Descendants of Benedict
Generation No. 1
1. GEORGE1 BENEDICT1 was born Abt. 1520 in Tasborough, County Norfolk, England1, and died 1576 in Tasborough, County Norfolk, England1. He married JANE HALES1 Abt. 15401. She was born Abt. 15251, and died Abt. 15 Jun 1578 in Hapton, County Norfolk, England1.
Notes for GEORGE BENEDICT:
[Robert A. Benedict, The Benedict Topics Website, Internet site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html/.]
Yeoman
Burial: Unknown, Tasborough, Norfolk, England1
Record Change: 18 Jul 20041
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Children of GEORGE BENEDICT and JANE HALES are:
2. i. WILLIAM2 BENEDICT, b. Abt. 1545; d. 1614, Bourne, County Cambridgeshire, England.
3. ii. GEORGE BENEDICT, JR., b. 1545, Saxlingham Nethergate, County Norfolk, England; d. 1584, Saxlingham Nethergate, County Norfolk, England.
4. iii. JOAN BENEDICT, b. Abt. 1547; d. Unknown, County Beddingham, England.
5. iv. ANNE BENEDICT, b. Abt. 1549; d. Unknown, County Beddingham, England.
6. v. ELIZABETH BENEDICT, b. Abt. 1550; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM2 BENEDICT (GEORGE1)1 was born Abt. 15451, and died 1614 in Bourne, County Cambridgeshire, England1. He married JUDITH MARSH1 Abt. 15851. She was born Dec 1560 in St. Vedast, Foster Ln., London, County Middlesex, England1, and died Aft. 27 Jun 15981.
Notes for WILLIAM BENEDICT:
[Robert A. Benedict, The Benedict Topics Website, Internet site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html/.]
Scrivener
Burial: Unknown, Bourne, Cambridgeshire, England1
Record Change: 27 Jul 20031
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Baptism: 07 Dec 1560, St. Vedast, Foster Ln., London, England1
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Child of WILLIAM BENEDICT and JUDITH MARSH is:
i. ANNE3 BENEDICT1, d. Sep 1657, Bourne, County Cambridgeshire, England1.
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Burial: 10 Sep 1657, Bourne, Cambridgeshire, England1
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3. GEORGE2 BENEDICT, JR. (GEORGE1)1 was born 1545 in Saxlingham Nethergate, County Norfolk, England1, and died 1584 in Saxlingham Nethergate, County Norfolk, England1. He married THOMAZINE GOCHE1 07 Aug 1575 in Tasborough, County Norfolk, England1. She was born Abt. 15601, and died Unknown.
Notes for GEORGE BENEDICT, JR.:
[Robert A. Benedict, The Benedict Topics Website, Internet site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html/.]
Husbandman
Burial: Unknown, Saxlingham Nethergate, County Norfolk, England1
Record Change: 27 Jul 20031
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Children of GEORGE BENEDICT and THOMAZINE GOCHE are:
i. JANE3 BENEDICT1, b. Aft. 1575, Tasborough, County Norfolk, England1; d. Unknown.
ii. JOHAN BENEDICT1, b. Aft. 1575, Tasborough, County Norfolk, England1; d. Unknown.
iii. JUDITH BENEDICT1, b. Aft. 1578, Tasborough, County Norfolk, England1; d. Unknown.
7. iv. WILLIAM BENEDICT, b. 1579, Saxlingham Nethergate, County Norfolk, England; d. Bef. 08 Sep 1629.
4. JOAN2 BENEDICT (GEORGE1)1 was born Abt. 15471, and died Unknown in County Beddingham, England1. She married ROBERT LYNDE1 Abt. 15651. He was born Abt. 15401, and died Unknown.
Children of JOAN BENEDICT and ROBERT LYNDE are:
i. JOAN3 LYNDE1, b. Abt. 1565, County Beddingham, England1; d. Unknown.
ii. THOMAS LYNDE1, b. Abt. 1567, County Beddingham, England1; d. Unknown.
iii. RALPH LYNDE1, b. Abt. 1569, County Beddingham, England1; d. Unknown.
iv. JANE LYNDE1, b. Abt. 1570, County Beddingham, England1; d. Unknown.
5. ANNE2 BENEDICT (GEORGE1)1 was born Abt. 15491, and died Unknown in County Beddingham, England1. She married JAMES SPENCE1 Abt. 15651. He was born Abt. 15451, and died Unknown.
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Children of ANNE BENEDICT and JAMES SPENCE are:
i. ANNE3 SPENCE1, b. Abt. 15651; d. Unknown.
ii. DANIEL SPENCE1, b. Abt. 15661; d. Unknown.
iii. THOMAS SPENCE1, b. Abt. 15671; d. Unknown.
iv. ROBERT SPENCE1, b. Abt. 15701; d. Unknown.
6. ELIZABETH2 BENEDICT (GEORGE1)1 was born Abt. 15501, and died Unknown. She married RALPH LULLMAN1. He was born Abt. 15451, and died Unknown.
Child of ELIZABETH BENEDICT and RALPH LULLMAN is:
i. JANE3 LULLMAN1, b. Abt. 15781; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 3
7. WILLIAM3 BENEDICT (GEORGE2, GEORGE1)1 was born 1579 in Saxlingham Nethergate, County Norfolk, England1, and died Bef. 08 Sep 16291. He married ELIZABETH1. She was born Abt. 15751, and died Aft. 16291.
Notes for WILLIAM BENEDICT:
[Robert A. Benedict, The Benedict Topics Website, Internet site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html/.]
Scrivener
Record Change: 27 Jul 20031
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Record Change: 18 Jul 20041
Child of WILLIAM BENEDICT and ELIZABETH is:
8. i. THOMAS4 BENEDICT, SR., b. 1617, County Norfolk, England; d. 28 Feb 1688/89, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Generation No. 4
8. THOMAS4 BENEDICT, SR. (WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)2,3,4 was born 1617 in County Norfolk, England4, and died 28 Feb 1688/89 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut5,6. He married MARY BRIDGHAM6 Abt. 1640 in Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York7, daughter of JOHN BRIDGHAM and <UNNAMED>. She was born 1624 in England8, and died 1724 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut8.
Notes for THOMAS BENEDICT, SR.:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), pages 1-24."
(Click here to go to the pages)
Apprenticeship: Weaver in England9
Emigration: 1638, from England to New England with his sister-in-law, Mary Bridgum.10
Record Change: 30 Jul 200311
Residence: 1638, Bay parts of Massachusetts12
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Children of THOMAS BENEDICT and MARY BRIDGHAM are:
9. i. MARY5 BENEDICT, d. Unknown.
10. ii. THOMAS BENEDICT, JR., b. Abt. 1639, Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York; d. 20 Nov 1688, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
11. iii. SAMUEL BENEDICT, b. 1645, Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York; d. 17 Apr 1719, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
12. iv. JAMES BENEDICT, b. 06 Feb 1648/49, Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York; d. Aft. Aug 1717, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
13. v. DEACON JOHN BENEDICT, b. 06 Feb 1648/49, Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York; d. 11 Nov 1729, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
14. vi. LIEUTENANT DANIEL BENEDICT, b. Abt. 1650, Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York; d. 1717, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
15. vii. ELIZABETH BENEDICT, b. 1653, Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York; d. 1688, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
16. viii. REBECCA BENEDICT, b. 1657, Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York; d. Unknown.
17. ix. SARAH BENEDICT, b. 1657, Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York; d. Unknown, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Generation No. 5
9. MARY5 BENEDICT (THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)13,14 died Unknown. She married JOHN OLMSTEAD14,15 17 Jul 1673 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut16, son of RICHARD OLMSTEAD and <UNNAMED>. He was born 30 Dec 1649 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut17, and died 22 Dec 1704 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut17.
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Child of MARY BENEDICT and JOHN OLMSTEAD is:
i. MARY6 OLMSTEAD, d. Unknown.
10. THOMAS5 BENEDICT, JR. (THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)18,19,20,21 was born Abt. 1639 in Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York22,23,24,25, and died 20 Nov 1688 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut26,27,28,29. He married MARY MESSENGER30,31,32,33 Jan 1664/65 in prob Jamaica, Long Island, Queens County, New York34,35,36,37, daughter of ANDREW MESSENGER and RACHEL MANNING. She was born 1642 in Jamaica, Long Island, Queens County, New York38,39, and died 1699 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut40,41.
Notes for THOMAS BENEDICT, JR.:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 27."
