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Benjamin DAME

Benjamin DAME

Male 1731 - 1818  (87 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin DAME was born on 25 Feb 1731 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire (son of Richard DAM and Elizabeth LEIGHTON); died on 4 Mar 1818 in Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire.

    Benjamin married Martha NUTE on 10 Oct 1754. Martha (daughter of Samuel NUTE and Elizabeth PINKHAM) was born on 17 Mar 1734; died on 12 Feb 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Richard DAME was born in 1755 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire.
    2. Betsey DAME was born on 21 Mar 1757 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire.
    3. Abigail DAME was born on 3 Oct 1759 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 16 Jan 1853 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; was buried in James Tuttle Cemetery, Dover, Stratford, New Hampshire.
    4. Samuel DAME was born on 1 Jan 1761 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 14 Mar 1804 in Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire.
    5. John DAME was born on 12 Aug 1763 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 24 Nov 1850.
    6. Sarah DAME was born on 13 Jul 1765 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 2 Dec 1821.
    7. Col James DAME was born on 21 Apr 1769 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died in ?.
    8. Jonathan DAME was born on 2 Aug 1771 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 30 Mar 1858 in Strafford, Strafford, New Hampshire.

    Benjamin married Jane SIMPSON in 1750. Jane was born about 1734 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 24 Jan 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Nancy DAM was born on 16 Mar 1784.
    2. William DAM was born on 3 Feb 1787; died on 20 Jul 1788.
    3. Sarah DAM was born on 4 Aug 1792 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 16 Jan 1883 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont.
    4. Richard DAM died in ?.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Richard DAM was born on 26 Jul 1699 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire (son of John DAM and Jane ROWE); died on 13 May 1776 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; was buried in Newington Cemetery, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

    Richard married Elizabeth LEIGHTON on 24 Jan 1724 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas LEIGHTON and Susanna CHESLEY) was born about 1703 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 19 Mar 1776 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth LEIGHTON was born about 1703 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire (daughter of Thomas LEIGHTON and Susanna CHESLEY); died on 19 Mar 1776 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    Children:
    1. Mary DAM was born on 17 Oct 1725 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1732 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    2. Jonathan DAME was born on 23 Feb 1727 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 3 Jan 1802 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire.
    3. Martha DAM was born on 15 Mar 1729 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1740 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    4. 1. Benjamin DAME was born on 25 Feb 1731 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 4 Mar 1818 in Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire.
    5. Jabez DAME was born on 14 Aug 1732 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 14 Nov 1813 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; was buried in Haven Hill Cemetery, Rochester, New Hampshire.
    6. Samuel DAM was born on 14 Dec 1734 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1735 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    7. Col Timothy DAM was born on 30 Nov 1736 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 10 Sep 1803 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    8. John DAME was born on 18 Nov 1738 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 13 May 1814 in Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire.
    9. Abigail DAM was born on 27 Jun 1740 in Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died on 11 Nov 1814 in Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire.
    10. Elizabeth DAM was born on 27 Aug 1742 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died after 1799.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John DAM was born on 23 Feb 1668 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire (son of Sgt John DAM and Elizabeth FURBER); died in Feb 1765; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Hampshire.

    John married Jane ROWE about 1690 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. Jane (daughter of Richard ROWE and Susanna JEFFERY) was born about 1672 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 2 Nov 1737 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Jane ROWE was born about 1672 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire (daughter of Richard ROWE and Susanna JEFFERY); died on 2 Nov 1737 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire.
    Children:
    1. Zebulon DAM was born about 1693 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died in ? in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    2. Elnathan DAM was born on 27 Apr 1706 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire.
    3. John DAM was born about 1695 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in Jan 1769 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Hampshire.
    4. 2. Richard DAM was born on 26 Jul 1699 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 13 May 1776 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; was buried in Newington Cemetery, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    5. Susanna DAM was born about 1703 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire.
    6. Eliza DAM died in ?.
    7. Alice “Eliza” DAM was born in 1708 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died in 1754.

  3. 6.  Thomas LEIGHTON was born in 1671 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire (son of Thomas LEIGHTON and Elizabeth NUTTER); died in 1744 in Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

    Thomas married Susanna CHESLEY. Susanna (daughter of Thomas CHESLEY and Ann HUNTRESS) was born about 1683; died after 1744. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Susanna CHESLEY was born about 1683 (daughter of Thomas CHESLEY and Ann HUNTRESS); died after 1744.
    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth LEIGHTON was born about 1703 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 19 Mar 1776 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sgt John DAM was born on 8 Jan 1637 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire (son of John DAMME and --?-- MNU); died on 8 Jan 1706 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Hampshire.

    John married Elizabeth FURBER on 9 Nov 1664 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. Elizabeth (daughter of Lt William FURBER and Elizabeth CLARKE) was born on 9 Nov 1644 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died in 1676 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth FURBER was born on 9 Nov 1644 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire (daughter of Lt William FURBER and Elizabeth CLARKE); died in 1676 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Hampshire.
    Children:
    1. John DAME was born on 11 Jan 1666 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died after Jan 1666.
    2. 4. John DAM was born on 23 Feb 1668 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died in Feb 1765; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Hampshire.
    3. Moses DAM was born on 14 Oct 1673 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died in 1754 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Hampshire.
    4. Alice DAME was born on 14 Dec 1670 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 18 Feb 1691 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    5. Bethiah DAME was born on 5 May 1675 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died in 1761 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    6. Jonathan DAM was born about 1687 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 8 Jul 1748 in York County, Maine.

  3. 10.  Richard ROWE died before 1705 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire.

    Richard married Susanna JEFFERY. Susanna died in ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Susanna JEFFERY died in ?.
    Children:
    1. Thomas ROWE died in ?.
    2. Edward ROWE died in ?.
    3. 5. Jane ROWE was born about 1672 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 2 Nov 1737 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire.

  5. 12.  Thomas LEIGHTON was born about 1642 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire (son of Thomas LEIGHTON and Joanna SILISBY); died on 22 Aug 1677 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire.

    Thomas married Elizabeth NUTTER on 13 Feb 1669/70 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. Elizabeth (daughter of Hatevil NUTTER) was born in 1646 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire; died on 28 Dec 1676 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth NUTTER was born in 1646 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire (daughter of Hatevil NUTTER); died on 28 Dec 1676 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire.
    Children:
    1. 6. Thomas LEIGHTON was born in 1671 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire; died in 1744 in Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
    2. John LEIGHTON was born about 1673 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire.

  7. 14.  Thomas CHESLEY was born on 4 Jun 1664 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire (son of Capt Thomas CHESLEY and Elizabeth THOMAS); died in ?.

    Thomas married Ann HUNTRESS about 1690. Ann was born about 1676 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died in 1704. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Ann HUNTRESS was born about 1676 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died in 1704.
    Children:
    1. 7. Susanna CHESLEY was born about 1683; died after 1744.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023