__________________________ | ________________________________|__________________________ | _Dirck, Sr. BENSON _______________________| | (1620 - 1658) m 1647 | | | __________________________ | | | | |________________________________|__________________________ | _Johannes BENSON ____| | (1654 - 1715) m 1679| | | __________________________ | | | | | _Samson BERCK __________________|__________________________ | | | (1600 - ....) | |_Catalyna BERCK __________________________| | (1625 - 1693) m 1647 | | | __________________________ | | | | |_Trijnje VAN RECHTEREN _________|__________________________ | (1600 - ....) | |--Catharina BENSON | (1695 - ....) | _Pieter Jans VAN DEURSEN _+ | | (1575 - ....) m 1590 | _Abraham Pietersen VAN DEURSEN _|_Pauline VINCKE __________ | | (1607 - 1670) m 1629 | _Teuwis (Matteus) Abrahamsen VAN DEURSEN _| | | (1631 - ....) m 1653 | | | | __________________________ | | | | | | |_Trytje MELCHIORS ______________|__________________________ | | (1611 - 1678) m 1629 |_Lysbet VAN DEUSEN __| (1658 - 1746) m 1679| | __________________________ | | | ________________________________|__________________________ | | |_Helena ROBERTS __________________________| m 1653 | | __________________________ | | |________________________________|__________________________
[14363] All data from McDowell.
________________________________ | _Dirck, Sr. BENSON _______________________|________________________________ | (1620 - 1658) m 1647 _Johannes BENSON ______| | (1654 - 1715) m 1679 | | | _Samson BERCK __________________ | | | (1600 - ....) | |_Catalyna BERCK __________________________|_Trijnje VAN RECHTEREN _________ | (1625 - 1693) m 1647 (1600 - ....) _Johannes\Joanni\John, II BENSEN _| | (1701 - 1780) m 1724 | | | _Abraham Pietersen VAN DEURSEN _+ | | | (1607 - 1670) m 1629 | | _Teuwis (Matteus) Abrahamsen VAN DEURSEN _|_Trytje MELCHIORS ______________ | | | (1631 - ....) m 1653 (1611 - 1678) | |_Lysbet VAN DEUSEN ____| | (1658 - 1746) m 1679 | | | ________________________________ | | | | |_Helena ROBERTS __________________________|________________________________ | m 1653 | |--Cornelius BENSON | (1731 - ....) | ________________________________ | | | _Ryck LYDECKER ___________________________|________________________________ | | (1620 - 1666) | _Gerrit, Sr. LYDECKER _| | | (1650 - ....) m 1682 | | | | ________________________________ | | | | | | |_Claertie VERNIER ________________________|________________________________ | | (1625 - 1688) |_Elizabeth (2nd) LYDECKER ________| (1696 - ....) m 1724 | | ________________________________ | | | _Cornelis Barentszen VAN DE KUYL (CUYL) __|________________________________ | | (.... - 1706) |_Neeltie VANDER KUYL __| (1660 - 1724) m 1682 | | ________________________________ | | |_Lysbeth ARENTS __________________________|________________________________
[14242] All data from McDowell.
