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iii Mary, bp 7 June 1747 SC.
iv Lydia, bp 5 Aug 1750 SC.
(By 2): v Lucy, b 12 Nov 1753 FarmV, bp 14 Apr 1754 SC.
9 HANNAH, b 9 Jan 1722 WV, bp 19 Mar 1731/2 CC; m 7 Nov 1745 WatV-Henry Cook.
10 PATIENCE, b 23 Dec 1723 WV, bp 19 Mar 1731/2 CC; [m 11 Dec 1775 (?1776) CC-Moses Mitchell].
11 EBENEZER, b 30 Oct 1726 WV, bp 19 Mar 1731/2 CC, d 15 Dec 1755 WV, æ. 30 CT1 ; m 23 Nov 1752 WV-Elizabeth da. Josh- ua & Mary (Hotchkiss) Hotchkiss, b 30 Mar 1735 WV; she m (2) 25 Mar 1758 WatV-Amos Osborn.
i Sarah, b 18 Sep 1753 WV.
i Elizabeth, b c. 1755; m David Lewis.
12 JOEL, b 2 Mar 1730 WV, bp 19 Mar 1731/2 CC, d 1803 æ. 74 Bris- tolC; Census (Bristol) 2-0-3; m 7 Dec 1752 WV-Esther da. Jonathan & Jemima (Hotchkiss) Andrews, b 9 May 1730 WV. d 1795 æ. 65 BristolC.
i James, b 26 Oct 1753 WV; Census (Bristol) 1-4-1; his children Tholly, Ezra, Eliakim & Charles Sanford bp 18 Sep 1731 Bristol x.
ii Elizabeth, b 7 Mar 1755 WV.
ili Ebenezer, b 21 July 1756 WV.
iv Lyman, b 6 May 1760 WV; children bp at Bristolx: Sam- uel, Hannah & Lyman, 18 Sep 1791; Lois, 26 Aug 1792; Betsey & Willis, 3 Aug 1797; Willard, 24 June 1798.
v Muriel, b 10 Jan 1765 FarmV.
vi Sybil, b 4 Dec 1767 FarmV.
vii Lucy, b 17 Jan 1771 FarmV. 1
viii Nathan, b 6 Feb 1774 FarmV, d 1811; of Burlington; m Ruth
AM. 4. JOSEPH & HANNAH (MERRIMAN) BENHAM:
1 MARY, b 18 May 1683 WV, d 17 Aug 1747 WV; m 16 May 1705 WV-Thomas Yale.
2 JOSEPH, b 5 Dec 1685 WV, d 18 Apr 1754 WV; Sgt .; m (1) 1s
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Dec 1706 WV-Hope da. Samuel & Hope (Parker) Cook, b 27 Sep 1686 WV, d 30 Jan 1731 WV; m (2) 5 Apr 1732 WV- Mary da. Samuel & Elizabeth (Frederick) Curtis, b 18 Mar 1706 WV.
(By 1): i Hannah, b Dec 1708; m (1) 23 Mar 1732 WV-Samuel Beach; m (2) Noah Wadhams.
it Joseph, b 8 Apr 1711 WV, d 14 Mar 1777 WV, CC; Sgt .; m 7 Jan 1735 WV-Em da. Samuel & Elizabeth (Fred- erick) Curtis, b 29 July 1714 WV, d 23 Apr 1789 CC. FAM. 15.
iii Enos, b 8 Sep 1713 WV; of C; m 3 Aug 1741 WV-Ann da. Jeremiah & Hannah (Cook) Hull. FAM. 16.
iv Thankful, b 14 Feb 1716 WV, d 23 May 1790 æ. 75 NoB Tl; m (1) 31 Jan 1733 WV-Jonathan Peck; m (2) 23 Jan 1755 WV-Merriman Munson.
o Phebe, b 20 May 1718 WV; m 29 Jan 1740/1 WV-Rob- ert Austin.
vi Elizabeth, b c. 1721, d 24 May 1784 æ. 63 WTI; m (1) David Merriman; m (2) 5 May 1774 WV-Benjamin At- water.
vii John, b 4 Oct 1723 WV, d 24 May 1811 CC, æ. 88 CTI ; Ens .; Census (C) 2-0-3; m 23 Sep 1747 WV-Mary da. Thomas & Mary Curtis, b c. 1723, d 10 Nov 1809 CC, æ. 86 CTI. FAM. 17.
vili Lois, b 30 Apr 1726 WV; m 8 Feb 1749 WV-Enoch Culver.
ix Esther, b 22 Mar 1730 WV, d 25 Aug 1802 CC; m 11 July 1751 WV-Thomas Curtis.
(By 2): x Benjamin, b 23 May 1733 WV, d 17 Apr 1822 x. 89 NMT; Census (Wat) 2-1-2; m 19 Apr 1756 WatV-Sarah da. John & Elizabeth (Royce) Hall, b 25 Aug 1732 WV. FAM. 18.
xi Reuben, h 30 Sep 1734 WV; of Wat; m (1) 10 Sep 1758 WV-Abi da. Hezekiah & Abi (Curtis) Clark, b 29 Apr 1742 FarmV; m (2) 11 Oct 1775 WatV-Lament Merri- man; she (2) 2 Sep 1784 CV-Benjamin Sperry. FAM. 19.
xii Shadrach, b 14 Jan 1736 WV, d 12 Mar 1813 æ. 77 WatV; Census (Wat) 1-2-3; m 4 Dec 1758 WatV-Elizabeth da. Joshua & Mercy (Hall) Austin. FAM. 20.
