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Mary Leander Benton 1700–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Mar 1759

Death Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Father: Peter Benton\Baynton

Mother: Anna Keen

Spouse(s): Francis Harrell

Children(s): Jacob Harrell

Mary Leander Benton was born in 1700 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Benton Baynton And Anna Leander Keen. Mary Leander Benton married Francis Harrell, and had children including Francis Levi Harrell, Jacob Harrell. Mary Leander Benton passed away in 1759 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Mary Leander Benton was born in 1700 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Benton Baynton And Anna Leander Keen.
  • Mary Leander Benton married Francis Harrell, and had children including Francis Levi Harrell, Jacob Harrell.
  • Mary Leander Benton passed away in 1759 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Benton\Baynton
1666–1710
Birth Location: Mells Somerset England
PB
Anna Keen
1646–1704
Birth Location: Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
AK

Spouses(s)

Francis Harrell
1695–1763
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
FH

Children(s)

Jacob Harrell
1720–1787
Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
JH

Mary Benton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Benton
1700–1759
Birth Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter Benton\Baynton
1666–1710
Mells Somerset England
Anna (Leander) Keen
1646–1704
Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Baynton
1639–1721
Mells, Somerset, England
Elinor Creese
1640–1682
Mells Somerset England
Hans\George\Joran (Schneeweiss Keen (Kyn)) *
1620–1686
Sachsen, Ansbach, Bavaria, Bayern, Allemagne, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Baynton(Bainton)
1607–1663
Alice Dodimead
1613–1681
Robert Creese
1620–1663
Emme Purchase
1620–
Margretha Schmid
1600–1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Baynton
1582–1635
Lawrence Dodimead
1575–1630

Mary Benton's Descendants

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Mary (Leander) Benton (1700–Mar 1759) m. Francis Harrell (1695–1763)
  1. 1. Jacob (*) Harrell 1720–1787 m. Mary Peacock* 1728–1770
    1. 1. Levi (Harrell) RS 1750–1806 m. Ester White 1752–1804
      1. 1. Jacob Harrell 1763–1837 m. Mary (Polly) Whiddon 1765–1838
        1. 1. William (Duke) Harrell 1800–1839
        2. 2. Levi Harrell 1822–1909
        3. 3. Levi Harrell 1777–1865
        4. 4. Mary (Della) Harrell 1812–1895
        5. 5. Martha (Ann) Harrell 1816–1860
        6. 6. Mary (Mahala) Harrell 1828–1903
        7. 7. Samuel Harrell 1820–1860
        8. 8. Delila Harrell 1810–1839
        9. 9. Dempsey Harrell 1808–1860
        10. 10. John (Jacob) Harrell 1802–1876
        11. 11. John (Honeywell) Harrell 1802–1876
      2. 2. Francis Harrell 1781–1850
      3. 3. Frances Harrell** 1781–1850
      4. 4. Etheldred Harrell 1750–1840

Mary Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Mary Leander Benton in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1759
Mar 1759
Age 59
Death of Mary Leander Benton in Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1759
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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