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Families covered: Benson of The Fould, Benson of Lisburn
Barnard Benson of The Fould, Westmorland (b c1495, d 1562) | |||||||||||||||
m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
1. | Thomas Benson of Benson Hall, Scailthwaiterig, Elterwater, Hugil, etc. (b 1543, d 05.05.1610) | ||||||||||||||
A. | George Benson (b 1570, d 1647, vicar of Rock, canon of Hereford) | ||||||||||||||
m. Martha Whitton (dau of Edmond Whitton of Henley-on-Thames) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Thomas Benson of Kingsford, Wolverley (bpt 22.11.1607, d 03.07.1681) | ||||||||||||||
m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
a. | John Benson of Lisburn (2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Amy Benson | ||||||||||||||
m. Hugh Massey | |||||||||||||||
BLG1952 identifies Hugh as the Colonel Hugh who was father of 1st Lord Massey. The Massey records show him as father of that Hugh. | |||||||||||||||
b. | Thomas Benson of Lisburn | ||||||||||||||
m. (03.10.1682) Margaret Smythe (dau of Ralph Smythe of Ballycastle, sister of William, Bishop of kilmore) | |||||||||||||||
c. | Martha Benson | ||||||||||||||
m. Edward Waldron of Wolverley | |||||||||||||||
d.+ | other issue - George of Blaris in co. Antrim, Arthur of Blaris | ||||||||||||||
m2. Elizabeth Karver (dau of George Karver of Buttas & King's Pyon, widow of Philip Hunt) | |||||||||||||||
f. | William Benson of Lisburn (bpt 29.04.1652, bur 25.07.1685) | ||||||||||||||
m. (04.09.1675) Ellin Higginson of Lisburn | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Edward Benson (b 15.08.1680, d14.09.1741, rector of Downpatrick, prebendary of Down) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1703) Jane Winder (dau of Rev. John Winder) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Hill Benson (b 03.10.1704, Dean of Connor) | ||||||||||||||
m. Margaret Leslie (dau of Rev. Peter Leslie of Leslie House) | |||||||||||||||
(B) | Trevor Benson (b 1709, d 03.1772, archdeacon of Down) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Jane Hutchinson (dau of Samuel Hutchinson, sister of Samuel, Bishop of Killala) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Samuel Benson of Lisnacroy, co. Armagh (b c1734, d c1770) | ||||||||||||||
m. ?? (d 11.1770) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | James Benson of Fintona, co. Tyrone (bpt 25.11.1770, d 24.12.1828) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (19.03.1803) Ann Robinson (dau of Hugh Robinson of Fintona) | |||||||||||||||
(ii) | Hill Benson (rector of Blessington) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. Anne Jones (dau of William Lloyd Jones) | |||||||||||||||
m2. Mary Butler | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | William Benson (dsp 1811, Captain RN) | ||||||||||||||
(iv) | Sophia Benson (d 1803) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1778) John Blackwood (dsp 05.01.1833, brother of 2nd Lord Dufferin) | |||||||||||||||
(C) | Arthur Benson (b 1715, dsp 28.10.1771, rector of Monaghan) | ||||||||||||||
m. (27.07.1753) Mary Strong (dau of Rev. John Strong of Tynan) | |||||||||||||||
(D) | William Benson of Downpatrick | ||||||||||||||
m. Frances Portis (dau of George Macartney Portis of Belfast) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Jane Benson (b c1752/7, d 25.10.1826) | ||||||||||||||
m. (22.11.1776) Charles Agar, Archbishop of Dublin, 1st Earl of Normanton (b 1736, d 1809) | |||||||||||||||
g. | Edward Benson | ||||||||||||||
ii | George Benson (d 24.08.1692, Dean & Archdeacon of Hereford, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
m. Katherine Fell (dau of Samuel Fell of Oxford (not Bishop but father of Bishop John)) | |||||||||||||||
a. | John Benson (bpt 10.09.1651, d 28.05.1713, prebendary of Hereford) | ||||||||||||||
m. (19.12.1681) Catharine Martin (dau of Benjamin Martin of Oxford) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | George Benson (rector of Peterstow) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | John Benson of Hackney (b 16.10.1683, d 06.04.1762) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1717) Mary (widow of Thomas Grave) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | John Benson (bpt 10.09.1724, prebendary of Canterbury) | ||||||||||||||
m. Susannah Oliver (dau of Dr. William Oliver of Bath) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Martin Benson (b 1761, d 1833, vicar of Mertham and Tunbridge Wells) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Mary Benson (dau of Rev. James Benson) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
(a) | Martin Benson (b 1789, d 1834, rector of Dunstable) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. Rebecca Osborne of Dunstable | |||||||||||||||
m2. Herriet Yorke (widow of William Aldersley of Stoke Manor, Sheriff of Surrey) | |||||||||||||||
(ii) | Catherine Elizabeth Benson | ||||||||||||||
m. John Wood (vicar of Hearne) | |||||||||||||||
(B) | James Benson (d 1781, vicar of Siddington, prebendary & chancellor of Gloucester) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1752) Anne Bathurst (dau of 1st Earl Bathurst) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | John Benson (dvp 1777) | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | Mary Benson | ||||||||||||||
m. Rev. Martin Benson (b 1761, d 1833) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | Jane Benson | ||||||||||||||
BLG1952 shows Jane m. William Fridell of Matson Hall, Gloucestershire. Thanks to a contributor (JF, 02.01.18) for correcting this to ... | |||||||||||||||
m. William Fendall of Matson Hall (sb House?) (b 1757, d 1813) | |||||||||||||||
(3) | Martin Benson, Bishop of Gloucester (b 23.04.1689, d unm 30.08.1752) | ||||||||||||||
(4) | Catherine Benson (bpt 30.03.1685, dsp 1748) | ||||||||||||||
m. (28.10.1725) Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury (b 1693, dsp 03.08.1768) | |||||||||||||||
iii.+ | other issue including Edward (bpt 16.11.1609, rector of Eastham) | ||||||||||||||
B. | Catherine Benson | ||||||||||||||
m. William Sandys of Graythwaite (brother of Edwin, Archbishop of York) | |||||||||||||||
C.+ | other issue - William of Ladyford, Charles of Scailthwaiterig (bpt 1582), Randall of Kentmere, 5 daughters | ||||||||||||||
2. | Margaret Benson | ||||||||||||||
m. Michael Benson of Coathow | |||||||||||||||
m2. Elizabeth Gylpin (dau of William Gylpin of Kentmere) | |||||||||||||||
3. | Francis Benson of The Fould | ||||||||||||||
4. | Dorothy Benson | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir William Hutton | |||||||||||||||
5. | Alice Benson | ||||||||||||||
m. Lancelot Davies (or Dawes) | |||||||||||||||
6. | Jane Benson | ||||||||||||||
m. James Braithwaite of Broomhead Hall | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1952 (Benson formerly of The Fould)
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