xili Mary, b c. 1738, d after 1786; m (1) Jacob Griggs; while a wid. she had a nat. child Katharine, b 27 Jan 1767' WV; 111 (2) 10 Feb 1769 WV-John Miller.
xiv Abigail, b 14 Jan 1740 WV, d 1 Nov 1741 WV.
xv Abigail; in 17 Mar 1764 WatV-Timothy Frost.
xvi Lettice; 111 (1) 28 July 1766 WV-Arthur MacManners; nı (2) - Boyden.
xvii James, b 1 Feb 1745/6 WV; Census (C) 1-1-4; m 13 July 1767 WV-Elizabeth da. Jonathan & Elizabeth (Thomp- son) Prindle, b 15 June 1747 WV, "Wid." d 1831 æ. 84
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Waix. FAM. 21.
xviii Daniel, b 31 July 1750 WV, d 16 May 1751 WV.
3 ABIGAIL, b 14 Apr 1688 WV; m Samuel Durham of Guilford.
: FAM. 5. JAMES & ESTHER (PRESTON) BENHAM:
1 JEHIEL, b 23 Feb 1703 WV [1704], d 8 July 1713 WV.
2 SARAH, b 12 Apr 1706 WV, d 11 Aug 1735 WV; m 14 Nov 1733- Aaron Cook.
3 ESTHER, d 18 Mar 1709 WV, d 25 Oct 1729 WV; m 22 May 1727 WV-Caleb Andrews.
4 SAMUEL, b 9 Nov 1711 WV, d 1804; of New Hartford; m Phebe da. John & Hannah (Merriman) Andrews, b 11 Sep 1716 WV. Family incomplete.
i Esther, b 4 Mar 1737 WV; m 10 May 1758 N. HartfordC- Jonathan Goodwin.
ii James; m 1763 N. HartfordC-Huldah Kellogg.
iii Samuel; Census (L) 1-2-2.
iv Jehiel; Census (L) 1-1-4.
v Asahel.
5 JEHIEL, b 17 Dec 1714 WV, d s. p. 9 July 1790 WV, æ. 76 WTI.
6 LYDIA, b 9 Jan 1717 WV; m Abel Peck.
7 MARY, b 27 July 1719 WV, d 1757; m Asahel Coley.
8 EUNICE, b 5 Aug 1723 WV, d 2 June 1758 WatV; m 7 Sep 1742 WV-Ebenezer Sexton.
FAM. 6. JAPHET & ESTHER (SMITH) BENHAM:
1 ENos, b 23 Aug 1755 NHV, d 19 June 1811 æ. 56 MyT; m 27 Feb 1791 SyC-Zillah Terrill, who d 16 May 1831 æ. 70 MyT.
i Albe, b c. 1792, d 14 Aug 1829 æ. 38 MyT; m Sally Bron- son, who d 5 July 1878 æ. 83 MyT. Children: 1 Wil- liam, b c. 1815. 2 John, b c. 1817, d 17 Oct 1893 æ. 76 MyT; m Lydia A. Treat. 3 Enos, b c. 1819. 4 Sarah, b c. 1821. 5 Franklin, b c. 1824.
if Esther, b 20 July 1794 SyV, d 13 Jan 1874 x. 79 MyT; m Eli Tyler.
2 ESTHER, bp 19 Aug 1759 (at Oxf) Dx, d 3 Mar 1847 æ. 88 MyT; m (1) 1 June 1778 SyC-Benjamin Curtis; m (2) Seth Bronson. 3 ANN, b c. 1763, d 13 July 1833 æ. 70 MyT; m 17 Feb 1790 SyC- Gad Bristol.
4 SARAH, bp 11 Aug 1765 Dx, d 20 Mar 1840 æ. 75 OxfV; m 3 Oct 1784 SyC-Job Candee.
FAM. 7. PHINEHAS & OLIVE [ROOT] BENHAM:
1 AMos; m 28 Oct 1805 SyC-Hannah Curtis.
2 PHINEHAS, b c. 1773, d 16 Oct 1840 æ. 67 MyT; m Anna - -, who d 25 July 1840 æ. 59 MyT.
3 LECTA; m Simeon Manville.
4 PHEBK.
5 ANN.
FAM. 8. SAMUEL, & OLIVE (TUTTLE) BENHAM:
1 SMITH, b c. 1767, d 9 Apr 1857 æ. 90 MyT; m Electa Easton who d 3 Mar 1833 æ. 68 MyT.
i Olive, b c. 1790, d Dec 1794 x. 4 MyT.
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ii Flora, b c. 1792, d Dec 1794 æ. 2 MyT.
ili Olive; m - Baldwin.
tv Charles, b c. 1797, d 25 Mar 1840 æ. 43 MyT; m.
v Nathaniel, b c. 1801, d 18 June 1854 æ. 53 MyT; m Lois Beach da. Walter & Sarah (Clark) Wilmot, b c. 1806, d 17 Apr 1883 æ. 77 MyT; she m (2) William W. Mans- field.
