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Anne Benson 1689–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1689

Birth Location: Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland

Death Date: 1757

Death Location: Talbot, Hall, Maryland

Father: Dr Benson

Mother: Margaret Withers

Spouse(s): James II, WILLIAM Harrison

Children(s): James III, Thomas Spencer, Robert Spencer, John Spencer, Rhoda Spencer, Richard Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Nancy Spenser, JAMES Harrison

Anne Benson was born in 1689 in Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland, the child of Dr James Benson And Margaret Mary Withers. Anne Benson married James Spencer Ii, William Harrison, and had children including James Mason Harrison, James Spencer Iii, John Spencer, Nancy Elizabeth Spenser, Nicholas Spencer, Rhoda Spencer, Richard Spencer, Robert Spencer, Thomas Spencer. Anne Benson passed away in 1757 in Talbot, Hall, Maryland.

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Biography

  • Anne Benson was born in 1689 in Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland, the child of Dr James Benson And Margaret Mary Withers.
  • Anne Benson married James Spencer Ii, William Harrison, and had children including James Mason Harrison, James Spencer Iii, John Spencer, Nancy Elizabeth Spenser, Nicholas Spencer, Rhoda Spencer, Richard Spencer, Robert Spencer, Thomas Spencer.
  • Anne Benson passed away in 1757 in Talbot, Hall, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr Benson
1653–1709
Birth Location: Cornhill, London, England
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Margaret Withers
1655–1709
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

James II
1695–1743
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
JI
WILLIAM Harrison
1696–1749
Birth Location: St Michaels, Talbot, Maryland, United States
WH

Children(s)

James III
1730–1825
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
JI
Thomas Spencer
1721–1806
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
TS
Robert Spencer
1723–1762
Birth Location: Spencer Hall, Talbot, Maryland, United States
RS
John Spencer
1725–1800
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
JS
Rhoda Spencer
1729–1819
Birth Location: Stanton, Augusta, Virginia, United States
RS
Richard Spencer
1734–1820
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
RS
Thomas Spencer
1740–1826
Birth Location: Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
TS
Nancy Spenser
1723–1762
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
NS
JAMES Harrison
1742–1790
Birth Location: St Michaels, Talbot, Maryland, United States
JH

Anne Benson's Ancestors

Self
Anne Benson
1689–1757
Birth Place: Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland
Parents
Dr James Benson
1653–1709
Cornhill, London, England
Margaret (Mary) Withers
1655–1709
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Edmond Benson
1628–1666
St Benet Paul's Wharf, London, England
*Lady (Anne) Perry*
1630–1692
St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Samuel Withers
1631–1671
All Hollows London Wall, London, England
Elizabeth Durand
1630–1679
England
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Benson
1610–1658
Xpfer Minson
1600–1647
Sir Perry
1603–1674
Lady Mathers
1603–1667
John Wither
1606–1665
Elizabeth Small-Davis
1602–1661
William Durand
1604–1672
Elizabeth Aylec
1610–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Minson
1567–
Judith Vassall
1582–1650
John Small
1569–1643
Elizabeth Hill
1574–1635
William Durant
1550–1603
Elizabeth Monsedale
1554–

Anne Benson's Descendants

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Anne Benson (10 Sep 1689–1757) m. James (Spencer) II (1695–9 Jul 1743) m. WILLIAM Harrison (1696–8 Jul 1749)
  1. 1. James (Spencer) III 1730–1825 m. Mary (Ann Abrams \) Abraham 1747–1835
    1. 1. Rhona Spencer 1763–1849 m. Benjamin (Franklin Jennings) Captain 1758–1845 m. Abigail Shed 1728–1818
      1. 1. George (Israel) Jennings 1802–1918 m. Susannah Holliday 1805–1880
        1. 1. Rhoda (Ann) JENNINGS 1830–1909 m. William (Medley) TISSUE 1822–1893
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Jennings 1848–1915 m. Samuel (T.) Marks 1844–1905
      2. 2. John Jennings 1784–1851 m. Jane Jolly 1799–1889
        1. 1. Dorcas Jennings 1815–1880 m. Silas McVay 1816–1864
      3. 3. Benjamin (Spencer) Jennings 1787–1854
      4. 4. Jesse Jennings 1789–1868
        1. 1. Melinda Jennings 1830–1917
      5. 5. James (L) Jennings 1781–1856
        1. 1. Rhoda Jennings 1819–1895
      6. 6. Rhoda (Ann) Jennings 1782–1860
      7. 7. Rebecca (Elise) Jennings 1785–1831
      8. 8. Thomas Jennings 1784–1872 m. Christina Ream 1811–1860
        1. 1. John (R) Jennings 1841–1912
      9. 9. David Jennings 1790–1872
      10. 10. Mary (Margaret) Jennings 1793–1870
        1. 1. Jesse (Bruce) Nicklow 1820–1874 m. Julia (Anne) Ream 1820–1895
      11. 11. Olive Jennings 1796–1849
      12. 12. William Jennings 1805–1849
      13. 13. Thomas Jennings 1805–1872
      14. 14. Margaret Jennings 1808–1849
    2. 2. Elizabeth Spencer 1776–1850
    3. 3. Thomas Spencer 1765–1815
    4. 4. James Spencer 1787–1858 m. Rachel Mitchell 1790–1814
      1. 1. Jesse (Levi) Spencer 1813–1894
        1. 1. Celia (Jane) Spencer 1839–1917 m. Edgar (A) Proctor 1837–1926
    5. 5. Olive Spencer 1767–1787
    6. 6. Dinah Spencer 1774–1831
    7. 7. Jesse Spencer 1769–1840
    8. 8. William Spencer 1772–1850
    9. 9. Dorcas Spencer 1778–1797
    10. 10. Benjamin Spencer 1781–1862
    11. 11. Drusilla Spencer 1783–1854
    12. 12. Sarah Spencer 1789–1873
    13. 13. George Spencer 1792–
  2. 2. Thomas Spencer 1721–1806 m. Nancy Stuart 1725–1813
    1. 1. Elizabeth Spencer 1765–1850
    2. 2. William Spencer 1760–1830
    3. 3. Sarah Spencer 1758–1822
    4. 4. John Spencer 1758–
    5. 5. Margaret Spencer 1766–1796
  3. 3. Robert Spencer 1723–1762
  4. 4. John Spencer 1725–1800
  5. 5. Rhoda Spencer 1729–1819 m. HENRY (R. Abrams \ ABRAHAM) Sr 1720–1828
    1. 1. Mary (Ann Abrams \) Abraham 1747–1835 m. James (Spencer) III 1730–1825
  6. 6. Richard Spencer 1734–1820
  7. 7. Thomas Spencer 1740–1826
  8. 8. Nancy (Elizabeth) Spenser 1723–1762
  9. 9. JAMES (MASON) Harrison 1742–1790

Anne Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1689
10 Sep 1689
Birth of Anne Benson in Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland
Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland
1757
1757
Age 68
Death of Anne Benson in Talbot, Hall, Maryland
Talbot, Hall, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1689
    Event Place: Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Talbot, Hall, Maryland
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