YourRoots Logo
Sign up free
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

Sign up free

Edward Benton 1600 – 1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 FEB 1600

Birth Location: Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 OCT 1680

Death Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Father: Edward Benton

Mother: Joane Halloway

Spouse(s): Alice Purden

Children(s): Anne Benton, Rebecka Benton, Edward Benton, Daniel Benton, Andrew Benton, Hannah Benton, Langford Benton, Mary Benton, John Benton, Tabitha Benton, Elizabeth Benton, Sarah Benton, Zacheus Benton

The story of Edward Benton began in 1600 in Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Edward Benton married Alice Anne Purden, and had children including Anne Benton, Rebecka Benton, Edward Benton, Daniel Benton, Andrew Benton, Hannah Benton, Langford Benton, Mary Benton, John Benton, Tabitha Benton, Elizabeth Benton, Sarah Benton, Zacheus Benton. Edward Benton passed away in 1680 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

Find more search results for Edward Benton
EB

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
N/A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • The story of Edward Benton began in 1600 in Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
  • Edward Benton married Alice Anne Purden, and had children including Anne Benton, Rebecka Benton, Edward Benton, Daniel Benton, Andrew Benton, Hannah Benton, Langford Benton, Mary Benton, John Benton, Tabitha Benton, Elizabeth Benton, Sarah Benton, Zacheus Benton.
  • Edward Benton passed away in 1680 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Benton
1539 – 1605
Birth Location: Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
EB
Joane Halloway
1543 – 1599
Birth Location: Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
JH

Spouses(s)

Alice Purden
1606 – 1671
Birth Location: Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
AP

Children(s)

Anne Benton
1625 – 1671
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
AB
Rebecka Benton
1628 –
Birth Location: Epping, Essex, England
RB
Edward Benton
1637 – 1697
Birth Location: Epping, co. Essex, England
EB
Daniel Benton
1638 – 1672
Birth Location: Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
DB
Andrew Benton
1639 – 1714
Birth Location: Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
AB
Hannah Benton
1640 – 1678
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
HB
Langford Benton
1642 –
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
LB
Mary Benton
1642 – 1718
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
MB
John Benton
1643 – 1643
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
JB
Tabitha Benton
1645 –
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
TB
Elizabeth Benton
1647 – 1654
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
EB
Sarah Benton
1650 – 1692
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
SB
Zacheus Benton
1652 – 1685
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
ZB

Edward Benton's Ancestors

Self
Edward Benton
1600 – 1680
Birth Place: Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Benton
1539 – 1605
Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Joane Halloway
1543 – 1599
Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Humphry Benton
1515 – 1583
Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Joane Graygoose
1520 – 1583
Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
William Halloway
1510 –
Stoke Gabriel, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
William Holloway
1510 –
Stoke Gabriel, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Benton
1485 – 1526
Leanord
1501 –
George Greygose
1485 – 1559
Jane Greygoose
1495 – 1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Banyton
1460 – 1516
Agnes Scrope
1450 – 1498

