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Families of the Children of Elisabeth4 Washburn and Lt. John Benson

 

 

            The grandchildren of Elisabeth Washburn and John Benson, those that I have been able to further trace, appear to have either remained in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, or moved to Maine, with the exception the children of Hannah Benson, who moved to Stafford, Connecticut and Windsor County, Vermont, and probably Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Two granddaughters and one great-granddaughter of Elisabeth and John Benson married back into the Washburn family. With the exception of those who married Washburns, this branch will not be carried further than this file.

 

 

 

 

John2 Washburn (5th)

 

 

Jonathan3 Washburn

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth2 Mitchell

 

Elisabeth4 Washburn

 

 

 

 

 

George Vaughan

 

 

Mary Vaughan

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth Hinchman

Susanna Benson

 

 

 

Lt. Jonathan Benson

 

 

 

Benjamin Benson

 

 

 

Hannah Benson

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Benson

 

 

Joseph Benson

 

 

 

 

Mary Williams

 

Lt. John Benson

 

 

 

 

Sarah

 

 

(526.) Susanna4 Benson, eldest daughter of (139) Elisabeth4 Washburn, (60) Jonathan3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born probably in Hull, Massachusetts Colony, in ca. 1712, married Jonathan5 Cushman, son of Robert4 and Persis (Lewis) Cushman,[1] on 25 Feb. 1735/6 in Bridgewater,[2] and they lived in Kingston, Massachusetts Colony. He was born on 28 July 1712 in Plymouth,[3] a grandson of Thomas3 and Ruth2 (Howland) Cushman (Jr.).[4] Susannah received her father’s best bed and a young cow in the will of her father, John Benson, in 1770.[5]

         Jonathan Cushman died testate on 7 Dec. 1775 in Kingston, MA, aged 63 years.[6] His will was dated 4 Dec. 1775, witnessed by John Gray, Josiah Cook, and Rebeccah Washburn, and was probated on 4 Mar. 1776. He mentioned his wife Susanna Cushman, sons Ebenezar Cushman and Jonathan Cushman, and daughters Elizabeth Richards, wife of Eliezar Richards, and Mary Cushman. He named his son Ebenezar Cushman and Mr. John Faunce as his executors. (See Appendix j for a full transcription of his will.) Susanna (Benson) Cushman died a widow on 23 Feb. 1788 in Kingston.[7]

         Jonathan Cushman and Susanna Benson had children:[8]

        1681      i   Azubah Cushman, born on 23 Nov. 1736 in Kingston, MA,[9] died on 18 Dec. 1747 in Kingston.[10]

        1682     ii   Joseph Cushman, born on 23 Oct. 1738 in Kingston,[11] died on 16 Dec. 1747 in Kingston.[12]

        1683    iii   Elizabeth Cushman, born on 30 Nov. 1740,[13] died on 31 Nov. [sic] 1740 in Kingston.[14]

        1684    iv   Elizabeth6 Cushman, born on 12 Feb. 1741/2 in Kingston,[15] married Eleazer5 Rickard (Jr.), son of Eleazer4 and Mary (Churchill) Rickard, of Plympton, MA,[16] on 29 Nov. 1764 in Kingston.[17] He was born on 22 July 1742 in Plympton,[18] a grandson of Samuel3 and Rebecca (Snow) Rickard.[19] Children not found. She was called “Elizabeth Richards wife of Eliezar Richards” in the will of her father. He may have been the Eleazer “Richard” living in Plymouth, MA, in the 1790 federal census,[20] but he was not a head of household in Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1800 federal census, and no death or probate records were found for him in Plymouth County.[21]

        1685     v   Sarah Cushman, born on 23 Jan. 1745/6 in Kingston,[22] died on 20 Dec. 1747 in Kingston.[23]

        1686   vi   Ebenezer6 Cushman, born on 30 Dec. 1747 in Kingston,[24] married 1.) Susanna Holmes, daughter of Josiah and Ruth5 (Cooke) Holmes,[25] on 23 Mar. 1775 in Kingston.[26] She was born on 24 Mar. 1750 in Kingston,[27] a granddaughter of John and Mercy (Ford) Holmes,[28] and of Francis4 and Ruth (Sylvester) Cooke (Jr.).[29] Ebenezer was a co-executor of his father’s will in 1776. They were living in Kingston, MA, in the 1790 federal census, living next door to Ebenezer and Ezekiel Washburn.[30] Susanna (Holmes) Cushman died on 27 Sept. 1803 in Kingston, aged 54 years, of “dropsy,”[31] and Ebenezer Cushman remarried to 2.) (1700)  Kezia5 Benson, of Bridgewater, his first cousin, daughter of (529)  Lt. Jonathan4 and Martha (Snell) Benson,[32] on 21 Apr. 1805 in Bridgewater.[33] She was born say ca. 1762 in Bridgewater,[34] and she died “suddenly” on 16 Mar. 1823 in Kingston, aged 70 [sic] years.[35] Ebenezer Cushman died testate on 21 Jan. 1827 in Kingston, of asthma, aged 79 years.[36] Ebenezer Cushman had 9 children by Susanna Holmes, and supposedly one more son by Kezia Benson:[37]

a. Lydia7 Cushman, born on 25 Sept. 1775 in Kingston,[38] possibly married Reuben Bisbee Jr., probably son of Reuben and Eunice (House/Hoar?) Bisbee, of Kingston, on 10 Oct. 1797 in Kingston.[39] No probate records were found for him in Plymouth County.

b. Sylvester7 Cushman, born on 21 July 1777 in Kingston,[40] married Hannah Brown on 28 Nov. 1799 in Portland, ME.[41] No death or probate records were found for him in Plymouth County.

c. Joseph7 Cushman, born on 6 Nov. 1779 in Kingston,[42] died on 11 Dec. 1802 in Martinico, West Indies, of a fever,[43] or on 13 Dec. 1803 in Kingston,[44] presumably unmarried, but no probate records were filed for his estate in Plymouth Co., MA.

d. Ebenezer7 Cushman Jr., a twin, born on 19 July 1782 in Kingston,[45] married 1.) Charity6 Benson, daughter of David5 and Charity (Hayward) Benson, of Bridgewater,[46] on 30 May 1805 in Bridgewater.[47] She was born on 6 Jan. 1784 in Bridgewater,[48] and they were second cousins. They apparently moved to Paris, ME. She died on 11 Aug. 1840 in Paris, ME,[49] and he remarried to 2.) Celia Sampson, daughter of Zoar and Luna Sampson,[50] on 13 Aug. 1841 in Leeds, ME.[51] She was born on 25 Jan. 1801 in Leeds, ME.[52] He died on 26 Nov. 1854 in Paris, ME.[53]

e. Susanna7 Cushman, a twin, born on 19 July 1782 in Kingston,[54] married Levi7 Morton, son of Josiah6 and Mary “Molly” (Whiting) Morton (Jr.), of Plymouth,[55] on 9 Feb. 1812 in Kingston.[56] He was born on 20 Dec. 1785 in Plymouth,[57] a grandson of Josiah6 and Melatiah (Finney) Morton, of Plymouth.[58] She supposedly died on 22 Apr. 1815.[59] No death or probate records were found for him in Plymouth County.

f. Ruth7 Cushman, born on 26 Oct. 1784 in Kingston,[60] married Barsillai6 Holmes, son of Josiah5 and Hasadiah (Sturtevant) Holmes (Jr.),[61] on 28 Nov. 1805 in Kingston.[62] He was born in 1777,[63] a grandson of Josiah4 and Ruth5 (Cooke) Holmes,[64] and they were first cousins. She died, and he remarried to Sally (Finney) Churchill, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Sherman) Finney, and widow of Ephraim Churchill.[65] He died intestate in 1859 in Kingston.[66]

g. Elisabeth7 “Betsy” Cushman, born on 15 Oct. 1786 in Kingston,[67] possibly married Lewis Morton, of Plymouth, on 27 Jan. 1814 in Kingston.[68] She died supposedly on 31 Jan. 1834.[69]

h. Robert7 Cushman, born on 26 Dec. 1788 in Kingston,[70] married 1.) Mercy6 Tilson, daughter of Jonathan5 and Sarah (Doty) Tilson (Jr.), of Carver, MA,[71] on 6 Jan.1811 in Carver,[72] and they settled in Kingston. She was born on 28 Sept. 1787 in Carver,[73] a granddaughter of Lt. Jonathan4 and Lucia (Cobb) Tilson.[74] She died on 21 Jan. 1821 in Kingston, MA, aged 33 years, in “childbed,”[75] and he remarried to 2.) Elizabeth7 “Betsey” Crooker Morton, daughter of Job6 and Patience (Crooker) Morton, of Carver,[76] on 3 Nov. 1822 in Carver.[77] She was born on 7 Jan. 1799 in Carver,[78] a granddaughter of Silas5 and Martha5 (Morton) Morton, of Plymouth.[79] He died probably after 1850 in Kingston, but no probate records were found for him.

