Individual Details

Daniel Benton

(6 Jan 1723/24 - 4 Dec 1777)



Daniel married Mary Wheeler, 3 Nov 1747, Tolland CT
Their children were:
Elisha, b. 9 Aug 1748, a Revolutionary soldier
Mary, b. 31 Aug 1750
Daniel, b. 29 Apr 1752
Azariah, b. 29 Mar 1754, a Revolutionary soldier, died on a prison ship in Long Island Sound, 29 Dec 1776.
Hannah, b. 3 May 1756, d. 18 Oct 1757
Hannah, b. 18 Feb 1758
Jacob, b. 22 Apr 1760, a Revolutionary soldier
William, b. 13 Apr 1762
Nathan, b. 30 May 1764
Silas, b. 6 Jun 1766

An SAR application gives these dates - Daniel was b. 6 Jan 1723/4, d. 4 Dec 1777. His wife Mary Wheeler, died 17 Dec 1766. They were married 3 Nov 1747.
From NEHGR, Vol. 60, p.341 and Tolland Vital Statistics.

Son Jacob was a private in Capt. Robinson's Company, Col. Roger Enos' Regt. He filed for his pention - S-9505, and his widow Sarah, nee Ladd, filed after his death.

Events

Birth6 Jan 1723/24Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut
Marriage3 Nov 1747Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut - Mary Wheeler
Death4 Dec 1777Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut

Families

SpouseMary Wheeler ( - )
ChildElisha Benton (1748 - 1777)
ChildMary Benton (1750 - )
ChildDaniel Benton (1752 - )
ChildAzariah Benton (1754 - 1776)
ChildHannah Benton (1756 - 1757)
ChildHannah Benton (1758 - 1775)
ChildJacob Benton (1760 - )
ChildWilliam Benton (1762 - )
ChildNathan Benton (1764 - 1848)
ChildSilas Benton (1766 - )
ChildJerusha Benton (1770 - 1775)
ChildLiving
FatherDANIEL Benton (1696 - 1776)
MotherMARY Skinner (1695 - 1766)
SiblingMary Benton (1722 - 1723)
SiblingWilliam Benton (1725 - 1760)
SiblingMary Benton (1727 - 1748)
SiblingELIJAH Benton (1728 - )
SiblingSarah Benton (1730 - 1730)
SiblingHannah Benton (1731 - 1731)
SiblingJohn Benton (1732 - 1732)
SiblingSilome Benton (1733 - 1733)
SiblingLydia Benton (1735 - )
SiblingAbigail Benton (1736 - 1803)

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