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Lt Col Samuel Morris Benton 1720–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1720

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 10 Feb 1770

Death Location: Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Father: Francis III

Mother: Margaret Pipkin

Spouse(s): Frances Benton

Children(s): Col. Benton, Mary Roberts

In 1720, Lt Col Samuel Morris Benton entered the world in Granville, North Carolina, United States, born to Francis Benton Iii And Margaret Pipkin. Lt Col Samuel Morris Benton married Frances Kimbrough Benton, and had children including Col Zeke B Jesse Benton, Mary Ellen Polly Benton Roberts. Lt Col Samuel Morris Benton passed away in 1770 in Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Lt Col Samuel Morris Benton entered the world in Granville, North Carolina, United States, born to Francis Benton Iii And Margaret Pipkin.
  • Lt Col Samuel Morris Benton married Frances Kimbrough Benton, and had children including Col Zeke B Jesse Benton, Mary Ellen Polly Benton Roberts.
  • Lt Col Samuel Morris Benton passed away in 1770 in Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis III
1700–1769
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Pipkin
1705–1760
Birth Location: Surrey County, Virginia
MP

Spouses(s)

Frances Benton
1731–1811
Birth Location: Kent, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Col. Benton
1744–1791
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Roberts
1750–1788
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
MR

Lt Benton's Ancestors

Self
Lt Benton
1720–1770
Birth Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Francis Benton III
1700–1769
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Margaret Pipkin
1705–1760
Surrey County, Virginia
Grandparents
Francis Benton
1681–1728
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Mary (Martha Cotton,) Benton
1685–1761
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis I
1638–1711
Charity Benton
1639–1711
John Jr\Judge
1645–1693
Martha Godwin
1674–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1621–1702
Dorothy Anderson
1623–1663

Lt Benton's Descendants

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Lt (Col Samuel Morris) Benton (1 Jan 1720–10 Feb 1770) m. Frances (Kimbrough) Benton (01 Jan 1731–01 Jan 1811)
  1. 1. Col. (Zeke B "Jesse") Benton 1744–1791
  2. 2. Mary (Ellen "Polly" Benton) Roberts 1750–1788 m. Cornelious ("Neel" Alexander) Roberts 1749–1788
    1. 1. Jesse (Joseph) Roberts 1778–1857
    2. 2. James (Archibald Roberts) Sr. 1772–1858
    3. 3. Daniel (Tipton) Roberts 1777–1847
    4. 4. Hanna Roberts 1769–
    5. 5. Mary (Ellen (Polly)) Roberts 1770–1830
    6. 6. Rev. (Archibald) Roberts 1784–1860
    7. 7. Cornelius (Benton Roberts) II 1782–
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Roberts) Childers 1760–1833
    9. 9. Mary (Polly) Roberts 1770–1830 m. James McMackin 1769–1821
      1. 1. John McMackin 1800–1854 m. Mary (Polly) Bailey 1816–1875
        1. 1. Martha (J) McMackin 1830–1910 m. William (Leviry " Levi") Owens 1828–1900
    10. 10. James Roberts 1777–1847
    11. 11. Amelia ("Milly") Roberts-Frost 1778–1860
    12. 12. Susanna Roberts 1780–1830
    13. 13. Jesse Roberts 1763–1838

Lt Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1 Jan 1720
Birth of Lt Col Samuel Morris Benton in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States
1770
10 Feb 1770
Age 50
Death of Lt Col Samuel Morris Benton in Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1720
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1770
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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