Benjamin Snelling

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via brother Joseph Snelling by SmartCopy: Dec 14 2015, 5:52:19 UTC

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Snelling of Devonshire, England, and Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
William Snelling b abt 1525, of Chaddlewood, Devonshire, England. He md Jane Specott abt 1547, daughter of Edmund Specott and Jane Grenville.
Child of William Snelling and Jane Specott was:
Thomas Snelling, Esquire, b abt 1554, of Plympton St. Mary, Chaddlewood, Devonshire, England. He md Joan Elford abt 1578, daughter of Thomas Elford, Esquire. She was b abt 1560.
Identified children of Thomas Snelling and Joan Elford were:

John Snelling, Esquire, b 1580/81.
Dr. William Snelling b abt 1598, Plympton St. Mary, Devonshire, England, d Nov 1674; md Margaret Stagg.
John Snelling, Esquire, b 1580/81, of Plympton St. Mary, Chaddlewood, Devonshire, England, d 27 Dec 1639, Devonshire. He md Frances Hele 1604, daughter of Walter Hele, Esquire, and Elizabeth Strode.
Child of John Snelling and Frances Hele was:
John Snelling [a] b abt 1624/25, of Devonshire, England, d Nov 1672. He md Sarah abt 1655. She was b abt 1633, d aft 1677.
Children of John Snelling and Sarah were:

Sarah Snelling b 4 Oct 1657.
John Snelling b 17 Mar 1663/64, Boston, Suffolk, MA, d abt Mar 1699/1700; md Jane Adams.
Capt. Joseph Snelling b 10 Oct 1669, Boston, Suffolk, MA, d 15 Aug 1726, Boston, Suffolk, MA; md [1] Sarah Sedgewick 8 Jun 1693, Boston, Suffolk, MA, and [2] Rebecca Adams 19 Jul 1694, Boston, Suffolk, MA.
William Snelling b 9 Apr 1671, Boston, Suffolk, MA; md Mary Tucker 4 Jul 1692, Marblehead, MA.
Benjamin Snelling b 18 Aug 1672.
Benjamin Snelling b 18 Aug 1672, Boston, Suffolk, MA. He md [1] Jemima Andrews 29 Jan 1694/95, Boston, Suffolk, MA, daughter of James Andrews. She was b 1675, Maine, d 1706/07. He md [2] Margaret Rule 11 Mar 1707/08, Boston, Suffolk, MA.
Children of Benjamin Snelling and Jemima Andrews were:
Jemima Snelling b 22 Mar 1695/96, Boston, Suffolk, MA; md Obadiah Wheten.
Sarah Snelling b 27 Feb 1697/98, Boston, Suffolk, MA; md William Cooper 8 May 1719.
Benjamin Snelling b bef 14 Feb 1700/01, d young.
Dorcas Snelling b 13 Dec 1701/02.
Benjamin Snelling b 23 Apr 1704, Boston, Suffolk, MA, d 6 Nov 1739; md [1] Hannah Porter 29 Nov 1722, Boston, Suffolk, MA, and [2] Elizabeth Lewis 8 Jul 1731, Boston, Suffolk, MA.
James Snelling b 16 May 1706, d bef Jan 1710/11.
Mary Snelling b 16 May 1706, d young.
Dorcas Snelling b 13 Dec 1701/02. She md Elijah Doubleday 21 Oct 1725, Boston, Suffolk, MA, son of Elijah Doubleday and Sarah Paine.
a. It is speculated that he came to America with his uncle, Dr. William Snelling early in 1647. His father was the eldest son of Thomas Snelling, Esquire, of Plympton St. Mary, Chaddleswood, in Devonshire; Dr. William being the youngest son. His father died in 1639, and it is possible that his uncle, Dr. William perhaps served as a guardian for his deceased brother's son. John Snelling was first recorded in Saco, Maine, where he appeared in a list of freemen in 1653. He removed to Boston in 1657. His uncle, William, left no male descendants in America, his only son, William, having died, along with his wife and young daughter in a smallpox epidemic. Thus, most Snellings in colonial New England are believed to have descended from John.

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Profile last modified 25 Jun 2023 | Created 14 Sep 2010

Biography

Fact: Residence (1672) Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Benjamin, blockmaker by trade, is mentioned in a number of famlies' histories by professional researchers. [1] [2]

Children with Jemima were Jemina, Sarah, Benjamin, Dorcas, James, Mary, and James

Benjamin Jr., b. 14 Feb. 1699, Boston, [3], d. 6 Nov 1739, Boston. [4]

Married 2nd Margaret (Rule) (Page) Johnson 11Mar 1708, Boston, Mass Bay Colony [5] [6] Margaret may have been the Margaret Rule described here. [7] She was born in Soco, Maine daughter of John and Emma (Seeley) Rule. The family removed to Boston amid conflicts with the native population of the area. From Boston marriage records, Margaret first wed Joseph Page in 1695 and second Thomas Johnson in 1700.

Children: from the Second Church of Boston baptisms

Snelling, Elizabeth, of Margt., Sept. 17, 1710, died 23 Sept. 1710 [8]

Snelling, Elizabeth, of Margt., Nov. 9, 1712, died 28 Nov. 1713 [9]

Snelling, Margaret, of Margt., May 21, 1715

Snelling, James, of ______, Jan. 21, 1710/11 [10

Benjamin Snelling (1672 - aft. 1729)

Benjamin Snelling

Born 18 Aug 1672 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Son of John Snelling and Sarah (Unknown) Snelling

Brother of Sarah Snelling, John Snelling, Abigail (Snelling) Hilton, Joseph Snelling and William Snelling
Husband of Jemima (Andrews) Snelling — married 29 Jan 1694 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father of Dorcas (Snelling) Doubleday and Margaret (Snelling) Jenkins

Died after 1729 after age 56 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Sources

↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11706/178/236364250
↑ The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/11884/20/23570034
↑ https://archive.org/details/bostonbirthsbap00massgoog/page/n262/mod...
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-RC31?cc=2061550&w... : 20 May 2014), Suffolk > Boston > Death index 1700-1800 A-Z > image 307 of 388; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
↑ https://archive.org/details/recordsrelatingt28bost/page/16/mode/2up...
↑ https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-...
↑ https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/margaret-rule-and-the-smutt...
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-RC31?cc=2061550&w... : 20 May 2014), Suffolk > Boston > Death index 1700-1800 A-Z > image 307 of 388; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Bost
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-RC31?cc=2061550&w... : 20 May 2014), Suffolk > Boston > Death index 1700-1800 A-Z > image 307 of 388; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Bost
↑ https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/boston-ma-church-record...

• Joseph Snelling - English Origins (see attached document)

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHM3-GM9 : 11 March 2018), Benjamin Snelling, 18 Aug 1672; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, 87-88; FHL microfilm 592,866.
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQ7-4YT : 4 November 2017), Benjamin Snelling and Jamina Andrews, 29 Jan 1694; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004277232.
Acknowledgements

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 July 2019, 14:55), entry for Benjamin Snelling(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9433-Q6Z); contributed by various users.