Wilson, Cpl Benjamin W.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1788 - 1846  (57 years)

• Name	Wilson, Benjamin W.
  Prefix	Cpl
  Birth	20 Jul 1788	Cold Spring Harbor, Suffolk County, New York, United States   [7, 8, 9]
  	Now part of Nassau County (since 1899).
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Feb 1846	Oyster Bay, Queens County, New York, United States   [10, 11]
  	Now part of Nassau County (since 1899).
  Burial	Aft 5 Mar 1846	Cedar Swamp cemetery
  Person ID	I388	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Wilson, Robert III,   b. Abt 1727, Cold Spring Harbor, Suffolk County, Colony of New York, British Colonial America d. Aft 1798, Glen Cove, Queens County, New York, United States (Age > 72 years)
  Mother	Paalding, Neeltje Eleanor,   b. Abt 1743, New York City, Colony of New York, British Colonial America d. 1837, New York, USA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1763	New York City, Colony of New York, British Colonial America   [12, 13]
  	19 Nov 1763 - Ingeteek (Signed Up) - Date of registration. 22 Nov 1763 - Getrouwt (Married) - Date of marriage.
  Family ID	F113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cashow, Maria M,   b. 16 May 1793, Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, United States d. 10 Jul 1853, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1813	Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States   [9, 10, 14, 15]
  Children	1. Wilson, Alanson S.,   b. 20 Aug 1814, Queens County, New York, United States d. 23 Nov 1898, Queens County, New York, United States (Age 84 years)   2. Wilson, Edward A.,   b. 20 Mar 1816, Glen Cove, Queens County, New York, United States d. 1850, Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, United States (Age 33 years)   3. Wilson, Margaret Ann,   b. 16 Jan 1818, Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States d. 4 Apr 1819 (Age 1 year)   4. Wilson, Lavinia C.,   b. 4 Jan 1820, New York, United States d. 3 Dec 1909, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States (Age 89 years)   5. Wilson, Benjamin Jr,   b. 27 Feb 1822, Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States d. 9 Apr 1835 (Age 13 years)   6. Wilson, Peter C,   b. 5 Jul 1824, Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown   7. Wilson, John,   b. 3 Aug 1826, Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown   8. Wilson, Henrietta A,   b. 21 Dec 1829, Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown   9. Wilson, Moncrief,   b. 27 May 1831, Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown   10. Wilson, Capt. William Henry,   b. 27 May 1831, Glen Cove, Queens County, New York, United States d. 14 Sep 1865, Union Army Hospital Barracks, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States (Age 34 years)   11. Wilson, Pheobie Amelia,   b. 11 Nov 1833, Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States d. Aft 7 Mar 1891 (Age > 58 years)   12. Wilson, James Vorhis,   b. 5 Jun 1836, Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States d. Abt 1909, Illinois (Age 72 years)   13. Wilson, Thomas Wood,   b. 26 Feb 1840, Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Norstrand, Elizabeth,   b. 22 Sep 1792, New York d. 15 Nov 1812, Queens County, New York, United States (Age 20 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1807  [14]
  Children	1. Wilson, Zyprah,   b. 17 Oct 1809, Queens County, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Wilson, Robert,   b. 16 Jul 1811, Queens County, New York, United States d. 16 Oct 1836, Queens County, New York, United States (Age 25 years)   3. Wilson, Elizabeth,   b. 8 Nov 1812, Queens County, New York, United States d. 15 Nov 1812, Queens County, New York, United States (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Probate record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TC8-9C3Y?i=252&cc=1916211&cat=1880857 Images 253-257 Ensign Benjamin Wilson - 117th regiment of infantry - 1822 Military minutes of the Council of appointment of the state of New York, 1783-1821 - Pg's. 2355 - 2356 https://archive.org/details/militaryminuteso03coun2/page/2354/mode/2up Benjamin Wilson served in during the War of 1812 from 02 Sep 1814 to 02 Dec 1814 in the 22nd Brigade (Brig. Gen Jeremiah Johnson), 2 REG'T (Col. Daniel BEDEL'S), NEW YORK MILITIA, Capt. Stephen Thorn's company. He was encamped near Fort Greene and listed as "on guard" during that time. He earned $30 ($10 per month) for his service. Fort Greene was established for the defense of Brooklyn, located on the high ground overlooking the Wallabout and the Navy yard below it. There were 23 heavy cannon mounted and several redoubts that ran throug a low morass (marsh, swamp). [1][2] A brigade of 1,750 men were stationed at Brooklyn, near Fort Greene, under command of Brig. Gen Jeremiah Johnson. [3] [1] Benson John Lossing - "The pictorial field-book of the War of 1812", 1868. Pg's. 971-972. https://archive.org/details/pictorialfieldbo00loss_2/page/972/mode/2up [2] Rocellus Sheridan Guernsey - "New York City and Vicinity During the War of 1812-15", Vol 2, 1895. Pg. 190 https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_York_City_and_Vicinity_During_the_Wa/EXEUAAAAYAAJ [3] Pg. 330 Cpt Thorne - 22nd Brigade General Order Book Vol 1 Page 107.