Benjamin Harrelson, I - Clean up request of Benjamin Harrelson I and a few other items....

As most of you may know, I am pretty passionate about keeping these lines straight as possible and here is what has dawned on me with looking at the wills of Benjamin Harrelson, I and a contemporary of his John Smith IV who is the father of Benjamin's supposed wife Celia Harrelson

After working on the son of Benjamin I, Benjamin Harrelson, II whom we accept as the DAR proven son of Benjamin I and Ruth Harrelson I do not believe anymore that Ruth who is clearly named in Benjamin I's will is Celia Ruth or any such name. The dates do not fit AND here is what I do think from having read the will of John Smith IV:

Celia Smith Harrelson is likely the wife of Benjamin Harrelson, II.

Celia is noted as "Celia Harrelson" in father John Smith IV's will and received "land granted in my own name." However, her brother James received land purchased from Benjamin Harrelson, Jr. indicating a relationship if business or family. If Celia was married to Benjamin II whose wife is currently marked unknown, that would make more sense. Benjamin II or his brother Lewis would be the two Harrelsons of about her age in the region. Celia cannot be the wife of Benjamin I as she was still alive when his will was probated. (Lewis has a DAR proven wife (Jean/Jane). Joseph Harrelson brother of Benjamin I had some sons in the area including sons named Benjamin and Lewis that I am trying to sort and get them all MPd and locked, but they are accounted for either with wives or by geography as are the other brothers of Benjamin I and their immediate descendants who could have married Celia.

I would make a move that all Benjamin I's children are by wife Ruth, named in his will and that Celia Harrelson be cut from that profile and added to Benjamin II as his probably wife and mother of Benjamin Harrelson, II. I think this is a case of because there were two Benjamins the wives have gotten confused in history and how many times has that happened?