When Benson was christened on 16 May 1613, in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Ricd. Benson, was 55 and her mother, Jenet, was 51.
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Transferred use of the surname, which originated in part as a patronymic from Ben(n), a short form of Benedict , and in part as a local name from Benson (formerly Bensington) in Oxfordshire.
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