Benson Manchester
Looking for information on the parents of Benson Manchester.
Born 26 Oct 1788
Died 6 Nov 1834 in Barre, Orleans County, New York
Married Thankful Sanford 7 Oct 1811 in Tiverton Rhode Island.
Children: Hezekiah Beecher, Hellena, George, Johnson Darius, Deborah, Sarah, James, and Hannah.
I know that Benson and Thankful left Rhode Island and traveled across the state of New York.
Following are a couple of paragraphs from LANDMARKS OF ORLEANS COUNTY by Signor:
Pg 493 - Benson Manchester, a native of Massachusetts, removed to Saratoga County, NY in 1816, and thence to Barre in 1820, where he died in 1833.He settled on Lot 27, range 2.
Pg 506 - West Barre - The first settler at what is now West Barre was Benson Manchester, from whom the locality was originally called Manchester's Corners.Later it became known as Jackson's Corners, from Ralph Jackson, another pioneer, but since the establishment of the post office there it has generally been referred to as West Barre, its official name.It is situated in the southwest part of the town and for some years was the residence of Rev. Allen Steele, a distinguished clergyman of the the M.E. Church.The place contains a church, a store, a blacksmith, and a post office with Frank Gray as postmaster.
When going across the state of NY, Benson and Thankful settled in Greenfield, Saratoga County, NY.There are two sisters, Sarah and Clarissa, who married into the Wing Family in Saratoga.Their birth dates and the proximity of their also settling in Greenfield leads me to believe they may be siblings of Benson.And that would make the James and Hannah referenced below, the parents of Benson.Any help in proving or disproving this connection would be greatly appreciated.
Elihu Wing, born October 21, 1779 at Quaker Hill. Elihu died November 29, 1864 at Greenfield, Saratoga Co., New York at the age of eighty-five. Elihu married Sarah Manchester. Sarah was born at Westport, Bristol Co., Massachusetts on June 10, 1797, the daughter of James Manchester and Hannah Unknown. She died on October 4, 1827 at Greenfield, Saratoga, New York.
Daniel Wing, born April 5, 1794 at Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, died November 2, 1869 at Greenfield at the age of seventy-five. Daniel is buried at Scott Cemetery in Greenfield. He married Clarissa Manchester on February 22, 1814. She was born at Westport, Bristol Co., Massachusetts on July 18, 1791, the daughter of James Manchester and Hannah Unknown. Clarissa died on May 9, 1870 at the age of seventy-eight.
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