Sebastian Benninghoff1

b. 31 January 1780, d. 31 December 1849
FatherPhilip Jacob Benninghoff1 b. 25 Aug 1740, d. 1826
MotherElizabeth Schwarm1 b. 1748
     Sebastian Benninghoff was born on 31 January 1780 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Philip Jacob Benninghoff and Elizabeth Schwarm.1 He married Magdalena Taubenspeck on 5 August 1806.1 He died on 31 December 1849 in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, at age 69.1 He was buried in New Tripoli, Lynn Township, Lehigh County.1
     Sebastian Benninghoff was a wagonmaker in Lynn Township.2

Family

Magdalena Taubenspeck b. 18 Feb 1787, d. 18 May 1838

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 24. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.
  2. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 24. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Magdalena Taubenspeck1

b. 18 February 1787, d. 18 May 1838
     Magdalena Taubenspeck was born on 18 February 1787.1 She married Sebastian Benninghoff, son of Philip Jacob Benninghoff and Elizabeth Schwarm, on 5 August 1806.1 She died on 18 May 1838 in New Tripoli, Lynn Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, at age 51.1 She was buried in New Tripoli, Lynn Township, Lehigh County.1

Family

Sebastian Benninghoff b. 31 Jan 1780, d. 31 Dec 1849

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 24. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Elizabeth Daubert1

b. 1 May 1777, d. 11 January 1858
     Elizabeth Daubert was born on 1 May 1777.1 She married Johanes Benninghoff, son of Philip Jacob Benninghoff and Elizabeth Schwarm.1 She died on 11 January 1858 in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, at age 80.1 She was buried in Ebenezer Union Church Cemetery, New Tripoli, Lynn Township.1

Family

Johanes Benninghoff b. 27 Dec 1768, d. 23 Jan 1845

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 21. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

George Benninghoff1

b. 15 January 1790
FatherPhilip Jacob Benninghoff1 b. 25 Aug 1740, d. 1826
MotherElizabeth Schwarm1 b. 1748
     George Benninghoff was born on 15 January 1790 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Philip Jacob Benninghoff and Elizabeth Schwarm.1

Citations

  1. [S191] Charlotte Blair Stewart, "Benninghoff Notes". , Baptismal records of Zion Church, Berks Co., George Beninghoff, s/o Philip and Elizabeth, 16 May 1790. Hereinafter cited as "Charlotte's Benninghoff Notes."

Johann Valentine Benninghoff1

b. 5 September 1706, d. 1788
FatherJohann George Benighoff2 b. 7 Nov 1673, d. 7 Jan 1760
MotherAnna Catharina Becker2 b. 28 Dec 1679, d. 6 Apr 1749
     Johann Valentine Benninghoff was born on 5 September 1706 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He was the son of Johann George Benighoff and Anna Catharina Becker.2 He married Maria Appolonia Walther on 3 July 1726 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He married Anna Maria Engelmann on 25 October 1735 in Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He married Barbara Heineman on 17 July 1770 in Zion Church, Lower Macungie Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.3 He died in 1788 in Macungie Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.4
     Johann Valentine Benninghoff immigrated on 16 September 1751 to Pennsylvania.5 He apparently settled in the Upper Salforth area of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. This area became part of Montgomery County in 1784. Valentine was a Lutheran school teacher from 1754 on and he and his family attended the Old Goshenhoppen Lutheran Church in Upper Salforth Township, that is now part of Montgomery County.6 He took out a land warrant of 32 acres in Lowhill Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, on 22 April 1752. It appears that Valentine did not settle on this land at that time as his name does not appear on the tax lists. It is possible that the land in Lowhill Township is the same land the family later settled on in Weisenberg Township as Lowhill and Weisenberg are adjacent to one another.7 He moved to Weisenberg Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, by 1770 when his wife was buried there.8 His estate was entered into probate on 19 March 1788 in Northampton County. The estate was valued at 40 pounds, 18 shillings, and 10 pence.9

