Last week we had the mystery of who owned "grandfather Smith's" Bible that was mentioned in a will in 1910. Now we have who owns the Bible of Benjamin York 1761-1845 of Nottingham, Middleton, and Holderness, N.H. His clue is given in his American Revolution Pension papers dated 8 September 1832 [#S7999]. It clearly gives his birth as 14 January A.D. 1761 a record of which is in "my Bible." I've seen online and in print the exact dates of birth of some of his ten children. We have Benjamin's birth from his pension records; his marriage from a church record; and his death from a newspaper record. He left no probate papers. So, if you see this Bible, please let me know.
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