Born in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ebenezer Benson
and Joanna (Andros) Benson
Sister of
Mercy (Benson) Burgess, Susanna Benson, Mercy Benson, Manoah Benson, Elizabeth Benson, Elisha Benson, Joanna (Benson) Soule and Benjamin Benson
Wife of
Peter Juckett III
— married
about 1756 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died after
after age 59
in Freetown, Bristol, Mass.
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Nov 2016
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Biography
Thankfull was born on 7 August 1740, in Midleborough, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Ebenezer Benson (1693-1767) and Joanna (Andros) Benson (1697-1769).[1]
In 1790, the family is in Freetown, Massachusetts.[2] The household consists of:
- 3 males over 16
- 1 male under 16
- 4 females
In 1800, Peter and his wife are living in Rochester, Massachusetts.[3]
More of their children: Benjamin, Elisha, Joanna, Job, John, Mary, Stephen, and Thankful.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-1JSG : 10 November 2020), Thankfull Benson, 7 Aug 1740; citing Birth, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934231.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKL-3PF : accessed 27 January 2018), Peter Juckett, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 221, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRM-233 : accessed 4 October 2021), Peter Jucket, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 108, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 16; FHL microfilm 205,617.
- 1790 Federal Census for Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts
- 1800 Federal Census, Massachusetts, Bristol , Freetown
- Massachusetts, Vital and Town Records, 1620-1988
- AGBI, Vol.12, pg 513
- Massachusetts Vital Records, 1620-1850, Vol. Middleborough V-1, pg 70.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thankful by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thankful:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thankful by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thankful:
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~0.78%
Doug McAdams
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
~6.25%
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