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Benedict.ThomasBenedict1670r1.1 - 29 Dec 2008 - 04:10 - Main.guesttopic end

---+ Thomas Benedict
_Family reference:_ 12

| :born:    |Born   |   | 5 Dec 1670|Norfolk, Conn.|
| :married: |Married|1st|13 May 1697|Rachael Smith of Norwalk|
|    ^      |   ^   |2nd|14 Oct 1740|Hannah Knapp of Danbury|
| :died:    |Died   |   |10 May 1743| |

Lineage:
   * Thomas Benedict<SUP>3</SUP>, _(Thomas<SUP>2</SUP>, Thomas<SUP>1</SUP>)_

Parents:
   * Father: [[ThomasBenedict1640][Thomas Benedict, Jr.]]; 1640-1688
   * Mother: Mary Messenger

Children with Rachael:
   1. Mary Benedict; b. 4Dec 1699; d. 1761
   1. [[ThomasBenedict1701][Thomas Benedict]]; b. 29 Oct 1701; d. 11 Feb 1757
   1. [[SamuelBenedict1703][Samuel Benedict]]; b. 1704; d. 17--
   1. Daniel Benedict; b. 7 April 1707; d. 9 June 17--
   1. Rachael Benedict; b. 27 Sept 1710; m. 13 June 1734 to Eliasaph Kellogg 
       of Danbury
   1. Nehemiah Benedict; b. 21 Dec 171-
   1. Sarah Benedict; b. 6 June 1717; m. 28 April 1735 to Daniel Hoyt Jr. of Norwalk 


---+++_Thomas' Parents_
Thomas' parents were born and raised on Long Island in the latter half of the 17th century; Thomas Sr. at Southold on the east end of Long Island, and Mary [Messenger] in the west end of the island, at Jamaica Bay.  Her parents were one of the orignal settlers of Jamaica, Long Island.

---+++_Thomas’ Early Years_


---+++_Thomas and Rachael_
Rachael, born in 1672 or '73, was the daughter of Samuel and Rachael [Marvin] Smith of Norwalk.  Referred by her husband as "the virtuous and pious consort," she passed away 64 years later on Dec. 1, 1737.

---+++_Thomas and Hannah_
After three years of being a widower, Thomas was married to Hannah Knapp.  He died less than three years later.  His cousin [[AbrahamBenedict1681][Abraham Benedict]] married a Rebecca Knapp in 1720, but it is not yet known if the women were related.

---+++_The Final Years for Thomas_
His inventory, which included one negro man Winsor, amounted to 160 pounds sterling. Thomas passed away in 1737 at the age of 72 years and 5 months.  His will was proved June 5, 1744.  

---+++_Footnotes_
   * Thomas Benedict's biography is in _Henry Benedict_ on p. 28.%CITE{1001}%
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Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT Genealogy Registry, Pastor Edwin Hall, First Congregational Church, Pg 4, b 5Dec1670, Norwalk, CT

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