First Generation

1. Benjamin LAMAR^1,2,3,4 was born in 1760 in , , Georgia. He was born about 1760 in , , Tennessee. He is listed as voting on 4 Aug 1817 in Hurricane Township, Spencer, Indiana.⁵ He died in 1854 in , Spencer, Indiana. He was buried in Bethleham Regular Baptist Church, , Spenser, Indiana. He has Ancestral File Number 1WKB-D9X. He has Ancestral File Number SSLM-3G. In 1825, Benjamin and Samuel Lamar formed the Bethleham Regular Baptist Church. The first services were held in Samuel's home on the northwest side of Newtonville. Benjamin later deeded his land for the church and a cemetery, where he is buried along side his wife.

Jane KETTLE³ was born in 1765 in , , Virginia. She died in 1853 in , Spencer, Indiana. She was buried in Bethleham Regular Baptist Church, , Spenser, Indiana. Benjamin LAMAR and Jane KETTLE had the following children:

+2	i.	John Bradley LAMAR.
+3	ii.	William B. LAMAR.
+4	iii.	Samuel B. LAMAR.
+5	iv.	James B. LAMAR.
6	v.	Ally LAMAR1,4 was born before 1800 in , , Tennessee. She was born before 1800. She has Ancestral File Number SSLM-9H.
7	vi.	Nancy LAMAR1,4 was born about 1800 in , , Tennessee. She was born about 1800. She has Ancestral File Number SSLM-8B.
8	vii.	Vina LAMAR1,4 was born about 1800 in , , Tennessee. She was born about 1800. She has Ancestral File Number SSLM-BN.
9	viii.	Polly Mary LAMAR1,4 was born after 1800 in , , Tennessee. She has Ancestral File Number SSLM-CT.
10	ix.	Selda LAMAR1,4 was born after 1800. She has Ancestral File Number SSLM-GC.
11	x.	Catharina LAMAR1,4 was born in 1805 in , , Tennessee. She was born in 1805. She has Ancestral File Number SSLM-D1.
12	xi.	Elizabeth LAMAR1,4 was born after 1805. She has Ancestral File Number SSLM-F6.