Thomas Benedict

Thomas BENEDICT, born 1617; died 1689; was the first arrival of the Benedict Family in the New World. Almost all the North America Benedicts derived from Thomas and Mary, who helped colonize Long Island (now New York State) and in Norwalk, Connecticut.

	Born	17 Nov 1617		Statton St. Michael, Norfolk, England1
	Married	about 1639	Mary Bridgham	likely at Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
	Died	about March 1690 N.S.		Norwalk, Fairfield co., Connecticut

Parents:

• Father: William Benedict; 1579 - 1628/29
• Mother: Elizabeth Stephenson

Children:

1. Thomas Benedict, Jr.; b. abt. 1640; d. Nov. 1688.
2. John Benedict; b. 1641; d. after 1727.
3. Samuel Benedict; b. about 1649; d. April 1727.
4. James Benedict; b. Feb. 1649/50; d. August 1717.
5. Daniel Benedict; b. about 1652; d. after Feb. 1723.
6. Mary Benedict; b. 1652/3; d. between 1693-95.^{Note A}
7. Elizabeth Benedict; b. 1653; d. 1688.^{Note B}
8. Sarah Benedict; b. 1653.^{Note C}
9. Rebecca Benedict; b. about 1660.^{Note D}

Footnotes

References:

• Family reference: A
• Family Tree: Benedict Generations
• Lineage: Thomas Benedict¹
• Books:
  • GBA-I p. 12

• Note A: Mary married Nov. 11 1670 to Lieut. John Olmstead. He later married Elizabeth, daughter of George Pardie; John died Dec. 22, 1704 at Hartford, Connecticut. See Legends: Olmstead, c. 1520-aft. 1803 and Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America by Henry King Olmsted and Geo K. Ward, New York, A.T. De La Mare Publishing Co., 1912.
• Note B: Elizabeth married 1676 to John Slawson at Stamford, Fairfield co., Connecticut. She died 1688 at Stamford, Fairfield co., Connecticut.
• Note C: Sarah was born in Southhold, New York and died in Danbury, Connecticut. She married Dec. 19, 1679 James Beebe at Norwalk, Fairfield co., Connecticut. He was born about 1641 at Broughton, Northamptonshire, England; died April 22, 1728 at Danbury, at age of 87 as recorded on his tombstone. Sarah likely died by 1704 as James remarried after 1704 to Rebecca [Beardsley] Curtis. See Our Family Ancestors.
• Note D: Rebecca married 1689 to Dr. Samuel Wood of Norwalk, Connecticut. He was born about 1655 in England; died 1714 at Danbury. They had two children; Samuel Wood Jr. and a daughter. Young Samuel was born Feb. 28, 1690 at Danbury; married Sarah Cornell; died 1763 at Danbury. This information per William Platt Wood Family website.

Go to the history page for further details on Thomas Benedict's life.

Sources

1. Benedict Topics; a website hosted by Robert Benedict. Website: freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics
2. "Genealogy of the Benedicts in America", by Henry M. Benedict; 1st pub. 1870; orig. avail. at Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, DC.

Family Outline

Descendancy Chart for ThomasBenedict1617

0 ThomasBenedict1617

1 DanielBenedict1652

1 DanielBenedict1681

1 DanielBenedict1705

2 DavidBenedict1719

3 MatthewBenedict1707

4 NathanBenedict1721

5 TheophilusBenedict1711

2 JamesBenedict1650

1 ElizabethBenedict1696

2 JamesBenedict1685

1 BenjaminBenedict1712

2 HezekiahBenedict1714

3 JamesBenedict1710

4 JohnBenedict-d1758

5 MaryBenedict17xx

3 JohnBenedict1689

1 JachinBenedict1727

2 JohnBenedict1717

3 JosephBenedict1728

4 PhebeBenedict1722

4 ThomasBenedict1694

1 ElishaBenedict1736

2 ElizabethBenedict1729

3 HannahBenedict1745

4 RobertBenedict1744

5 ThaddeusBenedict1728

6 ThankfulBenedict1746

7 ThomasBenedict1727

3 JohnBenedict1648

1 BenjaminBenedict1678

1 JohnBenedict1714

2 JamesBenedictJan1685

1 BenedictJohn

2 JamesBenedict1720

3 JohnBenedict1676

1 CalebBenedict1709

2 MatthewBenedict1703

3 NathanielBenedict1716

4 JosephBenedict1680

1 GideonBenedict1710

2 JosephBenedict1708

5 ThomasBenedict1682

1 JohnBenedict1715

2 ThomasBenedict1719

4 SamuelBenedict1649

1 AbrahamBenedict1681

1 JabezBenedict1726

2 SilasBenedict1745

3 TimothyBenedict1723

2 NathanielBenedict1680

1 IsaacBenedict1719

2 NathanielBenedict1723

3 SamuelBenedict1675

1 EbenezerBenedict1718

2 SamuelBenedict1722

4 ThomasBenedict1679

5 ThomasBenedict1640

1 ThomasBenedict1670

1 SamuelBenedict1703

2 ThomasBenedict1701

-- JimBenedict - 13 Nov 2007
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