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Francis I Benton 1638–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Jamestown, James Co, VA

Death Date: 1711

Death Location: Nansemond Co., Colony of Virginia, British America, Virginia, USA

Father: John Benton

Mother: Joane (Benton)

Spouse(s): Charity Parker

Children(s): Francis Jr, John Benton, EPAPHRODITUS Benton

Francis I Benton was born in 1638 in Jamestown, James Co, VA, the child of John Benton And Joane Reading Benton. Francis I Benton married Charity M Parker, and had children including Epaphroditus Benton, Francis Benton Jr, John Benton. Francis I Benton passed away in 1711 in Nansemond Co., Colony of Virginia, British America, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis I Benton was born in 1638 in Jamestown, James Co, VA, the child of John Benton And Joane Reading Benton.
  • Francis I Benton married Charity M Parker, and had children including Epaphroditus Benton, Francis Benton Jr, John Benton.
  • Francis I Benton passed away in 1711 in Nansemond Co., Colony of Virginia, British America, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Benton's Ancestors

Self
Francis Benton
1638–1711
Birth Place: Jamestown, James Co, VA
Parents
John Benton
1585–1650
Epping, Essex, England
Joane (Reading) (Benton)
1587–1658
Epping, Essex, England
Grandparents
Nicolas Benton
1555–1630
Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Pettit
1559–1630
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benton
1520–1582
Margaret Evget
1535–1576
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard (Baynton)
1500–1578
ISABELA BENTON
1500–
John Evget
1470–1600
Joan Graygoose
1520–1579

Francis Benton's Descendants

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Francis (I) Benton (1638–1711) m. Charity (M) Parker (1639–1711)
  1. 1. Francis (Benton) Jr 1680–1728 m. Mary (Martha) Cotton 1685–1761 m. Martha (Benton) (Cotton) 1685–1736
    1. 1. Francis (Benton) 3 1700–1769 m. Margaret Pipkin 1705–1760
      1. 1. Joseph (Benton) Sr 1721–1791 m. Charity "Benton" 1725–1790
        1. 1. Jonathan Benton 1755–1810
        2. 2. Joseph Benton 1749–1837
        3. 3. Margaret Benton 1778–1806
        4. 4. Mary Benton 1750–1788
      2. 2. Aaron Benton 1722–1790
      3. 3. Francis (Benton) IV 1735–1800
      4. 4. Col. (Samuel Jesse Benton) 3 1720–1770
      5. 5. James Benton 1743–1835
      6. 6. Job (Joab) Benton 1751–1824
      7. 7. John Benton 1729–1790
      8. 8. Hardy Benton 1726–1790
    2. 2. Abner Benton 1700–1769
  2. 2. John Benton 1679–1750
  3. 3. EPAPHRODITUS Benton 1681–1728

Francis Benton's Timeline

3 Records

1635
1635
Birth of Francis I Benton in Jamestown, James City Co., Colony of Virginia, British Ameri, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, James City Co., Colony of Virginia, British Ameri, Virginia, USA
1638
1638
Birth of Francis I Benton in Jamestown, James Co, VA
Jamestown, James Co, VA
1711
1711
Age 73
Death of Francis I Benton in Nansemond Co., Colony of Virginia, British America, Virginia, USA
Nansemond Co., Colony of Virginia, British America, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City Co., Colony of Virginia, British Ameri, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Jamestown, James Co, VA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Nansemond Co., Colony of Virginia, British America, Virginia, USA

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