Jacob
Hugh
Benton
Born in South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Benton
and Mary Lydia Hughes
Brother of
John Benton and Mary Benton
Husband of
Margaret (Selby) Benton
— married
16 Dec 1836 in Coweta County, Georgia
Descendants 
Died
at about age 52
in Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Aug 2017
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Biography
This profile is part of the Benton Name Study.
Jacob Benton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 31, 1861
Mustered out: May 03, 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 7th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
Enlisted: May 31, 1861
Mustered out: May 03, 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 7th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
Sources
- "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW4Z-QBM : 24 December 2014), Jacob Benton and Margaret Selby, 16 Dec 1836; citing , Coweta, Georgia; FHL microfilm 470,364.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMV-L45 : 12 April 2016), Jacob Benton, 1860.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Q-YXLP : 13 December 2015), Jacob Benton, 1870; Burial, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United States of America, Benton Family Cemetery; citing record ID 64024361, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- Fact: Burial (1870) Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United States of America
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 October 2017, 01:01), entry for Jacob Hugh Benton(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC1B-TVG); contributed by various users.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Ellen (Carmichael) Overstreet 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M696193 [compare]
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~1.56%
Sylvia Benton :
23andMe, GEDmatch M475722 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A065385 [compare], Ancestry member SBRHILL
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B200178
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~1.56%
Ruby (Black) Taroni :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Julie (Overstreet) Taber :
23andMe, GEDmatch M133134 [compare], yourDNAportal JUL495a7962
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A424191 [compare], Ancestry member jdtaber4462
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~0.78%
Tom Taroni :
23andMe, GEDmatch A544599 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A544599 [compare], Ancestry member vtaroni
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Phyllis Whitehead :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LHEART71196
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Trent Schutza :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
T H Martin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PF8286748 [compare], yourDNAportal THO66f4c3bc, Ancestry member lapchat
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John Simmons Jr.
John Simmons Jr.
The Fold3 and the Georgia Roster of Confederate soldiers indicate that Jacob Benton died in 1862 while at home on furlough. He was wounded at the 1st Battle of Manassas in July of 1861. In contrast the Findagrave memorial says that he died in 1870,
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by John Simmons Jr.
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