William Benthall

Maleabout 1666–before about 15 May 1716

Brief Life History of William

When William Benthall was born about 1666, in Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Joseph Benthall I, was 27 and his mother, Mary Reade, was 28. He married Elizabeth in 1677. He died before about 15 May 1716, in his hometown, and was buried in Northampton, Virginia, United States.

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William Benthall
1666–1716
Elizabeth Bibbee
1675–
Marriage: about 1695
Rachel Benthall
1700–1772
Elesheba Benthall
1705–1755

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    about 1695Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America
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    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from one of two places in Shropshire named Benthall, from Old English beonet ‘bent grass’ + halh ‘nook, recess’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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