Nathan Benedict

	Born	Nov. 14, 1759		Danbury, CT
	Married	Nov. 25, 1779	Sarah Abbott	Ridgebury Church, Ridgefield, CT
	Died	Sept. 13 1807		Cornwall, CT

Parents:

• Father:Nathan Benedict 1724-1783
• Mother:Abigail Hickok 1626-1815

Children:

1. Rachel Benedict; October 4, 1781
2. Nathan Benedict; May 3, 1783
3. Anna Benedict January; 10, 1785
4. Silas Benedict; April 2, 1787
5. Elizabeth Benedict; March 1, 1789
6. Mary Benedict; January 27, 1791
7. Rebecca Benedict; February 25, 1793
8. Amos Benedict; January 18, 1795
9. Eli Benedict; April 19, 1797
10. Sarah Benedict; June 30, 1799
11. Elvira Benedict; August 2, 1802

Nathan’s Early Years

Nathan and Sarah

Both Nathan and Sarah are buried in the Milton Cemetery, located in the town of Litchfield, CT near the town border with Cornwall, CT.

Sources

The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, by Henry Marvin Benedict, published in 1870 by Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY
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2. DANIEL3 (Daniel2, Thomas1), m. Rebecca, dau. Thomas Taylor, one of the original settlers of Danbury, Ct. His will was made March 26, 1762, and proved Aug. 5, 1776. (Probate Records, vol. I, p. 331-4.) Ch.

1. 3. DANIEL, b. 1705; d. 1773.
   
2. 4. MATTHEW, b. 1781
   
3. 5. THEOPHILUS, b. 1711; d. Dec. 4, 1786
   
4. - REBECCA, m. Jonathan Hoyt.
   
5. - MARY, b. 1714; m. John Hoyt; d. May 21, 1804
   
6. 6. DAVID.
   
7. 7. NATHAN.
   

Pg 368
7. NATHAN4 (Daniel3, Daniel2, Thomas1), m. Abigail Hickok, who d. Dec. 11, 1815. He d. Sept., 1783. Inventory amounted to L731 7s. 8d. (Probate Rec., vol. V, p. 101.) Ch.

1. 19. NATHAN, b. 1759.
   
2. 20. TIMOTHY, B. Aug. 7, 1760.
   
3. - ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 31, 1761; m. Ebenezer5 (17) Benedict [des. of Samuel]; d. April 26, 1834
   
4. 21. EBENEZER, b. Sept. 4, 1763
   
5. - ELIHU, moved to Delaware Co., in 1804.
   
6. - MARY, m. John Cornwall
   
7. - JEMIMA, m. James Crofut. ABIGAIL, unm.
   

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19. NATHAN5 (Nathan4, Daniel3, Daniel2, Thomas1), b. Nov. 14, 1759; m. Nov. 25, 1779, Sarah, dau. Lemuel Abbott of Ridgebury, Ct., b. Oct. 27, 1759, and d. Aug. 27, 1825. He removed to Cornwall, Ct., about the year 1791, and d. Sept. 13, 1807. Ch.

1. - RACHEL, b. Oct. 4, 1781; m. Daniel Perkins; res. Cornwall.
   
2. 35. NATHAN, b. May 3, 1783.
   
3. - ANNA, b. Jan. 10, 1785; m. Martin Hackett; d. May, 1866.
   
4. 36. SILAS, b. April 2, 1787.
   
5. - ELIZABETH, b. March 1, 1789; res. upon the homestead
   
6. - MARY, b. Jan. 27, 1791; m. Simeon Beach; res. Litchfield, Ct.
   
7. - REBECCA, b. Feb. 25, 1793; m. Perry; d.
8. 37. AMOS, b. Jan. 18, 1795.
   
9. 38. ELI, b. April 19, 1797.
   
10. - SARAH, b. June 30, 1799; m. Guy Doolittle; res. Brimfield, Ohio.
    
11. - ELVIRA, b. Aug. 21, 1802; m. Edwin Barber; Res. B. Ohio.
    

Footnotes

-- ThomasJBenedict - 21 Aug 2011