James Benedict

	Born	1710		at Location
	Married	ca 1732	Mercy Knapp	at Location
	Died	03 Mar 1777		at Location

Parents:

• Father:James Benedict; 1685-1761
• Mother:Mary Andrus 1689-1761

Children:

1. James Benedict
2. Bushnell Benedict b 1734
3. Francis Benedict
4. Calab Benedict Sr^?; b 1739-1818
5. Mercy Benedict b 13Apr1742; m 13May1762, Martin Kellog; d 8Apr1811
6. Hannah Benedict; m Stephen Olmstead
7. Thankful Benedict; m Daniel Platt

Mercy Knapp and Family

Mercy b ca 1713 Danbury, CT, d 22May1797. Mercy was the daughter of Lt. Samuel Knapp Sr. and Hannah Bushnell. She married James Benedict ca 1732.

Sources

Per Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 283
James2, Thomas1
James was born at Southold Long Island; removed with his parents to Norwalk, CT, and there married 10May1676 Sarah, dau John and Sarah Gregory, b 3Dec1652. He was one of the eight who purchased and settled Danbury, CT. He sold his property in Norwalk, 26Mar1691. He m 2nd, prior to Mar1707-08, Sarah, dau of Robert Porter and widow Abraham Andrus, b 20Dec1657. [Abraham Andrus died 3May1693] He survived until Aug1717, certainly, when he deeded property. He was b 6Feb1649/50. Chd:
- Sarah b 16Jun1677
- Rebecca b 1679; m 17Jan1704/05, Samuel Keeler Jr, of Norwalk, CT; d 20Mar1709 (Hall, p 201)
- Phoebe b 1682; probably m Thomas Taylor
2. James b 1685; first white male child born in Danbury, CT
3. John b Oct1689
4. Thomas b 9Nov1694; d 4Jul1776
- Elizabeth b Jul1696; probably m Samuel Taylor

5. James4, James3, James2, Thomas1 Pg 285
b 1710; m Mercy Knapp, b 22May1797. He resided at Danbury, and d 3Mar1777. Estate distributed 9Jun1777. to widow Mercy, children James, Francis, Bushnell, Caleb, Mercy, wife of Martin Kellog, Hannah, wife of Stephen Olmstead, and Thankful, wife of Daniel Platt. Chd:
19. James
20. Bushnell, b 1734
21. Francis
22. Caleb, b 1739
- Mercy, b 13Apr1742; m 13May1762, Martin Kellogg; d 8Apr1811
- Hannah, m Stephen Olmstead
- Thankful, m Daniel Platt

Per Knapp Family Tree:
7. Mercy KNAPP - b abt 1713 Danbury, CT; d 22 May 1797; m James BENEDICT - b abt 1710; d 3 Mar 1777

Per Bushnell Family Tree:
Mercy Knapp was the daughter of Lt. Samuel Knapp Sr. and Hannah Bushnell . Mercy Knapp was born in 1713 at Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. She married James Benedict circa 1732. Mercy Knapp died on 22-May-1797.

Footnotes

NOTE: Hannah Knapp m Ens Thomas Benedict III, her sister Mercy m James Benedict, Thomas and James were not brothers, but James Benedict III and Thomas Benedict III Ens are 1st cousins 1 time removed. Their common ancestors are Thomas Benedict Sr and Mary Bridgeham.

-- SandeeToo - 24 Nov 2008
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