Benjamin Henry (1760 - 1824)

Born 1760 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Steere) Henry — married 30 Jun 1782 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 1824 at about age 64 in Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States

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Biography

Of course the following information is compiled from various available resources and some of the information could change with the finding of new or better sources in the future and may alter what we have here.... until then we have this information....

served in American Rev War as a Navy man from RI, USA. See DAR Library ancestor database...

HENRY, BENJAMIN

Ancestor #: A053727

Service:

RHODE ISLAND Rank(s): PRIVATE, MARINES

Birth:

12-5-1760 SMITHFIELD RHODE ISLAND

Death:

10-17-1824 CAMBRIN NEW YORK ((((( Correction : CAMBRIA, NY)))))

Pension Number:

• S16182

Service Description:

1) MAR, SHIP 'PROVIDENCE',COMMODORE WHIPPLE 2) PVT, CORPS OF MARINES,CAPT WILLIAM JONES

Residence

Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: , By: Conversion 1) City: SMITHFIELD - State: RHODE ISLAND

Spouse

Number

Name

Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion 1)

RUTH STEER

Associated Applications and Supplementals

Nat’l Num Add Vol. Docs Child [Spouse #] Spouse 201814 e WELCOME [1] BETSEY MALLORY Purchase

201816 WELCOME [1] BETSEY MALLORY Purchase

591778 e KING [1] CHARITY JENKINS Purchase

724026 WILLIAM [1] HULDAH MINERVA MURRAY Purchase

Information on this family:

https://familysearch.org/search/tree/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3Ahenry~%20%2Bbirth_place%3A%22rhode%20island%22~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3Abenjamin~%20%2Bfather_surname%3Ahenry~%20%2Bmother_givenname%3Aruth%20%2Bmother_surname%3Asteere~

From the Henry Genealogy:

iv. Benjamin, "son of Samuel," m. June 30, 1782, he being called "of Smithfield," Ruth Steere, in Gloucester, R. I., dau. of John Steer. (Vital Rec. R. I., Vol. 2 and 3, Providence Co., Gloucester, p. 20.)

He was living in Gloucester, R. I., in 1790, with a family of one male over, and one under, sixteen, and seven females.

See: Family Bible Record and more...

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/henry/HenrySheet3.jpg

Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=s5s-AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22William+Henry+Eldridge%22&source=bl&ots=bTqJRPqsOD&sig=avammZWbq3lf21VcK1uKQMS_cTI&hl=en&ei=2JxjS975K4jusgOzi6i6AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Listed in the Sons of the American Revolution library http://sar.library.net

Taken from Henry notes: "Benjamin Henry, "Of Smithfield, and "Son of Samuel" was born Dec 25, 1760. Enlisted at Smithfield, RI served as a Private in Col. Archibald Crary's Rhode Island Regt.; Sept. 7, 1779.Entered at Boston, MA, as a marine, under Capt. William Jones, on the U.S. Frigate, Providence under Commodor Abraham Whipple; taken prisoner at Charleston, S.C. May 12, 1780, put on board of Prison Ship and taken to Philadelphia, PA, where he was released and returned to his home in July, 1780; died Oct. 17, 1824, Cambria, NY; US Record Pension Office Washington DC. Placed on Pension Roll Jan 19, 1819, pension commenced April 28, 1819. Pension Roll, 23rd Congress v.2.p.182. (Niagra County, NY)

HENRY Benjamin, Ruth W7715, Navy Srv & RI Line, sol was a son of Samuel Henry & was b 25 Dec 1760, he lived at Smithfield RI at enl & later enl at Boston MA as a Marine in 1779, he moved from Gloucester RI to Granby CT then to Russell MA & about 1811 he moved to Bridgewater in Oneida Co NY then moved to Cambria in Niagara Co NY & he appl there 6 Jul 1818, sol had m Ruth daughter of John Steers on 30 Jun 1782 at Gloucester RI & she was b in Feb 1762, sol d 17 Oct 1824 at Cambria NY, wid appl 26 Jan 1839 at Sherman in Chautauqua Co [NY], sol & wife had 12 children but only the following were named, towit; Welcome or Welcom the oldest child who was b at Gloucester RI & in 1839 was aged 57 & lived at Sherman NY, a son King aged 42 in 1839 also of Sherman NY, a daugher Ruth aged about 15 in 1821, a son James was mentioned, a daughter (not named) was b about 1808, in Feb 1845 the wid Ruth was a res of Groveland in Oakland Co MI & living with a son James Henry.

Author: Root, James Pierce, 1829-1887. Title: Steere genealogy [microform] : a record of the descendants of John Steere, who settled in Providence, Rhode Island, about the year 1660 : with some account of the Steeres of England / by James Pierce Root. Published: Cambridge [Mass.] : Riverside Press, 1890. Description: vi, 216 p., [27] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., coats of arms, facsims., geneal. table, map ; 33 cm. LC Call No.: Microfilm 84/8537 (C) Notes: Call number of original: CS71.S818 1890. Master microform held by: DLC. Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1985. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Control No.: 501505

Benjn Henry

in the 1800 United States Federal Census

Name: Benjn Henry Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Granby, Hartford, Connecticut Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 5 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 8

Of interest: On the previous page of the 1800 census in Granby, CT, Noah Bartlett Jr. and Senior are both listed, but none of them seem to be the age of Charles Bartlett, but the both appear to be from Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island. SUSPICIOUS??

Search in deed index of Oneida/Herkimer, NY land records:

First land deed for Benjamin Henry in Bridgewater, Oneida, NY in 1810

in lot 93 in said town, also giving as his residence Russell, Hampshire, Mass:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WQ-4XR?i=32&wc=M7HR-3NB%3A358135701%2C358398701%3Fcc%3D2078654&cc=2078654

This old map of Bridgewater shows where lot 93 is, in the yellow area in NW part of the town, not very far from the location of the old Quaker meetinghouse and cemetery... He was not a Quaker, but his daughter Mercy Henry Bartlett joined the Bridgewater meeting by her own request 1819 and was on the member list of 1828, when she took a neutral stand between the Hicksites and Orthodox factions, and her daughter Clarissa Bartlett Hopkins is buried in the Quaker cemetery here:

http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/16342/Bridgewater/Oneida+County+1874/New+York/

the Henrys may have been on the move west from RI in 1810, if this record at Hubbardston, Mass., is them:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB4-NG4?i=1&wc=QZZZ-9GG%3A1588180203%2C1588182032%2C1588182058%3Fcc%3D1803765&cc=1803765

Sources

DAR gen database

Rev War service pension file.

Family Bible Record.

Acknowledgments

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John Steere mentioned in the record of Benjamine Henry and Ruth Steere Tools Name: John Steere Sex: Male Daughter: Ruth Steere Other information in the record of Benjamine Henry and Ruth Steere from Rhode Island Town Marriages Index

Name: Benjamine Henry Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 30 Jun 1782 Event Place: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Gender: Male Father's Name: Samuel Henry Spouse's Name: Ruth Steere Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Father's Name: John Steere Note: GR Name: of Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island; Spouse Name: of Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island; Review and Attach Record Images Available To view these images you must do one of the following: Access the site at a family history center Access the site at a FamilySearch affiliate library Record Collection:

Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916

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Benjamin Henry, New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 Name Benjamin Henry Probate Date 8 Apr 1825 Probate Place Niagara, New York, USA Inferred Death Date 1825 Inferred Death Place New York, USA Item Description Administrations, Vol 0001-2 Individuals Listed 1 Add Additional Information