Benjamin Gaither

Benjamin Gaither (c. 1784 – 1838) is the namesake of Gaithersburg, a U.S. city located in Montgomery County, Maryland.^{[citation needed]}

Benjamin Gaither
Born	c. 1784 (1784)
Died	1838 (aged 53–54)

Benjamin Gaither was the son of Henry and Martha Ridgely Gaither and was born approximately 1784.^[1] Through his mother, he descended from Hon. John Dorsey. He married Margaret Brookes who was the daughter of Henry C. Brooks and Martha (Bowie) Brooks.^[1] A slave owner, Gaither owned 11 slaves in 1824.^[2] Gaither's family traces its roots to colonial Jamestown in the 1600s and settled in Montgomery County after the Revolutionary War.^[3]

Benjamin Gaither died in 1838.^[1]