Re: John "TRADER" Benge/Obediah M. Benge
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Re: John "TRADER" Benge/Obediah M. Benge
Sandra Otos 9/14/02
Here is what I have on Obediah Martin Benge's children.I am guessing your are writing about the first Obediah Martin Benge son of John "Trader" Benge in 1763 Albermarle Co. VA.Do you have any information about his first wife Elizabeth Ware?
I don't know if you have ever read the information below about Obediah's Rev. War information.I thought you would find it interesting.
Angela in OK
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children by Obediah Martin BENGE and Elizabeth WARE
1. Patsy BENGE b. 22 SEP 1786
2. Elizabeth BENGE b: 30 JUN 1788 in Surry Co, NC
3. William Blount BENGE b: 22 MAR 1790 in Surry Co, NC
children by Obediah Martin BENGE and Sarah FIELDS
1. George Clinton BENGE b. 21 FEB 1802 (Rutherford or Davidson Co,
....................or Franklin Co, TN)
2. Robert H. BENGE b. 7 JUN 1803 (Rutherford or Davidson Co,
....................or Franklin Co, TN)
book by Bobby G. Moss called "The Patriots at King's Mountain",pub. 1990
This book on the American Revolution in South Carolina contains a complete
roster in alphabetical order of each man who served in the Battle of King's
Mountain together with a short bibliography of each man.Kings Mountain
is on the border between North Carolina and South Carolina. It is in
York County, South Carolina.
>.........................Benge, Obediah Martin
>.........................b. c. 1763, Albermarle County, Virginia
>.........................d. 23 march 1846, DeKalb County, Alabama
>.........................m. Sarah Fields, Franklin County, Tennessee
>.........................Obediah Benge, when aged between sixteen and seventeen years, was
>.........................forced into enlisting during May 1780 by his step-father, John Fielder,
>.........................and his wife Elizabeth Ware's father as a substitute for James Green
>.........................under Capt. James Sheppard.At the time, he resided in Surry County,
>.........................North Carolina.Obediah Martin Benge was in the Battle of King"s Mountain
>.........................after being transferred to the command of either Capt. McDowell or
>.........................Capt. White or Col. Cleveland.This transfer took place because his older
>.........................brother was in the company.While attempting to make his third or fourth
>.........................shot at King"s Mountain he was wounded in this right arm.The ball lodged
>.........................under his shoulder blade and remained there crippling him for the rest of
>.........................his life. His brother William was killed in the battle. Benge was carried to the
>.........................house of a relative (about four miles from the battle ground), where he
>.........................remained about three months.In 1791 he was made captain of a militia
>.........................unit and served in that capacity for four or five years.Benge executed a
>.........................pension application 22 February 1843 while residing in DeKalb County,
>.........................Alabama.His children were: Patsey (22 September 1786);
>.........................Elisabeth (30 June 1788); W. B. (22 March 1790);
>.........................George D. (21 February___); and Robert 7 June____).
>.........................His widow Sarah Fields applied for pension 21 July 1852
>.........................while residing in DeKalb County, Alabama.FPA R743
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