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James Jesse Titus Benton 1727–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1727

Birth Location: Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Apr 1778

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: Epaphroditis Benton

Mother: Sarah Savage

Spouse(s): Martha Looney

Children(s): Fereby Benton

James Jesse Titus Benton was born in 1727 in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA, the child of Epaphroditis Titus Benton And Sarah Pheribee Savage. James Jesse Titus Benton married Martha Matilda Looney, and had children including Fereby Looney Benton. James Jesse Titus Benton passed away in 1778 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Jesse Titus Benton was born in 1727 in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA, the child of Epaphroditis Titus Benton And Sarah Pheribee Savage.
  • James Jesse Titus Benton married Martha Matilda Looney, and had children including Fereby Looney Benton.
  • James Jesse Titus Benton passed away in 1778 in Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Epaphroditis Benton
1699–1780
Birth Location: Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Savage
1699–1745
Birth Location: Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Looney
1736–1750
Birth Location: Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Fereby Benton
1753–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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James Benton's Ancestors

Self
James Benton
1727–1778
Birth Place: Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Epaphroditis Titus Benton
1699–1780
Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Pheribee) Savage
1699–1745
Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John Benton
1679–1750
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Absilla (Benton) Hunter
1670–1750
Virginia, Virginia, USA
(Captain) (Thomas William Savage) II
1668–1728
Cherrystone, Northampton, Virginia, United States
Alicia (\ Elitia) Harmanson
1671–1728
Williamsburg, James City County, colony of Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Epaphroditus Benton
1648–1679
Susanna Hunter
1644–1679
Mary (Robins)
1640–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN Star
1585–1650
Joane Reading
1591–1658
George Hunter
1620–1660
Ann Tomlingson
1620–1669

James Benton's Descendants

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James (Jesse Titus) Benton (1727–Apr 1778) m. Martha (Matilda) Looney (1736–1750)
  1. 1. Fereby (Looney) Benton 1753–1850 m. William (patrick) Vaughn 1752–1850
    1. 1. Mary (A Vaughn) (Evans) 1778–1868 m. James (Price) Evans 1778–1820
      1. 1. James (David 'Jim') Evans 1820–1867 m. martha caldwell 1832–1890
      2. 2. Anna (Evans) (Storie) 1811–1902
      3. 3. Lucinda (Evans) (Galloway) 1815–1868
      4. 4. Jesse Evans 1804–1880
      5. 5. Thursa ("Thursie") Evans 1811–1850
      6. 6. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Evans 1798–1853
      7. 7. Elisha Evans 1820–1871
      8. 8. Stokley (D.) Evans 1800–1839
      9. 9. Unknown Evans 1819–
    2. 2. John (S) Vaughan 1762–1842
    3. 3. Thomas Vaughan 1773–1846
    4. 4. Daniel Vaughan 1787–1863
    5. 5. Samuel (Patrick) Vaughan 1776–1852
    6. 6. William (Eldridge) Vaughn 1793–1886
    7. 7. William (Thomas) Vaughn 1773–1846
    8. 8. Martha (" Patsy") Vaughan 1787–1861
    9. 9. Louise (Lucy Vaughan) (Harp) 1795–1861
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Sarah Vaughn (m.) Calico) 1765–1847

James Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1727
1727
Birth of James Jesse Titus Benton in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA
Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA
1778
Apr 1778
Age 51
Death of James Jesse Titus Benton in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1778
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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