He grew to adulthood in Orange County, North Carolina. As a young man he and a brother made the move to the old 96th district of South Carolina. The section where he settled would later become Spartanburg County.
He married Charity Legate in 1788 and on the 1790 census were living near his brother, James and his family.
In 1805 he moved his young family to White County, Tennessee. He settled on the banks of Sink Creek and when Warren County was formed his land was in the new county.
Ben was an herb doctor and a farmer. It is mentioned that a daughter, Mary, was the first white child born on Sink Creek. He was a faithful member of the Bildad Baptist Church. He laid Charity to rest in the churchyard here in 1835.
He married 2nd widow Mary "Polly" (Durham) Magness.
He married 3rd Hannah Matilda Powell.
He grew to adulthood in Orange County, North Carolina. As a young man he and a brother made the move to the old 96th district of South Carolina. The section where he settled would later become Spartanburg County.
He married Charity Legate in 1788 and on the 1790 census were living near his brother, James and his family.
In 1805 he moved his young family to White County, Tennessee. He settled on the banks of Sink Creek and when Warren County was formed his land was in the new county.
Ben was an herb doctor and a farmer. It is mentioned that a daughter, Mary, was the first white child born on Sink Creek. He was a faithful member of the Bildad Baptist Church. He laid Charity to rest in the churchyard here in 1835.
He married 2nd widow Mary "Polly" (Durham) Magness.
He married 3rd Hannah Matilda Powell.
Family Members
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Jacob Cantrell
1752–1813
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Robert Cantrell
1753–1787
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Mary Cantrell Bethel
1754–1820
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Thomas Cantrell
1755–1833
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Reuben Cantrell
1757–1808
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Elijah "Lige" Cantrell
1758–1799
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Charles Cantrell
1759–1835
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Elizabeth Cantrell Cantrell
1761–1832
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Isaac Cantrell Jr
1763 – unknown
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Richard Cantrell
1764 – unknown
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John Cantrell
1765–1826
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James Cantrell
1767–1838
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