Benjamin Shourds

1753 - 1807  (53 years)

• Name	Benjamin Shourds  [1]
  Birth	7 Dec 1753	Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1776	Upper Penns Neck, Salem, New Jersey, United States   [3]
  Death	16 Sep 1807	Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States   [2]
  Age	53 years
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Cornelius Shoverde,   b. Holland d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandfather)  Mary Cole   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
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  Person ID	I5710	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Shourds,   b. 24 Jul 1718, , , New Jersey, United States d. Oct 1785, Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey, United States (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Thomasin Pancoast,   b. 29 Nov 1725, , Burlington, New Jersey, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1750  [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 31 years and 5 months - She : ~ 24 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F2009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Silvers,   b. 6 Aug 1756   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	4 Apr 1776	, , New Jersey, United States   [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 4 months - She : 19 years and 8 months.
  Children	4 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Thomas Shourds,   b. 7 Jan 1777, Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States d. 23 Nov 1778, Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States (Age 1 year)   2. Rachel Shourds,   b. 20 Mar 1779, Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Jervis Hall  m. Abt 1800   3. Samuel Shourds,   b. 6 Sep 1781, Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States d. 1807, Lower Penn's Neck, Salem, New Jersey, United States (Age 25 years) ▻ Elizabeth Ware  m. Yes, date unknow   4. Rhoda Shourds,   b. 9 Jan 1784, Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States d. Yes, date unknown ▻ John Denn  m. 4 Apr 1804   5. William Shourds,   b. 15 Apr 1786   d. 18 Jun 1840, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 54 years) ▻ Martha Cripps Andrews  m. 28 Feb 1810   6. Mary Shourds,   b. 6 Apr 1789, Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States d. Bef 1876 (Age < 86 years) ▻ Samuel Hewes  m. Abt 1810   7. Benjamin Shourds,   b. 4 Jan 1797, Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States d. 15 Jul 1808, Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States (Age 11 years)
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Dec 1753 - Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey, United States Residence - 1776 - Upper Penns Neck, Salem, New Jersey, United States Marriage - 4 Apr 1776 - , , New Jersey, United States Death - 16 Sep 1807 - Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Meldrum, Charlotte D., Early Church Records of Salem County New Jersey, 21 Mar 2008, page 37 (Reliability: 3). [S2] LDS Website (Reliability: 3). [S76] Meldrum, Charlotte D., Early Church Records of Salem County New Jersey, 21 Mar 2008, page 70 (Reliability: 3).