Born in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Benham
and Hope (Cook) Benham
Sister of
Hannah (Benham) Wadhams, Joseph Benham, Enos Benham, Pheobe Phebe (Benham) Austin, Elizabeth (Benham) Merriman, John Benham, Lois (Benham) Culver, Esther (Benham) Curtiss, Benjamin Benham [half], Reuben Benham [half], Shadrach Benham [half], Mary Benham [half], Abigail Benham [half], James Benham [half] and Daniel Benham [half]
Wife of
Jonathan Peck
— married
31 Jan 1733 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut
Wife of
Merriman Munson
— married
23 Jan 1758 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Peck) Munson, Susannah Peck, Eunice Peck, Martha Peck, Thankful Peck, Ruth (Peck) Hoadley, Samuel Peck and Sarah Munson
Died
at age 74
in North Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Sep 2010
This page has been accessed 444 times.
Contents |
Biography
Birth
- February 14, 1718 to Joseph Benham and Hope Cook in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.[1]
Marriage
- 31 JAN 1733 Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Death
- 23 May 1790 North Branford, New Haven, Connecticut
Sources
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WH-BTY : 7 January 2020), Thankfull Benham, 1716.
- Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (Clarence D. Smith, Rome, New York, 1922-1932) Page 1289 & Page 1391.
- Peck, Ira Ballou. A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck (Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, 1868) Page 329.
Is Thankful your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thankful by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thankful:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thankful by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thankful:
-
~0.78%
Jeanne Marie Brown
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch 4806914 [compare], FTDNA kit #219961
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured Foodie Connections: Thankful is 18 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 17 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 19 degrees from Maggie Beer, 40 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 24 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 22 degrees from Michael Chow, 19 degrees from Ree Drummond, 21 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 19 degrees from Matty Matheson, 19 degrees from Martha Stewart, 27 degrees from Danny Trejo and 24 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.