i. Harvey7 Cushman, born on 19 Mar. 1791 in Kingston,[80] married Mercy Prince, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Sherman) Prince, of Kingston,[81] on 30 Nov. 1815 in Kingston.[82] She was born on 24 Mar. 1793 in Kingston.[83] He died intestate on 9 July 1828 in Kingston, of inflammation of the kidneys,[84] and she died on 23 Dec. 1887 in Kingston, aged 94 years, 8 months, 29 days.[85]

j. (Possibly) Benson7 Cushman, born say ca. 1806,[86] married Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Richard and Mary (Roberts) Taylor, on 25 Aug. 1824 in Turner, ME.[87]

        1687   vii   Mary6 Cushman, baptized on 16 Sept. 1750 in Kingston,[88] was still unmarried and living at home when her father wrote his will in 1775, married Barsillai6 Fuller, son of Barnabas5 and (761) Rebecca6 (Cushman) Fuller, of Kingston,[89] on 20 July 1786 in Kingston.[90] He was born on 17 Jan. 1751 in Kingston,[91] a grandson of Nathaniell4 and Martha3 (Sampson) Fuller, of Plympton,[92] and of Robert5 and (196) Mercy4 (Washburn) Cushman (Jr.),[93] and he was her first cousin once removed. Barzillai Fuller served in the Revolutionary War as a private in Capt. Peleg Wadsworth’s Company from Kingston in 1775, and again from 1778 to 1781,[94]  and they probably settled in Hebron, ME, after 1781. He was living in Shepardsfield Plantation, Cumberland Co., ME, in the 1790 federal census,[95] in Hebron, Cumberland Co., ME, in the 1800 federal census,[96] and in Hebron, Oxford Co., ME, in the 1820 federal census, where he was a farmer.[97] He died on 8 Aug. 1833 in Hebron, ME.[98]

        1688  viii   Jonathan6 Cushman (Jr.), born on 12 May 1753 in Kingston,[99] married Elizabeth Whiten, daughter of Azariah and Elizabeth4 (Bradford) Whiten, of Plympton,[100] on 13 Dec. 1780 in Plympton.[101] She was born on 6 Oct. 1759 in Plympton,[102] a granddaughter of Ephraim3 and Elizabeth (Brewster) Bradford, of Plymouth.[103] They had two children whose births were recorded in Kingston, MA, but he was not listed as a head of household in Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1790 or 1800 federal censuses,[104] and they apparently moved to Turner, Oxford [now Androscoggin] Co., ME, but he was not a head of household in Oxford Co., ME, in the 1810 federal census. He died on 6 Apr. 1814 in Turner, ME,[105] and she died on 16 Feb. 1842 in Turner.[106] They had at least two children:

a. Artemus7 Cushman, born on 20 Apr. 1782 in Kingston.[107] He may have been the Artemas Cushman living in Greene, Kennebec Co., ME, in the 1810 federal census.[108]

b. Sarah Cushman, born on 2 Apr. 1784 in Kingston.[109]

c. (Possibly others)

        1689    ix   Benson Cushman,[110] born say ca. 1755 in Kingston, probably died young, not mentioned in his father’s will. He was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1790 federal census, and no marriage or probate records were found for him in Plymouth County.

 

 

(529.) Lt. Jonathan4 Benson, elder son of (139) Elisabeth4 Washburn, (60) Jonathan3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in ca. 1718,[111] married Martha3 Snell, daughter of Amos2 and Mary3 (Packard) Snell,[112] on 7 Nov. 1740 in Bridgewater.[113] She was born on 13 Dec. 1716 in Bridgewater,[114] a granddaughter of Thomas1 and Martha (Harris) Snell, and of Ensign Samuel2 and Elizabeth (Lathrop) Packard (Jr.), of Bridgewater,[115] and she was a sister of Keziah Snell, who married Jonathan’s brother Benjamin Benson. Jonathan Benson was the principal heir and executor of the estate of his father, John Benson, of Bridgewater, in 1770.[116]

         Lt. Jonathan Benson died testate on 16 Dec. 1788 in Bridgewater, of small pox, aged 70 years.[117] His will was dated 20 Nov. 1788, probated on 5 Jan. 1789, witnessed by Benjamin Willis, Esq., Jacob Perkins, Oliver Allen, and Benjamin Willis, Junr. He mentioned his wife Martha, four sons Jonathan Benson, Ebenezer Benson, David Benson, and Jonah Benson, and five daughters Eunice, Mary, Martha, Lois, and Kezia Benson.[118] (See Appendix Ŋ for a full transcription of his will.)

         Martha (Snell) Benson was probably living with the family of her son, Jonah Benson, in Bridgewater in the 1800 federal census, and she died testate on 21 Mar. 1801 in Bridgewater, aged 84 years.[119] Her will was dated 8 Apr. 1791, and probated on 5 Oct. 1801. She mentioned her children Eunice Harden, Mary Hayward, Martha Waterman, Lois Washburn, Jonathan Benson, Ebenezer Benson, David Benson, Jonah Benson, and daughter Kezia Benson. It was witnessed by Moses Snell, Barnabas Horton, and Chilton Latham Jr., and she named Benjamin Willis, Esq., as her executor, who declined, and administration with will annexed was granted to her son, Ebenezer Benson, of Bridgewater.[120] She was not listed as a head of household in the 1790 federal census, and may have been living with her son, Jonah Benson.

         Lt. Jonathan Benson and Martha Snell had children:[121]

        1690      i   John Benson, born on 28 June 1742? in Bridgewater,[122] probably died young, before his father’s will in 1788, leaving no heirs, because neither his father nor his mother mentioned any in their wills.

        1691    ii   Eunice5 Benson, born on 17 Jan. 1744 in Bridgewater,[123] married John Harden, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Wade) Harden,[124] on 13 Nov. 1766 in Bridgewater.[125] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790,[126] and 1800 federal censuses,[127] and probably the 1810 federal census.[128] He was probably the John Harden who died on 20 Aug. 1812 in Bridgewater, “old,”[129] but no probate records were found for him, and she was probably the unnamed “wife of John Harden” who died on 18 Nov. 1811 in Bridgewater.[130] They had children:[131]

a. John Harden (Jr.), born on 7 Aug. 1767,[132] married Lucy6 Holmes, daughter of Ephraim5 and Lucy (Barnes) Holmes, of Plymouth, on 29 Jan. 1792 in Bridgewater,[133] and they lived in Bridgewater. She was born on 14 Jan. 1769,[134] probably in Plymouth. They were probably living next door to his father in Bridgewater in the 1800,[135] and 1810 federal censuses.[136] He died intestate on 28 Dec. 1834 in Bridgewater, aged 67 years,[137] and she died a widow on 30 Nov. 1846 in Bridgewater, aged 77 years, 10 months, 10 days.[138]

b. Jonathan Harden, born ca. 1771, marriage not found, died on 18 July 1830 in Bridgewater, aged 59 years,[139] but no probate records were found for him. He was not a head of household in Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1800 federal census, but he may have been living with his father in Bridgewater in the 1810 federal census.

