Received 205 acres in Abington from his father and held in trust by his older brother Thomas until he turned 21. He sold 150 acres of this land to John Tyson in 1717.
Abstracts of Philadelphia Co. Wills, L.192
Hallowell, Benjamin Abington Yeoman dated 8 Oct 1758, proved 14 Nov 1758
Wife: Mary. Children: Benjamin, Mary and Martha Hawkins.
Grandchild: Mary Holt. Exec: Benjamin Hallowell, John Lukens
Witnesses: Thomas Hallowell, James Edmiston, John Barron
Source: S27 Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.; Repository: #R1
Source: S28 Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.; Repository: #R1
Source: S29 Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Deaths Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.; Repository: #R1
Source: S53 Heritage Consulting Millennium File Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA:; Repository: #R1
Hallowell, Benjamin Abington Yeoman dated 8 Oct 1758, proved 14 Nov 1758
External Files
File M1457. File located on a personal computeron the C drive under Users\Owner\Documents in the Family Tree Maker folder; LandyG Family Media subfolder; filename =US Quaker Meeting Records 16811994(12).jpg. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Bruce Hallowell :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup J2a1b, Ancestry member Bruce_Hallowell +
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup J2a1b, FTDNA kit #N55149
I have added as another child Martha Hawkkins nee Hollowell/Hallowell based on extract of Benjamin's will and a second source appearing under MARRIAGE on this profile. I have also corrected month of death to agree with FIND a GRAVE source.
edited by Charles Clark