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Martha (Benson) Hall (1644 - 1680)

Martha Hall formerly Benson
Born in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusettsmap
Daughter of and
Sister of , and
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , and
Died at age 35 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Martha (Benson) Hall was born in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts on 3 November 1644, daughter of John Benson Sr. (about 1608–1679) and Mary (Williams) Benson (about 1610–1681).[1]

Martha married Dea Richard Hall (born before January 8, 1644 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts; son of Lieut. Richard Hall (about 1625–1691) and Elizabeth (Collicot) Hall (about 1629–1693)) in 1672.[2] Their children were:

  1. Joanna Hall (1669–after 1725)
  2. Sarah Hall (1671–1690)
  3. John Hall (1673–1763)
  4. Richard Hall (1676–before 1761)

Martha died on 24 May 1680 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, aged 35. She was buried in Ancient Burying Ground.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Baptism: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
    Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #76713820 (accessed 23 March 2023)
    Martha Benson baptism in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA.
  2. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700"
    Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3824 #152046 (accessed 23 March 2023)
    Martha Hall marriage to Richard Hall in 1672 in New England, USA.
  3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #43604291 (accessed 23 March 2023)
    Memorial page for Martha Benson Hall (1644-unknown), citing Ancient Burying Ground, Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Bradley Moody (contributor 47097169).
  • The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Vol. 1, pg. 514, THE BENSON FAMILY.
  • WikiTree profile Kimball-1246 through the import of Batt Family Tree.ged on Aug 21, 2013.
  • WikiTree profile Benson-616 created through the import of annette christensen gedcom.ged




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Tibbetts-150 Steven Tibbetts
Benson-3590 and Benson-616 appear to represent the same person because: Parents have pending merges and siblings line up as well as bios
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Ellis-4120 Rebecca (Ellis) DiVirgilio
Benson-616 and Kimball-1246 appear to represent the same person because: Hi- I followed my ancestors up the line-- and came to Martha Benson Kimball-- her profile was an orphan, so I adopted it. Upon further inquiry- I found your profile Benson-616. These two represent the same person.
posted by Rebecca (Ellis) DiVirgilio

Rejected matches › Martha (Kimball) Heath (abt.1651-)

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