William BENNION

                   HUSBAND - William Iball Bennion - 11
CHRISTENING: F.H.L. Film #944,003, Hawarden Parish Record, page 56. "3 July 1785 William son of William and Elizabeth Bennion   Hawarden"
MARRIAGE #1: Ellen Blackburn  F.H.L. Film # 1,068,892, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
MARRIAGE #2: Mary Hughes, F.H.L. Film # 1,656,575, p. 240, Cert. #254,  St. Peters Parish Church, 	Liverpool, Lancaster, England.
William Bennion of the Parish of Liverpool, Flour dealer and Mary Hughes, Spinster, were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of_(left blank) __this Seventh Day of September in the Year One thousand eight hundred and Twenty Three.
					By me P. Bulme, Curate.
	This Marriage was solemnized between us {William Bennion
						    {Mary Hughes
	In the Presence of D. Maybrick and Robert Johnson.
	Certificate No. 254
DEATH: Death Certificate, General Registration Office, London, Copy in  possession of Helen S. Madsen

BAPTISM:(William) F.H.L. Film #183,384, EHOUS, p. 235, #11,265.
ENDOWMENT: F.H.L. Film #170,544 SGEOR, p. 224, #3,821.
SEALED TO PARENTS:Microfische  IGI G0116 p. 1,113  1988, Flint Wales Given Name.
SEALED TO SPOUSE: (1) Ellen Blackburn, 22 May 1934 SLAKE F.H.L. Film #184,631, p. 549. 	#13549-50
SEALED TO SPOUSE:(2) Mary Hughes, F.H.L. Film # 138,398,  29 Nov 1871 EHOUS.


1865 Gore's Directory, Bennion, William,  Flour Dealer, 373 Scotland Road.
1867 Gore's Directory, Bennion, William, 3 Erskine Street E; office 12 & 13 Matthew Street W.

      WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM I. BENNION.  F.H.L. Film #89,435.  Begin on page 96.
       This is the last Will & Testament of me William Bennion of Queensferry, Flintshire made this twenty seventh day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & fifty six I hereby appoint Mr. Robert  Wiliams of Chestor & Mr. John Lamb of Queensferry my sole Executors and in case of the death of either of them the survivor with full power to said Executors or the survivor to fully carry out my wishes as to the disposal of my Property as hereinafter expressed & in case of the death of both of my said Executors the same to be carried into effect as Law may direct. All my Property in Liverpool consisting of the Leasehold of certain premises to be held in trust by my Executors as aforesaid for the aforementioned purposes, the mortgages presently existing upon such premises or part thereof to be liquidated & paid off by my Exrs out of any moneys they may receive from my estate or from the p97 the accumulation of Rents or otherwise on my account. At my death said Executors to take charge of my property in Liverpool as also at the Queensferry they will see to the due & proper collection of the Rents of the same & after all necessary deductions place the Balance in the North & South Wales Bank for the liquidation of the Mortgages as above or for the other purposes of this my last Will as to them may appear proper keeping in view of my wishes as herein expressed or intended to be expressed, said Exrs to keep records of Receipts & expenditures they charging all proper & necessary expenses incurred by them in the discharge of their duties under this Will and all moneys entered by them in said Bank to be placed to one single account in their joint names as my Exrs.
       All my Stock in trade at the Ferry including outstanding accounts & goods  (unless cancelled by me) & fixtures, Household furniture & other Chattels at my Shop or Dwellinghouse to be at my death given over to my niece Emma Chamberelain who will carry on the Business as presently managed by her, said Effects to be given over to her subject to conditions to be herein recited and on her giving my Executors a Promissory Note for Two hundred & thirty pounds in consideration for the same, said Note for L230 to be wholy partially paid or cancelled as circumstances may rendor necessary and as I shall hereinafter express, Believing that my dear Son & only surviving child is in Australia & hoping that he may return to his native land a sober steady man but wishing to provide for him should he return addicted to the use of Intoxicating drinks - I sincerely desire my Executors to act towards him in a firm yet kindly manner and to carry out my desires towards him in as far as in them lies and to enable them to do so my wish is that for twelve months after his Return to his native Country he remain a Total Abstainer from all Intoxicating Drinks which I leave to the discretion of my Exrs to satisfy themselves by longer delay to prove his Sobriety before carrying out my wishes my only intention being to give reasonable grounds of assurance of his Sobriety.  On their being so satisfied then my Wish is that he is installed in the Business at the Ferry and which has been conducted by my niece as aforesaid, receiving from her the Stock in trade, furniture fixtures & so forth as given over to her at my death if equal to One hudnred & thirty pounds or the sum of one hundnred & thirty pounds or the difference if any as my Executors may  p98 award (taking into account the Outstanding debts at my death & given
over to my niece as part value of the L230 and which she may after using all proper means have failed in recovering) the said Sum of L130 being the Balance on the Promissory Note given by my Niece at my death to my Executors One hundred pounds having been paid by her on account thereof.  And on such restitution of Stock & or payment of money as aforesaid the said Promisssory Note for L250 granted by her to be then given over to her and cancelled.  Should my Son however return and my Executors be able to prove cause against his Induction to the Business as stipulated by me my said Niece to continue the management of the same and at the expircy of Two years from the date of my Sons Return & non instalment in the business that they shall fully settle her in the same permanently & unconditionally giving her over the right to all connected & as she has been temporarily or conditionally in possession of and cancelling and nullifying the Promisory Note or the Balance thereof (viz. L130) giving her over the same and which will be considered as the Legacy I in that case equeath and leave to her for her kindness to me & for carrying on the Business with a view to my Sons Benefit & which he will have failed in claiming - My Niece thereafter paying Rent to my Executors for the Shop & premises while occupied by her at the rate of Ten pounds yearly clear of all Rates & taxes they well & regularly paying the Lease Rent for the same to Admiral Dundas as such becomes due - and in this Event my Son to be allowed a payment of Ten shillings weekly which I call upon my said Exrs to see well & duly paid and if they shall at any time see it necessary to increase such weekly payment they may add to the same no however exceeding in any year the free annual receipts from all my Property.  I have in this my last Will desired that my Niece Emma Chamberelain shall at my death carry on the Business at the Ferry & that she give my Exrs a Promissory Note for L230 for Value received - on this Note my Niece will pay within ------- Months after  my Death One hundred pounds in Cash on account thereof the Balance (L130) to be accounted for by her or cancelled by my Exrs & given to her as circumstances may demand & as already provided for herein.  I have also expressed the conditions on which I desire my Son to get posession of the business & promises & may my God forgive me if I have in this dealt harshly by him.  Should my Son conform to my desires & be put in posessison of the Business & premises & recieve Value of the Balance of the Note viz. L130 from my Niece as aforesaid seeing that by such she has fully & freely given up what might have been her Living - I hereby desire that she receive from my Executors in lieu thereof the full & free Rent of that House in Liverpool being the first in being the first in Hill Court the same to be paid to her half yearly so long as available after which due consideration for such as to be made her in any subdivision of residue if any as may be apportioned and for such it is my desire that she assist my Son in carrying on his Business at the Ferry & not on any account oppose his trade.  My Executors shall judge when she cannot or may not be in a position or it be not desirable that she may assist him.  They keeping in view that my only reasons for desiring such being to induce a friendly feeling between them not to force my Niece to serve him if disagreeable to either of them, nor to deprive her of the rent of said House should she find it desirable to leave him.  Again, should my Son return & continue sober & still not wish to take to my business at the Ferry then Emma Chamberlain to carry on the same being duly installed & receiving the Promissary Note cancelled as already provided in case of his non Instalment only in so far as regards himself that is he shall in this last presumed Case receive the full free annual rental of all my property the same to be paid to him half yearly or as he may desire.  At the expiration of the several Leases of my Property the Exrs to hand over to my Son if alive the rents & moneys a
ccumulated or accruing therefrom except such proportion as they may award to my Niece Emma Chamberlain for the loss of Rent on her part & as aforesaid if my Son be dead then the same to be divided equally between Samuel Bennion Williams, Holyhead, William Jones of Shotton, my  nephew & the children of John Chamberlain except Emma already provided for.
Wm Bennion  Testator    This my Will written on this the three preceeding pages is hereby signed by me in the presence of  Witnesses day and date aforesaid
       James Shone Witness
       Thomas Catherall Witness

      In the Conistory Court of the Peculiar and Exempt Jurisdiction of Hawarden in the County of Flint  The Seventh day of January 1857.  Appeared personally James Shone of Queens Ferry in the Parish of Hawarden in the County of Flint [   ] and being sworn upon the Holy Gospels made oath that he is one of the attesting Witnesses to the last Will and Testament of William Bennion late of Queens Ferry in the Parish of Hawarden in the County of Flint, Shopkeeper, deceased, bearing date the twenty Seventh day of October 1856 and [     ] answered that he was present on the said Twenty seventh p99 day of October 1856 and saw the said William Bennion deceased duly execute the same as and for his last Will and Testament by signing his name "Wm Bennion" in the Margin of the last page of the said Will as it now appears.  Thomas Catherall the other assisting Witness being also present at the same time and this Deponent and the said Thomas Catherall did then in the presence of the said Testator and of each other act and subscribe their names thereto as Witnesses they now appear
James Shone  Sworn at Hawarden the day and year aforesaid before me,
       Waldegrave Brewster m.a. [   ]  27 folios common law
                         The first day of August 1857
          Robert Williams and John Lamb the Executors in the Will named were sworn in common form and they further made oath that the Personal Estate and Effects of the Testator within the Discese of
Chester were under the value of Six hundred pounds.
                                          Before me William Clarke
       The Testator was a Shopkeeper                 [           ]
       & died the 30th Octr. 1856.
                                      Pro: issued
                                      Dated 7th September 1857
                  

