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Thankful Benton 1732–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sept 1732

Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 01 Jan 1795

Death Location: Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Father: James Benton

Mother: Experience Stocker

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Spinning

Children(s): Mary Spinning

Thankful Benton was born in 1732 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, the child of James Benton And Experience Stocker. Thankful Benton married Nathaniel Spinning, and had children including Mary Spinning. Thankful Benton passed away in 1795 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Thankful Benton was born in 1732 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, the child of James Benton And Experience Stocker.
  • Thankful Benton married Nathaniel Spinning, and had children including Mary Spinning.
  • Thankful Benton passed away in 1795 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Benton
1695–1785
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
JB
Experience Stocker
1698–1781
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
ES

Spouses(s)

Nathaniel Spinning
1729–1778
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
NS

Children(s)

Mary Spinning
1756–1832
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
MS

Thankful Benton's Ancestors

Self
Thankful Benton
1732–1795
Birth Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Parents
James Benton
1695–1785
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Experience Stocker
1698–1781
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
James (Benton,Sr.) *
1665–1733
Guildford, New Haven, Ct
Hannah (Maria Benton nee) Bushnell
1670–1756
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Edward (Stocker Stocking) II
1675–1754
Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British America
Maria ('Mary') DeWolf
1681–1704
Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British America
Great-Grandparents
ANDREW I
1639–1714
Elizabeth *
1642–1713
John II
1641–1686
Sarah Scranton
1645–1695
Samuel Stocker
1656–1682
Mary Witt
1646–1675
Rebecca Tinker
1650–1722
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Benton
1597–1660
Thomas Rolfe
1620–1682
ELIZABETH GGM9
1619–1669
Deacon Lieutenant
1609–1681
Mary Grombridge
1605–1660
Edward Stockar
1617–1673
Martha Thomas
1629–1673
Sarah Witt
1616–1680

Thankful Benton's Descendants

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Thankful Benton (30 Sept 1732–01 Jan 1795) m. Nathaniel Spinning (1729–1778)
  1. 1. Mary Spinning 1756–1832 m. Moses, (Jr) Paris 1747–1803
    1. 1. William (A) Paris 1782–1850 m. Elizabeth Ford 1780–1850
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Betty) Parris 1824– m. William (A) Burke 1820–
        1. 1. Ezekiel Burke 1848–1929 m. Mary (D) Huff 1864–1927 m. Minta (Alice) Parris 1877–1931

Thankful Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1732
30 Sept 1732
Birth of Thankful Benton in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1795
01 Jan 1795
Age 63
Death of Thankful Benton in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sept 1732
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1795
    Event Place: Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
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