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Peter Benham (1725 - 1780)

Peter Benham
Born in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jerseymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 1747 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jerseymap
Husband of — married 2 Apr 1759 in New Jerseymap
Husband of — married 24 Feb 1761 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jerseymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , and
Died at age 55 in Loudoun, Virginiamap
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Contents

Biography

Parents

Husband: John Benham
Wife: Catherine Van Dyke

Siblings

  1. John Benham
  2. Peter Benham
  3. Anna Benham
  4. Elizabeth Benham
  5. Benjamin Benham
  6. Nealtie Benham
  7. Joseph Benham
  8. Mary Benham
  9. Catherine Benham
  10. Henderiekye Benham
Marriage: Based on birth date of first born child, John, in 1722.
Date: ABT 1721
Place: New Jersey[1]

Name

Peter Benham[2]

Birth

Birth[3] 1 Jan 1725 Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Residence

Residence:
Place: VA, United States[4]
Residence:
Place: VA, United States[5]
Place: Loudoun, Virginia, USA[6]

1st Marriage

Husband: Peter Benham
Wife: Anne James
  1. John Benham b. 1748
  2. Robert Benham b. 1750
  3. Amy Benham b. 1751
  4. Peter Benham b. 1753
  5. Richard Benham b. 1755
  6. Catherine Benham b. 1756
Marriage:
Date: 1747
Place: New Jersey[7][8]

2nd Marriage

Husband: Peter Benham
Wife: Hannah Clayton
Marriage:
Date: 02 APR 1759
Place: New Jersey
Note: [9]

3rd Marriage

Husband: Peter Benham
Wife: Catherine Wessel
Marriage:
Date: 24 FEB 1761
Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
Note: [10][11]
  1. Anne Benham b. 1762
  2. Elizabeth Benham b. 1764
  3. Lydia Benham b. 1769
  4. James Benham b. 1772
  5. Nathaniel Benham b. 1773

Military Service

Military Service: Revolutionary War
Date: Bet 1776 and May 1778
Place: Virginia
Note: [12]
Title: Sgt.[13]

Death

Death:
Date: 12 JUN 1780
Place: Loudoun, Virginia, United States[14][15]
Death:
Date: 12 JUN 1780
Place: Loudoun, Virginia[16][17][18][19]

