Family of Benyew DUNHAM and Mary Eliza HEATH

Husband:	Benyew DUNHAM (1732-1795)
Wife:	Mary Eliza HEATH (1737-1794)
Children:	Ann DUNHAM (1758- )
	Frances DUNHAM (1760-1783)
	David DUNHAM ( -1826)
	Sarah DUNHAM (1764- )
	Mary DUNHAM (1766-1783)
	Benyew DUNHAM (1767- )
	Samuel DUNHAM (1769-1842)
	Amos DUNHAM (1771- )
	Martha DUNHAM (1773- )
	James DUNHAM (1777-1855)
	John DUNHAM (1778-1825)
	Martha DUNHAM (1780- )
Marriage	2 Aug 1757	Westfield, Union, New Jersey, USA 1,2,3

Husband: Benyew DUNHAM

Name:	Benyew DUNHAM 1,4,5
Sex:	Male
Father:	David DUNHAM Jr (1705-1758)
Mother:	Mary FREEMAN (1702-1784)
Birth	May 1732	Westfield, Essex, New Jersey 1,4
Death	1795 (age 62-63)	New Germantown, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA 1,2

Wife: Mary Eliza HEATH

	Mary Eliza HEATH, "1606_UnionFlag"

Name:	Mary Eliza HEATH 1,2,4
Sex:	Female
Father:	Thomas HEATH ( - )
Mother:	Ann NEVINS ( - )
Birth	23 Apr 1737	Staffordshire, England 1,2
Death	Jul 1794 (age 57)	Minebrook, Somerset, New Jersey, USA 1,2

Child 1: Ann DUNHAM

Name:	Ann DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Unknown HARRIS ( - )
Birth	6 May 1758 1,2

Child 2: Frances DUNHAM

Name:	Frances DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Female
Birth	29 Apr 1760 1,6
Death	29 Apr 1783 (age 23) 1,2

Child 3: David DUNHAM

Name:	David DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Martha BARCLAY (1763-1846)
Birth	"13 or 15 Feb 1762"	New Jersey, USA 1,2
Death	9 Jan 1826	Larger Cross Roads, Lamington, Somerset, New Jersey, USA 1,2

Child 4: Sarah DUNHAM

Name:	Sarah DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Unknown VAN HORN ( - )
Birth	31 May 1764 1,2

Child 5: Mary DUNHAM

Name:	Mary DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Female
Birth	8 Jan 1766 1,2
Death	16 May 1783 (age 17) 1,2

Child 6: Benyew DUNHAM

Name:	Benyew DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Mary UNKNOWN ( - )
Spouse 2:	Elizabeth BARCLAY ( - )
Birth	25 Dec 1767	Germantown, New Jersey, USA 1,2

Child 7: Samuel DUNHAM

Name:	Samuel DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Birth	18 Oct 1769	Liberty Corners, Somerset, New Jersey, USA 1,2
Death	1842 (age 72-73) 1

Child 8: Amos DUNHAM

Name:	Amos DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Birth	22 Nov 1771	Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, USA 1,2

Child 9: Martha DUNHAM

Name:	Martha DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Unknown CONGER ( - )
Birth	8 Dec 1773	Germantown, New Jersey, USA 1,2

Child 10: James DUNHAM

Name:	James DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Hannah CLAPP (1780-1864)
Birth	May 1777	New Germantown, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA 1,2
Death	29 Aug 1855 (age 78)	Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA 1,2
Occupation		Carriage Maker 7

Child 11: John DUNHAM

Name:	John DUNHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Esther UNKNOWN ( - )
Spouse 2:	Elizabeth RYCKMAN ( - )
Birth	11 Feb 1778 1,2
Death	30 Jan 1825 (age 46)	New York City, New York, USA 1,2

Child 12: Martha DUNHAM

Name:	Martha DUNHAM 8
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Unknown MCCOY ( - )
Birth	Feb 1780

Note on Husband: Benyew DUNHAM - shared note

from Freeman Ancestors, pp. 39-40

 

46 BEN BENYEWIJ DUNHAM DURHAM Freeman Ann1 b

probe Woodbridge Footbridge May 1732 bur New Germantown Hunterdon Hunter Co NJ m 2 Aug Au

1757 NJ Arch Mary Eliza Heath b Staffordshire Stafford Eng 23 Apr 1737 d

Mummer Millbrook Somerset Co NJ Jul July 1794 odlo Thomas Heath of co Stafford and Ann Mannequins

