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Families of the Children of Elizabeth5 Washburn and Lt. Consider Benson

 

 

            The children of Elizabeth Washburn and Lt. Consider Benson …

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph3 Washburn

 

 

Ephraim4 Washburn

 

 

 

 

Hannah3 Latham

 

Elizabeth5 Washburn

 

 

 

 

 

John Polden/Polland

 

 

Mary Polden

 

 

 

 

Lydia3 Tilson

William Benson

 

 

 

Patience6 Benson

 

 

 

Molly6 Benson

 

 

 

Samuel6 Benson

 

 

 

Consider6 Benson (Jr.)

 

 

 

Peleg Benson

 

 

 

Elizabeth6 Benson

 

 

 

Abishai Benson

 

 

 

John6 Benson

 

 

 

Ebenezer6 Benson

 

 

 

 

 

 

John3 Benson (3rd)

 

 

Samuel4 Benson

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth Briggs

 

Lt. Consider5 Benson

 

 

 

 

 

George Barrow

 

 

Kezia Barrows

 

 

 

 

Patience Simmons

 

 

(1605.) Molly6 Benson, second daughter of (503) Elizabeth5 Washburn, (134) Ephraim4, (59) Joseph3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Middleborough, MA, on 17 Apr. 1760,[1] married Jacob Shaw, son of Deacon George and Mercy (Thomas) Shaw (Jr.), of Middleborough,[2] on 18 June 1780 in Middleborough.[3] He was born on 20 Mar. 1760 in Middleborough,[4] a grand­son of George and Mercy (Rich) Shaw, and of Jedediah and Lois (Nelson) Thom­as, of Middleborough. They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1790 federal census,[5] and probably the 1810 federal census.[6] No death or probate records were found for either Jacob or Molly Shaw in Plymouth County.

            Molly Benson and Jacob Shaw had children:

        4124     i   Jemima Shaw, born on 13 Mar. 1781 in Middleborough,[7] marriage not found.

        4125    ii   John Shaw, born on 14 Oct. 1782 in Middleborough,[8] marriage not found.

        4126   iii   William Benson Shaw, born on 4 Oct. 1784 in Middlebor­ough,[9] marriage not found.

        4127   iv   Cyrus Shaw, born on 13 Sept. 1786 in Middleborough,[10] marriage not found.

        4128    v   Jacob Shaw (Jr.), born on 17 July 1788 in Middleborough,[11] married Sybil Ward, of Middleborough, on 29 Nov. 1810 in Middleborough.[12] They were not found in the 1850 federal census in Plymouth County, or in the 1855 state census in Middleborough.

        4129   vi   Ebenezer Shaw, born on 28 Oct. 1793 in Middleborough,[13] marriage not found.[14]

        4130  vii   Freeman Shaw, born on 29 Aug. 1795 in Middleborough,[15] marriage not found.[16] He was not found in the 1850 federal census in Massachusetts or in the 1855 state census in Middleborough.

 

 

(1606.) Samuel6 Benson, third son of (503) Elizabeth5 Washburn, (134) Ephraim4, (59) Joseph3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Middleborough, MA, on 17 July 1762,[17] married Rebecca Hunt, daughter of the Baptist Rev. Asa and Rebecca (Hunt) Hunt, of Middleborough,[18] on 17 Nov. 1785 in Middleborough.[19] She was born on 10 Jan. 1767 in Dorchester, MA.[20] They were living in Middleborough, MA, in the 1790 federal census, next door to Manassah Washburn,[21] and they moved to Carmel, Penobscot Co., ME, by 1795. He probably died in Maine after 1830.[22]

            Samuel Benson and Rebecca Hunt had children:

        4131     i   Asa Hunt Benson, born on 9 Apr. 1786 in Middleborough,[23] marriage not found. He was not found in the 1850 federal census in Maine.

        4132    ii   Abishai7 Benson, born on 7 Aug. 1787 in Middleborough,[24] probably married Hannah Benson on 4 Mar. 1818 in Winthrop, Kennebec Co., ME.[25] He was not found in the 1850 federal census in Maine.

        4133   iii   William7 Benson, born on 14 July 1789 in Middleborough,[26] possibly married Louisa Ruby Johnson on 5 Nov. 1822 in Portland, ME.[27] They were not found in the 1850 federal census in Maine.

        4134   iv   Rebeckah7 Hunt Benson, born on 7 June 1791 in Middlebor­ough,[28] married John Benjamin[29] in ca. 1809 in Penobscot Co., ME.[30] They were not found in Penobscot Co., ME, in the 1850 federal census.

        4135    v   Susanna7 Benson, born on 4 Jan. 1795 in Carmel, Penobscot Co., ME,[31] married Dennis Dennel on 7 July 1814 in Carmel, ME.[32] They were not found in the 1850 federal census in Maine.

        4136   vi   Samuel7 Benson (Jr.), born on 26 June 1796 in Carmel, ME.[33] He was apparently living in Carmel, Penobscot Co., ME, in the 1820,[34] and 1830 federal censuses,[35] but he was not found in the 1850 federal census in Penobscot Co., ME.

        4137  vii   Pamela7 Benson, born on 1 Aug. 1798 in Carmel, ME,[36] married Robert Fields on 28 May 1817 in Carmel, ME.[37] He was not found in the 1850 federal census in Maine.

        4138 viii   Joseph Benson, born on 1 Feb. 1801 in Carmel, ME.[38] He was not found in Penobscot Co., ME, in the 1850 federal census.

