U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Uxbridge vital records: 'Mijamin and Mary Clark of Gloucester, R.I., int. May 5, 1787'. FamilySearch LH2H-LHR carries this marriage. WARNING: May belong to the cousin Mijamin instead - flagged conflict, see Mijamin (1760) note.

Heir 1/45 in the 1880 partition suit. [DOCUMENTED - notice]

Family lore is that Gratus was adopted as a child. His mother died in childbirth and was unable to care for him. - 10 Sep 2026: booklet confirms his mother was Grietje Jans Bonenberg, who "died a short time later" after his 1875 birth; lore consistent with booklet.

Section 2, p. 67: Gradus Kamps Son of Harm Kamps and Grietje Bonenberg. [LIKELY]

Marriage order: family HF4 (Albert Hudson; son Erik b. 1969) precedes HF3 (Charles Pryor - 'later married'). FAMS lines reordered 12 Sep 2026.

Known as 'Maurene'. Erik's mother; maiden name ROSS confirmed on Erik's CA birth record (San Diego County, 20 May 1969). [DOCUMENTED - CA Birth Index] Later married Charles Pryor; family used 'Pryor' through the late 1980s-2000s (Erik appears in some filings as Erik F Pryor). Address trail: Santee CA (1987), Pine Valley CA (1987-2000), Lakeside CA (1989-2011 incl. 10449 Valle Vista Rd), 9100 Single Oak Dr Lakeside (2021-22), Sequim WA (2023), Port Angeles WA (2024-present, 2605 Plum Ct #A). Ross relatives: John Ross (brother?), Ethel Ross (grandmother?), Ryan & Sean Ross.

1995 Jan Timmer family booklet (Judy Tanis Parr, from Julia Ensink & Rhoda Brower Mattison), pp. 11-78; transcription reports/timmer-booklet-1995-transcription-2026-09-14.md. [LIKELY]

Heir 1/45 in the 1880 partition suit. [DOCUMENTED - notice]

Heir 1/45 in the 1880 partition suit; married William Arnold. [DOCUMENTED - notice]

Parent link UPGRADED to DOCUMENTED 9 Sep 2026: her 1905 death cert + sibling certs (Janna Hoeve 1926, Albert Meyer 1949) all name Henry Meyer + Aaltje Boerman. Prior dates 5 March 1906 / 1906 were wrong. Birth: 9 Oct 1855 per Dutch records vs 30 Jun 1855 per cert informant - unresolved.

LIVED TO AGE 101. Swan Cemetery in Tuscarora is her family's burial ground. Parents still open (FaG 48833078 family).

Buried Swan Cemetery, Tuscarora (FaG 48833078). Wife Jane Anne Swan lived to 101; Swan Cemetery is her family's burial ground. Children: Eliza Jane (Bullock) 1843-1922, William Frederick 1845-1920, Orrin Benedick 1845-85, Leonard A. 1849-50, Sarah Ann (Boyer) 1851-1919.

m. 1 Jul 1951 Jasper NY. Her Luce descent: Henry Luce(1) > Eleaser(5) > David(6) > Eleaser(7) > Eliza Jane Luce(8) > Emma Slocum(9) > Sarah Jane Whitcomb(10) - McCourt book pp. 1617-18, 2039-40, 2706-07 [DOCUMENTED].

m. 30 May 1807 Burrillville RI: 'Benedict Taft, OF MIJAMIN, and Lydia Fenner, of Robert' - the marriage record NAMES HIS FATHER [DOCUMENTED - Arnold Collection, Burrillville RI register]. Wife Lydia survived him, remarried Ebenezer C. Albee, d. 12 Mar 1867 Tuscarora. Children incl. Barbary (1813-1815), John L. (b. 1816). WikiTree Taft-1386.

m. William Frederick Taft. Children: Ida May (1872-1960), Sarah 'Sadie' (1875-1913), Emma G. (1876-1962), Bertha (1890-1953), Ervin Adelbert (1895-1954).

CIVIL WAR: Private, Company G, 2nd Regiment New York Veteran Cavalry ('Empire Light Cavalry'). Enlisted 9 Sep 1864 at Addison NY (age 18); mustered out 23 Aug 1865 at Talladega, Alabama. Also borne as 'Toft, William F.' VERIFIED against official NY Adjutant-General roster + NPS CWSS film M551 roll 138 [DOCUMENTED]. His brother Orrin Benedick enlisted 3 days earlier (6 Sep 1864, Tuscarora) into the SAME company. Buried Swan Cemetery, Tuscarora (FaG 48774630). Fold3 page exists.

Married (1) Henry Hart, (2) Daniel Chase (this was written inside her surname in earlier versions).