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Benjamin Shaw (1641 - 1717)

Benjamin Shaw
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Husband of — married 25 May 1663 in Hampton, Rockingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New Hampshire)map
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Died at age 76 in Hampton, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshiremap
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Biography

Benjamin Shaw son of Roger and Ann (___) Shaw, was born at Cambridge, Massachusetts in July, 1641. [1]

In his father Robert Shaw's will, written on August 25, 1660, he names his son Benjamin, among others. And it a codicil, written on March 20, 1660/1, made changes in directing his bequests and which children, including Benjamin are to pay their siblings from their inheritance. [1] [2]

Benjamin married Esther Richardson at Hampton, New Hampshire on May 25, 1663. Esther, was born about 1645, origins and parents are unknown. [1]

He died at the age of 76 at Hampton on December 31, 1717. His will was written on December 27, 1717 and proved on February 12, 1717/8. [1]

In his will he names the following: [2]

  • wife Esther
  • my daughters, Mary, Esther, Sarah, Abigail and Hannah, all that I have already given them, plus L 3 each to be paid by their brothers
  • sons Benjamin, Roger, Joseph, Edward and John
  • wife Esther and son Edward to be executors [2]

Esther died on May 16, 1736 aged 91. [1]

Children

  1. Mary born on December 2, 1664. [1]
  2. Esther born on November 17, 1666. [1]
  3. Sarah born on June 22, 1669. [1]
  4. Abigail born on June 22, 1671. [1]
  5. Ruth born on December 24, 1673. [1]
  6. Benjamin born on June 28, 1676. [1]
  7. Roger born on September 23, 1678. [1]
  8. Joseph born on November 1, 1681. [1]
  9. Edward born on August 23, 1685; died the same month. [1]
  10. John born in August, 1687. [1]
  11. Hannah born on July 23, 1690. [1]
  12. Edward Shaw (abt.1687-1764) . [1]

Sources

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Shaw, Edgar Joseph. The English Origin of Roger and Ann Shaw of Cambridge, Mass., and Hampton, NH in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004 p. 309-18 : (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Batchellor, Albert S. Editor. Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, Volume I 1625-1717: State Papers Volume 31: Rumford Printing Co., Concord, New Hampshire, 1907, p. 47-9: 810-3

See also:

  • NEHGS Register. Volume 158 (2004), page 318 - birth & marriage
  • Noyes, Libby and Davis: "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire"; pages 625-626 (Shaw) - marriage, estate settlement.
  • New Hampshire Death and Burial Records: Family History Library Film #1001105
  • New England Marriages prior to 1700; page 664.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 February 2021), memorial page for Benjamin Shaw (16 Jul 1641–31 Dec 1717), Find A Grave: Memorial #7376774, citing Shaw Burial Ground, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by jmkeifer (contributor 47092752) .
  • Shaw records; a memorial of Roger Shaw, 1594-1661 by Farwell, Harriette F. (Harriette Favoretta), b. 1834 Page 25




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