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Capt Richard Allen Benson

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Capt Richard Allen Benson

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
14 Aug 1841 (aged 58)
Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Dukedom, Graves County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Served as a Captain in the Tennessee Militia with MAJOR GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON in the War of 1812.

Richard Allen Benson built his home in Graves County, Kentucky, on State Line Road between Fulton and Dukedom, about six miles from Fulton in Section 33, Township 1 North, Range 1 West and is shown on the 1880 Graves County Atlas map as being owned by his granddaughter, Tallula Benson.

Richard & Sarah were married in Springfield, Tennessee on Nov. 26, 1807.

Children by order of birth:

1) Elizabeth Benson
2) William Jones Benson
3) James Baker Benson
4) Richard Allen Benson Jr.
5) Sarah (Sally) Erwin Benson
6) Nancy Wilmuth Benson
7) Susannah Cole Benson
8) Mary Holman Benson
9) Joseph Washington Benson
10) Martin Carroll Benson
11) Martha Harriett Benson
12) Amanda Jackson Benson

*See Sarah Benson's memorial for more info on their children.
Served as a Captain in the Tennessee Militia with MAJOR GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON in the War of 1812.

Richard Allen Benson built his home in Graves County, Kentucky, on State Line Road between Fulton and Dukedom, about six miles from Fulton in Section 33, Township 1 North, Range 1 West and is shown on the 1880 Graves County Atlas map as being owned by his granddaughter, Tallula Benson.

Richard & Sarah were married in Springfield, Tennessee on Nov. 26, 1807.

Children by order of birth:

1) Elizabeth Benson
2) William Jones Benson
3) James Baker Benson
4) Richard Allen Benson Jr.
5) Sarah (Sally) Erwin Benson
6) Nancy Wilmuth Benson
7) Susannah Cole Benson
8) Mary Holman Benson
9) Joseph Washington Benson
10) Martin Carroll Benson
11) Martha Harriett Benson
12) Amanda Jackson Benson

*See Sarah Benson's memorial for more info on their children.


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