        4139   ix   Sally7 Benson, born on 10 Oct. 1803 in Carmel, ME,[39] supposedly married Jesse Prescott on 6 Mar. 1823 in Carmel, ME.[40] He was not found in the 1850 federal census in Maine.

        4140    x   Peleg Benson, born on 8 Sept. 1805 in Carmel, ME,[41] marriage not found. He was not found in the 1850 federal census in Maine.

        4141   xi   Elizabeth7 “Betsy” Benson, born on 28 June 1807 in Carmel, ME,[42] married Dudley W. Doe on 19 Feb. 1829 in Carmel, ME.[43] He was not found in the 1850 federal census in Maine.

        4142  xii   John7 Benson, born on 2 Mar. 1809 in Carmel, ME,[44] possibly the John Benson, a Methodist Clergyman, who married Margery Nason on 24 Aug. 1834 in Portland, ME,[45] and was living in Dover, Piscataquis Co., ME, in the 1850 federal census,[46] or the John Benson, a physician, who married Achsa (___) in ca. 1838,[47] and was living in Newport, Penobscot Co., ME, in the 1850 federal census.[48]

 

 

(1607.) Consider6 Benson (Jr.), fourth son of (503) Elizabeth5 Washburn, (134) Ephraim4, (59) Joseph3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Middleborough, MA, on 4 Sept. 1764,[49] married Hannah Purrington, of Middleborough, on 21 Nov. 1787 in Middle­borough, MA.[50] She was born ca. 1768 in MA,[51] and they moved to New Salem, Hampshire [now Franklin] Co., MA, then to Chautauqua Co., NY, before 1840. In the 1790 federal census they were living in Middleborough, next door to his father,[52] they were living in New Salem, Hampshire Co., MA, in the 1810 federal census,[53] and in New Salem, Franklin Co., MA, in the 1820.[54] and 1830 federal censuses.[55] By the 1840 federal census he was living in Carroll, Chautauqua Co., NY.[56] She died on 6 Oct. 1844 in Chautauqua Co., NY, aged 76 years,[57] and was buried in Knapp Cemetery in Busti, Chautauqua Co., NY. He was living in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, in the 1850 federal census,[58] and with his son Peleg Benson in Ellicott, NY, in the 1855 state census.[59] he supposedly died in Falconer, Chautauqua Co., NY, in 1855,[60] but his gravestone was not found in Pine Hill Cemetery in Falconer, NY.

            Consider Benson (Jr.) and Hannah Purrington supposedly had children:[61]

        4143     i   Dolly Benson, born in 1788 in New Salem, MA.[62] marriage not found.

        4144    ii   Betsy7 Purrington Benson, born in 1790 or on 23 Dec. 1791 in New Salem,[63] married Simeon Chapin Davis,[64] son of Rev. Paul C. and Rachel (Chapin) Davis, as his second wife, on 26 Sept. 1822 in Carroll, Chautauqua Co., NY.[65] He was born on 15 Oct. 1788 in Wardsboro, Windham Co., VT,[66] and had married first to Lydia Tobey on 11 Aug. 1814 in Goshen, VT,[67] and they moved to Chautauqua Co., NY, where she died on 29 Dec. 1821.[68] Simeon Chapin Davis died on 12 May 1836 in Carroll, Chautauqua Co., NY, aged 47 years,[69] and Betsy Purrington (Benson) Davis died on 25 Dec. 1875 in Kiantone, Chautauqua Co., NY.[70] They supposedly had four children:[71]

a. Lydia Almira Davis, born on 3 Nov. 1823 in Carroll, Chautauqua Co., NY, supposedly died on 6 Oct. 1870.[72]

b. Susan Pamelia Davis, born on 1 Feb. 1826 in Carroll, NY, supposedly died on 10 Apr. 1900.[73]

c. Gilbert Lafayette Davis, born on 14 June 1828 in Carroll, NY.[74]

d. Josiah H. Davis, born on 2 July 1832 in Kiantone, Chautauqua Co., NY,[75] supposedly died on 21 Mar. 1902 in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., NY.[76]

        4145   iii   Peleg7 Benson, born on 3 Mar. 1793 in New Salem,[77] married Hannah8 M. Washburn, daughter of (2691) William7 and Huldah (Clark) Washburn, of Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, in ca. 1828, probably in Chautauqua Co., NY. She was born in 1804,[78] a granddaughter of (1041) Elisha6 and Charity (Snell) Washburn, of Wendell, MA. They were living in Carroll, Chautauqua Co., NY, in the 1830 federal census, near his brother Saxton Benson and his father-in-law, William Washburn,[79] in Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., NY, in the 1840 federal census, near his brother-in-law Erastus Washburn,[80] and in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer, and his father Consider Benson and father-in-law William Washburn were living with them,[81] in the 1855 state census,[82] the 1860 federal census,[83] and the 1865 state census,[84] where he was a farmer. He died in 1870 in Falconer, Chautauqua Co., NY,[85] but no probate records were filed for his estate in Chautauqua Co., NY, and she died in 1873 in Falconer, NY,[86] and they were both buried in Pine Hill Cemetery in Falconer, Chautauqua Co., NY. (See her family for their children.)

