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Catherine Benson 1639 – 1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

Birth Location: Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1725

Death Location: Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

Father: John Benson

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Augustine Woolfolk

Children(s): Robert Woolfolk, Richard Woolfolk, Agnes Woolfolk

Catherine Benson was born in 1639 in Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England, the child of John Benson and Mary Williams. Catherine Benson married Augustine Woolfolk, and had children including Robert "the Immigrant" Woolfolk, Richard Woolfolk, Agnes Woolfolk. Catherine Benson passed away in 1725 in Wales, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Catherine Benson was born in 1639 in Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England, the child of John Benson and Mary Williams.
  • Catherine Benson married Augustine Woolfolk, and had children including Robert "the Immigrant" Woolfolk, Richard Woolfolk, Agnes Woolfolk.
  • Catherine Benson passed away in 1725 in Wales, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Catherine Benson's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Benson
1639 – 1725
Birth Place: Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Benson
1608 – 1679
Shiplake, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Mary Williams
1606 – 1681
Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Benson
1580 – 1630
St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Mary Payton
1585 – 1681
Caversfield, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Benson's Descendants

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Catherine Benson (1639 – 1725) m. Augustine Woolfolk (1625 – aft 1704)
  1. 1. Robert ("the Immigrant") Woolfolk (1658 – ca 1721)
  2. 2. Richard Woolfolk (1660 – 1741) m. Elizabeth ("Betty" Rosewell) Woolfolk (1 Feb 1660 – 1725)
    1. 1. Robert (John) Woolfolk (10 Mar 1688 – 13 Apr 1744) m. Frances Lee (10 Mar 1688 – 1760)
      1. 1. Richard (Woolfolk, Attorney for the Virginia Soldiers) 1776 (1720 – 1794) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Coleman (1730 – 1795)
        1. 1. Spilsbe Woolfolk (1756 – 23 Jul 1841) m. Sarah ((Sally)) Noden (1763 – 26 Sep 1824)
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth "Betty") Woolfolk (14 Jan 1689 – 15 Dec 1739)
    3. 3. Richard (II) Woolfolk (1694 – 1771)
    4. 4. Justine Woolfolk (1695 – 1758)
    5. 5. Joseph Woolfolk (1696 – 12 Apr 1770)
    6. 6. Martha WOOLFOLK (28 Mar 1703 – 1770)
    7. 7. Justin Woolfolk (21 Jul 1706 – 1770)
  3. 3. Agnes Woolfolk

Catherine Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1639
1639
Birth of Catherine Benson in Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England
Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England
1640
9 Aug 1640
Age 1
Birth of Catherine Benson in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1725
1725
Age 86
Death of Catherine Benson in Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1640
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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