_Dirck, Sr. BENSON _______________________ | (1620 - 1658) m 1647 _Johannes BENSON ______|_Catalyna BERCK __________________________ | (1654 - 1715) m 1679 (1625 - 1693) _Johannes\Joanni\John, II BENSEN _| | (1701 - 1780) m 1724 | | | _Teuwis (Matteus) Abrahamsen VAN DEURSEN _+ | | | (1631 - ....) m 1653 | |_Lysbet VAN DEUSEN ____|_Helena ROBERTS __________________________ | (1658 - 1746) m 1679 _Johannes (John), III BENSON _| | (1729 - 1804) m 1753 | | | _Ryck LYDECKER ___________________________ | | | (1620 - 1666) | | _Gerrit, Sr. LYDECKER _|_Claertie VERNIER ________________________ | | | (1650 - ....) m 1682 (1625 - 1688) | |_Elizabeth (2nd) LYDECKER ________| | (1696 - ....) m 1724 | | | _Cornelis Barentszen VAN DE KUYL (CUYL) __ | | | (.... - 1706) | |_Neeltie VANDER KUYL __|_Lysbeth ARENTS __________________________ | (1660 - 1724) m 1682 | |--Daniel BENSON | (1771 - ....) | _David, Jr. DEMAREST _____________________+ | | (1651 - 1691) m 1675 | _Daniel DEMAREST ______|_Rachel CRESSIN __________________________ | | (1684 - 1767) m 1707 (1656 - 1710) | _David Danielse DEMAREST _________| | | (1708 - 1734) m 1730 | | | | _Petrus Jacobs DE GROOT __________________+ | | | | (1653 - ....) m 1681 | | |_Rebecca DE GROOT _____|_Belitje Adriaens VAN SCHAIK _____________ | | (1684 - 1764) m 1707 (1663 - ....) |_Rebecca DEMAREST ____________| (1731 - 1812) m 1753 | | _John CHRISTI ____________________________ | | (1640 - ....) | _James, Sr. CHRISTI ___|_Anna RAMSEY _____________________________ | | (1670 - ....) m 1709 |_Annetie CHRISTI _________________| (1707 - ....) m 1730 | | _Jean DEMAREST ___________________________+ | | (1645 - 1719) m 1668 |_Magdelena DEMAREST ___|_Jacomina DE RUINE _______________________ (1685 - 1749) m 1709 (1652 - ....)
[14188] All data from McDowell.
_Dirck, Sr. BENSON _______________________ | (1620 - 1658) m 1647 _Johannes BENSON ______|_Catalyna BERCK __________________________ | (1654 - 1715) m 1679 (1625 - 1693) _Johannes\Joanni\John, II BENSEN _| | (1701 - 1780) m 1724 | | | _Teuwis (Matteus) Abrahamsen VAN DEURSEN _+ | | | (1631 - ....) m 1653 | |_Lysbet VAN DEUSEN ____|_Helena ROBERTS __________________________ | (1658 - 1746) m 1679 _Johannes (John), III BENSON _| | (1729 - 1804) m 1753 | | | _Ryck LYDECKER ___________________________ | | | (1620 - 1666) | | _Gerrit, Sr. LYDECKER _|_Claertie VERNIER ________________________ | | | (1650 - ....) m 1682 (1625 - 1688) | |_Elizabeth (2nd) LYDECKER ________| | (1696 - ....) m 1724 | | | _Cornelis Barentszen VAN DE KUYL (CUYL) __ | | | (.... - 1706) | |_Neeltie VANDER KUYL __|_Lysbeth ARENTS __________________________ | (1660 - 1724) m 1682 | |--David BENSON | (1765 - ....) | _David, Jr. DEMAREST _____________________+ | | (1651 - 1691) m 1675 | _Daniel DEMAREST ______|_Rachel CRESSIN __________________________ | | (1684 - 1767) m 1707 (1656 - 1710) | _David Danielse DEMAREST _________| | | (1708 - 1734) m 1730 | | | | _Petrus Jacobs DE GROOT __________________+ | | | | (1653 - ....) m 1681 | | |_Rebecca DE GROOT _____|_Belitje Adriaens VAN SCHAIK _____________ | | (1684 - 1764) m 1707 (1663 - ....) |_Rebecca DEMAREST ____________| (1731 - 1812) m 1753 | | _John CHRISTI ____________________________ | | (1640 - ....) | _James, Sr. CHRISTI ___|_Anna RAMSEY _____________________________ | | (1670 - ....) m 1709 |_Annetie CHRISTI _________________| (1707 - ....) m 1730 | | _Jean DEMAREST ___________________________+ | | (1645 - 1719) m 1668 |_Magdelena DEMAREST ___|_Jacomina DE RUINE _______________________ (1685 - 1749) m 1709 (1652 - ....)
[14185] All data from McDowell.
