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John Benson 1792 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia

Death Date: Jan 1861

Death Location: Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Benson

Mother: Margaret Hunter

Spouse(s): Lucinda Hite

Children(s): Aaron Benson

In 1792, John Benson entered the world in Rockbridge County, Virginia, born to William Benson and Margaret Hunter. John Benson married Lucinda Catherine Hite, and had children including Aaron Benson. John Benson passed away in 1861 in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1792, John Benson entered the world in Rockbridge County, Virginia, born to William Benson and Margaret Hunter.
  • John Benson married Lucinda Catherine Hite, and had children including Aaron Benson.
  • John Benson passed away in 1861 in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Benson
1765 – 1829
Birth Location: Ridge, Suffolk, New York, United States
WB
Margaret Hunter
1765 – 1844
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Lucinda Hite
1794 – 1870
Birth Location: Virginia
LH

Children(s)

Aaron Benson
1821 – 1858
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia
AB

John Benson's Ancestors

Self
John Benson
1792 – 1861
Birth Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia
Parents
William Benson
1765 – 1829
Ridge, Suffolk, New York, United States
Margaret Hunter
1765 – 1844
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Benson
1752 – 1837
Croston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
James Hunter
1732 –
Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Taitt
1740 – 1764
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Hunter
1704 – 1760
Margaret Clerk
1708 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hunter
1669 –
Helen Balk
1666 –
George Clerk
1673 –
Metilda Cathnes
1677 –

John Benson's Descendants

1.
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John Benson (1792 – Jan 1861) m. Lucinda (Catherine) Hite (abt 1794 – 1870)
  1. 1. Aaron Benson (1821 – bef 1858) m. Lavinia (1824 – )
    1. 1. John (H.) Benson (abt 1842 – ) m. Mary (Jane) Prosser (21 August 1852 – 16 September 1934)
      1. 1. Rev (John Edgar) Benson (6 May 1876 – 1 Dec 1953) m. Dottie (May) Foulks (14 May 1881 – 20 April 1949)
        1. 1. Thelma (M) Benson (abt 1905 – 1977) m. Carl (Eora) Sargent (15 December 1896 – 12 June 1948)

John Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1792
1792
Birth of John Benson in Rockbridge County, Virginia
Rockbridge County, Virginia
1861
Jan 1861
Age 69
Death of John Benson in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1861
    Event Place: Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
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