John BENNION
CHRISTENING: G.S. Film #275,781, page 65, and G.S. Film #944,003. Hawarden Parish Records. MARRIAGE: From Correspondence from Chester, England, from Mr. Fred Booth, genealogist, to Howard S. Bennion, 1938. BAPTISM: G.S. Film #183,431 SL, page 428, #15402. ENDOWMENT: G.S. Film #184,097 SL, page 328, #ll,794. SEALING TO SPOUSE: G.S. Film # 456,696 SL SEALING TO PARENTS: IGI 0115 1988, page 517. Flint, Wales under given name.CHRISTENING: G.S. Film #275,781, page 65, and G.S. Film #944,003. Hawarden Parish Records. MARRIAGE: From Correspondence from Chester, England, from Mr. Fred Booth, genealogist, to Howard S. Bennion, 1938. BAPTISM: G.S. Film #183,431 SL, page 428, #15402. ENDOWMENT: G.S. Film #184,097 SL, page 328, #ll,794. SEALING TO SPOUSE: G.S. Film # 456,696 SL SEALING TO PARENTS: IGI 0115 1988, page 517. Flint, Wales under given name.
CHRISTENED: By Correspondence from Chester, England. Mr. Fred Booth, Genealogist, 1938, to Howard S. Bennion. BURIED: G.S. Film #944,003. (4) ADMINISTRATION. ESTATE OF SUSAN BANNION of Mancott, in the County of Flint, deceased, dated 7 June, 1755. ADMINISTRATION BOND, estate of Susan Bannion of Mancott in the County of Flint, deceased, dated 7 June, 1755. John Bannion of Mancott in the County of Flint, yeoman, (son of deceased), Thomas Griffith of Hawarden, vituler, and Thomas Fox of Hawarden. Witnesses: Edward Thomas The Bond being for the good administration of the personal estate of the said Susan Bannion of Mancott, deceased, by the said John Bannion. Inventory enclosed of the goods and chatels of the "Widow Bannion of Mancott, deceased", exhibited 7 June 1755. Names of appraisers not given. Cash, L5 Lumber Feather bed and furniture 1 grate Table and chair Kettle and brass ware Pewter Various Warming Pan Total L10.12.0. NOTE: (Evidently the furnishing of one room in the house) The name is here spelled in one instance, Bannione. BAPTISED: G.S. Film #183,434 SL page 443 #15923 Death date correct Listed as born in Pentrobin but she did die there. Rebaptized 11 Sep 1950 SL under Mrs. Susannah Bennion, G.S. Film # 456,696 SL, Special Collections, Family Group Records, Ivy Spencer Welling Heir. There are undoubtedly other baptisms for Susannah but they can't be identified at this time. ENDOWED: G.S. Film #184,132 SL, pagae 210 #6026 Susannah Bennion d. 11 Apr 1755 Correct death date. Re-endowed 27 Sept 1950 SL G.S. Film #456,696. Undoubtedly reendowed other times, but not located at this time. SEALED TO PARENTS: IGI TRS Family File 0004, Dec. 1988 SEALED TO SPOUSE: G.S. Film #456,696 SL Archive Records.CHRISTENED: By Correspondence from Chester, England. Mr. Fred Booth, Genealogist, 1938, to Howard S. Bennion. BURIED: G.S. Film #944,003. (4) ADMINISTRATION. ESTATE OF SUSAN BANNION of Mancott, in the County of Flint, deceased, dated 7 June, 1755. ADMINISTRATION BOND, estate of Susan Bannion of Mancott in the County of Flint, deceased, dated 7 June, 1755. John Bannion of Mancott in the County of Flint, yeoman, (son of deceased), Thomas Griffith of Hawarden, vituler, and Thomas Fox of Hawarden. Witnesses: Edward Thomas The Bond being for the good administration of the personal estate of the said Susan Bannion of Mancott, deceased, by the said John Bannion. Inventory enclosed of the goods and chatels of the "Widow Bannion of Mancott, deceased", exhibited 7 June 1755. Names of appraisers not given. Cash, L5 Lumber Feather bed and furniture 1 grate Table and chair Kettle and brass ware Pewter Various Warming Pan Total L10.12.0. NOTE: (Evidently the furnishing of one room in the house) The name is here spelled in one instance, Bannione. BAPTISED: G.S. Film #183,434 SL page 443 #15923 Death date correct Listed as born in Pentrobin but she did die there. Rebaptized 11 Sep 1950 SL under Mrs. Susannah Bennion, G.S. Film # 456,696 SL, Special Collections, Family Group Records, Ivy Spencer Welling Heir. There are undoubtedly other baptisms for Susannah but they can't be identified at this time. ENDOWED: G.S. Film #184,132 SL, pagae 210 #6026 Susannah Bennion d. 11 Apr 1755 Correct death date. Re-endowed 27 Sept 1950 SL G.S. Film #456,696. Undoubtedly reendowed other times, but not located at this time. SEALED TO PARENTS: IGI TRS Family File 0004, Dec. 1988 SEALED TO SPOUSE: G.S. Film #456,696 SL Archive Records.
