Ben and Anderson both labored for 62 days at a pay rate of $20.00 per month. Their enslavers, Hannah and Rennick, received $82.66 for the work completed by them.
In IAS Book 4, the partition of the lands and other property of Edward Watts, Ben is listed among the enslaved individuals that were bequeathed to Edward Watts's son, Col. William Watts. A value of $1,600.00 was placed on Ben.
In the IAS Book 4, the annexed will of James Kyle states, "By Hire of Negro man Ben for the year 1859 as per agreement between Jas. + Wm. Kyle at $150 - interest to 1st March 1865 - 46.50." This probably meant that James Kyle had hired out Ben from William Kyle with an agreement requiring interest to be paid.
In Samuel Phillip's property appraisement in IAS Book 5, a value of $200.00 was placed on a man named Ben. However, there were two men named Ben enslaved by Samuel Philips. Since this Ben was noted to be Maria's child, it is likely he would still be considered a child at the time of the IAS record, and so the IAS valuation more likely refers to Ben the elder (the valuation specifically notes Ben as a man instead of as a boy, which is usually how children would be distinguished). However, this means Ben the younger is absent from the IAS list. This could mean that Ben the younger was sold to another enslaver by Samuel Philips, or that he died in the time between Philips's will in February of 1862 and the time of the appraisement, in August of the same year.