1. THOMAS2 (Thomas1), was b. 164-, Southold, L. I., where, and at Huntington, he passed his youth and early manhood. In 1662 he removed with his father's family to Jamaica, and in the year following the town granted him a "home lot" and "ten (10) acres of meadow." I conjecture, from this grant and from the fact that, Sept. 29, 1663, he signed with others a petition to be taken under the government of Connecticut, that he was of age. Dec. 13, 1663, he was appointed "to gather the rate made for the purchase of the Hills." He m. Jan., 1665, Mary, dau. of Andrew Messenger, one of the original settlers of Jamaica, March 10, 1656, and magistrate in 1661-62. Thomas removed to Norwalk 1665-6, and was made freeman in 1669;(*) pounder fence viewer and surveyor between 1667 and 1686. He d. at Norwalk, Nov., 1688-9. His inventory filed Nov. 5, 1689, shows a clear estate of œ169. His wife survived him. (See Jamaica Rec.; Hall's Hist. Norwalk, Ct., pp. 75, 83).
Ancestral File Number: GJ81-V1
Freeman: 166942
Inventory: 05 Nov 1689, showed a clear estate of 169 pounds42
Occupation: Bet. 1667 - 1686, Pounder fence viewer and surveyor42
Record Change: 06 Feb 200143
Residence: 1662, Jamaica, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York44
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Ancestral File Number: 1BF1-PS
Record Change: 15 Aug 200245
Children of THOMAS BENEDICT and MARY MESSENGER are:
19. i. ENSIGN THOMAS6 BENEDICT III, b. 05 Dec 1670, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 10 May 1743, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
ii. HANNAH BENEDICT46,47, b. 08 Jan 1674/75, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut48,49; d. 1767, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut49; m. SAMUEL ROYCE49, 1695, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut49; b. 1673, New London, New London County, Connecticut49; d. 14 May 1757, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut49.
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20. iii. ESTHER BENEDICT, b. 05 Oct 1679, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 01 Jan 1751/52.
iv. ABIGAIL BENEDICT50, b. 08 Jun 1682, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut50; d. Unknown.
v. ELIZABETH BENEDICT50,51, b. 1684, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut52,53; d. 171353; m. JOHN HULL53; b. 1678, Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut53; d. Unknown.
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11. SAMUEL5 BENEDICT (THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)54,55 was born 1645 in Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York55, and died 17 Apr 1719 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut56,57. He married (1) MARY MARVIN57,58 Abt. 1671 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut59,60, daughter of MATTHEW MARVIN and MARY. She was born 1658 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut60, and died 22 Jul 1711 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut60. He married (2) REBECCA ANDREWS61,62 07 Jul 1678 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut63,64, daughter of THOMAS ANDREWS. She was born 1651 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut64, and died Unknown.
Notes for SAMUEL BENEDICT:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), pages 241-242."
1. SAMUEL2 (Thomas1), was born 164-. He
continued to reside with his father until after his removal to Norwalk, Ct.
There he married, first (unknown), by whom he had Joanna and Samuel. He married,
second, July 7, 1678,(*) Rebecca, dau. of Thomas Andrews of Fairfield, Ct., by
whom he had five children, the last two born in Danbury, Ct. In the fall of 1684
and the spring of 1685, he, with his brother James, his brother-in-law James
Beebe, Judah Gregory (brother-in-law of James Benedict), and four others,
purchased land of the Indians and made the first settlement at Paquiogue
(Danbury).(+) Dr. Samuel Wood, who married Rebecca, dau. of Thomas1 Benedict,
soon followed, and Daniel, youngest son of Thomas1 Benedict, also, settled
there, soon after 1690. Thus it will be seen that the majority of the first
settlers of Danbury were of the Benedict stock and connection. "They soon built
a little church, only forty feet by thirty; when its frame was raised every
person in the town was present and sat together on the sills." Samuel Benedict,
a Deacon of the church, while a resident of Norwalk, was also first Deacon of
this church. He conveyed his Norwalk property, Feb. 3, 1685. He is named as
patentee in the patent of Danbury, granted by the General Assembly, May,
1702.(*) His will, made at Danbury, April 15, 1719, was recorded March 20, 1719.
His inventory, made April 17, 1719, shows a total of œ185 11s. 5d. The will
mentions wife Rebecca, Samuel (eldest son), to whom is bequeathed "my great
Bible;" Samuel Benedict, son of Thomas Benedict, "my second son, deceased" who
received "my martir book;" two youngest sons, Nathaniel and Abraham; heirs of
Thomas Benedict, "my second son, deceased," "as one child," [i. e., to take as
one child,] and Benoni [to take] "half so much as one child." It, also, mentions
daughters Rebecca and Esther.
(*) Samuel Benedict bought in 1678 a home lot upon Dry Hill, 4 acres. Hall, p.
28.
(+) "They [i. e., the first settlers] lived near together, at the south end of
Town street; the two Benedicts on the east side." Robbins's Century Sermon, p.
9. "The house of Mr. Samuel Benedict, at the south-east corner of the street,
and the house of Rev. Mr. Shove, were, in the early part of the century, placed
in a posture of defense against the Indians. When they were apprehensive of
danger, all the families used to repair to these two houses, especially nights."
Robbins, p. 11.
Inventory: 17 Apr 1719, 185 pounds, 11 s., 5 d.65
Record Change: 13 Nov 200166
Will: 15 Apr 1719, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut67
Notes for MARY MARVIN:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 365."
The Marvin Genealogy does not mention Mary among the children of Matthew,2 but, as there was but one family of the name among the early settlers of Connecticut, and as I find in vol. V, p. 267, of Norwalk Deeds that property is recorded Feb. 15, 1722-3 to "Lieut. Daniel Benedict of Danbury on ye accompanyment of his brother, Matthew Marvin, deceased," I conclude that she was the daughter of Matthew2 Marvin. (See Hall, p. 181, and Marvin Genealogy.)
Compiler's note:
The following is incorrect as it pertains to the Marvin Genealogy. Mary is mentioned as Matthew Marvin's daughter on page 301. I present the following:
"George Franklin Marvin and William T.R. Marvin, Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Connecticut, 1638 and 1635 Sons of Edward Marvin of Great Bentley, England, (Boston: T.R. Marvin and Son, 1904), pages 299-301."
3 MATTHEW,2 son of Matthew1 and Elizabeth
Marvin, baptized 8 Nov., 1626, in St. Mary's Church, Great Bentley, England;
died in 1712, in Norwalk, Ct. He came with his father in the "Increase." He
married, probably about 1650, Mary (???); she was living 28 March, 1707, at
which time he made deeds of gift of all his estate to his sons Samuel and John,
providing for her support; she probably died about 1709. He left no will, and
the deeds mention only his daughter Hannah and a child of Elizabeth: they cover
several pages in Norwalk Land Rec. (IV: 155 et seq.) He was in Norwalk certainly
as early as 1651-2, and perhaps was one of the "thirty approved families"
mentioned in the Agreement, 19 June, 1650, with Roger Ludlow, then of Fairfield,
Ct., though not named in that document. .........
....... Children, born in Norwalk, but not recorded there, and order uncertain:
10. i. Matthew,3 b. abt. 1656.
ii. Mary, b. abt. 1658; m. Daniel, son of Dea. Thomas and Mary
(Bridgman) Benedict, of Southold, L. I.
He was living in 1723, as a deed (Norwalk Rec., V: 267)
dated 15 Feb., 1722/3,(+) speaks of "Lieut. Daniel Benedict
of Danbury, on ye accompanyment of his brother Matthew
Marvin deceased." He was a soldier in King Philip's war,
and took part in the "Direful Swamp-fight," 19 Dec., 1675,
for which he was granted 16 Feb., 1677, by vote of the
town, three parcels of land. He sold his Norwalk lands 25
March, 1690, and removed to Danbury, where he resided
until his death. Matthew2 bought his house and home-lot,
about five acres, and gave it to his son Samuel.3
Children (Benedict), order uncertain:
1. Mary,4 b. (???).
2. Daniel, b. (???); m. Rebecca, dau. of Thomas and Rebecca
(Ketchum) Taylor, of Danbury (Selleck, 378). His will, made 26
March, 1762, was proved 5 Aug., 1776. Rebecca was aged 98 when
she d. (Selleck, 229).
3. Mercy, b. (???).
4. Hannah, b. (???); prob. m. Nathan Taylor, bro. of Rebecca
above, who by Selleck is said to have been 100 when he d.
.....................
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Children of SAMUEL BENEDICT and MARY MARVIN are:
i. JOANNA6 BENEDICT69, b. 22 Oct 167370; d. Unknown.
21. ii. SAMUEL BENEDICT, b. 05 Mar 1674/75, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 18 Jan 1734/35.
Children of SAMUEL BENEDICT and REBECCA ANDREWS are:
22. iii. THOMAS6 BENEDICT, b. 27 Mar 1679; d. Bef. 06 Dec 1714.
23. iv. NATHANIEL BENEDICT, b. Abt. 1680; d. Abt. 1767.
