Benjamin Eaves (1780 - 1841)

Born 9 Jun 1780 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

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Died 23 Oct 1841 at age 61 in Madison, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1780 in North Carolina.
He was the son of William S. Eaves Sr. & Susannah Hampton

He married 1st to Elizabeth Jane "Betsy" Clark, July 24, 1806, Glasgow, Barren county, Kentucky.^[1] She was the daughter of Thomas Clark & Jane "Jennie" McHenry.

The family moved to Illinois by 1816.

He is on the 1820 Madison Co, IL census, Goshen twp: 20001/1001
Eaves, Benjamin - 26-44 (40)
. . . . wife - 26-44 (Betsy-39)
. . . . 1 girl - 0-9 (Susanna-4)
. . . . 2 boys - 0-9 (William Owen-3, Andrew Thomas-1)
(Son Noah Hampton was born in 1821)

His sister, Catherine McKinney also moved to Madison Co, IL, but then her sons moved to Texas.

Macoupin County was created in 1829.

Wife Betsy died in 1832 in Madison county, IL.
Benjamin married 2nd to Sally Wallace, Aug 11, 1833, Madison County, IL^[2]

In 1834 Benjamin and his son William Owen bought 33 acres of land in Macoupin Co, IL:
EAVES BENJAMIN - NWSW - 30 - 12N - 6W - 3rd meridian IL (This is in the NE corner of Macoupin County about 1 mile NW of Girard at the SE corner of Neff Rd & Henry Rd)^[3]

About 1835 Benjamin moved from Madison Co, Il to Macoupin County and settled in North Otter Township. (The land above is on the west line of Girard township. North Otter township is right next to it, across Henry Rd)

He must have made a visit to Tennessee between 1821-32 (probably around 1830) to see his father, since his son, Noah Hampton, who was born in Illinois in 1821, seems to have at least met his grandfather, who lived in Tennessee and died there in 1832.

1840 Macoupin Co, IL: Benjamin was there with his 2 sons, William & Noah -
Benjamin Eaves 000000001-00101001 - p 66
Eaves, Benjamin - 60-70 (Benj-60)
. . . . woman 50-60 (Sally)
. . . . woman 20-30
. . . . girl 10-15 (Susan who married in 1837, 2 earlier girls died before then, maybe these are Sally's children)

Benjamin died Oct. 23, 1841, age 61, while visiting his brother (must be William) in Madison County.
He was taken back to Macoupin County for burial.

His brothers, Jonathan & William (along with Jonathan's son Benjamin) were on the 1835 census of Union County, Illinois

Benjamin's 2 sons, Andrew Thomas and Noah Hampton moved to Colorado. Andrew joined the army there and died in a Civil War battle in Independence, Missouri in 1864.
Noah stayed in Colorado.
William Owen d in 1851 prob in IL.
His daugher Susanna Smith died in Macoupin co, IL in 1896.

Sources

1. ↑ Kentucky Marriages - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1D-662
2. ↑ Madison Co, IL - Eaves marriages around that time:
   Benjamin Eaves m Sally Wallace - Aug 11, 1833
   William Eaves m Margaret Tolly - Mar 28, 1833 [must be his brother]
   William O. Eves m Margaret Whiteside - Aug 17, 1837 [Benj's son]
   Sarah Ann Eaves m Warren Case - Oct 17, 1841 (Benjamin's daughter)
   Melinda Eaves m William Davis Baird - Dec 29, 1842
   Nancy Eaves m John Starkey - Nov. 4, 1847
   Mary Ann Eaves m John F. Mills - Nov. 29, 1849 [this must be Benj's daug]
   Benjamin F. Eaves m Melissa Howard - Dec 22, 1852
3. ↑ Acres: 33.40
   Price per Acre: 1.25
   Total Price: 41.75
   Date of Purchase: 12/29/1834
   Volume: 343
   Page: 168

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-QJGV : 14 October 2017), Benjamin Eaves and Sally Wallace, 11 Aug 1833; citing Madison, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,306,457.