Benjamin York, Sr.

Died: 1715, Strafford, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

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Benjamin York

Born about 1654 in Oyster River, Strafford, NH

Son of Richard York and Elizabeth (UNKNOWN) Graves

Brother of Rachel (York) Hull, Samuel York, Elizabeth (York) Cartey, John York, Grace (York) Gilman and William Graves [half]

Husband of Abigail (Footman) York — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Father of Richard York, Benjamin York, Elizabeth (York) Judkins, Rachel (York) Jones, John York and Thomas York

Died before 1718 in Newmarket, Rockingham, NH [uncertain]

Profile last modified 14 Feb 2018 | Created 9 Apr 2011

1668-1677 on Lamprey River farm

RES: 1672 Oyster River/Dover Strafford, NH 1672 Richard willed to his son, Benjamin, the farm on the Lamprill River, in 1672, farm located in present Newmarket, NH, between Goddard's Creek and Lamprey River

In 1677-1678; Benjamin aged 23... Richard willed to his son, Benjamin, the «b»farm on the Lamprill River«/b», in 1672, presently in the town of Newmarket, NH. p31 History of Durham, NH (may not be correct--land lies nearby the second falls of the Lamprey...near borders of Newmarket, Durham and Lee). Will of Richard York, 1672: "April 23, Being stricken in years and ripe in memory---to John York I do leave that I now live in my farm dewlling house and all...to my son Benjamin York that tract of land which I hold by the town grant stiuated by and lying near the second Falls of Lamprey River adjoining unto that which was lately John Martins lot together with one York...." Probate record Vol 1, p.152 Dover, NH

RES: 1672 Oyster River/Dover, Strafford, NH The land that Benjamin receives from his father, Richard forms the southerly part of the neck of land lying between the mouth of Lamprey River and Goddard's Creek 1672.

RES: 1675 Oyster River/Dover Strafford, NH1675 The next record is that of the "Provision Rate" for the year 1675. The persons taxed were of- Dover Neck and Cochecho: Mr. Nutter, Deacon Hall, Deacon Dam, Joseph Canie, [Joseph Canney], Thomas Canie, Jr. [Thomas Canney Jr.], Henery Tibit [Henry Tibbett], Philip Benmore, John Pinkham, Jeremi Tibits [Jeremy Tibbetts], James Newt Sr. [James Nute Sr.], John Hall Junior, Richard Rich, John Dereie, Tho: Teare [Thomas Teare], Ralph Welch, Zacharie fleeid [Zachariah Field], Tho: Beard, [Thomas Beard], Tho: Perkins [Thomas Perkins], Isaac Stockes, Tho: Roberts [Thomas Roberts], Jo: Tuttle [John Tuttle], Philip Crumell [Philip Cromwell], Rich: Pinckham [Richard Pinkham], Tho: Whitehouse [Thomas Whitehouse], John Roberts, Liftenant Pomfrit, [Lieutenant Pomfret], James Newt Jr. [James Nute Jr.], Mr. Clements, Jonathan Watson, Thomas Paine, John Daves [John Davis], John Heard, Mr. George Waldern [Mr. George Waldron], Ralf Twamlie [Ralph Twombly], Ezekiel Wentworth, George Ricker & brother, William Taskett, widdow Hanson [Widow Hanson], John Church, Nathaniel Stevens, ginkin Jones, [Jenkin Jones], John Ham, William Horne, Tho: Hawett [Thomas Hewitt], John Elis [John Ellis], Humphire Varnie [Humphrey Varney], (nine names missing here) David Larking [David Larkin], Tho: Austin [Thomas Austin], Tho: Haines [Thomas Haines], Capt. Walderne [Capt. Waldron], Tho: Leighton [Thomas Leighton], Richard Otis, John Gearish [John Gerrish], Tho; Hanson [Thomas Hanson], Robert Evans, Gershom Wentworth, James Coffen [James Coffin], Tho Downes [Thomas Downs], Mark Giles, Benjamin Head Of Bloody Point were:- Sargant Hall [Sargent Hall], William Ffurber Jr. [William Furber Jr.], Antony Nutter [ Anthony Nutter], Henerie Langster [Henry Langston], William ffurber [William Furber], Edward Allin [Edward Allen] (eight names are missing. «b»Of Oyster River were:-«/b» Ensign Daves [Ensign Davis], James Huckins, John Alt, John Bickford, Tho: Willie [Thomas Willey], Joseph Smith, Stephen Jones, Robert Watson, John Daves Junior [John Davis Jr.], Tho & Phillip Cheslie [Thomas Chesley and Philip Chesley], «b»John York, «/b»Nicholas Dow, Tho: Edgerlie [Thomas Edgerly], John Hill, John Meader, Wm. Williams Jr., Phillip Cheslie Sr. [Philip Chesley Sr.], Wakler Jackson, Edward Leathers, James Smith, William Hill, John Godard [John Goddard], «b»Benjamin York«/b», Charles Adams, Joseph Stimson, Steephin Willie [Stephen Willey], Joseph ffield [Joseph Field], Tho: Moris [Thomas Morris], Nicholas Follet, Robert Barnum, David Daniel, Nathaniel Lummack [Nathaniel Lumick], ffrancis drew [Francis Drew], William Pittmans, William Follet, Samuel Willey, Nicholas Haris [Nicholas Harris], - Stimson, John Dow, William Durgin, John Woodman, William Williams Sr., Mr. John Cutt [non resident], Salatheil Denbow, Benjamin Mathews, William Perkins, George Goe. P141.

