William BENEDICT abt. 1500 lived in Nottinghamshire, England (tradition) William BENEDICT of Nottingham | William BENEDICT of co. Nottingham | *Thomas BENEDICT b. 1617 England d. Norwalk, CT, early 1690 m. 1640 (?) Mary BRIDGUM | **James BENEDICT b. Southold, LI Feb 6, 1649/50 (?) d. > Aug 1717 John and Sarah GREGORY m(1) May 10, 1676 Norwalk, CT | Sarah GREGORY------------------------------------ b. Dec 3, 1652 | ***Capt. John BENEDICT b. Oct 1689 d. Feb 1771 m(1) Rachel _____ b. 1690 d. Feb 1765 | ****Lieut. John BENEDICT b. 1717 d. Mar 17, 1792 m. Lydia ______ b. 1719 d. Mar 18, 1793 | *****Capt. Benajah BENEDICT (in War of 1812) b. 1747 d. Feb 7, 1831 Deacon James SEELY m. 28 May 1767 Danbury, Fairfield, CT | Hannah SEELY------------------------------------- b. d. | Hannah BENEDICT b. 31 (30?) Aug 1779 Danbury, Fairfield, CT d. 21 Mar 1867 m. 26 June 18__ Ira BETTS b. 1 June 1779 d. 19 Feb 1864 Wilton, CT Capt. War of 1812 | Abel Benedict BETTS b. CT 2 Feb 1813 d. MS m. 20 July 1847 MS Susan M. MARSHALL b. 1826 VA d. 1883 MS Both int. Charleston, MS
*Magistrate, Jamaica, 1663; Lt. Dec 1663. Commissioner for Jamaica 1664 (Conn. Col. appointment). Deputy to Hempstead Convention 1665; Lt., Foot Company, Jamaica, Apr 1665. Deputy (Norwalk) to CT Leg, May 1670, May 1675. Town Clerk, Norwalk; Selectman, 17 terms. One of committee to plant Danbury, 1684. To New England abt. 1638 when 21; settled in Southold, LI, lived in Huntington and Jamaica, LI; rem. 1665 to Norwalk. Deacon of church. Nine children who all removed w/him to Norwalk.
**James moved with parents to Norwalk, CT; one of 8 who purchased and settled Danbury, CT.
***Member of CT legislature
****Selectman 1778, 1779
*****Elected Deacon of Congregational church, Bethel, CT, 1818
Sources:
Hall, Edwin, Hall's Norwalk Records: The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk CT, Norwalk: Published for Friends of Lockwood House by Silvermine Productions, 1973.
Jacobus, Donald Lines, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. I. Fairfield: Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, DAR, 1930.
Benedict, Henry Marvin, Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, Vol. I, Albany: Joel Munsell, 1870.
Seelye, Hannah m. 28 May 1767 Danbury, Fairfield, CT Benajah BENEDICT
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