Individual Details
Benjamin Masden
(Abt 1800 - 7 May 1832)
1823 tax list of Bullitt Co. KY - 1 white male over 21, no land.
1825 tax list of Bullitt Co. KY with 1 white male over 21. 100 acres on Rowling Fork, Bullitt Co. KY
1827 tax list of Bullitt Co. KY - 1 white male over 21. 198 acres
Events
| Birth | Abt 1800 | Kentucky, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 31 Oct 1826 | Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States - Nancy DeWitt | | ||
| Census (family) | 1830 | Bullitt, Kentucky, United States - Nancy DeWitt | |  | |
| Death | 7 May 1832 | Bullitt, Kentucky, United States | | | |
| Burial | Shawler Cemetery, Lebanon Junction, Bullitt, Kentucky, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy DeWitt (1806 - 1860) |
| Child | Taylor B. Masden (1828 - 1854) |
| Child | Nancy A. Masden (1830 - ) |
| Father | John Masden Sr (1756 - 1812) |
| Mother | Mary (1765 - 1823) |
| Sibling | James Masden (1787 - 1833) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Masden (1789 - ) |
| Sibling | John Masden Jr (1790 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Masden (1791 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Mary Masden (1795 - ) |
| Sibling | Gilly Masden (1801 - 1873) |
| Sibling | William Masden (1805 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Nancy Masden (1812 - ) |
Notes
Birth
birth before 1800, was over 21 in 1823Marriage
Sources:1. Title: History of Families of Bullitt County, Kentucky
Publication: Turner Publishing Company, 1996
Page: Page 99
2. Nelson Co Ky Marriages, NCGR
Benjamin Masden & Nancy Dewitt
Bond: 30 Oct 1826 M: 31 Oct 1826
Price Dewitt signed bond
Nancy Dewitt, mother of Nancy, filed consent w/bond
W: Price Dewitt
Married by Daniel Walker, minister return
Census (family)
Benjamin Masdon city, Bullitt, Kentucky1 male under 5 (Taylor 2)
1 male 20-30 (Benjamin)
1 female under 5 (Nancy 0-1)
1 female 15-20 (Nancy)
no slaves
John Masdon Bullitt, Kentucky
1 male & female 30-40, parents, older brother?
2 sons under 5
1 son 5-10
1 male 10-15
1 female under 5
1 female 5-10
1 female 10-15
James Masden city, Bullitt, Kentucky
Jonathan Masden city, Bullitt, Kentucky
William Masden city, Bullitt, Kentucky
Benjamin Mastin Clark, Kentucky
Death
1832 court order to inventory the estate of Benjamin Masden, dec'd16 Jul 1832 Bullitt Co. Will Book B p. 325 On the motion of John DEWITT, administrator of the estate of Benjamin MASDEN dec'd. Ordered that William S. COMPTON, Eli BURCH, Archibald MAGRUDER, and John MAYFIELD or any three of who being first sworn be hereby appointed appraisors of the personal estate and slaves, if any, of said decedent and make Report thereof to Court agreeable to Law.
Burial
Beloved husband of Nancy Dewitt Masden.Beloved son of John and Mary Masden.
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1830 > KENTUCKY > BULLITT > NO TWP LISTED Series: M19 Roll: 34 Page: 108.
2. Vixie, Linda Masden, "Descendants of John Masden (1756-1812) of KY," (http://genforum.genealogy.com/masden/) to Masden Family Genealogy Forum, March 05, 2000 .
3. Quick Notes on early Central KY Families. Bullitt Co. Ky Genweb Online [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kybullit/bcqnmain.htm], accessed Aug 2009.
4. Vixie, Linda Masden, "Descendants of John Masden (1756-1812) of KY," (http://genforum.genealogy.com/masden/) to Masden Family Genealogy Forum, March 05, 2000 .
5. , "Find A Grave," database, Shawler Cemetery (http://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 30 September 2011), .