Thomas
Benton
Born in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jonathan Benton
and Margaret (Gillmore) Benton
Brother of
Elisha Benton
Husband of
Clara (Davis) Benton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Loren D. Benton
Died
at age 32
in Decatur, Otsego, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Feb 2017
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Biography
Drowned in Otsego Lake, died intestate will probated 1812.
He is buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148484055/thomas-benton: accessed 22 October 2022), memorial page for Thomas Benton (unknown–24 Apr 1809), Find A Grave: Memorial #148484055, citing Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .
- Otsego County Land Deeds
- Otsego County Probate Records
- 1800 Federal Census, Otsego County, New York
Thomas Benton descends from: , Jonathan, Samuel, Samuel, Samuel, Andrew of the first settlers of Hartford Colony, Connecticut.
www.ancestry.com, Card Catalog, Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, image 55 of 749 images, Andrew Benton 1620-1683 mar. 1, Hannah Stocking, mar. 2 Anna Cole, a) his son (wiki tree Benton-59) Andrew Benton 1653-1704 married Martha Spencer daughter of Thomas Spencer b1607..
b) his son, Samuel Benton b1658 Milford, Conn., married Sarah Chatterton 1661-1746.
Families of Early Guilford, Conn., Vol I, Edward Benton died 28 Oct 1680. New Haven Colony, Conn., was settled 1639, recording the 1639 Plantation Covenant, holding the names of 25 signers, list available on request.
Land Deeds, Loren Davis Benton, Otsego County, New York, son of Thomas Benton and Clara Davis, sold his lands, married Sarah Seward and moved to Martinsburg, Lewis, New York. Family recorded in numerous Federal Census Records.
www.nnyln.org, old newspapers, recording the Bentons and Spencers in Lewis County, New York.
Will of Eugene Benton
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Jonathan Benton 1746-1839, Rev. War Soldier, on guard duty at the hanging of Major Andre, Enoch Crosby, Sgt. of the Guard.