"Benjamin Ganson was in Salem as early as 1669, and lived on the southwesterly slope of Whipple's Hill, northerly of Hobart Street. …
"Benjamin Ganson1 (Genson) married, first, Elizabeth _____; second, Bethiah (Williams), widow of Obadiah Rich before 1682; children: 1. Elizabeth,2 born Feb. 19, 1669-70; 2. Benjamin2, born July 7, 1671; 3. John,2 born Dec. 20, 1682.
John Ganson;2 weaver and yeoman; married Abigail Leach Nov. __, 1705; died Jan. __, 1723-4; she married, secondly, Capt. Thomas Flint Sept. 1, 1726; children: 1. Lois,3 baptized May 11, 1707; of Salem, unmarried, in 1740; 2. Elizabeth,3 baptized Feb. 10, 1709-10; married Jonathan Hutchinson; 3. Benjamin,3 baptized May 18, 1712; 4. Abigail,3 baptized Sept. 2, 1716; 5. John,3 born Feb. 2, 1718-9; housewright; removed to New Salem about 1743; married Mary Jacobs Aug. 26, 1740; 6. William,3 baptized July 9, 1721; 7. Nathan,3 baptized Nov. 22, 1728; housewright in 1740.
Benjamin Ganson;3 weaver; married Lydia Hutchinson (published Oct. 18, 1740); died in the spring of 1749; she survived him; children; 1. Phebe,4 baptized July 5, 1741; 2. Lydia,4 baptized Feb. 6, 1742-3; 3. Abigail,4 baptized Oct. 28, 1744."