My seventh great-grandfather.
Born: 20 January 1639 at Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: 20 July 1716 probably at Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Father: William Eaton
Mother: Martha Jenkins
Siblings:
Mary Eaton, 1628
William Eaton, Jr., 1628
Martha Eaton, 1630
Abigail Eaton, 1631
John Eaton, 1635
Samuel Eaton, 1639
Mary Eaton, 1643
Married: to Mary Ingalls on 21 December 1664 at Reading, Massachusetts
Children:
John Eaton, 1665
David Eaton, 1667
Daniel Eaton, 1667
William Eaton, 1668
Ann Eaton, 1671
Mary Eaton, 1672
Martha Eaton, 1673
Priscilla Eaton, 1676
Daniel Eaton, 1678
Mehitable Eaton, 1679/80
Daniel may have married a second time to Abigail Herbert, but I have no other information on this.
(One source, which I've thought was a good one in the past, claims that Daniel's wife was actually a Mary Collins, born in 1664 and died 24 February 1682. She says she can find no other information about this Mary. Since the other sources all list Mary Ingalls, I'm going with that, but it gets confusing, as I'll explain below.)
Mary Ingalls (1642 - 1706)
Born: 1642 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 1706 in Reading
Father: Edmund Ingalls
Mother: Ann Telbe
Siblings:
Elizabeth Ingalls, 1619
Robert Ingalls, 1620
Faith Ingalls, 1622
John Ingalls, 1624
Sarah Ingalls, 1626
Henry Ingalls, 1627
Samuel Ingalls, 1632
Joseph Ingalls, 1638
Why I make the choices I do when the facts seem muddled:
In an attempt to be as accurate as possible, I am doing extensive internet searches for each of the people I list on this genealogy. Often, I find that one site gives me one set of dates and places and another site gives completely different information. What to do? I try to find out as much as I can, sometimes even searching the relatives of our relatives. (I suppose that they are actually our relatives, too.) For example, the source with the most complete information says that Daniel married Mary Ingalls, while the other site says Mary Collins. But there is no other information to confirm Mary Collins. With Mary Ingalls, however, I can find her parents and her siblings, all with names, birth dates and places, etc. So it just makes more sense that Mary Ingalls is our grandmother. But, because I respect the information I usually get from the other site, I shared what it had, just in case.
It can get worse. One source gives Mary Ingalls an earlier birth date and says she was married to Daniel's brother John. But this Mary Ingalls was born six years earlier and in another city and county. What to do? I went with the information most likely to be correct.
But there are other inconsistencies, too. For example, one site says that Daniel was born in Staple, Kent, England, and another says Watertown. Then I found information that says Daniel's father came to Massachusetts in 1937. Since Daniel wasn't born until 1639, it makes sense that he must have been born in Massachusetts. One of the reasons that I list siblings is so anyone so inclined can use that information to do further research to verify or disprove the information. Also, when I get back a few centuries, it is very interesting to see that, for instance, every child in a family did something that caused his or her name to go down in history. I give us a better picture of the lives of our ancestors.
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Peter Emmons, Sr. (1649 - 1694)
My seventh great-grandfather.
Born: c.1649 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: After 1694 in Ipswich
Father: ?
Mother: ?
Siblings: ?
Married: Martha Cooley, probably before 1670
Children:
Peter Emmons, 1672
Martha Emmons, 1673
Cooley Emmons, 1675
Meriah Emmons, ?
Prudence Emmons, 1687
Elizabeth Emmons, 1688
According to Ipswich records, four daughters of Peter and Martha married four men named Smith. Were they brothers or were they lots of Smiths in town?
Elizabeth married a Thomas Smith in 1704.
Martha married a (different?) Thomas Smith in 1705.
Prudence married a Stephen Smith in 1712.
Meriah married a John Smith in 1716.
Peter was a soldier in King Phillip's War in 1675. His name appears on the roll of Major Appleton's company in the Narragansett campaign in 1675 and in Captain Gardiner's company in 1675-6.
He gave a deposition in the Essex court in 1694: "I was employed by Stephen Cross about the later end of July 1694." So we know he was still alive at that point.
