 Abt 1633 - 1704 (71 years)
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| Name |
Benjamin, Joseph |
| Born |
Abt 1633 |
Cambridge,Middlesex,MA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
(inv) 27 Apr 1704 |
Preston,New London,CT |
| Notes |
- BIRTH: No birth rec found. Evidence that Joseph is a son of John and Abigail Benjamin is found in a deed dated 30 Oct 1686, in which Joseph Benjamin and wife Jemima of Barnstable sold land in Cambridge to Walter Hastin (Middlesex Co. Deeds, 10:61 (FHL #554003). Joseph mentioned his brother Abel Benjamin in this deed. Abel Benjamin and Abigail Woodward are identified as siblings in the will of Joshua Benjamin of Charlestown, 5 Apr 1684, proved 17 Jun 1684, Middlesex Co. Probate Files, 1st series, #1574 (FHL #386018). Abigail is a proved dau of John and Abigail Benjamin; hence, Joseph and his brothers Abel and Joshua are also sons of John and Abigail Benjamin. John Benjamin, Sr, arrived in New England in 1632 (Peter Wilson Coldham, THE COMPLETE BOOK OF EMIGRANTS, 1607-1660 [Baltimore, 1987], 102-103 [FHL #973 W2col]). The family resided in Cambridge until removal to Watertown about 1643. The time of removal is framed by the inventory of John Benjamin's land at Cambridge, 6 Sep 1642 (THE REGISTER BOOK OF THE LANDS AND HOUSES IN THE "NEW TOWNE" AND THE TOWN OF CAMBRIDGE [Cambridge, 1896], 114 [FHL #974.44/C1 R2c]), and a deed from John Benjamin "of Watertown" to Barnaby Wind, 28 Feb 1643/4 (SUFFOLK DEEDS, 14 vols. [Boston, 1880-1906], 1:51 [FHL #974.46 R2s]). It is likely that Joseph was born during the interval 1632-43. He was born in Cambridge on 16 Sep 1633 according to Gloria Wall Bicha and Helen Benjamin Brown, comp, THE BENJAMIN FAMILY IN AMERICA (n.p., 1977), 9, 13 (FHL #929.273 B438). The birth is not recorded in Cambridge vital recs.
MAR #1: BOSTON BIRTHS, BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, 1630-1699, 9th Report Boston Record Commissioners (Boston, 1883; repr Baltimore, 1994), 81 (FHL #982237). The mar is also recorded in "Barnstable, Mass. Vital Records," MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, 2(1900):214 (FHL #974.4 D25md).
MAR #2: No mar rec found. A wife Sarah is identified in his estate recs, below. She is probably the dau of William Clark of Yarmouth, whose nuncupative will, proved 2 Mar 1668, gives all his estate to Joseph Benjamin, although no relationship is stated (Plymouth Colony Probate, 2:50 [FHL #567794]).
DEATH: No death rec found. See the inv of estate of Joseph Benjamin of Preston, 27 Apr 1704, New London District Probate, A:261 (FHL #005111).
~LDS ORDINANCES
BEPS1,2: IGI
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| Person ID |
I6354 |
Our Generations Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
30 Dec 1999 |
| Father |
Benjamin, John, b. Abt 1585, England , d. 14 Jun 1645, Watertown,Middlesex,MA (Age 60 years) |
| Mother |
Eddy, Abigail, c. 25 Oct 1601, Cranbrook,Kent,Eng , d. 20 May 1686, Watertown,Middlesex,MA (Age ~ 84 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1619 |
| Family ID |
F2779 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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