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Spencer yDNA I-M253 Benson 1753–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1753

Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex, DE

Death Date: 13 Jun 1836

Death Location: McMinn Co, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Benston

Mother: Tabitha Kennedy

Spouse(s): Comfort Short

Children(s): William Benson

The story of Spencer yDNA I-M253 Benson began in 1753 in Lewes, Sussex, DE. Spencer yDNA I-M253 Benson married Comfort Short, and had children including William Frederich Benson. Spencer yDNA I-M253 Benson passed away in 1836 in McMinn Co, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Spencer yDNA I-M253 Benson began in 1753 in Lewes, Sussex, DE.
  • Spencer yDNA I-M253 Benson married Comfort Short, and had children including William Frederich Benson.
  • Spencer yDNA I-M253 Benson passed away in 1836 in McMinn Co, Tennessee, USA.

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Spencer Benson's Ancestors

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Spencer Benson
1753–1836
Birth Place: Lewes, Sussex, DE
Parents
William Benston
1725–1775
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Tabitha Kennedy
1727–1788
Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Spencer Benson's Descendants

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Spencer (yDNA I-M253) Benson (4 Dec 1753–13 Jun 1836) m. Comfort Short (1758–15 May 1795)
  1. 1. William (Frederich) Benson 1795–1881 m. Catherine Shell 1798–1870
    1. 1. Martha Benson 1811–1846 m. Eliphus Holt 1812–1882

Spencer Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1753
4 Dec 1753
Birth of Spencer yDNA I-M253 Benson in Lewes, Sussex, DE
Lewes, Sussex, DE
1779
1779
Age 26
Spencer yDNA I-M253 Benson was married in DE
DE
1836
13 Jun 1836
Age 83
Death of Spencer yDNA I-M253 Benson in McMinn Co, Tennessee, USA
McMinn Co, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1753
    Event Place: Lewes, Sussex, DE

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: DE

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1836
    Event Place: McMinn Co, Tennessee, USA

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