Hi,

I'm wondering if your Benway's are related to mine. I see that in the 1860 census index for Grand Isle, the Moses Benway family included a son, Nelson, age 8 months.

My ancestor, Jacob Benway, born c. 1842 in Quebec, was the son of Narcisse Benoit aka Nelson Benway, and Jacob also had a son named Nelson. He settled in Massachusetts in the mid 1860s.

Did you have the 1860 census index?

Moses Benway, age 40
Orrilla Benway, 26
Sarah A Benway, 6
George Benway, 2
Frances Geroe, 79
Nelson Benway, 8.12

That Frances Geroe is probably Moses's mother?

Hope this helps,
Brenda
New Zealand