        4146   iv   Hiram Benson, born on 7 July 1800 in New Salem,[87] supposedly died in 1869 in Carey Station, IL.[88]

        4147    v   Judith7 Benson, born on 27 June 1801 in New Salem,[89] married Erastus8 Washburn, son of (2691) William7 and Huldah (Clark) Washburn, of Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, in ca. 1824.[90] He was born ca. 1798 in MA,[91] a grandson of (1041) Elisha6 and Charity (Snell) Washburn, of Wendell, MA. They were living in Carroll, Chautauqua Co., NY, in the 1830 federal census,[92] in Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., NY, in the 1840 federal census, near his brother-in-law Peleg Benson,[93] and in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer,[94] but they were not found in the 1855 state census, or the 1860 federal census, and no land records were found for Erastus Washburn in Chautauqua Co., NY. She died before 1859, and he remarried to Sabra A. (___), a widow, before 1859. She was born ca. 1805 in Chenango Co., NY.[95] On 18 Feb. 1859 Sabra A. Washburn, of the Village of Jamestown, Town of Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, purchased from Horace Allen and Fanny, his wife, a tract of land on Allen Street in Jamestown for $450.[96] They were living in Jamestown Village, Town of Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, in the 1865 state census.[97] He died on 3 Sept. 1867 in Chautauqua Co., NY,[98] and was buried in Knapp Cemetery in Busti, Chautauqua Co., NY, but no probate records were filed for his estate in Chautauqua Co., NY. She died a widow, testate, in 1875 in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., NY, her will dated 24 Dec. 1866, and probated on 29 Dec. 1875, mentioned only her two daughters Amanda M. Porter, wife of William Porter, and S. Jane Randall, wife of Edward Randall.[99] (See his family for their children.)

        4148   vi   Susan Benson, born on 3 Apr. 1803 in New Salem,[100] supposedly died in 1873 in Busti, Chautauqua Co., NY.[101]

        4149  vii   Saxton7 Benson, born in ca. 1805 in New Salem,[102] married Loana/Luania8 Washburn, daughter of (2691) William7 and Huldah (Clark) Washburn, of Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, in ca. 1826. She was born in 1807 in MA,[103] a granddaughter of (1041) Elisha6 and Charity (Snell) Washburn, of Wendell, MA. They were living in Carroll, Chautauqua Co., NY, in the 1830 federal census, near his brother Peleg Benson and his father-in-law, William Washburn.[104] They were living in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a laborer.[105] He apparently died by 1855, but no probate records were filed for his estate in Chautauqua Co., NY, and she was a widow living in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, in the 1855 state census with her children,[106] but she was not found in the 1860 or 1870 federal censuses. She was a widow living with her widowed daughter Susan Merriam in Ellicott, NY, in the 1875 state census,[107] and the 1880 federal census.[108] She died in 1887 in Chautauqua Co., NY,[109] and was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery in Falconer, Chautauqua Co., NY. (See her family for their children.)

 

 

(1611.) John6 Benson, sixth son of (503) Elizabeth5 Washburn, (134) Ephraim4, (59) Joseph3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Middleborough, MA, on 20 Oct. 1773,[110] married 1.) Abi­gail “Nabby” Leonard, of Carver, daughter of Joseph and Ruth (White) Leonard, of Middleborough,[111] on 5 Oct. 1796 in Carver.[112] She was born on 2 Mar. 1770 in Middleborough,[113] and died on 6 Apr. 1801 in Middleborough, aged 31 years, 1 month, 3 days.[114] He remarried to 2.) Mercy Stevens, of Wareham, on 6 Apr. 1802 in Wareham.[115] She was born ca. 1769 in MA,[116] and died on 24 Aug. 1822 in Middle­borough, aged 53 years,[117] and was buried in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

            John Benson died testate on 18 June 1848 in Middleborough, aged 74 years,[118] and was also buried in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough. His will dated 21 Feb. 1846, and probated in Aug. 1848, mentioned only his daughter Mercy Benson, and son Stillman Benson, and he named his son Stillman Benson as executor of his estate.[119] (See Appendix [A] for a full transcription of his will.)

            John Benson had two children by Abigail Leonard, and probably four more children by Mercy Stevens:

        4150     i   Lucy Benson, born on 29 Sept. 1797 in Middleborough,[120] died unmarried on 18 Apr. 1820 in Middleborough, aged 22 years,[121] and was buried in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough.

        4151    ii   Peleg Benson, born on 9 Mar. 1799 in Middleborough,[122] died on 8 June 1817 in Middleborough, aged 18 years, 3 months,[123] and was buried in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough.

        4152   iii   Eliza Benson, born on 5 Dec. 1803 in Middleborough,[124] died unmarried on 11 July 1834 in Middleborough, aged 29 years,[125] and was buried in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough.

        4153   iv   Stillman7 Benson, born on 6 Jan. 1806 in Middleborough,[126] married Angeline Harrison Smith,[127] daughter of Ebenezer and Lydia (Shurtleff) Smith, of Middleborough,[128] on 1 Sept. 1831 in Middle­borough.[129] She was born on 10 Feb. 1808 in Middleborough,[130] a granddaughter of Peter and Rebecca (Holmes) Shurtleff.[131] He had a lumber mill in South Middleborough, MA. He was executor of his father’s estate in 1848, and he was appointed as the guardian of David M., Sylvia, and Abiram Bates, children of David and (4041) Lydia (Atwood) Bates, of Carver, on 4 May 1852.[132] They were living in Wareham, MA, in the 1850 federal census,[133] where he owned a boarding house, and in Middleborough, MA, in the 1855 state census, where he was a mill agent,[134] in the 1860 federal census, where he was a master teamster,[135] and the 1865 state census­es, where he was a manufacturer.[136] He died on 9 July 1883 in Middleborough, aged 77 years, 6 months, 3 days,[137] and was buried in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough. They had children:

