Capt. John Anthony Benning / Jean Antoine Benin, French Huguenot, French $ Indian War patriot, & Revolutionary War patriot was born 10 Dec 1737 in Manakintowne, King William Parish, Henrico County, VA. His parents were French Huguenots Antoine Benin (c. 1705-Bet. 1761 & 1782)and Elizabeth Jones/Journay (c. 1710-Bet. 1761-1782). Antoine Benin was a member of the Vestry of King William [Episcopal]Parish & recorded son John's birth in Vestry Book,"Jean (John) Benin, born 10 Dec. 1737." (Brock, R. A. "Documents, Chiefly Unpublished, Relating to the Huguenot Emigration to Virginia and to the Settlement of ManakinTown." Richmond, 1886. Reprinted 'Collections,' Virginia Historical Society. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. 1962. 95).
Benning's son Pleasant Benning's tombstone listed parents
"John & Sarah Cobb Benning." See below:
In
Memory of
PLEASANT MOON
Son of JOHN and SARAH COBB
BENNING
Born in Ro[Bu]ckingham Co. Va.
[A tombstone typo error; should be Buckingham Co..]
OCT. 3, 1783
Married to MALINDA LEWIS WHITE
In Columbia Co. Ga.
JUNE 8, 1809
Died in Harris Co. Ga.
OCT. 25, 1845
R.I.P.
"In origin, the Benning (Benin) ancestry is French. The lineage ... is traced to a family of Benins, which fled France in the pursuit of religious freedom. ... when Protestants were slaughtered by the thousands ... by the French Roman Catholic Church. These persecuted French ... were known as Huguenots. ... Among those ... were Francois Benning (Francois Benin) and his wife, Ann de Bonette [Grandparents of John Benning]. ...Originally from Tarrigny Parish in southern France, they fled ... to Holland, and then to Bristol, England"(Dameron, J. David. "General Henry Lewis Benning, - 'This Was A Man." ISBN: 0-7884-2444-0. © 2001. Bowie: Heritage Books, Inc. 1).
John Benning was a member of the Voluntary Militia of King William County VA & fought in the 1755 battle in the French & Indian War. In 1756 Benning's name was listed in the pay roll of volunteer soldiers for King William County, VA adjacent to Henrico County where Benning was born & located along the northern side of the James River. In 1758 John Benning (age 21) & his older brother Joseph Benning (1733-1807) fought in the Bedford Co. VA Colonial Militia. Prior to the Revolutionary War, John Benning lived in Goochland Co. VA, where he then joined the VA Militia with rank of major.
On 20 Jul 1775, at the age of thirty-eight, John Benning married Sarah Cobb, nineteen years younger than he. Sarah 'Sallie' Cobb, born on 20 Nov 1756 in Buckingham County, VA, was the daughter of Colonel Thomas "Old Tom" Cobb(s) (c. 1722 - 1833) who later dropped the 's' from his name, and Susannah Moon (c. 1739 - Bef 1833). For at least 8 years after their marriage & the end of the Revolutionary War, John & Sarah Cobb Benning lived in Buckingham County, where their oldest son Joseph Benning was born in 1776 and their fifth child Pleasant Moon Benning was born in 1783.
In 1782 John Benin was taxed in Buckingham County where he owned 1200 acres of farmland & 23 slaves. after 1783, John $ Sarah Cobb Benning left VA with her Cobb parents & other Cobb and Benning family members to settle in Columbia Co., GA along the Savannah River.
John and Sarah Cobb Benning had ten children according to the Benning Family Records: 1. Joseph Benning (in father's 1809 will)(30 May 1776-1 May 1820) Wife #1 Martha Matilda Moore; Wife #2 Jane Meriwether; 2. Thomas Cobb Benning (in father's 1809 will)(1 Jan 1778-Aft 1850) Wife: Ann LNU: 3. Elizabeth Benning Thompson (in father's 1809 will)(14 Nov 1779-aft 1809) Mrs. Leonard; 4. Rowanna (Roanne)Benning (in father's 1809 will)(1780-aft 1813); 5. Susannah Benning Moore (in father's 1809 will)(24 Jun 1782-aft 1809) Mrs. Thomas; 6. Pleasant Moon Benning (executor of father's 1809 will)(3 Oct 1782-25 Nov 1845) Wife: Malinda Lewis White; 7. John Benning, Jr. (13 Jul 1786-aft 1809); 8. Martha D. Benning Martin (in father's 1809 will)(16 Mar 1789-aft 1809) Mrs. Benjamin; 9, Sally Cobb Benning Lamar (in father's 1809 will)(13 Feb 1797-1 May 1877) Mrs. Joshua; 10. Nancy Benning Martin (in father's 1809 will)(3 Nov 1794 -Jun 1842) Mrs. George Washington;
Sandra Harris Carney, 4G-granddaughter)
Benning's son Pleasant Benning's tombstone listed parents
"John & Sarah Cobb Benning." See below:
In
Memory of
PLEASANT MOON
Son of JOHN and SARAH COBB
BENNING
Born in Ro[Bu]ckingham Co. Va.
