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Sarah Rolfe Benson 1739–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1739

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1804

Death Location: Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Benson

Mother: Anne Green

Spouse(s): William II

Children(s): William Hanks, Rachel Hanks, John Hanks, Rosanna Hanks, Leah Hanks, Benjamin Hanks, Sarah Hanks, John Hanks, Mary Hanks, Mary Hanks, Nancy Hanks, Mary Hanks, Fleetwood Hanks, Mary Hanks

The story of Sarah Rolfe Benson began in 1739 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA. Sarah Rolfe Benson married William Bedford Hanks Ii, and had children including Benjamin William Hanks, Fleetwood Hanks, John Hanks, Leah Rebecca Hanks, Mary Hanks, Nancy Hanks, Rachel Hanks, Rosanna Hanks, Sarah James Hanks, William Hanks. Sarah Rolfe Benson passed away in 1804 in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Rolfe Benson began in 1739 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA.
  • Sarah Rolfe Benson married William Bedford Hanks Ii, and had children including Benjamin William Hanks, Fleetwood Hanks, John Hanks, Leah Rebecca Hanks, Mary Hanks, Nancy Hanks, Rachel Hanks, Rosanna Hanks, Sarah James Hanks, William Hanks.
  • Sarah Rolfe Benson passed away in 1804 in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Benson
1715–1783
Birth Location: –
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Anne Green
1719–1808
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

William II
1739–1814
Birth Location: St. Anne's, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

William Hanks
1758–
Birth Location: –
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Rachel Hanks
1761–1842
Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America
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John Hanks
1765–1805
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
JH
Rosanna Hanks
1770–1839
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, United States
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Leah Hanks
1771–1854
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, United States
LH
Benjamin Hanks
1779–1822
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, United States
BH
Sarah Hanks
1781–1854
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, United States
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John Hanks
1814–
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Mary Hanks
1814–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Hanks
1760–1765
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Hanks
1769–1835
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, United States
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Mary Hanks
1769–1839
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
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Fleetwood Hanks
1764–1870
Birth Location: Rock Creek Parish, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Mary Hanks
1778–1830
Birth Location: Eaton, Bristol, Maryland, United States
MH

Sarah Benson's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Benson
1739–1804
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Thomas Benson
1715–1783
Anne Green
1719–1808
Grandparents
John (Hendrick) Benson
1690–1722
Oxforshire, England
Anna Collins
1698–1755
Kingston, Washington, RI, USA
Henry (Greene) ff
1682–1719
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Saunders
1683–1747
Anne Arundel Maryland USA
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Benson
1655–1704
Frances Hardcastle
1663–1712
Sarah Wightman
1671–1712
Elizabeth Lobb
1663–1698
John Saunders
1650–1702
Mary Howard
1666–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alice Myers
1610–
Thomas Hardcastle
1635–1686
Elizabeth Pinder
1637–1691
Stephen Lobb
1647–1699
Elizabeth Polwhele
1651–1691

