When Nancy Benson was born on 29 August 1811, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Zachariah Benson, was 47 and her mother, Sarah PARTLOW, was 40. She married Andrew H. Woods on 20 October 1831, in Campbell, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ohio Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Elk Point, Union, Dakota Territory, United States for about 10 years. She died on 29 October 1880, in Elk Point, Union, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Clay, South Dakota, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Ben(ne), a pet form of Benedict (see Benn ) + -son.
English: habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson, from Old English Benesingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Benesa’, a personal name of obscure origin, perhaps a derivative of Bana meaning ‘slayer’.
Americanized form of any of various Scandinavian patronymics from the personal name Bengt, Bendt, etc., Scandinavian forms of Benedict , e.g. Swedish Bengtsson , Danish Bendtsen, Danish and Norwegian Bentsen . Compare Bensen 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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