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S1033 Page: p. 1-2
  2. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FY-MXZ : 12 December 2014), Benham, ; citing Dutch Reformed Church, Freehold and Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, reference ; FHL microfilm 0982040 IT 13, 0982045 IT 1-4, 9-13, 0982046 IT 2-3.
  3. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Benham-81
  4. ↑ Source: #S11 Data: Text: Residence date: Residence place: VA, United States
  5. ↑ Source: #S11 Data: Text: Residence date: Residence place: VA, United States
  6. ↑ Source: #S12 Data: Text: Residence date: Residence place: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
  7. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: p. 48
  8. ↑ Source: #S1033 Page: p. 1-2
  9. ↑ Source: #S992
  10. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: p. 48
  11. ↑ Source: #S1033 Page: p. 1-2
  12. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: p. 48
  13. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: p. 48
  14. ↑ Source: #S67 Page: Birth year: 1725; Birth city: Freehold; Birth state: NJ. Data: Text: Birth date: 1 January 1725 Birth place: Freehold, Monmouth Co, NJ Death date: 12 June 1780 Death place: Loudon, VA
  15. ↑ Source: #S69 Data: Text: Death date: 12 June 1780 Death place: Loudon, VA, USA
  16. ↑ Source: #S108 Page: p. 48
  17. ↑ Source: #S1021 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Benham
  18. ↑ Source: #S1033 Page: p. 1-2
  19. ↑ Source: #S1021 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Robert Benham
Title: Legends of Loudoun : an account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck
Author: Ancestry.com
Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Williams, Harrison,. Legends of Loudoun : an account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck. Berryville, Va.: Virginia Book Co., 1976?.Orig
Note: Date of publication from frontispiece verso.|||Reprint. Originally published: Richmond, Va. : Garrett and Massie, c1938.|||Includes bibliographical references and index.
Title: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
Author: Ancestry.com
Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; N
Source: S11 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; N;
Source: S12 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Legends of Loudoun : an account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Williams, Harrison,. Legends of Loudoun : an account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck. Berryville, Va.: Virginia Book Co., 1976?.Orig; NOTE Date of publication from frontispiece verso.|||Reprint. Originally published: Richmond, Va. : Garrett and Massie, c1938.|||Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source: S67 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.;
Source: S68 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.;
Source: S69 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.;
Source: S1021 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; NOTES ons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Source: S1033 Author: Scoudan, Fern Orr and Bowater, John Title: Benham - A Pedigree Publication: Name: Self-pubished; Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California; Date: 1989; Repository: #R10
Source: S108 Title: Sesqui-Centennial Gathering of the Clan Darlington Publication: Name: E. C. Darlington, Printer; Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Date: 1853;
Source: S150 Author: Daughters of the American Revolution Title: Roster of Revolutionary Ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution: Commemoration of the United States of America Bicentennial Publication: Name: Unigraphic; Location: Evansville, Indiana; Date: 1976;
Source: S992 Title: New Jersey Marriages, Colonial Era, 1665-1800
The New Jersey Colonial Documents, marriage records, list the three marriages of this Peter Benham. He first married in 1747 to Anne (or Anna) James, daughter of Robert and Amey James. She died in 1758.
Peter married the second time on Apr 2, 1759 in New Jersey as Peter Benham of Middlesex to Hannah Clayton of Monmouth, New Jersey. Peter married the third time on Feb 24, 1761 as Peter Benham of Freehold, New Jersey to Catharine Wessel of Freehold, New Jersey. She outlived him and was granted letters of administration on his estate in Loudon Co., Virginia. These letters were obtained Jun 12, 1780 and the bond posted was for 1000 pounds. From the amount of the bond, Peter left behind a small estate. He left no will and consequently Peter's eldest son, John, under the English law succeeded to the estate.
Feb 12, 1781, James and his brother Nathaniel, orphans of Peter were bound to Samuel Cox by the Loudon County Court through the Wardens of Shelbourne Parish. I have spoken to the Rector of Shelbourne Parish and he advises that at the time this took place the Parish had almost as much jurisdiction over the welfare of the citizens of Virginia as the state courts. Shelbourne Parish is the Episcopal Church.