        1692   iii   Mary5 Benson, born on 6 Apr. 1745 in Bridgewater,[140] married Lt. Benjamin5 Hayward, son of Deacon Jacob4 and Martha (Allen) Hayward, of South Bridgewater,[141] in 1767.[142] He was born on 21 Feb. 1747 in Bridgewater,[143] a grandson of Benjamin3 and Sarah (Aldrich?) Hayward, of South Bridgewater.[144] He was probably one of the two Benjamin Haywards living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census, and was still living in Bridgewater in the 1800 federal census.[145] He died intestate on 16 Oct. 1807 in Bridgewater, aged 63 [sic] years,[146] and she died on 4 Dec. 1819 in Bridgewater, aged 75 [sic] years.[147] They had children:[148]

a. Sarah6 “Sally” Hayward, born on 13 June 1768 in Bridgewater,[149] married Caleb6 Alden, son of Oliver5 and Experience (Leonard) Alden,[150] on 25 Nov. 1790 in Bridgewater.[151] He was born on 14 Nov. 1766 in Bridgewater,[152] a grandson of Capt. Seth4 and Mehitabel (Carver) Alden, of South Bridgewater,[153] and of Capt. Solomon and Elizabeth (Perkins) Leonard.[154] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1800 federal census.[155] He died on 22 Apr. 1845 in Bridgewater, aged 78 years, 5 months, of “consumption,”[156] but no probate records were found for him.

b. Martha6 “Patty” Hayward, born ca. 1771 in Bridgewater,[157] married Howe5 Keith, son of Isaac4 and Mary (Randall) Keith, of Easton, MA,[158] on 27 Mar. 1795 in Bridgewater.[159] He was born on 5 Feb. 1769 in Easton,[160] a grandson of Josiah3 and Ruth (Manley) Keith (Jr.), of Easton.[161] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1800 federal census.[162] She died on 3 May 1846 in Bridgewater, of “pleurisy,” aged 75 years,[163] and he died intestate in 1856 in Bridgewater. Isaac Keith petitioned for administration of his estate on 1 Apr. 1856.[164]

c. Mary6 “Polly” Hayward, born ca. 1779 in Bridgewater,[165] married (1739) Oliver6 Washburn, son of (539) Benjamin5 and Desire (Sears) Washburn (Jr.),[166] as his second wife, on 20 May 1804 in Bridgewater.[167] He was born on 30 Aug. 1763 in Bridgewater,[168] and had married first to Martha6 Fobes, daughter of Eliab5 and Mehitabel (Ames) Fobes,[169] on 19 Jan. 1787 in West Bridgewater.[170] (To be continued in his family in Washburn Generation 6.)

        1693    iv   Martha Benson, born on 24 Feb. 1747,[171] died on 20 Oct. 1747 in Bridgewater.[172]

        1694    v   Martha5 Benson, born on 6 Apr. 1749 in Bridgewater,[173] married Elisha Waterman, son of Anthony and Hannah (Vaughan) Waterman, of Halifax, MA,[174] on 25 Jan. 1774 in Bridgewater.[175] He was born on 29 Aug. 1748 in Halifax,[176] a grandson of John and Lydia4 (Cushman) Waterman (Jr.). The will of Anthony Waterman, of Halifax, dated 28 Oct. 1769, mentioned his son Elisha Waterman.[177] They were living in Halifax, MA, in the 1790,[178] 1800,[179] and 1810 federal censuses.[180] Elisha Waterman died on 30 Dec. 1832 in Halifax,[181] but no probate records were found for him. They had children:

a. (Unnamed child), born and died on 5 Oct. 1774 in Halifax.[182]

b. Anthony Waterman, born on 29 July 1775, died on 26 Aug. 1775 in Halifax.[183]

c. Elisha Waterman (Jr.), born on 7 July 1776 in Halifax,[184] apparently died intestate in 1808 in Halifax.[185]

d. Hannah Waterman, born on 11 Jan. 1778 in Halifax,[186] married Joseph6 Tilson “Jr.,” of Halifax, son of Corp. John5 and Ruth (Barrows) Tilson, of Plympton,[187] on 21 Jan. 1802 in Halifax.[188] He was born on 16 Dec. 1777 in Plympton,[189] and they moved to Hartford, Cumberland [now Oxford] Co., ME.[190] She died on 8 Feb. 1811 in Hartford, ME,[191] and he moved his family back to Halifax, MA, where he was involved in the harvesting of iron ore from the bed of Jones River Pond.[192] He remarried to Betsey Everson, of Kingston, MA, on 1 June 1815 in Kingston,[193] and they moved to Marietta, OH, in 1817.[194] He died on 27 Mar. 1849 in his farm near Marietta, OH.[195]

e. Anthony Waterman, born on 14 Feb. 1780 in Halifax.[196]

f. David Waterman, born on 1 Apr. 1781 in Halifax,[197] married (2647) Elizabeth “Betsey” Pratt, daughter of (2388) Lt. Nathaniel and (1030) Elizabeth6 “Betsey” (Washburn) Pratt, in 1802.[198] He died by 1822, but no probate records were found for him in Plymouth County, and she remarried to Daniel Hudson, son of John and Bethiah (Otis) Hudson, as his second wife,[199] on 5 Jan. 1822 in Bridgewater.[200] He was born on 11 Oct. 1779 in Bridgewater,[201] and was widower of Martha “Patty” (Snell) Hudson,[202] who died of “consumption” on 21 Dec. 1817 in East Bridgewater.[203] He died intestate on 3 Nov. 1838 in East Bridgewater, aged 59 years,[204] and his widow Betsey Hudson petitioned for administration of his estate on 2 July 1839.[205] She remarried again to Calvin5 Keith, of East Bridgewater, son of David4 and Charity (Kingman) (Brett) Keith,[206] probably as his third wife, on 5 Apr. 1840 in East Bridgewater.[207]

g. Martha Waterman, born on 24 Feb. 1783 in Halifax.[208]

h. Joanna Waterman, born on 14 Aug. 1785 in Halifax.[209]

i. Jonathan Waterman, born on 8 Apr. 1790 in Halifax,[210] married Clara Bourne, daughter of Newcomb and Dulsina (Woods) Bourne, of Halifax,[211] on 21 Nov. 1815 in Halifax.[212] He died intestate on 2 Jan. 1843 in Halifax, aged 52 years, of “Erysipelas,”[213] and she died on 4 Jan. 1843 in Halifax, aged 50 years, also of “Erysipelas.”[214]

j. Benson Waterman, born on 2 Jan. 1794 in Halifax.[215]

        1695   vi   Lois5 Benson, born on 16 Mar. 1751 in Bridgewater,[216] married (1767) Cornelius6 Washburn, son of (550) Daniel5 and Experience4 (Harlow) Washburn, in ca. 1775.[217] He was born on 19 Mar. 1753 in Bridgewater,[218] a grandson of (148) Cornelius4 and Experience (Richards) Washburn, and of William3 and Joanna (Jackson) Harlow (3rd), and they were second cousins. They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census,[219] but were not found in the 1800 or 1810 federal censuses in Bridgewater. (To be continued in his family in Washburn Generation 6.)

        1696  vii   Jonathan5 Benson (Jr.), born on 31 Dec. 1752 in Bridgewater,[220] married Lydia Harden, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Wade) Harden,[221] in ca. 1774.[222] She was born ca. 1751.[223] He was a co-executor of his father’s will in 1789. They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census, very near his brother Jonah Benson, and next door to Daniel and Ebenezer Washburn,[224] and they were still living in Bridgewater in the 1800 federal census.[225] He died intestate on 31 Oct. 1802 in Bridgewater, aged 49 years,[226] and his eldest son John Benson was appointed as administrator of his estate, but John died young, and in 1805 Solomon Hayward was appointed as administrator de bonis non of the estate of Jonathan Benson.[227] She died on 23 Jan. 1815 in Bridgewater, aged 63 years.[228] She was probably living with her son Cyrus Benson in the South Precinct of Bridgewater in the 1810 federal census.[229] They had children,[230] order uncertain:

a. (Unnamed child), died on 9 Apr. 1777 in Bridgewater.[231]

b. John6 Benson, born ca. 1778,[232] was appointed as administrator of his father’s estate in 1802, but he died intestate without completing administration of his father’s estate on 6 Mar. 1805, aged 26 years,[233] and Solomon Hayward was appointed as administrator of his estate.[234]

c. Betsy6 Benson, born ca. 1780 in Bridgewater,[235] probably never married and died intestate on 20 Mar. 1847 in Bridgewater, aged 67 years,[236] and Philander Wood, husband of her cousin Martha Benson, petitioned for administration of her estate on 6 Apr. 1847.[237]

d. (Possibly) Hannah6 Benson, born say ca. 1782, married Jabez Waterman (Jr.), son of Jabez and Hannah (Bradford) Waterman, of Halifax,[238] on 28 Nov. 1805 in Bridgewater.[239] He was born on 10 Feb. 1779 in Halifax,[240] and they were living in Halifax, MA, in the 1810 federal census.[241]

