Benjamin
Humphries
Born about in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Son of John Humphries
and Monica Halliburton
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Keeton) Turner
— married
1788 (to 1795) in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
William Humphries and Armind (Humphries) Underwood
Died about
at about age 31
in Wake County, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jan 2011
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Biography
Estate of Benjamin Humphries was administered by his near neighbor, Elias Turner. Elias even married the widow, and assumed guardianship for the two children, William Humphries and Armind Humphries.
Sources
Probate papers in Wake County, North Carolina 1796
Guardianship papers for William Humphries and Armind Humphries by their step-father, Elias Turner, 1808
Power-of-Attorney made 1813 in Henderson County, Kentucky. This entrusted Asa Turner, brother of Elias Turner, to travel to North Carolina to sell the land (approximately 123 acres) that had belonged to Benjamin Humphries. Power-of-Attorney was signed/marked by Elias and Mary Turner, William Humphries, Phillip and "Army" Underwood.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~0.78%
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Pj (Elliott) Sisseck
Pj (Elliott) Sisseck
Humphries-1680 and Humphries-114 appear to represent the same person because: They married the same woman!
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Rejected matches › Benjamin F. Humphries (1873-1949) › Benjamin Rush Humphries (abt.1867-) › Henry Benjamin Humphries (1841-1926) › Benjamin Humphrey Jr. (1765-1784) › Benjamin Humphrey
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