24. v. ABRAHAM BENEDICT, b. 21 Jun 1681; d. Unknown.
vi. REBECCA BENEDICT71, b. Aft. 168271; d. Unknown; m. SAMUEL PLATT71, 18 Jun 171271; d. Unknown.
vii. ESTHER BENEDICT71, d. Unknown.
12. JAMES5 BENEDICT (THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)72,73 was born 06 Feb 1648/49 in Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York74,75, and died Aft. Aug 1717 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut76,77,78. He married (1) SARAH GREGORY79,80,81 10 May 1676 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut82, daughter of JOHN GREGORY and SARAH ST. JOHN. She was born 03 Dec 1652 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut82,83,84, and died Abt. 1700 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut84,85. He married (2) SARAH PORTER85,86 02 Mar 1706/07 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut87,88. She was born 20 Dec 1657 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut89,90, and died Unknown.
Notes for JAMES BENEDICT:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 283."
He was one of the eight who purchased and
settled Danbury, Ct.(+) He sold his property in Norwalk, March 26, 1691. ... He
survived until Aug., 1717, certainly, when he deeded property.
(+) "They [i. e., the first settlers] lived near together, at the south end of
Town street; the two Benedicts on the east side." Robbins's Century Sermon, p.
9. "The house of Mr. Samuel Benedict, at the south-east corner of the street,
and the house of Rev. Mr. Shove, were, in the early part of the century, placed
in a posture of defense against the Indians. When they were apprehensive of
danger, all the families used to repair to these two houses, especially nights."
Robbins, p. 11.
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the
Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), pages
241-242."
In the fall of 1684 and the spring of 1685, he (Samuel Benedict), with his
brother James, his brother-in-law James Beebe, Judah Gregory (brother-in-law of
James Benedict), and four others, purchased land of the Indians and made the
first settlement at Paquiogue (Danbury).(+) Dr. Samuel Wood, who married
Rebecca, dau. of Thomas1 Benedict, soon followed, and Daniel, youngest son of
Thomas1 Benedict, also, settled there, soon after 1690. Thus it will be seen
that the majority of the first settlers of Danbury were of the Benedict stock
and connection. "They soon built a little church, only forty feet by thirty;
when its frame was raised every person in the town was present and sat together
on the sills."
Record Change: 19 Nov 200190
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Ancestral File Number: 16JR-644
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Children of JAMES BENEDICT and SARAH GREGORY are:
i. SARAH6 BENEDICT91, b. 16 Jun 1677, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut91; d. Unknown.
ii. REBECCA BENEDICT91,92, b. 1679, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut93,94; d. 20 Mar 1708/0995; m. SAMUEL KEELER, JR.95,96, 18 Jan 1703/04, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut97,98; b. 03 Oct 1682, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut99,100; d. Unknown.
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iii. PHOEBE BENEDICT101, b. 1682, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut101; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS TAYLOR101; d. Unknown.
25. iv. JAMES BENEDICT, b. 1685, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. Unknown.
26. v. CAPTAIN JOHN BENEDICT, b. Oct 1689, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. Feb 1771.
27. vi. THOMAS BENEDICT, b. 09 Nov 1694, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 04 Jul 1776, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
vii. ELIZABETH BENEDICT101, b. Jul 1696, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut101; d. Unknown; m. SAMUEL TAYLOR101; d. Unknown.
13. DEACON JOHN5 BENEDICT (THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)102,103 was born 06 Feb 1648/49 in Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York104,105, and died 11 Nov 1729 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut106,107. He married PHOEBE GREGORY108,109,110 11 Nov 1670 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut111, daughter of JOHN GREGORY and SARAH ST. JOHN. She was born Abt. 1650 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut112,113, and died 12 May 1737 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut113,114.
Notes for DEACON JOHN BENEDICT:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), pages 49 and 50."
1. JOHN2 (Thomas1), born at Southold, L. I.,
removed with the family to Norwalk and married Phoebe, daughter of John and
Sarah Gregory(*) of that town, Nov. 11, 1670.(+) He was a freeman of Norwalk in
1680, and succeeded his father as selectman in 1689. He was a selectman in
1692-94 and '99; and also held some minor civil appointments in the town. He was
occupied, however, mainly, with church affairs, having become Deacon, probably,
upon the death of his father. Thenceforth the records show him to have been
constantly on committees having charge of the religious and educational
interests of the community, now "obtaining a minister," then, "hyering a
schoolmaster." In 1705 the church honored him by voting him a sitting "in ye
seat before ye pulpit." He served as representative in the General Assembly in
the sessions of 1722 and 1725. The date of his death is not to be ascertained,
nor is that of his wife. The volume of probate records, which probably covered
the time within which they died, unfortunately, is missing. He conveyed property
to his sons James and Joseph of Ridgefield, in 1722 and 1723; and that he was
living in 1727, is thought to be certain, because his son is then referred to as
Deacon John Benedict Junior. (See Hall, pp. 83, 88, 93, 100, 102; and Town
Records, Norwalk, Ct.)
(*) Adam1 Gregorie= * * * fil. et cohaer Adae Ormeston, co. Lancas;
Will.2 Gregory=Doro. fil. * * * Parre de Kempenhaugh, in com. Lancas; Hugo3
Gregory=Maria* * *; Thom.4 Gregory=Doro. Beeston, de Overbroughton, com. Nott.
(on borders of Leicestershire, north of Frisby and Asorby); John5
Gregory=Alicia* * * de Broughton Sulney; Henry6 de Boston in Nova Anglia.
Henry6 Gregory, of Boston, N. E., whom we find mentioned in the
foregoing pedigree, was at Springfield 1639, and removed in a few years to
Stratford, Ct. Savage says that he probably died soon after, as a distribution
of his estate was ordered 19 June, 1665, his eldest son John being appointed
administrator, and to receive double portion, and that no other children are
mentioned; though perhaps Judah Gregory of Springfield, who m. 1643, Sarah, dau.
of Henry Burt, was another son. John Gregory, of New Haven, and afterwards of
Norwalk, Ct., was possibly the administrator above referred to; he had Joseph,
bapt. 26 July, 1646; Thomas, 19 March, 1648; his other children and their issue
are mentioned by Savage, and by Hall in his history of Norwalk; of his daus.
[Phoebe and Sarah], m. into the family of Thomas Benedict, of Southold, L. I.,
and afterwards of Norwalk, who came out at the age of 22 about 1639, and was
said to be the only son of Wm. Benedict of Nottingham. N. E. Hist. and Gen.
Reg., vol. XXIII, pp. 304-7. Thomas Benedict was a witness to will of John
Gregory of Norwalk, Ct., made Aug. 15, 1689. He bequeathed his estate to his
wife Sarah. John and James Benedict (sons of Thomas) are mentioned as
sons-in-law. Sarah also, in an instrument, dated Oct. 9, 1689, so names them.
Prob. Rec. (Fairfield), vol. 3.
(+) Bought in 1678, home lot upon Dry Hill, 4 acres. Hall, p. 28.
Elected: 1689, Selectman115
Freeman: 1680, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut115
Record Change: 23 Aug 2002116
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Ancestral File Number: 1BDQ-61
Baptism (LDS): 20 Feb 1900
Endowment (LDS): 27 Feb 1900
Record Change: 23 Aug 2002116
Sealed to parents (LDS): 02 Dec 1935
Children of JOHN BENEDICT and PHOEBE GREGORY are:
i. MARY6 BENEDICT117,118, b. 04 Dec 1666, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut119,120; d. Unknown; m. DANIEL TAYLOR120; b. 12 Oct 1676, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut120; d. 12 Aug 1770, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut120.
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Record Change: 10 Nov 2001120
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Record Change: 15 Aug 2002120
ii. PHOEBE BENEDICT121, b. 21 Sep 1673, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut121; d. Unknown.
iii. SARAH BENEDICT121, b. 21 Sep 1673, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut121; d. Unknown.
28. iv. SGT JOHN BENEDICT, b. 03 Mar 1675/76, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 16 Jan 1766, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
v. JONATHAN BENEDICT121, b. Abt. 1677, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut121; d. 25 Nov 1762, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut121.
29. vi. DEACON BENJAMIN BENEDICT, b. 1678, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 03 Jul 1773, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
30. vii. JOSEPH BENEDICT, b. 1680, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. Unknown.
31. viii. CAPT THOMAS BENEDICT, b. 1682, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 05 Jul 1763, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
32. ix. ESQUIRE JAMES BENEDICT, b. 05 Jan 1684/85, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 25 Nov 1762, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
x. MERCY BENEDICT121, b. Abt. 1687121; d. Unknown.
