Comfort (of Jonas) Benston

Abt 1760 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Comfort (of Jonas) Benston  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1760	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Fathers will	23 Dec 1775	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	In his will Jonas Benston Sr. gave to son Moses plantation where I now live containing 218 acres. To son John 100 acres on the South side of Pratts Branch adjcent to me. To daughter Comfort. To daughter Sarah. To Leshy Lingo, my daughter in law. Children Moses, John, Comfort, & Sarah residual legatees. Son Moses Exr. Witt: Jonathan Addison, Benjamin Stringer, William F. Ross. At probate Moses Benson was named heir at law to the testator.
  Guardian - Chose a guardian	26 Mar 1777	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Comfort Benson and Sarah Benson chose Moses Benson as guardian (security: Elijah Watson).
  Reference Identifier	Belle Haven
  Record ID	74490
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Samuel Benston, Sr.,   b. Oct 1670   d. Bef 30 Jul 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 74 years)  (Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1720   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Moses (of Jonas) Benston,   b. Abt 1749, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Oct 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 41 years) ╚═ Matilda (of Francis) Savage,  m. Abt 1770 + 2. Jonah (of Jonas) Benston, (house carpenter),   b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Dec 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 41 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1778 ;   Elizabeth 'Betsy' Core,  m. 17 Jun 1794   3. Comfort (of Jonas) Benston,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. John (of Jonas) Benston,   b. Abt 1762, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah (of Jonas) Benston,   b. Abt 1763, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Half-siblings	1 half sister (family of (--?--) (--?--) and (--?--) (--?--))
  1. Leah 'Leshy' (--?--),   b. Abt 1741, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I74490	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Jonathan 'Jonas' (of Samuel) Benston, Sr.,   b. Abt 1708, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Feb 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 68 years)
  Mother	(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1720   d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1720   d. Yes, date unknown  m. 1740
  Marriage	Abt 1745
  Family ID	F24357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1760 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 23 Dec 1775 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Guardian - Chose a guardian - 26 Mar 1777 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 289 (will of Jonas Benson Sr.), 570. [S2701] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1773-1777, Volumes 26 & 27, (Heritage Books, Westminster, MD 2017), p. 253 (26 Mar 1777 Court), 2701.