1677-8 March 12: Scales, "Historical Memoranda concerning Persons and Places in Old Dover, NH p.383,"Benj. Yorke, aged about twenty three years," said that Smart had mowed, & c 10 years& that "my father mowed ye marsh of Robert Smart about ten years ago with ye leave of ye sd Robert smart,"& that Meder & Davis, &c. last hay time. 12 Mar. 1677-8"

DIRTY Brook. Mentioned March 19, 1693-4, when John Bickford had a grant of 60 acres on o' the south side of the durty brooke, going to the~ second falls," at the upper side of Benj/n York's land. John Bickford conveyed this land to John Smith Ap. 8, 1703, when dirty brook is again mentioned. Part of Johr Smith's grant of 50 acres, June 23. 1701, was laid out Ap. 3, 1705, "on the north side of the durty brook,' bounded one side by 'follet's path,' thence running westward to the brook. This land was near the second falls in Lamprey river. He had another grant of 20 acres Oct. 2, 1729, at the upper side of his grant of 1701, lying between Follet's bridge path and the dirty brook." It joined the lands of Burnum, Goddard, and Stevenson. Dirty brook is in the Packer's Falls district, Durham, and empties into the Moat. It once had sufficient power to run a shingle-mill.

1704 Pp 57-58

DIVISION OF WOODLAND IN 1723. Notwithstanding the parcelling out of the land in 1688, an extensive area remained unassigned. Before 1661, the proprietor of every dwelling-house was a commoner, or entitled to a right in the common land. In 1757 there were 145 claims to these privileges acknowledged as valid. Shortly after 1700, numerous grants of land were voted to new comers. Several sub-divisions of their holdings were made by these commoners, the last apportionment of woodland being in 1723, when 217 lots within the bounds of the town were disposed of, the terms being such that about every male citizen who had attained his majority received a certain tract. In 1725 the unoccupied herbage land, amounting to 1325 acres, was distributed among the commoners. The names of those receiving woodland in 1723 furnishes a good directory of the male inhabitants of the town in 1704, all who were residents at that period being included in the list of grantees as follows: Joseph Allen, Joseph Allen, jr., Ralph Andrews, Benjamin Averill, John Babson, Richard Babson, Anthony Bennett, Richard Byles, Thomas Bray, Nathaniel Bray, John Bray, John Brown, John Burrell, John Butman, William Card, Ezekiel Collins, Nathaniel Coit, John Curney, Elisha Curney, James Davis, Lieut. James Davis, John Davis, Jacob Davis, Ebenezer Davis, Aaron Davis, Samuel Davis, Anthony Day, Nathaniel Day, Ezekiel Day, Joseph Day, Timothy Day, John Day, John Day, jr., Thomas Day, Joseph Day, jr., Nicholas Denning, Richard Dolliver, John Dolliver, Peter Duncan, Moses Durin, Richard Dike, John Durgee, Robert Elwell, John Elwell, John Elwell, jr., Isaac Elwell, Elias Elwell, Jacob Elwell, Ebenezer Elwell, Eleazer Elwell, Nathaniel Ellery, Isaac Eveleth, Job Eveleth, Peter Emons, John Fitch, Samuel Foster, James Gardner, Joseph Gardner, John Gardner, George Giddings, John Gilbert, James Godfrey, Richard Goodwin, Samuel Gott, Samuel Griffin, Daniel Guttridge, John Hadley, Edward Haraden, Joseph Haraden, John Haraden, Benjamin Haraden, John Harris, George Harvey, William Haskell, William Haskell, jr., Henry Haskell, Joseph Haskell, Joseph Haskell, jr., Joseph Haskell, 3d, John