Abijah Benedict

	Born	18 May 1735	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn
	Married	10 May 1785	Betsey Stuart	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn
	Died	1823	Canada

Parents:

• Father:Matthew Benedict Sr; 1707-1781
• Mother:Mabel Noble -bef 1782

Children:

1. Zadock Benedict 1st 1786-1787
2. Sally Betsey Benedict 1789-1873
3. Zadock Benedict 2nd; 1791-1870
4. Polly Benedict 1793-1838
5. Amzi Lewis Benedict; 1794-1839
6. Charlotte Benedict ?

Sources

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 367
4. MATTHEW4 (Daniel,3 Daniel,2 Thomas1)
b. about 1707; m. May 21, 1729, Mabel Noble, at New Milford, Ct. He d. Sept. 28, 1781. He was one of the sufferers by the burning of Danbury by the British troops under Gen. Tryon, April 27, 1777; and his heirs were allowed, May, 1792, by the state of Connecticut, œ205 4s. 8d., for damage done to his property. Distribution of his estate took place March 27, 1782. No widow mentioned. Heirs of son Matthew, deceased, received œ317 4s. 4d.; Noble, Zadock, heirs of Thankful, wife of John Hopkins, deceased, Jonah and Abijah, each received œ158 12s. 4d.; total, œ1164 12s. 10d. (Prob. Rec., Danbury, Ct., vol. IV, p. 235.) Ch.
1) (13.) MATTHEW, b. about 1733.
2) (14.) NOBLE, b. Jan. 25, 1735; d. May 19, 1809.
3) (15.) ZADOCK, b. 1737; d. Aug. 17, 1798.
4) - THANKFUL, m. John Hopkins; d. previous to Oct., 1781. (?)
5) (16.) JONAH, b. 1741.
6) (17. ) ABIJAH.

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 377
17. ABIJAH5 (Matthew,4 Daniel,3 Daniel,2 Thomas1)
m. May 10, 1785, Betsey, dau. Chas. Stuart of Frederickborough, who d. 1828. He served in the Revolution; was a school teacher. Removed to Greenville as early as 1795, and June 9, 1797, to Coxsackie. He d. 1823, in Canada. Ch.
1) - ZADOCK, b. June 4, 1786; d. June 14, 1787.
2) - SALLY BETSEY, b. May 24, 1789; m. Nov., 1812, Guy C. Lee; res. Howell, Mich.
3) (31.) ZADOCK, b. Aug. 6, 1791, at Danbury, Ct.; d. March 2, 1870, at West Berne, Albany Co.
4) - POLLY, m. Jan. 25, 1818, Nathaniel Parsons; d. Dec. 23, 1838.
5) (32.) AMZI LEWIS, b. March 19, 1794.
6) - CHARLOTTE (?).

Barbour Collection-Danbury, CT
Abijah, son Matthew, b May 18, 1735; m Betsey STUART of Fredericksborough, dau Charles, May 10, 1785

Footnotes

-- SandeeToo - 16 Feb 2009
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