e. Dr. Cyrus6 Benson, born supposedly on 6 May 1784,[242] Benjamin Leonard was appointed as his guardian in 1805,[243] and he married Lydia Wood, daughter of Capt. Simeon and (2376) Lydia7 (Washburn) Wood,[244] on 7 Aug. 1806 in Bridgewater.[245] She was born on 10 July 1786 in Bridgewater,[246] a granddaughter of (927) Jeremiah6 and Charity (Pratt) Washburn.[247] He was probably living in the South Precinct of Bridgewater with his brother Jonathan Benson (3rd) in the 1810 federal census.[248] He died testate in 1858 in Bridgewater, naming his wife Lydia Benson as executrix of his estate.[249]

f. Jonathan6 Benson (3rd), born say ca. 1787 in Bridgewater,[250] Benjamin Leonard was appointed as his guardian in 1805,[251] and he married Jane6 Benson, his first cousin, daughter of (1699) Jonah5 and Martha (Tomson) Benson,[252] on 4 May 1820 in Bridgewater.[253] She was born ca. 1798 in Bridgewater,[254] and died on 10 Sept. 1839 in Bridgewater, aged 41 years.[255] He was probably living with his brother Cyrus Benson in the South Precinct of Bridgewater in the 1810 federal census, and he was still living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a carpenter,[256] and no probate records were found for him in Plymouth County through 1881.

g. Abigail6 “Nabby” Benson, born on 14 Apr. 1790 in Bridgewater,[257] Benjamin Leonard was appointed as his guardian in 1805,[258] and she married Samuel Jones on 21 Nov. 1811 in Bridgewater.[259] He was born on 4 Jan. 1788 in Randolph, MA,[260] and died testate on 19 July 1842 in Bridgewater, aged 54 years.[261] She was probably also living with her brother Cyrus Benson in the South Precinct of Bridgewater in the 1810 federal census.[262]

h. (Perhaps others)[263]

        1697  viii   Ebenezer5 Benson, born on 20 Jan. 1755 in Bridgewater,[264] married Silence5 (Packard) Leonard, daughter of Nehemiah4 and Silence4 (Edson) Packard, and widow of (941) Seth5 Leonard,[265] on 13 Mar. 1777 in Bridgewater.[266] She was born on 6 Dec. 1750 in Bridgewater,[267] a granddaughter of Daniel3 and Mary (Harris) Packard, and of Samuel3 and Mary Edson (3rd).[268]  He was a co-executor of his father’s will in 1789, and he was appointed as administrator of his mother’s estate in 1801. They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790,[269] 1800,[270] and 1810 federal census,[271] and they moved to Jay, Cumberland [now Franklin] Co., ME, after 1810. They had children,[272] order uncertain:

a. Olive6 Benson, married Martin Conant, son of John and Deborah (Perkins) Conant (Jr.),[273] on 8 June 1797 in Bridgewater.[274] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1810 federal census,[275] but no probate records were found for him in Plymouth County.

b. Asa6 Benson, settled in Jay, ME.

c. Hosea6 Benson, also settled in Jay, ME.

d. Chloe Benson, born ca. 22 Mar. 1782,[276] died on 16 Aug. 1782 in Bridgewater, aged 4 months, 25 days.[277]

e. Chloe Benson, born on 22 Oct. 1784,[278] died on 24 Dec. 1784 in Bridgewater, aged 2 months, 2 days.[279]

f. Ebenezer Benson (Jr.), born ca. 21 Sept. 1786,[280] died on 16 Feb. 1787 in Bridgewater, aged 4 months, 26 days.[281]

g. (Unnamed child), died on 19 Nov. 1788 in Bridgewater, aged about 8 months.[282]

        1698   ix   David5 Benson, born on 12 Sept. 1756 in Bridgewater,[283] married Charity5 Hayward, daughter of Seth4 and Tabitha (Pratt) Hayward, of South Bridgewater,[284] on 21 Dec. 1780 in Bridgewater.[285] She was born on 20 Feb. 1760 in Bridgewater,[286] a granddaughter of Deacon Thomas3 and Bethiah (Brett) Hayward, and of Joseph and Lydia (Leonard) Pratt (Jr.).[287] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census, near his brother Jonah Benson,[288] and in the 1800 federal census.[289] He died testate on 22 Feb. 1823 in Bridgewater, aged 66 years, of “rheumatic affection,”[290] and named Martin Benson as executor of his estate.[291] They had children:[292]

a. Tabitha6 Benson, born on 13 Feb. 1781 in Bridgewater,[293] married William Fuller in 1801.[294] He was born in 1775, and died on 11 July 1847 in Bridgewater, aged 72 years, 2 months, 18 days,[295] but no probate records were found for him.

b. Eunice6 Benson, born on 13 Feb. 1782 in Bridgewater,[296] married Abner5 Keith, son of Samuel4 and Zilphah (Conant) Keith (3rd),[297] on 1 Dec. 1803 in Bridgewater.[298] He was born on 14 July 1774 in Bridgewater,[299] a grandson of Samuel3 and Hannah (Ames) Keith (Jr.), and of Thomas and Martha (Ames) Conant.[300] No probate records were found for him in Plymouth County.

c. Charity6 Benson, born on 6 Jan. 1784 in Bridgewater,[301] married Ebenezer7 Cushman, Jr., son of (1686) Ebenezer6  and Susanna (Holmes) Cushman, of Kingston, on 30 May 1805 in Bridgewater.[302] He was a twin, born on 19 July 1782 in Kingston,[303] a grandson of Jonathan5 and (526) Susanna4 (Benson) Cushman, and they were second cousins. She died, and he remarried to Celia Sampson. No probate records were found for him in Plymouth County.

d. Sarah6 Benson, born on 2 Mar. 1786 in Bridgewater,[304] married James Pool (Jr.), son of James and Eunice (Lazell) Pool, of Abington,[305] on 29 Jan. 1808 in Bridgewater.[306] He was born on 26 July 1788 in Abington,[307] and died of “fits, intemperance,” on 1 July 1810 in Abington, aged 22 years,[308] but no probate records were found for him.

e. David Benson (Jr.), born on 5 July 1788 in Bridgewater.[309]

f. Seth Benson, born on 13 Nov. 1790 in Bridgewater.[310]

g. Bethiah6 Benson, born on 13 July 1793 in Bridgewater,[311] married Seth Thomson, son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Thayer) Tomson, of Halifax,[312] on 1 Jan. 1815 in Bridgewater.[313] He was born on 6 Sept. 1791 in Halifax.[314] They were not found in Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census, and no probate records were found for him in Plymouth County through 1881.

h. Keziah6 Benson, born on 21 Jan. 1796 in Bridgewater,[315] married John Atwood Jackson on 30 Nov. 1815 in Bridgewater.[316]

i. Millicent6 “Polly” Benson, born on 11 Feb. 1798 in Bridgewater,[317] married Ebenezer Chamberlin, son of Isaac and Charity (Thompson) Chamberlin,[318] on 19 Nov. 1820 in Bridgewater,[319] and they settled in Barnstable Co., MA.[320]