CHRISTENED: By Correspondence from Chester, England, Chorlton Parish Records Mr. Fred Booth, Genealogist, 1938 to Howard S. Bennion. BURIED: G.S. Film #275,781 & G.S. Film #944,003 SLG P: G.S. Film # 475,078CHRISTENED: By Correspondence from Chester, England, Chorlton Parish Records Mr. Fred Booth, Genealogist, 1938 to Howard S. Bennion. BURIED: G.S. Film #275,781 & G.S. Film #944,003 SLG P: G.S. Film # 475,078
CHRISTENED: From Correspondence of Howard S. Bennion SEALED TO PARENTS: G.S. Film #457,078CHRISTENED: From Correspondence of Howard S. Bennion SEALED TO PARENTS: G.S. Film #457,078
CHRISTENED: G.S. Film #275,781. BURIED: Early family notes from Hawarden Parish and Correspondence of Howard S. Bennion 1950. SLD P: G.S. Film #475,078. Filed under Ivy S. Welling as Heir. This type of filming shows family group sheets, filed by heir. Most of our names were filed with John Bennion as heir. Before this film was made the form was changed and there was no place to list an heir, so these sheets were filled under the name of the person who submitted the sheet. These were filed with Ivy Spencer Welling, putting under W toward the end of the film rather than under B toward the first of the film.CHRISTENED: G.S. Film #275,781. BURIED: Early family notes from Hawarden Parish and Correspondence of Howard S. Bennion 1950. SLD P: G.S. Film #475,078. Filed under Ivy S. Welling as Heir. This type of filming shows family group sheets, filed by heir. Most of our names were filed with John Bennion as heir. Before this film was made the form was changed and there was no place to list an heir, so these sheets were filled under the name of the person who submitted the sheet. These were filed with Ivy Spencer Welling, putting under W toward the end of the film rather than under B toward the first of the film.
CHRISTENED: G.S. Film #944,003. SEALED TO PARENTS: G.S. Film #475,078. Filed under Ivy Spencer Welling, Heir.CHRISTENED: G.S. Film #944,003. SEALED TO PARENTS: G.S. Film #475,078. Filed under Ivy Spencer Welling, Heir.
CHRISTENED: By correspondence of Howard S. Bennion, l950. BURIED: Notes from Howard S. Bennion Research, 1950. SEALED TO PARENTS: G.S. Film #475,078. Filed under Ivy Spencer Welling as heir. See Note for previous child. These dates are not located on G.S. Film #944,003, Hawarden Parish Records. On Film #275,781 there is a gap from 1718 to 1726. No record of Births, Marriages or deaths on this film for this period.CHRISTENED: By correspondence of Howard S. Bennion, l950. BURIED: Notes from Howard S. Bennion Research, 1950. SEALED TO PARENTS: G.S. Film #475,078. Filed under Ivy Spencer Welling as heir. See Note for previous child. These dates are not located on G.S. Film #944,003, Hawarden Parish Records. On Film #275,781 there is a gap from 1718 to 1726. No record of Births, Marriages or deaths on this film for this period.
