Some Descendants of John Benson and Mary Williams

Bill’s Family: Ancestors of Eldora Beahm
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John Benson and Mary Williams

7692. John Benson was born 1608 in Caversham (Oxfordshire) England and died 13 Jan 1677/78 in Hull (Plymouth) Massachusetts. He is a son of John Benson [15384]. John married 14 Oct 1633 in Caversham,

7693. Mary Williams. Mary was born 12 Oct 1606 in Caversham (Oxfordshire) England and died 14 Dec 1681 in Hull (Plymouth) Massachusetts. She is a daughter of Robert Williams [15386] and Agnes Atkins [15387].

7692.2. Mary Benson was born 1 May 1637 in Oxfordshire, England, and died 2 Jan 1705/06 in Massachusetts. She married Robert Coomes or Combs. Robert was born about 1635, and died in 1696.
Some sources conflict with this, having Mary Benson married to a ___ Hall.

7692.3. Joseph Benson [3846] (1640 MA - 1706 MA) and Sarah ___ are direct ancestors, separate page.

7692.4. Martha Benson was born 1 Nov 1644 in Plymouth Co, Massachusetts. She married ___ Hall. There are conflicts on this daughter. Some have her married to Sampson Shore or ___ Combs; some give multiple marriages; and some merge Mary and Martha into one person. I believe most of the information is coming from John’s will, which is rather vague in listing his daughters only by their last names.

7692.5. (Abigail?) Benson was born 1646 in Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, and died sometime before 1678. She is mentioned in her father’s will as deceased daughter Shore, and she had several children. Some have her as married to Sampson Shore. Sampson was born in England. I am not certain of her name -- she is not called Abigail in her father’s will, and there might be some confusion with an Abigail Benson who married another Sampson Shore a generation earlier.

7692.1. John Benson was born about 1635 in Oxfordshire, England, and died 10 Mar 1711 in Plymouth Co, Massachusetts. He married 23 Mar 1662/63 in Hull (Plymouth) Massachusetts, Elizabeth Marsh, the daughter of John Marsh and Suzanna Skelton. Elizabeth was born 8 Jul 1646 in Salem (Essex) Massachusetts, and died 26 Feb 1704 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts. John and Elizabeth were Congregational, and were among the organizers of the First Congregational Church in Rochester.
John and Elizabeth had eight children (first cousins to us):

7692.1.1. John Benson was born about 1665 in Hull (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died sometime after 1725 in Hull. He married in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Briggs, daughter of Samuel Briggs and Elizabeth Ellis. Elizabeth was born 3 Apr 1665 in Scituate (Plymouth) Massachusetts.
John and Elizabeth had eleven children (second cousins to us):

7692.1.1.1. Mary Benson was born 10 Mar 1689 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died an infant.

7692.1.1.2. Mary Benson was born 15 Jul 1690 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts.

7692.1.1.3. Ebenezer Benson was born 16 Mar 1693 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts.

7692.1.1.4. John Benson was born 10 Jun 1695 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts.

7692.1.1.5. Benjamin Benson (Twin) was born 16 Mar 1697 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died 27 Aug 1710, age 13.

7692.1.1.6. Joseph Benson (Twin) was born 16 Mar 1697 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts.

7692.1.1.7. Bennett Benson was born 10 Sep 1698 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts.

7692.1.1.8. Martha Benson was born 3 Mar 1703 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts. She married 3 Nov 1720 in Middleboro (Plymouth) Massachusetts, James LeBaron. James was born 23 May 1696 in Plymouth (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died 10 May 1744 in Middleboro (Plymouth) Massachusetts.
Martha and James had nine children, of whom we list one (third cousin to us):

7692.1.1.8.8. David LeBaron was born 27 Apr 1740 in Middleboro (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died 1 Feb 1818 in Benson (Rutland) Vermont. He married about 1765 in Killingworth (Middlesex) Connecticut, Martha Chatfield [3916.7.5], daughter of Cornelius Chatfield and Martha Kelsey. David and Martha are both related to us, but not to each other. They had eleven children (both second and fourth cousin to us), listed under Martha who is closer to our main line.

7692.1.1.9. Joshua Benson (Twin) was born 29 Jan 1704 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts.

7692.1.1.10. Caleb Benson (Twin) was born 29 Jan 1704 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts.

7692.1.1.11. Samuel Benson was born 22 Mar 1707 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts. He married in 1728, Keziah Barrows.

7692.1.2. Joseph Benson was born about 1667 in Hull (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died 9 Jul 1737 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts. He married first in 1696, Charity Clapp. Charity was born about 1670, and died 8 Feb 1697/98.
Joseph and Charity had one child, but the mother and baby both died in childbirth:

Joseph married second, 17 Apr 1699, Deborah Smith. Deborah was born 7 Mar 1676 in Taunton (Bristol) Massachusetts, and died 22 Jan 1711. Some sources have Deborah as dying in 1711 at age 28, which would make her birth about 1683.
Joseph and Deborah had five children (second cousins to us):

7692.1.2.5. Joseph Benson was born about 1706 in Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, and died 14 Sep 1735. He married Experience Barlow.

