Benjamin Hurd I (abt. 1666 - 1754)

Born about 16 Feb 1666 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Kimberly) Hurd — married 1690 (to 1749) in Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 May 1754 at about age 88 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Sgt. Benjamin Hurd, the son of John Hurd was born 16 February 1666 at Stratford and died 21 May 1754 at Woodbury.^[1] Benjamin married Sarah Kimberly before 1691.^[2]

"Benjamin Hurd when a young lad probably moved with his parents from Stratford to Woodbury, where he lived the rest of his life. His marriage may have occurred there, probably about 1690.... [His] children are all recorded as born or baptised in Woodbury. He was a prominent citizen of Woodbury, and owned much land there." Benjamin and Sarah had the following children:^[3]

1. John Hurd, m. Elizabeth Hinman, d. 27 April 1776, Woodbury
2. Benjamin Hurd, m. Hannah Hinman, d. 23 April 1783, Roxbury
3. Nathan Hurd, m. Eunice Hinman, d. 12 March 1779, Woodbury
4. Abraham Hurd, b. 1697, m. Martha Mitchell
5. David Hurd, b. 1701, m. Abigail Curtiss, d. 16 June 1753, Roxbury
6. Zadok Hurd, m. Esther ____
7. Ann Hurd, b. 1706, m. Wait Hinman, d. 27 December 1785, Southbury
8. Adam Hurd, b. 1708, m. Elisabeth Hinman, d. 25 November 1756, Sheffield, Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, “Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut”, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2006, page 6912.
2. ↑ Torrey, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004, page 405.
3. ↑ Descendants of Adam and John Hurd from the Rutherford B. Hayes Library http://www.rbhayes.org/clientuploads/pdfs/HurdDescendants-nophoto1.pdf

• Gary Boyd Roberts, Genealogies of Connecticut Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume II, Baltimore, 1983.
• Mildred Bradford, Moses S. Curtis Descendants and Ancestors, Baltimore, 2000.
• Rev. Samuel Orcutt, A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport Connecticut, Fairfield Count Historical Society, 1886. found on Heritage Quest.
• William Cothren, History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut: From the First Indian ...,Volume 1, pages 570 - 573.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #108794182

Ackknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.
• WikiTree profile Hurd-513 created through the import of temp.ged on Jun 1, 2012 by Steve St. Martin.
• Thanks to Rick Parrott for starting this profile.