He was born in Hanstrom Farm, Fuxerna Parish, Alvsborg, Sweden, and sailed

to New Sweden on the ship "Mercurius" in 1656.  He married Gertrude Rambo on November 22, 1668. She was born October 19, 1650, in Kingsessing, New Sweden, Pennsylvania. He was also known as Andrew Bankson in English records and was said to have written his name as Andreas Bengtston. He drowned in the Delaware River in 1705.

Andrew was a large landowner in New Sweden and was one of the justices of the New Court at Upland in 1682. He was a church warden, trustee and lay reader of the Wicaco Church and contributed faithfully to the support of the clergy. He was also politically active serving as a court justice in 1681-1682, 1693 and 1701-1703, and being elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1683, 1686 and 1698. By the time he died, he owned substantial property south of Philadelphia in Moyamensing and Passyunk townships and five hundred acres in the Swedes' tract at Manatawny (Amity Township, present day Berks County), patented to him on June 11, 1705. The land in Manatawny was sold by his sons to John Oakley on October 13, 1707.

Children:

1. Bengt Andersson Bengtsson born 1669 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

2. Anders Bengtsson (Bankson), Jr.* born 1672 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

3. Peter Bengtsson born 6 March 1677 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

4. Catharine Bengtsson born 29 January 1679 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

5. John B. Bengtsson, Sr. born 31 March 1681 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

6. Jacob Bengtsson born 19 October 1684 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

7. Briggitta Bengtsson born 10 April 1687 in Philadelphia (Montgomery County), Pennsylvania

8. Daniel Bengtsson, Sr. born 22 January 1691 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

9. Joseph Bengtsson, Sr. born 2 March 1696 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

* Our ancestor