        1699    x   Jonah5 Benson, born on 13 Sept. 1759 in Bridgewater,[321] married Martha Tomson, of Halifax, MA, probably daughter of Jacob and Waitstill (Miller) Tomson,[322] on 6 Mar. 1783 in Halifax.[323] She was born on 20 Dec. 1764 in Halifax,[324] and they were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census, very near to his brothers Jonathan and David Benson,[325] and in the 1800 federal census.[326] He inherited his father’s homestead in Bridgewater. She died on 9 Mar. 1822 in Bridgewater, aged 56 years “last Nov.,” of cancer,[327] and he died testate on 25 Feb. 1842 in Bridgewater, aged 82 years,[328] naming his son Jonah Benson (Jr.) as executor of his estate.[329] They had children,[330] order uncertain:

a. Waitstill6 “Wate” Benson, born on 28 Apr. 1787 in Bridgewater,[331] married Benjamin7 Holmes, son of Deacon Cornelius6 and Elizabeth (Lanman) Holmes (3rd), of Bridgewater,[332] on 3 Sept. 1807 in Bridgewater.[333] He was born on 22 Oct. 1784 in Bridgewater,[334] a grandson of Cornelius5 and Lydia (Drew) Holmes (Jr.), of Plymouth.[335] She probably died by 1865 in Bridgewater, and he died intestate in 1866 in Bridgewater. Administration of his estate was granted to Lewis Leonard on 24 Sept. 1866.[336]

b. Jonah6 Benson (Jr.), born ca. 1789 in Bridgewater,[337] married Chloe Hathaway on 30 Sept. 1819 in Bridgewater.[338] She was born on 14 May 1796 in East Bridgewater.[339] He was probably the Sgt. Jonah Benson from Bridgewater who served in Capt. Sears Washburn’s Company, Lt. Col. Caleb Howard’s Plymouth County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia during the War of 1812.[340] They were still living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer.[341]

c. Nahum6 Benson, born in 1792 in Bridgewater,[342] married Chloe Dunbar, daughter of Eliab and Lavina (Hayford) Dunbar,[343] on 30 May 1819 in Bridgewater.[344] She was born on 8 Apr. 1794 in Bridgewater.[345] He died intestate on 30 Sept. 1825 in Bridgewater, of typhus fever, aged 33 years, 6 months,[346] and his brother-in-law Philander Wood petitioned for administration of his estate on 18 Mar. 1826.[347] She may have been the Chloe Benson who died testate in 1876 in Bridgewater, naming Spencer Leonard as executor of her estate.[348]

d. Martha6 “Patty” Benson, born on 16 Oct. 1794 in Bridgewater,[349] married Philander Wood, son of Capt. Simeon and (2376) Lydia7 (Washburn) Wood,[350] on 25 Nov. 1813 in Bridgewater.[351] He was born on 19 July 1789 in Bridgewater,[352] a grandson of (927) Jeremiah6 and Charity (Pratt) Washburn.[353] He was administrator of his brother-in-law Nahum Benson’s estate in 1826, and of his wife’s cousin Betsey Benson in 1847. He was a farmer, and they were living in Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census,[354] and in the 1855 and 1865 state censuses. He died testate on 24 Apr. 1866 in Bridgewater, aged 76 years,[355] and she died on 15 June 1868 in Middleborough, aged 73 years, 8 months,[356] and they were buried in Middleborough.

e. Jane6 Benson, born ca. 1798 in Bridgewater,[357] married Jonathan6 Benson (3rd), her first cousin, son of (1696) Jonathan5 and Lydia (Harden) Benson (Jr.),[358] on 4 May 1820 in Bridgewater.[359] He was born say ca. 1787 in Bridgewater.[360] She died on 10 Sept. 1839 in Bridgewater, aged 41 years.[361] He was still living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a carpenter,[362] and no probate records were found for him in Plymouth County through 1881.

f. Lucia Benson, born ca. Nov. 1801,[363] died on 20 July 1804 in Bridgewater, aged 2 years, 9 months.[364]

g. Lucia/Louisa6 Benson, born ca. 1806 in Bridgewater,[365] married Ezra Drake, of Stoughton, MA, on 17 Oct. 1830 in Bridgewater.[366] He was born ca. 1801 in MA,[367] and they were living in Stoughton in the 1850 federal census, where he was a tailor.[368]

        1700   xi   Kezia5 Benson, born say ca. 1762 in Bridgewater, was still unmarried in 1788 when her father wrote his will, and was probably living with the family of her brother, Jonah Benson, in the 1800 federal census. She married her first cousin, (1686) Ebenezer6 Cushman, of Kingston, son of Jonathan5 and (526) Susanna4 (Benson) Cushman, as his second wife, on 21 Apr. 1805 in Bridgewater.[369] He was born on 30 Dec. 1747 in Kingston,[370] and died testate on 21 Jan. 1827 in Kingston, of asthma, aged 79 years.[371] Kezia (Benson) Cushman died on 16 Mar. 1823 in Kingston, “suddenly,” aged 70 [sic] years.[372]

 

 

(530.) Benjamin4 Benson, younger son of (139) Elisabeth4 Washburn, (60) Jonathan3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born, say 1720, married Keziah3 Snell, daughter of Amos2 and Mary3 (Packard) Snell,[373] on 30 Oct. 1745 in Bridgewater.[374] She was born on 21 Mar. 1726 in Bridgewater,[375] a granddaughter of Thomas1 and Martha (Harris) Snell, and of Ensign Samuel2 and Elizabeth (Lathrop) Packard (Jr.),[376] and she was a sister of Martha Snell, who married Benjamin’s brother Jonathan Benson.

         Benjamin Benson died testate on 14 Feb. 1749 in Bridgewater.[377] His will, dated 7 Feb. 1748[/9], and probated on 1 May 1749, named his wife Kezia Benson as executrix of his estate, his only son Benjamin, and his father John Benson.[378] (See Appendix Þ for a full transcription of his will.) Keziah (Snell) Benson died testate on 10 Feb. 1750 in Bridgewater.[379] Her will, dated 29 Jan. 1749[/50], and probated on 5 Mar. 1749[/50], named Jonathan Benson and her brother Daniel Snell as executors of her estate, but Jonathan Benson refused. She left her estate to her son Benjamin Benson, except a gown and a chair to her niece Mary Snell, daughter of her brother Moses Snell, “lately deceased,” and also named her sisters as contingent beneficiaries, should her son Benjamin not survive his “nonage,” and requested that her brother Daniel Snell be guardian of her son Benjamin until he reach the age of 14.[380] (See Appendix ± for a full transcription of her will.) Benjamin Benson was called deceased in the will of his father, John Benson, in 1770, who said that he had already received his share in the estate, and that his children or heirs should not expect any more.[381]

         Benjamin Benson and Keziah Snell had children:[382]

        1701      i   (Unnamed child), died on 16 Oct. 1747 in Bridgewater.[383]

        1702     ii   Benjamin5 Benson (Jr.), born on 25 July 1748 in Bridgewater,[384] his mother, in her 1750 will, asked that her brother Daniel Snell be appointed as guardian of her son Benjamin until the age of 14 years,[385] and he chose Benjamin Willis as his guardian in 1764.[386] He married Abigail Pratt, daughter of Nathan/Nathaniel and Sarah4 (Harlow) Pratt,[387] on 27 Sept. 1770 in Bridgewater,[388] but she died on 6 Aug. 1771 in Bridgewater,[389] probably in childbirth,[390] and he may have remarried. No death or probate records were found for him in Plymouth County, and he was not a head of household in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census.

 

 

(531.) Hannah4 Benson, youngest daughter of (139) Elisabeth4 Washburn, (60) Jonathan3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born, say 1722, married James Dunbar (Jr.), son of James and Experience4 (Hayward) Dunbar,[391] on 22 Jan. 1745 in Bridgewater.[392] He was born on 26 Apr. 1721 in Bridgewater,[393] a grandson of Samuel3 and Elizabeth Hayward.[394]

         Hannah (Benson) Dunbar died on 19 June 1757 in Bridgewater,[395] and James Dunbar (Jr.) remarried to Martha (Packard) Conant, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Harris) Packard, and widow of Jeremiah Conant,[396] on 5 Oct. 1757 in Bridgewater.[397] She was born on 13 Jan. 1720 in Bridgewater,[398] and probably died on 20 Feb. 1776 in Bridgewater.[399] He died on 30 June 1778 in Bridgewater,[400] but no probate records were found for him. Hannah was called deceased in the will of her father, John Benson, in 1770.[401]

         Hannah Benson and James Dunbar had children:[402]

        1703      i   (Unnamed child), died on 29 Nov. 1747 in Bridgewater.[403]

        1704     ii   Seth Dunbar, born on 14 Mar. 1748 in Bridgewater,[404] married Lois Boyden, of Walpole, MA, on 11 Feb. 1768 in Walpole.[405] He was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1790 federal census, and he may have been the Seth Dunbar living in Chelsea, Orange Co., VT, in the 1790 federal census,[406] but he was not a head of household in Vermont in the 1800 or 1810 federal censuses.

