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Mary Ellen Benton 1750–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1750

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Jun 1788

Death Location: Russell, Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel Benton

Mother: Frances Kimbrough

Spouse(s): Cornelius Roberts

Children(s): Elizabeth Roberts

In 1750, Mary Ellen Benton entered the world in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, born to Samuel Benton And Frances Kimbrough. Mary Ellen Benton married Cornelius Archibald Mumbray Roberts, and had children including Elizabeth Roberts. Mary Ellen Benton passed away in 1788 in Russell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1750, Mary Ellen Benton entered the world in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, born to Samuel Benton And Frances Kimbrough.
  • Mary Ellen Benton married Cornelius Archibald Mumbray Roberts, and had children including Elizabeth Roberts.
  • Mary Ellen Benton passed away in 1788 in Russell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Benton
1720–1770
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
SB
Frances Kimbrough
1732–1811
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
FK

Spouses(s)

Cornelius Roberts
1746–1788
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
CR

Children(s)

Elizabeth Roberts
1768–1833
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
ER

Mary Benton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Benton
1750–1788
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Benton
1720–1770
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Frances Kimbrough
1732–1811
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Francis Benton
1700–1769
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Margaret Pipkin
1705–1760
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Nathaniel (Buckley) Kimbrough
1699–1743
Saint Peter, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth English
1701–1765
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Benton
1680–1726
Martha Cotton
1685–1736
John Pipkin
1650–1721
Mary Arnald
1661–1712
John Kimbrough
1640–1715
Margaret Buckley
1670–1720
John English
1685–1725
Mary
1681–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Benton
1661–1728
Charity Parker
1639–1711
John Cotton
1658–1728
Martha Godwin
1658–1693
William Arnald
1645–
Elizabeth Brough
1646–
Benjamin Buckley
1640–1716
Mary Winston
1651–1690
Thomas English
1647–1700
Eleanor Watkins
1648–1694

Mary Benton's Descendants

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Mary (Ellen) Benton (Jun 1750–Jun 1788) m. Cornelius (Archibald Mumbray) Roberts (28 Jan 1746–24 Jun 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
      1. 1. Preston Breeding 1820–1887 m. Mary Collins 1819–1885
        1. 1. Liza Bowens 1843–1923 m. Jesse Boins 1846–1930

Mary Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1750
Jun 1750
Birth of Mary Ellen Benton in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1788
Jun 1788
Age 38
Death of Mary Ellen Benton in Russell, Virginia, USA
Russell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1750
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 533.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BPP
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1788
    Event Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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