2 JAPHET, b c. 1769; rem. to Derby, Vt .; m Mar 1796 Sally Stod- dard.
3 TRUMAN; m.
4 SAMUEL, b c. 1774, d 16 May 1860 æe. 86 MyT; m Eunice who d 18 Sep 1841 æ. 63 MyT.
5 HESTER.
6 SARAH; m 2 June 1796 SyC- Sherman Curtis.
7 POLLY.
FAM. 9. EBENEZER & DESIRE (BEECHER) BENHAM:
1 HANNAH, b 15 Jan 1757 WatV.
2 MARTHA, b 24 Aug 1758 WatV.
3 ISAAC, b 21 Oct 1760 WatV; Census (Amenia, N. Y.) 1-2-2.
4 ESTHER, b 23 Sep 1762 WatV; m 26 July 1789 Sharon-Joel Smith.
5 ANNA, b 11 July 1764 WatV.
6 EBENEZER, b 21 July 1766 WatV.
FAM. 10. JOHN & MARY (TROWBRIDGE) BENHAM (family incomplete): 1 (perhaps) DAVID; Census (NH) 1-0-1; m Mabel da. Samuel & Dinah (Sherman) Smith. A child d Aug 1789 WHD.
2 (perhaps) JOHN; Census (NH) 1-2-2.
3 HANNAH, b c. 1779, d 29 June 1793 æ. 14 WHD.
4 (perhaps) THOMAS; of Amenia, N. Y .; m Amy da. Joseph & Amy (Stevens) Painter, wid. David Clinton, b c. 1757, d c. 1832.
YAM. 11. GAMALIEL & LYDIA (PAINTER) BRENHAM:
1 JOSEPH, b c. 1771, d 16 Feb 1828 æ. 57 SouthfordT; m 31 May 1794 Sy-Anna Hall, who d 11 Feb 1855 æ. 81 SouthfordT.
2 DOLLY; m Theodore Gaylord of Essen, Vt.
3 CHILD, d 24 May 1778 WHD.
· 4 GAMALIEL, bc. 1779, d 11 July 1855 æ. 76 S. BritainT; m (1) } Oct 1807 Sy-Theodosia Bostwick; m (2) Abigail
(By 1): i Theodosia. il Elizabeth.
5 ELISHA, b 9 Sep 1782 WHT2, d 14 July 1876 WHT2; m (1) Phe- be Keeler of L, who d 17 June 1832 æ. 51 WHD, 18 June WH T2 ;. m (2) Betsey Ann [Sanford], who d' 19' Jan 1854 æ. 67 W HT2.
6 BETSEY.
FAM. 12. LEMUEL & MARY (ATWATER) BENHAM:
1 MARY, b 9 Sep 1770 NHV.
2 SARAH, b 20 Jan 1773 NHV.
BAM. 12: LEMUEL & MARGARET (GREEN) BENHAM:
8 LEMUEL, b 28 Dec 1774 NHV, bp 24 Dec 1780 NHC2; of Mid., m 20 Nov 1800 MidV-Hannah Southmayd-
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4 Lucy, b 7 Nov 1776 NHV, bp 24 Dee 1780 NHC2, 4 26 June 1818 æ. 42 NHTI; m 14 Oct 1797 NHC !-- William Mix.
5 SILAS, 1 8 Jan 1779 NHL, bp 24 Dec 1780 NHC2.
6 Besser, b 11 Oct 1781 NHV, hp 17 Feb 1782 NHC2, d soon.
7 BETSEY, b 19 Nov 1784 NHV, bp 3 Jan 1785 NHC2.
8 SAMUEL, b 12 May 1787 NHV, bp 1 July 1787 NHC2.
9 NANCY, b 17 Dec 1789 NHV, bp 28 Feb 1790 NHC2; m 1811 Elam Hull.
10 TIMOTHY GREEN, bp 11 Nov 1792 NHC2.
FAM. 13. ELIHU & MEHITABEL (SMITH) BENHAM;
1 SALLY; m - Martin.
2 ELIHU, b c. 1777, d 19 Feb 1862 æ. 85 WatT3; m Esther who d 30 June 1841 æ. 60 WatT3.
3 LEVERETT, b, c. 1779, d 15 June 1851 æ. 72 WatT3; m (1) Ruth -, who d 30 May 1826 æ, 47 WatT3; m (2) c. Dec 1826
(at Wd) ConnH-Amarilla Grannis.
4 MEHITABEL; m 16 May 1798 WatV-Zebah Farrel,
5 RANSOM.
6 LAURENA; m - Hoadley.
7 BASIL.
8 LEWIS.
9 PHILA; m.
FAM. 14. JARED & ELIZABETH (MERRIAM) BENHAM:
1 SILAS, b 1 Aug 1779 WV; m Mary da. Moses & Lois (Cook) Ty- ler.
2 JARED, b c. 1781, d Aug 1817 æ. 37 (at Quebec) WT2; m Rebec- ca da. Joseph Hill, who d 7 Jan 1857 æ. 73 (at G) WT2.
3 DARIUS, b c. 1784, d 4 Mar 1855 æ. 71 WT2; m (1) July or Aug 1806 WC2-Cynthia Cone, who d 4 Aug 1825 æ, 42 WT2; m (2) Nancy B., wid. James Couch, who d 1 Nov 1835 æ. 46 WT2.
4 BETSEY, b c. 1786, d 7 Feb 1842 æ. 56 WT2; m Ebenezer W. Booth, who d 21 July 1843 æ. 65 WT2.
5 NANCY; m -- Clark.
FAM. 15. JOSEPH & EM (CURTIS) BENHAM:
1 SARAH, b 26 Oct 1735 WV, bp Mar 1736 CC, d 29 Dec 1736 WY.
2 ISAAC, b 29 Aug 1737 WV, bp Sep 1737 CC, d 28 Nov 1812 æ. 77 WatV; Census (Wat) 1-0-1; m (1) 11 May 1758 WV-Lue da, Samuel & Hannah (Lewis) Cook, b 10 Nov 1737 WV, d 17 Feb 1796 WatT2; m (2) Lucy da. Samuel & Sarah (Hall) Hull, wid. Jared Hall, b 24 Jan 1746/7 WV, d 5 Oct 1831 æ. 85 WatT2.