7692.1.2.6. Aquilla Benson was born about 1708 in Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, and died 8 Jan 1710, age 1.

7692.1.3. Isaac Benson was born 1669 in Hull (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died in 1746 in Gloucester (Providence) Rhode Island. He married in 1698 in Massachusetts, Marcy Bumpas, daughter of John Bumpas and Sarah Hunter. Marcy was born 7 Aug 1671 in Scituate (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died in 1715 in Gloucester (Providence) Rhode Island, from the birth of their last child. Isaac and Marcy converted from Congregational to Quaker sometime after they married. They moved to Rhode Island around 1720.
Isaac and Marcy had seven children (second cousins to us):

7692.1.3.1. John Benson was born 1700 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died 18 Oct 1758 in Gloucester (Providence) Rhode Island. He married Judith ___.

7692.1.3.2. Lydia Benson was born 30 Dec 1701 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts. She married Samuel Nye.

7692.1.3.3. Job Benson was born 7 May 1703 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died sometime before 1732. He married Miriam Richardson.

7692.1.3.4. Ruth Benson was born 7 Oct 1704 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died sometime before 1741. She married David Phillips.

7692.1.3.5. Hannah Benson was born 1705 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died 6 May 1776. She married Michael Inman.

7692.1.3.6. Rachel Benson was born 1707 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts. She married John White.

7692.1.3.7. Simon Benson was born 1715 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died in 1795. Some sources have Simon as child # 8, with #7 being Jacob Benson. I have placed Jacob as 7692.1.4.1 below.

7692.1.4. Jacob Benson was born 1671 in Hull (Plymouth) Massachusetts. He married in 1711, Experience Bryant. Experience was born May 1691.
Jacob and Experience had six children (second cousins to us):

7692.1.4.1. Jacob Benson was born about 1712, and died 1801 in New York. He married Judah Tinkham.
This identification of Jacob follows NEHGS. Some place him as 7692.1.3.7, son of Isaac.

7692.1.4.4. Sarah Benson was born sometime around 1720. She married Samuel Darling.

7692.1.4.5. Martha Benson was born sometime around 1720. She married Joseph Sprague.

7692.1.4.6. Keziah Benson was born sometime around 1720. She married Adonijah Maxam.

7692.1.5. Hannah Benson was born 1672 in Hull (Plymouth) Massachusetts. She married in 1705, John Hunt.

7692.1.6. Benjamin Benson was born 1675 in Hull (Plymouth) Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Bryant. Elizabeth was born 19 Sep 1711 in Scituate (Plymouth) Massachusetts.

7692.1.7. William Benson was born about 1680 in Hull (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died 10 Sep 1710 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Stetson. Elizabeth was born 1 Apr 1682 in Scituate (Plymouth) Massachusetts.
William and Elizabeth had one son that we know of, there may be others (second cousin to us):

7692.1.7.1. William Benson was born 18 Apr 1710 in Rochester (Plymouth) Massachusetts, and died 22 Mar 1739. He married 1739 in Rochester, Elizabeth Ellis. Elizabeth was born 14 Dec 1719.

7692.1.8. Martha Benson was born 1683 in Hull (Plymouth) Massachusetts. She married James LeBarron.

7692.4. Martha Benson was born 1 Nov 1644 in Hingham (Plymouth) Massachusetts. She married about 1670 in Bradford (Essex) Massachusetts, Richard Hall. Richard was born about 1644 in England, and died 4 Mar 1729/30 in Bradford (Essex) Massachusetts. There are conflicts on this daughter. Some have her married to Sampson Shore or ___ Combs; some give multiple marriages; and some merge Martha and her sister [7692.2] Mary into one person. I believe most of the information is coming from John’s will, which is rather vague in listing his daughters only by their last names.
Martha and Richard were Congregational. She became pregnant with Sarah before they were married. Because of this, in 1671 they were summoned to court for sex out of wedlock, and in 1672 they were sentenced to either a whipping (15 stripes) or 40 shillings each.
Martha and Richard had seven children (first cousins to us):

7692.4.1. Sarah Hall was born in 1671 in Bradford (Essex) Massachusetts, and died 6 Jun 1690 in Bradford.

7692.4.2. John Hall was born 22 Mar 1673 in Bradford (Essex) Massachusetts, and died 25 Nov 1763 in Methuen (Essex) Massachusetts. He married Mary Kimball, daughter of Henry Kimball (1655-1697) and Hannah Marsh (1677- ). Mary was born 24 Jul 1680 in Haverhill (Essex) Massachusetts.

7692.4.5. Joseph Hall was born 19 Feb 1680 in Bradford (Essex) Massachusetts, and died 7 Oct 1750 in Bradford. He married 24 Dec 1706 in Bradford, Sarah Kimball, daughter of Henry Kimball (1655-1697) and Hannah Marsh (1677- ).

I am currently going back through old pages to add sources -- have not completed this one yet, but will eventually

Bill’s Family: Ancestors of Eldora Beahm

John Benson and Mary Williams