| Marriage | | Benjamin Estill married Catherine Moffett, daughter of John Moffett and Mary Christian. |
| Residence | 1 Jan 1779 | Benjamin and Catherine lived in Hansonville, Washington (now Russell) County, Virginia, where they bought 1,400 acres from Col. Wm Christian.1 |
| Will | 26 Mar 1780 | Benjamin wrote his will in the spring of 1780. He left his real and personal estate in the care of his wife Catherine until his 2 sons turned 21. At that time the estate was to be equally divided between them with John, the eldest of the two, having his choice of the divided land. Benjamin also directed that his sons [who were very young at the time of his death] were to be carefully educated from the profits of the estate.
Benjamin also remembered his sister Mary with 100 pounds and a "valuable" mare chosen by Catherine. Although the wording is not entirely clear, it appears that Benjamin also left Catherine 400 acres, 2 slaves and several other items in her own right.2 |
| 7 Oct 1780 | Benjamin is reported to have participated in the Battle of Kings Mountain in the fall of 1780.3 |
| Will-Recd | 16 Apr 1782 | Benjamin's will was recorded on 16 Apr 1782 in Washington County.2 |
| | In 1845 Benjamin's youngest son, who by then was a well known judge, commented in a letter to the historial Lyman Draper that his father died when he was too young to remember him.4 |
