John Benham (1722 - abt. 1800)

Born 3 Apr 1722 in Freehold, Monmouth, Colony of New Jersey

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Died about 1800 at about age 77 in Washington, Virginia

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Biography

John Benham was born 03 APR 1722. Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey. John Benham, builder of Benham's Fort died in 1800 ^[1]

Name

Name: John /Benham/^[2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 03 APR 1722

Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey^[3]

Benham's Fort

Located on the North Fork of the Holston River near Mendota was the fort of John Benham. This was perhaps only a family fort for no mention is made of militia troops ever having been stationed there, or that it was in use after the Revolutionary War. The date the fort was built is unknown, but John Benham settled there in 1769. He owned a thousand acres of land along the Holston River about four miles below the village of Holston. John Benham was evidently a brother-in-law to the elder Vincent Hobbs, and Benham had a son named Vincent as did Hobbs, and both had sons named Joel. The Hobbs and Benhams lived on adjoining farms. There was also a connection between these families and the family of John Douglas who was killed by the Indians at Little Moccasin Gap in 1776. John Douglas who lived with his father Edward Douglas on Clinch River, near Flour Ford in present day Scott County, Virginia, may have been returning from a visit with these relatives when slain by the Indians. John Benham, builder of Benham's Fort died in 1800.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ FRONTIER FORTS By Emory L. Hamilton
2. ↑ Source: #S1033 Page: p. 1-2
3. ↑ Source: #S1033 Page: p. 1-2
4. ↑ FRONTIER FORTS By Emory L. Hamilton

See also:

• Source: S1033 Author: Scoudan, Fern Orr and Bowater, John Title: Benham - A Pedigree Publication: Name: Self-pubished; Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California; Date: 1989; Repository: #R10
• Repository: R10 Name: Allen County Library Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

• WikiTree profile Benham-250 created through the import of WORCESTER_2012-07-31.ged on Jul 31, 2012 by Bob Worcester. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.

Acknowledgments

This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.