Benjamin Fox (abt. 1688)

Born about 1688 in New London, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Azubah Tuttle — married 13 Apr 1710 in New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut [uncertain]

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Biography

Benjamin Fox was born about 1688 in New London, Connecticut. ^[1] His parents were Samuel and Joanna Fox. ^[1]

He was a soldier in the Wood Creek Expedition in 1709. ^[1]

On December 15th, 1709 he purchased land in Colchester. ^[1]

He married Azubah / Azuba Tuttle on April 13, 1710 in New Haven, Connecticut. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Her parents are unidentified. ^[2]

It has been suggested that she may have been the daughter of Simon and Abigail (____) Tuttle. ^[3]

It is possible that she was born in New London, New London, Connecticut or New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

They had the following children: ^{[1] [3]}

1. Ebenezer, b abt Nov 25 1710, d Nov 26 1742
2. Mary, b abt 1712, m Feb 11 1729 Samuel Borden
3. Samuel
4. Azuba, mar Nov 17 1742 Nathaniel Hurlburt
5. Jonathan, m Mary Brockway
6. Amos, m Deborah Minor
7. Benjamin, b abt 1715, d 1759, m Apr 10 1754 Esther Chatfield
8. Mercy, m Aug 15 1751 Benjamin Atwell
9. Joanna, b abt 1720, d 1799, m May 25 1737 Stephen Potter (not mentioned in Thomas Fox source)

Research Notes

• Thomas Fox Of Concord and His Descendants by William Freeman Fox pub. in Albany, N.Y. by J. B. Lyon Company, Printers (1909) page 8 says "Again, in relation to two Benjamin Foxes of the third generation---- the Benjamin who dwelt in New London, and the Benjamin who dwelt in Colchester--- the former has been with much persistency treated as the son of Samuel (2), and the latter as the son of John (2), when the New London records, as well as Hempstead's Diary, show beyond question that the reverse was the case."
• Second Reference; " Descendants of Thomas Fox of Concord, Mass. (through his fourth son) JOHN FOX of New London, Ct. (Five Generations) by Dr. George Henry Fox #145 East 54th St. New York, New York page 5 shows Benjamin Fox married to Naomi Rogers with a son, Benjamin Fox, Jr. married to Abigail Brockway." I do not have the following references so I do not know the source of the information published in them. I do have the books listed at the start of this list that I have quoted.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} William Freeman Fox, Thomas Fox of Concord and His Descendents (1909), p. 27-29.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Families of New Haven: Vol. III, pg 622 Fox Miscellaneous, Vol VIII, p 1920. Tuttle Miscellaneous
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Tuttle: Page 52 Azubah

• Compiled and edited by Jacqyelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2006), p. 4856. " ... of New London ..."

• Ricker, Ricker Compilation, p. 4856. " ... by Capt. Nathan Andrews, JP - New Haven VR."

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (New Haven Genealogical Magazine)

• Tuttle-Tuthill Lines in America by Alva M. Tuttle published 1968 Tuttle, Alva. Tuttle-Tuthill Lines in America (The Author, Columbus, Ohio, 1968) Pg 52 - Azubah, Pg 524 father Simon, stating mother Abigail maiden name was not Beach https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/481721-tuttle-tuthill-lines-in-america?viewer=1&offset=0#page=56&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=azuba