Capt. Benjamin Wyman, Jr.

Capt. Benjamin Wyman. Born on 13 Nov 1706 in Woburn, MA.265 Benjamin died in Woburn, MA, on 26 May 1774; he was 67. Buried in First Burial Ground of Woburn.135 “Here lies buried the body of Captain Benjamin Wyman, who departed this life, May the 26th, 1774, in the 68th year of his age”. His epitaph: “The Memory of the Just is Blessed.”

He was the son of Benjamin Wyman & Elizabeth Prentice.

Benjamin was treasurer of Woburn from 1752-1758, and in 1774.

On 27 Jun 1733 when Benjamin was 26, he married Esther Richardson (23705) , daughter of Jacob Richardson (21019) (15 Feb 1676-9 Aug 1763) & Hannah Converse (9482) (12 Jun 1680-7 Sep 1748), in Woburn, MA.117 Born on 25 Jun 1707 in Woburn, MA.117 Esther died in Woburn, MA, on 16 Sep 1751; she was 44. Buried in First Burial Ground of Woburn.135 “Here lyes buried ye body of Mrs. Esther Wyman, wife to Mr. Benjamin Wyman, who departed this life, September 16th, 1751, in ye 44th year of her age”.

Children of Benjamin and Esther (Richardson) Wyman, born at Woburn:

• i. Lucy Wyman, b. 9 Jun 1735;
• ii. Esther Wyman, b. 19 Aug 1736, m. 16 Jan 1756 Nathaniel Brooks Jr of Woburn;
• iii. Sarah Wyman, b. 31 July 1738, m. 24 Oct 1758 Nathaniel Cutter of Woburn;
• iv. Benjamin Wyman, b. 1 Jan 1739/40, d. 6 Jul 1774, m. 31 Oct 1765 Elizabeth Swan of Woburn (d. 6 Jul 1773 æ. 30);
• vi. Ruth Wyman, b. 6 Dec 1742, m. 6 Jun 1765 Jonathan Wright of Woburn;
• vii. Patience Wyman, b. 13 Apr 1744;
• viii. Phebe Wyman, b. 9 Jun 1745, m. 8 Nov 1764 Ebenezer Wade of Woburn;
• ix. Jonas Wyman, b. 15 Dec 1746, d. in the army in New York State;
• x. Martha Wyman, b. 21 Feb 1747/8, m. 9 Jul 1770 Stephen Richardson; and
• xi. Elizabeth Wyman, b. 22 Aug 1751, d. 26 Aug 1751

  ---

• https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr12/rr12_319.html cites Woburn VR for their births and https://archive.org/details/richardsonmemori00vint for the death date of Elizabeth.

  ---

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Sep 9 2016, 17:55:17 UTC
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7849455/benjamin-wyman