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About Jesse Benton, II, of NC & TN
Jesse and Polly, married in Tennessee, are buried there; they had no children.
Jesse's brother, Thomas Hart Benton, who would later become a U.S. Senator from Missouri, were involved in a duel that led to the shooting of Andrew Jackson, an attorney who would later become President. Jackson had been the mediator in a duel between Jesse Benton and William Carroll; since Jesse was the challenger, William Carroll got to choose the rules -- and since he was not as good a shot as Jesse Benton, he set the duel up so that skill would not be an issue; the men were to stand back to back and then on a signal turn and shoot. Jesse Benton was grazed, but neither man was seriously hurt. This led, however, to bad blood with Jackson; later Thomas would seriously injure Jackson in a tavern brawl.
See: http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/andrew-jackson/the-creek-war-...
http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/g07.htm
- Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via brother Thomas 'old Bullion' Hart Benton by SmartCopy: Sep 29 2015, 16:45:56 UTC
- Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via brother Thomas Hart Benton by SmartCopy: Sep 29 2015, 16:47:32 UTC
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Jesse Benton, II, of NC & TN's Timeline
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May 9, 1788
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Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, United States
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1843
Age 54
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Tennessee, United States
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