CROSS, Benjamin, b.10/02/1740 or 1745 in West Farms, Hampshire Cty., Ma.,d. 1813 Edinburgh, NY.
Son of Peter Ensign Cross and Mary Fuller of Mansfield/Windham, Ct. Benjamin married Charity
Lindsay on 10/01/1765.
Children with Charity Lindsay:
Benjamin b. 1767 ???,Ma., d.1812 Edinburgh, NY,(m.Eunice Davis 9/1787 in Conway, Ma.)
Erastus b. 1769 West Farms,Ma.,d. 4/17/1849 Buffalo, NY,
Doctor, moved to Floyd, NY and then to Darien, NY in 1830, (m. Catherine Brace 8/4/1799 in
Westfield, Ma.)
Asa b. 1770 Tolland,Ct.
Darius b. 1776 Tolland,Ct.d. 1863(Became a Minister)
Ira Stephen b. 1778 Tolland,Ct., d.1858, Doctor (m. Fannie Chase, residence in Floyd and Bennington,
NY)
Lydia b. 1780 Tolland,Ct.
Charity b. 1780 Tolland,Ct., m. Salmon King (Residence-Augusta, MI.)
Phebe b. 1784 Tolland,Ct.
Benjamin married Mary Ransom 1787
Benjamin and family appeared to move to Tolland,Ct. in approx. 1770 due to the locations of the
children's births.
I showed Benjamin's parents, Peter and Mary, in Ashfield, Ma. in 1790. I don't know where Benjamin
and Mary Ransom went after they were married. They may have moved to Ashfield to be with
Benjamin's parents???
It is believed Benjamin was a Physician and served in the Rev. War. Do you show anything about this
connection? Trying to confirm this.
I have been told Benjamin and his son, Asa were located in Shaftsbury, VT. before the 1800 census. Trying to find any available info on Asa Cross. Asa believed to have also been a Physician and moved to Greene County. NY and had a family. Have not been able to locate Asa's wife.