Mr.
Benajah
(Benagh)
Burgess
Born in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of John Burgess
and Hannah (James) Burgess
Brother of
Ruth (Burgess) Brownell, Gideon Burgess, Phebe Burgess, Thomas Burgess, Hannah Burgess, Benjamin Burgess, John Burgess and Martha Burgess
Husband of
Zilpha (Matteson) Burgess
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Cynthia (Burgess) Potter, George Burgess, Archibald Burgess, Benjamin Burgess, Nancy (Burgess) Potter, Hannah (Burgess) Matteson, John Burgess, Harvey Burgess, Nairn Burgess, Zilpha (Burgess) Bacon, Luranna Burgess, Ophelia Burgess and Pelig Burgess
Died
at about age 69
in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jul 2010
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Biography
His wife Zilpha`s father George Matteson served in the American Revolution for Rhode Island[1]
Burial
- Walloomsac Methodist ChurchCemetery, Hoosick, NY. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed August 22, 2021), "Record of MATTESON, GEORGE", Ancestor # A075358.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #38010754
- "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9Y4J-7ZX?cc=1920234&wc=Q7PS-927%3A213304201%2C232548701 : 28 May 2014), Rensselaer > Wills 1829-1834 vol 12 > image 99 of 251; county courthouses, New York.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benagh by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benagh:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benagh by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benagh:
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~1.56%
Rozella (Herrick) Van Winkle
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jackie (Van Winkle) Myrick :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jacquelyn1980
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~0.78%
Marianne (Smith) Bailey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N149028
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~0.39%
Nathan Margrett :
23andMe, GEDmatch GT2984471 [compare], yourDNAportal NATce74c3b1
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~0.39%
Sherry Pratt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZG4468157 [compare], Ancestry member sherrypratt60
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