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John Benson 1608 – 1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1608

Birth Location: Shiplake, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 13 Jan 1679

Death Location: hull, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Benson

Mother: Mary Payton

Spouse(s): Mary Williams

Children(s): Catherine Benson, Joseph Benson

The story of John Benson I began in 1608 in Shiplake, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England. John Benson I married Mary Williams, and had children including Catherine Benson, Joseph Benson. John Benson I passed away in 1679 in hull, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Benson I began in 1608 in Shiplake, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.
  • John Benson I married Mary Williams, and had children including Catherine Benson, Joseph Benson.
  • John Benson I passed away in 1679 in hull, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Benson
1580 – 1630
Birth Location: St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
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Mary Payton
1585 – 1681
Birth Location: Caversfield, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Williams
1606 – 1681
Birth Location: Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Catherine Benson
1639 – 1725
Birth Location: Wales, Sheffington, South Yorkshire, England
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Joseph Benson
1640 – 1705
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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John Benson's Ancestors

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John Benson
1608 – 1679
Birth Place: Shiplake, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
John Benson
1580 – 1630
St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Mary Payton
1585 – 1681
Caversfield, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Benson's Descendants

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John Benson (13 Jan 1608 – 13 Jan 1679) m. Mary Williams (12 Oct 1606 – 14 Dec 1681)
  1. 1. 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)
      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
  2. 2. Joseph Benson (9 Aug 1640 – 2 Jan 1705)

John Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1608
13 Jan 1608
Birth of John Benson I in Shiplake, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Shiplake, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
1679
13 Jan 1679
Age 71
Death of John Benson I in hull, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
hull, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1608
    Event Place: Shiplake, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1679
    Event Place: hull, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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