William Benson, Jr^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1710 - 1797  (87 years)

• Name	William Benson  [1, 2, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	12 Apr 1710	Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [1, 2, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	09 May 1797	Providence, Saratoga, New York, United States
  Person ID	I312684222872	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	William G Benson,   b. Hull, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 10 Sep 1710, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  Mother	Elizabeth Stetson,   b. 01 Apr 1682, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British Colonial America d. 19 Sep 1711, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F2225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ellis,   b. 14 Dec 1719, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 1762, Dutchess, New York, British Colonial America (Age 42 years)
  Children	1. Ellis Benson,   b. 31 Mar 1740, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 01 Jan 1814, Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States (Age 73 years)   2. Joel Benson,   b. Oct 1749, Fredericksburg, Dutchess, New York, United States d. Jun 1837, Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, United States (Age 87 years)   3. Elnathan Benson,   b. 1751, Pompey, Onondaga, New York, British Colonial America d. Aft. 1811 (Age 61 years)   4. Thankful Benson,   b. Abt. 1752, Greenbush, Albany, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 01 Jun 1811, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States (Age 59 years)   5. Benjamin Benson,   c. 19 Dec 1756, Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England d. 1810, Industry, Franklin, Maine, United States (Age ~ 53 years)   6. Seth Stutson Benson,   b. 1761, Fredrickburg, Dutchess, New York, British Colonial America d. 09 Dec 1812, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada (Age 51 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   7. Patience Benson,   b. 1762, Fredrickburg, Dutchess, New York, British Colonial America  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   8. Stutson Benson,   b. Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 01 Mar 1820, Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States
  Family ID	F2260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !1. Child # 2 Stedson md Bathsheba LEWIS !1. Child # 2 Stedson md Bathsheba LEWIS. 2. Child # 4 Joel md Mary SHAW. 3. Child # 5 Thankful md Benjamin DUTCHER in 1774. 4. Information obtained from Benson Family records by F. H. Benson and submitted by Mrs. Allen Huffaker Rt # 1 Lorenzo, Idaho. !BIRTH: Dates found are 12 and 18 April !BIRTH: Dates found are 12 and 18 April 1710. !ORDINANCES: William Benson was also bapt. 30 Apr 1918, end. 29 Jan 1920 and seal/par 1 Aug 1975 AZ. ! He was a "Sea-faring Man" !doc: inform ! He was a "Sea-faring Man" !doc: information from Benson Family Records by Fred Benson 929273-B443bf On July 8, 1740, William Benson "sea Faring man" of Rochester and wife Elizabeth, one of the daughters of Joel Ellis of Rochester, deceased, in a quit claim deed released all their rights in their fathers estate to their mother, Mary Ellis, widow of said Joel. Rochester records give births of 2 children. No further records of them are found in Mass. nor have any been found in R. I. where theymay have lived a few years before settling in Dutchess Co. New York where othes from Mass. and R.I. had settled, among them a near relative, Jacob Benson, a son of tither Isaac or Jacob Benson of Gloucester, R.I. who settled in Dutchess Co. about 1742. The genealogy of his descendents was published by Arthur T. Benson of Dover Plains, New York in 1915. No records of the deaths of William or his wife have been found. Son, Benjamin is mentioned in a court record of Dutchess Co. in 1767 as a brother of Stutson Benson. Joel's birth was found in U.S. Pensions records. Ellis Benson, born March 31, 1740 at Rochester, Mass. He enlisted June 5, 1761 in Capt. Isaac Terbush's Co. of Provincial Troops. He gave his age as 21, which would correspond with the birth records at Rochester. Nothing further is known of him. There was an Ellis Benson living at Orwell, Vermont, who died in 1804, aged 78 (tombstone inscription), and so must have been born in 1726, and could not have been a son of William and Elizabeth Ellis Benson. !Per ltr Mildred Noah Wm b 12 April 1710 !Per ltr Mildred Noah Wm b 12 April 1710-not 18 Apr 1710 (see Rochester Births p. 34) Fred Benson is wrong. History HISTORY: from Fred B. Benson's Book, "Benson Family" Intention of marriage was published August 12, 1738. He was married to Elizabeth Ellis by the Rev. Timothy Ruggles on March 22, 1739. (Fred B. Benson's book) pg. 21. HISTORY: On July 8, 1740, William Benson, "seafarying man," of Rochester and his wife Elizabeth, one of the daughters of Joel Ellis of Rochester, deceased, in a quit claim deed, released all their rights in their father Joel's estate to their mother, Mary Ellis, widow of said Joel. No further records of them are found in Massachusetts, nor have any been found in Rhode Island, where they may have lived a few years before settling in Dutchess Co, NY, where others from Massachusetts and Rhode Island had settled near relative Jacob Benson, son of either Issac or Jacob. HISTORY: CHILD #4 Joel Benson. lived in Schaphticoke, Albany Co. NY during the Rev War. His daughter Ruth married Adam Singer who came from Heidelberg in the Palestine, Germany in 1808 and settled near Cherry Valley. One of their sons, Isaac Merritt Singer, became famous as the inventor of the Singer Sewing Machine. ORDINANCES: SP: 26 OCT 1956. HISTORY: February 15, 1714, Freeman Ellis of Rochester, for love to son Joel Ellis of Rochester, conveyed land to him at "Mattapois which was part of Elizabeth Ellis' share at the first." Proof that the wife of William Benson was the daughter of Joel and Mary Ellis is found by a quitclaim deed to her share in her father's property to her mother, Mary Ellis, September 9, 1740 and signed by Elizabeth and William Benson. From "Jacob Benson & His Descendants" compiled by Arthur T. Benson: Benoni Benson, son of Joseph Benson (Pres. Ezra Taft Benson's line) built and lived on the Benson homestead on Chestnut Hill in Mendor, Worcester County, Mass. about 1721. He continued to live there for about 40 years until death in 1761. He was suceeded in the occupation of the homestead by his son, Benoni, who had previously lived at Millsville where he owned the grist mill and part of the sawmill at that place. He also kept a public house at Millville and continued to keep one at Mendon after he returned to the homestead. After the marriage of his son, John, they continued to live on the homestead until the death of the father, after which time John, or Deacon Benson, by which name he was best known, lived until his death in 1819. possible match James Benson LDQ3-3CD !Benson Family Records by F.H. Benson !Benson Family Records by F.H. Benson

  
  

• Sources

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