14. LIEUTENANT DANIEL5 BENEDICT (THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)122,123 was born Abt. 1650 in Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York124,125, and died 1717 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut126,127. He married MARY MARVIN127,128 Bef. 1711129, daughter of MATTHEW MARVIN and MARY. She was born 1658 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut130, and died 22 Jul 1711 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut130.
Notes for LIEUTENANT DANIEL BENEDICT:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), pages 365-366."
1. Lieut. DANIEL2 (Thomas1) Benedict was born at Southold, L. I., 165-, and after his removal to Norwalk, Ct., married Mary, dau. of Matthew2 Marvin(*) of Norwalk, Ct. (Hall, p. 182). He was a soldier in the direful swamp fight, Dec. 19, 1675, a fight which has scarcely a parallel in the annals of ancient or modern warfare. At a town (Norwalk) meeting, Jan. 12, 1676: "The towne in consideration of the good service that the soldiers sent out of the towne ingaged and performed by them, and out of respect and thankfulness to the sayd soldiers, doe with one consent and freely give and grant to so many as were in the direful swamp fight twelve acors of land; and eight acors of land to so many as were in the next considerable service." Accordingly, there was granted by the plantation, as a gratuity unto Daniel Benedict, "being a souldier in the Indian warr twelfe acres of land and lyeth in three parcels." (Hall, p. 63.) He sold his property in Norwalk, March 25, 1690, and moved to Danbury, Ct. The date of his death is not known. He was certainly living Feb. 15, 1722-3. His signature is attached to a deed bearing date Aug. 17, 1717. Norwalk Records.
Record Change: 25 Aug 2002130
Notes for MARY MARVIN:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 365."
The Marvin Genealogy does not mention Mary among the children of Matthew,2 but, as there was but one family of the name among the early settlers of Connecticut, and as I find in vol. V, p. 267, of Norwalk Deeds that property is recorded Feb. 15, 1722-3 to "Lieut. Daniel Benedict of Danbury on ye accompanyment of his brother, Matthew Marvin, deceased," I conclude that she was the daughter of Matthew2 Marvin. (See Hall, p. 181, and Marvin Genealogy.)
Compiler's note:
The following is incorrect as it pertains to the Marvin Genealogy. Mary is mentioned as Matthew Marvin's daughter on page 301. I present the following:
"George Franklin Marvin and William T.R. Marvin, Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Connecticut, 1638 and 1635 Sons of Edward Marvin of Great Bentley, England, (Boston: T.R. Marvin and Son, 1904), pages 299-301."
3 MATTHEW,2 son of Matthew1 and Elizabeth
Marvin, baptized 8 Nov., 1626, in St. Mary's Church, Great Bentley, England;
died in 1712, in Norwalk, Ct. He came with his father in the "Increase." He
married, probably about 1650, Mary (???); she was living 28 March, 1707, at
which time he made deeds of gift of all his estate to his sons Samuel and John,
providing for her support; she probably died about 1709. He left no will, and
the deeds mention only his daughter Hannah and a child of Elizabeth: they cover
several pages in Norwalk Land Rec. (IV: 155 et seq.) He was in Norwalk certainly
as early as 1651-2, and perhaps was one of the "thirty approved families"
mentioned in the Agreement, 19 June, 1650, with Roger Ludlow, then of Fairfield,
Ct., though not named in that document. .........
....... Children, born in Norwalk, but not recorded there, and order uncertain:
10. i. Matthew,3 b. abt. 1656.
ii. Mary, b. abt. 1658; m. Daniel, son of Dea. Thomas and Mary
(Bridgman) Benedict, of Southold, L. I.
He was living in 1723, as a deed (Norwalk Rec., V: 267)
dated 15 Feb., 1722/3,(+) speaks of "Lieut. Daniel Benedict
of Danbury, on ye accompanyment of his brother Matthew
Marvin deceased." He was a soldier in King Philip's war,
and took part in the "Direful Swamp-fight," 19 Dec., 1675,
for which he was granted 16 Feb., 1677, by vote of the
town, three parcels of land. He sold his Norwalk lands 25
March, 1690, and removed to Danbury, where he resided
until his death. Matthew2 bought his house and home-lot,
about five acres, and gave it to his son Samuel.3
Children (Benedict), order uncertain:
1. Mary,4 b. (???).
2. Daniel, b. (???); m. Rebecca, dau. of Thomas and Rebecca
(Ketchum) Taylor, of Danbury (Selleck, 378). His will, made 26
March, 1762, was proved 5 Aug., 1776. Rebecca was aged 98 when
she d. (Selleck, 229).
3. Mercy, b. (???).
4. Hannah, b. (???); prob. m. Nathan Taylor, bro. of Rebecca
above, who by Selleck is said to have been 100 when he d.
.....................
Record Change: 25 Aug 2002130
Children of DANIEL BENEDICT and MARY MARVIN are:
i. MARY6 BENEDICT131, d. Unknown.
33. ii. DANIEL BENEDICT, d. Unknown.
iii. MERCY BENEDICT131, d. Unknown.
34. iv. HANNAH BENEDICT, d. Unknown.
15. ELIZABETH5 BENEDICT (THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)132,133 was born 1653 in Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York134,135, and died 1688 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut135. She married JOHN SLAWSON136,137 1676 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut138,139. He was born 14 May 1641 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts139, and died 16 Oct 1706 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut139.
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Children of ELIZABETH BENEDICT and JOHN SLAWSON are:
i. MARY ELIZABETH6 SLAWSON139, b. 21 Apr 1680, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut139; d. Unknown; m. JOSEPH SLAWSON139, 25 Dec 1707, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut139; b. Abt. 1680, Bedford, Westchester County, New York139; d. Unknown.
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ii. THOMAS SLAWSON139, b. 11 Mar 1680/81, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut139; d. 30 Mar 1710, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut139.
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16. REBECCA5 BENEDICT (THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)140,141 was born 1657 in Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York141, and died Unknown. She married DOCTOR SAMUEL WOOD142,143 Abt. 1716143. He was born Abt. 1657 in England144,145, and died Unknown in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut145.
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Notes for DOCTOR SAMUEL WOOD:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 24."
Dr. Samuel Wood, an able physician, b. and educated in England, and a very early settler of Danbury.
Record Change: 10 Nov 2001145
Child of REBECCA BENEDICT and SAMUEL WOOD is:
35. i. SAMUEL6 WOOD, JR., b. 30 Aug 1719, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. Unknown.
17. SARAH5 BENEDICT (THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)146,147 was born 1657 in Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York148,149, and died Unknown in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut150,151. She married JAMES BEEBE152,153 19 Dec 1679 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut154. He was born 1641 in Broughton, Northamptonshire, England155, and died 22 Apr 1728 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut155.
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Record Change: 08 Nov 2001155
Notes for JAMES BEEBE:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 24."
He was one of the eight who purchased and settled Danbury in 1685.
Record Change: 14 Nov 2001155
Child of SARAH BENEDICT and JAMES BEEBE is:
i. JAMES6 BEEBE156, b. 1682, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut156; d. Unknown.
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Religion: deacon of the church in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut156
Generation No. 6
19. ENSIGN THOMAS6 BENEDICT III (THOMAS5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)158,159,160 was born 05 Dec 1670 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut161,162,163, and died 10 May 1743 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut164,165,166,167. He married (1) RACHEL SMITH168,169,170 13 May 1697 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut171,172,173,174, daughter of SAMUEL SMITH and RACHEL MARVIN. She was born 1672 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut175,176,177, and died 01 Dec 1737 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut178,179,180,181. He married (2) HANNAH KNAPP182,183,184 14 Oct 1740 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut185,186,187. She was born Abt. 1719 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut187,188,189, and died Aft. 10 May 1743190.
Notes for ENSIGN THOMAS BENEDICT III:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 28."
2. THOMAS3 (Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Dec. 5, 1670, Norwalk; m. May 13, 1697, Rachel, dau. of Samuel and Rachel (Marvin) Smith of Norwalk, b. 1672-3. He was often fence viewer and surveyor between 1692 and 1723; selectman 1709-11 and 1730 and 1732. He is called ensign in 1717. Rachel "the virtuous and pious consort," d. Dec. 1, 1737. He. m. 2d Oct. 14, 1740, Hannah Knapp of Danbury, and d. May 10, 1743. His inventory, which includes one negro man Winsor, amounted to œ160. His will was proved June 5, 1744.
Ancestral File Number: 1BF2-W0
Elected: Bet. 1709 - 1711, selectman191
Inventory: Included 1 negro man, Winsor, amounted to 160 pounds191
Military service: Ensign192
Occupation: Bet. 1692 - 1723, fence viewer and surveyor193
Probate: 05 Jun 1744193
Record Change: 07 Nov 2001194
Notes for RACHEL SMITH:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 28."
