MY BENTON FAMILY ANCESTRAL LINE

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(1) Richard BENTON, b. about 1766 possibly in NC, d. about 1827 possibly in IN or MO; m. 1st, 23 Dec 1787 in Caswell Co., NC, to Winifred HOPPER (b. about 1770, d. before 1810; parents unknown); they resided in Caswell Co., NC, and in Madison Co., KY; their children:

[#2]    i. Jesse [Sr.], b. 4 Oct 1788, d. 6 Sep 1867, m. Phoebe QUICK; 
       ii. Robert?, b. about 1789; 
      iii. James, b. 6 Mar 1791, d. Mar 1863, m. Anna "Nancy" HENDERSON; 
       iv. Nancy, b. about 1795, m. Elijah SMALLWOOD; 
        v. Mary "Polly", b. about 1797, m. James PARKE; 
       vi. John, b. about 1806, d. before 1870, m. Milly PEARSON.

Richard BENTON m. 2nd, 5 Feb 1810 in Madison Co. KY, to Betsy ESTES; they resided in Madison Co. and Estill Co., KY; their child:

      vii. William, b. about 1811. 

Richard BENTON m. 3rd, 20 Apr 1819 in Caswell Co., NC, to Sally KITCHENS; they resided in Estill Co., KY, and possibly in IN and/or MO; their child:

     viii. William Kitchen, b. Mar 1820, d. 25 May 1891, m. 1st Eliza YOUNG,
		m. 2nd Siotha STACEY, m. 3rd Lucinda Cody BUTCHER. 

(2) Jesse BENTON [Sr.], b. 4 Oct 1788 in Caswell Co., NC, d. 6 Sep 1867 in Big Miller's Creek, Estill Co., KY; m., 16 Feb 1810 in Estill Co., KY, to Phoebe QUICK (b. 15 Jan 1793, d. 15 Sep 1879; daughter of Teunis "Tony" QUICK & Mary "Polly" ____); they resided in Estill Co., KY; their children:

        i. Richard Teunis, b. 23 Sep 1810, d. 22 Feb 1883, m. Esther PARK; 
       ii. William, b. 1812, m. Martha "Patsy" MOORE; 
      iii. Milton R., b. 3 May 1815, d. Mar 1886, m. 1st Angelina WILSON,
		m. 2nd Elizabeth WALTERS; 
       iv. Malinda, b. 1816, m. Mr. JAMIESON; 
        v. Diana, b. about 1817, m. Isham PARK; 
       vi. Amelia "Milly", b. about 1819, m. Henry M. JUDY; 
      vii. Mitchel, b. 1820; 
     viii. Mary "Polly", b. 1822, Joseph SCRIVNER; 
[#3]   ix. Lucinda, b. 14 Apr 1823, d. 16 Dec 1900, m. William B. GUM; 
        x. Ailcy/Alcy, b. 1 Apr 1826, d. 14 Oct 1910, m. James Dyson EASTER; 
       xi. Merrill P., b. 1828, d. about 1917, m. 1st Lourinda CRAWFORD,
		m. 2nd Aphelia ____; 
      xii. Julina Frances, b. 12 May 1830, d. 13 Mar 1875, m. William Grandon KIRK; 
     xiii. Elihu Polk, b. 1832, d. 1922, m. 1st Zerilda CRAWFORD,
		m. 2nd Debbie ALCORN; 
      xiv. Jesse [Jr.], b. 23 Mar 1834, d. 4 Mar 1880, m. Sophia RANKIN; 
       xv. James Henry, b. Mar 1839, d. 24 Mar 1887, m. Fannie Katherine HERNDON. 

(3) Lucinda BENTON, b. 14 Apr 1823 in Estill Co., KY, d. 16 Dec 1900 in Lee Co., KY; m. to William B. GUM (b. 23 Jul 1821, d. 9 May 1897).

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