a. Maria8 Perkins Benson, born on 29 Aug. 1832 in Middleborough,[138] married Capt. James Monson Clark, of Rochester,[139] son of John and Eleanor (Handy) Clark,[140] as his second wife, on 24 Mar. 1852 in Boston.[141] He was born on 10 Jan. 1820 in Rochester, MA,[142] and had married first to Susanna M. Bates, daughter of Noble and Sarah (Allen) Bates,[143] in 1846,[144] but she died on 13 July 1849 in Rochester, MA, aged 30 years, 10 months,[145] and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Marion, Plymouth Co., MA. Capt. James Monson Clark died on 17 May 1897 in Mattapoisett, Plymouth Co., MA, aged 77 years,[146] and Maria Perkins (Benson) Clark died a widow on 20 July 1913 in Middleborough, MA, aged 80 years,[147] and they were both buried in Cushing Cemetery in Mattapoisett, Plymouth Co., MA.

b. John8 Stevens Benson, born on 5 Sept. 1834 in Middleborough,[148] married Mary Anna Loring, daughter of Capt. David Hawes and Lydia F. (Ryder) Loring,[149] on 20 Oct. 1855 in Middleborough.[150] She was born on 1 Aug. 1837 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA,[151] and they were living in Middleborough with his father in the 1860 federal census, where he was a box maker,[152] and in the 1865 state census, where he was a farmer.[153] She died on 11 Aug. 1912 in Middleborough, aged 75 years,[154] and he died on 16 June 1917 in Middleborough, aged 82 years,[155] and they were both buried in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

c. Elizabeth8 Mann Benson, born on 5 Apr. 1836 in Middleborough,[156] married Josiah Harris Vaughan,[157] son of David A. Vaughan, on 10 Apr. 1856 in Middleborough.[158] He was born on 7 June 1827.[159] They were living with her parents in Middleborough in the 1865 state census, where he was a farmer.[160] He died on 28 Apr. 1897 in Middleborough, aged 69 years,[161] and she died on 15 Apr. 1915 in Middleborough, aged 79 years,[162] and they were both buried in Vaughan Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

        4154    v   Mercy7 Benson, born on 3 July 1809 in Middleborough,[163] possibly never married. She was still unmarried in 1846 when her father wrote his will, and was living with her brother, Stillman Benson, in Middleborough in the 1850 federal census,[164] the 1855 state census,[165] and the 1860 federal census.[166] She died on 11 Jan. 1865 in Middleborough, aged 56 years,[167] and was buried in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough.

        4155   vi   Andrew Benson, died on 9 Jan. 1817 in Middleborough,[168] marriage not found. He was not found in the 1855 or 1865 state census in Middleborough, and he probably also died before 1846 because he was not mentioned in his father’s will, but his gravestone was not found in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

 

 

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    [1] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 133.

    [2] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 109, marriage of George Shaw Jur and Marcy Thomas, both of Middleborough, on 26 July 1750 in Middleborough by Silvanus Conant.

    [3] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 97, 141.

    [4] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 266.

    [5] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 172, Middleborough Town, Plymouth Co., MA, the Jacob Shaw household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 4 free white males under 16, and 2 free white females.

    [6] 1810 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 105, from the index.

    [7] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 269.

    [8] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 269.

    [9] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 269.

    [10] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 269.

    [11] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 269.

    [12] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 186, 187, married by David Bursel.

    [13] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 269.

    [14] He was probably not the Ebenezer Shaw who married Mary Dickerman, of Bridgewater, in 1816.

    [15] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 269.

    [16] He was not the Freeman Shaw who married Temperance Benson in 1835.

    [17] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 140.

    [18] Her mother’s maiden name from the FHL Ancestral File of Asa Hunt and Rebeckah Hunt, the submitter’s name not listed.

    [19] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 106, 153, 167, married by Rev. Isaac Backus of North Middleborough.

    [20] FHL Ancestral File of Asa Hunt and Rebeckah Hunt, the submitter’s name not listed.

    [21] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 172, Middleborough Town, Plymouth Co., MA, the Samuel Benson household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 3 free white males under 16, and 1 free white female.

    [22] His presumed son Samuel was listed in the census in 1830 as “Samuel Benson, Jr.” in Carmel, Penobscot Co., ME.

    [23] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 7.

    [24] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 7.

    [25] I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from Town and Vital Records of Winthrop, Maine, from FHL microfilm #0012299.

    [26] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 7.

    [27] I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from an LDS patron family group sheet, from microfilm #1396295.

    [28] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 7; I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from Town and Vital Records of Carmel, Maine, 1812-1910, from FHL microfilm #0010801.

    [29] Per the FHL Ancestral File of Samuel Benson and Rebeckah Hunt.

    [30] I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from LDS temple records, microfilm #1760957.

    [31] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from Town and Vital Records of Carmel, Maine, 1812-1910, from FHL microfilm #0010801.

    [32] I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from Town and Vital Records of Carmel, Maine, 1812-1910, from FHL microfilm #0010801.

    [33] Per the FHL Ancestral File of Samuel Benson and Rebeckah Hunt, and I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from an LDS patron family group sheet, microfilm #1396330.

    [34] 1820 Federal Census, Carmel, Penobscot Co., ME, p. 80, from the index, listed as “Samuel Benson, Jr.”

    [35] 1830 Federal Census, Carmel, Penobscot Co., ME, p. 506, from the index, listed as “Samuel Benson, Jr.”

    [36] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from Town and Vital Records of Carmel, Maine, 1812-1910, from FHL microfilm #0010801, and per the FHL Ancestral File of Samuel Benson and Rebeckah Hunt.

