Born about in Oxfordshire, England
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Benson Sr.
— married
14 Oct 1633 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Descendants 
Died
at about age 71
in Hull, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| Mary (Williams) Benson migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm |
Biography
The Caversham, Oxfordshire Parish Record "definitely establishes" that a Mary Williams married John Benson (1608-1678) there on Oct. 14, 1633. There was insufficient evidence found to identify her parents.[1]
"John Binson of Gowsham Oxfordshire, Husbandmn," wife Mary and their two young children, John and Mary, sailed on the "Confidence" in April of 1638.[2] They settled first at Hingham, where three more children, Joseph, Martha, and Abigail were born:[1]
Mary died on 14 Dec 1681 in Hull, Sullolk County.[3] Her burial location is unknown.
Research Notes
Disputed parents: Robert Williams and Agnes (Atkins) Williams have been detached as the parents of Mary (Williams) Benson since there is insufficient evidence of these relationships. Disputed child: A daughter Abigail Benson (1624-1678) was previously attached, but has been removed lacking reliable sources.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christensen, Grace Hildy Croft. The Benson family: Descendants of Isaac Benson and Mary Bumpas, and Allied Families. Provo, UT: Self-Published, 1973. Page 1.
- ↑ "Passengers for New England 1638." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume II. Boston, MA: Jan 1848. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Subscription Link $: Page 109.
- ↑ "Smith, Ethel Farrington. "Seventeen Century Hull, Massachusetts and Her People." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 142. Boston, MA: 1988. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Subscription Link $. Page 269.
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Rejected matches › Unknown (Williams) Trammell (abt.1650-abt.1675) › Mary (Williams) Story (1669-abt.1726) › Mary (Barnard) Williams (1609-aft.1676) › Margaret Mary Williams (abt.1610-)
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