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William Benson

William Benson[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Male 1763 - 1834  (70 years)


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  • Name William Benson  [1, 8, 9, 10] 
    Birth 03 Nov 1763  Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 21 May 1834  Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9] 
    Burial 21 May 1834  Fabius Evergreen Cemetery, Fabius, Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9] 
    Person ID I312684222944  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Father Stutson Benson,   b. Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Mar 1820, Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Bathsheba Lewis,   b. Waloomsac, Renssalaer, New York, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1830, Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship unknown 
    Family ID F2147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eunice Freeman,   b. 29 Mar 1767, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Feb 1794, Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Marriage Abt. 1790  Washington, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Mrs. Mary Keeney,   b. Abt. 1763, New York Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1833, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 1794  Fabius, Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2272  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family 3 Betsey Frost,   b. Abt. 1763, Rensselaer, Rensselaer, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage May 1834  Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
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      .................................................. 9 [5] William BENSON b: Nov 03, 1763 in Dutchess Co, NY d: May 21, 1834 in Pompey, Onondaga Co, NY. Lived in: Migrated to White Creek, Washington Co, NY in 1792 with Samuel Sherman and Moses Blowers, then 1825 to Ashtabula Co, OH, then Pompey, Onondaga Co, NY. Burial: Fabius, Onondaga Co, NY. Cemetery: Evergreen ...................................................... +Eunice FREEMAN b: Mar 29, 1767 in Nine Partners, Dutchess Co, NY d: Feb 07, 1794 in Pompey, Onondaga Co, NY m: in Fabius, Onondaga Co, NY. Note: Parents James Freeman and Lydia Ford .................................................. *2nd Wife of [5] William BENSON: ...................................................... +Mary (Unknown) KEENEY b: in Waloomsac, Renssalear Co, NY d: 1833 in Kingsville, Ashtabula Co, OH. Note: Mary was a widow, when she married William. Burial: Conneaut, Ashtabula Co, OH. Cemetery: Ashtabula .................................................. *3rd Wife of [5] William BENSON: ...................................................... +Betsey FROST m: abt. May 07, 1834 in Ashtabula Co, OH
      (website:(website: www.jowest.net/Genealogy/Jo/Cary/Lewis.htm)

      Sources
      SOURCES:
      1) "The Benson Family Records", Fred H. Benson, Syracuse, N.Y.: Craftsman Press, 1920.

      William m. (1) Eunice Freeman; (2) widow Mary Keeney; (3) widow Betsy Frost. He died about two weeks after his last marriage. It seems he came from White Creek, Washington Co., NY in 1792 in company with Samuel Sherman and Moses Blowers to Pompey, Ononadaga, probably building a log house before returning to his home. In 1793 he brought his family and his younger brothers, Peter, then 14, and Seth Paul, and probably also his brother, Stutson, Jr. who built a barn in 1793 for Gen. Samuel Sherwood. About 1825 he settled in Ashtabula County, Ohio, near his brother Stutson, Jr. who settled there about the same time. William's second wife, Mary died in 1833, and William and his three younger children returned to Pompey, Dutchess county, that fall (1833); two of the boys being taken into his son David Benson's family, and the youngest, a girl, Esther, went to her aunt Olive Barber. His son, Stutson K. Benson was appointed administrator in 1834 and stated that he was survived by his widow, Betsy, and named the surviving children: that Warren, Ira, and Esther were minors, as also the two minor children of Eunice, a half sister, deceased, but did not name them, saying they lived in the town of Scipio, Cayuga County. From this list of the living it is evident that Eunice, Evaline, Betsey, and Rebecca had died. Some of the older ones had remained in Ohio on the farm, William, Alonzo, Bathsheba and Henry. (BENSON Book, pg. 31)

      Settled in Ashtabula Co. OH approx. 1825
      Settled in Ashtabula Co. OH approx. 1825 with brother STUTSON, JR. Returned to Pompey NY in 1833 after death of second wife, MARY. Family in Cazenovia, NY previous to move to Ohio. WILLIAM BENSON listed as head of household in Dutchess Co., NY, 1790census 1792- Came to White Creek, Washington Co., NY with Samuel Sherman andMoses Blowers. 1793 brought family and brothers Peter and Seth Paul & perhaps Stutson, Jr.

      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

      Mrs. Mary/Keeney, Mrs. Betsy/Frost 1834
      Mrs. Mary/Keeney, Mrs. Betsy/Frost 1834

      The Benson home in Ashtabula County (mai
      The Benson home in Ashtabula County (maintained by his older children) still exists (1985) in the center of Amboy and is one of the oldest in the area. Non-standard gedcom data: 1 REFN MSB 2 SOUR Martha Stump Benson, "History of Ashtabula County, Ohio," (1985) 3 CONT 190

      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM) REPO: @R01@; ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; ;

  • Sources 
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    4. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, The Benson Family Records, Benson, Fred Harvey.

    5. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Family History Library archive record (family group sheet).

    6. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, IGI (International Genealogical Index), website: www.familysearch.org.

    7. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.

    8. [S1173462472] FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV2-1WBP : Thu Apr 03 04:09:13 UTC 2025), Entry for William Benson, 1834.

    9. [S1173462603] FamilySearch.org, New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965, "New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQ6C-V92M : Fri Mar 08 01:43:42 UTC 2024), Entry for William Benson.

    10. [S1173462625] FamilySearch.org, Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1P-SGH : 22 July 2021), Capt. William Benson in entry for John Benson, 1798.



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