    [37] I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from Town and Vital Records of Carmel, Maine, 1812-1910, from FHL microfilm #0010801.

    [38] Per the FHL Ancestral File of Samuel Benson and Rebeckah Hunt.

    [39] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from Town and Vital Records of Carmel, Maine, 1812-1910, from FHL microfilm #0010801, and per the FHL Ancestral File of Samuel Benson and Rebeckah Hunt.

    [40] I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from an LDS patron family group sheet, from microfilm #1395803.

    [41] Per the FHL Ancestral File of Samuel Benson and Rebeckah Hunt.

    [42] Per the FHL Ancestral File of Samuel Benson and Rebeckah Hunt.

    [43] I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from Town and Vital Records of Carmel, Maine, 1812-1910, from FHL microfilm #0010801.

    [44] Per the FHL Ancestral File of Samuel Benson and Rebeckah Hunt.

    [45] I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from an LDS patron family group sheet, from microfilm #1396295.

    [46] 1850 Federal Census, Dover, Piscataquis Co., ME, pp. 281-282, dwelling #101, family #101:

            John Benson, 42, male, clergyman Meth, $200, born ME

            Margaret Benson, 35, female, born ME

            Sarah G. Benson, 11, female, born ME, attending school

            Harris J. Benson, ?, male, born ME, attending school

            Mary E. Benson, 5, female, born ME, attending school

            John W. Benson, 1, male, born ME

    [47] Estimated from the age of their oldest child in the 1850 federal census, but the marriage of a John Benson to an Achsa (___) was not found in the I.G.I. Marriage Records.

    [48] 1850 Federal Census, Newport, Penobscot Co., ME, p. 13, dwelling #1, family #1:

            John Benson, 41, male, physician, $6000, born ME

            Achsa J. Benson, 36, female, born ME

            Wm Roscoe Benson, 11, male, born ME, attending school

            Mary E. Benson, 5, female, born ME, attending school

            Albert Martin, 36, male, clerk, born ME

            Lydia Pratt, 24, female, born ME

            Francis H. Martin, 35, female, born ME

            Wm H. Martin, 6, male, born ME, attending school

            Albion P. Warren, 18, male, student, born ME, attending school

    [49] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 143.

    [50] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 109, 149.

    [51] Calculated from her age at death.

    [52] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 172, Middleborough Town, Plymouth Co., MA, the Consider Benson Jur household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older and 2 free white females.

    [53] 1810 Federal Census, New Salem, Hampshire Co., MA, p. 220, the Consider Benson household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females under 10, 2 females aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [54] 1820 Federal Census, New Salem, Franklin Co., MA, p. 90, the Consider Benson household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females aged 16-25 years, 1 females aged 16-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over, including 3 persons engaged in agriculture.

    [55] 1830 Federal Census, New Salem, Franklin Co., MA, p. 263, from the index.

    [56] 1840 Federal Census, Carroll, Chautauqua Co., NY, p. 96, from the index.

    [57] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #94151138, from her gravestone in Knapp Cemetery in Busti, Chautauqua Co., NY.

    [58] 1850 Federal Census, Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, p. 60, from the index.

    [59] 1855 New York State Census, First Election Dist., Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., dwelling #124, a frame house valued at $100, family #127:

            Peter [sic] Benson, 62, male, born MA, married, resident 6 years, farmer, a native voter, owns land

            Hannah Benson, 51, female, wife, born VT, married, resident 6 years

            William H. Benson, 23, male, son, born Chautauqua Co., resident 6 years, farmer, a native voter

            Hulda M. Benson, 21, female, daughter, born Chautauqua Co., resident 6 years

            James H. Benson, 18, male, son, born Chautauqua Co., resident 6 years, farmer

            Mary J. Benson, 14, female, daughter, born Chautauqua Co., resident 6 years

            Alford W. Benson, 11, male, son, born Chautauqua Co., resident 6 years

            Concider Benson, 90, male, father, born MA, widowed, resident 6 years, farmer, a native voter

    [60] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #94151138.

    [61] They apparently had a daughter by the 1790 federal census, and a son, Saxton Benson, born in 1805, but no children were recorded to Consider Benson in the vital records of New Salem, MA.

    [62] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from LDS temple records, microfilm #s 177908, 177989, and 537225.

    [63] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from LDS temple records, microfilm #s 177908, 177989, and 537225.

    [64] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne; per her mother’s www.findagrave.com memorial #94151138 she married a Davis.

    [65] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [66] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [67] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [68] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [69] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [70] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [71] All per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [72] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [73] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [74] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [75] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [76] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [77] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from LDS temple records, microfilm #s 177908, 178015, and 537225.

    [78] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #103903918.

    [79] 1830 Federal Census, Carroll, Chautauqua Co., NY, p. 276, the Peleg Benson household had 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years.

    [80] 1840 Federal Census, Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., NY, p. 165, the Peleg Benson household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 5-9 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 1 person employed in agriculture.

