Mary Polly Benham

Mary Polly Benham (Hobbs)
Also Known As:	"Polly", "Benam", "Bennam", "Polly Hobbs"
Birthdate:	before circa 1769
Birthplace:	Maryland
Death:	April 1823 Washington County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:	Daughter of Vincent Hobbs and Hannah ‘Mary’ Hobbs Wife of John Benham Mother of Sarah Ann Fletcher; Ruth Fugett; Mary Cornett; William Benham; Vincent Benham and 7 others Sister of James Hobbs; Rebecca Blanton; Hannah Blanton; Thomas Hobbs; Abner Hobbs and 5 others Half sister of Capt. Vincent Hobbs, Jr.; Rachel Hobbs; Ezekiel Hobbs; Ruth Fugate and Polly Hobbs

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Immediate Family

John Benham

husband
Sarah Ann Fletcher

daughter
Ruth Fugett

daughter
Mary Cornett

daughter
William Benham

son
Vincent Benham

son
John Benham

son
Nancy Ann (Benham) (Walker) Flanary

daughter
Joel Benham

son
James Benham

son
Rachel H. Flannery

daughter
James Benham

son

About Mary Polly Benham

From Hobbs_Family_California by Pati Perrault (dated Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009)

http://hobbsclan.blogspot.com/2009/08/vincent-hobbs-1-first-generat...

17. Mary (Polly) Hobbs - before 1769 - John Benham B. Estimate 1849 B. ? D. April 1823 D. 1800

Family settled in Dryden on what has recently been known as the Elkanah Pennington farm. They introduced the Benham apple there. Land was next to that of Vincent Hobbs Sr. Benham supposedly settled on the North Fork of the Holston River, about 4 miles or less the village of Holston and owned about 1000 acres. He had built a fort before the Revolutionary War between Saltville and the Anderson Blockhouse near Big Moccasin Gap. Benham was a hunter who kept a camp on the spur of Black Mountain in present Harlan County, Kentucky, which carries the name Benham Spur. 1787 Washington County, Virginia tax list = I poll, 3 age 16-21, no slaves, 6 horses, 30 cattle. John Benham's will was dated 12 March 1796.

Children:

1. Sarah Benham - 7-6-1786 Wash. Co. VA – Drury Fletcher
2. Vincent Benham
3. William Benham – Mary Kendrick B. c.1771 D. 11-28-1814 Canada (War of 1812)
4. John Benham - Elizabeth Grimes B. c.1772 D. 1835 Wayne Co. TN
5. Joel Benham - Rebecca Hix (Hicks)
6. Ruth Benham - James Fugate B. c.1774 D. after 1850 KY
7. Ann Benham - Elijah Flanary
8. James Benham
9. Rachel Benham
10. Mary Benham - 5-18-1791 Wash. Co. VA - Samuel Cornett
11. Rebecca Benham

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Mary Polly Benham's Timeline

1766	1766	Birth of Sarah Ann Fletcher Washington, Virginia, United States
1769	1769	Birth of Mary Polly Benham Maryland
	1769	Birth of Ruth Fugett Augusta County, Virginia
1771	1771	Birth of William Benham
	1771	Birth of Mary Cornett Augusta County, Virginia
1772	1772	Birth of John Benham Washington County, Virginia
1773	1773	Birth of Vincent Benham Washington, VA, United States
1777	December 1777	Birth of Nancy Ann (Benham) (Walker) Flanary Washington County, Virginia, United States
1780	1780	Birth of Joel Benham Lee County, Virginia, United States

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