Thomas Benton wed Mary Hurd of CT about 1775 or later
Looking to find my 6th great aunt.Thomas Benton of South Carolina wed a Mary Hurd b 6 Sept 1754 in Conn. according to Bible records.She was a daughter of Samuel Hurd and Taimor Leavenworth.Her siblings:Dorothy b 1746; Elisha b 1747; Joseph b 1750; Eunice b 1752; Sarah b 1756; Walliston b 1758; Enoch b 1760; Samuel L. b 1762; Clarissa b 1764; Ruth b 1766 and Ezra b 1770 in the area of Stratford, Unity, Monroe or Ripton parishes in Conn.
Family legend was that she rode horseback to the Carolinas.Cannot find if she married first in CT or anything about her in the vital records there.
Any help appreciated.
Would Thomas have been a Revolutionary War soldier to have met Mary Hurd in Connecticut?