Robert Thomas Benge "12Powhatan-Metis"
1665–1758 ·Robert Thomas Benge is reported to have been born in 1665 and to have died in 1758. The supplied family-tree material places his birth in Jamestown, Prince Edward, Virginia, and his death in Dorchester, Richmond, Virginia. Additional claims in Shawnee Heritage Bk. 3 differ in some details and should be treated as unverified family-history assertions.
Robert Thomas Benge was reportedly born in 1665 in Jamestown, Prince Edward, Virginia, British Colonial America. A compiled life summary identifies his parents as John Benge and Jeanette or Joan Benge.
The same summary states that Robert had at least one son with Maiden Sarah “Sally” Powhattan. Shawnee Heritage Bk. 3 describes Robert as “1/2 Powhtan & Metis [White],” gives his birth year as 1666 in James City, Virginia, and states that he married Sarah Sally in 1686 and that they had 12 children. That source also contains accounts concerning Sarah Sally’s background and John Benge’s marriages; these claims are family-history material and are not independently documented in the supplied record.
Robert Thomas Benge reportedly died in 1758 in Dorchester, Richmond, Virginia, United States, at an age given as 93 in the compiled life summary.
The same summary states that Robert had at least one son with Maiden Sarah “Sally” Powhattan. Shawnee Heritage Bk. 3 describes Robert as “1/2 Powhtan & Metis [White],” gives his birth year as 1666 in James City, Virginia, and states that he married Sarah Sally in 1686 and that they had 12 children. That source also contains accounts concerning Sarah Sally’s background and John Benge’s marriages; these claims are family-history material and are not independently documented in the supplied record.
Robert Thomas Benge reportedly died in 1758 in Dorchester, Richmond, Virginia, United States, at an age given as 93 in the compiled life summary.
Historical context
The supplied material places Robert Thomas Benge in colonial Virginia and later in Virginia under the United States designation used by the family tree. The records provided contain differing place names and birth years, reflecting uncertainty in the compiled account.
Sources & research
GEDCOM record: Individual @I3479@, note reference @N49@.
Shawnee Heritage Bk. 3.