    [81] 1850 Federal Census, Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, p. 60, dwelling #311, family #311:

            Peleg Benson, 56, male, farmer, born MA

            Hannah Benson, 45, female, born VT

            Henry Benson, 18, male, farmer, born NY

            Mary Benson, 16, female, born NY

            James Benson, 14, male, born NY, attending school

            Jane Benson, 10, female, born NY, attending school

            Albert [sic] Benson, 9, male, born NY, attending school

            William Washburn, 84, male, shoemaker, born MA

            Consider Benson, 84, male, farmer, born NY [sic]

    [82] 1855 New York State Census, Ellicott, 1st Election Dist., Chautauqua Co., NY, dwelling #124, a frame house valued at $100, family #127:

            Peter [sic] Benson, 52, male, born MA, married, resident 6 years, farmer, a native voter, owns land

            Hannah Benson, 51, female, wife, born VT, married, resident 7 years

            William H. Benson, 23, male, son, born Chautauqua Co., resident 6 years, a native voter

            Hulda M. Benson, 21, female, daughter, born Chautauqua Co., resident 6 years

            James H. Benson, 18, male, son, born Chautauqua Co., resident 6 years, farmer

            Mary J. Benson, 14, female, daughter, born Chautauqua Co., resident 6 years

            Alford W. Benson, 11, male, son, born Chautauqua Co., resident 6 years

            Concider Benson, 90, male, father, born MA, widowed, resident 6 years, farmer, a native voter

    [83] 1860 Federal Census, Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, Jamestown Post Office, Page No. 198, dwelling #1478, family #1475:

            Pelie Benson, 66, male, farmer, $1050, $800, born MA

            Hannah Benson, 55, female, housekeeper, born VT

            James Benson, 25, masle, born NY

            Jane Benson, 20, female, born NY

            William H. Benson, 28, male, farmer, born NY

            Harriett Benson, 22, female, housekeeper, born OH

            Alfred Benson, 19, male, born NY

    [84] 1865 New York State Census, Ellicott, 2nd Election Dist., Chautauqua Co., dwelling #424, a frame house valued at $350, family #465:

            Peleg Benson, 72, male, born MA, married once, now married, farmer, a native voter, owns land

            Hannah Benson, 63, female, wife, born MA, 6 children born, married once, now married

            William H. Benson, 33, male, son, born Chautauqua Co., married once, now widowed, farmer, a native voter

            James H. Benson, 29, male, son, born Chautauqua Co., single, farmer, a native voter

            Jane Benson, 25, female, daughter, born Cattaraugus Co., single

            Alfred W. Benson, 21, male, son, born Chautauqua Co., single, farmer, a native voter, now in the army.

    [85] www.findagrave.com, memorial #103903950, from his gravestone in Pine Hill Cemetery in Falconer, Chautauqua Co., NY.

    [86] www.findagrave.com, memorial #103903918, from her gravestone in Pine Hill Cemetery in Falconer, NY.

    [87] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from LDS temple records, microfilm #s 177908, 178015, and 537225.

    [88] Per his mother’s www.findagrave.com memorial #94151138; per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [89] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from LDS temple records, microfilm #s 177908, 177989, and 537225.

    [90] Calculated from the birth of their first child in Nov. 1824.

    [91] Calculated from his age at death.

    [92] 1830 Federal Census, Carroll, Chautauqua Co., NY, p. 278, the Erastus Washburn household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years, 1 female under 5, and 1 female aged 20-29 years.

    [93] 1840 Federal Census, Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., NY, p. 165, the Erastus Washburn household had 2 males under 5, 1 male aged 5-9 years, 2 males aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, 1 female aged 30-39 years, and 1 female aged 70-79 years.

    [94] 1850 Federal Census, Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, p. 75, dwelling #539, family #546:

            Erastus Washburn, 50, male, farmer, born MA

            Judith Washburn, 49, female, born MA

            Hiram Washburn, 17, male, farmer, born NY, attending school

            Simeon Washburn, 15, male, farmer, born NY, attending school

            Merit Washburn, 11, male, born NY, attending school

            Julia Washburn, 9, female, born NY, attending school

    [95] Calculated from her age and birth place in the 1865 state census.

    [96] Chautauqua County Land Records, Vol. 82, p. 493, signed by Horace Allen and Fanny Allen, witnessed by Wm H. Fenton, and acknowledged on 18 Feb. 1859 before Wm. H. Fenton, Justice of the Peace, described in part as on the southeast corner of land articled from Horace Allen to John B. Washburn on 2 Feb. 1857 on Allen Street.

    [97] 1865 New York State Census, Village of Jamestown, 2nd Election Dist., Town of Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, dwelling #297, a frame house valued at $1250, family #329:

            Erastus Washburn, 64, male, born Connecticut [sic], married twice, currently married, laborer, a native voter

            Sabra Washburn, 60, female, wife, born Chenango Co., 3 children born, married twice, currently married

    [98] www.findagrave.com, memorial #98142883, from his gravestone in Knapp Cemetery in Busti, Chautauqua Co., NY.

    [99] Chautauqua County Probate Wills Vol. 5, p. 628, from FHL microfilm #0810268. William and Amanda Porter were living in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., NY, in the 1875 state census, which shows that she was born about 1825 in Genesee Co., NY, but in the 1865 state census she was shown as being born in Oswego Co., NY. Edward W. and Sarah J. Randall were living in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., NY, in the 1865 state census, which shows that she was born about 1835 in Steuben Co., NY. Sarah J. Randall died in 1915 in Falconer, Chautauqua Co., NY, but no parents were listed on her www.findagrave.com memorial.

    [100] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from LDS temple records, microfilm #s 177989 and 537225.

    [101] Per the Ancestry.com Vavra Family Tree file submitted by Christi Osborne.

    [102] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from LDS temple records, microfilm #s 177908, 178015, and 537225.

    [103] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #103330501, her name spelled “Loana” on her gravestone, her birth place from the 1855 state census.

    [104] 1830 Federal Census, Carroll, Chautauqua Co., NY, p. 276, the Saxton Benson household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 female under 5, and 1 female aged 20-29 years.

