1.Col. Benjamin EXUM. Born ca 1750 in Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC. Benjamin died in Greene Co., NC, aft 10 Oct 1821; he was 71.
Col. Benjamin Exum was in the Second Company of Minutemen in 1775 in Dobbs County, North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina Senate from Dobbs County.
Col. Benjamin Exum has been designated a Patriot by the Sons of the American Revolution. See NSSAR Patriot Number 190801. See NSSAR 09746.