Benjamin Andrews

Birth, marriage, death: Farmington, CT Vital Records: http://www.americanancestors.org/PageDetail.aspx?recordId=139018089

From Genealogical history of John and Mary Andrews, who settled in Farmington CT/1640s, by Alfred Andrews, available at http://books.google.com/books?id=8S0xAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA62-IA1&lpg=PA487...

Benjamin, youngest child of [original settler] John and Mary, lived on and inherited the old home of his father in Farmington, on the east side of the river, about two miles north of the village, and near the " canal aqueduct." He married 26 May 1682, Mary Smith. Both joined the church in Farmington, 3d Jan., 1686-7, and the record says Mary Andrews, wife of Benjamin, and her two sons, Benjamin and John, were baptized 9th Jan., 1686-7. Mary Smith Andrews died Jan. 1707, when second he married 14th June 1710, the widow Dorcas Wetmore of Middletown, who died 4th Dec. 1716, when third he married Sarah. In his will dated 1725 Benjamin Andrews gives his wife['s name as] Sarah.

His will is dated 1723-24; inventory taken 1727, £509. Benjamin Andrews died in 1727; he names his sons Benjamin, John, Stephen, Daniel and Samuel and gives each 5s "besides what I gave them in their settlement"; he gave to the eldest son of his daughter Mary Andrews Cowles, 5s.; he made his son James his executor and says he gave James his homestead by deed, 1723; he also gave [money]. to each of the eldest sons of his own sons; the appraisers of the estate were Thomas Hooker, sen., ) Isaac Cowles, Samuel Whitman. Witnesses of Will: Daniel Judd, Daniel Andrews Josiah Hart.

Children of Benjamin Andrews [and Mary Smith Andrews; she died in 1707]:

• 38. Benjamin [Jr.] born 20th Aug. 1683, baptised 9th Jan., 1686, married ?Dec 1711, Elizabeth Gridley.
• 39. John, born 8th May, 1685, baptized 9th Jan., 1686, married 20th April, 1716, Elizabeth Orvice.
• 40. Mary, born 24th Aug., 1688, baptized 26th August, 1688, married 26th Feb., 1712, Nathaniel Cowles
• 41. Stephen, born 20th Sept., 1690, baptized 28th Sept., 1690, married Ruth Barnes.
• 42. Daniel, born 7th Sept., 1693, baptized 10th Sept., 1693, married 8th February, 1720 Mary Cowles.
• 43. Samuel, born 20th Nov., 1696, baptized 24th Nov., 1695, married 8th Nov., 1721, Mary Scott.
• 44. Johanna, born 24th May, 1698, died 6th Nov., 1706, in eighth year.
• 45. James, born 1st Aug., 1700, married 9th Dec. 1730 Elizabeth Gill[e]tt

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The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Fairfield, 1639 ...

By Christina Bailey

Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington, Conn

By Heman Rowlee Timlow

https://archive.org/details/historynewbrita00campgoog Camp, David Nelson (1889). History of New Britain: With Sketches of Farmington and Berlin, Connecticut. 1640-1889. W. B. Thomson & company. p. 885

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12638759

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Biography

" ... married first Mary Smith on May 26th, 1682[1], daughter of Richard and Joanna (Quarles) Smith. [2] - Mary had 8 children with Benjamin Andrews all born at Wethersfield ..." Mary and her sons Benjamin & John baptized 9 Jan 1686 at Farmington [3]

... married second Dorcas (Wright) (Allen) Wetmore on June 14th, 1710[1], daughter of James Wright of Wethersfield, widow first of Obadiah Allen Jr of Middletown

... married third Sarah (Kilbourn) (Crane) Leonard, daug of Sergt John and Sarah (Bronson) Kilbourn, widow first of Joseph Crane of Wethersfield, widow second of Joseph Leonard of Springfield, Mass (whose 6th wife her had been) ...

"...Benjamin, youngest child of John and Mary, lived on and inherited the old home of his father in Farmington, on the east side of the river, about two miles north of the village, and near the "canal aqueduct;" married 26th May, 1682, Mary Smith. Both joined the church in Farmington, 3d Jan., 1686-7, and the record says Mary Andrews, wife of Benjamin, and her two sons, Benjamin and John, were baptized 9th Jan., 1 686-7. She died Jan., 1707, when second he married 14th June, 1710,* widow Dorcas Wetmore, of Middletown, who died 4th Dec, 1716, when third he married Sarah

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, for he in his will, 1725, gives his wife Sarah. His will, dated 1723-4, inventory taken 1727, £509 7s. He died 1727 ; he names his sons, Benjamin, John, Stephen, Daniel and Samuel, and gives each 5s. besides what 1 gave them in their settlement; gave to the eldest son of his daughter, Mary Cowles, 5s.; made his son James his executor, and says he gave James his homestead by deed, 1723; he also gave 5s. to each of the eldest sons of his own sons ..."[4]

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Andrews-180

Benjamin Andrews

Born before 17 Jun 1659 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut

Son of John Andrews Sr. and Mary (Unknown) Andrews

Brother of Mary (Andrews) Bronson, John Andrews Jr, Hannah (Andrews) Richards, Daniel Andrews, Joseph Andrews [half], Abraham (Andrews) Andrus, Rachel (Andrews) Buck and Stephen Andrews [half]

