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Rev Benjamin “Benjamin the third” Corson III

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Rev Benjamin “Benjamin the third” Corson III

Birth
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
2 Oct 1811 (aged 68)
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Southampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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The following is offered as additional information. Locations for Benjamin the first and Benjamin the second are not positively known and with probably never appear as an individual memorial in Find A Grave.

Benjamin the first, son of Cornelius Corssen, was married to Nelly (last name not known) came to Bucks County in 1726. Family history indicatred that Benjamin the first was buried in the aisle of the Old Baptis Church near the Buck Tavern in Southampton. The old church torn down and a new chuch built adjoining the "Middle Road". It is positively known that Benjamin and Nelly had one son, Benjamin the second". in August, 1876, Dr. Thomas Corson of Trenton, NJ showed Dr. Hiram Corson a small Dutch Bible printed in 1734 that had written on the fly-leaf: "Benj'n Corson His Book. Born in ye yearof our Lord one thousand seven hundred eighteen."

It is possible/probable that Benjamin and Nelly had a second son, Capt Henry Corson of the Bucks County Associated Regulars (1747-48).

The above information is also from "The Corson Family; a history of the descendants of Benjamin Corson, son of Cornelius Corssen of Staten Island, New York" by Dr. Hiram Corson of Plymouth Meeting in 1895, digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008.

Contributor: Mark Maxwell - 46819259Son of Benjamin Corson II and Maryjte Suydam

Veteran of the Revolutionary War

The last name is also spelled Corson.
The following is offered as additional information. Locations for Benjamin the first and Benjamin the second are not positively known and with probably never appear as an individual memorial in Find A Grave.

Benjamin the first, son of Cornelius Corssen, was married to Nelly (last name not known) came to Bucks County in 1726. Family history indicatred that Benjamin the first was buried in the aisle of the Old Baptis Church near the Buck Tavern in Southampton. The old church torn down and a new chuch built adjoining the "Middle Road". It is positively known that Benjamin and Nelly had one son, Benjamin the second". in August, 1876, Dr. Thomas Corson of Trenton, NJ showed Dr. Hiram Corson a small Dutch Bible printed in 1734 that had written on the fly-leaf: "Benj'n Corson His Book. Born in ye yearof our Lord one thousand seven hundred eighteen."

It is possible/probable that Benjamin and Nelly had a second son, Capt Henry Corson of the Bucks County Associated Regulars (1747-48).

The above information is also from "The Corson Family; a history of the descendants of Benjamin Corson, son of Cornelius Corssen of Staten Island, New York" by Dr. Hiram Corson of Plymouth Meeting in 1895, digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008.

Contributor: Mark Maxwell - 46819259Son of Benjamin Corson II and Maryjte Suydam

Veteran of the Revolutionary War

The last name is also spelled Corson.

Inscription

Aged 68 years, 7 months, 26 days

Gravesite Details

Revolutionary War



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  • Created by: ZsOzOne
  • Added: Aug 7, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192053405/benjamin-corson: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Benjamin “Benjamin the third” Corson III (6 Mar 1743–2 Oct 1811), Find a Grave Memorial ID 192053405, citing Old School Baptist Meeting House Cemetery, Southampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by ZsOzOne (contributor 46588051).