Benjamin
Cherry
Born in Sacombe, Hertfordshire, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Benjamin Cherry
and Mary (Unknown) Cherry
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Green
— married
1 Dec 1762 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Benjamin Cherry and John Cherry
Died
at about age 74
in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
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Biography
Benjamin Cherry was a wealthy butcher and cattle dealer in the town of Hertford. He was elected Mayor of Hertford four times ( 1757, 1768, 1776, 1781).
He was most likely the son of another Benjamin Cherry (d 1750) also a butcher of nearby Sacombe.
1/12/1762 Benjamin Cherry married Sarah Green (1735-1810) at All Saints & St John Hertford (1/12/1762) and they baptised two sons: Benjamin (1765) and John (1774).
He died 13th November1785 aged 74, apparently by accident, by jumping into the moat at his Jenningsbury Farm, near Hertford Heath, leaving a fortune of £30,000. He is buried with his wife at the church of All Saints and St Johns in Hertford.
Will of Benjamin Cherry, Butcher of Hertford , Hertfordshire. Proved PCC 24 November 1785. Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Residence of Jenninsbury
Sources
parish registers http://www.hertsmemories.org.uk/page_id__2301.aspx Lewis Turnour “History of the ancient Town and Borough of Hertford” 1830 on Google Books: Pp 231
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