"Lemuel (Benham) … m (1) 2 Jan 1769 (New Haven Vital Records), (church record, First Congregational Society, New Haven) Mary [da. David & Hannah (Talmadge)] Atwater, …"
According to Mr. Jacobus, the identification of Lemuel Benham's first wife as the daughter of David and Hannah (Talmadge) Atwater was probable, but not proven.