Joseph Benjamin, Sr.

Joseph Benjamin - was born on 16 Sep 1633 in Cambridge, MA and died in 1704 in New London, New London Co., CT . He was the son of John Benjamin and Abigail Eddy. Joseph married Jemima Lambert on 10 Jun 1661 in Cape Cod, MA. Jemima was born in 1636/1637. She was the daughter of Thomas Lombard. She died in 1664 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA . (Sources: - 1)

Then Joseph married Sarah Clark. Sarah was born on 17 Mar 1644 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA. (Sources: - 1)

Joseph - lived in Yarmouth. In 1680 he traded for a farm in Barnstable, but about 1690 removed to Preston, Connecticut.

He soon married a cousin of his first wife, Sarah Clark. Their children were: Joseph, born 1666 (also given 1673); Hannah, February, 1668, not living in 1704; Mary, April, 1670, married J. Clark 16 November, 1697; Mercy, 12 March, 1674; Elizabeth, 14 January, 1679(80), not living in 1704; John, 1682, died 2 August, 1716. These are from the town records at Barnstable. Mentioned in the settlement of the estate were Jemima, Kezia, and Sarah. As Jemima bore the first wife's name, it is natural to suppose that she was the first born daughter by the second marriage, born about 1666. The Stow record is not incorrect in calling her "of Plymouth"; Barnstable was in Plymouth Colony." Source: "Powers-Banks Ancestry" by John Leslie Powers (1921) (Sources: - 1) Children with Jemima Lambert (Quick Family Chart) i. Jemima Benjamin was born Feb 1666 in Barnstable, MA. Jemima married Stephen Gates on 8 Nov 1686 in Stow, MA. Stephen was born on 17 Jul 1665 in Lancaster, MA. He was the son of Stephen Gates and Sarah Woodward. He died on 4 Nov 1732 in Preston, New London, CT .

from "Benjamin Family in America" by Gloria Wall Bicha and Helen Benjamin Brown:

Joseph was born September 16, 1633 at Newtowne (now Cambridge), MA to John and Abigail (Eddye) Benjamin. He was first married to Jemina Lumbert in 1661. Together they had two children - Abigail and Jemina. She died after her second child was born and Joseph then married Sarah Clarke.

Joseph was a watchman at Charlestown in 1665 and was named in the sessions (court records). He lived in Barnstable and then sometime before 1668 he moved to Yarmouth.

Joseph and family moved to Preston, CT in 1696 where he bought 100 acres of land and is recorded in Vol 1, page 273 of the Preston land records. The land remained in the possession of the Benjamin descendants until the late 1800's. In 1703 Joseph deeded his land to his son's John and Joseph.

In the spring of 1704 Joseph died and an inventory of his estate was taken April 27, 1704 by Jonathan Tracy, Samuel Lennerson, and Thomas Stanton. Only household furniture and clothing were on the inventory.

In 1668 he inherited from William Clarke of Yarmouth property worth £8.3.0.

Prior to moving to Yarmouth c1668, he had been a watchman in Charlestown MA c1665 & had lived in Barnstable.

In 1696, he bought 100 acres of land in Preston, CT for £13.12.0 from John Stanton SR. The land was described as 'upland, fresh meadow, & swampland' & was located in the Northern part of the old town of Preston CT, bordering on the Pachaug River, near the little town of Pachaug. He deeded this land in 1703 to sons, John & Joseph, for 'love & affection'.

An inventory of his estate by Jonathan Tracy, Samuel Lenerson, & Thomas Stanton on 27APR1704 was presented on 05JUN1704 at Norwich

JOSEPH BENJAMIN 2 . (John 1 ), born September 16, 1633 at Newtowne, (now Cambridge) , Mass., the son of John and Abigail (Eddye) Benjamin; died April (spring of) 1704 at Freston, Conn. He m/l Jemima Lumbert (Lumbard/Lambert, etc.) of Barnstable, on June 10, l66l. She was the dau. of Thomas and Joice ( ) Lumbert and was be. 1636 at Dorchester, Mass. and died after March ?, 1664 and more probably in 1666 with the birth of her second daughter. He m/2 Sarah Clarke of Yarmouth, Mass. pre- vious to Dec. ?, 1668 and more probably soon after the death of his first wife, since he had 2 very small children to care for. She was the dau. of Lt. William and Sarah (Lumbert- Lumbard) Clarke. She was born Aug. 1, 1639 and was still liv- ing in 1716.

William Clarke of Yarmouth died Dec. 7, 1668 and gave his property to Joseph Benjamin by nuncupative will. The estate was valued at 8.3.O pounds. Sarah Clarke's mother was probab- ly a sister to Thomas and Barnard Lumbert, which would make the two wives cousins. This, too, would account for Barnard Lumbert, age 60, testifying as to his presence and hearing the will of William Clarke.

In Savage's account of the Lumbert family, he indicates that the first marriage of Joseph Benjamin may have been "a run-away marriage".

