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William John Benham 1600–1661 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 1600
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, Dorchester, England
Death Date: 1661
Death Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Father: John Benham
Mother: Joan Pyne
Spouse(s): Margery Alcott, Sarah Hurst, Anstice Rich
Children(s): Nathan Benham
In 1600, William John Benham entered the world in Clerkenwell, Dorchester, England, born to John Benham And Joan Darte Pyne. William John Benham married Anstice Rich, Eleanor, Margery Alcott, Prudence Allen, Sarah Hurst, and had children including Nathan Benham. William John Benham passed away in 1661 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Biography
- In 1600, William John Benham entered the world in Clerkenwell, Dorchester, England, born to John Benham And Joan Darte Pyne.
- William John Benham married Anstice Rich, Eleanor, Margery Alcott, Prudence Allen, Sarah Hurst, and had children including Nathan Benham.
- William John Benham passed away in 1661 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.
Immediate Family
Parents
John Benham
1581–1667
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England
JB
Joan Pyne
1584–1675
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK
JP
Spouses(s)
Margery Alcott
1645–1660
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
MA
Sarah Hurst
1623–1667
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
SH
Anstice Rich
1595–1625
Birth Location: Ermington, Devon, , England
AR
Children(s)
Nathan Benham
1679–1757
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
NB
William Benham's Ancestors
Self
William Benham
1600–1661
Birth Place: Clerkenwell, Dorchester, England
Parents
John Benham
1581–1667
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Joan (Darte) Pyne
1584–1675
Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK
Grandparents
George Pyne
1561–1632
East Down, Devonshire, England
Joan Darte
1562–1632
Clerkenwell Dorchester, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Benham's Descendants
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William (John) Benham
(1600–1661)
m. Margery Alcott (22 FEBRUARY 1645–10 APRIL 1660)
m. Sarah Hurst (1623–30 MAY 1667)
m. Anstice Rich (1595–23 MARCH 1625)
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1. Nathan Benham 1679–1757 m. Sarah Beecher 1679–1712 m. Mary Smith 1675–1700
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1. Lydia Atwater 1692–1744 m. Caleb Atwater 1702–1775
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1. Stephen Atwater 1748–1831 m. Hannah Meade 1752–1829
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1. Meade Atwater 1790–1878 m. Huldah Atwater 1794–1870
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William Benham's Timeline
17 Records
1598
21 Mar 1598
Birth of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1599
10 Feb 1599
William John Benham was baptized in Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England
Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England
1600
1600
Birth of William John Benham in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1600
1600
Birth of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1600
1600
Birth of William John Benham in Clerkenwell, Dorchester, England
Clerkenwell, Dorchester, England
1631
1631
Age 31
William John Benham resided here in Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1638
1638
Age 38
William John Benham resided here in New Haven
New Haven
1640
ABT 1640
Age 40
Birth of William John Benham in Clerkenwell,Dorchester,,England
Clerkenwell,Dorchester,,England
1640
1640
Age 40
Birth of William John Benham in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1655
12 NOVEMBER 1655
Age 55
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1655
12 NOVEMBER 1655
Age 55
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1661
1661
Age 61
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1661
1661
Age 61
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1661
1661
Age 61
Burial of William John Benham in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
1685
14 Jun 1685
Age 85
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1691
1691
Age 91
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1691
1691
Age 91
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1598
21 Mar 1598
Birth of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1599
10 Feb 1599
William John Benham was baptized in Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England
Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England
1600
1600
Birth of William John Benham in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1600
1600
Birth of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1600
1600
Birth of William John Benham in Clerkenwell, Dorchester, England
Clerkenwell, Dorchester, England
1631
1631
Age 31
William John Benham resided here in Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1638
1638
Age 38
William John Benham resided here in New Haven
New Haven
1640
ABT 1640
Age 40
Birth of William John Benham in Clerkenwell,Dorchester,,England
Clerkenwell,Dorchester,,England
1640
1640
Age 40
Birth of William John Benham in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1655
12 NOVEMBER 1655
Age 55
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1655
12 NOVEMBER 1655
Age 55
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1661
1661
Age 61
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1661
1661
Age 61
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1661
1661
Age 61
Burial of William John Benham in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
1685
14 Jun 1685
Age 85
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1691
1691
Age 91
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1691
1691
Age 91
Death of William John Benham in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1600
Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Record Source:
[1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
[2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
[3] Millennium File
[4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8920.067; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
[5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
[7] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
[8] Millennium File
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 21 Mar 1598
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: ABT 1640
Event Place: Clerkenwell,Dorchester,,England
Record Source: Millennium File
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1600
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1640
Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1600
Event Place: Clerkenwell, Dorchester, England
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 10 Feb 1599
Event Place: Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England
Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England; Date Range: 1560 - 1671; Film Number: 1041370
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Marriage
Event Place: of MA
Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8920.067; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1630
Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
Record Source:
[1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 60
[2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 3
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1630
Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 19 OCTOBER 1630
Record Source: Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1631
Event Place: Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Record Source:
[1] Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
[2] Massachusetts Census
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1638
Event Place: New Haven
Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: England
Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England; Date Range: 1560 - 1671; Film Number: 1041370
Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Massachusetts
Record Source:
[1] Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91
[2] Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91
Genealogy Event 17
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: New York
Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index, 1917-1950 Declarations of Intention, U.S. District Court, Southern Dist. of New York, M1675; Microfilm Serial: M1675; Microfilm Roll: 2
Genealogy Event 18
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 12 NOVEMBER 1655
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Record Source:
[1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
[2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
[3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
[4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
[5] Millennium File
[6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
[8] Family Data Collection - Deaths
[9] Millennium File
[10] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
Genealogy Event 19
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1661
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Genealogy Event 20
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 Jun 1685
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Genealogy Event 21
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1691
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Genealogy Event 22
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1691
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Record Source: Millennium File
Genealogy Event 23
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1661
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Genealogy Event 24
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 12 NOVEMBER 1655
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths
Genealogy Event 25
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1661
Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Record Source: Millennium File
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1600
Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Record Source:
[1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
[2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
[3] Millennium File
[4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8920.067; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
[5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
[7] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
[8] Millennium File
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 21 Mar 1598
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: ABT 1640
Event Place: Clerkenwell,Dorchester,,England
Record Source: Millennium File
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1600
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1640
Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1600
Event Place: Clerkenwell, Dorchester, England
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 10 Feb 1599
Event Place: Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England
Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England; Date Range: 1560 - 1671; Film Number: 1041370
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Marriage
Event Place: of MA
Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8920.067; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1630
Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
Record Source:
[1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 60
[2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 3
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1630
Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 19 OCTOBER 1630
Record Source: Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1631
Event Place: Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Record Source:
[1] Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
[2] Massachusetts Census
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1638
Event Place: New Haven
Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: England
Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England; Date Range: 1560 - 1671; Film Number: 1041370
Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Massachusetts
Record Source:
[1] Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91
[2] Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91
Genealogy Event 17
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: New York
Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index, 1917-1950 Declarations of Intention, U.S. District Court, Southern Dist. of New York, M1675; Microfilm Serial: M1675; Microfilm Roll: 2
Genealogy Event 18
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 12 NOVEMBER 1655
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Record Source:
[1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
[2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
[3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
[4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
[5] Millennium File
[6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
[8] Family Data Collection - Deaths
[9] Millennium File
[10] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
Genealogy Event 19
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1661
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Genealogy Event 20
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 Jun 1685
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Genealogy Event 21
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1691
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Genealogy Event 22
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1691
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Record Source: Millennium File
Genealogy Event 23
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1661
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Genealogy Event 24
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 12 NOVEMBER 1655
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths
Genealogy Event 25
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1661
Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Record Source: Millennium File