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John BENSON 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 was born 1607 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England. He died 13 Jan 1679 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts. John married 7, 8 Mary WILLIAMS on 14 Oct 1633 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England.

Mary WILLIAMS [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 was christened 7 12 Oct 1606 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England. She died 14 Dec 1681 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mary married 8, 9 John BENSON on 14 Oct 1633 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England.

They had the following children:

    M i John BENSON was born 1634 and died 10 Mar 1711.
    F ii Mary BENSON was born 1 May 1637 and died after 14 Dec 1696.
    M iii Joseph BENSON was born 1640 and died 31 Dec 1705.
    F iv Martha BENSON was christened 3 Nov 1644.
    F v N.N. BENSON was born 1647 and died 1672.
Deacon Richard HALL 1, 2 was born ca. 1644 in , , England. He died 3 4 Mar 1730 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts. Richard married 4 Martha BENSON on 1670 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts.

Martha BENSON [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 was christened 3 Nov 1644 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She married 7 Deacon Richard HALL on 1670 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts.

They had the following children:

    F i Sarah HALL 1, 2 was born 1671 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts. She died 3 6 Jun 1690 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts.
    M ii John HALL was born 22 Mar 1673 and died 25 Nov 1763.
    M iii Richard HALL 1, 2 was born 3 6 Feb 1676 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts.
    F iv Joanna HALL 1 was born 1678 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts.
    M v Deacon Joseph HALL was born 19 Feb 1680 and died 7 Oct 1750.
    F vi Mary HALL 1, 2 was born 3 1684 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts.
    F vii Martha HALL 1, 2 was born 3 11 Mar 1687 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts

John BENSON

1Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before 1692 (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-62.), p. 168, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.274 S264.

2Smith, Ethel Farrington, "Seventeenth Century Hull, Massachusetts and Her People," NEHGR 142:3 (Jul 1988) (New England Historic, Genealogical Society.), p. 269, Los Angeles Public Library.

3Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts (Boston: C.H. Pope, 1900.), p. 46, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974.4 P826-1.

4Holman, Mary Lovering, The Scott Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: s.n., 1919.), p. 290, Family History Library, 929.273 Sco84h.

5Benson, Richard H., The Benson Family of Colonial Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: Newbury Street Press, 2003.), pp. 7-19, Family History Library, 929.273 B443brh.

6Guilford, Joan Sheridan, The Ancestry of Dr. J. P. Guilford (Orange, California: Sheridan Psychological Services, 1990.), 2:347, Family History Library, 929.273 G944g.

7Sanborne, Melinde Lutz, Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991.), p. 21, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974 S198.

8Caversham Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Record Office.

Deacon Richard HALL

1Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before 1692 (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-62.), 2:337, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.274 S264.

2Guilford, Joan Sheridan, The Ancestry of Dr. J. P. Guilford (Orange, California: Sheridan Psychological Services, 1990.), 2:349, Family History Library, 929.273 G944g.

3Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907.), p. 318, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974.42 B81Br.

4Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985.), p. 335, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974 T694.


Martha BENSON

1Smith, Ethel Farrington, "Seventeenth Century Hull, Massachusetts and Her People," NEHGR 142:3 (Jul 1988) (New England Historic, Genealogical Society.), p. 270, Los Angeles Public Library.

2Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts (Boston: C.H. Pope, 1900.), p. 46, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974.4 P826-1.

3Holman, Mary Lovering, The Scott Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: s.n., 1919.), p. 291, Family History Library, 929.273 Sco84h.

4Benson, Richard H., The Benson Family of Colonial Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: Newbury Street Press, 2003.), p. 20, Family History Library, 929.273 B443brh.

5Guilford, Joan Sheridan, The Ancestry of Dr. J. P. Guilford (Orange, California: Sheridan Psychological Services, 1990.), 2:349, Family History Library, 929.273 G944g.

6Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before 1692 (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-62.), 2:337, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.274 S264.

7Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985.), p. 335, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974 T694.


Sarah HALL

1Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before 1692 (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-62.), 2:337, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.274 S264.

2Guilford, Joan Sheridan, The Ancestry of Dr. J. P. Guilford (Orange, California: Sheridan Psychological Services, 1990.), 2:349, Family History Library, 929.273 G944g.

3Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907.), p. 318, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974.42 B81Br.


Richard HALL

1Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before 1692 (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-62.), 2:337, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.274 S264.

2Guilford, Joan Sheridan, The Ancestry of Dr. J. P. Guilford (Orange, California: Sheridan Psychological Services, 1990.), 2:349, Family History Library, 929.273 G944g.

3Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907.), p. 64, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974.42 B81Br.


Joanna HALL

1Guilford, Joan Sheridan, The Ancestry of Dr. J. P. Guilford (Orange, California: Sheridan Psychological Services, 1990.), 2:349, Family History Library, 929.273 G944g.


Mary HALL

1Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before 1692 (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-62.), 2:337, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.274 S264.

2Guilford, Joan Sheridan, The Ancestry of Dr. J. P. Guilford (Orange, California: Sheridan Psychological Services, 1990.), 2:349, Family History Library, 929.273 G944g.

3Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907.), p. 64, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974.42 B81Br.


Martha HALL

1Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before 1692 (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-62.), 2:337, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.274 S264.

2Guilford, Joan Sheridan, The Ancestry of Dr. J. P. Guilford (Orange, California: Sheridan Psychological Services, 1990.), 2:349, Family History Library, 929.273 G944g.

3Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907.), p. 64, Los Angeles Public Library, Gen 974.42 B81Br.

Source: Hal Bradley website:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hwbradley/aqwg1199.htm#20375