An American Family History

Benoni Wiltse, Jr. was born on December 25, 1777 in Hopewell, Dutchess Couty, New York. His parents were Benoni Wiltse and Rachel Marks.

He married Mary Slack on July 30, 1799 in Bastard Township, Leeds County, Ontario. Mary was the daughter of Joseph Slack and Margaret Phillips. She was born on July 9, 1782.
       
Charlotte Wiltse (1800, married Abner Smith),
Lucy Wiltse (1802, married Cornel Hunt),
Margaret Wiltse (1804, married Henry Coleman),
Clarissa Wiltse (1805, married Abner M. Case),
Sarah Wiltse, (1806, married Joseph Henry Danby),
Joseph Wiltse (1811, married Anna Blanchard),
James Wiltse, Jr., (1813, married Electa Wiltse),
Benoni Wiltse, III (1815, married Mary Tetson)
Experience Wiltse, (1816, married Abraham Wing),
Laura Wiltse (1824, married Sidney Wiltse).

Benoni Jr. was assessed in Yonge Township in 1805.