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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 I

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Augustine Woolfolk

Children(s): Richard II, Robert Woolfolk

The story of Catherine Benson began in 1639 in Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England. Catherine Benson married Augustine Woolfolk, and had children including Agnes Woolfolk, Richard Woolfolk Ii, Robert The Immigrant Woolfolk. Catherine Benson passed away in 1725 in Wales, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Benson began in 1639 in Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England.
  • Catherine Benson married Augustine Woolfolk, and had children including Agnes Woolfolk, Richard Woolfolk Ii, Robert The Immigrant Woolfolk.
  • Catherine Benson passed away in 1725 in Wales, Wales, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John I
1608–1679
Birth Location: Shiplake, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
JI
Mary Williams
1606–1681
Birth Location: Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Augustine Woolfolk
1625–1704
Birth Location: Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England
AW

Children(s)

Richard II
1660–1741
Birth Location: Hull, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
RI
Robert Woolfolk
1658–1721
Birth Location: Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England
RW

Catherine Benson's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Benson
1639–1725
Birth Place: Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Benson I
1608–1679
Shiplake, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Mary Williams
1606–1681
Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Benson) II
1580–1630
St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Mary (Payton) -11
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. Richard (Woolfolk) II 1660–1741 m. Elizabeth ("Betty" Rosewell) Woolfolk 1660–1725
    1. 1. Robert (John Woolfolk) I 1688–1744 m. Frances Lee 1688–1760
      1. 1. Richard (Woolfolk, Attorney for the Virginia Soldiers) 1776 1720–1794 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Coleman 1730–1795
        1. 1. Spilsbe Woolfolk 1756–1841 m. Sarah ((Sally)) Noden 1763–1824
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth "Betty") Woolfolk 1689–1739
    3. 3. Richard (II) Woolfolk 1694–1771
    4. 4. Martha WOOLFOLK 1703–1770
    5. 5. Justine Woolfolk 1695–1758
    6. 6. Justin Woolfolk 1706–1770
    7. 7. Joseph Woolfolk 1696–1770
  2. 2. Robert ("the Immigrant") Woolfolk 1658–1721

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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