Martha Benson

Bef 1644 -

• Name	Martha Benson
  Birth	Bef 3 Nov 1644  [1, 2]
  Baptism	3 Nov 1644	Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Ancient Burying Ground, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts   [4]
  Siblings	1 sibling
  + 1. John Benson ,   b. Abt 1635   d. Mar 1711, Rochester, Barnstable, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 76 years) + 2. Martha Benson ,   b. Bef 3 Nov 1644   bur. Ancient Burying Ground, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts ▻ Deacon Richard Hall
  Person ID	I34325	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DK
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Benson,   b. Abt 1608   d. 13 Jan 1679, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Williams   d. 14 Dec 1681, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  Marriage	14 Oct 1633	Caversham, Oxfordshire, England   [2, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F20198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Deacon Richard Hall,   b. 1644   d. 4 Mar 1730, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 86 years)
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Hall,   b. 19 Feb 1680, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts d. 7 Oct 1750, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F20197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2021

  
  

• Notes

  John Benson's will left "five pounds to my daughter Hall" and mentioned a "house lot which I have already verbally given to my son Hall." This does not absolutely prove that Richard Hall's wife Martha was the Martha known to have been born to John Benson and Mary Williams, but given the geographical continuity of all parties, it seems to make it very likely.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5471] Find a Grave page for Martha Benson Hall., year only. [S5472] The Benson Family of Colonial Massachusetts by Richard H. Benson. Boston: Newbury Street Press, 2003. [S399] The Settlers of the Beekman Patent by Frank J. Doherty. Ongoing multivolume series begun in 1990., date only. [S5471] Find a Grave page for Martha Benson Hall. [S7376] The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1636-1638 by Ian Watson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2024. [S399] The Settlers of the Beekman Patent by Frank J. Doherty. Ongoing multivolume series begun in 1990.