Benjamin Smith Benton¹ [P13858] = Susana Willett [P13859]

Married Thursday 15 May 1783
Benjamin Smith:

Born Monday 17 September 1759
Died Sunday 21 April 1833, , , Montgomery CO, MD USA
Buried On his farm
PLAC: 73 years old
Reference number: 15779
From Benjamin Benton's granddaughter in Florida
April 2002, Benjamin Smith Benton
Benjamin Smith Benton's birth on 7 September 1759 is recorded in the Prince George's Parish. In 1776 he lived with his parents on a farm in the area now called Potomac in Mongomery County. The following year in August 1777 he served as a Private 6th Co., Lower Bal., Militia. Benjamin S. Benton
took the Oath of Allegiance before the Hon. Samuel W. Magruder in 1778. He was listed as Second Corporal 2nd Co., Lower Bal, July 1r5, 1780. He was listed as single on the 1783 assignment and living in Potomac Hundred. He as Benjamin Smith Bentening married Susana Willet/Willett on 15 May 1783.
The 1978 tax assessment for Sugarloaf and Linganore District Three of Montgomery County recorded the name of Benjamin S. Benton. Benjamin's farm was named Pleasant Plains of Damascus. "An original land tract, consisting of 1.101 acres deeded to Matthew Pigman in 174 extends from the center of Damascus on past Mullinic Mill Road. The town of Damascus was named for this land tract when it was founded in 1816. The original town consisted of fourteen lots lay in the southwestern corner of this land tract".
"Benjamin Benton moved to his 225 acre farm, near Damascus about 1792."......" Mr. Benton was an active Methodist as early as 1803 because a record in the Methodist Historical Society shows that he was a member of a Quarterly Conference in Clarksburg in that year. This indicates that he held an official position on the Montgomery Circuit at that time".....We know very little about Mr. Benton's religious activities between 1803 and 1822 when he gave the land for our first church.....It is believed that Benjamin Benton held the important position of "Class Leader" in our first church. ....Benjamin Benton had a large family. Eleven children were listed in the record at the time of his death, at least two of whom had moved westward....Benjamin Benton died 21 April 1833 and was buried in the family cemetery on his farm, not too far from his church. The cemetery has recently been destroyed and most of the tombstones are gone. However, the upper part of founder's tombstone was recovered on which is carved "In Loving Memory of Benjamin Benton." ... The stone is being preserved at our church to prevent further destruction. Some of Mr. Benton's treasured possessions which were sold after his death included a silver watch, a family bible, a small bible and numerous books and magazines.
On 13 October 1833 Nathan and William W. Benton petitioned the court to divide the lands of their father, Benjamin Benton. Info from Montgomery County Judgement Records. BS 3:269
He's buried on his farm. Benjamin had 11 children listed in the record at the time of his death.
Nathan; William W. (married Ruth Shipley 16 Dec 1835; Edward, living in Ohio; Mary, wife of Leonard Wathen; Erasmus, living in Indiana; Sarah, married William Wathen; Ann married Archibald Shipley; Elizabeth married Richard Edward Shipley Jan 1825; Eliza married Larkin Shipley 4 May 1829; Benjamin married Mari Plummer 19 April 1821.

Susana:

Reference number: 15780

Nathan [P14781]

Died AFT 1833, , , , MD USA
Reference number: 16702

William W.² [P14782] = Ruth Shipley [P21213] > Family [F4336]

Married Wednesday 16 December 1835
William W.:

Born ABT 1792, , , , MD USA
PLAC: 43 years old
Reference number: 16703
Was he the William D. Benton who married Ruth Shipley in Montgomery County on 16 December 1835?
1850 Frederick Co., MD census shows a William D. Benton married to a Ruth. He was age 58, she 56 and their children living at home still were: Phoebe, Thomas, Margaret, Joseph and Wornetter? (a female). They were all born in MD.

Ruth:

Reference number: 23134

Edward [P14783] = Matilda Phillips [P14784] > Family [F5458]

Married Thursday 27 April 1820, , Frederick CO, MD USA
Edward:

Reference number: 16704

Matilda:

Reference number: 16705

Mary³ [P14785] = William Clagett [P14787] > Family [F5460]

Married Wednesday 20 November 1816, , Montgomery CO. MD USA
Mary:

Died 1851, , , , MD USA
Reference number: 16706
Mary and Leonard settled in Damascus, Montgomery County, MD
Mary's will was administered by her son, Nathan B. Warthen.

William:

Died BEF 1822
Reference number: 16708

= Leonard B. Wathen [P14786] > Family [F5459]

Married Saturday 27 October 1821, , Montgomery CO. MD USA
Leonard B.:

Reference number: 16707
Name possibly spelled Warthen

Erasmus W. [P13862]

Died AFT 1833, , , , IN USA⁴
Reference number: 15783
Living in Indiana

Sarah⁵ [P14791] = William Wathen [P14792] > Family [F5461]

Sarah:

Born AFT 1833, , , , MD USA
Reference number: 16712
One source says that Sarah married Archibald Shipley on 18 August 1820

William:

Reference number: 16713
Name may be spelled Warthen

= Archibald Shipley [P21220] > Family [F5472]

Archibald:

Reference number: 23141

Ann [P14793] = Archibald Shipley [P14794] > Family [F5463]

Ann:

Reference number: 16714
In another listing Ann is not listed.