In 1896, 200 years later, Peter Emmons' lot in Narragansett township (now Buxton, Maine) was claimed by Stephen Smith, the grandson of Peter Emmons and son of Prudence and Stephen Smith. Prudence died in 1727 at the age of 34. (*** I'm sharing what I found here but the dates don't work. I doubt very much that Prudence and Stephen's son was alive in 1896. Also, Prudence would have been 40 years old in 1727.)
Martha Cooley
I have no dates on Martha. One source even questions whether that was her name. Another source, however, says it was and her parents were John and Elizabeth Cooley.
This is everything I found on this couple, except that John Cooley was probably an immigrant from England.
Born: c.1649 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: After 1694 in Ipswich
Father: ?
Mother: ?
Siblings: ?
Married: Martha Cooley, probably before 1670
Children:
Peter Emmons, 1672
Martha Emmons, 1673
Cooley Emmons, 1675
Meriah Emmons, ?
Prudence Emmons, 1687
Elizabeth Emmons, 1688
According to Ipswich records, four daughters of Peter and Martha married four men named Smith. Were they brothers or were they lots of Smiths in town?
Elizabeth married a Thomas Smith in 1704.
Martha married a (different?) Thomas Smith in 1705.
Prudence married a Stephen Smith in 1712.
Meriah married a John Smith in 1716.
Peter was a soldier in King Phillip's War in 1675. His name appears on the roll of Major Appleton's company in the Narragansett campaign in 1675 and in Captain Gardiner's company in 1675-6.
He gave a deposition in the Essex court in 1694: "I was employed by Stephen Cross about the later end of July 1694." So we know he was still alive at that point.
In 1896, 200 years later, Peter Emmons' lot in Narragansett township (now Buxton, Maine) was claimed by Stephen Smith, the grandson of Peter Emmons and son of Prudence and Stephen Smith. Prudence died in 1727 at the age of 34. (*** I'm sharing what I found here but the dates don't work. I doubt very much that Prudence and Stephen's son was alive in 1896. Also, Prudence would have been 40 years old in 1727.)
Martha Cooley
I have no dates on Martha. One source even questions whether that was her name. Another source, however, says it was and her parents were John and Elizabeth Cooley.
This is everything I found on this couple, except that John Cooley was probably an immigrant from England.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Zachariah Kilham Goodale (1639 - 1715)
My seventh great-grandfather.
Born: 31 March 1639 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: 30 June 1715 in Salem Village, Essex County, MA
Father: Robert Goodale of Dennington and Salem
Mother: Catherine Killham
Siblings:
Mary Goodale, 1630 (England)
Abraham Goodale, 1632 (England)
Isaac Goodlae, 1633 (England)
Elizabeth Goodale, 1635 (Possibly born on the ship "Elizabeth" on their way to America in 1635)
Nehemiah Goodale, 1636
Sarah Goodale, 1640
Jacob Goodale, 1643
Hannah Goodale, 1645
Married: 31 October 1666 to Elizabeth Beauchamp in Salem
Children:
Zechariah Goodale, 1667
Samuel Goodale, 1669
Joseph Goodale, 1672
Thomas Goodale, 1676
Abraham Goodale, 1678
Mary Goodale, 1679
John Goodale, 1681
Elizabeth Goodale, 1683
Sarah Goodale, (baptised in 1689)
Benjamin Goodale, 1687
David Goodale, 1689
Elizabeth Beauchamp (aka Beacham) (1648 - 1715)
Born: 23 July 1648 in Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 30 June 1715 (They both died on same day???) in Salem
Father: Edward Beauchamp
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Metcalf
Siblings:
Mary Beauchamp, 1643
Samuel Beauchamp, ?
William Beauchamp, ?
I found a note about Elizabeth from court records. In 1672, her brother-in-law, John Smith kept making advances toward Elizabeth. She told some town gossips what must have been an embellished version of events. As the gossip spread through town, John Smith sued Elizabeth. Both of them were hauled before a magistrate for "uncivil carriages." Smith lost the suit and was sentenced to be whipped and had to stay in the gaol until the sentence was carried out or pay a 40 shilling fine. The whipping was canceled when Elizabeth admitted that she was "heartily sorry for her foolish words."
