Benson, John III

Abt 1664 - 1725  (61 years)

• Name	Benson, John  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	Abt 1664	Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  LifeSketch	John Benson son of John Benson & Elizabeth Marsh, was born about 1663 in Hull, Massachusetts, Bay British Colonial America. He was married 3 April 1688 to Elizabeth Briggs in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay British Colonial America. He died 22 May 1725 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay British Colonial America.
  FSID	L1HC-7MR  [16, 17, 18]
  Death	22 May 1725	Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  	age 61
  Person ID	I29310	WetzelAncestry

  
  

  Father	BENSON, John,   b. 12 Jul 1635, Oxfordshire, England d. 10 Mar 1711, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	MARSH, Elizabeth Mary,   b. 8 May 1638, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 Feb 1704, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1662	Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  	Probably Hull, Plymouth, MA
  Family ID	F797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Briggs, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1663   d. Aft 1725, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age > 63 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1688	Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. Benson, Sarah,   b. 15 Jul 1690, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Benson, Bennitt,   b. 10 Sep 1698, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Oct 1758, Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Benson, John,   b. 10 Jun 1695, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Oct 1758, Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Benson, Mary,   b. Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Benson, Benjamin,   b. Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 Aug 1710, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Benson, Rev Caleb I,   b. Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 May 1788, Middleborough Center, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Benson, Samuel,   b. Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 1778, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Benson, Martha,   b. Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Oct 1777, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Benson, Joseph,   b. Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 Jul 1776, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Benson, Ebenezer,   c. 17 Apr 1743, Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Jul 1767, Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Benson, Joshua,   b. Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 Oct 1781, Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1664 - Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 3 Apr 1688 - Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Death - 22 May 1725 - Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-TW5 : 5 January 2021), John Benson in entry for Sarah Benson, 1690. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-TW5 [S2958] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, FamilySearch.org Digital Library (books). https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/454314-benson-a-pioneer-family?offset= [S2958] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, FamilySearch.org Digital Library (books). May be viewed online. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/763455-a-pioneer-family-some-records-of-the-family-of-john-benson-of-hull-massachusetts?offset= [S2958] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, FamilySearch.org Digital Library (books). https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/101437-the-benson-family-records-in-which-is-given-some-of-the-descendants-of-john-benson-of-oxfordshire-england-who-came-to-the-massachusetts-bay-colony-in-the-year-1638-together-with-some-of-the-families-allied-by-marriage-to-his-descendants?offset= [S3108] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-GXC : 5 January 2021), John Benson in entry for Benjamin Benson, 1697. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-GXC [S3108] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-Y4P : 5 January 2021), John Benson in entry for Joseph Benson, 1697. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-Y4P [S3108] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-FX9 : 5 January 2021), John Benson in entry for Mary Benson, 1688. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-FX9 [S3108] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-988 : 5 January 2021), John Benson in entry for Ebenezer Benson, 1693. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-988 [S3108] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-B2X : 5 January 2021), John Benson in entry for Samuell Benson, 1706. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-B2X [S3108] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-GQH : 5 January 2021), John Benson in entry for Bennitt Benson, 1698. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-GQH [S3108] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-VLD : 5 January 2021), John Benson in entry for Joshua Benson, 1704. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-VLD [S3108] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-NXG : 5 January 2021), John Benson in entry for John Benson, 1696. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ67-NXG [S3108] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-2HX : 5 January 2021), John Benson in entry for Martha Benson, 1703. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-2HX [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 [S166] Roger Campbell, GEDCOM: 201170 john BENSON b1582, (Name: RogerCampbell@Worldnet.att.net;), 201170. Children of JOHN BENSON and ELIZABETH MARSH are: viii. JOHN4 BENSON, b. 1663, Hull, Plymouth, MA; d. 1725; m. ELIZABETH BRIGGS, September 1688; b. Abt. 1663. I'm less secure about this one, being appended to the second marriage of the same people, different parents to Elizabeth. Also, it shows up twice, different birthdates! Pursue this further- jcw 17.08.00 ix. JOHN BENSON, b. Abt. 1665, Hull, Massachusetts; d. Abt. 1725; m. ELIZABETH BRIGGS; b. Abt. 1665. [S2958] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 September 2025, 03:08), entry for John Benson III (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L1HC-7MR ); contributed by various users. https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L1HC-7MR [S2958] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree. https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Benson/6000000011557724823 [S2958] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestry Family Tree.

  
  

TEST MARKER

TNG ID: I29310

FSID: L1HC-7MR