The birth of this John Bennion has been a source of question for sometime. See explanations below. CHRISTENING: 8 Aug 1723, Capenhurst, Shotwick, Chester, England. By Correspondence from a researcher in Chester, England, to Howard S. Bennion. MARRIAGE: G.S. Film #275,781, Page 105, Hawarden Parish Records. DEATH: "Walked out of home and was never seen again - about 1744. Ill fortune fell upon him." John Bennion's notes. BAPTISED: (See note at end of notes for explanation. John was rebaptized 11 Sept 1950 SL under the 8 August 1723 birth date. Subsequent ordinances were also performed. THIS IS THE DATE WE USE. Located on G.S. Film #445,745. BAPTISM: Film #1,149,522 (Refilming of Endowment House Records. #19621 is John Bennion, Bannel, Flint, No. Wales (They thought this was our John) (Samuel R. Bennion listed himself as 3rd great-grand son for him) #19620 is John Bennion, Bannel, Flint, b. Mar 1719 Bannell, Flint, N. Wales.. This is not our direct line John Bennion. See notes on Bannel. On Film #170,854, 29 Feb 1881 SG he was rebaptized. Listed as John Bennion b. 1719, Flint, N. Wales. Samuel thought this was the birth date for the John Bennion who was his great-grandfather. Because he was not sure, or did not have the record with him, Samuel had the baptism performed again prior to having this John's endowment work and sealing to Ann Griffith performed. Re-baptized again 8 Mar 1904, SL. G.S. Film #184,096 SL. Bannel. When all the entries form the Church FREP program are compiled and entered into the IGI we will, no doubt, find the ordinances for our ancesters performed many times, some with correct dates, some with incorrect dates. ENDOWED UNDER 1723 BIRTHDATE G.S. Film #445,745, THE DATE WE USE. ENDOWED: G.S. Film # 170,544 SG. Also endowed 3 Mar 1904 SL G.S. Film #184,096, page 335, #12046. Both for the 31 Mar 1719 John. Listed also on IGI Endowed 10 May 1904, S to P 9 July 1986 DA IGI 002 1986. This identical information is repeated on the 1988 IGI showing John Bennion and Alice Street as the parents. John and Alice Street Bennion's last child was born in 1707, so this is clearly not a valid entry. SEALED TO PARENTS. G.S. Film #456,696 SL. This John Bennion is listed as son of John Bennion and Susannah Baxter, born 23 Aug 1723 Capenhurst, Chester, England. Clearly the correct John Bennion. SEALED TO SPOUSE: G.S. Film #170,597 SG, Page 410, #11063. This entry lists John as 1719, Flint, North Wales. Ann Griffith, listed by her full name, only has Flint, North Wales entered by her name, but the couple is clearly identified, both by full name, and Samuel Bennion stood proxy for him, Elizabeth Cooper Pixton, a long-time friend, stood proxy for Ann. The sealing is valid on this date. Also sealed 4 Mar 1910 SL. G.S. Film #184,593 SL. However, on the IGI for 1988 there is a John Bennion and Mary Griffith listed, marriage date 22 April 1746, sealed 4 Jan 1973 in the Los Angeles Temple. The Marriage Records for Hawarden Paraish on that date clearly list John Bennion and Ann Griffith. No Mary Griffith is listed at all. SOME FURTHER EXPLANATIONS: Some family members have taken the entry from the Hawarden Parish Records, Film #944,003 as follows: Mar 1719 31 Johannes fil Johannes Baneon de Bannel to be the John Bennion for this family group sheet. " Bannel Township is on a sharp point of Hawarden parish far to the south, projecting far toward Hope. Many of its people went to church in Hope and I shall look for their records there. It is south of Pentrobin." Howard S. Bennion Research Journal, page l3. Because of the distance from Hawarden, and as it is another township, and all of our Bennions appear to have been from Mancott, we can discount this John Bennionas our progenitor. However, when Samuel Bennion went to St. George to do the endowments for his ancestors, he knew of this John Bennion of Bannel and had the work done for him. In a copy of talk given by Enow Bennion to a Bennion Family Reunion, date not given, but probably in the early 1900's, he has made the assumption that the John, March 1719, of Bannel, is probably our direct line ancestor. (Copy of the report given by Enos Bennion included, but further study by Howard S. Bennion dispoves that theory. Copy of Howard's research, with results of his studies are listed below.) "Baptisms for the dead were performed in Nauvoo 1840-45 and in Salt Lake City (in the Endowment House) 1867-76. The first