Benedikt Björnsson  was b. Feb. 21, 1817 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died on Dec. 10, 1892 in Argyle, Manitoba. Spouse:  June 10, 1844 Gudny Kristjansdottir, b. May 8, 1820 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla; d. May 23, 1915 in Nordland Township, MN. Children born in the west: 1. Björn b. Sep. 22, 1844 2. Sigríður b. Aug. 8, 1847 3. Thorarinn b. Dec. …

Guðný Kristjánsdóttir was born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on May 8, 1820. She died on May 23, 1915 in Minnesota. Spouse: June 10, 1844 Benedikt Björnsson b. February 21, 1817 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. December 10, 1892 in Manitoba. Children: 1. Björn  b. September 22, 1844 4. 2. Sigríður b. August 8, 1847 3. Þórarinn b. December 25, 1852 4. Þuríður b. 1857  …

Sigurbjörn Benediktsson was born on July 16, 1875 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died on December 20, 1960 in the Lundar Settlement. He took the name Sigurbjorn Benedictson in the west. Spouse: December 20, 1896 Kristveig Jónsdóttir b. May 30, 1876, d. July 8, 1941. Children: 1. Hólmfred b. 1894, d. 1972 2. Hjalti b. 1897, d. 1928 3. Kristín Sigríður …

Hólmfríður Kristjánsdóttir was born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1849. She died in Winnipeg in 1893. Spouse: Benedikt Kristjánsson b. 1846 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. in New Iceland on November 11, 1925. Children: 1. Valdimar died in childbirth 2. Sigurbjörn b. July 16, 1875. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1879 and moved from there to New Iceland. They settled …