(By 1): i Elizabeth, b 19 Oct 1758 WV; m John Baxter. ii Katharine, b 20 July 1761 WatV, d 15 Jan 1764 WatV,
ili Katharine, b 12 Oct 1765 WatV, d 6 Apr 1770 WatV.
iv Samuel, b 11 July 1769 WatV, d s. p. 25 Jan 1821 æ. 52
. WolT; Census (NoH) 1-0-0; m 19 Oct 1797 CC-Betsey Ann da. Lucius & Hannah (Hull) Tuttle, b Apr 1778 WV, d 3 Apr 1864 æ. 86 WolT. Samucl's will named sister Elizabeth w. John Baxter, nephew Isaac Benham
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Baxter, heirs of Julia A. w. Eri Welton, heirs of Lue w. Uri Carter.
v George Wyllis, b 23 June 1771 WatV, d 2 Aug 1771 Waty.
3 URI, b 15 Dec 1739 WV, bp Jan 1739/40 CC, d 21 Apr 1882 æ. 92 CTI ; Census (C) 2-3-4; m 22 Dec 1768 WV. CC-Lois da. Ambrose & Martha (Munson) Doolittle, b e. 1748, d 6 Dec 1827 æ. 80 CTl.
/ Sarah, b 11 Oct 1769 WV, bp 21 May 1775 CC; m 11 Nov 1790 CC-Josephus Hotchkiss.
i Uri, b 23 Oct 1771 WV, bp 21 May 1775 CC; m 19 Feb 1795 CC-Amanda da. Daniel & Phebe (Atwater) Dut- ton, b 5 Mar 1772 WV, d 7 June 1822 æ. 50 CTl.
ill Lois, b 15 Sep 1773 WV, d 27 Nov 1774 WV, æ. 2 CTI.
iv Marah Lois, b 27 Oct 1775 WV, bp 29 Oct 1775 CC; m 11 Feb 1802 CC-Isaac Merriam.
» Lent, b 25 Mar 1778 CV, bp 5 Apr 1778 CC; m 7 Apr 1802 -Elizabeth Ann da. Ezra & Sarah (Moss) Doolittle, b 5 Oct 1785 CV.
vi Ethelbert, b 15 July 1780 CV, bp 27 Aug 1780 CC; m Kezia
vii Amanda, b 1 Jan 1783 CV, bp 2 Mar 1783 CC; m 7 Apr 1802 CC-Ezra Doolittle.
viil Joseph, b 26 Jan 1785 CV, d 29 Oct 1853 æ. 58 CT/ ; m (1) Sep 1806 CV-Martha Cole, who d 6 Dec 1821 æ. 36 CTI ; m (2) 13 Feb 1823 CV-Elizabeth Johnson of L, who d 15 Nov 1867 æ. 75 CTI.
ix Martha, b 2 Mar 1788 CV, d 3 Mar 1856 æ. 68 CTI ; m 27 Nov 1806 CC-Reuben W. Royce.
4 SARAH, b 25 Dec 1741 WV, bp Jan 1741/2 CC, d 18 Oct 1774 W V; m 13 June 1765 WV-Joshua Austin.
5 ADAH, b 11 Feb 1744 WV, bp Feb 1743/4 CC; m 21 Nov 1794 CC -Benjamin Bristol.
6 ELIZABETH, b 23 Mar 1745/6 WV, bp Mar 1746 CC, d 10 Aug 1751 WV, "child" of Sgt. d July 1751 CC.
7 EM, b 5 June 1748 WV, bp Apr (?) 1748 CC, d 20 May 1751 WV, "child" of Sgt. d May 1751 CC.
8 JOSEPH, b 13 July 1750 WV, bp Aug 1750 CC, d [25 Jan 1836] æ. 85 HT2; Dea .; Census (H) 2-2-3; m 2 Jan 1772 WV-Elizabeth da. Abner & Elizabeth (Preston) Bunnell, b 20 Nov 1751 WV. d 7 Feb 1832 æ. 81 HT2.
i George, b 17 Oct 1772 WV, bp 4 Apr 1773 CC, d 8 Oct 1854 æ. 82 NHV; m 4 Sep 1796 NHC/-Sarah da. Eldad & Lydia (Heaton) Atwater, bp 9 Feb 1778 NHCI.
il Amos, b 1775 HT2, d 1839 HT2; m c. 1802 Ruth da. Sackett & Sybil (Heaton) Gilbert, bp 21 Nov 1785 NH CI, d 1868 HT2, 29 Mar 1868 æ. 83 HV.
ill Jared.
iv Betsey, bc. 1779, d 20 Mar 1832 æ. 53 HT2; m (1) 21 Oct 1795 NHC/-Isaac Thomas; m (2) - ---.; m (3) Isaac Jones.
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v Ransom, b 3 Aug 1782 NHV, bp 22 Sep 1788 NHC2, ₫ 18 Nov 1858 æ. 77 NHV: m Sarah Bradley,
vi Adah, b 27 Aug 1786 HV.
vii Isaac, b 2 Aug 1791 HV. d 23 Jan 1879 æ. 87-6 HT2, 8, 87-5-21 HV; m 8 Mar 1815 HV --- Anna da. Aaron & Re- becca (Wooster) Tuttle, b 20 Jan 1795, d 2 Aug 1876 æ, 81-5 HT2.
