Descendants of Benjamin Challoner/Challenger
Generation No. 1
1. BENJAMIN1 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER was born Abt. 1660 in Clutton, Somersetshire.. He
married MARTHA NASH February 26, 1684/85 in By License at Camley, Somersetshire.
Children of BENJAMIN CHALLONER/CHALLENGER and MARTHA NASH are:
i. RICHARD2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, b. February 9, 1686/87, Camley,
Somersetshire; d. February 3, 1697/98, Clutton, Somersetshire..
2. ii. BENJAMIN CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, b. December 12, 1689, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
iii. ANNE CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, b. November 1691, Camley,
Somersetshire; d. July 22, 1710, Clutton, Somersetshire..
iv. MARTHA CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, b. March 21, 1694/95, Clutton,
Somersetshire.; d. December 29, 1699, Clutton, Somersetshire..
v. RICHARD CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, b. Abt. 1698, Camley,
Somersetshire; d. Clutton, Somersetshire..
vi. ISSAC CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, b. August 3, 1700; d. August 3,
1701, Clutton, Somersetshire..
Generation No. 2
2. BENJAMIN2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER (BENJAMIN1) was born December 12, 1689 in Clutton,
Somersetshire.. He married MARY HURLER November 27, 1708 in by licence for Compton
Martin/Wraxall/Clapton/Weston in Gorrdano or Bedminster..
Children of BENJAMIN CHALLONER/CHALLENGER and MARY HURLER are:
3. i. JOHN3 CHALLENGER, b. Abt. 1709, Clutton, Somersetshire.; d.
Abt. January 7, 1771, Clutton, Somersetshire..
ii. RICHARD CHALLENGER, b. Abt. 1713, Clutton, Somersetshire.; m.
MARY CARTER, March 28, 1744, High Littleton, Somersetshire..
4. iii. HUMPHRY CHALLENGER, b. Abt. 1716; d. April 7, 1762, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
iv. SARAH CHALLENGER, b. Abt. 1717, Clutton, Somersetshire.; m.
JOSEPH HILLMAN, May 30, 1737, Clutton, Somersetshire..
5. v. SAMUEL CHALLENGER, b. Abt. 1720, Clutton, Somersetshire..
Generation No. 3
3. JOHN3 CHALLENGER (BENJAMIN2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1709 in
Clutton, Somersetshire., and died Abt. January 7, 1771 in Clutton, Somersetshire.. He
married SARAH? Abt. 1728.
Children of JOHN CHALLENGER and SARAH? are:
6. i. HUMFRY4 CHALLENGER, b. May 26, 1729, Clutton, Somersetshire.;
d. Abt. September 16, 1777, Clutton, Somersetshire..
7. ii. JOHN CHALLENGER, b. September 17, 1731, (Stanton) Clutton
Somersetshire.
8. iii. WILLIAM CHALLENGER, b. September 5, 1735, (Stanton) Clutton
Somersetshire; d. 1800, Midsomer Norton Radstock, Somersetshire.
iv. SARAH CHALLENGER, b. September 5, 1735, (Stanton) Clutton
Somersetshire; d. Abt. December 1775, Clutton, Somersetshire..
9. v. SAMUEL CHALLENGER, b. February 17, 1737/38, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
10. vi. JOB CHALLENGER, b. March 4, 1742/43, Chelwood , Clutton,
Somersetshire..
vii. THOMAS CHALLENGER, b. September 12, 1746, Clutton,
Somersetshire.; m. SARAH LANE, August 29, 1777, Clutton, Somersetshire..
4. HUMPHRY3 CHALLENGER (BENJAMIN2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1716,
and died April 7, 1762 in Clutton, Somersetshire..
Children of HUMPHRY CHALLENGER are:
i. MARTHA4 CHALLENGER, b. August 11, 1737, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
11. ii. BENJAMIN CHALLENGER, b. December 28, 1738, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
iii. JOSIAH CHALLENGER, b. August 16, 1741, Clutton,
Somersetshire.; m. ANN DAVIS, August 9, 1784, Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire.
iv. THOMAS CHALLENGER, b. July 15, 1744, Clutton, Somersetshire..
v. BETTY CHALLENGER, b. September 12, 1746, Clutton,
Somersetshire.; m. WILLIAM WILKINS, September 30, 1770, Clutton, Somersetshire..
5. SAMUEL3 CHALLENGER (BENJAMIN2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1720 in
Clutton, Somersetshire.. He married TABITHA Abt. 1740.
