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Richard Warren BENTON 1768–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1768

Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Oct 1845

Death Location: Wright, Missouri, United States

Father: James Benton

Mother: Nancy Cates

Spouse(s): Winifred Berry

Children(s): Nancy Benton

Richard Warren BENTON was born in 1768 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Morris Benton And Nancy Ann Cates. Richard Warren BENTON married Winifred Hopper Berry, and had children including Nancy Benton. Richard Warren BENTON passed away in 1845 in Wright, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Warren BENTON was born in 1768 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Morris Benton And Nancy Ann Cates.
  • Richard Warren BENTON married Winifred Hopper Berry, and had children including Nancy Benton.
  • Richard Warren BENTON passed away in 1845 in Wright, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Benton
1740–1825
Birth Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Cates
1740–1778
Birth Location: , , North Carolina, United States
NC

Spouses(s)

Winifred Berry
1770–1810
Birth Location: King George, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Benton
1795–1850
Birth Location: Madison, Kentucky, United States
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Richard BENTON's Ancestors

Self
Richard BENTON
1768–1845
Birth Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Morris Benton
1740–1825
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Ann) Cates
1740–1778
, , North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Zeman) Benton
1700–1750
North Carolina
Emma (Lou) Crump
1720–1782
John (Robert Ezra Cates) 🧬
1716–1820
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Polly (Mount) 8xggm
1720–1743
Prince George, Virginia, British America
Great-Grandparents
B10. CRUMP
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard BENTON's Descendants

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Richard (Warren) BENTON (4 Oct 1768–Oct 1845) m. Winifred (Hopper) Berry (1770–1810)
  1. 1. Nancy Benton 1795–1850 m. Elijha (C.) Smallwood 1790–1851
    1. 1. Harvey (K) Smallwood 1821–1900 m. Mary (Jane) Slaughter 1824–
      1. 1. Fannie (J) Smallwood 1866–1928 m. John (I) Smallwood 1845–1921
      2. 2. John (I) Smallwood 1845–1921
      3. 3. William (Manuel) Smallwood 1849–1938
      4. 4. Henry (Carter) Smallwood 1863–1933
      5. 5. Theophilus Smallwood 1851–1913
      6. 6. Cannelie Smallwood 1842–
      7. 7. Emily (J.) Smallwood 1858–
      8. 8. George Smallwood 1853–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) SMALLWOOD-Hockensmith 1840–1870
      1. 1. Martha (Catherine) Hockensmith 1858–1936
        1. 1. Letha (Maude) Johnson 1884–1966
    3. 3. Nancy (Nolan) Phillips 1824–1908 m. Jesse Noland 1826–1858 m. Theodore Phillips 1813–1864
      1. 1. Stanford (Theodore) Phillips 1842–1925
        1. 1. Eliza Maddix 1872–1963
      2. 2. Phebe (J) Noland 1852–
      3. 3. Rebecca Noland 1858–1934
      4. 4. Martha (E) Noland 1855–1930
      5. 5. Francis (Fanny) Noland 1847–1863
      6. 6. Syrena Noland 1846–1863
      7. 7. Nathaniel (H. "Bud") Nolan 1850–1921
      8. 8. Catherine phillips 1865–1947
      9. 9. George (Washington) Phillips 1861–1935
      10. 10. Martha (E) NOLAND 1857–1930
      11. 11. Fannie (Elizabeth) Nolen 1847–1863
    4. 4. Nancy (Nolan) Phillips 1824–1908
      1. 1. William (Wilburn) Phillips 1841–1909
        1. 1. Jane Phillips 1869–1936
    5. 5. Nancy Smallwood 1824–1908
      1. 1. Mary (Mollie) Philips 1851–1896
        1. 1. Henry Osenton 1878–1959
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane) SMALLWOOD-Hockensmith 1840–1870
      1. 1. Martha (Catherine) Hockensmith 1858–1936
        1. 1. Letha (Maude) Johnson 1884–1966
    7. 7. John (I) Smallwood 1845–1921 m. Fannie (J) Smallwood 1866–1928
    8. 8. Clara Smallwood 1847–
    9. 9. Bethania (Bethany) Smallwood 1819–1886
    10. 10. Ervin* Smallwood 1835–
    11. 11. William (S) Smallwood 1820–1879

Richard BENTON's Timeline

2 Records

1768
4 Oct 1768
Birth of Richard Warren BENTON in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
1845
Oct 1845
Age 77
Death of Richard Warren BENTON in Wright, Missouri, United States
Wright, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1768
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1845
    Event Place: Wright, Missouri, United States
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