9 LoIs, b 18 July 1750 WV, bp Aug 1750 CC, d 15 May 1825 æ. 75 CTI ; m (1) 19 Dec 1771 WV, CC-Isaac Beecher; she dịv. him 1802; m (2) Stephen Peck; m (3) Giles Hall.
10 ELISHA, b 17 Nov 1753 WV, d 22 Aug 1794 æ, 43 NHCI; Census (NH) 1-1-5; m 2 Sep 1772 WV-Abigail da, Eliakim & Esther (Beach) Hitchcock, b 6 Dec 1756 WV, d 19 Aug 1824 æ. 70 EH C. Family incomplete,
/ Eliakim, b 1 Feb 1773 WV, bp 19 Sep 1773 CC; m June 1793 WdC~Susanna da, Timothy Prout & Elizabeth (Up- son) Bonticou, b 24 Jan 1774 F, d 11 May 1848.
il Rinda, b c. 1775, d 24 Aug 1794 NHx; m 18 May 1793 NHx -- William Bryan.
iii A child, d 9 Dec 1778 CC,
iv (probably) Abigail Ann, b c. 1780, d 17 Oct 1854 æ. 75 ℃ Tl ; m 10 Sep 1797 CC-Jacob Chidsèy,
v Gracina, b 1 Oct 1782 CV, bp 10 Nov 1782 CC, d 17 May 1850; m 25 Apr 1802 CC-Anson Bradley of EH,
vi A son, b c. 1787, d 7 Aug 1794 æ. 7 NHÇI, vii William, bp 9 Oct 1791 NHCI,
vill Henry Hitchcock, bp 16 Mar 1794 NHCI,
11 SAMUEL, b 8 June 1755 WV, d 22 Apr 1759 WV.
12 EM, b 17 Apr 1760 WV, d 1797; m 7 Apr 1780 CC-Reuben Bris- tol.
FAM. 16. ENOS & ANN (HULL) BENHAM:
1 ASAPH, b 23 Dec 1741 WV.
2 ENOS, b 6 Apr 1744 WV, d 2 May 1760 WV, 20 May F&IWRalls,
3 MOLLY, b 16 Mar 1746/7 WV, d 29 June 1748WV, æ. 1-3-12 WTI.
4 SAMUEL, b 1 Oct 1749 WV, d 25 Jan 1750/1 WV, æ. 1-3-24WȚI,
5 MOLLY, b 1 Mar 1752 WV, d 8 Sep 1753 WV, æ. 1-6-8 WTI.
6 ANN, b 29 Aug 1755 WV, d 29 Sep 1760 WV.
7 SAMUEL, b 13 Mar 1758 WV; perhaps the Samuel, Census (Tin- mouth, Vt.) 1-5-3; m 24 Aug 1777 WV-Eunice Olds. Fam- ily incomplete.
i Isaac, b 14 May 1780 WV. Il Aaron, b 14 May 1780 WV.
8 ENOS, b 5 Nov 1761 WV; perhaps the Enos (New Huntington Gore, Chittenden Co., Vt.) 1-0-1.
FAM. 17. JOHN & MARY (CURTIS) BENHAM;
1 HANNAH, h 24 June 1748 WV, bp Apr 1748 CC.
2 JOHN, b 15 July 1750 WV, bp Aug 1750 CC; Census (C) 2-0-5; m 23.Sep 1771 WV-Anna da. Moses & Sybil (Thomas) Tuttle, b 24 Oct 1753 WV,
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/ Moses, b 1 Dec 1774 WV; m 10 Sep 1797 CC-Esther Johnson.
ll Kate Ann, b 3 Sep 1778 WV, bp 4 Oct 1778 CC.
ill Hope, b 12 Oct 1783 CV, bp 30 Nov 1783 CC.
lv Ruth, b 10 Apr 1785 CV, bp 25 June 1786 CC.
v Flora, b 5 Feb 1789 CV, bp 29 Mar 1789 CC.
3 MARY, b 6 Nov 1752 WV.
4 HOPE, b 21 Dec 1754 WV, d 3 May 1835 æ. 8112 CTI ; m 20 Jan 1778 WV, 1779 CC-Amasa Brooks.
5 WARREN, b [1757] WV, d 16 Jan 1829 æ. 71 CTI ; Census (C) 1- 1-2; m 23 Feb 1786 CC-Jerusha da. John & Jerusha (Hall) Peck, b 8 June 1760 WV, d 16 Apr 1833 F.
i Sally, b 22 Nov 1786 CV, bp 14 Jan 1787 CC; m 4 Nov 1807 CC-Burrage Bristol.
il Reuben, b 2 Dec 1788 CV; m 11 Jan 1809 CC-Amanda da. Ebenezer & Miriam (Bunnell) Hale, b 6 Jan 1789 CV. iii Warren, b 6 Oct 1793 CV, CTI, bp 2 Dec 1793 CC, d 6 Apr 1864 æ. 71 CT/ ; m 29 Dec 1816 CV-Eunice Hitchcock. iv Jerusha, b 23 Nov 1799 CV, bp 23 Feb 1800 CC.
6 THOMAS, b 28 May 1759 WV; Census (C) 1-3-2; m 19 June 1780 CV-Esther da. Abner & Elizabeth (Preston) Bunnell, b 26 Mar 1759 WV.
/ Samuel, b 17 Nov 1780 CV, bp 12 Sep 1784 CC; m 20 Nov 1799 WatV-Hannah da. Jesse & Hannah (Hoadley) Johnson, b 29 Mar 1782 WatV.
li Adna, b 27 Aug 1782 CV, bp 12 Sep 1784 CC.
ili Mary Ann, b 12 July 1783 CV, "child" d 21 May 1784 CC.
iv Child, b c. 1785, d July 1785 CC.
v Thomas, b 19 Oct 1786 WatV, bp 14 Jan 1787 CC.