Children of SAMUEL CHALLENGER and TABITHA are:
12. i. RICHARD4 CHALLENGER, b. December 17, 1741, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
ii. SAMUEL CHALLENGER, b. September 5, 1744, Clutton,
Somersetshire.; d. July 20, 1754, Clutton, Somersetshire..
iii. GEMIMA CHALLENGER, b. April 11, 1747, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
iv. SARAH CHALLENGER, b. July 11, 1749, Clutton, Somersetshire.; m.
THOMAS PERRY, December 25, 1780, Clutton, Somersetshire..
v. LOVE CHALLENGER, b. May 20, 1750.
vi. ANN CHALLENGER, b. October 19, 1750, Clutton, Somersetshire..
vii. GEORGE CHALLENGER, b. July 9, 1753, Clutton, Somersetshire..
13. viii. SAMUEL CHALLENGER, b. September 20, 1756, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
ix. MARY CHALLENGER, b. November 13, 1761.
Generation No. 4
6. HUMFRY4 CHALLENGER (JOHN3, BENJAMIN2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, BENJAMIN1) was born May 26,
1729 in Clutton, Somersetshire., and died Abt. September 16, 1777 in Clutton,
Somersetshire.. He married MARY Abt. 1758.
Children of HUMFRY CHALLENGER and MARY are:
i. JAMES5 CHALLENGER, b. March 31, 1755, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
ii. SARAH CHALLENGER, b. July 9, 1759, Clutton, Somersetshire.; m.
THOMAS PERRY, December 25, 1780, Clutton, Somersetshire..
iii. HANNAH CHALLENGER, b. April 19, 1761, Clutton, Somersetshire.;
m. ABRAHAM PARFITT, October 29, 1783, Clutton, Somersetshire..
iv. GEORGE CHALLENGER, b. March 20, 1763, Clutton, Somersetshire..
v. PAUL CHALLENGER, b. April 30, 1769, Clutton, Somersetshire.; d.
June 27, 1770, Clutton, Somersetshire..
vi. ANNE CHALLENGER, b. April 20, 1772, Clutton, Somersetshire..
7. JOHN4 CHALLENGER (JOHN3, BENJAMIN2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, BENJAMIN1) was born September
17, 1731 in (Stanton) Clutton Somersetshire. He married ANNE ROSE April 16, 1757 in
Clutton, Somersetshire..
Children of JOHN CHALLENGER and ANNE ROSE are:
i. ROSA5 CHALLENGER, b. November 11, 1760, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
ii. LEAH CHALLENGER, b. May 19, 1763, Clutton, Somersetshire.; m.
JAMES TROPPELL, July 8, 1783, Chew Magna, Somersetshire.
iii. PRUDENCE CHALLENGER, b. June 5, 1768, St Phillip & Jacob,
Bristol..
8. WILLIAM4 CHALLENGER (JOHN3, BENJAMIN2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, BENJAMIN1) was born
September 5, 1735 in (Stanton) Clutton Somersetshire, and died 1800 in Midsomer Norton
Radstock, Somersetshire. He married MARTHER BRITTER September 18, 1760 in Radstock,
Somersetshire, daughter of ABRAHAM BRITTEN and MARY.
Children of WILLIAM CHALLENGER and MARTHER BRITTER are:
i. SAMUEL5 CHALLENGER, b. November 16, 1760, Radstock,
Somersetshire; d. December 23, 1821, Radstock, Somersetshire; m. ELIZABETH WHITE, January
1, 1787, St Nicholas, Radstock, Somersetshire.
ii. JANE CHALLENGER, b. April 11, 1762; d. Abt. 1837, Farmbourgh,
Clutton, Somersetshire.; m. THOMAS TUCKER, February 2, 1784, Midsomer Norton,
Somersetshire..
iii. AARON CHALLENGER, b. October 9, 1763, Midsomer NortonRadstock,
Somersetshire; d. February 21, 1833, Midsomer Norton St John Baptist; m. BETTY SUMMERS,
November 3, 1801, Midsomer Norton, Somersetshire..
iv. WILLIAM CHALLENGER, b. 1765.
v. JAMES CHALLENGER, b. March 8, 1767.
vi. JOHN CHALLENGER, b. March 8, 1767, Midsomer Norton,
Somersetshire.; m. MARY VENN, October 23, 1793, Midsomer Norton, Somersetshire..
vii. PHEBE CHALLENGER, b. May 25, 1770; m. JOHN HARDING, February
24, 1791, Midsomer Norton, Somersetshire..
viii. SARAH CHALLENGER, b. April 25, 1771; m. JOHN ROWSWELL, June 19,
1797, Midsomer Norton, Somersetshire..
ix. MARTHER CHALLENGER, b. 1772.