Edward Benton's Descendants

1.
EB
Edward Benton (24 FEB 1600 – 28 OCT 1680) m. Alice (Anne) Purden (1606 – 22 AUG 1671)
  1. 1. Anne Benton (1 MAR 1625 – 22 AUG 1671)
  2. 2. Rebecka Benton (1628 – )
  3. 3. Edward Benton (1637/1638 – 20 FEB 1697/1698) m. Mary Hale (1643 – 8 AUG 1702)
  4. 4. Daniel Benton (1638 – JUN 1672) m. Rachel Goodrich (1645 – 18 OCT 1685)
  5. 5. Andrew Benton (ABT 1639 – 13 JAN 1714) m. Elizabeth Rolfe (ABT 1642 – 27 OCT 1713)
  6. 6. Hannah Benton (28 SEP 1640 – 1678) m. Samuel Ackerly (1642 – 1688)
  7. 7. Langford Benton (1642 – )
  8. 8. Mary Benton (2 FEB 1642 – 1 MAR 1718) m. Samuel Thorpe (14 JUN 1646 – 2 FEB 1728)
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Thorpe (31 OCT 1666 – 24 JUL 1725) m. Edward Fenn (1648 – 2 FEB 1728)
      1. 1. Mary Fenn (27 SEP 1689 – 20 DEC 1760)
      2. 2. Benjamin Fenn (1691 – 1691) m. <Living>
      3. 3. Elizabeth Fenn (29 APR 1692 – 2 NOV 1751) m. John Dunbar (1693 – 13 MAY 1746)
        1. 1. Mary Dunbar (26 SEP 1716 – 8 OCT 1799) m. Ebenezer Elwell (9 JUN 1721 – 14 JAN 1767) m. Ebenezer Elwell (28 OCT 1690 – 24 DEC 1754) m. Stephen Seymour (21 JUL 1718 – 13 NOV 1807)
        2. 2. Sarah Dunbar (7 FEB 1719 – )
        3. 3. Edward Dunbar (7 APR 1722 – 23 JAN 1790)
        4. 4. John Dunbar (28 SEP 1724 – 4 OCT 1786) m. Temperance Hall (16 APR 1727 – 26 MAY 1770)
        5. 5. Samuel Dunbar (18 DEC 1726 – 6 DEC 1820) m. Lois Holt (ABT 1730 – )
        6. 6. Elizabeth Dunbar (5 MAY 1729 – 22 FEB 1792) m. Andrew Andrews (16 AUG 1719 – 22 FEB 1792)
        7. 7. Hannah Dunbar (20 APR 1733 – 21 SEP 1774) m. Moses Blakeslee (25 JAN 1728 – 6 MAR 1807)
      4. 4. Sarah Fenn (24 NOV 1694 – ) m. Solomon Moss (9 JUL 1690 – 10 OCT 1752) m. Theophilus Jones (18 MAR 1690 – 26 NOV 1754)
      5. 5. Theophilus Fenn (31 JAN 1698 – 18 DEC 1748) m. Martha Doolittle (16 APR 1703 – 1760)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Fenn (30 MAR 1723 – From 1739 to 1817) m. Soloman Moss (31 OCT 1719 – 1755) m. John Glover (1720 – )
        2. 2. Martha Fenn (23 SEP 1725 – 6 SEP 1818) m. Levi Moss (31 DEC 1722 – 16 SEP 1802)
        3. 3. Bethiah Fenn (18 FEB 1728 – ) m. Enos Page (15 SEP 1723 – unknown)
        4. 4. Benjamin Fenn (3 AUG 1730 – 1819)
        5. 5. Edward Fenn (2 SEP 1732 – ABT 1789) m. Abigail Austin (ABT 1732 – 1793)
        6. 6. Phebe Fenn (12 FEB 1735 – 1790) m. Timothy Hart (24 MAY 1731 – 1800)
        7. 7. Theophilus Fenn (20 FEB 1735 – 8 NOV 1735)
        8. 8. Abigail Fenn (22 OCT 1737 – ) m. Elnathan Thorpe (13 AUG 1729 – 6 JUL 1803)
        9. 9. Eunice Fenn (16 MAR 1741 – 5 APR 1820) m. David Way (ABT 1739 – 30 AUG 1818)
        10. 10. Theophilus Fenn (29 JUN 1744 – ) m. Ann (Martha) Rood (ABT 1746 – ) m. Mary Rood (11 MAR 1747 – 3 JUL 1830) m. Anna Reed
        11. 11. Susannah Fenn (28 SEP 1746 – 28 SEP 1746)
      6. 6. Hannah Fenn (4 FEB 1698 – 14 FEB 1698)
      7. 7. Hannah Fenn (13 OCT 1701 – )
      8. 8. John Fenn (22 MAR 1702 – 4 SEP 1793) m. Sarah Benton (19 MAR 1706 – 17 JAN 1767) m. Susan Gibson (From 1726 to 1749 – From 1771 to 1837) m. Susanna Gibson (19 MAR 1706 – 17 JAN 1767)
