Feb 03 2008
Bentons connected to the Mayflower and the Pilgrims
Have you ever wanted to find a tie back to a famous relative? I always thought it would be cool to say I’m a descendant of someone famous.
Now here’s a little link to some Benton family fame. This information comes from Joan Benton Barber… (her grandfather is the brother of Robert Hugh Benton, who is the father of Gordon Benton, my grandfather). Joan has provided me with the geneology of the Benton family back to some of the passengers on the Mayflower and the first settlers in Plymouth. Some of these ancestors were also present at that famous 1621 Thanksgiving that we celebrate each year!
I have also heard that Paul Benton you also have this information connecting the Benton’s back to the Mayflower. It would be nice for us to get that information together and verified with what you have.
So here is the genealogy according to Joan.