__________________________ | ________________________________|__________________________ | _Dirck, Sr. BENSON _______________________| | (1620 - 1658) m 1647 | | | __________________________ | | | | |________________________________|__________________________ | _Johannes BENSON ____| | (1654 - 1715) m 1679| | | __________________________ | | | | | _Samson BERCK __________________|__________________________ | | | (1600 - ....) | |_Catalyna BERCK __________________________| | (1625 - 1693) m 1647 | | | __________________________ | | | | |_Trijnje VAN RECHTEREN _________|__________________________ | (1600 - ....) | |--Derrick BENSON | (1685 - ....) | _Pieter Jans VAN DEURSEN _+ | | (1575 - ....) m 1590 | _Abraham Pietersen VAN DEURSEN _|_Pauline VINCKE __________ | | (1607 - 1670) m 1629 | _Teuwis (Matteus) Abrahamsen VAN DEURSEN _| | | (1631 - ....) m 1653 | | | | __________________________ | | | | | | |_Trytje MELCHIORS ______________|__________________________ | | (1611 - 1678) m 1629 |_Lysbet VAN DEUSEN __| (1658 - 1746) m 1679| | __________________________ | | | ________________________________|__________________________ | | |_Helena ROBERTS __________________________| m 1653 | | __________________________ | | |________________________________|__________________________
[14359] All data from McDowell.
__ | __|__ | ________________________| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | _Dirck, Sr. BENSON __| | (1620 - 1658) m 1647| | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | |________________________| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | | |--Dirck, Jr. BENSON | (1649 - ....) | __ | | | __|__ | | | _Samson BERCK __________| | | (1600 - ....) | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | |_Catalyna BERCK _____| (1625 - 1693) m 1647| | __ | | | __|__ | | |_Trijnje VAN RECHTEREN _| (1600 - ....) | | __ | | |__|__
[14536] All data from McDowell.
[14353]
All data from McDowell. His original name was Bensighn. He wasprobably a Dane or a Swede. He has been traced from Groningen toAmsterdam. He came to America in 1648, from Amsterdam, where he hadbeen living, and bought a house near the fort, August 2 (or 23), 1649,from Henry Agbersin, at the lower end of Broadway, East of the BowlingGreen, and the next year he bought another house on Broadway. Dirckreceived a deed from Abraham Isaacse Ver Planck on April 15, 1650 forLot # 5, Block A (C. Plan), New Amsterdam, which he deeded to JohannesMegapolensis, Aug 3, 1655. He was also deeded Lot 4, Block C (C.Plan) by Hendrick Egbertsen, son of Henry Egbert, August 23, 1649. Hewas deeded Lots 3 and 4 (?) by Gerrit Fullwever, Oct 15, 1653 (onBroadway), which he deeded to Andries Hoppen, before 1656. He movedto Beverwyck (Albany) in 1654, having purchased a lot, October 25,1653 and then built a house. He worked as a carpenter on the newchurch, 1656.
Source: "Harlem Its Origin and Early Annals" by James Riker, 1881
________________________________ | _Dirck, Sr. BENSON _______________________|________________________________ | (1620 - 1658) m 1647 _Johannes BENSON ______| | (1654 - 1715) m 1679 | | | _Samson BERCK __________________ | | | (1600 - ....) | |_Catalyna BERCK __________________________|_Trijnje VAN RECHTEREN _________ | (1625 - 1693) m 1647 (1600 - ....) _Johannes\Joanni\John, II BENSEN _| | (1701 - 1780) m 1724 | | | _Abraham Pietersen VAN DEURSEN _+ | | | (1607 - 1670) m 1629 | | _Teuwis (Matteus) Abrahamsen VAN DEURSEN _|_Trytje MELCHIORS ______________ | | | (1631 - ....) m 1653 (1611 - 1678) | |_Lysbet VAN DEUSEN ____| | (1658 - 1746) m 1679 | | | ________________________________ | | | | |_Helena ROBERTS __________________________|________________________________ | m 1653 | |--Elizabeth BENSON | (1725 - ....) | ________________________________ | | | _Ryck LYDECKER ___________________________|________________________________ | | (1620 - 1666) | _Gerrit, Sr. LYDECKER _| | | (1650 - ....) m 1682 | | | | ________________________________ | | | | | | |_Claertie VERNIER ________________________|________________________________ | | (1625 - 1688) |_Elizabeth (2nd) LYDECKER ________| (1696 - ....) m 1724 | | ________________________________ | | | _Cornelis Barentszen VAN DE KUYL (CUYL) __|________________________________ | | (.... - 1706) |_Neeltie VANDER KUYL __| (1660 - 1724) m 1682 | | ________________________________ | | |_Lysbeth ARENTS __________________________|________________________________
[14240] All data from McDowell.