Archibald:

Reference number: 16715

Elizabeth⁶ [P14795] = Richard Edward Shipley [P14796] > Family [F5462]

Married January 1825, , Montgomery CO. MD USA
Elizabeth:

Born , , Montgomery CO, IL USA
Died Saturday 12 January 1856, , , Frederick CO, MD USA
Buried Family cemetery, near Little Orleans in Allegany CO, MD USA
PLAC: 53 yrs.
Reference number: 16716

Richard Edward:

Died Thursday 17 August 1865
Buried Family cemetery, near Little Orleans in Allegany CO, MD USA
PLAC: 67 yrs
Reference number: 16717

Eliza⁷ [P14797] = Larkin Shipley [P14798] > Family [F5467]

Married Monday 4 May 1829, , , , MD USA
Eliza:

Born 1812, , , , MD USA
Died AFT 1850, Howard District, Anne Arundel Co., MD USA
PLAC: 38 years old
Reference number: 16718

Larkin:

Born ABT 1804, , , , MD USA
PLAC: 46 years old
Reference number: 16719
Larkin was a farmer by trade in the 1850 census for Frederick Co, MD

Benjamin , Jr.⁸ [P14818] = Mari Plummer [P3392] > Family [F1978]

Married Thursday 19 April 1821, Bush Creek Meeting House
Benjamin , Jr.:

Died BEF 1833
Reference number: 16739
of Frederick County son of Benjamin and Susanna of Montgomery County, the later deceased married at Bush Creek Meetiong House on 19 April 1821 to Mari Plummer
Benjamin was listed as deceased in the dispersment of his father's estate. He left 2 children, Joseph and William P. Benton

Mari:

Reference number: 1243-1

Edward Willett⁹ [P13695] = Hannah Duvall¹⁰ [P13856] > Family [F5112]

Married Wednesday 7 May 1806, , , Montgomery CO, MD USA
Edward Willett:

Born Thursday 4 April 1782, , , , MD, USA
Died Thursday 30 July 1868, , , Delaware CO., OH USA
Buried Newhouse Cemetery, Delaware CO, OH USA
PLAC: 86 years old
Reference number: 15616
Edward owned a plantation in Maryland, the same state where he was born. In the 1820 FREDERICK
CO MD, the following members were sorted in his family; "1m26-45; 1 f-5; 1f 16-26".
He did not agree with Maryland's slave laws and therefore, moved to Phillipsburg, PA and then to Knox and Belmont CO, OH. According to the "History and Biography, 20th Century History of Delaware Co., Ohio", Edward Willett Benton moved to Knox Co., OH after 1824 and then to Delaware Co., OH in 1829. This isn't quite right, as Edward is in the 1830 census for Belmont Co., OH with the following family members: "1 male age 5-10; 1 male age 10-15; 1 male age 40-50 and 1 female age 30-40. He is in the 1850 Census record in Scioto Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio, page 273: "BENTON, Edward W. age 66 b MD farmer, Matilda age 46 b. MD. Catherine age 20, Rebecca age 17, Mary Jane age 14, Erasmus age 12, Nancy age 7....all born in OH. He disappears from the 1860 census records onward (CL-488)
He, a few family members and descendants are buried at Newhouse Cemetery, Delaware, OH; Edw W. 1782-7/30/1868, Matilda 8/27/1868, Benj T 1824-8/25/1906, Mary K 1825-1/7/1901, J R 1855-5/13/1916, Eva 1860-1/21/1939 and Chas B 1/9/1863-1-23-1941.
A lot of this line is buried in Delaware Cemeteries.

Hannah:

Born ABT 1790
Died 1812
PLAC: 22 years old
Reference number: 15777
Susianne Hollis conjectures that Hannah had a brother named Lewis and that they lived at a place called Sugar Mountain in Maryland from some Marland deeds (C-2235)
DAR records state that Hannah is the daughter of Benjamin Duvall, a Revolutionary War Soldier. However, the c1952 book entitled "Mareen Duvall of Middle Plationtion" by Harry Wright Newman supposedly lists her as one of the youngest daughter of Lewis Duvall and a Miss Welsh. In this 2nd care, she would have a brother named Lewis. In other words, this lineage needs to be careully reviewed.

= Matilda Phillps¹¹ [P13676] > Family [F5117]

Married Thursday 27 April 1820, , , Frederick CO, MD USA
Matilda:

Born BET 1790 AND 1800
Died Thursday 27 August 1868, , , Delaware CO, OH USA
Buried Newhouse Cemetery, Delaware CO, OH USA¹²
PLAC: 75 years old
Reference number: 15597

1 : "Family Info"
Family Info. Benjamin Benton's granddaughter in Florida
Hollis, Susianne, S. Hollis to L. Dudick email letters dated 1999 + at shollis57@@hotmail.com ID#:CL-488,E.
Bosman, Una, Benton Family Genealogy Forum at http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/benton/messages/1745.html, (Jul 20 2001) ID#E
1a: "Hollis, Susianne, S. Hollis to L. Dudick Email letters dated"
2 : "Hollis Susianne, S. Hollis to L. Dudick email letters dated"
3 : "Bowman, Una, Benton Family Genealogy Forum at http://www.gen"
4 : "Bowman, Una, KB enton Family Genealogy Forum at http://www.g"
5 : "Hollis, Susianne, S. Hollis to L. Dudick email letters dated"
6 : "Bowman, Una, Benton Family Genealogy Forum at htt;://www.gen"
7 : "Hollis, Susianne, S. Hollis to L. Dudick email letters dated"
8 : "Bowman, Una, Benton Family Genealogy Forum at http:/www.genf"
9 : "Hollis, Susianne, S. Hollis to L. Dudick Email letters, date"
10 : "Ric Tobin to Linda Coate Dudick e-mail letter dated Aug 3, 1"
11 : "Same as Edward Willett Benton"
12 : "Same as Edward Willett"