"the virtuous and pious consort"
Ancestral File Number: B81H-JS
Record Change: 07 Nov 2001194
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Ancestral File Number: AFN: 1SL9-6QC
Children of THOMAS BENEDICT and RACHEL SMITH are:
36. i. THOMAS7 BENEDICT IV, b. 29 Oct 1701; d. 11 Feb 1757.
37. ii. SAMUEL BENEDICT, b. 31 Jan 1703/04, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. Aft. 1724, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
iii. DANIEL BENEDICT195, b. 07 Apr 1707195; d. Aft. 09 Jun 1708195.
iv. RACHEL BENEDICT195, b. 27 Sep 1710195; d. Unknown; m. ELIASAPH KELLOGG195, 13 Jun 1734195; b. , of Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut195; d. Unknown.
v. NEHEMIAH BENEDICT195, b. Bet. 21 Dec 1711 - 1716195; d. Unknown.
vi. SARAH BENEDICT195, b. 06 Jun 1717195; d. Unknown; m. DANIEL HOYT, JR.195, 28 Apr 1735195; b. , of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut195; d. Unknown.
20. ESTHER6 BENEDICT (THOMAS5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)196,197 was born 05 Oct 1679 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut198,199, and died 01 Jan 1751/52199. She married JOSEPH IVES199, son of JOHN IVES and HANNAH MERRIMAN. He was born 14 Oct 1674 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut199, and died 18 Mar 1755 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut199.
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Record Change: 09 Nov 2001199
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Record Change: 09 Nov 2001199
Child of ESTHER BENEDICT and JOSEPH IVES is:
i. JOSEPH7 IVES, b. 10 Dec 1709, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut; d. 1766.
21. SAMUEL6 BENEDICT (SAMUEL5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)200,201 was born 05 Mar 1674/75 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut201,202, and died 18 Jan 1734/35203,204. He married ABIGAIL PICKETT205,206. She was born 30 Jul 1678 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut206, and died Aft. Mar 1734/35 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut206.
Notes for SAMUEL BENEDICT:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), pages 242-243."
2. SAMUEL3 (Samuel,2 Thomas1), b. March 5, 1675.
All that is known of him has been gathered from his will, made March 4, 1734-5,
and recorded April 9, 1734-5. He mentions wife Abigail (Pickett?), eldest son
Ebenezer, second and youngest son Samuel, youngest daughter Mercy, a daughter
Hannah, grandson Matthew Wildman, only child of dau. Mary, deceased. The will
appoints the wife Abigail and Ephraim Picket, brother-in-law, executors, etc. He
d. Jan. 18, 1735. His inventory, approved April 9, 1735, foots œ700.
(*) Gen'l Assembly, May, 1702. "This Assembly doth order that a pattent for the
township of Danbury shall be granted to the severall persons hereafter named and
intended, as pattentees, to be signed by the Governour or Deputy Governour and
the Secretary, with the seal of the Colonie affixed. The names of the pattentees
are, James Bebee, Thomas Taylor, Samll Benedick, James Benedick, John Hoyt senr,
Josiah Starre, and the rest of the proprietors of the township of Danbury." Col.
Rec. of Ct. (1689-1706), p. 385.
Inventory: 09 Apr 1735, Foots 700 pounds207
Record Change: 13 Nov 2001208
Will: 04 Mar 1734/35209
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Record Change: 15 Aug 2002210
Children of SAMUEL BENEDICT and ABIGAIL PICKETT are:
38. i. MARY7 BENEDICT, d. Bef. 1735.
ii. HANNAH BENEDICT211, d. Unknown.
39. iii. EBENEZER BENEDICT, b. 1718; d. 27 Mar 1796.
40. iv. SAMUEL BENEDICT, b. 1722, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 19 May 1792, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
v. MERCY BENEDICT211, d. Unknown.
22. THOMAS6 BENEDICT (SAMUEL5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)212 was born 27 Mar 1679212, and died Bef. 06 Dec 1714213. He married ELIZABETH BARNUM213. She died Aft. 1714213.
Notes for THOMAS BENEDICT:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 243."
3. THOMAS3 (Samuel,2 Thomas1), b. March 27, 1679. Information derived from the administration of his estate, granted Dec. 6, 1714. He left widow Elizabeth (Barnum), and "four children in their nonage." Estate amounted to œ240 16s. 11d. The widow and sergeant Francis Barnum were the administrators.
Inventory: 240 pounds, 16 s. 11 d.213
Will: 06 Dec 1714213
Children of THOMAS BENEDICT and ELIZABETH BARNUM are:
41. i. SAMUEL7 BENEDICT, d. Bef. 26 Nov 1795.
ii. ELIZABETH BENEDICT213, d. Unknown.
iii. HANNAH BENEDICT213, b. Bef. 1707213; d. Unknown.
iv. REBECCA BENEDICT213, b. Bef. 1707213; d. Unknown.
23. NATHANIEL6 BENEDICT (SAMUEL5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)214 was born Abt. 1680214, and died Abt. 1767215. He married SARAH215. She died Unknown.
Notes for NATHANIEL BENEDICT:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 243."
4. NATHANIEL3 (Samuel,2 Thomas1). Information derived from will made Jan. 19, 1767, and proved Dec. 11, 1767. Mentions wife Sarah, sons Isaac and Nathaniel, also, grandson John of Cornwall. Inventory amounted to œ221 3s. 7d.
Inventory: 221 pounds, 3 s. 7 d.215
Probate: 11 Dec 1767215
Will: 19 Jan 1767215
Children of NATHANIEL BENEDICT and SARAH are:
42. i. JOHN7 BENEDICT, d. Bef. Jan 1767.
43. ii. ISAAC BENEDICT, b. 1719; d. 15 Sep 1813, Monterey, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
44. iii. NATHANIEL BENEDICT, d. Unknown.
iv. SAMUEL BENEDICT215, d. 1756215.
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Probate: Jul 1756215
Residence: Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut215
24. ABRAHAM6 BENEDICT (SAMUEL5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)216 was born 21 Jun 1681216, and died Unknown. He married SARAH HICKOK217. She died Unknown.
Notes for ABRAHAM BENEDICT:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), pages 243-244."
5. ABRAHAM3 (Samuel,2 Thomas1), b. June 21, 1681; m. Sarah (Hickok?). Information from will made May 25, 1774. It mentions sons Abraham, Timothy, Jabez, heirs of Israel, deceased, Silas, and daughters Elizabeth, wife of James Taylor, heirs of Rebecca, late wife of Lemuel Abbott, and Mary, wife of Eben. Hickok. Abraham and Eben. Hickok were executors. Will proved June 15, 1779. Inventory made July 21, 1779, foots œ55 17s. Distribution of estate made Aug. 3, 1779. He had advanced in his life-time to each of his sons Abraham, Timothy and Jabez, œ148 1s. 0d.; to Israel, œ136 5s. 0d.; to Silas, œ116 1s. 0d.; and to Elizabeth, Rebecca and Mary, each œ74 os. 6d.
Inventory: 21 Jul 1779, Foots 55 pounds, 17 s.217
Probate: 15 Jun 1779217
Will: 25 May 1774217
Children of ABRAHAM BENEDICT and SARAH HICKOK are:
45. i. ABRAHAM7 BENEDICT, b. 1721; d. 14 Apr 1798, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
46. ii. CAPTAIN TIMOTHY BENEDICT, b. Bet. 1720 - 1729; d. Unknown.
47. iii. JABEZ BENEDICT, d. 1804, Johnstown, Fulton County, New York.
48. iv. ISRAEL BENEDICT, d. Unknown.
49. v. SILAS BENEDICT, d. 03 Jul 1778, Wyoming, at the massacre of Wyoming.
vi. ELIZABETH BENEDICT218, d. Unknown; m. JAMES TAYLOR219; d. Unknown.
vii. REBECCA BENEDICT220, d. Bef. 1774221; m. LEMUEL ABBOTT222; d. Unknown.
50. viii. MARY BENEDICT, d. Unknown.
25. JAMES6 BENEDICT (JAMES5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)223 was born 1685 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut223, and died Unknown. He married MARY ANDRUS223 Abt. 1709224, daughter of ABRAHAM ANDRUS and SARAH PORTER. She was born 18 May 1689225, and died Unknown.
Notes for JAMES BENEDICT:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), pages 283-284."
He was a Deacon of the Congregational church in Danbury. His will, dated Sept. 16, 1760, mentions wife Mary, children, James, Benjamin, Hezekiah, Thomas, Mary, Phoebe, Abigail and Sarah; grandson, Michael, and granddaughters, Anna and Amy, children of son John, deceased. Will proved June 23, 1761. Witnesses, Capt. John Benedict and Lieut. John Benedict. Inventory filed Oct. 20, 1761, œ2,461.
