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Benjamin Gilbert (abt. 1711 - 1780)

Benjamin Gilbert
Born about in Byberry Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniamap
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Husband of — married 30 Aug 1731 (to 1759) in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvaniamap
Husband of — married 17 Aug 1760 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvaniamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 69 in Ontario, Canadamap
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"Benjamin Gilbert, son of Joseph Gilbert, was born at Byberry, about 15 miles from the city of Philadelphia, in the year 1711, and received his education among the people called Quakers." [1]

He married first Sarah Mason,[2] a daughter of Richard and Abigail (Seary) Mason, of Dublin Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Benjamin settled on a farm which his father purchased for him in Richland, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where eight of Sarah and his children were born,[3] Rachel, Abigal, Sarah, Joseph, Benjamin, John, Sarah, Joshua and Caleb.[2]

In 1755, Benjamin returned to Byberry to take care of the family farm,[4] where Sarah died in 1759.[2]

In 1760 he married second Elizabeth Peart,[5] widow of Bryan Peart and daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Homer) Walton, of Byberry.[2] Benjamin and Elizabeth had four children, Jesse, Rebecca, Abner and Elizabeth.[6]

His children by his first wife were nine in number:

  1. Rachel, born 11 Mo. 14, 1732-3,. married, in 1754. Ezekiel Atkinson, and a second husband, William Walton:
  2. Abigail, born 9 Mo. 3, 1734, married Benjamin Walton:
  3. Sarah, born 2 Mo. 24, 1737, died 8 Mo. 23, 1738:
  4. Joseph, born 12 Mo. 10, 1738-g, died 1807, unmarried:
  5. Benjamin, born 1 Mo. 31, 1741, died 1 Mo. 11, 1809, married, in 1771. Rebecca Watson, and in 1788, Margaret Anderson;
  6. John, born 5 Mo. 23. 1743, married, in 1768, Ann Stackhouse :
  7. Sarah, born 4 Mo. 26, 1745, married, in 1761, Daniel Walton:
  8. Joshua, born 12 Mo. 19, 1747-8, married, in 1771. Mary Randall:
  9. Caleb, born 9 Mo. iq, 1754, married, in 1779, Martha Stackhouse.

The children by his second wife, Elizabeth (Walton) Gilbert, were four in number:

  1. Jesse born 5. Mo. 4, 1761, died 3 Mo. 10, 1829, married, 3 Mo. 26, 1780, Sarah Harding: #Rebecca, born 1763, died 8 Mo. 23, 1842, married, 8 Mo. 29, 1785, Joseph Rakestraw ;
  2. Abner, born 3 Mo. 2, 1765, died 5 Mo. 31, 1831, married, 1 Mo. 18, 1799, Ann Cooper, born 7 Mo. 7, 1768, died 11 Mo. 12, 1846. daughter of George and Susanna (Truman) Cooper, of Sadsbury, Lancaster county:
  3. Elizabeth, born 9 Mo. 14, 1767. died 12 Mo. 26, 1857, married, in 1786, David Webster, of Abington.

In the spring of 1780 Benjamin Gilbert and his family were surprised by the Indians, and taken from their farms, on the frontiers of Pennsylvania to Canada. Benjamin, Elizabeth and their son Jesse were eventually allowed to return home, but the others were held by the Indians. Returning home on their descent down the St. Lawrence River Benjamin Gilbert died. He was buried under an oak tree on the banks of the St Lawrence River.[1]

Quaker records record that when they were taken on the 25th of the 4th month of 1780, Benjamin's household consisted of:[7]

  • Benjamin aged 69
  • Wife Elizabeth 55
  • Joseph Gilbert 41
  • Jesse Gilbert and wife Sarah both 19
  • Abner 14
  • Rebecca 16
  • Elizabeth 12
  • Benjamin Peart (identified as son of Benjamin Gilbert's wife Elizabeth) 27
  • Elizabeth (wife of above) 20
  • Suckling child of above couple about 9 months
  • Thomas Peart (identified as son of Benjamin Gilbert's wife Elizabeth) 23
  • The widow Gilbert's son Benjamin 11 who lived in the family

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and His Family
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 U. S., Quaker Meeting Records
  3. History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
  4. History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
  5. "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-RB5S : 6 February 2020), Benjamin Gilbert, 1760.
  6. History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
  7. Image of Quaker records on Ancestry.com




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