[A tombstone typo error; should be Buckingham Co..]
OCT. 3, 1783
Married to MALINDA LEWIS WHITE
In Columbia Co. Ga.
JUNE 8, 1809
Died in Harris Co. Ga.
OCT. 25, 1845
R.I.P.
"In origin, the Benning (Benin) ancestry is French. The lineage ... is traced to a family of Benins, which fled France in the pursuit of religious freedom. ... when Protestants were slaughtered by the thousands ... by the French Roman Catholic Church. These persecuted French ... were known as Huguenots. ... Among those ... were Francois Benning (Francois Benin) and his wife, Ann de Bonette [Grandparents of John Benning]. ...Originally from Tarrigny Parish in southern France, they fled ... to Holland, and then to Bristol, England"(Dameron, J. David. "General Henry Lewis Benning, - 'This Was A Man." ISBN: 0-7884-2444-0. © 2001. Bowie: Heritage Books, Inc. 1).
John Benning was a member of the Voluntary Militia of King William County VA & fought in the 1755 battle in the French & Indian War. In 1756 Benning's name was listed in the pay roll of volunteer soldiers for King William County, VA adjacent to Henrico County where Benning was born & located along the northern side of the James River. In 1758 John Benning (age 21) & his older brother Joseph Benning (1733-1807) fought in the Bedford Co. VA Colonial Militia. Prior to the Revolutionary War, John Benning lived in Goochland Co. VA, where he then joined the VA Militia with rank of major.
On 20 Jul 1775, at the age of thirty-eight, John Benning married Sarah Cobb, nineteen years younger than he. Sarah 'Sallie' Cobb, born on 20 Nov 1756 in Buckingham County, VA, was the daughter of Colonel Thomas "Old Tom" Cobb(s) (c. 1722 - 1833) who later dropped the 's' from his name, and Susannah Moon (c. 1739 - Bef 1833). For at least 8 years after their marriage & the end of the Revolutionary War, John & Sarah Cobb Benning lived in Buckingham County, where their oldest son Joseph Benning was born in 1776 and their fifth child Pleasant Moon Benning was born in 1783.
In 1782 John Benin was taxed in Buckingham County where he owned 1200 acres of farmland & 23 slaves. after 1783, John $ Sarah Cobb Benning left VA with her Cobb parents & other Cobb and Benning family members to settle in Columbia Co., GA along the Savannah River.
John and Sarah Cobb Benning had ten children according to the Benning Family Records: 1. Joseph Benning (in father's 1809 will)(30 May 1776-1 May 1820) Wife #1 Martha Matilda Moore; Wife #2 Jane Meriwether; 2. Thomas Cobb Benning (in father's 1809 will)(1 Jan 1778-Aft 1850) Wife: Ann LNU: 3. Elizabeth Benning Thompson (in father's 1809 will)(14 Nov 1779-aft 1809) Mrs. Leonard; 4. Rowanna (Roanne)Benning (in father's 1809 will)(1780-aft 1813); 5. Susannah Benning Moore (in father's 1809 will)(24 Jun 1782-aft 1809) Mrs. Thomas; 6. Pleasant Moon Benning (executor of father's 1809 will)(3 Oct 1782-25 Nov 1845) Wife: Malinda Lewis White; 7. John Benning, Jr. (13 Jul 1786-aft 1809); 8. Martha D. Benning Martin (in father's 1809 will)(16 Mar 1789-aft 1809) Mrs. Benjamin; 9, Sally Cobb Benning Lamar (in father's 1809 will)(13 Feb 1797-1 May 1877) Mrs. Joshua; 10. Nancy Benning Martin (in father's 1809 will)(3 Nov 1794 -Jun 1842) Mrs. George Washington;
Sandra Harris Carney, 4G-granddaughter)
Capt. John Anthony Benning / Jean Antoine Benin, French Huguenot, French $ Indian War patriot, & Revolutionary War patriot was born 10 Dec 1737 in Manakintowne, King William Parish, Henrico County, VA. His parents were French Huguenots Antoine Benin (c. 1705-Bet. 1761 & 1782)and Elizabeth Jones/Journay (c. 1710-Bet. 1761-1782). Antoine Benin was a member of the Vestry of King William [Episcopal]Parish & recorded son John's birth in Vestry Book,"Jean (John) Benin, born 10 Dec. 1737." (Brock, R. A. "Documents, Chiefly Unpublished, Relating to the Huguenot Emigration to Virginia and to the Settlement of ManakinTown." Richmond, 1886. Reprinted 'Collections,' Virginia Historical Society. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. 1962. 95).
