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Mordecai Benton 1762–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1762

Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 11 February 1810

Death Location: Jones County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Joseph Benton

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Priscilla Pratt

Children(s): John Benton

Mordecai Benton was born in 1762 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Joseph Benton And Elizabeth Smith. Mordecai Benton married Priscilla Pratt, and had children including John P Benton. Mordecai Benton passed away in 1810 in Jones County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mordecai Benton was born in 1762 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Joseph Benton And Elizabeth Smith.
  • Mordecai Benton married Priscilla Pratt, and had children including John P Benton.
  • Mordecai Benton passed away in 1810 in Jones County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Mordecai Benton's Ancestors

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Mordecai Benton
1762–1810
Birth Place: Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Benton
1725–1807
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Smith
1727–1783
Frederick, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Benton) I
1703–1752
Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Esther Bishop
1696–1752
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
James ((Richard)) Smith
1700–1754
Calvert County, Maryland, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mordecai Benton's Descendants

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Mordecai Benton (27 Feb 1762–11 February 1810) m. Priscilla Pratt (1764–1817)
  1. 1. John (P) Benton 1796–1849 m. Sophia Jackson 1775–1847
    1. 1. John (H) Benton 1823–1888 m. Phebe (J) Brantly 1824–1900
      1. 1. Amanda (E (Mandy) Benton) (Collins) 1857–1933 m. James (Madison) Collins 1854–1937
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Collins 1891–1966 m. Katherine Colvin 1903–1956

Mordecai Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1762
27 Feb 1762
Birth of Mordecai Benton in Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
1810
11 February 1810
Age 48
Death of Mordecai Benton in Jones County, Georgia, United States of America
Jones County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1762
    Event Place: Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1810
    Event Place: Jones County, Georgia, United States of America

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