Individual Note: First white male child born in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut225
Inventory: 20 Oct 1761, 2,641 pounds226
Probate: 23 Jun 1761, Witnesses Capt. John Benedict and Lieut. John Benedict226
Will: 16 Aug 1760226
Children of JAMES BENEDICT and MARY ANDRUS are:
51. i. JAMES7 BENEDICT, b. 1710; d. 03 Mar 1777.
52. ii. BENJAMIN BENEDICT, b. 1712; d. 22 May 1797, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
53. iii. JOHN BENEDICT, d. Unknown.
54. iv. HEZEKIAH BENEDICT, d. Bet. 04 - 24 Feb 1807, Maryland, Schoharie County, New York.
55. v. ENSIGN THOMAS BENEDICT, d. 24 Sep 1772.
vi. COMFORT BENEDICT226, d. Bef. Sep 1760226.
vii. MARY BENEDICT227, d. Unknown; m. (1) EBENEZER BENEDICT228; b. 1718228; d. 27 Mar 1796228; m. (2) ISRAEL WHITE229; d. Unknown.
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Inventory: 571 pounds, 16 s. 0 d.230
viii. PHOEBE BENEDICT231, b. 1719231; d. Unknown; m. (1) PETER CASTLE231; d. Unknown; m. (2) ABRAM STEVENS231; d. Unknown.
ix. ABIGAIL BENEDICT231, d. Unknown; m. JOHN BRISTOL231; d. Unknown.
x. SARAH BENEDICT231, d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM HAMILTON231; d. Unknown.
26. CAPTAIN JOHN6 BENEDICT (JAMES5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)232,233 was born Oct 1689 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut234,235, and died Feb 1771236. He married RACHEL STARR236,237 1715 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut238,239. She was born 1690 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut240,241, and died Feb 1765242.
Notes for CAPTAIN JOHN BENEDICT:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 284."
Information derived from probate records. Will proved March 25, 1771; estate distributed May 15, 1771; real, œ608 6s.; clear movable estate, œ111 13s. 10d.; widow Ruth; ch. John, eldest son; Josiah, second; James, third; Joseph, fourth; Jachin, youngest; wid. Sarah Crofut, eldest daughter; Rebecca, wife of Matthew Crofut; Phoebe, wife of Samuel Benedict; Ebenezer, grandson; Rachel, wife of David Barnum, granddau.; Ruth, wife of Caleb Benedict, granddau.; the last three, ch. of Rachel, who m. Ebenezer Benedict. He was styled Capt., and was a member of the Ct. legislature in Oct., 1739, Oct., 1747, May, 1749, May, 1750, Oct., 1755, May, 1764, Oct., 1764, and May, 1765. He d. Feb., 1771.
Elected: Oct 1739, Member of the Connecticut legislature242
Probate: 25 May 1771242
Record Change: 23 Aug 2002243
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Record Change: 23 Aug 2002243
Children of JOHN BENEDICT and RACHEL STARR are:
56. i. JAMES7 BENEDICT, d. 1794, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York.
57. ii. JOSIAH BENEDICT, d. Unknown.
58. iii. RACHEL BENEDICT, d. Bef. 01 Sep 1763.
iv. REBECCA BENEDICT244, d. Unknown; m. MATHEW CROFUT244; d. Unknown.
v. SARAH BENEDICT244, d. Unknown; m. CROFUT244; d. Unknown.
59. vi. JOHN BENEDICT, b. 1717; d. 17 Mar 1792.
60. vii. PHOEBE BENEDICT, b. 1722, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 1801.
61. viii. JACHIN BENEDICT, b. 1727; d. 02 Oct 1785.
62. ix. JOSEPH BENEDICT, b. 1728; d. 15 Dec 1815.
27. THOMAS6 BENEDICT (JAMES5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)245,246 was born 09 Nov 1694 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut247,248, and died 04 Jul 1776 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut249,250. He married ABIGAIL HOYT251,252 1726 in Fairfield County, Connecticut252, daughter of JOHN HOYT and HANNAH. She was born Abt. 1694252, and died Unknown.
More About THOMAS BENEDICT:
Appointed: May 1738, 5th Justice of the peace253
Elected: Bet. May 1737 - Oct 1766, Member of the Connecticut legislature for 31 sessions, inclusive253
Occupation: Held justice of the peace and judge positions until his death253
Record Change: 13 Nov 2001254
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Record Change: 18 Nov 2001254
Children of THOMAS BENEDICT and ABIGAIL HOYT are:
i. SARAH7 BENEDICT255, d. Unknown.
ii. MOLLY BENEDICT255, d. 1745255; m. JOSEPH STARR255; d. Unknown.
63. iii. THOMAS BENEDICT, b. 1727; d. 14 Nov 1821.
64. iv. THADDEUS BENEDICT, b. 01 Nov 1728; d. 20 Jan 1805.
v. ELIZABETH BENEDICT255, b. 1729255; d. Unknown; m. JAMES TAYLOR255; d. Unknown.
65. vi. CAPTAIN ELISHA BENEDICT, b. 02 Apr 1736, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 26 Aug 1798, Canada.
vii. MARGARET BENEDICT255, b. 1743255; d. 25 Apr 1808255.
66. viii. ROBERT BENEDICT, b. 1744; d. 1828, Charlton, Saratoga County, New York.
ix. MINDWELL BENEDICT255, d. Unknown; m. HAMILTON255; d. Unknown.
67. x. THANKFUL BENEDICT, d. Unknown.
xi. HANNAH BENEDICT255, d. Unknown; m. (1) <UNNAMED>255; d. Unknown; m. (2) SAMUEL PERRY255; d. Unknown.
xii. JEMIMA BENEDICT255, d. Unknown; m. HAMILTON255; d. Unknown.
28. SGT JOHN6 BENEDICT (JOHN5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)256,257,258,259 was born 03 Mar 1675/76 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut260,261,262,263, and died 16 Jan 1766 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut264,265,266,267. He married (1) ANNA ST. JOHN268,269 1693 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut269, daughter of MARK ST. JOHN and ELIZABETH STANLEY. She was born 18 Aug 1674 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut270,271, and died Bef. 1700272,273. He married (2) MARY HOYT274,275 1700 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut276,277, daughter of JOHN HOYT and MARY LINDALL. She was born 01 Sep 1677 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut278,279, and died 05 Jun 1749 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut280,281.
Notes for SGT JOHN BENEDICT:
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Buried side by side with his wife in the graveyard near Pine Island, Norwalk. His gravestone bears this inscription:
TO THE MEMORY OF
Deacon JOHN BENEDICT,
who departed this life
JAN'Y. YE16, 1766,
in ye 90 year of his age.
And that of his wife this:
HERE LIES THE BODY
of
MRS. MARY BENEDICT,
wife of
MR. JOHN BENEDICT,
WHO DIED JUNE YE 5, 1749,
AGED 72 YEARS.
"He was for many years deacon of the church in Norwalk."
Ancestral File Number: GLTG-X2282
Burial: Jun 1749, Pine Island Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut282
Elected: 1705, Selectman283
Individual Note: 1717, called Sergeant283
Record Change: 23 Aug 2002284
Religion: 1725, Deacon for many years285
Notes for ANNA ST. JOHN:
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Record Change: 06 Oct 2001286
Notes for MARY HOYT:
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Buried side by side with her husband in the graveyard near Pine Island, Norwalk. Her gravestone bears this inscription:
HERE LIES THE BODY
of
MRS. MARY BENEDICT,
wife of
MR. JOHN BENEDICT,
WHO DIED JUNE YE 5, 1749,
AGED 72 YEARS.
And that of her husband this:
TO THE MEMORY OF
Deacon JOHN BENEDICT,
who departed this life
JAN'Y. YE16, 1766,
in ye 90 year of his age.
Burial: Jun 1749, Pine Island Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Record Change: 07 Nov 2001287
Children of JOHN BENEDICT and MARY HOYT are:
68. i. JOHN7 BENEDICT, b. 1701, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 27 Feb 1770.
69. ii. CAPTAIN MATTHEW BENEDICT, b. 02 Oct 1703, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 07 Jul 1757, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
70. iii. CALEB BENEDICT, b. 1709, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 19 May 1761, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
iv. ANNA BENEDICT288, b. Abt. 1712, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut288; d. Unknown, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; m. MATTHEW GREGORY288; d. Unknown.
More About ANNA BENEDICT:
Residence: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut288
More About MATTHEW GREGORY:
Residence: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut288
v. PHOEBE BENEDICT288, b. Abt. 1714, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut288; d. Unknown; m. EZRA HOYT288, 04 Apr 1731288; d. Unknown.