7 ESTHER, b 12 Dec 1761 WV.
8 EBENEZER, b 29 Jan 1765 WV, d 14 July 1823 æ. 59 CTl.
9 SAMUEL, b 8 June 1766 WV.
FAM. 18. BENJAMIN & SARAH (HALL) BENHAM;
1 DANIEL, b 6 Sep 1757 WatV.
2 SARAH, b 23 Jan 1760 WatV.
3 ELIZABETH ROYCE, b 27 Nov 1763 WaiV.
4 ABI, b 25 May 1769 WatV.
5 BENJAMIN, b 21 July 1773 WatV, d 1854; Rev. (Prot. Ep.); of New Milford; m (1) 9 Nov 1790 WatV-Rebecca da. Reuben & Hannah (Tyler) Tuttle, b 5 Nov 1766 NHV; m (2) 1 Oct 1827 Sally Minerva Sherman of Brookfield; 6 children.
FAM. 19. REUBEN & ABI (CLARK) BENHAM:
1 REUBEN, b 9 June 1761 WV, bp 1 Dec 1766 Wai x, d soon.
FAM. 19. REUBEN & LAMENT (MERRIMAN) BENHAM:
2 REUBEN, b 7 Oct 1776 WatV.
3 CLARISSA, b 7 Oct 1776 WatV.
4 JOSEPH, b 9 Nov 1778 WatV.
5 LUCY, b 20 Mar 1781 WatV.
FAM. 20. SHADRACH & ELIZABETH (AUSTIN) BENHAM:
1 MERCY, b 9 Apr 1761 WaiV.
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2 Lucy, b 12 June 1768 WatV.
3 ELIZABETH, b 21 Aug 1765 WatV; m 1 Feb 1781 Wall-Asa Beach.
4 MARY CURTIS, b 27 Aug 1767 WatV.
5 KATHARINE, b 17 Feb 1770 WatV; m 9 July 1788 WatV-Wil- liam Rowley.
6 LOWLY, b 22 Jan 1773 WatV.
7 HARVEY, b 24 Oct 1776 WatV, d 14 May 1862 æ, 85 F; m Martha , who d 25 Oct 1866 s. 72 F.
8 DANIEL, b 6 Apr 1783 WatV.
9 MERCY, b 26 July 1785 WatV.
FAM. 21. JAMES & ELIZABETH (PRINDLE) BENHAM;
1 JESSE, b 14 Apr 1768 WatV.
2 JAMES, b Dec [1769] WatV.
3 SAMUEL CURTIS, b 19 July 1772 WatV.
4 SHADRACH, bp 17 Sep 1775 Watx.
BENHAM, MISCELLANEOUS. Mrs. ELIDIA d 19 Jan 1854 æ. 67 WHD.
BENJAMIN. MISCELLANEOUS. DELUCENA d 24 Dec 1789 æ. 19 NHCI .
BENNETT. MISCELLANEOUS, ABIGAIL, bc. 1671, d 8 Nov 1761 æ. over 90 NoHC; m 11 Dec 1695 NHV-James Bishop.
BENTON. MISCELLANEOUS, MARY, da. Edward, b 2 Feb 1642 G, d 1 Mar 1718 WV; m 6 Dec 1666 NHV-Samuel Thorpe, Her sister TABITHA, b 1645, d s. p .; m 27 Nov 1684 NHV-Simon Simmons .------ SARAH m 13 Nov 1729 WV-John Fenn .------ SARAH of Hartford, b c. 1685, d 2 June 1756 æ. 71 NoHTI; m 1 Jan 1701/2 NHV-Moses Blakeslee. VIOLET of Hart- ford m 29 Nov 1743 WV-Daniel Hough.
BERRY. FAM. 1. THOMAS of Boston, Mass., by w. Elizabeth, had, with other children, three sons who rem. to Meriden. "Aged Mrs. Berry" d 7 Dec 1760 WC2; perhaps this was Elizabeth,
1 DIVAN, b 22 Jan 1701/2 BostonV, d 1768 WC2; m (1) 18 Nov 1725 Lynn, Mass .- Bethia Burrage, who d 15 Oct 1752 WV, W C2; m (2) 28 Mar 1758 WC2-Mary da. Josiah & Mary (Burr) Clark, wid. Moses Yale & William Andrews, b 22 Mar 1713 WV, "Wid." d 31 Mar 1797 æ. 85 WC2.
(By 1): i Daniel, b 3 Oct 1726 Lynn, d young.
ii Thomas, b 7 July 1728 Lynn, d 5 Oct 1758 FGIWRolls; m 3 June 1752 WV, WC2-Anna da. Stephen & Anna (How) Perkins, b 26 Mar 1731 NHV; [she m (2) 15 May 1759 BethlehemC-Abijah Mitchell].
ili Elizabeth, b 5 May 1730 Lynn, d young.
io Mary, bp 27 Feb 1732 WC2, "child" d before 1734 WC2, v John, b 7 Apr 1733 WV, bp 8 Apr 1733 WC2; m 9 Jan 1754 WV, WC2-Lucy da, Ezekiel & Abigail (Alling) Royce, b 4 Mar 1732 WV. FAM. 2.
vi Divan, b 2 May 1735 WV, bp 4 May 1735 WC2, d 3 Dec 1783 WC2, æ. 49 WT2; Capt .; m 22 Feb 1758 WV-Ly- dia da. Moses & Mary (Clark) Yale, b 11 Sep 1735 WV, FAM. 3.
vii Bethia, b 14 Sep 1737 WV, bp 18 Sep 1737 WC2, d 30 Apr
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vill Elizabeth, b c. 1789, d 19 Dec 1815 æ. 77 WT2; m 21 Feb 1760 WV, WC2-Thomas Foster.
ix Hannah, bp 27 Jan 1741 WC2, d 29 Jan 1741 WC2.