    [105] 1850 Federal Census, Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, p. 58, dwelling #287, family #287:

            Saxton Benson, 43, male, laborer, $300, born MA

            Laura Benson, 43, female, born VT

            Pheronia Benson, 16, female, born NY, attending school

            William Benson, 13, male, born NY, attending school

            Cynthia Benson, 11, female, born NY, attending school

            Horace Benson, 8, male, born NY, attending school

            Alice Benson, 5, female, born NY, attending school

            Eugene Benson, 2, male, born NY

    [106] 1855 New York State Census, Ellicott, 1st Election Dist., Chautauqua Co., dwelling #326, a frame house valued at $500, family #347:

            Loana Benson, 48, female, born MA, widow, resident 20 years

            Cornelia A. Benson, 23, female, daughter, born Chautauqua Co., resident 20 years

            Pheronia Benson, 20, female, daughter, born Chautauqua Co., resident 20 years

            Horace S. Benson, 13, male, son, born Chautauqua Co., resident 13 years

            Ugene Benson, 7, male, son, born Chautauqua Co., resident 7 years

    [107] 1875 New York State Census, Ellicott, 1st Election Dist., Chautauqua Co., NY, dwelling #707, a frame house valued at $6000, family #747.

    [108] 1880 Federal Census, Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., NY, Page No. 13, Supervisors Dist. 11, Enumeration Dist. 51, dwelling #121, family #127.

    [109] www.findagrave.com, memorial #103330501, from her gravestone in Pine Hill Cemetery in Falconer, NY.

    [110] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 265; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #76080176.

    [111] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 105, marriage of Joseph Leonard Jr. and Ruth White on 27 Mar.1746 in Middleborough. Ruth Leonard, wife of Joseph Leonard, died 27 Sept. 1793 in Carver, aged 66 years, and was buried in Union Cemetery in South Carver. (Carver VRs, p. 158.) Joseph Leonard, father of Abigail, was styled “Jr.” or “2d” in the Middleborough records, probably to differentiate him from the older Joseph Leonard, of Middleborough, who married first to Hannah Pratt on 9 Apr. 1729 in Middleborough and secondly to Fear Southworth in 1731 and had children there by his second wife, but the Joseph Leonard who married Ruth White in 1746 could not have been the son of Joseph Leonard and Fear Southworth who was born on 29 July 1732 in Middleborough.

    [112] Carver VRs, p. 89; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 127, marriage intentions recorded 27 Aug. 1796 in Middleborough.

    [113] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 195.

    [114] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 9; Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 19.

    [115] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 74, marriage intentions recorded 13 Mar. 1802 in Middleborough.

    [116] Calculated from her age at death.

    [117] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 20, “in the full assurance of a Glorious Immortality beyond the Grave,” Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 19; www.findagrave.com, memorial #76080401.

    [118] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 19; www.findagrave.com, memorial #76080176, from his gravestone in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

[119] Plymouth County Probate Docket #1890, Vol. 90, p. 301-302, from FHL microfilm #0555639, witnessed by Samuel P. Keith, William Nelson, and Susannah Nelson.

    [120] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, pp. 271, 302.

    [121] www.findagrave.com, memorial #109789236, from her gravestone in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [122] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 302.

    [123] www.findagrave.com, memorial #109789865, from his gravestone in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [124] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 354.

    [125] www.findagrave.com, memorial #109793266, from her gravestone in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [126] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 354.

    [127] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #140747411.

    [128] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #140747444.

    [129] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 247, 264.

    [130] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 353; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #140747444.

    [131] Per the www.findagrave.com memorial #107262387 of Lydia Shurtleff Smith; Carver VRs, p. 66, the birth of Lydia, daughter of Peter and Rebekah Shurtleff, on 20 July 1777 in Carver; Plympton VRs, p. 392, the marriage of Peter Shurtleff, of Plympton, and Rebeckah Holmes, of Plymouth, on 5 Nov. 1767 in Plymouth.

[132] Plymouth County Probate Vol. 9 M, p. 344.

    [133] 1850 Federal Census, Wareham, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 339, dwelling #1222, family #1347, a boarding house:

            Stillman Benson, 44, male, boarding master, $1600, born Middleboro, MA

            Angeline H. Benson, 43, female, born Middleboro, MA

            Maria E. Benson, 18, female, born Middleboro, MA

            John S. Benson, 16, male, laborer, born Middleboro, MA, attending school

            Elizabeth L. Benson, 14, female, born Middleboro, MA, attending school

            Mercy Benson, 40, female, born Middleboro, MA

            Plus 24 unrelated boarders

    [134] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 82, dwelling #161, family #181:

            Stillmon Benson, 47, male, white, mill agent, born MA

            Angeline Benson, 47, female, white, born MA

            John S. Benson, 21, male, white, box maker, born MA

            Elisabeth Benson, 19, female, white, born MA

            Mercy Benson, 45, female, white, born MA

            John Hatch 28, male, white, box maker, born MA

            Patrick Murry, 28?, male, white, laborer, born Ireland

    [135] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 95, dwelling #686, family #806:

            Stilman Benson, 54, male, master teamster, $8000, $3000, born MA

            Angeline H. Benson, 53, female, born MA

            Mercy Benson, 52, female, born MA

            Jabez Benson, 25, male, farm labor, born MA

    [136] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 172, dwelling #195, family #221:

            Stillman Benson, 59, male, white, born MA, married, manufacturer

            Angeline H. Benson, 57, female, white, born MA, married

            Dwelling #195, family #222:

            Josiah H. Vaughan, 37, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

            Elizabeth N. Vaughan, 29, female, white born MA, married

            Alice G. Vaughan, 8, female, white, born MA, single

            Josiah H. Vaughan Jr., 5, male, white, born MA, single

            Lizzie A. Vaughan, 8 mos., female, white, born MA, single

    [137] www.findagrave.com, memorial #140747411, from his gravestone in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [138] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 34; per her www.findagrave.com memorial #150970007.