71. vi. NATHANIEL BENEDICT, b. 1716, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 02 Apr 1808, Connecticut.
29. DEACON BENJAMIN6 BENEDICT (JOHN5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)288,289 was born 1678 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut290,291, and died 03 Jul 1773 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut292,293. He married MARY PLATT294,295 Abt. 1704 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut296. She was born 26 Oct 1674 in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York297, and died 30 Nov 1771 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut298,299.
More About DEACON BENJAMIN BENEDICT:
Burial: Jul 1773, Ridgebury, Fairfield County, Connecticut300,301
Elected: 1720, selectman of Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut302
Probate: 02 Nov 1773, real, 13 pounds 9 s. 6 d., moveables, 129 pounds 4 s.303
Record Change: 07 Nov 2001304
Religion: 1720, Third Deacon of the church of Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut305
Residence: Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut305
More About MARY PLATT:
Record Change: 15 Aug 2002306
Children of BENJAMIN BENEDICT and MARY PLATT are:
i. ELIZABETH7 BENEDICT307, b. 17 Jan 1704/05307; d. Bef. 1773307; m. WILLIAM DRINKWATER307, 18 Dec 1728307; d. Unknown.
72. ii. BENJAMIN BENEDICT, b. 01 Oct 1706; d. 02 Sep 1779, Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
73. iii. CAPTAIN TIMOTHY BENEDICT, b. 15 Nov 1709; d. 12 May 1791.
iv. MARY BENEDICT307, b. 05 Mar 1710/11307; d. Unknown; m. JOHN DIBBLE307; d. Unknown.
74. v. JOHN BENEDICT, b. 05 Oct 1714; d. Unknown.
75. vi. DANIEL BENEDICT, b. 27 Nov 1716; d. Unknown.
vii. SAMUEL BENEDICT307, b. 29 Jun 1719307; d. 13 Oct 1740307.
viii. RACHEL BENEDICT307, b. 17 Jun 1721307; d. Bef. 1773307; m. BENJAMIN BOSTWICK307; d. Unknown.
76. ix. AMOS BENEDICT, b. 17 Sep 1722; d. 29 Jul 1809.
x. THANKFUL BENEDICT307, b. 23 Jun 1727307; d. Unknown; m. JOHN WHITNEY307; d. Unknown.
30. JOSEPH6 BENEDICT (JOHN5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)308 was born 1680 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut309, and died Unknown. He married (1) ANNE309 Abt. 1707 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut309. She died 09 Dec 1716 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut309. He married (2) MARY309 21 Mar 1719/20 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut309. She died Unknown.
More About JOSEPH BENEDICT:
Residence: Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut309
Children of JOSEPH BENEDICT and ANNE are:
77. i. JOSEPH7 BENEDICT, b. 29 Jul 1708, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 17 Jul 1793.
78. ii. GIDEON BENEDICT, b. 15 Mar 1709/10, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. Unknown, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
iii. ANNA BENEDICT309, b. 17 Dec 1713309; d. Unknown.
Children of JOSEPH BENEDICT and MARY are:
79. iv. SAMUEL PITMAN7 BENEDICT, b. 21 Jan 1720/21, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 1775, Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont.
80. v. JONATHAN BENEDICT, b. 02 Feb 1722/23; d. Sep 1800.
vi. MARY BENEDICT309, b. 25 Jul 1726309; d. Unknown.
vii. EZRA BENEDICT309, b. 19 Aug 1730309; d. Unknown.
viii. JOHN BENEDICT310, d. Unknown.
31. CAPT THOMAS6 BENEDICT (JOHN5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)311,312 was born 1682 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut313,314, and died 05 Jul 1763 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut314. He married MILLICENT HOYT315,316 1705317. She was born 06 Dec 1686 in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York317,318, and died Unknown.
Notes for CAPT THOMAS BENEDICT:
Served in the Indian Wars, and because of that
received a grant of lant. He appears to have always been active in the military
and never without military ranck, being call sergeant, esign, lieutenant, and
captain by 1746, this latter title remaining with him the rest of his days. He
was chosen selectman at least 7 times, and chairman of the annual town meetings
at least 10 times. He was a representative in the General Assembly several
times. Thomas was also active in the church, and had an exceptional tone of
voice.
Thomas' will is dated 20 May 1673, proved 5 July 1763. His wife survived
him.
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), pages 53 and 54."
Thomas appears to have possessed a
strong desire for military distinction, together with so much aptitude for
affairs of that character, that during his whole life, he was never without some
military rank. He comes before us as "Sergeant," in 1713; as "Ensign," in 1724;
as "Lieutenant," in 1742, and as "Captain," in 1746; this latter title adhering
to him for the rest of his life. It is very evident, however, that civil
position was not distasteful to him; for he was chosen selectman not less than
seven times, and moderator of the annual town meetings at least ten times; the
last occasion being the year preceding his death. He was representative in the
General Assembly, probably in 1737 and 1740, and certainly in 1744. He exhibited
the family tendency to do service in the church. Dec. 2, 1724, the town desires
him "to sett ye tune to ye Psalme, at such times as that part of service is to
be performed in ye publik worship of God; and to read ye Psalmes needed; ye
town, also Seat ye said Bennedick in ye 3d long seat at ye end of ye middle
alley." The power of his voice must have been something remarkable, for it is
stated on credible authority that he could be heard and understood at the
distance of more than a mile. It is probable he was a Deacon of the church
(Congregational) of which he and his wife were members (1725), but the loss of
the church records prevents certain knowledge on this point. His will bears date
May 20, 1763, and was proved July 5, 1763.(*) He died, of course, in the
interval between those dates. His wife survived him, but the date of her death
is not known. Ch. all b. in Norwalk.-- (See Hall's Hist. Norwalk, Ct., pp. 113,
114, 125.)
(*) In the Name of God, Amen. The 20th day of May, A D 1763. I Thomas Benedict
of Norwalk, in the County Fairfield and Colony of Connecticut, being weak of
body but of sound mind and memory, and willing to mind my mortality, do make and
ordain this my last will and testament. Principally and first of all, I commend
my soul into the hands God who gave it, and my body I commit to ye Earth to be
decently buried at the discretion of Executors hereafter named nothing doubting
of its resurrection and hoping for eternal life through the merits of Jesus
Christ, my Redeemer. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath
pleased God to bless me with in this Life I will, devise and bequeath the Same
in manner and form following: My will is yt my just debts and funeral charges be
first paid out of my moveable estate. Imprimus: I give and bequeath unto my well
beloved wife Millisson Benedict all my household goods and furniture to be her
own forever; also, the use and improvement of my dwelling house and the one half
part of my real estate during her natural life in lieu and in full of her dowry.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my two sons John Benedict and Seth Benedict and
my daughter Betty Betts, and to each of them, their heirs and assigns forever,
twenty five pounds lawful money to be taken out of my Real Estate according to
the apprizal of said Estate. Item. I give and bequeath unto my two grandsons
Stephen Benedict and Uriah Benedict and to each of them, their heirs and assigns
forever, ten pounds lawful money; and, also, to my grand daughter Betty Benedict
and to her heirs forever, five pounds lawful money, to be taken out of my Real
Estate according to the apprizal of said estate. Item. I give and bequeath unto
my loving sons Ebenezer, John, Seth and my daughter Betty Betts, and to their
heirs, the four sixth parts of the residue and remainder of my estate, both real
and personal. Item. I give and bequeath unto my grandsons Jesse Benedict and
David Benedict, the one sixth part of the afore mentioned residue and remainder,
viz: To Jesse and to his heirs forever, the two third parts of the last
mentioned sixth part of the aforesaid remainder: and to David, the one third
part of ye aforesaid sixth part to his heirs forever. Item. I give and bequeath
unto the surviving children of my son Thomas Benedict, late deceased, and to
their heirs forever the other sixth part of the aforementioned residue and
remainder not before disposed of, to be equally divided among them. I likewise
constitute, make and ordain my loving sons Ebenezer, John and Seth Executors of
this my last will and Testament ratifying and confirming this and no other to be
my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal, the day and date above written.
(Signed) THOMAS BENEDICT [L. S.]
Signed, sealed, published and pronounced and declared by the said Thomas
Benedict the Testator, to be his last will and Testament in the presence of us,
the subscribers.
DAVID COMSTOCK
WILLIAM HANFORD
HAYNS FITCH.
Mem. John and Seth accepted trust--will ordered approved and recorded July 5,
1763.
Original will is on file in Probate office, Fairfield, Ct., and the record is
contained in vol. "1761-63," p. 28.