* Mary, b 17 June 1742 WV, bp 20 June 1742 WC2, d 28 Oct 1823 æ. 82 WT2; m 10 May 1765 WC2, 9 May WV- Comfort Butler.
xi Hannah, b 8 May 1744 WV, bp 13 May 1744 WC2, d 13 Aug 1802 æ. 58 WC2; m 27 Feb 1766 WV, WC2-Sam- uel Whiting.
(By 2): xli Bethia, b 12 Sep 1759 WV, d 25 Apr 1781 æ. 22 WT2.
2 EPHRAIM, b 9 Nov 1706 Boston; m 17 Dec 1729 Lynn-Mary John- son, who d 1797.
i Mary, d 14 Mar 1772 æ. (?30) W72; m 19 Dec 1753 WV, WC2-Benjamin Merriam.
ii Ephraim, d 1 Jan 1761 WC2.
ili Susanna; m (1) 15 Jan 1759 BethlehemC-Titus Tyler; m (2) - Galpin.
iv Sarah, bp 29 Sep 1745 WC2; m (1) July 1766 BethlehemC -- Samuel Veal; m (2) Paul Parish.
v Lydia, bp 7 Aug 1748 WC2, d s. p.
vi Anna, bp 4 Aug 1751 WC2; m William Weaver.
vii Jonathan, bp 27 May 1753 WC2.
viii Asahel; Census (W) 1-2-4.
3 THOMAS, b 14 Aug 1708 Boston, d 3 Jan 1772 WV; m (1) 27 Jan 1729/30 Lynn-Rebecca Ballard, who d 23 Dec 1742 WV; m (2) 26 Jan 1743/4 WV-Rebecca da. Thomas & Mary (Ben- " ha'm) Yale, b 30 Mar 1717 WV, d 19 Dec 1806 æ. 90 WC2; she m (2) - Hough; m (3) 22 June 1788 WC2-Aaron Ly- man.
(By 1): i Thomas, b 30 May 1734 Lynn, d 1811/2; Census (W) 1-1- 2; m Mar 1757 WC2-Anna da. Joseph & Deborah (Royce) Merriam, b 27 Dec 1734 WV. FAM. 4.
ii Martha, b 9 Dec 1736 Lynn, d 28 Dec 1797 x. 61 WT2, W C2; m 19 Feb 1756 WV-Nathaniel Merriam.
ili Elizabeth, b 10 Mar 1738/9 Lynn; [m 17 Jan 1753 WV- Timothy Foster].
iv John, b 4 Dec 1740 WV, bp 6 Dec 1741 WC2, d 23 Jan 1741/2 WV.
v Sarah, b 4 Dec 1740 WV, bp 6 Dec 1741 WC2, d 11 Mar 1741/2 WV.
vi Rebecca, b 21 Dec 1742 WV, bp 26 Dec 1742 WC2; m 11 Oct 1764 WC2-Daniel Bradley of Oblong, N. Y.
FAM. 2. JOHN & LUCY (ROYCE) BERRY:
1 SAMUEL, bp 13 Oct 1754 WC2, "child" d 17 July 1755 WC2.
2 MEHITABEL, bp 6 June 1756 WC2.
3 LUCY, b 8 Apr 1761 WV.
4 JOHN BURRAGE, b 5 Feb 1763 WV.
5 RACHEL, b 29 Mar 1765 WV.
6 SAMUEL, b 6 Jan 1767 WV.
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7 HANNAH, b 2 June 1769 W#.
FAM. 9. DIVAN & LYDIA (VALE) HERRY:
1 ESTHER, b 8 Nov 1758 WV, "infant" d 1 Jan 1759 WC2.
2 EUNICE, b 22 Nov 1759 WV, d 5 Feb 1885 æ, 76 WT2; m 23 Sep 1784 WV-John Yeomans,
3 ESTHER, b 29 June 1762 WV.
4 ELIZABETH, b 29 July 1764 WV.
5 LUCRETIA, b 2 Sep 1766 WV; m Isaac Rexford of Charlotte, Vt.
6 MARY, b 1 Apr 1768 WV, d 13 Apr 1840 æ, 72 WTI; m James Hough,
7 RUTH.
8 DIVAN, b 24 Oct 1773 WV.
Divan's estate was distributed to Eunice, Ruth, Lucretia & Mary. An in- fant d 20 July 1761 WC2; a child d 1767 WC2.
FAM. 4. THOMAS & ANNA (MERRIAM) BERRY:
1 HULDAH, b 29 Jan 1759 WV, d Mar 1804 WC2; m Phinehas Ly- man.
2 INFANT, d 26 Sep 1762 WC2.
3 INFANT, d 30 Jan 1765 WC2.
4 JANE; m 5 Dec 1782 WV-Isaac Hubbard,
BIGGS. THOMAS, of NH, had a nat. child by Elizabeth da, William Mat- thews, 1700; [perhaps m Elizabeth Matthews].
1 CALEB, b 16 Mar 1701 NHV.
2 SARAH, b 5 Oct 1703 NHV.
BILLS. FAM. 1. JOSEPH m 3 June 1746 NHV-Sarah Clark ; she probably m (2) 4 July 1754 WV-Abijah Flagg.