*** Zachariah and Elizabeth are also ancestors of US President William Howard Taft!
Born: 31 March 1639 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: 30 June 1715 in Salem Village, Essex County, MA
Father: Robert Goodale of Dennington and Salem
Mother: Catherine Killham
Siblings:
Mary Goodale, 1630 (England)
Abraham Goodale, 1632 (England)
Isaac Goodlae, 1633 (England)
Elizabeth Goodale, 1635 (Possibly born on the ship "Elizabeth" on their way to America in 1635)
Nehemiah Goodale, 1636
Sarah Goodale, 1640
Jacob Goodale, 1643
Hannah Goodale, 1645
Married: 31 October 1666 to Elizabeth Beauchamp in Salem
Children:
Zechariah Goodale, 1667
Samuel Goodale, 1669
Joseph Goodale, 1672
Thomas Goodale, 1676
Abraham Goodale, 1678
Mary Goodale, 1679
John Goodale, 1681
Elizabeth Goodale, 1683
Sarah Goodale, (baptised in 1689)
Benjamin Goodale, 1687
David Goodale, 1689
Elizabeth Beauchamp (aka Beacham) (1648 - 1715)
Born: 23 July 1648 in Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 30 June 1715 (They both died on same day???) in Salem
Father: Edward Beauchamp
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Metcalf
Siblings:
Mary Beauchamp, 1643
Samuel Beauchamp, ?
William Beauchamp, ?
I found a note about Elizabeth from court records. In 1672, her brother-in-law, John Smith kept making advances toward Elizabeth. She told some town gossips what must have been an embellished version of events. As the gossip spread through town, John Smith sued Elizabeth. Both of them were hauled before a magistrate for "uncivil carriages." Smith lost the suit and was sentenced to be whipped and had to stay in the gaol until the sentence was carried out or pay a 40 shilling fine. The whipping was canceled when Elizabeth admitted that she was "heartily sorry for her foolish words."
*** Zachariah and Elizabeth are also ancestors of US President William Howard Taft!
Monday, June 27, 2016
John Wilkins (1667 - 1723)
My 7th great-grandfather.
Born: 12 March 1667 in Salem (probably SalemVillage), Essex County (now), Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 1723 in Salem
Father: John Wilkins
Mother: Mary Gengell
Siblings:
Elizabeth Wilkins, c.1669
Mary Wilkins, c.1670
Abigail Wilkins, c.1671
Married: August 1697 to Elizabeth "Betty" Southwick in Salem Village
Children:
John Wilkins, 1688
Esther Wilkins, 1690
Daniel Wilkins, 1692
Betty Wilkins, 1695
Jonathan Wilkins, 1697
Lydia Wilkins, 1699
Mercy Wilkins, 1701
David Wilkins, 1703
Soloman Wilkins, 1706
Stephen Wilkins, 1712
Joseph Wilkins, 1719
Elizabeth "Betty" Southwick (1668 - 1718)
Born: 24 June 1668 in Salem Village
Died: 1718 in Salem
Father: Daniel Southwick
Mother: Esther Boyce
Siblings:
Lawrence Southwick, Sr., c.1664
Esther Southwick, 1665
Hannah Southwick, 1667
Daniel Southwick, Jr., 1671
Eleanor Southwick, 1674
Mercy Southwick, 1676
Born: 12 March 1667 in Salem (probably SalemVillage), Essex County (now), Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 1723 in Salem
Father: John Wilkins
Mother: Mary Gengell
Siblings:
Elizabeth Wilkins, c.1669
Mary Wilkins, c.1670
Abigail Wilkins, c.1671
Married: August 1697 to Elizabeth "Betty" Southwick in Salem Village
Children:
John Wilkins, 1688
Esther Wilkins, 1690
Daniel Wilkins, 1692
Betty Wilkins, 1695
Jonathan Wilkins, 1697
Lydia Wilkins, 1699
Mercy Wilkins, 1701
David Wilkins, 1703
Soloman Wilkins, 1706
Stephen Wilkins, 1712
Joseph Wilkins, 1719
Elizabeth "Betty" Southwick (1668 - 1718)
Born: 24 June 1668 in Salem Village
Died: 1718 in Salem
Father: Daniel Southwick
Mother: Esther Boyce
Siblings:
Lawrence Southwick, Sr., c.1664
Esther Southwick, 1665
Hannah Southwick, 1667
Daniel Southwick, Jr., 1671
Eleanor Southwick, 1674
Mercy Southwick, 1676
The Massachusetts Bay Colony
The majority of our ancestors for whom I've found records were living in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in Colonial America in 1700. I suggest that you check out this site to get an idea of what was going on in the late 1600s, which we are getting to now. (Scroll down past the timeline to get to the history.)
I haven't found anyone who came over on the Mayflower, but some of our relatives came soon after. I'll let you know what I can find out in each of the posts coming up.
I haven't found anyone who came over on the Mayflower, but some of our relatives came soon after. I'll let you know what I can find out in each of the posts coming up.
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Johan Palmfelt, Baron
My 7th great-grandfather.
Born: c. 1675 in Uppsala? (He went to school in Uppsala.)
Died: 31 December 1739
Father: Gustaf Palm Palmfelt
Mother: Maria Holm
Siblings:
Catharina Palmfelt, 1681
Gustaf Palmfelt, 1687? (This is the year his mother died.)
Step-mother: Brita Catharina Palmqvist
Half-siblings:
Magnus Palmfelt, 1690
Christoffer Palmfelt, ?
Hedvig Eleanora Palmfelt, 1693
Married: Anna Catharina Lillie, Countess, on 2 April 1707 at the King's house in Stockholm ***
Children:
Eleanora Sofia Palmfelt, 1709
Baby daughter died in 1716
Gustaf Helmer Palmfelt, 1717
Mariana Gustavgarden Palmfelt, 1721
Johan Lennart Palmfelt, ?
Baron Johan Palmfelt served as Governor of Alvsborg and Blekinge Provinces. He was appointed Judge at the Court of Appeals in 1709. He became the Chief Judge in Landskrona in 1718 and a Prefect of Skane the same year. In 1719, he became a Judge in Ticharads.
*** After hosting their wedding, later in 1707, Swedish King Charles (Karel) XII, who was just 24 years old, invaded Russia, in a war that he would eventually lose. I don't know, but I wonder if Johan went with him and that is the reason there is such a long time between the birth dates of the children.
*** A note of interest (at least to me): Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus, who, with Peter Artedi, divided the natural world into animals, plants, and minerals and gave them Latin names,was born in the year 1707.
Anna Catharina Lillie, Countess (1677 - 1739)
Born: 1677
Died: 31 December 1739 (??? They both died on the same date?)
Father: Gustaf Helmer Lillie, Count
Mother: Anna Wachtmeister, Baroness
Half-sibling: Gustaf Gustafsson
Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen.
Born: c. 1675 in Uppsala? (He went to school in Uppsala.)
Died: 31 December 1739
Father: Gustaf Palm Palmfelt
Mother: Maria Holm
Siblings:
Catharina Palmfelt, 1681
Gustaf Palmfelt, 1687? (This is the year his mother died.)
Step-mother: Brita Catharina Palmqvist
Half-siblings:
Magnus Palmfelt, 1690
Christoffer Palmfelt, ?
Hedvig Eleanora Palmfelt, 1693
Married: Anna Catharina Lillie, Countess, on 2 April 1707 at the King's house in Stockholm ***
Children:
Eleanora Sofia Palmfelt, 1709
Baby daughter died in 1716
Gustaf Helmer Palmfelt, 1717
Mariana Gustavgarden Palmfelt, 1721
Johan Lennart Palmfelt, ?
Baron Johan Palmfelt served as Governor of Alvsborg and Blekinge Provinces. He was appointed Judge at the Court of Appeals in 1709. He became the Chief Judge in Landskrona in 1718 and a Prefect of Skane the same year. In 1719, he became a Judge in Ticharads.
*** After hosting their wedding, later in 1707, Swedish King Charles (Karel) XII, who was just 24 years old, invaded Russia, in a war that he would eventually lose. I don't know, but I wonder if Johan went with him and that is the reason there is such a long time between the birth dates of the children.
*** A note of interest (at least to me): Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus, who, with Peter Artedi, divided the natural world into animals, plants, and minerals and gave them Latin names,was born in the year 1707.
Anna Catharina Lillie, Countess (1677 - 1739)
Born: 1677
Died: 31 December 1739 (??? They both died on the same date?)
Father: Gustaf Helmer Lillie, Count
Mother: Anna Wachtmeister, Baroness
Half-sibling: Gustaf Gustafsson
Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Sweden in 1700
Before I go on to my seventh great-grandparents, I am going to pause and share a bit of information about what was happening in the world where our ancestors were living at the start of the 1700s.
As I did my initial research - the names and dates - I was puzzled by the fact that so many of our "Swedish" ancestors actually came from Norway, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Bohemia, Germany, etc. But when I looked into the history of Sweden, I began to understand.
I started to do a bunch of research so I could write it up for everyone, but then I realized that Wikipedia had done it all for me. Unfortunately, I can't make a link work, but if you Google "History of Sweden" the Wikipedia article should come up.
I suggest that, at the minimum, you read the introduction and then scroll down to Early Modern and read at least through "The Great Northern War: 1700." However, it is all very interesting. You will probably want to refer back to it as I get to earlier generations.
YouTube also has some documentaries under "History of Sweden." I appreciated the one about The Thirty Years War, which was 1618 through 1648, because it explains a lot that will come up in these posts in the near future.
It looks like this coming generation lived in three areas of Sweden, all in the south. Orebro is 200 km west of Stockholm. Jonkoping is 200 km south of Orebro. And Alvsborg County (Province) is just west of Jonkoping.
As I did my initial research - the names and dates - I was puzzled by the fact that so many of our "Swedish" ancestors actually came from Norway, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Bohemia, Germany, etc. But when I looked into the history of Sweden, I began to understand.
I started to do a bunch of research so I could write it up for everyone, but then I realized that Wikipedia had done it all for me. Unfortunately, I can't make a link work, but if you Google "History of Sweden" the Wikipedia article should come up.
I suggest that, at the minimum, you read the introduction and then scroll down to Early Modern and read at least through "The Great Northern War: 1700." However, it is all very interesting. You will probably want to refer back to it as I get to earlier generations.
YouTube also has some documentaries under "History of Sweden." I appreciated the one about The Thirty Years War, which was 1618 through 1648, because it explains a lot that will come up in these posts in the near future.
It looks like this coming generation lived in three areas of Sweden, all in the south. Orebro is 200 km west of Stockholm. Jonkoping is 200 km south of Orebro. And Alvsborg County (Province) is just west of Jonkoping.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Joseph Ashbury (1717 - ?)
My sixth great grandfather.
Born: 1717 in Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire, England
Died: ???
Father: Richard Ashbury
Mother: Elizabeth Morgan
Siblings:
Mary Ashbury, c. 1706
Elizabeth Ashbury, 1712
Married Ann ???
Children:
Richard Ashbury, 1737
Mary Ashbury, 1739
Eleanor Ashbury, 1741
Elizabeth Ashbury, 1744
Richard Ashbury, 1747
Ann ???
Born: c. 1718 in Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire, England
Born: 1717 in Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire, England
Died: ???
Father: Richard Ashbury
Mother: Elizabeth Morgan
Siblings:
Mary Ashbury, c. 1706
Elizabeth Ashbury, 1712
Married Ann ???
Children:
Richard Ashbury, 1737
Mary Ashbury, 1739
Eleanor Ashbury, 1741
Elizabeth Ashbury, 1744
Richard Ashbury, 1747
Ann ???
Born: c. 1718 in Tanworth in Arden, Warwickshire, England
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Poole Field (1703 - 1757)
My sixth great-grandfather.
Born: 1 Aug 1703 probably at Jerring's Hall, Solihull, Warwickshire, England
Died: 3 April 1757 in England
Father: John Field of Jerring's Hall
Mother: Anne Woollaston
Siblings:
John Field, 1704
Anne Field, 1711
Mary Field, 1713
Hester Field, 1715
Alice Field, 1718
Married: Elizabeth Clark (No more information)
Children:
Anne Field, 1723
Mary Field, 1726
Poole Field, 1730
Richard Field, 1732
William Field, 1733
Edward Field, 1735
George Field, 1741
Samuel Field, 1744
Thomas Field, 1746
I found some confusing histories of Jerring's Hall that didn't make much sense, an then I ran across these two links which include some history and photos:
Jerring's Hall Farm History and more from a recent attempt to sell the farm Property for sale for a mere 1,700,000 British pounds ($2.5 million US dollars.) Property values around there have dropped; maybe we can all pool our money and get it back in the family.
Born: 1 Aug 1703 probably at Jerring's Hall, Solihull, Warwickshire, England
Died: 3 April 1757 in England
Father: John Field of Jerring's Hall
Mother: Anne Woollaston
Siblings:
John Field, 1704
Anne Field, 1711
Mary Field, 1713
Hester Field, 1715
Alice Field, 1718
Married: Elizabeth Clark (No more information)
Children:
Anne Field, 1723
Mary Field, 1726
Poole Field, 1730
Richard Field, 1732
William Field, 1733
Edward Field, 1735
George Field, 1741
Samuel Field, 1744
Thomas Field, 1746
I found some confusing histories of Jerring's Hall that didn't make much sense, an then I ran across these two links which include some history and photos:
Jerring's Hall Farm History and more from a recent attempt to sell the farm Property for sale for a mere 1,700,000 British pounds ($2.5 million US dollars.) Property values around there have dropped; maybe we can all pool our money and get it back in the family.
Friday, June 3, 2016
Prou Benson (1720 - 1792)
My sixth great-grandfather.
Born: 1720 or 1725 in Stafford, Virginia, Colonial America
Died: 9 February 1792 in Greenville Co., South Carolina
Father: Robert Benson
Mother: Frances Prou
Siblings:
Charles Benson, 1723
Catherine Benson, c.1727
Enoch Benson, c.1729
John Benson, c.1731
James Benson, c.1733 (Apparently, James lived to be 105 years old.)
Zachary Benson, c.1735
Married: Elizabeth Berry Thomason (or Thompson)
Children:
Thomasina Benson, c.1750
Benjamin Benson, c.1752
Sarah Benson, c.1754
Enoch Benson, c.1756
Francis Benson, c.1758
William Benson, c.1759
Robert Benson, 1762
Zachariah Benson, 1764
Joshua Benson, 1766
George Benson, c.1767
Mary Benson, c.1768
Clarissa Benson, c.1772
Elizabeth Benson, c.1777
According to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Prue furnished supplies during the war.
Elizabeth Berry Thomason (1729 - 1813)
Born: c. 1729 in Grayson, Virginia, Colonial America
Died: 17 June 1813 in Greenville, Greenville Co., South Carolina
Father: Enoch Bradley Berry, Sr.
Mother: Dulcebella "Dully" Drucilla Bunbury
Siblings:
Winifred Berry, 1727
William Berry, 1728
Thomas Berry, 1729
Elizabeth Berry, 1729
James Berry, 1731
Dulcibella Berry, 1732
I have some questions about this family. Ancestry.com has completely different parents for Prou. According to them, Prou's parents were Thomas Benson, born in 1690, and Sarah?, and their children were Charles, Prou, John, and Enoch. I can't be sure, but I think my information is better and others on Geni.com agree with me. If I ever find out otherwise, I'll update this.
Born: 1720 or 1725 in Stafford, Virginia, Colonial America
Died: 9 February 1792 in Greenville Co., South Carolina
Father: Robert Benson
Mother: Frances Prou
Siblings:
Charles Benson, 1723
Catherine Benson, c.1727
Enoch Benson, c.1729
John Benson, c.1731
James Benson, c.1733 (Apparently, James lived to be 105 years old.)
Zachary Benson, c.1735
Married: Elizabeth Berry Thomason (or Thompson)
Children:
Thomasina Benson, c.1750
Benjamin Benson, c.1752
Sarah Benson, c.1754
Enoch Benson, c.1756
Francis Benson, c.1758
William Benson, c.1759
Robert Benson, 1762
Zachariah Benson, 1764
Joshua Benson, 1766
George Benson, c.1767
Mary Benson, c.1768
Clarissa Benson, c.1772
Elizabeth Benson, c.1777
According to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Prue furnished supplies during the war.
Elizabeth Berry Thomason (1729 - 1813)
Born: c. 1729 in Grayson, Virginia, Colonial America
Died: 17 June 1813 in Greenville, Greenville Co., South Carolina
Father: Enoch Bradley Berry, Sr.
Mother: Dulcebella "Dully" Drucilla Bunbury
Siblings:
Winifred Berry, 1727
William Berry, 1728
Thomas Berry, 1729
Elizabeth Berry, 1729
James Berry, 1731
Dulcibella Berry, 1732
I have some questions about this family. Ancestry.com has completely different parents for Prou. According to them, Prou's parents were Thomas Benson, born in 1690, and Sarah?, and their children were Charles, Prou, John, and Enoch. I can't be sure, but I think my information is better and others on Geni.com agree with me. If I ever find out otherwise, I'll update this.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Peter Emmons, Jr. (c.1669 - 1759)
My sixth great-grandfather.
Born: c. 1669 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America or
c. 1672 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Died: 1759 in Gloucester, Essex County
Father: Peter Emmons, Sr. (Born: c.1649 Died: c.1694)
Mother: Martha Cooley
I don't have any more information about Peter's parents or siblings.
Married: #1 Martha Kilham (Born: 1670 Died: before 1698 - possibly at Daniel's birth?)
Children:
Richard Emmons, 1693
Cooly Emmons, 1693
Daniel Emmons, 1697
Married: #2 Martha Eaton after 19 November 1698
Children:
Mercy Emmons, 1700
Mary Emmons, 1700
Joseph Emmons, 1708 *** This is the child that counts for us, so I'll be following Martha Eaton.
Martha Eaton (1673 - 1727/8)
Born: 16 October 1673 in Gloucester, Essex county, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Died: 4 February 1727 or 1728 in Ipswich, Essex County, MA
Father: Daniel Eaton
Mother: Mary Ingalls
Siblings:
William Eaton, 1665
John Eaton, 1667
Ann Eaton, 1670
Mary Eaton, 1672
Priscilla Eaton, 1676
Daniel Eaton, 1678
Mehitabel Eaton, 1679
Thomas Eaton, 1683
Born: c. 1669 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America or
c. 1672 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Died: 1759 in Gloucester, Essex County
Father: Peter Emmons, Sr. (Born: c.1649 Died: c.1694)
Mother: Martha Cooley
I don't have any more information about Peter's parents or siblings.
Married: #1 Martha Kilham (Born: 1670 Died: before 1698 - possibly at Daniel's birth?)
Children:
Richard Emmons, 1693
Cooly Emmons, 1693
Daniel Emmons, 1697
Married: #2 Martha Eaton after 19 November 1698
Children:
Mercy Emmons, 1700
Mary Emmons, 1700
Joseph Emmons, 1708 *** This is the child that counts for us, so I'll be following Martha Eaton.
Martha Eaton (1673 - 1727/8)
Born: 16 October 1673 in Gloucester, Essex county, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Died: 4 February 1727 or 1728 in Ipswich, Essex County, MA
Father: Daniel Eaton
Mother: Mary Ingalls
Siblings:
William Eaton, 1665
John Eaton, 1667
Ann Eaton, 1670
Mary Eaton, 1672
Priscilla Eaton, 1676
Daniel Eaton, 1678
Mehitabel Eaton, 1679
Thomas Eaton, 1683
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