        1705    iii   Benjamin Dunbar, born on 14 Dec. 1749 in Bridgewater,[407] married (1246) Wealthea/Wealthy6 Washburn, daughter of (425) Ezra5 and Susanna4 (Leach) Washburn, of Middleborough, on 9 June 1774 in Middleborough.[408] She was born ca. 1751, a granddaughter of (126) Capt. Benjamin4 and Bethiah (Kingman) Washburn, and of Benjamin3 and Hephzibah4 (Washburn) Leach.[409] They moved to Oakham, Worcester Co., MA, then to Stafford, Tolland Co., CT. On 28 May 1778 James Dunbar, of Oakham, sold 57 acres of land in Oakham bounded by Capt. John Crawford to Benjamin Dunbar, of Oakham, witnessed by Ezra Washburn, Jr.[410] On 5 Apr. 1782 Capt. Josiah Converse, of Stafford, CT, sold to Benjamin Dunbar and Ezra Washburn, both of Oakham, 100 acres of land with dwelling house and barn in Stafford, witnessed by William Washburn.[411] They were living in Stafford, CT, in the 1790,[412] 1800,[413] and 1810 federal censuses,[414] but no children were recorded to Benjamin and Wealthy Dunbar in either the Oakham or Stafford vital records.

        1706   iv   Elisabeth Dunbar, born on 19 Jan. 1752 in Bridgewater,[415] married (1833) Sgt. Seth6 Washburn, son of (657) Reuben5 and Betty (Dilley) Washburn, of Middleborough, on 21 July 1772 in Bridgewater,[416] and they moved to New Braintree, MA, then to Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT. He was born on 2 Aug. 1751 in Middleborough, a grandson of (172) James4 and (205) Elizabeth4 (Leonard) Washburn Jr. (To be continued in his family in Washburn Generation 6.)

        1707     v   Mary Dunbar, born on 16 Sept. 1754 in Bridgewater,[417] probably the Mary Dunbar who married Elijah Gilbert of Ware, MA, son of Henry and Sarah Gilbert, of Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA, on 14 Sept. 1775 in New Braintree, MA,[418] and they moved to Peru, Berkshire Co., MA. He was born on 1 Nov. 1750 in Brookfield.[419] They were living in Partridgefield, Berkshire Co., MA, in the 1790,[420] and 1800 federal censuses,[421] and in Peru, Berkshire Co., MA, in the 1810 federal census.[422] He died on 6 Aug. 1829 in Peru, MA,[423] and she died a widow on 22 Mar. 1840 in Peru, MA, aged 85 years.[424]

        1708   vi   Benson Dunbar, born on 18 June 1757 in Bridgewater,[425] married Rebecka Darling in 1781.[426] They were living in Oakham, Worcester Co., MA, in the 1790,[427] and 1800 federal censuses,[428] and they moved to Weathersfield, Windsor Co., VT. He died intestate in 1815 in Weathersfield, VT, and Simeon Washburn, his nephew, was appointed as administrator of his estate,[429] but he was not listed as a head of household in Windsor Co., VT, in the 1810 federal census. They had children:

1. Ruth Dunbar, born on 27 July 1782 in Oakham, MA.[430]

2. Marcy Dunbar, born on 9 Oct. 1785 in Oakham.[431]

3. Benson Dunbar (Jr.), born on 26 Nov. 1787 in Oakham.[432]

4. Benjamin Dunbar, born on 1 Mar. 1790 in Oakham.[433]

5. Orpah Dunbar, a daughter, born on 26 Oct. 1793 in Oakham.[434]

6. Roxie Dunbar, born on 14 Feb. 1799 in Oakham.[435]

 

 

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    [1] Tilden, Robert J., “Persses?….Persis Who?”, The Mayflower Quarterly, Nov. 1991, pp. 330-334; Cushman, Joseph Augustine, The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England, Bridgewater, MA, 1964, [hereinafter Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family], p. 33.

    [2] Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, 1916, 2 Volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 2, p. 50; Kingston VRs, p. 204, marriage intentions recorded 19 July 1735 in Kingston.

    [3] Van Antwerp, Lee D., Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1993, [hereinafter Plymouth VRs], p. 34.

[4] Plymouth VRs, p. 665, the marriage of Thomas Cushman and Ruth Howland on 17 Nov. 1664 in Plymouth; Roser, Mayflower Marriages, pp. 28, 234.

    [5] Plymouth Co. Probate Vol. 20, p. 394.

    [6] Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Kingston VRs], p. 336, buried in the Old Burying Ground, Kingston; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #5855.

    [7] Kingston VRs, p. 337, buried in the Old Burying Ground, Kingston.

[8] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 33-34.

    [9] Kingston VRs, p. 53.

    [10] Kingston VRs, p. 335.

    [11] Kingston VRs, p. 55.

    [12] Kingston VRs, p. 336.

    [13] Kingston VRs, p. 54.

    [14] Kingston VRs, p. 335, presumably meant 1 Dec. 1740.

    [15] Kingston VRs, p. 54.

[16] Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1923, [hereinafter Plympton VRs], p. 371, the marriage of Eleizer Rickard Jr. and Mary Churchell, both of Plympton, on 2 Aug. 1739; Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 86.

    [17] Kingston VRs, p. 203; Plympton VRs, p. 301.

    [18] Plympton VRs, p. 162.

[19] Plympton VRs, p. 373, the marriage of Samuel Rickard and Rebekah Snow on 31 Dec. 1689; p. 162, the birth of Eleazer, child of Samuel and Rebeckah Rickard, on 8 Mar. 1709/10 in Plympton.

    [20] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 177, Plymouth Town, Plymouth County, the Eleazer Richard household had 3 free white males aged 16 or older and 2 free white females.

[21] He was not the Eleazer Rickard who died on 28 Nov. 1777 in Plympton.

    [22] Kingston VRs, p. 56.

    [23] Kingston VRs, p. 337.

    [24] Kingston VRs, p. 53.

[25] Kingston VRs, p. 238, marriage intentions between Josiah Holmes and Ruth Cooke recorded on 29 Mar. 1740 in Kingston; Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 86.

    [26] Kingston VRs, p. 203.

    [27] Kingston VRs, p. 99.

[28] Plymouth VRs, p. 90, the marriage of John Holmes and Marsey Ford on 21 Feb. 1711/12 in Plymouth; Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 140, 141.

[29] Plympton VRs, p. 294, the marriage of Francis Cook and Ruth Silvester on 4 Feb. 1719 in Plympton.

    [30] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 170, Kingston Town, Plymouth County, the Ebenezer Cushman household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 4 free white males under 16, and 4 free white females.

    [31] Kingston VRs, p. 337.

[32] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 86.

    [33] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 103.

    [34] Her age at death may be incorrect, because that would calculated to a birth year of about 1752, which would conflict with the birth of her brother Jonathan Benson, whose birth was recorded. She was apparently the youngest daughter in the family, from her placement in her father’s will, so her birth more likely occurred about 1762. Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 86, gives her a birth date on 27 Sept. 1761 in Bridgewater, which may be correct, but it was not recorded in the Bridgewater vital records.

    [35] Kingston VRs, p. 337.

    [36] Kingston VRs, p. 335; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #5804.

[37] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 87, says that Ebenezer may have had a child by Keziah Benson, but no birth date was given for him. It appears he was placed in this family by his name, Benson Cushman, and by his marriage in Turner, ME, however it seems an even greater possibility that he was a son of Ebenezer’s brother Jonathan Cushman, and his wife  Elizabeth Whiten, who both died in Turner, ME.

[38] Kingston VRs, p. 55.

[39] Kingston VRs, p. 204, she was called Lydia Cushman 2d. She was not the Lydia Cushman who married Alfred Churchill in 1793 in Plympton, MA.

[40] Kingston VRs, p. 57.

[41] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 209.

[42] Kingston VRs, p. 55.

[43] Kingston VRs, p. 336; Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 209.

[44] Kingston VRs, p. 336, which specifically says “son of Ebenezer and Susannah Cushman.”

[45] Kingston VRs, p. 53.

[46] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 209.

[47] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 103; Kingston VRs, p. 203, marriage intentions recorded 3 Feb. 1705 in Kingston.

[48] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 48.

[49] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 209.

[50] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 209.

[51] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 209, from Leeds Vital Records.

[52] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 209.

[53] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 209.

[54] Kingston VRs, p. 57.

[55] Plymouth VRs, p. 268, marriage intentions recorded between Josiah Morton 3rd of Plymouth and Mary Whiting of Plympton on 3 May 1780 in Plymouth; Plympton VRs, p. 352, the marriage of Josiah Morton of Plymouth and Molly Whiting of Plympton on 7 Dec. 1780 in Plympton.

[56] Kingston VRs, p. 205. He was “of Plymouth” in the marriage record.