1 MOLLY, b 27 Nov 1747 WV.
BILLS. FAM. 2. THOMAS, b c. 1726, d 26 Feb.1791 æ. 65 NHx, æ, 66 NHT /; Census (NH) 3-0-2; m 24 July 1752 NHV-Mary da. Jehiel & Mary (Miles) Thomas, b 13 May 1735 NHV, "Wid." d 1 Aug 1804 æ. 70 NHCI. Elizabeth Bills, probably sister of Thomas, m Newman Trowbridge.
1 ELIZABETH, b 1 July 1754 NHV; m John Miles.
2 MARY, b 18 Jan 1756 NHV, d 28 Apr 1795 æ. 39 NHTI ; m 30 Aug 1778 NHCI-John Miles.
3 SUSANNA, b 14 Oct 1757 NHV, bu. 6 Oct 1795 æ, 39 NHx; m 30 May 1777 NHC2-John Rutherford Troup,
4 THOMAS, b 1 Jan 1760 NHV; Census (NH) 1-0-1; m Huldah da, Jonah & Rachel (Atwater) Bradley, b c. 1769, d 5 July 1829 æ. 60 (Meth.) NHV.
i Harry Bradley, b Jan 1798 NHTI, d Apr 1880 NHTI; m 14 Aug 1820 NHV-Harriet C. Bartholomew, b Aug 1798 NHTI, d Mar 1883 NHTI.
5 CONTENT, b 24 Feb 1762 NHV; m John Rutherford Troup,
6 WILLIAM, b c. 1763, d 1796; Census (NH) 3-0-3; m Elizabeth da. Isaac & Elizabeth (Thompson) Thompson, b 18 Oct 1766 NHV, d 26 July 1826 æ. 60 NHTI.
i (perhaps) Elizabeth; m 28 June 1810 John Hayes.
ii (perhaps) Susan T .; m William B. Townsend.
ili Mary T., b 26 Nov 1796 NHTI, d 8 Oct 1873 NHTI,
7 SYLVANUS, b 15 Nov 1765 F, d 25 Sep 1842 æ, 77 (at Westville)
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NHV; m 27 Feb 1793 NHC/-Lydia da. Erastus & Lydia (Beecher) Bradley, b 19 Jan 1775 NHV.
· i Erastus B., b [Apr 1798], d 12 Sep 1826 æ. 28-5 NHTI ; Capt.
8 JAMES, b c. 1767, d 18 Nov 1789 æ. 23 (at St. Eustace) NHTI; perhaps this was a false report of his death, for James was bu. 12 Feb 1803 æ. 37 NHx.
9 SAMUEL, b c. 1770, bp 11 July 1773 (sponsors, Peter Bonticou & Elisabeth Trowbridge) NHx, d 1823.
10 SALLY, b c. 1773, bp 11 July 1773 NHx, d 10 Sep 1807 æ. 34 NH TI ; m 6 Feb 1796 NHCI-John Miles.
BILLS. MISCELLANEOUS. HARRIET m 8 June 1823 NHV-John Graham. BINGLEY. JOHN, of WH, d c. 1734; m c. 1717 Hannah da. Joseph & Eliz- abeth (Lane) Clark, b 21 Feb 1693/4 NHV, d 1765; she m (2) c. 1736 Joseph Collins.
1 WILLIAM, b 27 June 1718 NHV, d young.
2 HANNAH, b 17 July 1722 NHV, d 5 Mar 1802 WHD; Census (NH) 0-0-1.
BIRD. SAMUEL, s. of Benjamin & Joanna (Harris) of Dorchester, Mass., b 27 Mar 1724 NHT1, d 3 May 1784 NHTI ; Rev .; pastor NHC2; m Sarah da. John & Sybil (Howell) Prout, bp 29 June 1729 NHCI, d 1802; Census, Sarah (NH) 1-0-3.
1 SAMUEL, bp 17 Dec 1752 NHC2, d soon.
2 MABEL, SARAH, bp 2 Jan 1757 NHC2; 17 May 1777 NHC2-Joel Northrop of New Milford.
3 SAMUEL, bp 20 Apr 1760 NHC2; rem. to Ga .; m 20 Oct 1805 NH C/-Mary da. David & Mary (English) Phipps, b 21 Aug 1772 NHV, d s. p. c. 1821.
4 THOMAS, bp 14 Feb 1762 NHC2; m (1) 13 Sep 1791 NHCI-Nan- cy da. Daniel & Mary Stillwell, bp 1770 NHx, d 24 Jan 1797 æ. 27 NHx; m (2) 3 Nov 1799 NHx-Sybil Johnson. Family incomplete.
(By 1): i Samuel Joseph. bp 7 July 1793 NHx; Samuel (s. of John, says the record), bu. 16 July 1803 æ. 10 NHx.
ii Daniel Stillwell, bp 19 July 1795 NHx.
iii (perhaps) Edward Walter, bp 22 Jan 1797 NHx (s. of Isaac, says the record).
(By 2): iv Sarah, bp 25 Sep 1803 (æ. 0-8) NHx.
5 JOHN PROUT, bp 26 June 1763 NHC2; m 2 Nov 1793 NHx-Eliz- abeth da. John & Sarah (Mansfield) Danielson, b 2 July 1770 NHV. Family incomplete. i Elizabeth, bp 11 Jan 1795 NHx.
6 JOANNA SYBIL, bp 5 Aug 1764 NHC2, d soon.
7 JOANNA SYBIL, bp 13 Dec 1767 NHC2.
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