My 7x great grandfather John Benson Jr.'s wife isn't mentioned in the following selections.Some sources give her name as Elizabeth Marsh but no record of the marriage has been found,
First, from William Richard Cutter's book:
(II) John (2), son of John (1) Benson, was born in England, about 1630. He settled at Hingham and Hull, Massachusetts. Children: 1. John, mentioned below. 2. Joseph, married _____ Prince; (second) Mary Curtis, of Scituate; (third) Alice Picketts, daughter of Nathan, of Scituate; John Benson, of Bridgewater, was doubtless his son.-p1864
New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 4 Lewis historical publishing Company, New York 1914
William Winfield Scott has a bit more on John Jr. and his mother in his History of Pasaic and Its Environs:
(II) John (2) Benson, eldest son of John (1) and Mary Benson, was
brought to this country with his parents, as evidence by t'he ship’s
list. He became one of the executors of his mother’s estate and filed an
inventory at her death in 1681 showing that among her “movables” she
possessed one half dozen napkins with broad
work; one half dozen napkins with narrow work; a silk grasse bed; seven
pewter plates; four pewter porringers; five spoons; a gun and a sword
to the value of £64. John (2) Benson resided first at Hull and later at Rochester, on
the western shore of Buzzard’s Bay, and according to the town records,
in which he is frequently mentioned, he took a prominent part in the
affairs of the town. He died March 10, 1711, leaving no will, probably
having divided his estate before ‘his death.--p.150
History of Passaic and Its Environs Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1922 - Clifton (N.J.)
Actually, Rochester is one town inland from the shoreline. I haven't been able so far to find the details of John Jr.'s involvement in the town government or affairs.
I am descended from John Jr.'s son John.
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