9. SAMUEL4 CHALLENGER (JOHN3, BENJAMIN2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, BENJAMIN1) was born
February 17, 1737/38 in Clutton, Somersetshire.. He married CORNELIA PARFITT January 6,
1764 in Clutton, Somersetshire., daughter of CORNELIUS PARFITT and GRACE.
Children of SAMUEL CHALLENGER and CORNELIA PARFITT are:
i. JONAH5 CHALLENGER, b. September 10, 1764, Chelwood, Clutton,
Somersetshire; d. November 4, 1810, Clutton, Somersetshire.; m. (1) MARY AMS, October 23,
1786, Clutton, Somersetshire.; m. (2) JANE LANE, April 25, 1791, Clutton, Somersetshire..
ii. ANNA CHALLENGER, b. July 21, 1765, Clutton, Somersetshire.; m.
JOHN COOK, December 31, 1789, Clutton, Somersetshire..
iii. CATHARINE CHALLENGER, b. December 13, 1767, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
iv. HENRY CHALLENGER, b. February 11, 1770, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
v. SAMUEL CHALLENGER, b. November 22, 1772, Farmbourgh, Clutton,
Somersetshire.; d. Aft. 1851, Shop House lane, Twerton, Somersetshire; m. MARTHA ROSE,
December 25, 1795, Twerton, Somersetshire..
10. JOB4 CHALLENGER (JOHN3, BENJAMIN2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, BENJAMIN1) was born March 4,
1742/43 in Chelwood , Clutton, Somersetshire.. He married MARY PERRY June 28, 1763 in
Clutton, Somersetshire..
Children of JOB CHALLENGER and MARY PERRY are:
i. EDMOND5 CHALLENGER, b. August 16, 1763, Clutton,
Somersetshire.; m. BETTY.
ii. BETTY CHALLENGER, b. September 23, 1764, High Littleton,
Somersetshire.; d. October 21, High Littleton, Somersetshire..
iii. JOHN CHALLENGER, b. July 28, 1765, High Littleton,
Somersetshire..
iv. BETTY CHALLENGER, b. December 5, 1773, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
v. HANNAH CHALLENGER, b. December 5, 1773, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
11. BENJAMIN4 CHALLENGER (HUMPHRY3, BENJAMIN2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, BENJAMIN1) was born
December 28, 1738 in Clutton, Somersetshire.. He married ANNE LOCKYER December 27, 1761
in Clutton, Somersetshire..
Children of BENJAMIN CHALLENGER and ANNE LOCKYER are:
i. SARAH5 CHALLENGER, b. July 25, 1763, Clutton, Somersetshire;
m. JOHN COLLIER/COLIAR, April 21, 1783, Clutton, Somersetshire.
ii. JAMES CHALLENGER, b. July 1, 1768, Clutton, Somersetshire.; m.
DEBORAH NAISH, February 8, 1790, Clutton, Somersetshire..
iii. ANNE CHALLENGER, b. July 12, 1771, Chelwood, Clutton,
Somersetshire.
iv. MARY CHALLENGER, b. July 16, 1775, Chelwood, Clutton,
Somersetshire.
12. RICHARD4 CHALLENGER (SAMUEL3, BENJAMIN2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, BENJAMIN1) was born
December 17, 1741 in Clutton, Somersetshire.. He married ANNE LANE October 3, 1768 in
Clutton, Somersetshire., daughter of WILLIAM LANE.
Children of RICHARD CHALLENGER and ANNE LANE are:
i. JEMIMA5 CHALLENGER, b. February 7, 1773, Clutton,
Somersetshire..
ii. BETSY CHALLENGER, b. November 30, 1774, Clutton,
Somersetshire.; d. December 21, 1774, Clutton, Somersetshire..
iii. BETSY CHALLENGER, b. July 12, 1778, Clutton, Somersetshire..
iv. WILLIAM CHALLENGER, b. February 21, 1781, Clutton,
Somersetshire.; m. MARY LOCKIER, February 3, 1805, Clutton, Somersetshire..
v. CATHERINE CHALLENGER, b. October 2, 1785, Clutton,
Somersetshire.; m. JOHN LOCKIER, May 3, 1805, Clutton, Somersetshire..
vi. PRISCILLA CHALLENGER, b. March 22, 1788, Clutton,
Somersetshire.; m. GEORGE ROSS.
13. SAMUEL4 CHALLENGER (SAMUEL3, BENJAMIN2 CHALLONER/CHALLENGER, BENJAMIN1) was born
September 20, 1756 in Clutton, Somersetshire.. He married HELENOR Abt. 1777.
Child of SAMUEL CHALLENGER and HELENOR is:
i. ISAAC5 CHALLENGER, b. July 13, 1778, Clutton, Somersetshire.;
m. JANE LINTERN, May 28, 1798, Clutton, Somersetshire..