      9. 9. Hannah Fenn (13 DEC 1704 – 9 SEP 1760) m. Thomas Doolittle (17 MAY 1705 – 23 JAN 1782) m. John Doolittle (1685 – ) m. John Doolittle (6 FEB 1712 – NOV 1747)
      10. 10. Thomas Fenn (13 SEP 1707 – 25 APR 1769) m. Lydia Ackley (14 AUG 1712 – 4 DEC 1741) m. Christina Baker (1717 – 15 MAY 1768)
      11. 11. Naomi Fenn (10 MAY 1712 – 5 APR 1746) m. Samuel Frost (1707 – 21 DEC 1803)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Thorpe (15 FEB 1668 – 27 AUG 1736) m. Abraham Doolittle (12 FEB 1649 – 10 NOV 1732)
    3. 3. Samuel Thorp (8 MAR 1670 – 11 APR 1687)
    4. 4. Hannah Thorpe (9 SEP 1675 – 6 OCT 1747) m. John Cook (3 DEC 1669 – 30 APR 1739) m. <Living>
    5. 5. Ebenezer Thorpe (6 SEP 1678 – 31 JAN 1698) m. Ebenezer Thorpe (ABT 1618 – ) m. Mrs. (Ebenezer) Thorpe (ABT 1683 – ) m. Ebenezer Thorpe (ABT 1683 – ) m. Ebenezer (Mrs.) Thorpe (ABT 1680 – ) m. Ebenezer (Mrs.) Thorpe (ABT 1682 – ) m. Ebenezer (Mrs.) Thorpe m. Ebenezer (Mrs.) Thorpe m. Ebenezer (Mrs.) Thorpe m. Ebenezer (Mrs.) Thorpe m. Ebenezer (Mrs.) Thorpe m. Ebenezer Thorpe m. <Living> m. Ebenezer (Mrs.) Thorpe
    6. 6. Naomi Thorpe (31 JAN 1681 – 8 JAN 1771) m. John Boulcott (ABT 1677 – UNKNOWN) m. John Bancroft (ABT 1888 – ) m. John Bancroft m. <Living>
    7. 7. John Thorpe (6 JUL 1686 – 18 OCT 1703) m. John (Thorpe) Mrs. (ABT 1685 – ) m. John (Thorpe) Mrs. m. John Thorpe (ABT 1688 – )
    8. 8. Samuel Thorp (11 APR 1687 – 14 MAR 1764)
    9. 9. Hannah Thorp (1689 – )
    10. 10. Eleazar Thorpe (ABT 1690 – )
    11. 11. Nathan Thorpe (ABT 1691 – )
  9. 9. John Benton (10 JUN 1643 – 10 JUN 1643)
  10. 10. Tabitha Benton (1 MAR 1645 – ) m. Simeon (( or Simon)) Simpson (ABT 1640 – UNKNOWN)
  11. 11. Elizabeth Benton (3 JUN 1647 – APR 1654)
  12. 12. Sarah Benton (4 NOV 1650 – 25 DEC 1692) m. John Fenn (ABT 1648 – ) m. Thomas Wright (1670 – )
  13. 13. Zacheus Benton (27 AUG 1652 – 1685) m. Mrs. (Zacheus) Benton (ABT 1657 – ) m. Mrs. (Zacheus) Benton (ABT 1657 – )

Edward Benton's Timeline

4 Records

1600
24 FEB 1600
Birth of Edward Benton in Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1600
24 FEB 1600
Edward Benton was christened in Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1680
28 OCT 1680
Age 80
Death of Edward Benton in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1680
OCT 1680
Age 80
Burial of Edward Benton in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 FEB 1600
    Event Place: Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 24 FEB 1600
    Event Place: Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 OCT 1680
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: OCT 1680
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
Find more search results for Edward Benton

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like “Trace Back To Me” instantly map your family’s migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond “end-of-line” automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans “end-of-line” ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you’re away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches’ maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you’ll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE