MARSH, Elizabeth Mary

1638 - 1704  (65 years)

• Name	MARSH, Elizabeth Mary  [1, 2]
  Birth	8 May 1638	Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  Birth	8 May 1638	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Christening	13 Sep 1646	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  LifeSketch	There are numerous records that prove she is the daughter of John Marsh and Susanna Skelton. MOST LIKELY PARENTS OF ELIZABETH (MARSH) BENSON ARE JOHN & SUSANNA (SKELTON) MARSH (See extended review of this issue in attached Discussion item). VIEW BIOGRAPHICAL ITEMS INCLUDED IN STORY (MEMORIES) ATTACHED TO THIS RECORD, L6LX-Y9P. * **PLEASE DO NOT MERGE THIS RECORD, it may delete or relocate Memories items or Sources (UNLESS this record is surviving record - on left during merger).
  	20251205GHLn- There are numerous records that prove she is the daughter of John Marsh and Susanna Skelton. MOST LIKELY PARENTS OF ELIZABETH (MARSH) BENSON ARE JOHN & SUSANNA (SKELTON) MARSH (See extended review of this issue in attached Discussion item). VIEW BIOGRAPHICAL ITEMS INCLUDED IN STORY (MEMORIES) ATTACHED TO THIS RECORD, L6LX-Y9P. * **PLEASE DO NOT MERGE THIS RECORD, it may delete or relocate Memories items or Sources (UNLESS this record is surviving record - on left during merger).
  FSID	L6LX-Y9P  [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  Death	26 Feb 1704	Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  	age 65. Probably Hull, Plymouth, MA
  Burial	Aft 26 Feb 1704	Massachusetts, USA   [20]
  Person ID	I14744	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	MARSH, John III,   b. 28 Jul 1611   d. 16 Nov 1674, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	SKELTON, Susanna,   b. Between 1620 and 3 Apr 1625, Lincolnshire, England d. 12 May 1695, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Between 1635 and 1646	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [21]
  Family ID	F4395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	BENSON, John,   b. 12 Jul 1635, Oxfordshire, England d. 10 Mar 1711, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1662	Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  	Probably Hull, Plymouth, MA
  Children	1. Benson, Joseph,   b. Abt 1667, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 Jul 1737 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Benson, William,   b. Abt 1680, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 Sep 1710, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Benson, Hannah,   b. Abt 1672  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Benson, Benjamin,   b. 1675, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 Aug 1710 (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Benson, Jacob,   b. 7 Mar 1671, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 May 1725, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. BENSON, Isaac,   b. 14 May 1669, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Jun 1762, Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Benson, Martha,   b. Abt 1683, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Benson, John III,   b. Abt 1664, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 May 1725, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Olney, Thomas III,   b. 6 Jun 1632, Hertfordshire, England d. 11 Jun 1722, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Olney, William,   b. 25 Jun 1663, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA d. 1718, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Olney, Anne,   b. 13 Jan 1668, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA d. 26 Oct 1745, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Olney, Elizabeth,   b. 30 Jan 1666, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA d. 2 Nov 1699, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Olney, Captain Thomas IV Capt,   b. 7 May 1661, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA d. 1718, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Olney, Phebe,   b. 15 Sep 1675, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F62950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 May 1638 - Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Birth - 8 May 1638 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Christening - 13 Sep 1646 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - Abt 1662 - Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Death - 26 Feb 1704 - Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Burial - Aft 26 Feb 1704 - Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S161] FamilySearch.com, (Name: AFamily Search Ancestral File;). Husband's Name John BENSON (AFN:9GN6-NL) Born: 1634 Caversham, Oxford, England, England Died: 10 Mar 1711 Hull, Plymouth, Ma Married: Abt 1662 Prob In Hull, Plym, Ma Father: John BENSON (AFN:9GN6-L8) Mother: Mary Or Marah WILLIAMS (AFN:9GN6-MF) Wife's Name Elizabeth MARSH (AFN:3WN3-Q7) Born: 8 May 1638 Of Hull, Plym, Ma Christened: Salem, Essex, Ma Died: 26 Feb 1704 Prob. Hull, Plymath, Ma Married: Abt 1662 Prob In Hull, Plym, Ma Father: John MARSH (AFN:9GNG-Q2) Mother: Susanna SKELTON (AFN:9GNG-R7) Children (note: no Benjamin- jcw 01.10.2000) 1. John BENSON (AFN:3WN3-X8) Born: 1663 Hull, Plymouth, Ma Died: 10 Mar 1711 Hull, Plymouth, Ma 2. Joseph BENSON (AFN:3WN3-ZF) Born: 1667 Hull, Plym, Ma Died: 9 Jul 1737 3. Isaac BENSON (AFN:3WN4-0K) Born: 1669 Hull, Plymouth, Ma Died: 22 Jun 1762 Glocester, Provedence, RI 4. Jacob BENSON (AFN:3WN4-1Q) Born: 1671 Hull, Plym, Ma 5. Hannah BENSON (AFN:3WN4-2W) Born: 1672 Hull, Plym, Ma 6. William BENSON (AFN:3WN3-MP) Born: 1680 Hull, Plymouth, Ma Died: Rochester, Plymouth, Ma 7. Martha BENSON (AFN:3WN4-48) Born: 1683 Place: Hull, Plymouth, Ma [S171] jslater@telenet.net, GEDCOM: 95791- John Benson b1582 England, (Name: Ancestry.com;), 95791. 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VIEW BIOGRAPHICAL ITEMS INCLUDED IN STORY (MEMORIES) ATTACHED TO THIS RECORD, L6LX-Y9P. * **PLEASE DO NOT MERGE THIS RECORD, it may delete or relocate Memories items or Sources (UNLESS this record is surviving record - on left during merger). [S47] The Great Migration Begins- Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, (Name: Ancestry.com;), iii SUSANNA, bp. Tattershall 3 April 1625 [NEHGR 52:353]; m. (1) by 1646 John Marsh (eldest child b. Salem 8 July 1646) (??-cf. Elizabeth MARSH, b. 1638! jcw 09.08.00);. iii SUSANNA, bp. Tattershall 3 April 1625 [NEHGR 52:353]; m. (1) by 1646 John Marsh (eldest child b. Salem 8 July 1646) (??-cf. Elizabeth MARSH, b. 1638! jcw 09.08.00); (2) facts 20181108HAv re-worked

  
  

TEST MARKER

TNG ID: I14744

FSID: L6LX-Y9P