_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 | |--Gerritt BENSON | (1770 - ....) | _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 - ....)
[14187] 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 - ....) | |--Helena BENSON | (1682 - ....) | _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 | | __________________________ | | |________________________________|__________________________
[14358] All data from McDowell.
__ | __|__ | ________________________| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | _Dirck, Sr. BENSON __| | (1620 - 1658) m 1647| | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | |________________________| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | | |--Johannes BENSON | (1654 - 1715) | __ | | | __|__ | | | _Samson BERCK __________| | | (1600 - ....) | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | |_Catalyna BERCK _____| (1625 - 1693) m 1647| | __ | | | __|__ | | |_Trijnje VAN RECHTEREN _| (1600 - ....) | | __ | | |__|__
[14235]
All data from McDowell. He was appointed surveyor of roads for thetown of Harlem, Sep 29, 1710. In 1689, he lived in Claverack. Heserved in King William's War. Lt. in Militia, 1688, Captain MilitiaCompany, March 1690. He was probably an Innkeeper in Beverwyck.Moved to Harlem in 1690 (or 1696 Riker), due to the danger from theFrench and Indian War, and bought a farm from Peter Van Oblienis(Riker). He lived there till Nov 16, 1700. He bought a 100 acre farm,near present Greenwich Village, from Jacob Cornelisen Stille on Dec 6,1699
for 2000 gilders He sold his house and farm at Harlem to his sonSamson for o130, which included a Negro. On Sep 21, 1706, he boughtthe farm of Jan Louwe Bogert, where he lived until he died. He hadacquired 182 acres by 1715. Some of this line spell the name Bensen.
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 | |--Johannes (John), III BENSON | (1729 - 1804) | ________________________________ | | | _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 __________________________|________________________________
[14156]
All data from McDowell. John was a private in the Revolution, inCaptain Adiel Sherwood's company of New York Levies. His descendantsare eligible for membership in the Daughter's of the AmericanRevolution via members 39498 and 40534 who were admitted in 1902.
Source: "Harlem Its Origin and Early Annals" by James Riker, 1881.
_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 | |--John BENSON | (1759 - ....) | _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 - ....)
[14184] 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 - ....) | |--Mainetia BENSON | (1699 - ....) | _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 | | __________________________ | | |________________________________|__________________________
[14364] All data from McDowell.
__ | __|__ | ________________________| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | _Dirck, Sr. BENSON __| | (1620 - 1658) m 1647| | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | |________________________| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | | |--Maria BENSON | (1659 - ....) | __ | | | __|__ | | | _Samson BERCK __________| | | (1600 - ....) | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | |_Catalyna BERCK _____| (1625 - 1693) m 1647| | __ | | | __|__ | | |_Trijnje VAN RECHTEREN _| (1600 - ....) | | __ | | |__|__
[14539] 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 - ....) | |--Mattayes BENSON | (1692 - ....) | _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 | | __________________________ | | |________________________________|__________________________
[14362] 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 | |--Matthew BENSON | (1736 - ....) | ________________________________ | | | _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 __________________________|________________________________
[14244] 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 - ....) | |--Rachel BENSON | (1690 - ....) | _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 | | __________________________ | | |________________________________|__________________________
[14361] All data from McDowell.