Sarah Benson's Descendants

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Sarah (Rolfe) Benson (27 Apr 1739–25 May 1804) m. William (Bedford Hanks) II (27 Apr 1739–15 Jul 1814)
  1. 1. William Hanks 1758–
  2. 2. Rachel Hanks 1761–1842 m. Ephraim Akers 1761–1817
    1. 1. John (A.) Akers 1789–1866
    2. 2. Ephraim (Akers) Jr 1798–1868
    3. 3. Elizabeth Putt 1794–1872
    4. 4. Leah Duvall 1801–1880
    5. 5. Sarah McLaughlin 1785–1846
    6. 6. Hannah Akers 1785–1847
  3. 3. John Hanks 1765–1805 m. Abigail Jackson 1760–1847
    1. 1. Leah (Rebecca) Hanks –1854
    2. 2. Jeremiah Hanks 1791–1868
    3. 3. Stiles Hanks 1795–1863
    4. 4. Isaiah Hanks 1798–
    5. 5. Cephas Hanks 1800–1880
    6. 6. Elizabeth Hanks 1802–1847
  4. 4. Rosanna Hanks 1770–1839 m. Jacob Lodge 1759–1851
    1. 1. Susannah Lodge 1787–1882
    2. 2. Jacob (Hanks) Lodge 1794–1865
    3. 3. Nancy Lodge 1803–1866
    4. 4. William Lodge 1796–1867
    5. 5. Mason Lodge 1806–1869
    6. 6. Nathan Lodge 1788–1815
    7. 7. Harvey Lodge 1804–1804
    8. 8. Aquilla Lodge 1798–1863
  5. 5. Leah (Rebecca) Hanks 1771–1854
  6. 6. Benjamin (William) Hanks 1779–1822
  7. 7. Sarah (James) Hanks 1781–1854
  8. 8. John Hanks 1814–
  9. 9. Mary Hanks 1814–
  10. 10. Mary Hanks 1760–1765
  11. 11. Nancy Hanks 1769–1835 m. Robert Akers 1771–1838
    1. 1. Israel Akers 1804–1880
    2. 2. John (Wesley) Akers 1801–1866
    3. 3. Asbury Akers 1810–1863
    4. 4. Stephen Akers 1806–1807
    5. 5. Wilson (Lee) Akers 1814–1895
  12. 12. Mary Hanks 1769–1839
  13. 13. Fleetwood Hanks 1764–1870 m. Ruth Wyatt 1764–1814 m. Abiah Hynes 1780–
    1. 1. Fleetwood Hanks 1797–1870 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Sanford 1811–1834 m. Margaretta Kolb 1807–1876
      1. 1. John (Fleetwood) Hanks 1830–1864
      2. 2. Frances (Lavinia) Hanks 1834–1862
      3. 3. Ann (Amelia) Porter 1828–1906
      4. 4. Judge (James Millinder) Hanks 1833–1909 m. Helen Thompson 1839–1918
        1. 1. Fleetwood (Hanks) Jr 1862–1865
    2. 2. William (Henry) Hanks 1789–1841
    3. 3. James (M) Hanks 1780–1841
    4. 4. John Hanks 1782–1834
    5. 5. Millander Hanks 1804–1836
    6. 6. Nancy Hanks 1787–1870
    7. 7. Allen Hanks 1816–
    8. 8. Mary (Lavina) Hanks 1801–1866
  14. 14. Mary Hanks 1778–1830 m. Samuel (L) Jackson 1777–1834
    1. 1. Stiles Jackson 1802–1873 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) McLAUGHLIN 1811–1851 m. Mary Peck 1826–1884
      1. 1. Esther (A) Jackson 1843–
      2. 2. Sgt. (Mark Jeremiah Jerry) Jackson 1835–1893
      3. 3. Amanda (J) Layton 1858–
      4. 4. Jesse (Lee) Jackson 1843–1916 m. Catharine (Eve) Smith 1848–1872 m. Catharine (Eva) Smith 1848–1872 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Tobias 1850–1923
        1. 1. Samuel (Lawson) Jackson 1881–1943
        2. 2. Bertha (E.) Jackson 1883–1902
        3. 3. Arthur (E) Jackson 1888–1959 m. Estella (S) Jackson 1892–
        4. 4. Flora Tobias 1865–1897 m. Joseph (Wilmer) Hartley 1865–1938
        5. 5. Frederick (Yount) Jackson 1870–1945
        6. 6. Ira (Burdine) Jackson 1867–1942
        7. 7. Rebecca (Catherine) Jackson 1872–1872
        8. 8. Anna (Missouri) Jackson 1874–1952 m. Charles (F) Sperry 1858– m. Benjamin (F.) Graham 1854–
        9. 9. Charles (Grant) Jackson 1868–1952 m. Martha (Jane) Carey 1872–1911 m. Dora (A) North 1866–1897
        10. 10. Rebecca (Catherine) Jackson 1871–1872
