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Benjamin Soule (1728 - aft. 1779)

Benjamin Soule
Born in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusettsmap
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Husband of — married about 1746 in Nine Partners, Dutchess, New Yorkmap
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Died after after age 51 in Dutchess, New Yorkmap
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Benjamin is a great-great grandson of Mayflower passenger George Soule.

There is another Benjamin Soule, also born in 1728, son of Joseph, who has caused some confusion. Do not merge with profile Benjamin Soule-747. The overlap in birthdates of children indicates these are two separate men.

Biography

Benjamin was born 12 August 1728, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, son of George and Lidia (Howland) Soule.[1][2]

Benjamin married Abigail Howland,[3][4] daughter of Isaac and Hannah (Allen) Howland. Abigail was born 10th 6th month 1731 in Dartmouth.[3] Various dates have been given for this marriage. Jan 1736 as suggested by at least one pedigree file[5] is incorrect given that Abigail was only five at the time. Unsourced, Jan 1745/46 in Nine Partners, NY, is a more reasonable nine months before the birth of their first child.

Benjamin Soul was granted an earmark for his animals 7 July 1747 in Crum Elbow Precinct. The earmark was voided 8 Feb 1773. His name was on the tax rolls for Crum Elbow/Charlotte Precinct Feb 1747/48 through 1773. Benjn Soles was a Path Master for Charlotte Precinct (formerly Crum Elbow in 1762, 1764 and 1766[4] He had a long history of non-payment of debts. He was not mentioned in his father's will 29 6m 1776. There are some 30 documents in the judicial archives , the last dated 3 Sep 1779, filed 16 Nov 1779.[3] His name has not been located in the 1790 Census.

Children

Mayflower Families through Five Generations Vol 3, #546 (1980) presented a list of seven children: Isaac, George, Ebenezer, Benjamin, Rachel, Elijah, Ruth.

Mayflower 2003 (pink books)[3] and Settlers of the Beekman Patent[4] expanding this, lists the following fourteen children for Benjamin Soule and Abigail Howland, probably born in Crum Elbow.

  1. Isaac b. 6 Oct 1746, Dutchess Co. NY ; m. Abigail Porter 20 Jan 1774
  2. George b. 2 4 mo. 1748, Crum Elbow NY m. Mary Bush
  3. Ebenezer b. 14 May 1750 Dutchess Co. NY; m. (1) Mercy Foote and (2) Mary nee Patterson, widow of Daniel Lord
  4. Rachel b. 8 Mar 1754 Dutchess Co. NY; m. John Hoag. She died before 2 March 1777.
  5. Elijah b. 14 Feb 1757 Dutchess Co. NY; m. Lydia Howard
  6. Ruth b. 8-10-1759 Dutchess Co. NY; m. Aaron Mayhew
  7. Benjamin b. 4-6- 1761; m. (1) Dorcas Ward and (2) Catherine Williamson.
  8. Pattie/Martha b. 8-14-1763 Dutchess Co. NY; m Spencer Ward son of Griffin.
  9. Abigail/Nabby b. 20-4-1766 Dutchess Co. NY; m. Amos Ware
  10. Hannah b. 14 7m 1768 Dutchess Co. NY; m. (1) William Lane; m. (2) Thomas Keeney. She died Fowler Mills, Geauga, Ohio 2 Feb 1852.
  11. Mehitable b. 24-8-1770 Dutchess Co. NY; m. Abner Hills
  12. Anne b. 16-9-1774 Dutchess Co. NY; m. Pelatiah Ward
  13. . Mary b. 8-6-1776 Dutchess Co., NY; m. Benjamin Howard
  14. Nathan b. 8-22-1778 Dutchess Co., NY; m. Mercy Howland

Sources

  1. ↑ George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations. Originally compiled by John E. Soule and Milton E. Terry. Revised by Louise Walsh Throop. Mayflower Families in Progress. Seventh Edition. Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2015. #521 p. 120
  2. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Vol Dartmouth p. 256.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Soule, John E. and Terry, Milton (compilers) George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants in the Fifth and Sixth Generations. First Edition: Part Three. (465-551). Mayflower Families in Progress. Revised by Louise W Throop. Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2003. #521 and #531
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Doherty, Frank J. The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York. Orlando, Florida: 2015. starts p. 699 #521
  5. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SY31-Z1R : accessed 2017-06-21), entry for Abigail /Howland/




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James Collins
I am not sure why Abigail was disconnected from her husband Ben and having asked without reply.I have reconnected her.If I have made a mistake please inform me.
posted by James Collins
B-404 Anne B
I concur with James, why disconnect Abigail? Both the Latest George Soule books and the more recent Settlers of the Beekman patent agree that Benjamin, son of George m. Abigail Howland
posted by Anne B
James Collins
Disconnected from his wife? Why?
posted by James Collins
James Collins
Two Different Ben's born same year.
posted by James Collins
Pierpont-94 Rick Pierpont
Soule-747 and Soule-29 appear to represent the same person because: Please set these to a Rejected Match, if they are really two different people.
posted by Rick Pierpont
Louise Walsh Throop
For years the two first cousins, Benjamin Soule of George, and Benjamin Soule of Joseph have be confounded [both being born in 1728]. So have their children. See the 2015 version of the pink book on Soule by the Mayflower Society. Also the Soule chapter in Volume 12 of the Settlers of Beekman Patent series. The most recently published books should be cited. Families in Dutchess County, New York, are exceedingly hard to research.
posted by Louise Walsh Throop
Roche-395 Patricia Roche
Soule-1115 and Soule-29 appear to represent the same person because: same name, date and family
posted by Patricia Roche

Rejected matches › Benjamin Soule (abt.1728-abt.1779)

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