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Robert Benson 1686–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1686

Birth Location: , King George, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1757

Death Location: Hanover, King George, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Benson

Mother: Dorothy Sutton

Spouse(s): Frances Prou

Children(s): William Benson, Enoch Benson, Charles Benson, Mary Benson, Zachary Benson, Ann Benson, Catherine Benson, James Benson, Robert Benson, John Benson, James Benson, John Benson

Robert Benson was born in 1686 in , King George, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Benson And Dorothy Sutton. Robert Benson married Frances Prou, and had children including Ann Benson, Catherine Benson, Charles Benson, Enoch Benson, James Benson, James K Benson, John Benson, Mary Benson, Robert Benson, William Prue Benson, Zachary Benson. Robert Benson passed away in 1757 in Hanover, King George, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Benson was born in 1686 in , King George, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Benson And Dorothy Sutton.
  • Robert Benson married Frances Prou, and had children including Ann Benson, Catherine Benson, Charles Benson, Enoch Benson, James Benson, James K Benson, John Benson, Mary Benson, Robert Benson, William Prue Benson, Zachary Benson.
  • Robert Benson passed away in 1757 in Hanover, King George, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Benson
1653–1734
Birth Location: Md He Dorothy Were Indentured Servants, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States
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Dorothy Sutton
1684–1734
Birth Location: King George, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Frances Prou
1689–1756
Birth Location: , Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Benson
1725–1792
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Enoch Benson
1715–1756
Birth Location: , Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Charles Benson
1723–1813
Birth Location: , Culpeper, Virginia, USA
CB
Mary Benson
1725–
Birth Location: –
MB
Zachary Benson
1735–1805
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Ann Benson
1730–
Birth Location: –
AB
Catherine Benson
1727–1819
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
CB
James Benson
1733–1792
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Robert Benson
1762–1825
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
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John Benson
1731–1792
Birth Location: , Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
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James Benson
1720–
Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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John Benson
1722–1796
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Robert Benson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Benson
1686–1757
Birth Place: , King George, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Benson
1653–1734
Md He Dorothy Were Indentured Servants, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States
Dorothy Sutton
1684–1734
King George, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Elijah Benson
1620–1711
Fredericksburg, , Maryland, USA
Betty Roberts
1620–
Fredericksburg, Maryland, United States
John Sutton
1652–1692
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Ellis
1651–1706
London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Benson's Descendants

1.
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Robert Benson (11 Feb 1686–1757) m. Frances Prou (1689–1756)
  1. 1. William (Prue) Benson 1725–1792 m. Elizabeth Berry 1729–1813 m. Eleanor 1733–
    1. 1. Robert Benson 1762–1825 m. Nancy (Ann) Stringfellow 1771–1859
      1. 1. Matilda (Della) Benson 1789–1859 m. John (Woodson) Crawford 1779–1848
        1. 1. Robert (Benson) Crawford 1803–1902
        2. 2. Ela Crawford 1807–1884
        3. 3. Narcissa Crawford 1810–1891
        4. 4. Henry (Thorton) Crawford 1813–1847
        5. 5. John (Woodson) Crawford 1815–1879
        6. 6. Matilda Crawford 1817–1819
        7. 7. James (Madison) Crawford 1820–1912
        8. 8. George (Washington) Crawford 1823–
        9. 9. William (Fleming) Crawford 1825–1852
        10. 10. Sarah (Ann) Crawford 1828–
        11. 11. Harriet (Elizabeth) Crawford 1830–1904
        12. 12. Silas (Stringfellow) Crawford 1832–1889
        13. 13. Marcipa Crawford 1810–
      2. 2. Robert (Stringfellow) Benson 1810–1880
      3. 3. Willis Benson 1808–1852
      4. 4. Catherine Benson 1805–1814
      5. 5. Marry (Berry "Polly") Benson 1803–
      6. 6. Silas Benson 1800–1875
      7. 7. Dulcebella ("Lula") Benson 1798–1861
      8. 8. Frances Benson 1795–1858
      9. 9. Zachariah ("Zachary") Benson 1792–1859
      10. 10. Prue (Berry) Benson 1815–1880
      11. 11. James Benson 1793–
    2. 2. Benjamin Benson 1749–1833
    3. 3. William Benson 1759–1834
    4. 4. Jemima (Thomason) Benson 1750–1793
    5. 5. Sarah Benson 1754–1843
    6. 6. Francis Benson 1758–1809
    7. 7. Henry (W.) Benson 1753–1828
    8. 8. Enoch Benson 1756–1840
    9. 9. George Benson 1768–1809
    10. 10. Joshua Benson 1766–1821
    11. 11. Elizabeth Benson 1776–1820
    12. 12. Prue Benson 1750–1792
    13. 13. Zachariah Benson 1764–1785
    14. 14. Clarisssa ("Clary") Benson 1775–1809
    15. 15. Mary Benson 1770–
    16. 16. Clarissa Benson 1772–1840
  2. 2. Enoch Benson 1715–1756
  3. 3. Charles Benson 1723–1813
  4. 4. Mary Benson 1725–
  5. 5. Zachary Benson 1735–1805
  6. 6. Ann Benson 1730–
  7. 7. Catherine Benson 1727–1819
  8. 8. James Benson 1733–1792
  9. 9. Robert Benson 1762–1825
  10. 10. John Benson 1731–1792
  11. 11. James (K) Benson 1720–
  12. 12. John Benson 1722–1796

Robert Benson's Timeline

4 Records

1685
11 Feb 1685/6
Robert Benson was baptized
None
1686
11 Feb 1686
Birth of Robert Benson in , King George, Virginia, USA
, King George, Virginia, USA
1757
1757
Age 71
Death of Robert Benson in Hanover, King George, Virginia, United States
Hanover, King George, Virginia, United States
1780
1780
Age 94
Robert Benson resided here in Georgetown District, SC
Georgetown District, SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1686
    Event Place: , King George, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Christ Church Parish, Virginia Births, 1653-1812
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1689; Birth city: Lancaster; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1685/6
    Record Source: Christ Church Parish, Virginia Births, 1653-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Georgetown District, SC
    Record Source: South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Hanover, King George, Virginia, United States
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