Person:Hudson Benningfield (2)

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Hudson Posey Benningfield
b.Abt 1810 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
d.Abt 1885 Atascosa County, Texas
Parents and Siblings
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m. 5 Sep 1808
  1. Hudson Posey BenningfieldAbt 1810 - Abt 1885
  2. John Franklin Benningfield1811 - 1890
  3. William Benningfield1825 - 1863
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Hudson Posey BenningfieldAbt 1810 - Abt 1885
  • W.  Susanna Burkham1808 - 1888
m. Abt 1834
  1. Nancy BenningfieldAbt 1837 -
  2. Robert Benningfield1839 -
  3. Sallie M. BenningfieldAbt 1841 -
  4. Martha BenningfieldAbt 1842 -
  5. William Benjamin Franklin Benningfield1844 - 1898
  6. James Benningfield1846 -
  7. Isabella Benningfield1849 -
  8. Rebecca Benningfield1854 - 1908
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Facts and Events
Name Hudson Posey Benningfield
Alt Name[1] Posey Benningfield
Alt Name[2] H. P. Benningfield
Gender Male
Birth[2] Abt 1810 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Marriage Abt 1834 Red River County, Texas(her 2nd husband)
to Susanna Burkham
Military[8] 1845 MexicoServed in Capt. Samuel W. Simms's company of Texas Volunteers in the War with Mexico.
Census[2] 1850 Red River County, Texas
Census[5] 1870 Atascosa County, Texas
Census[7] 1880 Atascosa County, Texas
Death? Abt 1885 Atascosa County, Texas(probably buried at Benton City Cemetery with his wife, bot no marker survives)
References
  1. ↑ Red River, Texas, United States. Tax Lists
    1846.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Red River, Texas, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 211, house/family 230/230.

    Benningfield, H. P. 41 yrs Farmer (real estate = $ [blank]) b. Tennessee
    Benningfield, Susan 38 yrs b. Indiana[?] (cannot read/write)
    Benningfield, Nancy 13 yrs b. Texas
    Benningfield, Robert 11 yrs b. Texas
    Benningfield, Martha 8 yrs b. Texas
    Benningfield, William 6 yrs b. Texas
    Benningfield, James 4 yrs b. Texas
    Benningfield, Isabella 1 yr b. Texas

  3.   Texas. General Land Office. Abstracts of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations. (Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office)
    Cert. #313 (File 29, Patent 285), 7 Oct 1844.

    Received a grant of 1,280 acres.

  4.   Texas. General Land Office. Abstracts of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations. (Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office)
    Patent #256 (Abstract # 59), 23 Jan 1849.

    Received 1st Class headright certificate #313 for 3,330 acres, which he located north and east of Avery.

  5. ↑ Atascosa, Texas, United States. Atascosa, Texas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 181, house/family 127/127.

    Benningfield, H. P. 67 yrs Farmer (real estate = $160; personal estate = $200) b. Tennessee
    Benningfield, Susanna 58 yrs Keeping House b. Indiana
    Benningfield, Sallie M. 29 yrs At home b. Texas
    Benningfield, James H. P. 23 yrs At home b. Texas
    Benningfield, Rebecca 17 yrs At home b. Texas
    Brooks, Edgar 2 yrs b. Texas

  6.   Texas. General Land Office. Abstracts of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations. (Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office)
    File 6557, Patent 53 (Vol. 40), 17 Jul 1872.

    Received a grant of 154 acres in Atascosa County.

  7. ↑ Atascosa, Texas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 4, p. 313, house/family 150/150.

    Benningfield, Hudson P. 70 yrs Farmer b. Tennessee (parents, b. Georgia)
    Benningfield, Sousana 68 yrs Wife Keeping House b. Indiana (parents, b. Virginia) (cannot read/write)
    Adair, Rebecca 25 yrs Dau (wid.) At home b. Texas (parents, b. Indiana/Virginia [sic])
    Adair, Laura S. 7 yrs Gr/dau b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Arkansas)
    Adair, Loucindy J. 6 yrs Gr/dau b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Arkansas)

  8. ↑ Handbook of Texas Online.

    Benningfield, Hudson Posey

  9.   Texas. General Land Office. Abstracts of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations. (Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office)
    Cert. #313 (File 29, Patent 285).

    Received 1,280 acres.

  10.   United States. Adjutant General's Office. Index to compiled service records of volunteer soldiers who served during the War of 1812. (Washington, DC: The National Archives, 1965)
    1 May 1847.

    Served as a private in Capt. Samuel W. Simms's company of Texas Volunteers in the War with Mexico. Enlisted 1 May 1847 at San Antonio.

  11.   Texas. General Land Office. Abstracts of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations. (Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office)
    Patent #256 (Abstract # 59).

    Received 1st Class headright certificate #313 for 3,330 acres, which he located north and east of Avery.

  12.   Texas. General Land Office. Abstracts of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations. (Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office)
    File 6557, Patent 53 (Vol. 40).

    Received 154 acres.

  13.   Red River, Texas, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 58. dwelling/family 364/364.

    Bennyfield, H. P. 50 yrs Farmer (real estate = $3,000; personal estate = $800) b. Tennessee
    Bennyfield, Susan 45 yrs b. Indiana
    Bennyfield, Robert 20 yrs b. Texas
    Bennyfield, Sallie 18 yrs b. Texas
    Bennyfield, Benjamin 16 yrs b. Texas
    Bennyfield, James 14 yrs b. Texas
    Bennyfield, Susan 11 yrs b. Texas
    Bennyfield, Rebecca 7 yrs b. Texas

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