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Comfort Short 1758–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware now Worchester Co, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1795

Death Location: Rhea, Kentucky, USA * Probate in DE *

Father: Willis ***

Mother: Elizabeth ***

Spouse(s): Spencer Benson

Children(s): William Benson

Comfort Short was born in 1758 in Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware now Worchester Co, Maryland, USA, the child of Willis Edward Short Jr And Elizabeth Wingate. Comfort Short married Spencer Ydna I M253 Benson, and had children including William Frederich Benson. Comfort Short passed away in 1795 in Rhea, Kentucky, USA * Probate in DE *.

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Biography

  • Comfort Short was born in 1758 in Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware now Worchester Co, Maryland, USA, the child of Willis Edward Short Jr And Elizabeth Wingate.
  • Comfort Short married Spencer Ydna I M253 Benson, and had children including William Frederich Benson.
  • Comfort Short passed away in 1795 in Rhea, Kentucky, USA * Probate in DE *.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willis ***
1700–1768
Birth Location: British Colony Maryland, Worcester, Maryland, United States
W*
Elizabeth ***
1700–1786
Birth Location: Delaware, United States
E*

Spouses(s)

Spencer Benson
1753–1836
Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex, DE
SB

Children(s)

William Benson
1795–1881
Birth Location: Sussex County, Delaware, USA
WB

Comfort Short's Ancestors

Self
Comfort Short
1758–1795
Birth Place: Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware now Worchester Co, Maryland, USA
Parents
Willis Edward Short Jr ***
1700–1768
British Colony Maryland, Worcester, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth (Wingate) ***
1700–1786
Delaware, United States
Grandparents
Edward (Short) Jr
1679–1742
London, London, England
Phoebe (Anne "Anne") Price
1679–1738
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Thomas Wingate
1672–1710
Manoakin, Somerset, Maryland
Jane (Esson or) Elliott
1675–1710
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Short
1650–1700
Jane (Short)
1660–
William Wingate
1649–1710
Elizabeth Cooper
1651–1704
Daniel Elliott
1650–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOSIAH (end)
1620–1650
Elizabeth (end)
1620–

Comfort Short's Descendants

1.
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Comfort Short (1758–15 May 1795) m. Spencer (yDNA I-M253) Benson (4 Dec 1753–13 Jun 1836)
  1. 1. William (Frederich) Benson 1795–1881 m. Catherine Shell 1798–1870
    1. 1. Martha Benson 1811–1846 m. Eliphus Holt 1812–1882

Comfort Short's Timeline

3 Records

1758
1758
Birth of Comfort Short in Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware now Worchester Co, Maryland, USA
Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware now Worchester Co, Maryland, USA
1779
1779
Age 21
Comfort Short was married in DE
DE
1795
15 May 1795
Age 37
Death of Comfort Short in Rhea, Kentucky, USA * Probate in DE *
Rhea, Kentucky, USA * Probate in DE *

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware now Worchester Co, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1795
    Event Place: Rhea, Kentucky, USA * Probate in DE *

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: DE
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