Benjamin was born 12 Dec 1652 in Salisbury. His parents were Rodger and Sarah Eastman.[1]
He married Anna Pitt widow of Samuel Joy on 05 Apr 1678 in Salisbury.[2]. They had a son on 08 Dec 1678 in Salisbury, named Benjamin Easman[3] and another son 20 Jan 1681 in Salisbury, named Edmund Eastman. [4]
Benjamin married Naomi Flanders in 1699 and had one known son: Joseph Eastman.[5]
He then married Sarah Carter on 19 Sep 1719 in Salisbury.[6]
Old South Hampton Cemetery, South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire
"First person to be buried in yard."
Sources
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3K-G2B : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Easman, 12 Dec 1652; citing Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, Book 1, page 10; FHL microfilm 890,246.
↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHYG-VQF : 9 February 2018), Benjamin Easman and Anna Joy, 05 Apr 1678; citing reference Book 1, p.153; FHL microfilm 890,245.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3V-VVF : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Easman, 08 Dec 1678; citing Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, Book 1, page 25; FHL microfilm 890,246.
↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Author: Ancestry.com, Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Date: 2011
↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH15-V8X : 9 February 2018), Benjamin Easman and Sarah Carter, 19 Sep 1719; citing reference 271; FHL microfilm 877,468.
↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH11-X47 : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Easman, 23 Jan 1728; citing Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v 1 p 238; FHL microfilm 890,245.
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Eastman-45 and Easman-6 appear to represent the same person because: Easman is the spelling on records Eastman seems to be popular. But is probably later. Should the merge be into Easman and Eastman be added as present name? Discuss?