Page 205 of the HISTORY OF THE OLD TENNENT CHURCH, by the Reverend Frank R. Symmes, 1904, under Early Baptismal Records, is the following: "Peter Benham had baptized: John, Robert, Peter, Richard, Amey, and Catharine, all baptized at once, presented by their father and their mother-in-law Hannah which had been (illegible) Clayton, May 31, 1759."
Note: Served as a Sergeant in Capt. Charles West's Company, also designated as Capt. Reuben Bricose's Company, 3rd Virginia Regiment.
Valley Forge Encampment
ID: VA14010
Sergeant Peter Benham, Non-Commissioned Officer
State: Virginia
Division: 3rd
Brigade: Woodford's
Regiment: 3rd Virginia
Company: Capt Reuben Briscoe
DEC 1777
JAN 1778
FEB 1778 Discharged 2/2/78
MAR 1778 Discharged 2/2/78
APR 1778
MAY 1778
JUN 1778
3rd Virginia Regiment, Lafayette’s Division, Woodford’s Brigade, 3rd Virginia Regiment
History
Organized February 1776 at Alexandria and Dumfries from Prince William, Fouquier, Stafford, Louisa, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun and Culpepper Counties. Entered Valley Forge with 309 assigned, 71 fit for duty. Left Valley Forge with 216 assigned, 121 fit for duty.
Previous engagements:
Chespeake Bay, New York City, Northern New Jersey, Trenton-Princeton, Defense of Philadeplphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth
Field Officers
Colonel William Heth
Lt. Colonel Charles Flemming
Major Charles West
Jan. 26, 1777
To Capt. William Lane Junr.
Sir:
Be pleased to pay the bearer Peter Benham twelve shillings due him for ten days sickness which sum shall be allowed you by him who is your most humble and Dutifull Soulder
(signed)
Silvester Carey
Red'd the contents....
(signed) Peter Benham
- A Diary with Reminiscences of the War. 1934. p. 481.
Jan. 26, 1777
To Capt. William Lane Junr.
Sir:
Be pleased to pay the bearer Peter Benham twelve shillings due him for ten days sickness which sum shall be allowed you by him who is your most humble and Dutifull Soulder
(signed)
Silvester Carey
Red'd the contents....
(signed) Peter Benham
- A Diary with Reminiscences of the War. 934. p. 481.
Jan 1, 1724/25 - Note N2736Peter Benham, b. Jan 1, 1725, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, d. 1780, Loudon Co., Virginia. He was married three times. Richard, Peter, and Robert were all sons of Peter and Ann James. There were six children in this marriage. Peter's other wives were Hannah Clayton and Catherine Wessel. There appear to have been no children for Peter and Hannah but Peter and Catherine had six more children.
The New Jersey Colonial Documents, marriage records, list the three marriages of this Peter Benham. He first married in 1747 to Anne (or Anna) James, daughter of Robert and Amey James. She died in 1758.
Apr 2, 1759 - Peter married the second time on Apr 2, 1759 in New Jersey as Peter Benham of Middlesex to Hannah Clayton of Monmouth, New Jersey. Peter married the third time on Feb 24, 1761 as Peter Benham of Freehold, New Jersey to Catharine Wessel of Freehold, New Jersey. She outlived him and was granted letters of administration on his estate in Loudon Co., Virginia. These letters were obtained Jun 12, 1780 and the bond posted was for 1000 pounds. From the amount of the bond, Peter left behind a small estate. He left no will and consequently Peter's eldest son, John, under the English law succeeded to the estate.
Feb 12, 1781, James and his brother Nathaniel, orphans of Peter were bound to Samuel Cox by the Loudon County Court through the Wardens of Shelbourne Parish. I have spoken to the Rector of Shelbourne Parish and he advises that at the time this took place the Parish had almost as much jurisdiction over the welfare of the citizens of Virginia as the state courts. Shelbourne Parish is the Episcopal Church.
Page 205 of the HISTORY OF THE OLD TENNENT CHURCH, by the Reverend Frank R. Symmes, 1904, under Early Baptismal Records, is the following: "Peter Benham had baptized: John, Robert, Peter, Richard, Amey, and Catharine, all baptized at once, presented by their father and their mother-in-law Hannah which had been (illegible) Clayton, May 31, 1759."
Jan 1, 1725 - Peter Benham, b. Jan 1, 1725, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, d. 1780, Loudon Co., Virginia. He was married three times. Richard, Peter, and Robert were all sons of Peter and Ann James. There were six children in this marriage. Peter's other wives were Hannah Clayton and Catherine Wessel. There appear to have been no children for Peter and Hannah but Peter and Catherine had six more children.
1747 - The New Jersey Colonial Documents, marriage records, list the three marriages of this Peter Benham. He first married in 1747 to Anne (or Anna) James, daughter of Robert and Amey James. She died in 1758.
Apr 2, 1759 - Peter married the second time on Apr 2, 1759 in New Jersey as Peter Benham of Middlesex to Hannah Clayton of Monmouth, New Jersey. Peter married the third time on Feb 24, 1761 as Peter Benham of Freehold, New Jersey to Catharine Wessel of Freehold, New Jersey. She outlived him and was granted letters of administration on his estate in Loudon Co., Virginia. These letters were obtained Jun 12, 1780 and the bond posted was for 1000 pounds. From the amount of the bond, Peter left behind a small estate. He left no will and consequently Peter's eldest son, John, under the English law succeeded to the estate.