                   HUSBAND - John BENNION-1
BIRTH: Hawarden Parish Records, F.H.L. Film #944,004, p. 65 & 942.935/H2 K29h, Vol.12, p.46,
CHRISTENING: F.H.L. Film #944,003. Hawarden Parish Records. Also 942.934/H2 K29h, Vol. 12, p.46. Baptisms. Nov 25 1787 John Bennion son of William and Elizabeth of Hawarden.
MARRIAGE: Copy of marriage certificate from Chester Record Office, Chester, Cheshire, England. [It is presumed that John was working in the Parish of St. Mary's on the Hill, as well as Elizabeth Roberts as they are both listed on the certificate "of this Parish." If only one of them had been "of this parish," they would have been married in that Church only by license.
DEATH: St. George Endowment for Dead, F.H.L. Film # 23005, pt. 12, p.222, #3,807; and TIB Also recorded in John Bennion Sr.'s history, written by Samuel Bennion, The Bennion Family of Utah, Vol II, p. 249. John died of ague at Garden Grove.
BURIAL:  Historical sketch of John Bennion (1786) by Samuel Bennion, 1818, The Bennion Family of Utah, Vol II, page 249.

BAPTISM: 17 Sep 1968 was a rebaptism (F.H.L. Film #l83,431).  May 2 1843 -2 May 1841 in the River Mersey are possible dates.
ENDOWMENT: F.H.L. Film 170,544 SGEORG, p. 222, #3807.
SEALED TO PARENTS: F.H.L. Film #1,239,619 SLAKE, p. 144, #4562.
SEALED TO SPOUSE:  F.H.L. Film #183,398, EHOUS.  Sealed again 1 Mar 1882, F.H.L. Film # 170,597 SGEOR, p. 410, #11049. Also sealed to Maria Roberts 29 Nov 1871, EHOUS, F.H.L. Film #183,398, and sealed to Maria again 1 Mar 1882, SGEOR, F.H.L. Film #170,597, p. 410, #11,049. Also sealed to Mary Jones 17 Mar 1875, EHOUS, Computer IGI.

Biography of John Bennion, Sr.
We have two versions of Samuel's writing about his father, John Bennion Sr. The first is taken from The Bennion Family of Utah, Volume 2, and the second is from Samuel's "Memorandum and Day Book", dated 1858 and located at the Utah State Historical Society. Both are included below]
From Bennion Family of Utah Vol. 2:
My father was born November 9th, 1786, at Mancott, near Hawarden Flint County, North Wales, England. He was the second son of William and Elizabeth Iboll (Eubale) Bennion. Was brought up and followed the occupation of a farmer. He was married to Elizabeth Roberts on the 24th of September, 1811, [Marriage record states 18 Sep 1813] at St. Mary's Church in the City of Chester, England, and lived on a small farm in the Moor Lane near Hawarden, twenty five years.
My father died at this place (Garden Grove, Ia.) on the 24th of September, 1846, aged sixty (60) years, at ten minutes to four o'clock P.M. Buried on the 26th, under a large oak tree in the big field by the Side of the Timber, and by the side of Father Samuel Bent at Garden Grove in what is now Decatur Co., State of Iowa, 160 miles west from Nauvoo. He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints in the River Mersey by Elder James Houston. He lived and died in full faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints.

FEBRUARY 20, SAT. 1841 Elder Brigham Young went to Harwarden and preached twice on Sunday JSHistory of the Church, v.4, p.300.. Perhaps this is where John Bennion Senior heard the gospel.

From Samuel's Day Book:
My Father John Bennion was Born November 9th, 1786 at Mancott near Hawarden County of Flint, North Wales England was Son of William & Elizebath Bennion was brought up and followed the Occupation of a Farmer. Was married to Elisabeth Roberts on the 24th of September 1811 at St Marys Church in the city of Chester England lived on a Small Farm in the Moor Lane near Hawarden about 25 years.
He had four Children
Mary
Samuel Bennion Born Decr 11th 1818 John "Elisabeth "
My Mother Departed this life on the first day of May 1831 after a lingerening Sickness of Several years first the dropsy and afterwards a stroke of the Palsy loosing the use of One Side Aged 40 years Buried in Hawarden Churchyard My Father was Baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints May 2nd 1841 in the River Mersey by Elder James Houston. Left [h]is native land for Nauvoo in the Spring of 1844 Left Nauvoo to move west in the Spring of 1846
Departed this life on the 24th of Sep 1846 at ten minuits to four oclock P.M. for three weeks before he died he was confined to his Bed Complaint was Bilious favor [fever] and Dumb ague. Buried on Satuarday morning the 26 in St [September] under a large oak tree in the Big Field by the Side of the Woods & by Father Samuel Bent at Garden Grove Now Dakator Co, State of Iowa 160 miles west from Nauvoo in full faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
My Grandmother Elisabeth Roberts died May 13 1839 aged 78 years Buried in Hope Church yard
My Grandfather Robert Roberts died august 18, 1839 Buried at the same Place. Bennion Family of Utah, Vol. 2, P.249.

