Mary (Thompson) Benner (bef. 1813)

Born before 1813 in Pennsylvania or Ohio

Ancestors

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Biography

According to McAllister 1917 ^[1], "52 — John Thompson, born Oct. 30, 1776; died Jan. 6, 1830, aged 58 years; buried at Locks, Pa. He and his brother James— 54— settled in Lost Creek Valley. In 1803 they sold their property to Michael Bashore and purchased the tract of land originally granted to James Micheltree. In connection with his brother Robert — 53 — John Thompson purchased in Nov., 181 1, an adjoining tract which had also been granted to James Micheltree — see "History of Juniata and Susquehanna Valleys in Pennsylvania," p. 871. John Thompson was a farmer, but he is said to have acted as a pilot for arks and rafts on the Juniata River. He owned two boats, built by himself, which he used to convey his produce to Harrisburg and other points. He is said to have erected one of the first brick houses in this section of Pennsylvania, the bricks for its construction having been made on his own farm — see "Biographical Encyclopedia of Juniata Valley, Pa.," p. 997. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church. He was twice married. His first wife was Rachel Stewart (born May 8, 1780; died May 9, 1813, in Delaware Township, Juniata County, Pa.), daughter of William and Elizabeth Stewart and granddaughter of Archibald and Margaret Stewart — see (10). Issue (i) Jane, (2) Mary, (3) Martha. John Thompson married secondly on Oct. 14, 1816, in Perry County, Pa., Jane Gilfillen (born Sept. 25, 1797; died Feb. 16, 1855), daughter of James Gilfillen — see 72. Children of John and Jane (Gilfillen) Thompson (4) William Gilfillen, (5) James, (6) Robert Mitchell, (7) John, (8) Rebecca. 522— Mary Thompson, born on , at ; died on

, at ; buried at . Married on

, at , Michael Benner, of Brown County, Ohio. "

Sources

1. ↑ The Descendants of John Thompson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter. Compiled by Adams S. McAllister, New York, 1917 Can be found on-line: https://archive.org/stream/descendantsofjoh00mcal/descendantsofjoh00mcal_djvu.txt