Joseph Benedict

	Born	1680	Norwalk, Conn
	Married 1st	Date	Anne	at Location
	Married 2nd	21 Mar 1721	Mary Groom Pitman	at Location
	Died	05 Jul 1763	at Location

Parents:

• Father:Deacon John Benedict^?; 1641-1729
• Mother:Phoebe Gregory 1649-1747/49

Children: with Anne

1. Joseph Benedict; 1708-1790
2. Benedict.Gideon Benedict^? 1710-1748
3. Anna 1713-

Children: with Mary Groom Pitman

1. Samuel Pitman Benedict 1721-1775
2. Jonathan Benedict 1721/22-1800
3. Mary Benedict 1726-
4. Ezra Benedict 1730-

1st Wife Anne ?

Anne d 9Dec1716, Ridgefield, Connecticut. Thus, only first 3 children were born with Anne, the others were b after 1721.

’s Early Years

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Sources

Per Benedicts to America, Vol1, Pg 49
1. JOHN2 (Thomas1), born at Southold, L. I., removed with the family to Norwalk and married Phoebe, daughter of John and Sarah Gregory of that town, Nov. 11, 1670.(+) He was a freeman of Norwalk in 1680, and succeeded his father as selectman in 1689. He was a selectman in 1692-94 and '99; and also held some minor civil appointments in the town. He was occupied, however, mainly, with church affairs, having become Deacon, probably, upon the death of his father. Thenceforth the records show him to have been constantly on committees having charge of the religious and educational interests of the community, now "obtaining a minister," then, "hyering a schoolmaster." In 1705 the church honored him by voting him a sitting "in ye seat before ye pulpit." He served as representative in the General Assembly in the sessions of 1722 and 1725. The date of his death is not to be ascertained, nor is that of his wife. The volume of probate records, which probably covered the time within which they died, unfortunately, is missing. He conveyed property to his sons James and Joseph of Ridgefield, in 1722 and 1723; and that he was living in 1727, is thought to be certain, because his son is then referred to as Deacon John Benedict Junior. (See Hall, pp. 83, 88, 93, 100, 102; and Town Records, Norwalk, Ct.) Ch.
1) - SARAH.
2) - PHOEBE, b. Sept. 21, 1673.
3) (2.) JOHN, b. March 3, 1676, Norwalk, Ct.
4) JONATHAN (no des. given in the old Ms.).
5) (3.) BENJAMIN, b. 1678.
6) (4.) JOSEPH.
7) (5.) JAMES, b. Jan. 5, 1685.
8) - MARY, or MERCY.
9) (6.) THOMAS, b. 1682.

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 51
4. JOSEPH3 (John,2 Thomas1)
b. Norwalk; m. Anne --; removed to Ridgefield, where she d. Dec. 9, 1716; m. 2d, March 21, 1720, Mary --*. By his first wife he had four ch.
1) (16.) JOSEPH, b. July 29, 1708; d. March 25, 1790.
2) (17.) GIDEON, b. March 15, 1710.
3) - ANNA, b. Dec. 17, 1713.
4) (18.) SAMUEL PITMAN, b. Jan. 31, 1721; d. 1775.
5) (19.) JONATHAN, b. Feb. 2, 1721-2; d. Sept., 1800.
6) - MARY, b. July 25, 1726.
7) - EZRA, b. Aug. 19, 1730. (Descendants, if any, not ascertained.)
*Joseph's 2nd wife: Mary Groom Pitman

Footnotes

-- SandeeToo - 15 Jan 2009
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