Benning's son Pleasant Benning's tombstone listed parents
"John & Sarah Cobb Benning." See below:
In
Memory of
PLEASANT MOON
Son of JOHN and SARAH COBB
BENNING
Born in Ro[Bu]ckingham Co. Va.
[A tombstone typo error; should be Buckingham Co..]
OCT. 3, 1783
Married to MALINDA LEWIS WHITE
In Columbia Co. Ga.
JUNE 8, 1809
Died in Harris Co. Ga.
OCT. 25, 1845
R.I.P.
"In origin, the Benning (Benin) ancestry is French. The lineage ... is traced to a family of Benins, which fled France in the pursuit of religious freedom. ... when Protestants were slaughtered by the thousands ... by the French Roman Catholic Church. These persecuted French ... were known as Huguenots. ... Among those ... were Francois Benning (Francois Benin) and his wife, Ann de Bonette [Grandparents of John Benning]. ...Originally from Tarrigny Parish in southern France, they fled ... to Holland, and then to Bristol, England"(Dameron, J. David. "General Henry Lewis Benning, - 'This Was A Man." ISBN: 0-7884-2444-0. © 2001. Bowie: Heritage Books, Inc. 1).
John Benning was a member of the Voluntary Militia of King William County VA & fought in the 1755 battle in the French & Indian War. In 1756 Benning's name was listed in the pay roll of volunteer soldiers for King William County, VA adjacent to Henrico County where Benning was born & located along the northern side of the James River. In 1758 John Benning (age 21) & his older brother Joseph Benning (1733-1807) fought in the Bedford Co. VA Colonial Militia. Prior to the Revolutionary War, John Benning lived in Goochland Co. VA, where he then joined the VA Militia with rank of major.
On 20 Jul 1775, at the age of thirty-eight, John Benning married Sarah Cobb, nineteen years younger than he. Sarah 'Sallie' Cobb, born on 20 Nov 1756 in Buckingham County, VA, was the daughter of Colonel Thomas "Old Tom" Cobb(s) (c. 1722 - 1833) who later dropped the 's' from his name, and Susannah Moon (c. 1739 - Bef 1833). For at least 8 years after their marriage & the end of the Revolutionary War, John & Sarah Cobb Benning lived in Buckingham County, where their oldest son Joseph Benning was born in 1776 and their fifth child Pleasant Moon Benning was born in 1783.
In 1782 John Benin was taxed in Buckingham County where he owned 1200 acres of farmland & 23 slaves. after 1783, John $ Sarah Cobb Benning left VA with her Cobb parents & other Cobb and Benning family members to settle in Columbia Co., GA along the Savannah River.
John and Sarah Cobb Benning had ten children according to the Benning Family Records: 1. Joseph Benning (in father's 1809 will)(30 May 1776-1 May 1820) Wife #1 Martha Matilda Moore; Wife #2 Jane Meriwether; 2. Thomas Cobb Benning (in father's 1809 will)(1 Jan 1778-Aft 1850) Wife: Ann LNU: 3. Elizabeth Benning Thompson (in father's 1809 will)(14 Nov 1779-aft 1809) Mrs. Leonard; 4. Rowanna (Roanne)Benning (in father's 1809 will)(1780-aft 1813); 5. Susannah Benning Moore (in father's 1809 will)(24 Jun 1782-aft 1809) Mrs. Thomas; 6. Pleasant Moon Benning (executor of father's 1809 will)(3 Oct 1782-25 Nov 1845) Wife: Malinda Lewis White; 7. John Benning, Jr. (13 Jul 1786-aft 1809); 8. Martha D. Benning Martin (in father's 1809 will)(16 Mar 1789-aft 1809) Mrs. Benjamin; 9, Sally Cobb Benning Lamar (in father's 1809 will)(13 Feb 1797-1 May 1877) Mrs. Joshua; 10. Nancy Benning Martin (in father's 1809 will)(3 Nov 1794 -Jun 1842) Mrs. George Washington;
Sandra Harris Carney, 4G-granddaughter)
Benning's son Pleasant Benning's tombstone listed parents
"John & Sarah Cobb Benning." See below:
In
Memory of
PLEASANT MOON
Son of JOHN and SARAH COBB
BENNING
Born in Ro[Bu]ckingham Co. Va.