Family 2

Anna Maria Engelmann b. c 1707, d. 30 Apr 1770
Children

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 5. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.
  2. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.
  3. [S191] Charlotte Blair Stewart, "Benninghoff Notes". , Marriage records of Zion Church, Lower Macungie Tp., Lehigh Co., PA: Barbara Heieman (widow) and Valentine Benninghoff, 17 July 1770. Hereinafter cited as "Charlotte's Benninghoff Notes."
  4. [S1266] Northampton County Probate Records, Valentin Benighoff Probate papers, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
  5. [S852] Strassburger & Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1975), Vol 1., p 461.
  6. [S1265] William J. Hinke, compiler, Church Records of the Old Goshenhoppen Lutheran Church, Montgomery Co., PA 1751-1828 (n.p.: n.pub.), List of Communicants at Old Goshenhoppen: 1752: Valentine and wife Anna Maria; 1753 and 1754: Anna Maria, w/o Valentine; 25 Dec 1754: Valentine called "school teacher"; 1755: Anna Maria and Phillipina, wife and dau. of Valentine; 1756 and 1757: Valentine, wife Anna Maria, and dau. Philippina; 1758: Anna Maria and Sibilla, her dau (probably an error). Hereinafter cited as Old Goshenhoppen Church Records.
  7. [S1267] Charles Rhoads Roberts, History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Publishing Co., Ltd., 1914).
  8. [S191] Charlotte Blair Stewart, "Benninghoff Notes". , Burial records of Rev. Jacob Van Buskirck, Lower Macungie Tp., Lehigh Co. (at the time Northampton Co.); buried at Weisenberg: Anna Maria Bennighoff, died 30 Apr 1770, aged 63. Hereinafter cited as "Charlotte's Benninghoff Notes."
  9. [S1266] Northampton County Probate Records, Valentin Benighoff file, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
  10. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 6. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.
  11. [S1265] William J. Hinke, compiler, Church Records of the Old Goshenhoppen Lutheran Church, Montgomery Co., PA 1751-1828 (n.p.: n.pub.), List of Confirmants at Old Goshenhoppen: Philippina Bennighoff, d/o Valentine, aged 12, 20 Mar 1755. Hereinafter cited as Old Goshenhoppen Church Records.

Maria Appolonia Walther1

     Maria Appolonia Walther married Johann Valentine Benninghoff, son of Johann George Benighoff and Anna Catharina Becker, on 3 July 1726 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1

Family

Johann Valentine Benninghoff b. 5 Sep 1706, d. 1788
Children

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 5. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.
  2. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 6. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Johann Peter Benninghoff1

b. 17 May 1726
FatherJohann Valentine Benninghoff1 b. 5 Sep 1706, d. 1788
MotherMaria Appolonia Walther1
     Johann Peter Benninghoff was born on 17 May 1726 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He was the son of Johann Valentine Benninghoff and Maria Appolonia Walther.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 6. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Catherina Elisabetha Benninghoff1

b. 13 January 1728
FatherJohann Valentine Benninghoff1 b. 5 Sep 1706, d. 1788
MotherMaria Appolonia Walther1
     Catherina Elisabetha Benninghoff was born on 13 January 1728 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 She was the daughter of Johann Valentine Benninghoff and Maria Appolonia Walther.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 6. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Johann Philip Benninghoff1

b. 25 August 1730
FatherJohann Valentine Benninghoff1 b. 5 Sep 1706, d. 1788
MotherMaria Appolonia Walther1
     Johann Philip Benninghoff was born on 25 August 1730 in Bischeim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He was the son of Johann Valentine Benninghoff and Maria Appolonia Walther.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 6. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Johann Ehrenfried Benninghoff1

b. 7 October 1733
FatherJohann Valentine Benninghoff1 b. 5 Sep 1706, d. 1788
MotherMaria Appolonia Walther1
     Johann Ehrenfried Benninghoff was born on 7 October 1733 in Bischeim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He was the son of Johann Valentine Benninghoff and Maria Appolonia Walther.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 6. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Anna Maria Engelmann1

b. circa 1707, d. 30 April 1770
     Anna Maria Engelmann was born circa 1707 in Gerbach, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 She married Johann Valentine Benninghoff, son of Johann George Benighoff and Anna Catharina Becker, on 25 October 1735 in Rheinland-Pfalz.2 She died on 30 April 1770 in Weisenberg Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.1

