › Ellen Melinda Lee (Osburn) Frost (1910-1995) › Mary (Frost) Brown (abt.1665-abt.1748) › Mary (Frost) Scott (1697-1734) › Mary (Woodworth) Benton (1749-1820) › Ellen Frost (1809-1894) › Mary (Roberts) Prendergress (abt.1775-) › Mary (Benton) Thorpe (1642-1718) › Mary Boynton › Mary Honora (McLean) Benton › Eileen Mary Bindon › Mary (Boynton) Barker (abt.1810-) › Mary Park (Seavy) Benton › Mary Adelaide (Barnard) Vinton (abt.1830-) › Mary Madora Ellen (Harrison) O'Neal (1856-1933) › Mary Jane (Brenton) McClain (1773-1852) › Mary Salina Bunton (1883-1924) › Mary Buntyn › Mary (Boynton) Hartwell (1761-1835) › Mary (Libby) Boynton (bef.1753-1785) › Mary (Boynton) Kezer (1748-1830)
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