HISTORICAL NOTE: John Bennion, husband of Elizabeth Roberts, was born when King George III reigned in England. Historians state that King George, together with Lord North, bear much of the responsibility for the loss of the American Colonies.  He [John] was six years old at the time of the Boston Tea Party and eight years old when the American Revolutionary War took place. King George lost personal rule through his inept handling of the situation and William Pint, only 24, had the ministerial power until 1806.
	John lived at the time of the Napoleonic Wars, the War of 1812 and other wars.  He also lived under the rule of George IV. John nor his sons spent time in military service as far as is known now.
                  

                   CHRISTENED:  F.H.L. Film #944,003, p.75. "Samuel son of Willm Bannion Labr & Eliz his wife formerly Ibal Mancott."
DEATH: Listed as 1824 and 1828 in different temple records.

BAPTISED: F.H.L.. Film #183,384 EHOUS p. 235, #11,266.  Also 28 Feb 1882, F.H.L. Film #170,854 SGEOR, p. 78 Listed with Mother's maiden name.
ENDOWED: F.H.L.Film #170,544 SGEOR, p. 226, #3,874. Listed with Mother's maiden name, posative identification.
SEALED TO PARENTS:  10 Jul 1974 PROVO IGI G0116 p. 948 1988, Flint Wales Given Name.
SEALED TO SPOUSE: 10 Jan 1906 SLAKE from Family TIB card.  Also F.H.L. Film  #184,594 SLAKE, p. 20, #336.

No workable census
                  

                   CHRISTENING: F.H.L. Film #944,003, p. 83, Hawarden Parish Records.
       "Ann dr of William & Elizabeth Bennion  Labr  Iball  Mancott"
MARRIAGE:
DEATH:

BAPTISM: F.H.L. Film #170,854 SGEOR, p. 80, birth listed as 1793, Backford, Cheshire, Eng.
ENDOWMENT: F.H.L. Film #170,544 SGEOR, p. 230, #3,914.
SEALED TO PARENTS: IGI G0114 p. 26, 1988 Flint Wales, Given Name. Sealed again 7 Mar 1992 JRIVE Computer IGI Addendum.
SEALED TO SPOUSE: FH.L. Film #170,597SGEOR, p.410, #11,063. Spouse listed as John Chamberlain, as on early family group sheets.
                  

                   CHRISTENING: F.H.L.Film #944,003, p.93, Hawarden Parish Records. Record states "Eliz  dr of William & Eliz Bannion Labr  Iball Mancott"
MARRIAGE:
DEATH: From Baptism record.

BAPTISM: Elizabeth I. Bennion, F.H.L.Film # 170,854, SGEOR, p.80.
ENDOWMENT: F.H.L.Film #170,544 SGEOR, p.230, #3926.
SEALED TO PARENTS: IGI G0114 p..65 1988, Flint Wales, Given name.
SEALED TO SPOUSE: 10 Jan 1906, F.H.L.Film #184,594 SLAKE, p.20, #337.
                  

                   CHRISTENING: F.H.L. Film #944,003, p.105, Hawarden Parish Records. Record States:  Susanna D of William & Eliz Bannion  Labr  Iball  Mancott
MARRIAGE:
DEATH:

BAPTISM: F.H.L. Film #170,854 SGEOR,  p.80.  Birth date given as 1805 (incorrect) but death date 12 Apr 1872 is correct.  .
ENDOWMENT:  F.H.L. Film #170,544 SGEOR, p.230, #3927.
SEALED TO PARENTS: IGI G0116 p. 1,013, 1988, Flint Wales, Given Name.
SEALED TO SPOUSE: F.H.L. Film #170,597, p.410, #11,064.
                  

                   CHRISTENING: F.H.L.Film #944,003, p.116.  Record states"Mary  daughter of William & Eliz Bannion  Labr  Iball Mancott."
MARRIAGE:
DEATH:

BAPTISM: Mary I. Bennion, F.H.L. Film #183,431, SLAKE, p.428, #15,383.
ENDOWMENT: Mary Iboll Bennion, F.H.L. Film #184,131, SLAKE, p.1089, #30,871.
SEALED TO PARENTS: IGI G0115, p.703, 1988, Flint Wales, Given Names