    [139] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #150970007.

    [140] Rochester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 80, the marriage of John Clark 3d and Elanor Handy on 4 Sept. 1814 in Rochester.

    [141] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 62, p. 41, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a mariner, his birth place Rochester, his father’s name John, her birth place Middleboro, and her father’s name Stillman.

    [142] Rochester VRs, Vol. 1, p. 80; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #150970205.

    [143] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #136178151.

    [144] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #150970205.

    [145] www.findagrave.com, memorial #136178151, from her gravestone in Evergreen Cemetery in Marion, Plymouth Co., MA.

    [146] www.findagrave.com, memorial #150970205, from his gravestone in Cushing Cemetery in Mattapoisett, Plymouth Co., MA.

    [147] www.findagrave.com, memorial #150970007, from her gravestone in Cushing Cemetery in Mattapoisett, MA.

    [148] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 34; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #76078496.

    [149] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #76078742.

    [150] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 88, p. 242, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a mechanic, his birth place Middleboro, his parents Stillman & Angeline Benson, her birth place Rochester, and her parents Darios P. & Lyona Loring; per his www.findagrave.com memorial #76078496.

    [151] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #76078742, her birthplace given as Rochester, MA, in her marriage record, but her birth was not recorded in the Rochester vital records.

    [152] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 95, dwelling #686, family #807:

            John S. Benson, 25, male, box maker, $100, born MA

            Mary Anna Benson, 25, female, born MA

            Lydia R. Benson, 3, female, born MA

    [153] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 170, dwelling #181, family #205:

            John S. Benson, 30, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

            Mary A. Benson, 27, female, white, born MA, married

            Lydia A. Benson, 8, female, white, born MA, single

            Maria E. Benson, 4, female, white, born MA, single

    [154] www.findagrave.com, memorial #76078742, from her gravestone in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [155] www.findagrave.com, memorial #76078496, from his gravestone in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [156] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #98978568, but her birth was not found in the Middleborough vital records.

    [157] Per her www.findagrave.com memorial #98978568.

    [158] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 100, p. 312, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, both first marriages, his occupation a farmer, his birth place Middleboro, his father David A. Vaughan, her birth place Middleboro, and her father Stillman Benson.

    [159] Per his www.findagrave.com memorial #98978518.

    [160] Lainhart, Ann S., 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 172, dwelling #195, family #222:

            Josiah H. Vaughan, 37, male, white, born MA, married, farmer

            Elizabeth N. Vaughan, 29, female, white born MA, married

            Alice G. Vaughan, 8, female, white, born MA, single

            Josiah H. Vaughan Jr., 5, male, white, born MA, single

            Lizzie A. Vaughan, 8 mos., female, white, born MA, single

    [161] www.findagrave.com, memorial #98978518, from his gravestone in Vaughan Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [162] www.findagrave.com, memorial #98978568, from her gravestone in Vaughan Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [163] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 354.

    [164] 1850 Federal Census, Wareham, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 339, dwelling #1222, family #1347, a boarding house.

    [165] Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Middleborough, Boston, 1988, p. 82, dwelling #161, family #181.

    [166] 1860 Federal Census, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA, Page No. 95, dwelling #686, family #806.

    [167] www.findagrave.com, memorial #140747510, from her gravestone in South Middleboro Cemetery in Middleborough, MA.

    [168] Wood, Middleboro Deaths, p. 19, “son of John Benson,” presumably by his second wife, Mercy Stevens.


[A] The Will of John Benson of Middleborough, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1846) *

                In the name of God Amen  I John Benson of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman, being in good health, of sound mind and perfect memory, do this twenty-first day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and forty six, make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following to wit.

First I give and bequeath to my daughter Mercy Benson all my Household Furniture and indoor moveables with I may leave at my decease to her own use and behoof forever, I do also give her the use and improvement of the East room on the lower floor, of my dwelling house, and the bedroom which opens out of the kitchen, so long as she remains single. It is also my Will and I hereby order that my son Stillman Benson shall take my said daughter Mercy Benson to board with him in and as one of his own family, and see that she is well provided for in sickness and health – And that he shall further give her Eight dollars a year to enable her to procure such things as she most wants untill her marriage day. But in case of her marriage she from that time relinquishes all right in the house hold and provisions as well as the Eight dollars per year

  I give to my said son Stillman Benson all and singular the rest and residue of my Estate both Real and Personal, or mixd which I may leave at my decease wheresoever the same may be found, and also the reversion of that part of my dwelling house which is above temporarily given to my daughter.

And lastly I do constitute and appoint my said son Stillman Benson sole Executor to this my last Will and testament, hereby directing him spedily to pay all my Just debts and funeral charges

  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written

                                                                                                                                                John Benson                      (seal)

Signed, sealed and declared by the said John Benson as his last will and testament in presence of us, who at his request and in his presence hereunto set our names as witnesses.

                Samuel P Keith

                William Nelson

                Susannah Nelson

 

Presented for probate on the first Tuesday of Aug. 1848 by Stillman Benson, the Executor therein named, and proved by Samuel P. Keith and William Nelson, two of the witnesses.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 90, p. 301-302, from FHL microfilm #0555639.