Joseph was a watchman at Charlestown in 1665 and was named in the sessions (court rec). He lived in Barnstable and then sometime before 1668 he moved to Yarmouth, He is mentioned in the Annals of Yarmouth in Oct. 3» 1663 and Apr. 29 1 1673. In Yarmouth, his farm was near the Meadows. In 1680 he exchanged his farm for that of Joseph Gorham in Barn- stable. He sold a farm in Cambridge, which he inherited, on Oct. 30, 1686.

The town of Preston, Conn, was established in 1686 and Joseph and his family moved there in 1696, where he bought 100 acres of land. His abstract of purchase was made July 27 , I696 and is as followsi "John Stanton Sr., of Stonington, New LondonCo. and Colony of Conn., for 13 pounds 12 shillings, sold to Joseph Benjamin, now resident of the Town of Preston, same county and Colony, 100 acres of upland, fresh meadow land and swamp in the township of Preston..." and then follows a description of the boundaries of the land. This deed was signed by John and Hannah Stanton and witnessed by Benjamin Howard, Elizabeth Mason, and Joseph Freeman, and is recorded in Vol. 1 p. 273 of the Preston Land Records. The trees on the boundaries bore the mark IB for Joseph Benjamin and TP for Thomas Parke, and it was on this land that Joseph built his house. The land remained in the possession of the Benjamin descendants until the late 1800' s.

In 1703 the father followed the common custom, and deeded his lands to his two sons, Joseph and John. On June 24, 1703 Joseph Benjamin of Preston, for various reasons but especially for natural affection to son Joseph Benjamin, deeded to said son, part of the lands southward of Pachug River, with Jonath- an Tracy and Isaac Averill being the witnesses. On July 27, 1703 Joseph Benjamin deeded the other part of his land to his son John Benjamin, who was to possess the lands after the father's death, "only allowing my wife a third part of said farm during her widowhood". Both deeds were acknowledged on July 27, 1703 and recorded May 8, 1704, after Joseph's death. (Land records of Preston, Conni 1-369, 370). Joseph Benjamin died in the spring of 1704 and an inven- tory of his estate was taken April 27, 1704 by Jonathan Tracy, Samuel Lennerson, and Thomas Stanton. It included only house- hold furniture and clothing. The names and ages of the child- ren are given in the inventory! vizt Joseph, age 30, John, age 22; Abigail, Jemima, Sarah, Hannah, Marah, Marcyj all above 20 years. On June 5, 1704 the Widow Sarah Benjamin personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the Inventory (Probate Rec. New London, Conn. Book A p. 26l). At the Court of Pro- bate held at New London on June 9» 1704, the inventory of the estate of Joseph Benjamin of Preston, dec'd, was exhibited, proved, accepted, and ordered to be recorded and the Court granted power of administration to the widow and relict of said Benjamin, and defers distribution for the present. (Prob- ate Journal, Vol. 1 p. 30). Only one document is now on file of this estate, and that is the inventory.

Children of Joseph and. Jemima (Lumbard) Benjamini

• 28. Abigail Benjamin b. March 23, 1662 at Charlestown, Mass. (vr). She d. unmarried after 1704.
• 29. Jemima Benjamin b. Feb. 1666 prob. at Barnstable.

Children of Joseph and Sarah (Clarke) Benjamini

• 30. Sarah Benjamin be. 1667 at Yarmouth? she m. Nov. 31, 1708 as the 2nd wife of Thomas Knowlton. This child might very well have been born after John, since her marriage date is so late. However, she is placed thus in the listing of children in the inventory, and in most other listings of the child ren of Joseph. -
• 31. Hannah Benjamin b. Feb. 1668/9 at Yarmouth (vr).
• 32. Mary (Marah) Benjamin b. April 1670 at Yarmouth (vr)
• 33. Joseph Benjamin b. April 29, 1673/4 at Yarmouth. *
• 34. Mercy (Marsy) Benjamin b. March 12, 1674/5 at Yar- mouth (vr).
• 35. Elizabeth Benjamin b. Jan. 14, 1679 at Yarmouth (vr) *
• 36. John Benjamin b. 1682 at Yarmouth (vr-too badly worn to read).
• 37. Kesiah Benjamin b. 1688. In the Notes of Barnstable Families Vol. I, mention is made of a dau. Kesiah (p. 143), but Mrs. E. E. Rogers, when doing re- search for her manuscript could find no record of such a child born to Joseph. This might be the above Sarah, or the name Kesiah is used quite of- ten used as a nickname for Mary.
• 38. Jerusha Benjamin. Likewise, Dr. Wilson included a dau. named Jerusha in his manuscript and what was published in the Grafton Magazine . Because your compilier wishes to keep all avenues open to the researcher, they are included, tho no other re- ords have been obtained for them.

