Jonathan Benn and Elizabeth Wilkins

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Husband Jonathan Benn ¹

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           Born: Abt 1779 - Maryland
     Christened: 
           Died: 1855 - Troy, Crawford Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Benn-Rishel Cemetery, Troy Twp, Crawford Co, PA

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         Father: Henry Benn (      -      )
         Mother: 

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       Marriage:  - Westmoreland Co, PA

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Wife Elizabeth Wilkins ¹

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            AKA: Elizabeth Wilkens, Nancy Wilkins 2
           Born: Abt 1780 - Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jun 1844 - Troy Twp, Crawford Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: Thomas Wilkins (      -      )
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M Thomas Benn

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           Born: 8 Oct 1803 - Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Nov 1879 - Strattanville, Clarion Twp, Clarion Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Martha A. [Unk] (Abt 1816-1895)

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2 F Mary Benn ³

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           Born: 1806
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1875 - Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, Pleasantville, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Robert Alcorn (1797-1869) 3 4 5

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3 M Jonathan Benn, Jr. ⁶

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           Born: 5 Apr 1810 - Mead Twp, Crawford Co, PA 1
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           Died: 12 May 1885 - Troy Twp, Crawford Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Elizabeth Wintom (      -1869) 6
           Marr: 23 Aug 1833 1

         Spouse: Eliza Luce (Abt 1809-1888) 1
           Marr: 1871

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4 M Rev. Jesse P. Benn ^{7 8}

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           Born: 10 Nov 1815 - Wayne Twp, Crawford Co, PA 8
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           Died: 8 Nov 1875 - Mill Village, LeBoeuf Twp, Erie Co, PA 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Hughes (1817-      ) 7 8

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5 M Benjamin Tacket Benn ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1885
         Buried: 

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6 M Andrew Benn

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1885
         Buried: 

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7 F Nancy Benn

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1885
         Buried: 

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8 F Elizabeth W. Benn ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1885
         Buried: 

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9 F Rebecca Benn ^{3 5}

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           Born: 1816 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Aug 1844 5
         Buried:  - Alcorn Cemetery, Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: William Alcorn (1805-1842) 3 4 5
           Marr: 22 Apr 1837 9

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10 F Isabella Benn ¹

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           Born: 13 Apr 1819 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Nov 1895 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Joseph Arters (1816-1878) 2 10

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11 F Elyddia Benn

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1885
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - Jonathan Benn

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He and his wife were married in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and in 1805 moved to Crawford County, settling first in Mead Township, then in 1811 moving to Troy Township, where they purchased several hundred acres of timber land, a considerable portion of which they cleared.
He was a farmer and also a minister in the Methodist Church; classes were held at the Benn cabin from 1816 to 1836.

He was a soldier of the War of 1812.

1 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1102.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1540.

3 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 567.

4 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 590.

5 Earl M. Prather, Alcorn Family Genealogy (Centerville, PA: Self-published, 2003), Pg 1.

6 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1102, 1104.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 466.

8 Alan R. Jones, Threads of Venango (Indiana, PA: A. G. Halldin Publishing Co., 1984), Pg 280.

9 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 3.

10 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 426.