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-582767447/benjamin-wilson-in-familysearch-family-tree. Benjamin Wilson Birth name: Benjamin Wilson Gender: Male Birth: July 19 1788 - Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States Marriage: Spouse: Maria Cashow - Circa 1814 - Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States Death: Mar 5 1848 - Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-353430639/benjamin-wilson-in-geni-world-family-tree. Benjamin Wilson Gender: Male Birth: 1788 Father: <a>Robert Wilson, Jr</a> Mother: <a>Eleanor Paulding</a> Children: <a>Edward Wilson</a>, <a>William Henry Wilson</a> Siblings: <a>Andrew Wilson</a>, <a>William Wilson</a>, <a>Robert Wilson, III</a>, <a>Charles Wilson</a>, <a>Jacob Wilson</a>, <a>James Wilson</a>, <a>Zebulon Wilson</a>, <a>Nicholas Wilson</a> [S262] Compilation of Published Sources. &lt;p&gt;Documentary History of the Dutch Congregation, Oyster Bay, Queens, Nassau (Long Island), Vol.2, 1907&lt;br /&gt;Date: 1907&lt;br /&gt;Place:  New York, USA &lt;br /&gt;Publication place:  New York, USA &lt;br /&gt;Text: "...Downing, b. Dec. i, 1782; d. Sep. 25, 1826; m. {f) Martha Willits. BENJAMIN WILSON, b. July 19, 1788; d. Mch. 5, 1846; m. Maria M. Cashow, dau. of Rem and Hendericke Hegeman, b. May. 14, 1793; d. July 1..."&lt;br /&gt;About this source: &lt;br /&gt;Title: Documentary History of the Dutch Congregation, Oyster Bay, Queens, Nassau (Long Island), Vol.2, 1907&lt;br /&gt;Subject: Oyster Bay, N.Y. Dutch congregation. [from old catalog], Long Island (N.Y.) -- Genealogy&lt;br /&gt;Volume: 2&lt;br /&gt;Publication date: 1907&lt;br /&gt;Publisher: [New York&lt;br /&gt;Author: Stoutenburgh, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1842-1919&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Sloan Foundation&lt;br /&gt;Tags: library_of_congress, americana&lt;br /&gt;Contributor: The Library of Congress&lt;/p&gt; [S370] 1810 United States Federal Census. Benjamin Wilson&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1810 - Oyster Bay, Queens, New York, USA&lt;br&gt;Census: [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree. Benjamin Wilson&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: July 19 1788 - Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Maria Cashow - Circa 1814 - Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: Mar 5 1848 - Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States&lt;br&gt;There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information. [S420] 1840 United States Federal Census. Benjamin Wilson&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1840 - Oysterbay, Queens, New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Census: [S294] A Documentary History of Het (the) Nederdeutsche Gemeente, Pg's. 678, 831. [S294] A Documentary History of Het (the) Nederdeutsche Gemeente, Pg. 177. [S668] A Roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, Pg. 672. [S294] A Documentary History of Het (the) Nederdeutsche Gemeente, Pg. 678. [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TC8-9C3Y?i=252. "New York, Queens County Probate Records, 1785-1950," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TC8-9C3Y?cc=1916211&wc=SK99-BZ3%3A203053001 : 21 May 2014), Administrations 1846 Jan-1849 Oct > image 253 of 500; Surrogate's Court, Jamaica, New York. [S663] Marriages in the Reformed Dutch Church (New Amsterdam & New York), 1639-1801, Pg. 214. [S296] Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2580855:6961. U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 New York - Manhattan - Collegiate Church, Ecclesiastical Records, Baptisms, Members, Marriages, 1639-1774, Pg. 774 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Dutch Reformed Church Records from New York and New Jersey. Holland Society of New York, New York, New York. Dutch Reformed Church Records from New Jersey. The Archives of the Reformed Church in America, New Brunswick, New Jersey. [S661] Wilson Family Bible (Benjamin). [S464] Book -, https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_the_Chicago_Milwaukee_St_Paul/pArNxFV3ac4C Pg. 629-630.