William Bennighoff^[1]

1784 -    Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Philip Jacob Bennighoff

1740 - 1826  (85 years)

Birth	30 Jan 1740	Bischheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Died	1826	Clearfield County, PA
Buried	Zion Union Cemetery, Maxatawny, PA
Family	Elizabeth Schwarm,   b. 1751, Germany
Children	1. Maria Elisabetha Bennighoff,   b. 2 Jan 1767, Buffalo Township, Montgomery, PA   2. Johannes Bennighoff,   b. 26 Dec 1768, Upper, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania + 3. Johann Phillip Bennighoff,   b. 25 Oct 1770, Upper, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania   4. Frederick Bennighoff,   b. 19 Jan 1773, Northampton, Pennsylvania   5. Valentin Bennighoff,   b. Abt 1776, <>, Northampton, Pennsylvania   6. Philipp Jacob Bennighoff,   b. 12 Dec 1777, <>, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania   7. Sebastian Benighoff,   b. 31 Jan 1780, Lehigh County, PA   8. Dorothea Margaretha Bennighoff,   b. 1781, <>, Lehigh, Pennsylvania   9. Maria Magdalena Bennighoff,   b. 14 Oct 1783, Greenwich Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania   10. William Bennighoff,   b. 29 Oct 1784, <greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania   11. J George Bennighoff,   b. 15 Jan 1790, <greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania   12. Peter Bennighoff,   b. 1792, <greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania   13. Christina Bennighoff,   b. 19 Oct 1796, <greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Schwarm

1751 - 1826  (75 years)

Birth	1751	Germany
Died	1826	New Tripoli, PA
Buried	Ebenezer, Union Chruch New Tripoli, Lynn Township, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Family	Philip Jacob Bennighoff,   b. 30 Jan 1740, Bischheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Children	1. Maria Elisabetha Bennighoff,   b. 2 Jan 1767, Buffalo Township, Montgomery, PA   2. Johannes Bennighoff,   b. 26 Dec 1768, Upper, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania + 3. Johann Phillip Bennighoff,   b. 25 Oct 1770, Upper, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania   4. Frederick Bennighoff,   b. 19 Jan 1773, Northampton, Pennsylvania   5. Valentin Bennighoff,   b. Abt 1776, <>, Northampton, Pennsylvania   6. Philipp Jacob Bennighoff,   b. 12 Dec 1777, <>, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania   7. Sebastian Benighoff,   b. 31 Jan 1780, Lehigh County, PA   8. Dorothea Margaretha Bennighoff,   b. 1781, <>, Lehigh, Pennsylvania   9. Maria Magdalena Bennighoff,   b. 14 Oct 1783, Greenwich Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania   10. William Bennighoff,   b. 29 Oct 1784, <greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania   11. J George Bennighoff,   b. 15 Jan 1790, <greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania   12. Peter Bennighoff,   b. 1792, <greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania   13. Christina Bennighoff,   b. 19 Oct 1796, <greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania

• Name	William Bennighoff
  Birth	29 Oct 1784	<greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I503527	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Philip Jacob Bennighoff,   b. 30 Jan 1740, Bischheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 1826, Clearfield County, PA (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Schwarm,   b. 1751, Germany d. 1826, New Tripoli, PA (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F502041	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1501404_129573361_129573361/william-bennighoff (Reliability: 3). Individual added by confirming a Smart Match