Benedictus Alford

From: Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut Vital Records, Windsor Marriages - 1640s to early 1700s First Book Windsor Births Marriages and Deaths 1638-1704, Page Fifty-Three

• Benedictus Alford and Jane Newton were married November 26th 1640

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ALVOJID, SERGT. BENEDICT-Service mentioned. (C. R. Yo1 II., p. 150, and Savage.)

• Enlisted from Windsor. (Tarbox, Tuttle, Bodge, Stiles' Win. and Parker.)
• Son of 'l'homas and Joan (Hawkins),
• Alford, was of Windsor, 1637, in Old England 1639, in Mass. 1640, when he returned to Windsor and died 1683.
• Five children. (Alvord's Descendants of Alexander Alvord, pp. 12 to 18 and 24; Manwaring, Vol. I., p. 268; Win. Gen. and Savage.)
  • Key for References used:
    • BODGE = Soldiers of King Philips War, by George Mason Bodge, p. 466.
    • C.R. = Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Vol II, 1665-1667 by J Hamond Trumbull
    • MANWARING = Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Hartford District. By Charles William Manuring. Three Vols.
    • PARKER = The Soldiers’ Field; Manuscript read before theConnecticut Historical Society by Francis H. Parker, Esq, Jan 4, 1887, with an additional paper read Feb. 5, 1889. In the Library of the Society.
    • SAVAGE = Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, by James Savage.)
    • STILES’ WIN = History o Ancient Windsor, by Henry R. Stiles, A.M.k, M.D., Vol I., 69 and 70.
    • TARBOX = Rev. Increase N. Tarbox, in Memorial History of Hartford County, Vol. I., 50.
    • TUTTLE = Rev. Ruel B. Tuttle, in Memorial History of Hartford County, Vol. II, 505.
    • WIN. GEN. = History of Ancient Windsor, by Henry R. Stiles, A.M., M.D., Genealogies, Vol. II;

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Sergeant Benedict [Benedictus] Alvord

(d. after 1674) One of the 30 who went from Windsor to serve in the Pequot War. In 1673, he was granted 50 acres of land for his service in the Pequot War.

GEDCOM Note

Biography

Benedict Alford was born about 1619 in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England to Thomas Alford and Joan Hawkins. He was baptized in 1621.<ref> AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of Benedict Alford and Joan Newton.http://www.alfordassociation.org/GENEALOGY/ben619en.pdf</ref><ref>Alvord, Samuel Morgan, A GENEALOGY OFTHE DESCENDANTS OF ALEXANDER ALVORD An Early Settler of Windsor,Conn. and Northampton, Mass. 1908Page 18</ref> Benedict or Benedictus Alvord<ref> A catalogue of the names of the first Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut : with the time of their arrival in the colony and their standing in society, together withtheir place of residence, as far as can be discovered by the records ... Text: residence place: Connecticut, USA</ref><ref>Wilson, Lillian May. Barber genealogy in two sections : Section I. Descendants of Thomas Barber of Windsor, Conn. 1614-1909. Section II. Descendants of John Barber of Worcester, Mass., In flap on inside cover corrections forBarber genealogy, p. 1-3. Section I comp. by Lillian M. Wilson; section II, by E.D. Barbour. Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication- Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.</ref> Immigrated before 1637 .<ref>Bodge, George M., Soldiers in King Philip's war ...3d ed., Publisher Boston, Mass., Printed for the author, 1906. </ref> He served as a sergeant in the Pequot battle in 1637.He was present atthe "PequotMassacre."<ref>Stiles, Henry. History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor Connecticut, 1635-1871</ref> Was in England in February 1639, and back in America for marriage to Jane Newton Nov 26, 1640. He lived with his wife and children in Connecticut, where he is found to have had a land grant. He became a member of Windsor Church October 17, 1641. He was a juror in April 1643 and aconstable in 1666.He passed away April 23, 1683 in Windsor, Hartford,Connecticut.<ref>The Burke and Alvord Memorial"1864 Boston, p. 171</ref><ref>Hinman, Royal Ralph,. A catalogue of the names of the first Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut : with the time of their arrival in the colony and their standing together with their place of residence, as far as can be discovered by the records ... Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network,Inc., 2004.Original data</ref><ref>The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1851, Vol. 005, p 63.</ref><ref>A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUTPROBATE RECORDS, VOL. 1, HARTFORD DIST. 1635-1700, compiled byCharles William Manwaring, Gen. Publishing Co. Inc, 1995 (originallypublished 1904).p. 268</ref><ref>Probate Recordsof Hartford Dist.,1677-1687: ALVARD, BENEDICT, Windsor. Inventory. L229-03-0: Vol. IV,p. 126-127</ref><ref>"Somerset & Dorset Notes &Queries" in BEN619EN file.</ref><ref>Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015</ref><ref>U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700</ref><ref>American Marriages before 1699</ref><ref>U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900</ref><ref>North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000</ref><ref>New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011</ref><ref>Connecticut, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890</ref>

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See Also

• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.