Military service: 1713, Sergeant319
Probate: 05 Jul 1763319
Record Change: 13 Nov 2001320
Will: 20 May 1763321
More About MILLICENT HOYT:
Record Change: 13 Nov 2001322
Children of THOMAS BENEDICT and MILLICENT HOYT are:
81. i. EBENEZER7 BENEDICT, b. Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. Unknown.
82. ii. DAVID BENEDICT, d. Mar 1762.
83. iii. JOHN BENEDICT, d. 1789.
84. iv. THOMAS BENEDICT, b. Abt. 1719; d. Abt. 1760.
85. v. BETTY BENEDICT, b. 14 Mar 1720/21; d. Unknown.
vi. SETH BENEDICT323, b. Jun 1725323; d. 13 Oct 1764323; m. ELEANOR FAIRCHILD323, Abt. 1754323; b. 1730323; d. 23 Mar 1825323.
More About SETH BENEDICT:
Elected: Bet. 1752 - 1758, Tything-man, lister, and fence-viewer323
Probate: 07 Nov 1764323
Will: Died without issue, bequeathing by will his whole estate to his wife323
More About ELEANOR FAIRCHILD:
Religion: Member of the church for 61 years323
32. ESQUIRE JAMES6 BENEDICT (JOHN5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)324 was born 05 Jan 1684/85 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut324, and died 25 Nov 1762 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut325. He married SARAH HYATT326 07 Apr 1709 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut326, daughter of THOMAS HYATT and MARY. She was born Dec 1686 in of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut326, and died 09 Feb 1767326.
Notes for ESQUIRE JAMES BENEDICT:
As a child, James lived with his grandparents,
and remembering what his grandmother had told him, was the first to write about
the Benedict family. His book was titled GENEALOGY OF THE FAMILY OF THE
BENEDICTS and was dated 14 Mar 1755. This book is the basis of all future
books, having been copied by his grandson, Abner, in June of 1768.
The tombstones of James and his wife were located in Ridgefield,
Connecticut. It records that he was the first deacon of the Church of Christ in
Ridgefield. He was age 77, she was 81.
James purchased land from Catoohah, the chief sachem. That land lay
between the town of Norwalk and the town of Danbury, and came to be known as
Ridgefield. James was prominent in the town's affairs, serving as fence-viewer,
ensign, captain, esquire, justice of the peace, and representative.
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), pages 51 and 52."
"In 1708 he and other inhabitants of Norwalk purchased a large tract of land between that town and Danbury. The purchase was made of Catoonah the chief sachem, and other Indians, who were the proprietors of that part of the country. Deed bears date Sept. 30, 1708. At the Norwalk town session, 1709, it was ordained that it should be a distinct township by the name of Ridgefield." (Trumbull, p. 460). James was also one of the original settlers of this township. Fence-viewer in 1715, called Ensign, 1719, afterwards Captain, and, 1737, Esquire. He was appointed justice of the peace for Fairfield county, Ct., May, 1732, and was reappointed annually until 1733. He was representative for Ridgefield, from May, 1740-45, and 1748-1752. He was the first to write the genealogy of the Benedict family. In his youth he lived with his grandmother, Mary Bridgum, wife of Thomas, and she delivered to him, from her own mouth, the genealogy down to his own memory, and he reduced it to writing. His Genealogy of the Family of the Benedicts, dated March 14, 1755, has been the foundation of all the subsequent ones. His grandson, Abner Benedict, a member of the junior class in Yale College, made an exact copy of it, June 23, 1768. James was the second Deacon of the church in Ridgefield, till old age and its attendants rendered him unable to serve. He sustained the character of a pious and exemplary Christian. His death occurred Nov. 25, 1762. The following inscription is on his gravestone in Ridgefield.
Here lies interred
the body of
James Benedict
Deacon of the first Church of Christ in this town;
Together with
Sarah, His Wife
Who, after having served their generation
According to the will of God,
fell asleep and were gathered to their fathers,
the first on Nov. 25. 1762
in the 77th year of his age; the other, February
ye 9th, 1767, in the 81st year of her age.
Burial: Unknown, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut327
Elected: 1715, fenceviewer328
Military service: 1719, called Ensign328
Published: 14 Mar 1755, "His Genealogy of the Family of the Benedicts"329
Notes for SARAH HYATT:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), pages 52 and 53."
Thomas Hyatt was active and brave enough in the Indian wars of his time to incite the town to make to him a grant of land as a testimonial of its gratitude, and a requital of his services. Millison, b. Dec., 1686, was twin-sister of Sarah, who became the wife of Dea. James3 (5) Benedict of Ridgefield.
Note: Further research has determined that Capt Thomas Benedict married Millicent Hoyt not Millison Hyatt. However, Millison must still be Sarah's twin sister. Steven Lusk
Burial: Unknown, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut329
Individual Note: Sarah is the twin sister of Millison Hyatt329
Children of JAMES BENEDICT and SARAH HYATT are:
i. SARAH7 BENEDICT329, b. 23 May 1710329; d. Unknown; m. GIDEON SMITH329; b. , of Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut329; d. Unknown.
ii. RUTH BENEDICT329, b. 03 Dec 1711329; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS ROCKWELL329; d. Unknown.
86. iii. PETER BENEDICT, b. 20 Mar 1713/14, O. S., Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 1787.
iv. HANNAH BENEDICT329, b. 25 Jan 1715/16329; d. 12 Mar 1736/37329; m. DANIEL BIRT329; d. Unknown.
v. PHOEBE BENEDICT329, b. 14 Mar 1717/18329; d. Unknown, young329.
87. vi. REVEREND JAMES BENEDICT, b. 19 Feb 1719/20, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut; d. 09 Sep 1792, Warwick, Orange County, New York.
vii. MARTHA BENEDICT329, b. 15 Apr 1722329; d. Unknown; m. JAMES SCOTT329; d. Unknown.
88. viii. JOHN BENEDICT, b. 03 Oct 1726; d. 09 Jul 1814.
89. ix. THOMAS BENEDICT, b. 03 Oct 1726; d. Unknown, Broadalbin, Fulton County, New York.
33. DANIEL6 BENEDICT (DANIEL5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)330 died Unknown. He married REBECCA TAYLOR330, daughter of THOMAS TAYLOR. She died Unknown.
Notes for DANIEL BENEDICT:
"Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 366."
2. DANIEL3 (Daniel2 Thomas1), m. Rebecca, dau. Thomas Taylor, one of the original settlers of Danbury, Ct. His will was made March 26, 1762, and proved Aug. 5, 1776. (Probate Records, vol. I, p. 331-4.)
Probate: 05 Aug 1776330
Will: 26 Mar 1762330
Children of DANIEL BENEDICT and REBECCA TAYLOR are:
90. i. CAPTAIN DANIEL7 BENEDICT, b. 1705; d. 09 Nov 1773.
91. ii. MATTHEW BENEDICT, b. Abt. 1707; d. 28 Sep 1781.
92. iii. THEOPHILUS BENEDICT, b. 1711; d. 04 Dec 1786.
iv. REBECCA BENEDICT330, d. Unknown; m. JONATHAN HOYT330; d. Unknown.
v. MARY BENEDICT330, b. 1714330; d. 21 May 1804330; m. JOHN HOYT330; d. Unknown.
93. vi. DAVID BENEDICT, d. Unknown.
94. vii. NATHAN BENEDICT, d. Sep 1783.
viii. DEBORAH BENEDICT330, d. Unknown; m. JOSIAH STARR, JR.330; d. Unknown.
34. HANNAH6 BENEDICT (DANIEL5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)330 died Unknown. She married NATHAN TAYLOR330. He died Unknown.
Child of HANNAH BENEDICT and NATHAN TAYLOR is:
i. JAMES7 TAYLOR331, d. Unknown; m. ELIZABETH BENEDICT332; d. Unknown.
35. SAMUEL6 WOOD, JR. (REBECCA5 BENEDICT, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, GEORGE1)333,334 was born 30 Aug 1719 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut334, and died Unknown. He married SARAH CROMWELL335. She died Unknown.
More About SAMUEL WOOD, JR.:
Record Change: 08 Nov 2001336
Children of SAMUEL WOOD and SARAH CROMWELL are:
i. JOHN B.7 WOOD337, b. 1715, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut337; d. Unknown; m. LYDIA MACK337, 08 Feb 1736/37, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut337; d. Unknown.
ii. SAMUEL WOOD337, b. Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut337; d. Unknown; m. MARY MALLORY337, 05 Mar 1746/47337; d. Unknown.
iii. LEMUEL WOOD337, b. Unknown, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut337; m. GRIZZEL MALLORY337, 29 Oct 1744337; d. Unknown.
iv. DANIEL B. WOOD337, b. Abt. 1726, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut337; d. Unknown; m. MARY MANROW337, 1746, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut337; d. Unknown.
v. WOOD337, b. Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut337; d. Unknown.
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