Caleb Benjamin, Sr.

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Caleb Benjamin (abt. 1643 - 1684)

Caleb Benjamin

Born about 1643 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Son of John Benjamin and Abigail (Eddye) Benjamin

Brother of John Benjamin III, Abigail (Benjamin) Woodward, Samuel Benjamin, Mary Benjamin, Joseph Benjamin Sr., Abel Benjamin and Joshua Benjamin

husband of Mary (Hale) Harris — married 1669 (to 8 May 1684) in Connecticut

Father of Mary (Benjamin) Dibble, Abigail (Benjamin) Hills, Sarah Benjamin, John Benjamin, Samuel Benjamin, Martha Benjamin and Caleb Benjamin

Died 8 May 1684 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Profile last modified 31 Jan 2021 | Created 9 Mar 2010

Biography

Caleb Benjamin was born about 1643, in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Caleb is the child of John Benjamin and Abigail Eddye. Caleb married Mary Hale in 1669, in Connecticut. Caleb Benjamin passed away 8 May 1684, in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.[1][2][3][4]

Note

Note: CALEB, Wethersfield or Hartford, br. of the first Abel, d. 8 May 1684; leav. Mary, Abraham, Sarah, John, Martha, Caleb, and ano. by one report, perhaps from the pro. office; but from earlier rec. we find, that his ch. were seven, Mary, b. 15 Sept. 1671; Abigail, 27 Apr. 1673; Sarah, 17 Feb. 1675; John, 5 Nov. 1677; Samuel, 14 Feb. 1680; Martha, 19 Jan. 1681; and Caleb, 1683. His w. to wh. admin. was giv. 4 Sept. 1684, was Mary, d. of Samuel Hale of Wethersfield, and she, I presume, was mo. of these ch. DANIEL, Watertown, s. of the sec. John of the same sw. fidel. Dec. 1677, m. 25 Mar. 1687, Elizabeth d. of Jonathan Brown of W. had Daniel, b. 15 Jan. 1688, d. soon; Daniel, again, 27 Dec. foll.; John, bapt. 23 Nov. 1690, d. young; Jonathan; Samuel, 30 Jan. 1696; Elizabeth 22 Mar. 1698; Lydia, 8 Sept. 1699; Patience, 17 Oct. 1701; Mary, 21 Sept. 1705; and John, again, 4 Aug. 1709; and d. 13 Sept. 1719. His wid. d. 8 Aug. 1740.[5]
Name

Name: Caleb /Benjamin/ [6]

Birth

Date: EST 1638
Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts[7]

Death

Date: 08 MAY 1684
Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut[8][9]

Marriage

Name: Caleb Benjamin
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1671
Marriage Place: New England, USA
Death Year: 1684
Spouse: Mary Hale[10][11][12]

Marriage

Husband: Caleb Benjamin
Wife: Mary Hale
Date: BET 1669 AND 1670
Place: Connecticut[13]
Died Age: 54. 8 May 1684. Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. [14]

Sources

↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=158607674&re...
↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/3164825/person/244...
↑ Caleb Benjamin, Sr.
↑ See: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Benjamin-80-10
↑ Source: #S523
↑ Source: #S509 BENJAMIN, CALEB, acc. to Chapin's Glast. Cent., 186, was never a resident of the town, tho' Hinman calls him "öf Wth." Savage speakes of him as "of Weth. or Harford," and certain it is acc. to Weth. Rec., the he was a fence-viewer for Naubuc and Nayaug, 1678, and was gr. ld. 1672--see Chapter VII, Vol. I; his wife Mary was (acc. to Savage) the dau. of Samuel Hale, of Weth (Glast.); Hinman ways he was adm. freeman 1669, but where he does not say; and that, in 1682, he with others petit. the Gen. Ct. for leave to sett. and form a plantation in the Wabaquasset country, prob. N. of the Pequot country (poss. in present Windham county), and that tho'he res. in Htfd., he d. in Weth., 8 May, 1684.--Weth. Rec. Savage (I, 165) thinks him a bro. of Abel, of Charlestown, Mass., and a son of the Settler, at Watertown, Mass., 1632. See, also, Chapter I, Vol. I, this Hist. Hinman (1st Edit., pp. 144, 115) credits him with the following ch. to which Savage adds the dates of birth, acc. to Glast. Centennial, p. 186.
↑ Source: #S529 p. 163.
↑ Source: #S509 p. 94
↑ See: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Benjamin-80-1
↑ Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
↑ See: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Benjamin-80
↑ Source: #S529 p. 163. by about 1671
↑ Source: #S-1094478061
New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011) Vol. I, p. 129. BENJAMIN, Caleb (-1684) & Mary [HALE](1649-1700?), m/2 Walter HARRIS; by 1671; Wethersfield/Glastonbury, CT/Watertown
Source: S509 History of Ancient Wethersfield Connecticut: Vol. II. Genealogies and Biographies, Version: Family Archives CD, Genealogical Publications Compiler: Henry R Stiles (The Grafton Press, New York, 1904)
Source: S523 A Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, Url: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage by James Savage (Boston, 1860-1862)
Source: S529 Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, by Robert Charles Anderson (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1995)
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Source: S-2144179857 Repository: #R-2147395643 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv Note:

