Benjamin Flint Jr. (1757 - 1829)

Born 8 Apr 1757 in North Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Swain) Flint — married 20 Apr 1784 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1829 at age 71 in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Benjamin Flint Jr. served with 8th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Benjamin Flint Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A039639.

Benjamin was born in 1757 in Massachusetts. Benjamin Flint ... ^[1]

He had two marriages: first, in 1784 to Mary Swain, who passed away in 1807. Second, to Eunice Stowell, in about 1808 or possibly in 1819, according to a New Hampshire marriage record.

He passed away in 1829 in New Hampshire. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire.

• Fact: Christening (28 November 1762) Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Marriage Notice (3 May 1784) Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Occupation (1788) farmer Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Served as a Sergeant in the American Revolution1797 (1794)
• Fact: Occupation (1797) farmer Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
• Fact: Burial (1829) Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Benjamin Flint was the eldest son and namesake of Lieut. Benjamin Flint and his wife Margaret Sawyer of Reading, Middlesex Co., MA. His father, a veteran of the French and Indian War, farmed land in what late became the town of North Reading. Benjamin received baptism on November 28, 1762. During the War of Independence Benjamin served in several local companies of troops, including the 3rd Reading Company under the command of his kinsman, Capt. John Flint.

Benjamin married twice. His first wife was Mary Swain of Reading whom he married on April 20, 1784. The couple had ten children: Benjamin (b. 1784), Amos (b. 1786), Betsy (b. 1788), Edward (b. 1789), Joseph (b. 1791), Isaac (b. 1792), Sally (b. 1794), Daniel (b. 1795), Anna (b. 1797), Hepza (or Hephzibah?, b. 1801). The first eight children were born in Westminster, Worcester Co., MA where Benjamin and Mary had a farm. Sometime after 1795 the family moved to a farm in Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH. After Mary Flint's death on October 25, 1807, Benjamin married Eunice Stowell (b.1774), daughter of Joseph and Martha Page Stowell of Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH. Eunice bore Benjamin four additional children: Eunice (b. 1809), Ezekial (b. 1811), James (b. 1814), and Simeon (b. 1817). Benjamin Flint died at his farm at the age of 72 years.

• Fact: Christening (28 November 1762) Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Marriage Notice (3 May 1784) Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Occupation (1788) farmer Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Served as a Sergeant in the American Revolution1797 (1794)
• Fact: Occupation (1797) farmer Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
• Fact: Burial (1829) Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Benjamin Flint was the eldest son and namesake of Lieut. Benjamin Flint and his wife Margaret Sawyer of Reading, Middlesex Co., MA. His father, a veteran of the French and Indian War, farmed land in what late became the town of North Reading. Benjamin received baptism on November 28, 1762. During the War of Independence Benjamin served in several local companies of troops, including the 3rd Reading Company under the command of his kinsman, Capt. John Flint.

Benjamin married twice. His first wife was Mary Swain of Reading whom he married on April 20, 1784. The couple had ten children: Benjamin (b. 1784), Amos (b. 1786), Betsy (b. 1788), Edward (b. 1789), Joseph (b. 1791), Isaac (b. 1792), Sally (b. 1794), Daniel (b. 1795), Anna (b. 1797), Hepza (or Hephzibah?, b. 1801). The first eight children were born in Westminster, Worcester Co., MA where Benjamin and Mary had a farm. Sometime after 1795 the family moved to a farm in Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH. After Mary Flint's death on October 25, 1807, Benjamin married Eunice Stowell (b.1774), daughter of Joseph and Martha Page Stowell of Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH. Eunice bore Benjamin four additional children: Eunice (b. 1809), Ezekial (b. 1811), James (b. 1814), and Simeon (b. 1817). Benjamin Flint died at his farm at the age of 72 years.

Additional information Paul J. Bohn-

Parents names were Benjamin Flint and Peggy Sawyer. Information taken from the IGI, New Hampshire. The Stowell Genealogy by William Henry Harrison Stowell, page 115. David Cheney and Lodema Hutchings an American History by Don Richard Hillquest, page 256. Ordinance dates taken from the IGI for Massachusetts.

Sources

1. ↑ Colonial Families of the United States of America, Free, online Google reads

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 June 2023, 03:22), entry for Lieutenant Benjamin Flint Jr (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCVY-ZTT ); contributed by various users.
• US, Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783, Muster Rolls, National Archives and Records Administration, publication number M881, record group 93, roll 0438; database with images, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/17584311 : accessed 18 Jan 2024)
• Case Files of Pension and Baunty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, compiled ca. 1800 - ca. 1912, documenting the period ca. 1775 - ca. 1900, NARA publication number M804, record group 15, roll number 0991; Benjamin Flint, pension no. S 5409; database with images, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/18320785/flint-benjamin-page-1-us-revolutionary-war-pensions-1800-1900 : accessed 18 Jan 2024).
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 March 2021, 06:16), entry for Lieutenant Benjamin Flint Jr (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCVY-ZTT ); contributed by various users.
• Colonial Families of the United States of America, Free, online Google reads
• McQuesten, Lenora White. Farm and Neighborhood Cemeteries of Andover and North Andover, Mass. (np, 1930) Page 31
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG12-S7CL : 29 November 2018), Benjamin Flint and Mary Swain, 20 Apr 1784; citing Marriage, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009686.
• "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDGH-BQX : 24 January 2020), Benjamin Flint and Eunice, 19 Mar 1819, New Hampshire, United States.
• Find-a-Grave Index
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 21 Jan 2024), "Record of Benjamin Flint", Ancestor # A039639.