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Elizabeth Eliza Benton 1612–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1612

Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England

Death Date: 1675

Death Location: Lawnes Creek, Surry, Virginia, United States

Father: John Benton

Mother: JOANE Immigrant

Spouse(s): Samuel Davis

Children(s): Samuel Davis, Arthur Davis, John Davis

Elizabeth Eliza Benton was born in 1612 in Gravesend, Kent, England, the child of John Benton And Joane Keep Reading Benton 1642 Immigrant. Elizabeth Eliza Benton married Samuel Davis, and had children including Arthur Davis, John Calvin Davis, Samuel Davis. Elizabeth Eliza Benton passed away in 1675 in Lawnes Creek, Surry, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Eliza Benton was born in 1612 in Gravesend, Kent, England, the child of John Benton And Joane Keep Reading Benton 1642 Immigrant.
  • Elizabeth Eliza Benton married Samuel Davis, and had children including Arthur Davis, John Calvin Davis, Samuel Davis.
  • Elizabeth Eliza Benton passed away in 1675 in Lawnes Creek, Surry, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Benton
1585–1653
Birth Location: Horseheath,Cambridge,England
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JOANE Immigrant
1587–1658
Birth Location: Epping, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Davis
1610–1667
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Samuel Davis
1637–1687
Birth Location: York County, Virginia, USA
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Arthur Davis
1640–1716
Birth Location: Upper Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia,
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John Davis
1633–1716
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Benton's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Benton
1612–1675
Birth Place: Gravesend, Kent, England
Parents
John Benton
1585–1653
Horseheath,Cambridge,England
JOANE (KEEP. READING BENTON 1642) Immigrant
1587–1658
Epping, Essex, England
Grandparents
Nicolas Benton
1555–1630
Horseheath, Cambridge, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Benton's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Eliza) Benton (28 Feb 1612–1675) m. Samuel Davis (24 Jan 1610–1667)
  1. 1. Samuel Davis 1637–1687 m. Anne (Elizabeth) Merriday 1640–1679
    1. 1. John (DAVIS) 1 1663–1744 m. Ruth JACKSON 1665–1745 m. Elizabeth White 1673–1770 m. Suzanna Matheney 1664–1708 m. Ruth Jackson 1665–1745
      1. 1. Johanna Davis 1693–1775
      2. 2. David DAVIS 1695–1778
      3. 3. Thomas Davis 1693–1740
      4. 4. Elizabeth Davis 1690–1699
      5. 5. Peter Davis 1685–1725
      6. 6. Abraham Davis 1692–1755 m. Dorothy 1902–1996
        1. 1. Norma (Jane) Davis 1933–2006
        2. 2. Alice (T) Davis 1923–2018
        3. 3. Mitchell Davis 1923–2005
        4. 4. Freddie Davis 1922–
      7. 7. David (Christopher) Davis 1740–1785
      8. 8. William Davis 1695–1755 m. Ellen (Elizabeth) Bland 1695–1756 m. Catharine Carter 1735–
        1. 1. Thomas Davis 1729–1764
        2. 2. Isaac (Davis) Sr. 1723–1771
        3. 3. Joshua Davis 1729–1760
        4. 4. Ellen (Elisabeth) Davis 1728–1789
        5. 5. William (Davis) Jr. 1726–1812
        6. 6. Thomas (Davies) Davis 1725–1817
        7. 7. Richard Davis 1724–1812
        8. 8. William Davis 1739–1812
        9. 9. Henry Davis 1718–1767
        10. 10. John Davis 1714–1753
        11. 11. Sarah Davis 1732–1804
        12. 12. Nathaniel (N) Davis 1738–1843
        13. 13. Abigail Davis 1726–1798
      9. 9. Thomas Davis 1700–1747
      10. 10. Sarah Davis 1689–
      11. 11. John Davis 1685–1765 m. Dorothy Spence 1698–1758
        1. 1. John Davis 1708–1753 m. Unknown (Fiveash Sex Not) Known 1699–
        2. 2. George Davis 1780–1819 m. Mary Coultre 1770–1806
      12. 12. Susannah Davis 1700–1788
      13. 13. Rachel Davis 1715–1795
      14. 14. William Davis 1710–1784
      15. 15. Jeffrey Davis 1700–1782
      16. 16. Francis Davis 1700–1738
      17. 17. Henry Davis 1700–1788
      18. 18. John (Davis) II 1692–1727
      19. 19. Thomas (Wyatt) Davis 1693–1723
    2. 2. Tamar (Elizabeth) Davis 1662–1719
    3. 3. James (Samuel) DAVIS 1669–1719
    4. 4. Sarah Davis 1670–
    5. 5. Alice Davis 1666–1720
    6. 6. Solomon Davis 1664–1739
    7. 7. William Davis 1662–1719
    8. 8. David Davis 1668–
    9. 9. Samuel Davis 1663–1715
    10. 10. John Davis 1675–1730
    11. 11. Samuel Davis 1660–1719
    12. 12. Samuel (James) Davis 1669–1748
    13. 13. Elizabeth Davis 1658–
    14. 14. Mary Davis 1657–1658
    15. 15. Hester Davis 1660–1695
    16. 16. Gershom Davis 1656–1717
  2. 2. Arthur Davis 1640–1716
  3. 3. John (Calvin) Davis 1633–1716

Elizabeth Benton's Timeline

4 Records

1607
Aug 1607
Elizabeth Eliza Benton was married in Jamestown, James, Virginia
Jamestown, James, Virginia
1612
28 Feb 1612
Birth of Elizabeth Eliza Benton in Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend, Kent, England
1631
1631
Age 19
Elizabeth Eliza Benton was married in England
England
1675
1675
Age 63
Death of Elizabeth Eliza Benton in Lawnes Creek, Surry, Virginia, United States
Lawnes Creek, Surry, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1612
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Aug 1607
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Lawnes Creek, Surry, Virginia, United States
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