Haskell, Benjamin Haskell, Benjamin Haskell, jr., Benjamin Hoppin, Nathaniel Hadlock, John Hammons, Samuel Hodgkins, Joseph Ingersoll, Samuel Ingersoll, Charles James, Francis James, Henry Joslyn, Josiah Kent, John Kent, Thomas Lufkin, Ebenezer Lufkin, John Lane, Thomas Millett, Thomas Millett, 2d, Nathaniel Millett, William Manning, John Newman, Francis Norwood, Francis Norwood, jr., Joshua Norwood, Joseph Page, William Pain, Jeffrey Parsons, James Parsons, Nathaniel Parsons, John Parsons, Ebenezer Parsons, John Pool, Thomas Prince, John Prince, John Pulcifer, Thomas Riggs, sr., Thomas Riggs, jr., John Riggs, Andrew Riggs, William Ring, John Ring, David Ring, John Roberts, John Roberts. jr., Abraham Robinson, Abraham Robinson, jr., Stephen Robinson, Andrew Robinson, Stephen Row, Abraham Row, Isaac Row, Samuel Row, Thomas Sanders, Nathaniel Sanders, William Sargent, William Sargent, jr., William Sargent, 2d, John Sargent, Nathaniel Sargent, Samuel Sargent, Thomas Sawyer, John Sawyer, Nathaniel Sawyer, Abraham Sawyer, James Sayward, Morris Smith, John Smith, John Smith, jr., Timothy Somes, Timothy Somes, jr., Phillip Stainwood, John Stainwood, Jonathan Stainwood, Samuel Stevens, David Stevens, Jonathan Stevens, George Stover, Richard Tarr, John Tucker, James Wallis, Michael Webber, Nathaniel Wharf, William Whittredge, Rev. John White, Thomas Witham, Humphrey Woodbury, Ezekiel Woodward, Samuel York, Joseph York, Benjamin York. [Note Samuel's son Benjamin got married in 1704, the same as this property record, the question remains is the Benjamin listed here Samuel's Brother or his son? Need to see the deeds of Gloucester, MA

1718 Mar 15 : Will of brother Samuel York: Item: I so nominate & ordaine [sic] constitute & appoint «b»my Bros. Sons Tom York, Benj/a York & Richard York «/b»to bee Sole Executives of this my last will & Testament and in Wittness [sic] thereof I have ....Sett[sic] my hand & Seale this fifteenth Day of March Anno Domini.. Seventeen Hundr/d & Seventeen Eighteen. 1717.18. [This would suggest that the three sons of Benjamin are alive at this time and were born before 1700--dy 08/02].

RES: 1732 Newmarket, Rockingham, NH Benjamin and Benjamin Jr. from Newmarket, NH in 1732 Census, Holbrook. 1- Benjamin(3), ±23 in 1677-8, had fa.'s Lamprill riv. land by his will and liv. thereon. He m. Abigail Footman (2) who m. 2d after 1715 Benjamin Meakins and was again a wid. at Exeter, 1737. Lists 52, 359a, 384a. Ch: Elizabeth, m. Job Judkins (1). Richard, Exeter, prob. m. Susanna Goodwin, dau. of James (12) who in his will ment. gr. ch. John and Susanna Y. Prob. other ch., incl. Richard. Adm. to s. John 1766. John, m. Phaltiel Folsom (1), both adm. to Oyster Riv. Ch. 1719 and had ch. Mary, Anne, John, bp. 1717-1722, and poss others. Lists 368b, 369. His bros. and sis. q.c. to him their int. in the Lamprill Riv. 100 a. farm. Rachel, m. bef. 1714 William Jones of Amesbury. «b»Benjamin, Newmarket, ±81 in 1759, liv. with Capt. Richard Hilton as a boy, m. Sarah Pinder«/b». Adm. to s. Thomas 1760, Josiah Y. (presum. ano. s.) being pd. for keeping [p.775] him and his w. for two years. Also Abigail (says Mr. Stackpole), m. 12 May 1729 Hezekiah Marsh, but she did not sign the family release to John.

The following is the list reported by the committee : LIST OF DISTRIBUTEES OF LAND AS REPORTED IN 1725 NAMES. ACRES. Benjamin York, 50 Richard York, 40