Descendants of Porter

Generation No. 1

1.  SARAH¹ PORTER^1,2 was born 20 Dec 1657 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut^3,4.  She married (1) ABRAHAM ANDRUS⁵ Bef. 1693⁵.  He died 03 May 1693⁵.  She married (2) JAMES BENEDICT^6,7 02 Mar 1706/07 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut^8,9, son of THOMAS BENEDICT and MARY BRIDGHAM.  He was born 06 Feb 1648/49 in Southold, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York^10,11, and died Aft. Aug 1717 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut^12,13,14.

More About SARAH PORTER:

Record Change: 13 Nov 2001¹⁵

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 2001¹⁵

Child of SARAH PORTER and ABRAHAM ANDRUS is:

2.                i.    MARY² ANDRUS, b. 18 May 1689.

Generation No. 2

2.  MARY² ANDRUS (SARAH¹ PORTER)¹⁶ was born 18 May 1689¹⁶.  She married JAMES BENEDICT¹⁶ Abt. 1709¹⁷, son of JAMES BENEDICT and SARAH GREGORY.  He was born 1685 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut¹⁸.

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, Connecticut¹⁸

Inventory: 20 Oct 1761, 2,641 pounds¹⁹

Probate: 23 Jun 1761, Witnesses Capt. John Benedict and Lieut. John Benedict¹⁹

Will: 16 Aug 1760¹⁹

Children of MARY ANDRUS and JAMES BENEDICT are:

                   i.    JAMES³ BENEDICT, b. 1710; d. 03 Mar 1777.

                  ii.    BENJAMIN BENEDICT, b. 1712; d. 22 May 1797, Bethel, Fairfield County,.

                 iii.    JOHN BENEDICT.

                 iv.    HEZEKIAH BENEDICT, d. Bet. 04 - 24 Feb 1807, Maryland, Schoharie County, New York.

                  v.    ENSIGN THOMAS BENEDICT, d. 24 Sep 1772.

                 vi.    COMFORT BENEDICT, d. Bef. Sep 1760.

                vii.    MARY BENEDICT.

               viii.    PHOEBE BENEDICT, b. 1719.

                  ix.    ABIGAIL BENEDICT.

                   x.    SARAH BENEDICT.

Endnotes

1.  Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America,  (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 283.

2.  Robert A. Benedict, The Benedict Topics Website, Internet site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html/, Date of Import: 6 Apr 2005.

3.  Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America,  (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 283.

4.  Robert A. Benedict, The Benedict Topics Website, Internet site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html/, Date of Import: 6 Apr 2005.

5.  Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America,  (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 283.

6.  Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America,  (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 24.

7.  Robert A. Benedict, The Benedict Topics Website, Internet site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html/, Date of Import: 6 Apr 2005.

8.  Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America,  (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 283, Before March 1707/8.

9.  Robert A. Benedict, The Benedict Topics Website, Internet site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html/, Date of Import: 6 Apr 2005.

10.  Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America,  (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 283.

11.  Robert A. Benedict, The Benedict Topics Website, Internet site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html/, Date of Import: 6 Apr 2005.

12.  Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America,  (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 283.

13.  Robert A. Benedict, The Benedict Topics Website, Internet site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html/, Date of Import: 6 Apr 2005.

14.  Robert A. Benedict, The Benedict Topics Website, Internet site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html/, Date of Import: 6 Apr 2005; Abt. 1717.

15.  Robert A. Benedict, The Benedict Topics Website, Internet site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html/, Date of Import: 6 Apr 2005.

16.  Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America,  (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 283.

17.  Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America,  (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 284.

18.  Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America,  (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 283.

19.  Henry Marvin Benedict, The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America,  (Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY, 1870), page 284.