Family

Johann Valentine Benninghoff b. 5 Sep 1706, d. 1788
Children

Citations

  1. [S191] Charlotte Blair Stewart, "Benninghoff Notes". , Burial records of Rev. Jacob Van Buskirck, Lower Macungie Tp., Lehigh Co. (at the time Northampton Co.); buried at Weisenberg: Anna Maria Bennighoff, died 30 Apr 1770, aged 63. Hereinafter cited as "Charlotte's Benninghoff Notes."
  2. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 5. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.
  3. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 6. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.
  4. [S1265] William J. Hinke, compiler, Church Records of the Old Goshenhoppen Lutheran Church, Montgomery Co., PA 1751-1828 (n.p.: n.pub.), List of Confirmants at Old Goshenhoppen: Philippina Bennighoff, d/o Valentine, aged 12, 20 Mar 1755. Hereinafter cited as Old Goshenhoppen Church Records.

Catharina Elisabetha Benninghoff1

b. 31 May 1738
FatherJohann Valentine Benninghoff1 b. 5 Sep 1706, d. 1788
MotherAnna Maria Engelmann1 b. c 1707, d. 30 Apr 1770
     Catharina Elisabetha Benninghoff was born on 31 May 1738 in Rheinland-Pfalz.1 She was the daughter of Johann Valentine Benninghoff and Anna Maria Engelmann.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 6. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Phillippina Benninghoff1

b. circa 1743
FatherJohann Valentine Benninghoff1 b. 5 Sep 1706, d. 1788
MotherAnna Maria Engelmann1 b. c 1707, d. 30 Apr 1770
     Phillippina Benninghoff was born circa 1743 in Rheinland-Pfalz.1 She was the daughter of Johann Valentine Benninghoff and Anna Maria Engelmann.1

Citations

  1. [S1265] William J. Hinke, compiler, Church Records of the Old Goshenhoppen Lutheran Church, Montgomery Co., PA 1751-1828 (n.p.: n.pub.), List of Confirmants at Old Goshenhoppen: Philippina Bennighoff, d/o Valentine, aged 12, 20 Mar 1755. Hereinafter cited as Old Goshenhoppen Church Records.

Barbara Heineman1

     Barbara Heineman married Johann Valentine Benninghoff, son of Johann George Benighoff and Anna Catharina Becker, on 17 July 1770 in Zion Church, Lower Macungie Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.1

Family

Johann Valentine Benninghoff b. 5 Sep 1706, d. 1788

Citations

  1. [S191] Charlotte Blair Stewart, "Benninghoff Notes". , Marriage records of Zion Church, Lower Macungie Tp., Lehigh Co., PA: Barbara Heieman (widow) and Valentine Benninghoff, 17 July 1770. Hereinafter cited as "Charlotte's Benninghoff Notes."

Johann George Benighoff1

b. 7 November 1673, d. 7 January 1760
FatherAlbert Benighoff2 b. c 1640, d. 6 Nov 1680
MotherCatharina Lorenz2
     Johann George Benighoff was born on 7 November 1673 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He was the son of Albert Benighoff and Catharina Lorenz.2 He married Anna Catharina Becker, daughter of Jacob Becker and Anna Wandelina Zahne, on 28 November 1697 in Gauersheim.1 He died on 7 January 1760 in Gauersheim at age 86.1

Family

Anna Catharina Becker b. 28 Dec 1679, d. 6 Apr 1749
Children

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.
  2. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 1. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Anna Catharina Becker1

b. 28 December 1679, d. 6 April 1749
FatherJacob Becker1
MotherAnna Wandelina Zahne1
     Anna Catharina Becker was born on 28 December 1679 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 She was the daughter of Jacob Becker and Anna Wandelina Zahne.1 She married Johann George Benighoff, son of Albert Benighoff and Catharina Lorenz, on 28 November 1697 in Gauersheim.1 She died on 6 April 1749 in Gauersheim at age 69.1

Family

Johann George Benighoff b. 7 Nov 1673, d. 7 Jan 1760
Children

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Jacob Becker1

     Jacob Becker married Anna Wandelina Zahne.1
     Jacob Becker was a miller in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1