Husband of Mary Smith — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Husband of Mary (Smith) Andrews — married 26 May 1682 (to Jan 1708) [location unknown]

Husband of Dorcas (Wright) Andrews — married 14 Jun 1710 (to 4 Dec 1711) [location unknown]

Husband of Sarah (Kilbourne) Andrews — married after Aug 1716 [location unknown]

Father of Benjamin Andrus, Benjamin Andrews Jr, John Andrews, Mary (Andrews) Cowles, Stephen Andrews, Daniel Andrews, Samuel Andrews, Johanna Andrus and James Andrews

Died about 1727 in Farmington,Hartford, Connecticut

Profile last modified 4 Feb 2020 | Created 14 Sep 2010

Biography

" ... married first Mary Smith on May 26th, 1682[1], daughter of Richard and Joanna (Quarles) Smith. [2] - Mary had 8 children with Benjamin Andrews all born at Wethersfield ..." Mary and her sons Benjamin & John baptized 9 Jan 1686 at Farmington [3]

... married second Dorcas (Wright) (Allen) Wetmore on June 14th, 1710[1], daughter of James Wright of Wethersfield, widow first of Obadiah Allen Jr of Middletown

... married third Sarah (Kilbourn) (Crane) Leonard, daug of Sergt John and Sarah (Bronson) Kilbourn, widow first of Joseph Crane of Wethersfield, widow second of Joseph Leonard of Springfield, Mass (whose 6th wife her had been) ...

"...Benjamin, youngest child of John and Mary, lived on and inherited the old home of his father in Farmington, on the east side of the river, about two miles north of the village, and near the "canal aqueduct;" married 26th May, 1682, Mary Smith. Both joined the church in Farmington, 3d Jan., 1686-7, and the record says Mary Andrews, wife of Benjamin, and her two sons, Benjamin and John, were baptized 9th Jan., 1 686-7. She died Jan., 1707, when second he married 14th June, 1710,* widow Dorcas Wetmore, of Middletown, who died 4th Dec, 1716, when third he married Sarah

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, for he in his will, 1725, gives his wife Sarah. His will, dated 1723-4, inventory taken 1727, £509 7s. He died 1727 ; he names his sons, Benjamin, John, Stephen, Daniel and Samuel, and gives each 5s. besides what 1 gave them in their settlement; gave to the eldest son of his daughter, Mary Cowles, 5s.; made his son James his executor, and says he gave James his homestead by deed, 1723; he also gave 5s. to each of the eldest sons of his own sons ..."[4]

Children:

Benjamin, jun., born 20th Aug., 1683, baptized 9th Jan., 1686, married 6th Dec, 1711, Elizabeth Gridley. John, born 8th May, 1685, baptized 9th Jan., 1686, married 20th April, 1716, Elizabeth Orvice. Mary, born 24th Aug., 1688, baptized 25th August, 1688, married 26th Feb., 1712, Nathaniel Cowles. Stephen, born 20th Sept., 1600, baptized 28th Sept., 1690, married Ruth Barnes. Daniel, born 7th Sept., 1693, baptized 10th Sept., 1693, married 8th February, 1720, Mary Cowles. Samuel, born 20th Nov., 1695, baptized 24th Nov., 1695, married 8th Nov., 1721, Mary Scott. Johanna, born 24th May, 1698, died 6th Nov., 1706, in eighth year. James, born 1st Aug., 1700, married 9th Doc, 1730, Elizabeth Gillett. Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Camp, David Nelson (1889). History of New Britain: With Sketches of Farmington and Berlin, Connecticut. 1640-1889. W. B. Thomson & company. p. 885 ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011) Vol. I, p. 35. ANDREWS/ANDRUSS, Benjamin (ca 1659-1727) & 1/wf Mary SMITH (-1707); ca 26 May 1682; Farmington, CT ↑ "Church Records of Farmington," in NEHGR vol 12, 1858 p 148 https://archive.org/stream/newenglandhisto71unkngoog#page/n160/mode... ↑ Alfred Andrews, "Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews, who settled in Farmington, Conn., 1640: embracing their descendants to 1872; with an introduction of miscellaneous name of Andrews, with their progenitors as far as known; to which is added a list of some of the authors, clergymen, physicians, and soldiers of the name." Published by A.H. Andrews & Co., Chicago, ILL. New Britain, Connecticut. Printed by Case, Lockwood & Brainard, Hartford, Conn., 1872. page 62 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062845060&view=1up&seq=127 See also:

"The Andrews Families of Western Connecticut" by Donald Lines Jacobus, TAG, vol 35, 1958, pg 83-91 " A Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Before 1692 http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage, by James Savage Publication: Boston, 1860-1862 Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Farmington Vital Records:155 (edited version). 'ANDREWS, ANDROS, ANDRUS, ANDRUSS, ANDREWES, ANDREUSS ... Benjamin, Sr., d. [ ], 1727

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Four acre lots were granted in Dec 1682 To Benjamine Andrus... (page 77)

Bounties were offered to townspeople for killing predators; in 1677 annd 1678 Capt. John Stanly, as town treasurer, paid Benjamine Andrus...and John Andrus eight shillings each for killing wolves. (page 81)
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