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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 BENTON

Spouse(s): Samuel Davis

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

Elizabeth Eliza Benton was born in 1612 in Gravesend, Kent, England, the child of John Caroli Benton and JOANE KEEP. READING BENTON. Elizabeth Eliza Benton married Samuel Davis, and had children including John Calvin Davis, Samuel Davis, Arthur 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 Caroli Benton and JOANE KEEP. READING BENTON.
  • Elizabeth Eliza Benton married Samuel Davis, and had children including John Calvin Davis, Samuel Davis, Arthur 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 BENTON
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)

John Davis
1633 – 1716
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
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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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Elizabeth Benton's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Benton
1612 – 1675
Birth Place: Gravesend, Kent, England
Parents
John Caroli Benton
1585 – 1653
Horseheath,Cambridge,England
JOANE (KEEP. READING) BENTON
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. John (Calvin) Davis (1633 – 23 Oct 1716)
  2. 2. Samuel Davis (1637 – 1687) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Merriday (1640 – 1679)
    1. 1. Gershom Davis (1656 – 1717)
    2. 2. Mary Davis (26 Jan 1657 – 1658)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Davis (11 Sep 1658 – )
    4. 4. Samuel Davis (1660 – abt 1719)
    5. 5. Hester Davis (1660 – 1695)
    6. 6. Tamar (Elizabeth) Davis (1662 – 3 Apr 1719)
    7. 7. William Davis (1662 – 21 Jan 1719)
    8. 8. Samuel Davis (1663 – 22 Apr 1715)
    9. 9. John DAVIS (8 Aug 1663 – 1745) m. Elizabeth White (29 Oct 1673 – 10 Jan 1770) m. Ruth JACKSON (1665 – 1745) m. Suzanna Matheney (Abt 1664 – Abt 1708) m. Ruth Jackson (1665 – 1745)
      1. 1. Peter Davis (1685 – 1725)
      2. 2. John Davis (1685 – 1765) m. Dorothy Spence (1698 – 1758)
        1. 1. John Davis (1708 – 28 Mar 1753) m. Unknown (Fiveash Sex Not) Known (1699 – ) m. Sarah
        2. 2. George Davis (11 Mar 1780 – Aft. 1820) m. Mary Contre (1770 – aft 1806)
        3. 3. Jane Davis m. Henry Humble (1800 – 1839)
      3. 3. Sarah Davis (1689 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Davis (1690 – 1699)
      5. 5. Abraham Davis (1692 – 1755) m. Dorothy (20 February 1902 – 7 June 1996)
        1. 1. Freddie Davis (abt 1922 – )
        2. 2. Mitchell Davis (abt 1923 – 16 March 2005)
        3. 3. Alice (T) Davis (13 Oct 1923 – 8 Sep 2018)
        4. 4. Norma (Jane) Davis (abt 1933 – Abt 2006)
      6. 6. Johanna Davis (1693 – Nov 1775)
      7. 7. Thomas Davis (1 Aug 1693 – Abt. 1740)
      8. 8. David DAVIS (1695 – 1778)
      9. 9. William Davis (12 Dec 1695 – 1755) m. Ellen (Elizabeth) Bland (1695 – 1756) m. Catharine Carter (1 Apr 1735 – )
        1. 1. John Davis (10 October 1714 – 8 Oct 1753)
        2. 2. Henry Davis (1718 – 17 Mar 1767)
        3. 3. Isaac Davis (24 Nov 1723 – 27 May 1771)
        4. 4. Richard Davis (1724 – 1812)
        5. 5. Thomas (Davies) Davis (14 NOV 1725 – 13 Oct 1817)
        6. 6. William Davis (1726 – 1812)
        7. 7. Abigail Davis (22 Mar 1726-1727 – 19 Jan 1798)
        8. 8. Ellen (Elisabeth) Davis (1728 – abt 1789)
        9. 9. Thomas Davis (1729 – 29 Sep 1764)
        10. 10. Joshua Davis (1729 – 1760)
        11. 11. Sarah Davis (18 Nov 1732 – 1804)
        12. 12. Nathaniel (N) Davis (1738 – Nov 1843)
        13. 13. William Davis (1739 – 1812)
      10. 10. Thomas Davis (Abt. 1700 – Aft. 1747)
      11. 11. David (Christopher) Davis (14 Jan 1740 – 05 Nov 1785) m. Mary (T) Davis
      12. 12. John Davis (9 Mar 1692 – abt 1727)
      13. 13. Thomas (Wyatt) Davis (1 August 1693 – Abt. 1749)
      14. 14. Jeffrey Davis (1700 – 1782)
      15. 15. Henry Davis (1700 – 1788)
      16. 16. Francis Davis (Abt. 1700 – 1738)
      17. 17. Susannah Davis (4 Sep 1700 – 28 Feb 1788)
      18. 18. William Davis (3 Nov 1710 – 1784)
      19. 19. Rachel Davis (20 Nov 1715 – 1795)
    10. 10. Solomon Davis (1664 – 1739)
    11. 11. Alice Davis (1666 – 1720)
    12. 12. David Davis (1668 – )
    13. 13. James (Samuel) DAVIS (29 Oct 1669 – 14 Dec 1716)
    14. 14. Samuel (James) Davis (29 Oct 1669 – April , 1748)
    15. 15. Sarah Davis (1670 – )
    16. 16. John Davis (abt 1675 – abt 1730)
  3. 3. Arthur Davis (1640 – 23 Oct 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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