John Benson, II^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}

1635 - 1711  (~ 75 years)

• Name	John Benson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Suffix	II
  Birth	12 Jul 1635	Oxfordshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9]
  Burial	1711  [3, 4, 5, 9]
  Person ID	I312684222964	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Mary Marsh,   b. 08 May 1638, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America bur. 1704, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age ~ 65 years)
  Marriage	1660	Hull, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  Children	1. John Benson, III,   b. Abt. 1665, Hull, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 22 May 1725, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 60 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   2. Joseph Benson,   b. 1667, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British Colonial America d. 09 Jul 1737, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British Colonial America (Age 70 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   3. Isaac Benson,   b. 24 May 1669, Hull, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 22 Jun 1762, Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America (Age 93 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   4. Elizabeth Benson,   b. Abt. 1670, Massachusetts, British Colonial America  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   5. Benjamin Benson,   b. Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British Colonial America d. Oct 1714, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British Colonial America  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   6. Hannah Benson,   b. Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 1716, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   7. Jacob Benson,   b. Hull, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 22 May 1725, Hull, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   8. William G Benson,   b. Hull, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 10 Sep 1710, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
  Family ID	F2279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Book entry BOOK ENTRY It appears John Benson sold his interest in his father's estate in Hull to his brother, Joseph when his father died in 1678. John moved with his wife Elizabeth Marsh and his family of six to the new settlement of Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, though he was not one of the original grantees. Many of these grantees never became actual settlers, though their children and relatives frequently took up some part of it and moved into the new territory. John Benson, who was known as John Benson Jr. in Hull is spoken of as John Benson, Sr. in Rochester to distinguish him from his son John. He is mentioned on page three of the frist volume of Rochester records in 1680, and is frequently recorded thereafter in land transfers.(Vital Records, Rochester) He seems to be quite a prominent citizen of the town as he is mentioned often in the town records. He bought land in Plypton, as shown by Phymouth County deeds on September 7, 1700; he transferred part of his Rochester lands in 1708 and 1709/10 to his son John, and is mentioned as John Benson, Sr. of Middleboro. This transfer was probably the residue of his eate, showing that his homestead lands were in that part of Rochester that was set off to Middleboro. His sons, Issac, Jacob, and Benjamin and daughter Hannah (Hunt) lived in Plympton before moving to the adjoining state of Rhode Island, Gloucester County. He was now about 75 years of age. He died March 10, 1711, leaving no will. My Linage is Relationship John Benson Jr. MY 1ST COUSIN TWELVE TIMES REMOVED

  
  

• Sources

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