endowments for the dead were performed in the St. George Temple in 1877. Many early members of the Church who were proxies for their ancestors for baptism were dead by 1877, or if alive lived too far from the St. George or a later temple, or other- wise neglected to have endowments done. Therefore, ancestors' names are recorded in the baptism books of the Nauvoo Temple or the Endowment House and in no other temple records (including the TIB). Stephen K. Kendall, Tenth Annual Priesthood Genealogy Seminar Syllabus 1975, p. 224. With the above information it became very important for Samuel to go to St. George to take care of the rest of the endowment for his ancestors. He travelled to St. George in February of 1882. There many baptisms were done, or done again, toward the end of February. The first several days of March were then spent in the temple doing the endowment work for many of his Bennion ancestors. A listing of names of ancestors for whom the work was performed is located elsewhere. "In the registers of Hawarden, G.S. Film #275,781 (transcribed by Mr. Bell Jones, J.P., F.S.A., Parish Clerk and Secretary of the Flintshire Histori- cal Society. "He made them about 1912 or 1913, about the time of the war because the Welsh Disestablishment Act threatened to take the records from them (the Welsh churches) to store them England and he wanted copies of [the] record. He has a wonderful collection of old maps and charts and miscellan- eaous data and notes. He copied the records just as they were spelled and page for page as they were written. He still has the originals but I did not ask for them. He evidently had to struggle to decipher the writing in the first volume, 1585-1632, and has gone back and changed some names two or three times (crossing out and writing the next names as he guessed them after having seen the name many times later and getting on to the particular names and hand writing of the several clerks & curates. I think his transcription is more accurate than would be the guesses of those who copied the records back in 1870 to get Bennion names. I have failed to find some of the births & deaths that were noted on the records of earlier searches. Either they got their information somewhere else, or they misread names or Mr. Jones has omitted them. He has checked his work so carefully that I am inclined to some of the earlier interpretations of name entries. The important dates I searched for carefully going over the pages time and again. "There are quite a number of Bennion entries at the beginning. Then comes a period when the records were poorly kept. They are evidently fragmentary. But in the period 1658 to 1688 the family seems to have been careless about making entries as they were also during the period 1700 to 1746. Of course, sometimes the parson just didn't bother to fill in. But the burial records are very deficient during this stretch of time. As for marriage records, I am going to hunt in adjoining parishes for marriage records - assuming the wife sometimes came from another parish and the ceremony was performed there. "These notes are written at Hawarden June 18, 1937. I have spent all day today and yesterday evening delving in the records. Yesterday I visited the Historic places, saw Mr. Jones, Joseph Bennion's wife, the widow Bennion on Moors Lane, took pictures of the Moors Lane farm where Grandfather jJohn Bennion lived, visited the wife of Mr. S. Iball & arranged for the work on the records." Howard S. Bennion's Journal, pages 21-23. Friday, June 18, 1937 The above exerpts are included to help explain the difficulty in locating the names we search for. John Bennion and Susannah Baxter had four sons named John Bennion. 1. John Bennion Chr. 29 Aug 17l4 Chorlton, Backford, Chester England buried 29 Nov 1714 2. John Bennion Chr. 5 Oct 1716 Hawarden, Flints, Wales buried 28 June 1717 3. John Bennion Chr. 29 June 1719 Hawarden, Flints, Wales buried 29 June 1719 4. John Bennion Chr 8 Aug 1723 Capenhurst, Shotwick, Cheshire, England No death date located. Of the four John Bennions listed (plus the one from Bannel) it would have to have been #4 who married Ann Griffith. Oct. 18, 1950 New York 28 49 E 9d6th Street "Dear Ivy, During the past few weeks I worked up the pedigree charts of our grandfather John Bennion as far as I knew and could surmise the data. I put question marks where there were surmises. In making this