Zadock Benedict 2nd

	Born	06 Aug 1791	Danbury, Fairdfield co., Conn
	Married	03 Jul 1823	Sarah Tibbetts	at Location
	Died	02 Mar 1870	West Berne, Albany co., NY

Parents:

• Father:Abijah Benedict; 1735-1823
• Mother:Betsey Stuart -1828

Children:

1. Harriet Elizabeth Benedict 1824-
2. George Calvin Benedict 1829-
3. Sarah Amelia Benedict 1837-1839
4. Charles Edward Benedict 1838-

Sarah Tibbets and Family

Sarah was b ca 1802 in NY, the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Hopkins) Tibbets of Huntersland, Schoharie County, NY.

Census Records

1850 US Federal Census: Berne, Albany, New York; Roll: M432_473; Page: 27; Image: 316. 10Aug1850

• Benedict, Zadck, age 59, male, merchant, value of real estate: 500, b CT
• Benedict, Sarah, age 48, female, b NY
• Benedict, George, age 20, male, clerk, b NY
• Benedict, Charles, age 11, male, b NY

1860 US Federal Census: Berne, Albany, New York; Roll: Post Office: East Berne: M653_723; Page: 680; Image: 102. 2Jul1860

• Benedict, Charles, age 21, male, merchant, value of real estate: 125, personal: 800, b NY
• .....Next Door.....
• Benedict, Zadock, age 68, male, merchant, value of real estate: 400, personal: 2000, b CT
• Benedict, Sarah, age 58, female, b NY

1870 US Federal Census: Berne, Albany, New York; Post Office: East Berne, Roll: M593_901; Page: 186; Image: 46. 29Jun1870

• Benedict, Sarah, age 67, female, white, keeping house, value of real estate: 1000, personal: 6000, b NY

1880 US Federal Census: Albany, Albany, New York; Roll: T9_806; Family History Film: 1254806; Page: 353.4000; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 0709. 4Jun1880

• Benedict, Mrs Charles E, white, female, age 32, widow, keeping house, b NY, parents b NY
• Benedict, George L, son, male, white, age 1, b NY, parents b NY
• Benedict, Sarah, mother in law, female, white, age 78, widow, b NY, parents b NY
• Benedict, George C, brother in law, male, white, age 51, wid, retail grocer, b NY, parents b NY

Sources

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 (?).

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 388
31. ZADOCK6 (Abijah,5 Matthew,4 Daniel,3 Daniel,2 Thomas1)
b. Aug. 6, 1791; m. July 3, 1823, Sarah, dau. James and Elizabeth (Hopkins) Tibbetts of Huntersland, Schoharie Co. He removed with his father to Albany (now Greene) Co., thence to Westerlo, and finally settled, in 1819, in Berne. He was engaged in mercantile business about 25 years. Was an elder in the Reformed church. He d. March 2, 1870, at West Berne; we quote from closing remarks at his funeral, by his pastor, Rev. E. Miller; "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; for the end of that man is peace." (Psalms xxxvii, 37.) "Mr. Benedict needs no eloquence of man or any delineation on our part to put forth his character in its true light, so as to appropriate the text. For an age he has been known to us in every capacity. His life and character has been commented upon in your family circles, and in your interchange of neighborly courtesies. To illustrate the nobleness of man, and the reality of the Christian religion, he has stood as a polished column, among the fallen, decayed timbers of corrupt society and frail human nature around him. His name was a common synonym for integrity in things pertaining to God and man. * * * His religion was without ostentation, it was continuous, faithful and onward, as a living reality within him. He was unselfish, perfect and upright in all his business transactions. All were impressed with his dignified bearing and gentlemanly demeanor. We all felt we must be respectful in his presence. * * * The church and the community at large have sustained a painful loss, but there is left the consolation of a heavenly legacy, of his many Christian virtues and precious memory." Ch.
1) - HARRIET ELIZABETH, b. May 31, 1824; m. Oct. 7, 1841, Eli Settle.
2) - GEORGE CALVIN, b. Sept. 6, 1829; dry goods merchant; res. Albany.
3) - SARAH AMELIA, b. March 10, 1837; d. June 17, 1839.
4) - CHARLES EDWARD, b. Dec. 13, 1838; res. Albany.

Footnotes

Berne is a town in Albany County, New York. The Town of Berne (originally spelled "Bern") was created in 1795 from part of the Town of Rensselaerville. In 1822 the north half of Berne was spun off to form the new Town of Knox.

The earliest settlers were Palatine German refugees. Settlement began before 1750. At that time it was called Beaver Dam (also spelled Beaverdam). The settlers were actually squatters, since in the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, Berne was part of the Rensselaerwyck estate. The head of the Van Rensselaer family was the patroon who owned all the land on which the tenants in the Hudson Valley lived, and used feudal leases to maintain control of the region. Before the Revolutionary War, the patroons acted as feudal lords, with the right to make laws.

-- SandeeToo - 16 Feb 2009
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