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Francis I Benton 1635–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1711

Death Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Father: John Benton

Mother: JOANE Immigrant

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Francis I Benton was born in 1635 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States, the child of John Benton And Joane Keep Reading Benton 1642 Immigrant. Francis I Benton passed away in 1711 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis I Benton was born in 1635 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States, the child of John Benton And Joane Keep Reading Benton 1642 Immigrant.
  • Francis I Benton passed away in 1711 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States.

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Francis Benton's Ancestors

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Francis Benton
1635–1711
Birth Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Benton
1585–1650
Horsehay, Shropshire, England
JOANE (KEEP. READING BENTON 1642) Immigrant
1587–1658
Epping, Essex, England
Grandparents
Nicolas Benton
1555–1630
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Andrew Benton
1520–1605
Epping Parish, Essex Co, England
Marcie Reading
1546–1599
Epping, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Benton
1520–1582
Margaret Evget
1535–1576
William Halloway
1510–1612
Katherine Thomas
1525–1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard (Baynton)
1500–1578
ISABELA BENTON
1500–

Francis Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1635
1635
Birth of Francis I Benton in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
1711
1711
Age 76
Death of Francis I Benton in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

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