8. CALEB BENJAMIN 2 . (John 1 ), born about 1643 at Watertown, Mass. the son of John and Abigail (Eddye) Benjamin; died May 13/18, 1684 at Weathersfield, Conn. He married Mary Hale about l670, the dau. of Samuel and Mary (Smith) Hale of Weathersfield. She was born April 29, 1649 at Weathersfield and died about 1700.

After the death of Caleb, Mary m/2 Walter Harris Senior of Glastonbury and Weathersfield in 1686, Mr. Harris died in 1716. He m/2 in 1701 Mary Hollister, dau. of Lt. Thomas and Elizabeth (Lattimer) Hollister.

Samuel Hale was one of the first proprietors of Norwalk in 1654 and of Hartford in 1640, a soldier in the Pequot War and Pastor of the Church of Christ in Weathersfield. Mary was named in her father's will of Nov. 9i 1693 as was her daughter, Abigail Benjamin, who was left "all my bedsteads, beds, and bedding, and all my linnen that I shall leave at my decease. Also one cow, one mare, and my great brass kettle, fire pan, tongs, trammell, Frying Fan, and warming pan, pew- ter platters, and "bason" with my name on it".

Caleb was admitted Freeman of Conn, on May 13, 1669. He was a 'gr. Id' in 1672 and a fence viewer for Naubuc and Nayaug in 1678. He resided for a time in Hartford, Conn, and in 1682 he and 5 others petitioned the General Court for leave to settle and form a plantation in the Wabaquasset country (presently Windham County). He was granted 80 acres by the town of Weathersfield in S. Glastonbury Nov. 1672.

Caleb died intestate. He left 240 acres of upland and his estate was valued at 153 pounds 4 shillings. His estate was probated Sept, 4, 1684 and Samuel Haile (Hale) and Joseph Hills took the inventory. His wife Mary, was appointed ad- ministrator and the names and ages of his children were append ed to the inventory. (Vol. 4 p. 187 County Building, Hartford Conn.) John, the son, received a double portion of the estate, as he was the eldest living son.

Walter Harris and his wife, Mary, were charged Feb. 25. 1686/7 with incontience before marriage. This record indicates that Mary had issue by her second husband and makes it probably that she was the mother of Walter Harris Jr.

On Nov. 7, 1709 Walter Harris Sr. of Glastonbury was cited to appear and render an account of his own and his late wife's administration of the estate of Caleb Benjamin of Weathersfield,

Children of Caleb and Mary (Hale) Benjamin i

• 39. Mary Benjamin b. Sept. 15, 16?1 at Weathersfield.
• 40. Abigail Benjamin b. Apr. 27, 1673 at Weathersfield.
• 41. Sarah Benjamin b. February 17, I675/6 at Weathers- field, Conn. In Early Conn. Probate Rec . Vo. II, p. 23 "Sarah Benjamin, of lawful age, at the house of Mrs. Elizabeth Backlease of Weathers- field June 8, 1708 heard her will. Sarah testified to that on June 16, 1708."
• 42. John Benjamin b. Nov. 5, 1677 at Weathersfield.
• 43. Samuel Benjamin b. February 14, 1680 at Weathesfield, Conn.; d. Dec. 29, 1684 at Derby, Conn. (vr 2-2), and is recorded as the son of Widow Mary Benjamin. He was age 4 years.
• 44. Martha Benjamin b. January 19, 1681 at Weathersfield she was living unm. in 1706 with Uncle Samuel Hale and in 1718 with Capt. Samuel Wells. Poor Martha was not very bright and the court records show she had at least 2 children, the last born in July 1718.
• *45. Caleb Benjamin b. March I683 at Weathersfield

Resources

• 1 Gen. Dictionary of N.E. Settlers by Savage, Vol. I p. 165;
• First Puritan Settler's of Hartford, Conn. by Hinman p. 114-5;
• History of Glastonbury, Conn , p. 160T
• Ancestry and Desc. of William Hills ;
• Hist, of Ancient Weather sfi eld ~p~i 94;
• American Ancestry by Hughes; Probate Court Records of Hartford. Conn. Vol. 4 p. 187;
• Hale. House, and Related Families by Jacobus, p. 9, 819; p. HI
• Public Rec. of Conn, prior to l665 t 1850; Wilson Papers}
• Early Conn. Probate Records Vol I p. 272, 456.

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