[A tombstone typo error; should be Buckingham Co..]
OCT. 3, 1783
Married to MALINDA LEWIS WHITE
In Columbia Co. Ga.
JUNE 8, 1809
Died in Harris Co. Ga.
OCT. 25, 1845
R.I.P.
"In origin, the Benning (Benin) ancestry is French. The lineage ... is traced to a family of Benins, which fled France in the pursuit of religious freedom. ... when Protestants were slaughtered by the thousands ... by the French Roman Catholic Church. These persecuted French ... were known as Huguenots. ... Among those ... were Francois Benning (Francois Benin) and his wife, Ann de Bonette [Grandparents of John Benning]. ...Originally from Tarrigny Parish in southern France, they fled ... to Holland, and then to Bristol, England"(Dameron, J. David. "General Henry Lewis Benning, - 'This Was A Man." ISBN: 0-7884-2444-0. © 2001. Bowie: Heritage Books, Inc. 1).
John Benning was a member of the Voluntary Militia of King William County VA & fought in the 1755 battle in the French & Indian War. In 1756 Benning's name was listed in the pay roll of volunteer soldiers for King William County, VA adjacent to Henrico County where Benning was born & located along the northern side of the James River. In 1758 John Benning (age 21) & his older brother Joseph Benning (1733-1807) fought in the Bedford Co. VA Colonial Militia. Prior to the Revolutionary War, John Benning lived in Goochland Co. VA, where he then joined the VA Militia with rank of major.
On 20 Jul 1775, at the age of thirty-eight, John Benning married Sarah Cobb, nineteen years younger than he. Sarah 'Sallie' Cobb, born on 20 Nov 1756 in Buckingham County, VA, was the daughter of Colonel Thomas "Old Tom" Cobb(s) (c. 1722 - 1833) who later dropped the 's' from his name, and Susannah Moon (c. 1739 - Bef 1833). For at least 8 years after their marriage & the end of the Revolutionary War, John & Sarah Cobb Benning lived in Buckingham County, where their oldest son Joseph Benning was born in 1776 and their fifth child Pleasant Moon Benning was born in 1783.
In 1782 John Benin was taxed in Buckingham County where he owned 1200 acres of farmland & 23 slaves. after 1783, John $ Sarah Cobb Benning left VA with her Cobb parents & other Cobb and Benning family members to settle in Columbia Co., GA along the Savannah River.
John and Sarah Cobb Benning had ten children according to the Benning Family Records: 1. Joseph Benning (in father's 1809 will)(30 May 1776-1 May 1820) Wife #1 Martha Matilda Moore; Wife #2 Jane Meriwether; 2. Thomas Cobb Benning (in father's 1809 will)(1 Jan 1778-Aft 1850) Wife: Ann LNU: 3. Elizabeth Benning Thompson (in father's 1809 will)(14 Nov 1779-aft 1809) Mrs. Leonard; 4. Rowanna (Roanne)Benning (in father's 1809 will)(1780-aft 1813); 5. Susannah Benning Moore (in father's 1809 will)(24 Jun 1782-aft 1809) Mrs. Thomas; 6. Pleasant Moon Benning (executor of father's 1809 will)(3 Oct 1782-25 Nov 1845) Wife: Malinda Lewis White; 7. John Benning, Jr. (13 Jul 1786-aft 1809); 8. Martha D. Benning Martin (in father's 1809 will)(16 Mar 1789-aft 1809) Mrs. Benjamin; 9, Sally Cobb Benning Lamar (in father's 1809 will)(13 Feb 1797-1 May 1877) Mrs. Joshua; 10. Nancy Benning Martin (in father's 1809 will)(3 Nov 1794 -Jun 1842) Mrs. George Washington;
Sandra Harris Carney, 4G-granddaughter)
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