Benjamin Darling was born in Lunenburg, MA October 6, 1757. He served as constable and tax collector; removed to Mason, New Hampshire, and then to Jaffrey about 1814; died February 7, 1841, age (85?) He married (1st) November 2, 1783, Tabitha Johnson, born July 29, 1763, died July 9, 1795; married (2nd) [1] Susanna Priest, born Mason, March 22, 1773; died Millville, New York, March 11, 1844. [2][3]
Children with Tabitha
David, born August, 20, 1784
William, born March 26, 1786; died Mason, Feb. 10, 1866
Reuben, born July 23, 1788
Benjamin, born February 14, 1791
James, born February 14, 1793
Joseph, born July 9, 1795, the day of his mother’s death. He was adopted by John and Sarah (Holden) Knowlton of New Ipswich. I believe Joseph is listed here Joseph Knowlton
Children with Susanna
Timothy, born February 20, 1797
Jeptha R., born May 20, 1798
Oliver, born November 30, 1799
John, born May 14, 1801
Susana, born January 17, 1803
Luther, born December 4, (19?), 1804.
Persons, born June (January?) 9, 1808
Emma Priest (Anna) born April 3, 1810/1811
George Johnson, born April 4, 1812
Sarah Jane (Sally), born March 4, 1815
Abigail, born July 27, 1817
Benjamin Died on Feb 7, 1841 in Jaffrey, NH and was buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Shelby, NY [4]
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yes, I'm actually working on some of this now, it looks like Sara the current listed wife was actually m. To his son Oliver. hope to get that moved around tomorrow, One source found on Jaffrey history has 18 kids!
My records are quite a bit different for Benjamin. I have his birthdate as 6 Oct 1757 and a death date of 2 Feb 1841. It's not unusual for a 2 and 7 to be seen differently, especially with flowery cursive handwriting. But I have him being married twice. To Susannah Priest on 29 Mar 1796 and then to Tabitha Johnson on an unknown date. He had one child, David with Tabitha. He had 11 children with Susannah. They are: Timothy 20 Feb 1797, Jepthah R. 20 May 1798, Olive 30 Nov 1799, John 14 May 1801, Susanna 17 Feb 1803, Luther 4 Dec 1804, Person 9 Jun 1808, Emma Priest 3 Apr 1810, George Johnson 4 Apr 1812, Sarah Jane 4 Mar 1815, and Abigail 27 Jul 1817 all with a surname of Darling.