chart I marshalled together what I consider to be rather convincing evidence of a larger family group sheet for the John Bennion who was born 7 Dec 1690, the son of John Bannion and Alice Street of Mancott township in Hawarden Parish. This John married Susannah Baxter, daughter of Thomas Baxter of Chorlton in Backford Parish, county of Chester, about 5 miles southeast of Hawarden across the Dee River. They were married 8 Oct 1713. Susannah's mother (or, barely possible, stepmother) had died the previous February. The first child of John and Susannah was christened 29 Aug. 1714 in Backford parish and the entry lists the father, John Bennion as `of Chorlton,' the township where his father-in-law, Thomas Baxter, yeoman, lived. I conclude that the first year of their married life John & Susannah lived with her father on his farm. John Bennion, Senior, died 23 Apri 1714. The will of John Senior left the farm to his son John. The Hawarden regsiter shows the burial in Hawarden on 29 Nov. 1714 of John, son of John Bennion of Mancott [son of 1723 John]. This indicates that the family moved in the meantime from Chorlton to Mancott. There is no doubt of the identity of John Bennion who married Susannah Baxter in another county. Since the young couple came from different parishes they had to get a license from the Chester Diocesan Registry or to wait upon an expensive banns publishing program, and they had to have bondsmen; and these bondsmen were the respective fathers - John Bannion, yeoman [gentle- man farmer] of Mancott and Thomas Baxter, yeoman of Chorlton. John Bannion the groom in this transaction is described as `Son of ye bounden John Bannion ye elder, of Mancott, parish of Hawarden, Co. Flint, Yeoman.' The marriage was an event. After the burial of the first child, John, the Hawarden register for the next five years shows several christenings and burials of children of John and Susannah. Then there are no more entries for this family in the Hawarden register until 36 years later when is recorded 11 Apr 1755 the burial of Susan Bennion, widow of Pentrobin, a township 3 miles south of the town of Hawarden and 4 1/2 miles south of Mancott. She left an administration leaving her personal property to her son John Bennion of Mancott (the husband of Ann Griffith). The burial of her (Susannah's) husband is not shown but I have a photograph of a document he signed as a member of a jury panel to survey the Dee River and mark the boundary between Flintshire and Cheshire. It was signed 19 Apr 1740. COPY ENCLOSED. Beginning in 1723 the Shotwick parish register, just across the river Dee from Mancott, has a record of Christenings and burials of Children of John and Susannah Bennion of Capenhurst, parish of Shotwick. The record runs to 1733. Thomas baxter, yeoman, died in Capenhurst in 1729 and was buried, not in Shotwick, but in Backford, his old home parish. The record of Backford indicates that a son of Thomas was raising a family on the Chorlton farm during the intervening years. Later a grandson of Thomas Baxter raised a family in Capenhurst, Shotwick parish. Chorlton & Capenhurst are about three miles apart. I conclude that having lost all but one child in Mancott John and Susannah moved over to Capenhurst to have their children. The father-in-law, with whom they lived their first year, had moved to Capenhurst. The years for child bearing are conformable. There is a good fit among the records on this family. It is most improbable that there would be two John and Susannah families bearing children in these years. The name John was common to the family but not Susannah. Here is the John and Susannah Bennion family as I see it: John Bennion born 7 Dec 1690 of Mancott Married Susannah Baxter of Chorlton, Backford, Co Chester Married 8 Oct 1713 Susannah died 11 Apr 1755 at Pentrobin, Hawarden Parish. John Chr 29 Aug 1714 at Backford buried 29 Nov 1714 Hawarden Parish Mary Chr 30 May 1715 at Hawarden (evidently died) John Chr 5 Oct 1716 at Hawarden buried 28 June 1717 at Hawarden Mary Chr 30 May 1718 buried 25 June 1723 at Shotwick John Chr 29 Jun 1719 at Hawarden buried 29 Jun 1719 at Hawarden John Chr 8 Aug 1723 at Shotwick William Chr 27 May 1726 at Shotwick Jane Chr 30 Jan 1730 at Shotwick Mary Chr 15 Feb 1733 at Shotwick John the son of John and Susannah was married 22 Apr 1746 to Ann Griffith. This conforms well with a birthdate in 1723; though his wife