Benjamin Bland was born in 1724 in Virginia, the son of James Bland and Mary Calloway. He married Mary Jane Samuel in 1746 in Virginia and together had 8 children. Benjamin died on August 29, 1771 in Fauquier, Virginia.
Charles L. Bland, A Vision of Unity: The Bland Family in England and America, 1555-1900 (Amherst, New York : C.L. Bland, c1982, 1990), FHL Book call no. 929.273 B61b.
Prince William County (Virginia), County Clerk, General index to deeds, 1732-1887; deeds, 1731-1869; election poll, 1840 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1947, 1951), FHL Film 033,106. Notes: A deed dated 28 April 1746 names sons of James Bland as Benjamin and Arthur. This deed also names Benjamin's wife as Mary.
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