Benjamin Orcutt (bef. 1680 - 1770)

Born before 9 Mar 1680 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Randall) Orcutt — married about 1705 in Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Descendants

Died Feb 1770 after age 89 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

William Orcutt baptized his son Benjamin Orcutt on 9 March 1679/80 at Scituate, Plymouth Colony (now Plymouth Co., MA).^[1][2]

Benjamin married about 1705 to Elizabeth Randall,^[3] the daughter of John and Mercy (Aldrich) Randall. Elizabeth was named as the wife of Benjamin Orcutt in her father's will dated 28 December 1715.^[4]

He removed to Weymouth, before 23 May, 1705. He purchased a homestead of his brother Joseph Orcutt in Weymouth, 16 Nov. 1710. He was a tanner and a farmer, and lived near the Great Pond. Andrew Orcutt of Weymouth was appointed administrator of the estate of Benjamin Orcutt late of Weymouth, deceased, 6 May, 1776, with John Nash, cordwainer, and Benoni Hunt, yeoman, both of Weymouth, sureties.^[5]

He died in Weymouth in February 1770 at the age of 92.^[6]

Children born to Benjamin and Elizabeth Orcutt in Weymouth, Mass, include:

1. Benjamin Orcutt (12 Feb 1706/7-)^[7]
2. Sarah Orcutt (16 Oct 1708-)^[8]
3. Hannah Orcutt (11 Nov 1710-5 Aug 1789)^[9]
4. Betty Orcutt (7 Oct 1712-)^[10]
5. Andrew Orcutt (7 Apr 1715-3 Feb 1801)^[11]
6. John Orcutt (16 March 1715/6-)^[12]
7. Martha Orcutt (14 Feb 1718/9-)^[13]
8. Silence Orcutt (14 Feb 1718/9-)^[14]
9. Lidea Orcutt (5 May 1723-)^[15]
10. Kezia Orcutt (7 May 1727-)^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Scituate (Mass.), Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, (Boston : NEHGS, 1909), Vol 1:277.

   Orcut, Benjemen, s. William, bp. Mar. 9, 1680. CR2."

2. ↑ Scituate, Mass., Second Church, Massachusetts : Second church records (in abstract) 1645-1850. (Boston : 1909) page 10.

   "1680, Beniamin the son of William Orcut ... Mar. 9."

3. ↑ Chamberlain, George Walter, "History of the Town of Weymouth, Massachusetts, in Four Volumes, Vol. 4, Genealogy of Weymouth Families," Weymouth Historical Society, 1923, pp. 447, 560.
4. ↑ Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org). Case 3829: Will of John Randall of Wemouth.
5. ↑ Suffolk Probate, 75: 209.
6. ↑ "Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II - Marriages and Deaths," New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910, p 310
7. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (9 February 2018), Benjamin Orcutt in entry for Benjamin Orcutt, 12 Feb 1707; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 141; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (9 February 2018), Benjamin Orcutt in entry for Sarah Orcutt, 16 Oct 1708; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 141; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (9 February 2018), Benjamin Orcutt in entry for Hannah Orcutt, 11 Nov 1710; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 141; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (9 February 2018), Benjamin Orcutt in entry for Betty Orcutt, 07 Oct 1712; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 141; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (9 February 2018), Benjamin Orcutt in entry for Andrew Orcutt, 07 Apr 1715; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 141; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (9 February 2018), Benjamin Orcutt in entry for John Orcutt, 16 Mar 1717; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 141; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (9 February 2018), Benjamin Orcutt in entry for Martha Orcutt, 14 Feb 1720; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 141; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (9 February 2018), Silence Orcutt, 14 Feb 1720; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 141; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (9 February 2018), Benjamin Orcutt in entry for Lydia Orcutt, 05 May 1723; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 141; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
16. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (9 February 2018), Benjamin Orcutt in entry for Kezia Orcutt, 07 May 1727; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 141; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.

See also:

• Tibbetts, Leonard F., Darryl B Lamson, Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County Maine, (Rockport, ME : Picton Press, 1997), p. 389.
• Judson, Helen G., Elbert E. Orcutt, Genealogy of John (2) Orcutt, bapt. 1669 died 1753, age 86 years and his descendants, viii, 303 p.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Fred Nash for starting this profile.
• WikiTree profile Orcutt-125 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alyson and others.