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Benjamin Moody

Also Known As: "Benjamin Moodey"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Death: November 02, 1781 (73)
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Deacon Caleb Moody, Jr and Ruth Moody
Husband of Anne Moody
Father of Humphrey Moody and Abigail Berry
Brother of Judith Morse; Ruth Carr; Mary Moody; Abigail Emery; Eleanor Bridges and 2 others

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Immediate Family

About Benjamin Moody

Benjamin was one of the early proprietors of Narrangansett No. 1, which is now Buxton, Maine. Proprietors were engaged to furnish surveys and make improvements, such as building roads for the settlers of the area. Although Benjamin has land holdings in Narrangansett No. 1, he resided in Newbury, MA. The proprietors' meetings were often held at Capt Joseph Hale's Inn in Newbury.

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Newbury/aBirthsM.shtml "(MOODEY (Moody)) Benjamin, s. Lt. Caleb and Ruth, July 1, 1708."

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Newbury/aMarriagesM.shtml "(MOODEY (Moody)) Benjamin, and Anne Bradstreet, Nov. 7, 1728.*"

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Newbury/aDeathsM.shtml "(MOODY (Moodey)) Benjamin, s. Lt. Caleb and Ruth, Nov. 2, 1781, a. 73 y. 3 m."

Newbury VR has Benjamin & Anne with these children:

  • Annah, d. Benjamin and Annah, Jan. ––, 1736. married Moses Johnson Apr 20, 1758.
  • Humphrey, s. Benjamin and Annah, Apr. 19, 1738. married Abigail Peaslee
  • Sarah, d. Benjamin and Anna, Nov. 17, 1742. [1741. dup.] Married Mar. 5, 1776 Joseph Huse.
  • Benjamin, s. Benjamin, bp. Oct. 23, 1743.
  • Benjamin, s. Benjamin and Anna, Oct. 23, 1744. died Aug. 27, 1780, a. 36 y. 10 m. per 2nd church of West Newbury.
  • Jacob, s. Benjamin and Anna, Aug. 27, 1746.
  • Ruth, d. Benjamin and Anna, Jan. 13, 1747-8. marries 1) Moses Pike in 1767, 2) Zebulon Ingersoll
  • Moses, s. Benjamin and Anna, Dec. 10, 1752. married Elizabeth Elliot at Kingston, Feb. 29, 1760.

http://www.rocksvillage.org/families/moody-family/ (scroll about 1/3 down) has him with 3 additional children that are not in his will or in the vital records.

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Benjamin Moody's Timeline

1708
July 1, 1708
Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1738
April 19, 1738
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1740
June 4, 1740
Scarborough, ME
1781
November 2, 1781
Age 73
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA