Barry Co. Mo Probate Vo A 1854 - 1860


My comments are in parenthesis. I compared with census and came up with
approximate dates of birth for some.
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Mark Benton died(intestate) without a will(born SC ca1776 md. Hezziah Mize
30 Apr. 1829 Crawford Co., MO.)
Probate 25 Nov. 1856
Heirs: Sarah Ann Hall resides in Webster Co Mo(1834MO)
Kisiah B., widow (1800 NC)[Note: I think Hezziah, Kisiah and Kissie are the
same person. She was Kissie on the 1850 Laclede CoMO census.Fran]
R. B. Benton (Ren B 1821MO)
Berry T. Benton (1808MO)
William Benton (1812MO)
Able Benton (1814MO-1869TX)
James Benton (1816MO)
Mark Benton (1818MO)
Eliza McMurtry (1824MO)
Susan Makes (Means?)(Mattis?)(Matthews?)(1825MO)
Bond:  Ren B. Benton, principal
James T Means and Able Benton, securities
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Ren B. Benton died intestate. (b.1821MO)
Probate dated: 16 May 1858
Elisa Benton, widow (1828KY)
Elizabeth J. Benton (1845MO)
Frank K. Benton
William A. Benton (1849MO)
George W. Benton
John H. Benton all of Barry Co. Adms: Elisa J. Benton, William Benton, Adms.
James Means and William McMurtry, securities
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Berry T. Benton died intestate(b.1808 MO.)[On the 1850 Barry CoMO census
name looked like Benj.]
Probate dated: 9 May 1860
Sarah Benton, Widow (1818MO)
Calvin B. Benton
Hester A. Williams (1838MO)
Amanda Benton (1840MO)
Eliza B. Benton (1842MO)
Lucita? Benton (1849MO)
Elija Benton
William C. Benton (1831MO)reside of New Mexico
James H. Benton (1833MO)reside in CA
John R? Benton (1837 in MO)reside in CA
Mark Benton, Principal
P? W. Campbell and William B.enton Securities  (I don't know now if this
should be William B. Benton or Benton.that's how Leota typed it.)
There was also a 15 year old Andrew (born c. 1835) with Berry T. Benton on
1850 census.
These probate records were abstracted by Leota Defur September, 1986 from
film#931381, Probates Barry Co. Mo.

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