[57] Plymouth VRs, p. 412.

[58] Plymouth VRs, p. 171, marriage intentions recorded between Mr. Josiah Morton Jr. of Plymouth and Mrs. Maletiah Finney of Barnstable on 14 Aug. 1731; Davis, William T., Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 190; Plymouth VRs, p. 47, the birth of Josiah Morton, son of Josiah Morton Jr. and Melatiah Morton, on 7 Aug. 1752 in Plymouth.

[59] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 209.

[60] Kingston VRs, p. 56.

[61] Kingston VRs, p. 238, the marriage of Josiah Holmes Jr. and Hasadiah Sturtevant on 6 July 1769 in Kingston.

[62] Kingston VRs, p. 205.

[63] Davis, William T., Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, reprint, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1994, originally published as Part II of Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth, Boston, 1899, [hereinafter Davis, William T., Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families], p. 141, but his birth was not recorded in the Kingston vital records.

[64] Kingston VRs, p. 238, marriage intentions between Josiah Holmes and Ruth Cooke recorded on 29 Mar. 1740 in Kingston; Davis, William T., Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 141.

[65] Davis, William T., Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 137.

[66] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #10331, Vol. 14E, p. 50.

[67] Kingston VRs, p. 53.

[68] Kingston VRs, p. 203.

[69] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 210.

[70] Kingston VRs, p. 56.

[71] Plympton VRs, p. 412, the marriage of Jonathan Tilson and Sarah Doty on 27 Jan. 1785 in Plympton; Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 210.

[72] Vital Records of Carver, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Carver VRs], p. 99; Kingston VRs, p. 205, marriage intentions recorded 7 Sept. 1810 in Kingston.

[73] Carver VRs, p. 72.

[74] Plympton VRs, p. 214, the birth of Jonathan, son of Jonathan and Lucy (Cobb) Tilson, p. 412, the marriage of Jonathan Tilson and Lucia Cobb on 4 May 1748 in Plympton.

[75] Kingston VRs, p. 337.

[76] Carver VRs, p. 114, the marriage of Job Morton and Patience Crocker on 5 Nov. 1789 in Carver.

[77] Carver VRs, p. 99; Kingston VRs, p. 205, marriage intentions recorded 13 Oct. 1822 in Kingston.

[78] Carver VRs, p. 45.

[79] Davis, William T., Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 191; Plymouth VRs, p. 28, the birth of Job Morton, son of Silas and Martha Morton, on 29 June 1760 in Plymouth, p. 155, the marriage of Silas Morton and Martha Morton, both of Plymouth, on 3 Nov. 1748 in Plymouth.

[80] Kingston VRs, p. 54.

[81] Kingston VRs, p. 264, marriage intentions between John Prince and Elesebath Sharman of Plimpton recorded on 5 Mar. 1790 in Kingston; Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 211.

[82] Kingston VRs, p. 204.

[83] Kingston VRs, p. 117.

[84] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #5831.

[85] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 211, from her gravestone in Kingston.

[86] Calculated from his parents’ marriage in April of 1805.

[87] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 211, however Cushman gives a birth date for Elizabeth Taylor on 27 Jan. 1705 in Buckfield, ME, which would make her at least about 11 years older than Benson Cushman, which is unusual, and may not be correct.

[88] Kingston VRs, p. 56, her birth not recorded.

[89] Kingston VRs, p. 225, the marriage of Barnabas Fuller of Plympton and Rebecca Cushman on 16 Mar. 1747/8 in Kingston; Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 87.

    [90] Kingston VRs, p. 204.

    [91] Kingston VRs, p. 79.

[92] Plympton VRs, p. 322, the marriage of Nathaniell Fuller and Martha Sampson on 24 Jan. 1711/12 in Plympton.

[93] Plymouth VRs, p. 180, the marriage intentions of Robert Cushman Jr. and Marcy Washborn recorded on 17 Apr. 1725 in Plymouth.

[94] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, 17 Volumes, Vol. 6, p. 152.

[95] 1790 Federal Census, Shepardsfield Plantation, Cumberland Co., ME, p. 5, the Barzilla Fuller household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, and 3 free white females.

[96] 1800 Federal Census, Hebron, Cumberland Co., ME, p. 225, the Barzella Fuller household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over. They were living next door to John Washborn, and close to Isaac Cushman.

[97] 1820 Federal Census, Hebron, Oxford Co., ME, p. 218, the Barzillai Fuller household had 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 26-44 years, 1 female aged 45 or over, and had 1 person engaged in agriculture.

[98] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 87.

    [99] Kingston VRs, p. 55.

    [100] Plympton VRs, p. 427, marriage of Azariah Whitten of Plympton and Elizabeth Bradford on 12 July 1753 in Kingston; Wakefield, Robert S., and Lee D. van Antwerp, Mayflower Families in Progress: William Bradford of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations, Second Edition, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1988, [hereinafter MFIP: Bradford], p. 55; Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 87.

    [101] Plympton VRs, p. 304.

    [102] Plympton VRs, p. 227.

    [103] MFIP: Bradford, p. 13.

[104] He was not the Jonathan Cushman who was living in New Bedford in 1790.

[105] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 87, taken from Turner Vital Records, Book 1.

[106] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 87, from her gravestone in New Keene Mills Cemetery, Turner Center, ME.

[107] Kingston VRs, p. 53.

[108] 1810 Federal Census, Greene, Kennebec Co., ME, p. 909, the Artemas Cushman household had 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 16-25 years.

[109] Kingston VRs, p. 56.

[110] Cushman, Joseph A., The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family, p. 87, no birth or death dates given, and he is not recorded in the Kingston vital records.

    [111] Calculated from his age at death.

    [112] Mitchell, Nahum, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Boston, 1840, reprint, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1983, [hereinafter Mitchell, History of Bridgewater], p. 295.

    [113] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 50.

    [114] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 297.

    [115] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 253, 295.

    [116] Plymouth Co. Probate, Vol. 20, p. 394.

    [117] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 437, buried in the Great Woods Graveyard, Bridgewater.

    [118] Plymouth County Probate Docket #1895, Vol. 30, pp. 494-497. Daughter Kezia Benson was still unmarried at the time of her father’s will, but he did not give the last names of his other four daughters, who were presumably already married.

    [119] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 437, buried in the Old Graveyard, Bridgewater.

    [120] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #1913, Vol. 37, p. 502.

    [121] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 116, says they had John 1742, Eunice 1744, Mary 1745, Martha 1749, Lois 1751, Jonathan 1752, Ebenezer 1755, David 1756, and Jonas 1759.

    [122] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 48, the final digit of the year is missing, but probably 1742.

    [123] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 48.

    [124] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 170.

    [125] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 49.

    [126] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 165, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth County, the John Harden household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 3 free white males under 16, and 2 free white females. His was the first family counted in Bridgewater.

[127] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 62, the John Harden household had 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

[128] 1810 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 75, the John & J. Harden household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over. The male aged 26-44 years may have been their son Jonathan Harden.

    [129] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 478.

    [130] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 478.

    [131] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 171, says they had John and Jonathan.

    [132] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 131, taken from a private church record of Rev. Richard Hodges, of South Bridgewater.

    [133] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 156.

[134] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 131, under “Harden,” taken from a private church record of Rev. Richard Hodges, of South Bridgewater.

[135] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 62, the John Harden junr. household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 3 females aged 45 or over. His household was listed right after his father’s, but the census was alphabetized, so it is uncertain as to whether or not he was actually living next door to his father.

[136] 1810 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 76, the John Harden Jr household had 2 males aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 2 males aged 45 or over, 2 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, 2 females aged 26-44 years, 4 females aged 45 or over, and 2 other persons. His listing was one line before his father’s, but again the census was alphabetized, so we cannot be sure the he was actually living next door to his father.

    [137] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 478, buried in Japan Graveyard, Bridgewater; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #9146.

[138] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 479, from her gravestone in Japan Graveyard in Bridgewater.

    [139] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 478, taken from his gravestone in Japan Graveyard, Bridgewater.

    [140] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 49.

    [141] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 180.

    [142] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 50, marriage intentions recorded 18 Apr. 1767 in Bridgewater.

    [143] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 144.

    [144] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 178.

[145] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 59, the Benjamin Hayward household had 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [146] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 484, buried in the Old Graveyard, Bridgewater; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #9753.

