Samuel L. BENTON

Birth:
1785
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina
Death:
28 Sep 1846
San Augustine, Texas
Burial:
San Augustine City Cemetery, St. Augustine, Texas
Marriage:
21 Mar 1808
Williamson, Tennessee
Sources:
1840 Census
Samuel L. Benton, History, Handbook of Texas, online
San Augustine City Cemetery
Tennessee Marriages, Williamson County
FamilySearch.org/FamilyTree, Jul 2016
Public Member Trees (Ancestry.com)
1860 Census San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas , pg. 343
Notes:
                   NOTE: His official biography listed Samuel L. Benton
Mary HUNTER
Birth:
Abt 1792
of Williamson, Tennessee
Death:
1865
San Augustine, Texas
Burial:
San Augustine City Cemetery, St. Augustine, Texas
Mother:
Catherine
Sources:
Samuel L. Benton, History, Handbook of Texas, online
Notes:
                   NOTE: Listed married in Williamson, TN, her birthplace
Children
Marriage
1
Sarah BENTON
Birth:
26 Jun 1809
of Fayette, Ky or, Tennessee
Death:
8 Jan 1898
St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Joshua Bosworth BRANT 
Marr:
31 Dec 1829
St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 
2
Jesse BENTON
Birth:
Abt 1811
Williamson, Tennessee
Death:
1861
Texas
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Note: With mother in 1860 census.
3
Nathaniel BENTON
Birth:
Abt 1814
Williamson, Tennessee
Death:
 
Marr:
 
4
Thomas BENTON
Birth:
5 Sep 1816
Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee
Death:
10 Apr 1879
St. Louis, Missouri
 
Marr:
 
5
Mary Ann BENTON
Birth:
1817
Williamson, Tennessee
Death:
1883
Weston, Collin, Texas
Levi ADAMSON 
Marr:
28 Apr 1836
Richmond, Ray, Missouri 
Notes:
                   Mary was a niece of Thomas H. Benton, Us Senator from Missouri who served in the senate for over 30 years. Artist, Thomas Hart Benton was also a member of the family.
6
Samuel Hart BENTON
Birth:
18 Oct 1820
Williamson, Tennessee
Death:
28 Jul 1864
Griffin, Spalding, Georgia
Rowena G. KNOX 
Marr:
10 May 1860
Marshall, Mississippi 
Notes:
                   Note: Brig. General Samuel Benton (CSA)
7
Frances BENTON
Birth:
Abt 1824
Williamson, Tennessee
Death:
1863
Richmond, Wise, Virginia
 
Marr:
 
8
Benjamin BENTON
Birth:
29 Apr 1827
Williamson, Tennessee
Death:
27 Jun 1862
Richmond, Wise, Virginia
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Note: With mother in 1860 census.
9
Mary BENTON
Birth:
1829
Williamson, Tennessee
Death:
 
Marr:
 
10
John BENTON
Birth:
1835
Williamson, Tennessee
Death:
 
Marr:
 
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Samuel L. Benton - Mary Hunter

Samuel L. Benton was born at Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina 1785. His parents were Jesse B. Benton and Nancy Ann Hart Gooch.

He married Mary Hunter 21 Mar 1808 at Williamson, Tennessee . Mary Hunter was born at of Williamson, Tennessee Abt 1792 daughter of Elijah Hunter and Catherine .

They were the parents of 10 children:
Sarah Benton born 26 Jun 1809.
Jesse Benton born Abt 1811.
Nathaniel Benton born Abt 1814.
Thomas Benton born 5 Sep 1816.
Mary Ann Benton born 1817.
Samuel Hart Benton born 18 Oct 1820.
Frances Benton born Abt 1824.
Benjamin Benton born 29 Apr 1827.
Mary Benton born 1829.
John Benton born 1835.

Samuel L. Benton died 28 Sep 1846 at San Augustine, Texas .

Mary Hunter died 1865 at San Augustine, Texas .