Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

William Benson (b. 1812 - d. circa 1865)
MSA SC 5496-035544
Slaveholder in Clarksburg District, Montgomery County, Maryland

Sources:

Archival Sources -

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, (Assessment Record, Slaves), Date: 1853-1864, Location: 01/19/06/015
MdHR Number: 20,115-6, MSA Citation: MSA C1112-1. William Benson, 2nd District, Page 153.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber JGH 6, Folio 28, 1857-1858, MSA CE 63-7. John Crawford to William H. Benson of William, et al, March 31, 1857.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber EBP 24, Folio 81, 1881-1881, MSA CE 63-34. William H. Benson, estate, to Catherine Benson, et al, April 13, 1881.

Montgomery County District 2, Simon J. Martenet, Martenet and Bond's Map of Montgomery County, 1865, Library of Congress, MSA SC 1213-1-464.

Newspapers and Journals -

"30 Dollar Reward." Montgomery County Sentinel 7 September, 1860: 1. Maryland State Archives.

"$100 Reward." Montgomery County Sentinel 19 July 1856: 2. Maryland State Archives.

Books -

Hurley, Jr., William N. Our Maryland Heritage: The Benson Families of Maryland. Vol. 35. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2002.

Internet Sources -

1850 U.S. Federal Census Record (MD) for William H. Henson, Montgomery County, Clarksburg District, Page 1, Line 17. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.

1850 U.S. Federal Census Record (MD) -- Slave Schedule for William H. Benson, Montgomery County, Clarksburg District, Page 1, Line 24. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1860 U.S. Federal Census Record (MD) for William H. Benson, Montgomery County, Clarksburg District, Page 8, Line 11. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.

1860 U.S. Federal Census Record (MD) -- Slave Schedule for William H. Benson, Montgomery County, Clarksburg District, Page 1, Line 13. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1870 U.S. Federal Census Record (MD) -- Slave Schedule for Catherine Benson, Montgomery County, District 2, Page 59, Line 5. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.

Maryland Marriage Record for William Benson and Rachel Hensley, October 26, 1797, Montgomery County. Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, comp. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. www.ancestry.com.

Maryland Marriage Record for William H. Benson and Catherine Crawford, April 20 1843, Montgomery County. Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, comp. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. www.ancestry.com.

"John McDonald House (Trespassers W Farm)." M: 29-7. Maryland Historical Trust. www.mdihp.net.

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