Resource! p. 106 Savage's Gen. Dictionary of N.E. Settlers : p. 1090 Cutter's Gen, and Family Hist, of Conn . ; Gen. of Park Benjamin by Hoover; Grafton Magazine of Hist, and Gen . Vol 1 and 2 p. 38 j Wilson Papers; History of Westminister, Mass . by Heywood, 1893; N. E. Gen, and Hist. Register Vol. 2d. 64. Vol. 7 p. 178, and Vol. 19 v. 169? Hartford Times Dec. 14, 1946; The Ben.jamin Family of Norwich and Preston by E. E. Rogers

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Joseph, fifth child and third son of John and Abigail (Eddy) Benjamin, was born at Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 16, 1633, and died in Preston, or New London, Connecticut, in 1704. Some time prior to his first marriage he settled in Barnstable, Massachusetts, where he remained a number of years, probably until the death of his first wife. He then seems to have removed to Yarmouth, where he bought and settled on a farm, near the meadows to the north of the old Miller farm. December 7, 1668, William Clark, of Yarmouth, died, and in his nuncupative will, proved February 28, 1668, he gives property, amounting to £8 3 shillings, to his brother, Joseph Benjamin. In 1680 Joseph exchanged his Yarmouth farm for that of Joseph Gorham, in Barnstable, and removed thither, but shortly afterwards settled in Preston, Connecticut, where he spent the remainder of his life. October 30, 1686, he sold the land in Cambridge "bounded on the land of Abel Benjamin my brother, which was devised to me by the will of my honored father AIr. Benjamin, sometime of Watertown, deceased."

June 10, 1661, Joseph Benjamin married (first) Jemima, daughter of Thomas and Joice Lambert, of Barnstable, who died some time prior to the date of William Clark's will, December 7, 1668; children: Abigail; Joseph, died young; and Jemima. Joseph Benjamin married (second) Sarah, sister to William Clark, by whom he had eight more children: Hannah, born February, 1668, dead before 1704; Mary, born April, 1670, married, November 16, 1697, John Clark, the schoolmaster ; Joseph, born 1673, married August 25, 1698, Elizabeth Cook, and had nine children : Obed, Elizabeth, Joseph, Sarah, Grace, Jedediah, Daniel, John and Abiel. Mercy, seventh child of Joseph Benjamin, and fourth by his second marriage, was born March 12, 1674. Elizabeth, born January 14, 1680, died before 1704. John is referred to below. Sarah and Keziah were the remaining two children.
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John Benjamin, Sen., had a son Joseph, of whom there is no mention in Wat. records, and who settled in Barnstable. He m., June 10, 1661, Jemima, dr. of Thomas and Joice Lambert, of Barnstable. " Oct. 30, 1686, Joseph Benjamin, 6f Bamstable, sold land in Camb., bounded on land of Abel Benjamin, my brother, which was devised by Will of my honored father, Mr. John Benjamin, some time of Watertown, deceased."

- William Clark, of Yarmouth, who d. Dec. 7, 1668, by his nuncupative Will, proved Feb. 28, 1668-9, gave his property (£8 3s.) to Joseph Benjamin.

<nowiki>----------------------------------------------------</nowiki> Joseph Benjamin, born 16 Sep 1633 in Cambridge, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; died 1704 in New London Co., Connecticut. He married 2817. Sarah Clark Bef. 07 Dec 1668.

Sarah Clark, born 01 Aug 1639 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died Aft. 1716 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut. She was the daughter of Lt. William Clarke and Sarah Lumbert.

Children of Joseph Benjamin and Sarah Clark are:

Sarah Benjamin, born Abt. 1667 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; married Thomas Knowlton 30 Nov 1708.

Hannah Benjamin, born Feb 1667/68; married Simeon Gates 04 May 1688 in Stow, Massachusetts; born 1666 in Massachusetts; died 1752 in Massachusetts.

Mary Benjamin, born Apr 1670 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died 1723 in Ipswich, Massachusetts; married John Clark 16 Aug 1695 in Barnstable, Yarmouth, Massachusetts; born 1645 in Massachusetts; died 1705 in Massachusetts.

Joseph Benjamin, born 29 Apr 1673 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died May 1738 in Preston, New London, CT; married Elizabeth Cooke 25 Aug 1698 in Preston, New London, CT.

Mercy Benjamin, born 12 Mar 1673/74 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died Aft. 1716 in Stow, Massachusetts?; married Isaac Gates 02 Jul 1696 in Concord, Massachusetts; born 1673 in Massachusetts; died 1748 in Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Benjamin, born 14 Jan 1679/80 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts; died Abt. 1721 in Lyme, Connecticut?; married John Huntley; born 1677 in Massachusetts; died 1749 in Connecticut.

John Benjamin, born 1682; died 02 Aug 1716 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut; married Febe Larabee 07 Aug 1705 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut; born 1680 in Connecticut.

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Joseph Benjamin, s. of John and Abigail Benjamin, b. at Cambridge, Mass., September i6, 1633 ; m. at Barnstable, Mass., June 10, 1 66 1, to Jemima Lambert, dau. of Thomas Lambert. She d. there, and he removed to Yarmouth, where, previous to December 7, 1668, he m., 2d, Sarah Clark. He removed to New London, Conn., where he d. in 1704.

CHILDREN

Abigail, b. .

Hannah, b. February — , 1668.

Mary, b. April — , 1670.

Joseph, b. , 1673.

Mercy, b. March 12, 1674.

Eliz., b. January 14, 1680.

John, b. , 1682 ; d. August 2, 1716.

Jemima, b. .

Sarah, b. .

Keziah, b. .

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