_Dirck, Sr. BENSON _______________________ | (1620 - 1658) m 1647 _Johannes BENSON ______|_Catalyna BERCK __________________________ | (1654 - 1715) m 1679 (1625 - 1693) _Johannes\Joanni\John, II BENSEN _| | (1701 - 1780) m 1724 | | | _Teuwis (Matteus) Abrahamsen VAN DEURSEN _+ | | | (1631 - ....) m 1653 | |_Lysbet VAN DEUSEN ____|_Helena ROBERTS __________________________ | (1658 - 1746) m 1679 _Johannes (John), III BENSON _| | (1729 - 1804) m 1753 | | | _Ryck LYDECKER ___________________________ | | | (1620 - 1666) | | _Gerrit, Sr. LYDECKER _|_Claertie VERNIER ________________________ | | | (1650 - ....) m 1682 (1625 - 1688) | |_Elizabeth (2nd) LYDECKER ________| | (1696 - ....) m 1724 | | | _Cornelis Barentszen VAN DE KUYL (CUYL) __ | | | (.... - 1706) | |_Neeltie VANDER KUYL __|_Lysbeth ARENTS __________________________ | (1660 - 1724) m 1682 | |--Elizabeth BENSON | (1754 - 1834) | _David, Jr. DEMAREST _____________________+ | | (1651 - 1691) m 1675 | _Daniel DEMAREST ______|_Rachel CRESSIN __________________________ | | (1684 - 1767) m 1707 (1656 - 1710) | _David Danielse DEMAREST _________| | | (1708 - 1734) m 1730 | | | | _Petrus Jacobs DE GROOT __________________+ | | | | (1653 - ....) m 1681 | | |_Rebecca DE GROOT _____|_Belitje Adriaens VAN SCHAIK _____________ | | (1684 - 1764) m 1707 (1663 - ....) |_Rebecca DEMAREST ____________| (1731 - 1812) m 1753 | | _John CHRISTI ____________________________ | | (1640 - ....) | _James, Sr. CHRISTI ___|_Anna RAMSEY _____________________________ | | (1670 - ....) m 1709 |_Annetie CHRISTI _________________| (1707 - ....) m 1730 | | _Jean DEMAREST ___________________________+ | | (1645 - 1719) m 1668 |_Magdelena DEMAREST ___|_Jacomina DE RUINE _______________________ (1685 - 1749) m 1709 (1652 - ....)
[11277] All data from McDowell.
________________________________ | _Dirck, Sr. BENSON _______________________|________________________________ | (1620 - 1658) m 1647 _Johannes BENSON ______| | (1654 - 1715) m 1679 | | | _Samson BERCK __________________ | | | (1600 - ....) | |_Catalyna BERCK __________________________|_Trijnje VAN RECHTEREN _________ | (1625 - 1693) m 1647 (1600 - ....) _Johannes\Joanni\John, II BENSEN _| | (1701 - 1780) m 1724 | | | _Abraham Pietersen VAN DEURSEN _+ | | | (1607 - 1670) m 1629 | | _Teuwis (Matteus) Abrahamsen VAN DEURSEN _|_Trytje MELCHIORS ______________ | | | (1631 - ....) m 1653 (1611 - 1678) | |_Lysbet VAN DEUSEN ____| | (1658 - 1746) m 1679 | | | ________________________________ | | | | |_Helena ROBERTS __________________________|________________________________ | m 1653 | |--Garret BENSON | (1727 - ....) | ________________________________ | | | _Ryck LYDECKER ___________________________|________________________________ | | (1620 - 1666) | _Gerrit, Sr. LYDECKER _| | | (1650 - ....) m 1682 | | | | ________________________________ | | | | | | |_Claertie VERNIER ________________________|________________________________ | | (1625 - 1688) |_Elizabeth (2nd) LYDECKER ________| (1696 - ....) m 1724 | | ________________________________ | | | _Cornelis Barentszen VAN DE KUYL (CUYL) __|________________________________ | | (.... - 1706) |_Neeltie VANDER KUYL __| (1660 - 1724) m 1682 | | ________________________________ | | |_Lysbeth ARENTS __________________________|________________________________
[14241] All data from McDowell.