Family

Anna Wandelina Zahne
Child

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Anna Wandelina Zahne1

     Anna Wandelina Zahne married Jacob Becker.1

Family

Jacob Becker
Child

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Johannes Benighoff1

b. 8 October 1699
FatherJohann George Benighoff1 b. 7 Nov 1673, d. 7 Jan 1760
MotherAnna Catharina Becker1 b. 28 Dec 1679, d. 6 Apr 1749
     Johannes Benighoff was born on 8 October 1699 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He was the son of Johann George Benighoff and Anna Catharina Becker.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Johann Peter Benighoff1

b. 1 July 1703, d. 24 January 1774
FatherJohann George Benighoff1 b. 7 Nov 1673, d. 7 Jan 1760
MotherAnna Catharina Becker1 b. 28 Dec 1679, d. 6 Apr 1749
     Johann Peter Benighoff was born on 1 July 1703 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He was the son of Johann George Benighoff and Anna Catharina Becker.1 He died on 24 January 1774 at age 70.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Johann Philipp Benighoff1

b. 8 September 1709
FatherJohann George Benighoff1 b. 7 Nov 1673, d. 7 Jan 1760
MotherAnna Catharina Becker1 b. 28 Dec 1679, d. 6 Apr 1749
     Johann Philipp Benighoff was born on 8 September 1709 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He was the son of Johann George Benighoff and Anna Catharina Becker.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Johann Jacob Benighoff1

b. 28 October 1712, d. 23 January 1717
FatherJohann George Benighoff1 b. 7 Nov 1673, d. 7 Jan 1760
MotherAnna Catharina Becker1 b. 28 Dec 1679, d. 6 Apr 1749
     Johann Jacob Benighoff was born on 28 October 1712 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He was the son of Johann George Benighoff and Anna Catharina Becker.1 He died on 23 January 1717 at age 4.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Maria Eva Benighoff1

b. 16 February 1716
FatherJohann George Benighoff1 b. 7 Nov 1673, d. 7 Jan 1760
MotherAnna Catharina Becker1 b. 28 Dec 1679, d. 6 Apr 1749
     Maria Eva Benighoff was born on 16 February 1716 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 She was the daughter of Johann George Benighoff and Anna Catharina Becker.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Andreas Benighoff1

b. 15 April 1721
FatherJohann George Benighoff1 b. 7 Nov 1673, d. 7 Jan 1760
MotherAnna Catharina Becker1 b. 28 Dec 1679, d. 6 Apr 1749
     Andreas Benighoff was born on 15 April 1721 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He was the son of Johann George Benighoff and Anna Catharina Becker.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Anna Maria Benighoff1

b. 19 March 1725
FatherJohann George Benighoff1 b. 7 Nov 1673, d. 7 Jan 1760
MotherAnna Catharina Becker1 b. 28 Dec 1679, d. 6 Apr 1749
     Anna Maria Benighoff was born on 19 March 1725 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 She was the daughter of Johann George Benighoff and Anna Catharina Becker.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Albert Benighoff1

b. circa 1640, d. 6 November 1680
FatherDietrich Benighoff1
     Albert Benighoff was born circa 1640.1 He was the son of Dietrich Benighoff.1 He married Catharina Lorenz, daughter of Hans Philipp Lorenz, on 26 May 1668 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 He died on 6 November 1680 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1

Family

Catharina Lorenz
Children

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 1. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Dietrich Benighoff1

Family

Child

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 1. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Catharina Lorenz1

FatherHans Philipp Lorenz1
     Catharina Lorenz was the daughter of Hans Philipp Lorenz.1 She married Albert Benighoff, son of Dietrich Benighoff, on 26 May 1668 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1

Family

Albert Benighoff b. c 1640, d. 6 Nov 1680
Children

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 1. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Hans Philipp Lorenz1

Family

Child

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 1. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.

Maria Eva Benighoff1

b. 28 April 1669
FatherAlbert Benighoff1 b. c 1640, d. 6 Nov 1680
MotherCatharina Lorenz1
     Maria Eva Benighoff was born on 28 April 1669 in Gauersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz.1 She was the daughter of Albert Benighoff and Catharina Lorenz.1

Citations

  1. [S131] Mary Joyce Penticoff and Randolph Ray, Descendants of Albert Benighoff (Rockton, IL: M.J. Penticoff, 1995), p. 1. Hereinafter cited as Benighoff Genealogy.