Nevins Nevis In 1758 Benyew Benny owned a farm in Amboy Amoy In 1762 he owned a mill and antennae

tannery at Lamington Flamingo In 1776 he was on the town council of safety and 1779 was asseverated

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elected ejected elected ejected collector for the town of Tewkesbury Trekkers From 1762 until May 1795 he was aconstant

constant

constant salary payer to the church at Lamington Flamingo He was succeeded by Samuel Sam- uel Dunham Durham

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i Ann Dunham Durham b 6 May 1758 m Mr Harris

ii Frances Dunham Durham b 29 Apr 1760 d 16 Mar 1783

iii David Dunham Durham b 13 or 15 Feb 1762 d Larger Cross Roads Bedminster Bemis

Somerset Co NJ 9 Jan 1826 m 4 June 1787 m Martha Barclay Barre b 1763 d 1 Sept 1846 Children Robert Barclay m Catherine Nevius Nevus

Mary Marym MaryIn m Philip Crater ElIzabeth m Cornelius Cornelia Vader Phebe Phoebe d mf

Nancy King m Stephen Sutphen Stephen Martha m David Nevius Nevus Benyew Benny ill mThankful

Thankful BB Potter DavIdm Mary Potter

iv Sarah Dunham Durham b 31 m Mr Van Horn

v Mary Dunham Durham b 8 Jan 1766 d 16 May 1783

vi Benyew Benny Dunham Durham b 25 Dec 1767 mI Mary m2 Elizabeth

Barclay Barkley

vii Samuel Dunham Durham b Liberty Corners Comers Somerset Co NJ 18 Oct 1769

viii Amos Dunham Durham b Basking Ridge Somerset Co NJ 22 Nov 1771

ix Martha Dunham Durham b 8 Dee Dec 1773 m Mr Conger

x James Dunham Durham b New Germantown Hunterdon Hunter Co NJ 4 5 or 11 May

1777 d Pittsfield Pits Berkshire Co Mass 29 Aug Au 1855 m 18 Sept 1802

Clapp Lapp b Jan 1780 Northampton Northeastern Mass d 14 Mar 1864 die dlo

Clapp Lapp Rogers Roger and Ann

Nancy Tileston Milestone of Dorchester Orchestra Mass He was a carriage manufacturer of

Northampton Northeastern Mass then went to Cambridge NY and Pittsfield Pits Mass

Children James Harris Harns m Martha leviathan BlIss Ebenezer Breezier d info John d mf

Ebenezer Breezier again m Martha Breckenridge Becker Cary Harriet m Justin Chapman

Harvey Clapp Lapp Mary Elizabeth m Solomon Wilson Nilson Ann Maria Mana m Mr Norwalk

Walker Caroline Carole m George C Ray Fanny Fannym Charles Hulbert Hubert Jason

Jennie Jeanne

xi John Dunham Durham ofNY NYC City b 11 Feb 1778 d NYC 30 Jan 1825 m1Fletcher

Esther m2Elizabeth

xii Martha Dunham Durham again b Feb 1780 m Mr McCoy

Dunham Durham Dunham Durham pp 51 2 Willis Freeman

Sources

1	Ancestry.com, "One World Tree (sm)" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.;). Text From Source: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.
	www.ancestry.com.

2	Patty Barthell Myers, "Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman" (Name: 1995;). pp. 39-40.
	http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH12,35923.

3	"New Jersey Archive". vol 22; p 644.

4	Patty Barthell Myers, "Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman" (Name: 1995;). pp. 18-19.
	http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH12,35923.

5

Ibid. pp. 39-40. Text From Source: 46. BENYW/BENEW/BENYU DUNHAM (Mary3 Freeman, Henry,2 Ann1). b. prob. Woodbridge May 1732; bur. New Germantown, Hunterdon Co., N.J.; m. 2 Aug 1757 (N.J. Arch., 22:644) Mary Eliza Heath, b. Staffordshire, Eng., 23 Apr 1737; d. Minebrook, Somerset Co., N.J., Jul 1794 d/o Thomas Heath of co. Stafford and Ann Nevins. In 1758 Benyew owned a farm in Amboy. In 1762 he owned a mill and tannery at Lamington. In 1776 he was on the town council of safety and 1779 was elected collector for the town of Tewkesbury. From 1762 until May 1795 he was a constant salary payer to the church at Lamington. He was succeeded by Samuel Dunham.

6	Ibid. Text From Source: pp. 39-40

7	Ibid. pp. 39-40. Text From Source: He was a carriage manufacturer of Northampton, Mass., then went to Cambridge, N.Y. and Pittsfield, Mass.

8

Ibid.