Benjamin Ginn of Great Hormead & Aspenden d. 1782

Benjamin , second son of Ben in the penultimate post, was a Labourer.  He moved (initially) to Gt. Hormead, with his brother William, where he married Elizabeth Williams in 1757; they then moved to the outskirts of Buntingford (always using Aspenden Parish Church).

Despite the gap in the children born (between 1765 and 1771) the militia list of the numbers of children tallies with the names given in the register.  None of these children seem to have died in infancy.  The Militia list of 1775 states that 6 were living (Charles was not born until late 1775).

Benjamin is in the Militia for the last time in 1775.  This would accord with his being 45, and thus born in 1730. 

I know very little about this couple.  They were certainly poor.  Benjamin died in 1782,  aged 52.  Elizabeth (widow) died in 1808; no age was given.

Benamin and Elizabeth had seven children:

William - is in the 1781 Militia list aged 21.  Then leaves.  All the brothers seem to have left when their father died.  .

Benjamin  - in Aspenden Militia as Benj. Jnr in 1780, then left and  moved to Hertford in 1781.  See later post

Joseph -  he moved to Hertford (via Weston) with his brothers.  See later post

Charles - see my post of 11th September 2012

Sarah - a correspondent, Danny Scriven,  has traced her - his wife is a descendant.  She married Joseph Hall at Weston (where her bro Joe first went so he likely stayed with her first when Dad died) with her parents consent - she was not quite 21 -in 1779.  She died there in 1822 aged 64.

James - untraced

Ann - untraced