John Benge
Abt. 1615 - 1687 ·John Benge was reportedly born about 1615 and died in 1687. Family-tree notes identify him as the father of Robert Thomas Benge, who was reportedly born in 1665 in Virginia.
John Benge was reportedly born about 1615 and died in 1687.
Family-tree notes identify John as the father of Robert Thomas Benge, reportedly born in 1665 in Virginia. One note gives Robert’s mother as Jeanette or Joan Benge and states that both parents were age 50 at Robert’s birth.
A separate account in Shawnee Heritage Bk. 3 says that Robert Benge was born in 1666 in James City, Virginia, and describes him as “1/2 Powhtan & Metis [White].” The same account states that John Benge had two wives, but its dates and relationship details conflict with the other supplied material. The account should therefore be treated as unverified family tradition rather than established fact.
Family-tree notes identify John as the father of Robert Thomas Benge, reportedly born in 1665 in Virginia. One note gives Robert’s mother as Jeanette or Joan Benge and states that both parents were age 50 at Robert’s birth.
A separate account in Shawnee Heritage Bk. 3 says that Robert Benge was born in 1666 in James City, Virginia, and describes him as “1/2 Powhtan & Metis [White].” The same account states that John Benge had two wives, but its dates and relationship details conflict with the other supplied material. The account should therefore be treated as unverified family tradition rather than established fact.
Historical context
The supplied material places the Benge family in colonial Virginia during the seventeenth century. It gives differing places and years for Robert Benge’s birth, including Jamestown or James City and 1665 or 1666.
Sources & research
Original Family Tree Maker Notes: “The Life Summary of Robert Thomas.”
Shawnee Heritage Bk. 3.