Listers, I am forwarding information I found in the "Benson Magazine of Research" because it shows how William Benson migrated from FAUQUIER Co., VA, to the Carolinas, and then on to Georgia. In the text, he mentions men that he had a drink with outside the FAUQUIER County Courthouse. There is also a list of some of the gentlemen who served in the Rev. War with him that were from the area. All the errors in spelling came from William Benson's own written account of his life. I hope this helps someone while showing the mobility of our ancestors. Chocy- "Benson Magazine of Research" By Christine Knox Wood Volume I, Number 1 May 1980 Pages 33 & 34 "Virginia Revolutionary Pensions BENSON, William (Sarah). W.5218. 11 March 1853. wilkes co., GA. Sarah (x) BENSON of said county, aged 82, declares she is widow of William BENSON who was a soldier in the companies of Captains Edmonds and Yancy Lipscomb in Col. Marshall's regiment of Virginia Artillery. He enlisted in Culpeper or Prince William County, VA, about 6 Sept, 1777, served three years, and was discharged at Richmond, VA, 5 Sept 1780. He entered service again and was at the siege of Yorktown. She married 19 Sept. 1786 in Prince William County, by Rev. M. Craig. Her husband died in Wilkes Co., GA, 14 April 1834. 11 March 1853. Wilkes co., GA.Nicholas G. Barksdale, aged 53, declares William BENSON died in Wilkes County about 14 April 1834. He wrote the last will of William BENSON a short time before his death and the will was dated 17 March 1834. William frequently spoke of the siege of Yorktown. He and his wife Sarah raised a large family of children. 12 March 1853. Wilkes Co., GA. Thomas Anderson of said county declares he knew William BENSON from 1795 until his death in April 1834 in said county. BENSON paid taxes to Anderson as tax collector from 1804 to 1822. 26 April 1853. Wilkes Co., GA. Thomas Anderson declares that the tax books kept by him show that in 1815-20 BENSON gave in as taxable property nine slaves and 443 acres and at the time of his death BENSON owned twenty-odd slaves and a tract of land. to be continued