    [147] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 487.

    [148] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 183, says they had Sarah, Mary, and Martha.

    [149] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 21, under “Alden.”

    [150] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 89.

    [151] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 175.

    [152] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 18.

[153] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 87.

[154] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 236.

[155] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 58, the Caleb Alden household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 3 females under 10, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years. They were probably living close by his father, Oliver Alden.

    [156] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 423.

    [157] Calculated from her age at death.

    [158] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 215.

    [159] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 174.

    [160] “Easton, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Births, Deaths and Marriages by Families, 1697-1847,” from FHL microfilm #1059951, a transcription of the entire town vital records from the incorporation of the town of Easton to about 1843 made in 1880 by Geo. G. Withington, Easton town clerk, [hereinafter Easton VRs], p. 124; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 185, from a private church record kept by Rev. Richard Hodges of South Bridgewater.

    [161] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 210.

[162] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 61, the Howe Keith household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [163] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 505.

    [164] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #11890, Vol. 13D, p. 297.

    [165] Calculated from her age in the censuses.

[166] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 384; Bowman, George Ernest, Vital Records of the Town of Halifax, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 1905, [hereinafter Halifax VRs], pp. 31, 61, the marriage of Benjamin Washburn and Desire Sears on 29 Apr. 1762 in Halifax.

    [167] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 175, from a private church record kept by Rev. Richard Hodges of South Bridgewater.

    [168] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 334.

    [169] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 162.

    [170] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 390; West Bridgewater VRs, p. 175.

    [171] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 49.

    [172] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 437.

    [173] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 49

[174] Halifax VRs, pp. 32, 55, the marriage of Anthony Waterman and Hannah Vaughan, both of Halifax, on 26 Feb. 1735/6 in Halifax.

    [175] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 50; Halifax VRs, p. 7, marriage intentions between Elisha Waterman of Hallifax and Martha Benson Junr of Bridgwater recorded in Halifax on 15 Nov. 1773.

[176] Halifax VRs, p. 43.

    [177] Plymouth Co. Probate Vol. 20, p. 348.

    [178] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 169, Halifax Town, Plymouth County, the Elisha Waterman household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 4 free white males under 16, and 4 free white females.

[179] 1800 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 17, the Elisha Waterman household had 2 males aged 10-15 years, 3 males aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 2 females aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

[180] 1810 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 271, the Elisha Waterman household had 2 males aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

[181] Halifax VRs, p. 124.

[182] Halifax VRs, p. 89.

[183] Halifax VRs, p. 89.

[184] Halifax VRs, p. 89.

[185] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #22136.

[186] Halifax VRs, p. 89.

[187] Tilson, Mercer V., The Tilson Genealogy from Edmond Tilson at Plymouth, N.E., 1638 to 1911, 1911, [hereinafter Tilson, The Tilson Genealogy], p. 242, family sketch #1045; Plympton VRs, p. 412, the marriage of John Tilson “Jr.” and Ruth Barowes on 19 Dec. 1771 in Plympton.

[188] Halifax VRs, pp. 68, 79. They named one of their sons Elisha Waterman Tilson.

[189] Tilson, The Tilson Genealogy, pp. 242, 249, but his birth was not recorded in the Plympton vital records.

[190] Tilson, The Tilson Genealogy, p. 249.

[191] Tilson, The Tilson Genealogy, p. 249.

[192] Tilson, The Tilson Genealogy, p. 249.

[193] Kingston VRs, p. 290; Tilson, The Tilson Genealogy, p. 249.

[194] Tilson, The Tilson Genealogy, p. 249.

[195] Tilson, The Tilson Genealogy, p. 249.

[196] Halifax VRs, p. 89.

[197] Halifax VRs, p. 89.

[198] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 393, marriage intentions recorded 6 Feb. 1802 in Bridgewater, but the marriage was not recorded in Halifax.

    [199] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 201, 202.

    [200] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 393.

    [201] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 172.

    [202] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 198, marriage of Daniel Hudson and Patty Snell on 15 Nov. 1806 in Bridgewater; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 498, death of Martha, wife of Daniel Hudson, on 21 Dec. 1817, aged 34 years.

    [203] Vital Records of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1917, [hereinafter East Bridgewater VRs], p. 360.

    [204] East Bridgewater VRs, p. 360.

    [205] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #11000, Vol. 10A, p. 274.

    [206] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 210.

    [207] East Bridgewater VRs, p. 232.

[208] Halifax VRs, p. 89.

[209] Halifax VRs, p. 89.

[210] Halifax VRs, p. 89.

[211] Halifax VRs, pp. 14, 23, the marriage of Newcomb Bourn Jr., of Middleboro, and Dulsina Woods of Halifax, on 17 Nov. 1791 in Halifax, her parents are mentioned in her death record on Halifax VRs, p. 165.

[212] Halifax VRs, pp. 74, 84.

[213] Halifax VRs, pp. 126, 164-165; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #22162.

[214] Halifax VRs, pp. 126, 164-165.

[215] Halifax VRs, p. 89.

    [216] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 49, recorded as “Louis” Benson.

    [217] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 50, marriage intentions recorded 11 Nov. 1775, her name spelled “Lois” Benson.

    [218] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 327.

    [219] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 165, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth County, the Cornelius Washburn household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 3 free white females.

    [220] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 48.

    [221] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 170.

    [222] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 50, marriage intentions recorded 5 Nov. 1774 in Bridgewater.

    [223] Calculated from her age at death.

    [224] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 165, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth County, the Jona Benson household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 3 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.

[225] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 57, the Jonathan Benson household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over. The census was alphabetized, so it is unknown if he was living next door to his brothers Ebenezer, David, and Jonah Benson, who are listed immediately after his in the census.

    [226] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 437, buried in the Old Graveyard, Bridgewater.

[227] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #1896, Vol. 34, pp. 332, 396.

    [228] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 438.

[229] The household of Cyrus & J. Benson in the 1810 federal census included a female aged 45 or over.

    [230] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 116, says they had John, Betsy, Cyrus, Jonathan and Abigail, and perhaps others.

    [231] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 437.

    [232] Calculated from his age at death.

    [233] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 437, from his gravestone in the Old Graveyard, Bridgewater; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #1892.

[234] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #1892, Vol. 34, p. 395.

    [235] Calculated from her age at death.

    [236] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 436.

[237] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #1872, Vol. 11B, p. 496.

[238] Plympton VRs, p. 421, the marriage of Jabez Waterman of Halifax and Hannah Bradford on 14 Mar. 1776 in Plympton; Halifax VRs, p. 8, marriage intentions recorded between Jabez Waterman of Hallifax and Hannah Bradford of Plympton on 8 Jan. 1776 in Halifax.

    [239] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 50; Halifax VRs, p. 69, marriage intentions recorded 11 Nov. 1805 in Halifax.

[240] Halifax VRs, p. 27.

[241] 1810 Federal Census, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 271, the Jabez Waterman household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

    [242] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 48, from his gravestone.

    [243] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #1879; Vol. 32, p. 257, apparently the guardianship was while he was still aged 20 years.

    [244] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 353.

    [245] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 49.

    [246] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 357.

    [247] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 329.

[248] 1810 Federal Census, Bridgewater South Precinct Including Titicut “so called,” Plymouth Co., MA, p. 74, the Cyrus & J. Benson household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, 2 females aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [249] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #1877; Vol. 100, p. 313.

    [250] Calculated from his age in the 1850 federal census.

    [251] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #1879; Vol. 100, p. 313.

    [252] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 116.

    [253] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 50.

    [254] Calculated from her age at death.

    [255] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 437.

    [256] 1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 29, dwelling #379, family #453:

                Jonathan Benson, 63, male, carpenter, $1600, born MA

                Mary Benson, 24, female, born MA

                Lucia Benson, 20, female, born MA

                Hannah Benson, 15, female, born MA, attending school

                Harriet Benson, 15, female, born MA, attending school

    [257] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 179, under “Jones.”

    [258] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #1879; Vol. 32, p. 257.

    [259] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 50.

    [260] Per Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 179.

    [261] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 501; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #11601.

[262] The household of Cyrus & J. Benson included two females aged 26-44 years, one of whom would have been Cyrus’ wife, the other probably his sister Abigail Benson.

    [263] Per Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 116.

    [264] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 48.

    [265] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 236, 255.

    [266] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 49.