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Francis Benton 1700–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1769

Death Location: Dobbs, North Carolina, USA

Father: Francis Benton

Mother: Martha Cotton

Spouse(s): Margaret Pipkin

Children(s): Samuel Benton

Francis Benton was born in 1700 in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA, the child of Francis Benton And Martha Cotton. In 1769, Francis Benton resided in No Township Listed, Dobbs County, NC. Francis Benton married Margaret Pipkin, and had children including Samuel Benton. Francis Benton passed away in 1769 in Dobbs, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Benton was born in 1700 in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA, the child of Francis Benton And Martha Cotton.
  • In 1769, Francis Benton resided in No Township Listed, Dobbs County, NC.
  • Francis Benton married Margaret Pipkin, and had children including Samuel Benton.
  • Francis Benton passed away in 1769 in Dobbs, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Benton
1680–1726
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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Martha Cotton
1685–1736
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Pipkin
1705–1760
Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Samuel Benton
1720–1770
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Francis Benton's Ancestors

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Francis Benton
1700–1769
Birth Place: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Francis Benton
1680–1726
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Martha Cotton
1685–1736
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Benton
1661–1728
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Charity (M) Parker
1639–1711
Jamestown, James Co, VA
John (Bertie) Cotton
1658–1728
Queens Creek, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Martha Godwin
1658–1693
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States,
Great-Grandparents
Sire Cotton
1621–1702
Lady Hutcheson
1637–1702
William Godwin
1620–1710
Elizabeth Godwin
1632–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Godwin
1614–1678
Mary Bridger
1616–1683

Francis Benton's Descendants

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Francis Benton (1700–1769) m. Margaret Pipkin (1705–1760)
  1. 1. Samuel Benton 1720–1770 m. Frances Kimbrough 1732–1811
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Benton 1750–1788 m. Cornelius (Archibald Mumbray) Roberts 1746–1788
      1. 1. Elizabeth Roberts 1768–1833 m. Abraham (V) Childers 1752–1849
        1. 1. Paulina Childers 1798–1850 m. Elisha (B) Breeding 1788–1863

Francis Benton's Timeline

3 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Francis Benton in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
1769
1769
Age 69
Francis Benton resided here in No Township Listed, Dobbs County, NC
No Township Listed, Dobbs County, NC
1769
1769
Age 69
Death of Francis Benton in Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
Dobbs, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Dobbs County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
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