Feb 12, 1781 - James and his brother Nathaniel, orphans of Peter were bound to Samuel Cox by the Loudon County Court through the Wardens of Shelbourne Parish. I have spoken to the Rector of Shelbourne Parish and he advises that at the time this took place the Parish had almost as much jurisdiction over the welfare of the citizens of Virginia as the state courts. Shelbourne Parish is the Episcopal Church.
Page 205 of the History of the Old Tennent Church, by the Reverend Frank R. Symmes, 1904, under Early Baptismal Records, is the following: "Peter Benham had baptized: John, Robert, Peter, Richard, Amey, and Catharine, all baptized at once, presented by their father and their mother-in-law Hannah which had been (illegible) Clayton, May 31, 1759."
1 Jan. 1725 born Benham, Peter, Monmouth Co., N. J. d. bef. 6 Dec.'l780, Va., m. (1) Anne James, (2) 24 Feb. 1761, Freehold, New Jersey, Catherine Wessel, d. aft. 1781, Loudoun Co., Va.
SERVICE: Peter Benham served as Sergeant in Capt. Charles West's Company-also designated as Capt. Reuben Brinsooes Company, 3rd Virginia Regt. (1776-1778). Col. Thomas Marshall and Col. William Heth - Report of A. G. O. 23 Oct. 1941. Order Book Loudoun County Court Records AGP photostat No. 39941, 12 May 1778 - Peter Benham appointed ensign.
CHILDREN:
(1st wife, Anne James) John, b. 16 May 1748; Robert, b. 7 Nov. 1750; Amey b. 7 Dec. 1751; Peter b. 12 Oct. 1753; Richard b. 24 Feb. 1755; Catherine b. 11 Oct. 1756. (2nd wife) Anne, b. 4 Sept. 1762; Elizabeth b. 14 May 1764; Lydia, b. 26 July 1769; James b. 9 June 1772; Nathaniel b. 20-4-1775, (One son m. Mary Nothingham 1796)
- A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution : commemoration of the United States of America bicentennial, July 4, 1976. 1976. p. 48.
Peter Benham, b. Jan 1, 1724/25, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, d. 1780, Loudon Co., Virginia. He was married three times. Richard, Peter, and Robert were all sons of Peter and Ann James. There were six children in this marriage. Peter's other wives were Hannah Clayton and Catherine Wessel. There appear to have been no children for Peter and Hannah but Peter and Catherine had six more children.
The New Jersey Colonial Documents, marriage records, list the three marriages of this Peter Benham. He first married in 1747 to Anne (or Anna) James, daughter of Robert and Amey James. She died in 1758.
Peter married the second time on Apr 2, 1759 in New Jersey as Peter Benham of Middlesex to Hannah Clayton of Monmouth, New Jersey. Peter married the third time on Feb 24, 1761 as Peter Benham of Freehold, New Jersey to Catharine Wessel of Freehold, New Jersey. She outlived him and was granted letters of administration on his estate in Loudon Co., Virginia. These letters were obtained Jun 12, 1780 and the bond posted was for 1000 pounds. From the amount of the bond, Peter left behind a small estate. He left no will and consequently Peter's eldest son, John, under the English law succeeded to the estate.
Feb 12, 1781, James and his brother Nathaniel, orphans of Peter were bound to Samuel Cox by the Loudon County Court through the Wardens of Shelbourne Parish. I have spoken to the Rector of Shelbourne Parish and he advises that at the time this took place the Parish had almost as much jurisdiction over the welfare of the citizens of Virginia as the state courts. Shelbourne Parish is the Episcopal Church.
Page 205 of the HISTORY OF THE OLD TENNENT CHURCH, by the Reverend Frank R. Symmes, 1904, under Early Baptismal Records, is the following: "Peter Benham had baptized: John, Robert, Peter, Richard, Amey, and Catharine, all baptized at once, presented by their father and their mother-in-law Hannah which had been (illegible) Clayton, May 31, 1759."

Notes

Note: #N2736
Note: #N11735: Note: Revolutionary War
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=96bfdb3f-209d-47e0-9a83-848d95cf91b1&tid=12021732&pid=277136245
Note: Revolutionary War Sergeant/Ensign
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=f7c50a47-458a-4c9e-ab25-ff7731a77d52&tid=12021732&pid=277136245
Note N1985
Note N11735Peter Benham, b. Jan 1, 1724/25, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, d. 1780, Loudon Co., Virginia. He was married three times. Richard, Peter, and Robert were all sons of Peter and Ann James. There were six children in this marriage. Peter's other wives were Hannah Clayton and Catherine Wessel. There appear to have been no children for Peter and Hannah but Peter and Catherine had six more children.


Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Benham-176 created through the import of Liles - Craig Family Tree_2012-03-21_01.ged on Mar 21, 2012 by Paul Liles.
  • This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
  • WikiTree profile Benham-276 created through the import of WORCESTER_2012-07-31.ged on Jul 31, 2012 by Bob Worcester.




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