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William Thomas Benson 1720–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 08 Nov 1783

Death Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States

Father: John Benson

Mother: Anna Collins

Spouse(s): Anne Green

Children(s): Sarah Benson

William Thomas Benson was born in 1720 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, the child of John Hendrick Benson And Anna Collins. William Thomas Benson married Anne Green, and had children including Sarah Rolfe Benson. William Thomas Benson passed away in 1783 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Benson was born in 1720 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, the child of John Hendrick Benson And Anna Collins.
  • William Thomas Benson married Anne Green, and had children including Sarah Rolfe Benson.
  • William Thomas Benson passed away in 1783 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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William Benson's Ancestors

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William Benson
1720–1783
Birth Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Parents
John Hendrick Benson
1690–1722
Oxforshire, England
Anna Collins
1698–1755
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Christopher Benson
1655–1704
Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Frances Hardcastle
1663–1712
Ripley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Benson's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Benson (1720–08 Nov 1783) m. Anne Green (22 Oct 1719–08 Feb 1808)
  1. 1. Sarah (Rolfe) Benson 1739–1804 m. William (Bedford) Hanks 1739–1814
    1. 1. Rosanna Hanks 1769–1839 m. Jacob Lodge 1759–1851
      1. 1. Aquilla Lodge 1798–1863
      2. 2. Mason Lodge 1806–1870
      3. 3. Harvey Lodge 1804–1804
      4. 4. William Lodge 1796–1867
      5. 5. Nancy Lodge 1803–1866 m. George (M) Barton 1793–1829 m. Jacob Sipes 1803–1887
        1. 1. Mary Sipes 1824–1910
        2. 2. Enoch Barton 1829–1864
        3. 3. Margaret Sipes 1836–
        4. 4. Susan Sipes 1834–1901
        5. 5. Maria Barton 1822–1913
        6. 6. William (Elliott) Sipes 1843–1843
        7. 7. Noah Sipes 1842–
        8. 8. Mason (Lodge) Sipes 1837–1918 m. Catherine (Jane) Moore 1844–1918
        9. 9. Rosanna (Barton) Noble 1825–1905
        10. 10. Minerva (J) Sipes 1840–1911
        11. 11. Martha Sipes 1838–1925
        12. 12. Tobias (Riley) Sipes 1817–1904 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Pittman 1825–1901
        13. 13. John (P) Sipes 1837–
      6. 6. Jacob (Hanks) Lodge 1794–1865
      7. 7. Nathan Lodge 1788–1815
      8. 8. Susannah Lodge 1787–1882
    2. 2. Nancy Hanks 1770–1835
    3. 3. John Hanks 1765–1805
    4. 4. Fleetwood Hanks 1764–1814
    5. 5. Rachel Hanks 1761–1842
    6. 6. Sarah Hanks 1781–1854
    7. 7. Leah Hanks 1771–1854
    8. 8. Benjamin Hanks 1779–1822

William Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1715
1715
Birth of William Thomas Benson in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
1720
1720
Birth of William Thomas Benson in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
1783
08 Nov 1783
Age 63
Death of William Thomas Benson in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Frederick Co., Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Frederick Co., Maryland; Year: 1764; Page Number: 49

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, Colonial Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1783
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States

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