        11. 11. Frederick (Yount) Jackson 1870–1945 m. Lillie Eidemiller 1871–1942
        12. 12. Ira (Burdine) Jackson 1867–1942 m. Minnie (A) Jackson 1869–1925 m. Daisy (A K) Jackson 1906–
        13. 13. Martin (Wilbur) Jackson 1875–1950 m. Effie (Elizabeth) Alley 1889–1960 m. Elizabeth (M) Klepinger 1882–1913
        14. 14. Laura (L.) Jackson 1877–
        15. 15. Harry (Daniel) Jackson 1880–1947
        16. 16. Mayme (Lovina) Jackson 1886–1957 m. Wilford (Hall) Scott 1882–1926
        17. 17. Sarah (Edith) Jackson 1891–1966 m. Charles (Frederick) Class 1888–1975
      5. 5. Elizabeth Jackson 1830–1894 m. Caleb Hixson 1825–1903
        1. 1. Emily (Jane) Hixon 1858–1911
        2. 2. Samuel Hixon 1848–1911
        3. 3. Samantha (E) Hixson 1852–1900
        4. 4. Stiles (Jackson) Hixson 1855–1915
        5. 5. Ephraim (Harbine) Hixon 1857–1884
        6. 6. Nancy Hixson 1850–1851
        7. 7. William Hixon 1861–1862
        8. 8. Joseph (Edward) Hixson 1862–1888
        9. 9. Alice (Maria) Hixson 1865–1942
        10. 10. Osa (Matilda "Tillie") Hixon 1867–1930
        11. 11. Albert (Rush) Hixson 1870–1928
      6. 6. Sarah Jackson 1832–1832
      7. 7. John (Lawson) Jackson 1838–1902
      8. 8. Charles (Wesley) Jackson 1838–1918 m. Anna (C.) Jackson 1844–1911
        1. 1. Robert Jackson 1868–
        2. 2. Daniel (Ohmer) Jackson 1871–1950 m. Lillie (Mayberry) Eidemiller 1872–1930
      9. 9. Stiles (Hunter) Jackson 1841–1915
      10. 10. James (Russell) Jackson 1845–1920
        1. 1. Edith (Nancy) Jackson 1870–1934
      11. 11. Samuel Jackson 1834–1903 m. Martha Jackson 1842–1873
        1. 1. Arnel (Roscoe) Jackson 1880–1930
        2. 2. Sarah (E) Jackson 1883–1963
        3. 3. Emma (Jane) Shellenbarger 1861–1895
        4. 4. Eli (Perry) Jackson 1861–1912
        5. 5. Lillian (Bird) Cassel 1870–1911
        6. 6. Lurena (Belle) Boyer 1867–1931
        7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Miller 1865–1918
        8. 8. Charles (Henry) Jackson 1864–1946
        9. 9. Martin (Alonzo) Jackson 1868–1929
      12. 12. Burdine (Blake) Jackson 1847–1864
    2. 2. Fleetwood Jackson 1796–1832
    3. 3. Thomas Jackson 1797–1870
    4. 4. Nathan Jackson 1798–1871
    5. 5. Seaborn (Robert) Jackson 1799–1886 m. Anne Holder 1801–
    6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Jackson 1800–1871 m. Jabez Hixon 1791–1877
      1. 1. Timothy Hixon 1828–1901
    7. 7. John (Wesley) Jackson 1804–1833
    8. 8. Elizabeth Jackson 1808–1853
    9. 9. Jeremiah (S.) Jackson 1810–1838 m. Mary (Jackson -) Akers 1807–1874
      1. 1. Samuel (M.) Jackson 1837–1912
      2. 2. Mark (Jeremiah) Jackson 1835–1893
      3. 3. Hariet (Jackson) Thatcher 1838–1854
    10. 10. Samuel Jackson 1812–1832
    11. 11. Ira (G) Jackson 1813–1874
    12. 12. Jonah Jackson 1814–1886

Sarah Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1739
27 Apr 1739
Birth of Sarah Rolfe Benson in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
1804
25 May 1804
Age 65
Death of Sarah Rolfe Benson in Brush Creek, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Brush Creek, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1739
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1804
    Event Place: Brush Creek, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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