was born in 1721. The Mary buried in Shotwick in 1723 probably was another Mary born in 1720 or 1721 or 1722." Letter written by Howard S. Bennion. This John's death date is not known. From John Bennion's (born 9 July 1820) notes: "Walked out of home & was never seen again. About 1744." Because of the above information we have taken the baptism and endowment dates for the John Bennion born in Capenhurst. Whatever turns out to be the correct dates for the correct John Bennion several of them are baptized several times, well endowed, and well sealed. The efforts of so many Bennions will be appreciated on the other side - but those that we are missing must be looking on with longing and desire for us to find them even just onceThe birth of this John Bennion has been a source of question for sometime. See explanations below. CHRISTENING: 8 Aug 1723, Capenhurst, Shotwick, Chester, England. By Correspondence from a researcher in Chester, England, to Howard S. Bennion. MARRIAGE: G.S. Film #275,781, Page 105, Hawarden Parish Records. DEATH: "Walked out of home and was never seen again - about 1744. Ill fortune fell upon him." John Bennion's notes. BAPTISED: (See note at end of notes for explanation. John was rebaptized 11 Sept 1950 SL under the 8 August 1723 birth date. Subsequent ordinances were also performed. THIS IS THE DATE WE USE. Located on G.S. Film #445,745. BAPTISM: Film #1,149,522 (Refilming of Endowment House Records. #19621 is John Bennion, Bannel, Flint, No. Wales (They thought this was our John) (Samuel R. Bennion listed himself as 3rd great-grand son for him) #19620 is John Bennion, Bannel, Flint, b. Mar 1719 Bannell, Flint, N. Wales.. This is not our direct line John Bennion. See notes on Bannel. On Film #170,854, 29 Feb 1881 SG he was rebaptized. Listed as John Bennion b. 1719, Flint, N. Wales. Samuel thought this was the birth date for the John Bennion who was his great-grandfather. Because he was not sure, or did not have the record with him, Samuel had the baptism performed again prior to having this John's endowment work and sealing to Ann Griffith performed. Re-baptized again 8 Mar 1904, SL. G.S. Film #184,096 SL. Bannel. When all the entries form the Church FREP program are compiled and entered into the IGI we will,
CHRISTENED: From correspondece from Shotwick Parish, Chester, England, from Mr. FredBooth, Genealogist, to Howard S. Bennion. 1938. BAPTISED: G.S. Film #445,745, and 456,696. ENDOWED: G.S. Film #445,745 andd 456,696. SEALED TO PARENTS: G.S. Film # 456,696 SL.CHRISTENED: From correspondece from Shotwick Parish, Chester, England, from Mr. FredBooth, Genealogist, to Howard S. Bennion. 1938. BAPTISED: G.S. Film #445,745, and 456,696. ENDOWED: G.S. Film #445,745 andd 456,696. SEALED TO PARENTS: G.S. Film # 456,696 SL.
CHR: By Correspondence from Chester, England, from Mr. Fred Booth, Genealogist, to Howard S. Bennion. 1938. MAR: BUR: BAP: G.S. Film #445,749 and 456,696. END: G.S. Film #445,749 and 456,696. SLD S: SLD P: G.S. Film #456,696 SL.CHR: By Correspondence from Chester, England, from Mr. Fred Booth, Genealogist, to Howard S. Bennion. 1938. MAR: BUR: BAP: G.S. Film #445,749 and 456,696. END: G.S. Film #445,749 and 456,696. SLD S: SLD P: G.S. Film #456,696 SL.
Chr: By correspondence from Shotwick Parish records, Chester, England from Mr. Fred Booth, Genealogist, to Howard S. Bennion. 1938. BAPTISED: G.S. Film #445,750 SL. ENDOWED: G.S. Film #445,750 SL. SEALED TO PARENTS: G.S. Film #456,696 SL.Chr: By correspondence from Shotwick Parish records, Chester, England from Mr. Fred Booth, Genealogist, to Howard S. Bennion. 1938. BAPTISED: G.S. Film #445,750 SL. ENDOWED: G.S. Film #445,750 SL. SEALED TO PARENTS: G.S. Film #456,696 SL.
He married Susannah Baxter 8 Oct 1713 at Backford Parish, Cheshire, England . Susannah Baxter was christened at Chorlton Parish, Cheshire, England 24 Nov 1692 daughter of Thomas Baxter and Mrs. Margaret Baxter .
They were the parents of 9
children:
John Bennion
christened 29 Aug 1714.
Mary Bennion
christened 30 May 1715.
John Bennion
christened 5 Oct 1716.
Mary Bennion
christened 30 May 1718.
John Bennion
born 29 Jun 1719.
John Bennion
christened 8 Aug 1723.
William Bennion
christened 27 May 1726.
Jane Bennion
christened 30 Jan 1729/30.
Mary Bennion
christened 15 Feb 1732/33.
John Bennion died Abt 1746 .
Susannah Baxter died Apr 1755 at Pentrobin, Hawarden Parish, Flintshire, North Wales .