Checking the Virginia 1815 Landowners for areas and names William BENSON mentioned in his writings when he lived with his Uncle PORTER, I found no PORTER landowners in 1815 for Prince William County. There was a John PORTER living in Orange County on the Rapidan River but no BENSONS in either of those two counties. William BENSON mentioned in his writings drinking outside the Fauquier County, VA courthouse. Fauquier County, VA was formed from Prince William County in 1759. The courthouse for Fauquier County, VA was located at Warrenton in 1815. There were no BENSON 1815 landowners in Fauquier Co.; however, there were a number of PORTER landowners. They were Eppa, Martin, Samuel, and Thomas. In Stafford County, VA in 1815 there was listed a landowner by the name of William W. BENSON who owned property in Stafford County, VA located on Horse Pen Run; 15 miles southwest of the county courthouse in the village of Stafford. This William W. BENSON is listed as living in Fauquier County, VA. There is also a Zachariah BENSON who had a life estate located 1 mile southwest of the village of Stafford.