Benajah Strong (1740 - 1809)

Born 13 Oct 1740 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy (Bishop) Strong — married 9 Mar 1769 (to 27 Nov 1783) in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1809 at age 69 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Benajah Strong was born in Connecticut.

Private Benajah Strong served with Lexington Alarm - April 1775, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Benajah Strong is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A111496.

Benajah, the seventh son and tenth of thirteen children of Joseph Strong Jr. and Elizabeth Strong was born 13 October 1740 at Coventry, Connecticut Colony.^[1]

American Revolutionary War Service

Benajah Strong served during the Revolutionary war as a Private. He responded to the Lexington Alarm under Captain Elias Buell of Coventry, Connecticut with the Connecticut Militia.^[2][3]

Community Involvement

Benajah Strong was a resident of Coventry, frequently a selectman, a Justice of the Peace, Deacon of the First Congregational Church 1782-1809, and a member of the Connecticut General Assembly in 1781.^[4]

First Marriage and Children

Benajah was married twice. He married 1) Lucy Bishop, the daughter of Caleb and Keziah (Hibbard) Bishop on 9 March 1769 at Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut Colony.^[5]Lucy and Benajah had nine children born at Coventry, Connecticut:

1. Dr. Joseph Strong (b. 10 Mar 1770; d. 24 Apr 1812, Philadelphia, PA),^[6] m. Rebecca Young (1779-1862)
2. Narcissa Strong (b. 6 Nov 1771; d. 1832),^[7] m. 1785 at Tolland, CT, Benjamin Davenport (1763-1824)
3. Roger Strong (b. 5 Oct 1773; d. 1824),^[8] m. 1797 at Coventry, CT, Mary Fitch (1777-1854)
4. Billy Strong (b. 5 Aug 1775; d. Nov 1776),^[9][10]
5. Lucy Strong (b. 9 Jun 1778; d. 20 Feb 1835, Litchfield, CT),^[11] m. 1) Rev. Joseph Warren Crossman (1775-1812); m. 2) Rev. James Pierpont (1761-1840)
6. Martha Strong [twin] (b. 25 Apr 1780; d. 1860),^[12] m. 1) 20 Sep 1800 at Coventry, CT, J. Walter Rose (1775-1802); m. 2) Eliphalet Whittlesey
7. Mary Strong [twin] (b. 25 Apr 1780; d. 1864),^[13] m. 7 Jan 1799 at Hanover, CT, Daniel Fitch Cutler (1774-1860)
8. William 'Billy' Strong (b. 2 Mar 1782; d. 23 Jul 1782, Coventry, CT),^[14][15]
9. Benajah Strong (b. 26 Jan 1783; d. 1851, Coventry, CT).^[16]

Lucy (Bishop) Strong died on 27 November 1783 in her 36th year at Coventry, Connecticut.^[17]

Second Marriage and Children

Benajah married 2) Sarah Coleman (1749-1837) on 29 April 1784.^[18] They had one child:

1. Sarah (alias Sally) Strong (b. 3 Jul 1788),^[19][incorrectly lists mother as Lucy Bishop], m. Amos Richardson

Death and Buriel

Deacon Benajah Strong died on 25 November 1809 in his 70th year at Coventry, Connecticut. He is buried in the Nathan Hale Cemetery at Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut.^[20]

Research Notes

• Benajah Strong has endogamy through his parents' shared ancestry with their great grandfather, Elder John Strong Jr.
• Benajah and Lucy (Bishop) Strong are ancestors to Lady Diana Frances (Spencer) Mountbatten-Windsor, Princess of Wales (Spencer-40) through their son, Dr. Joseph Strong who married Rebecca Young.^[21][22]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-9B3 : 7 January 2020), Benajah Strong, 1740.
2. ↑ DAR, https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A111496
3. ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 109 : 1929
4. ↑ Weeks, Lyman Horace. Prominent Families of New York. New York, NY: Historical Company, 1898.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H963-5J6Z : 11 January 2020), Lucy Bishop in entry for Beniah Strong, 1769.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-9BR : 7 January 2020), Benaiah Strong in entry for Joseph Strong, 1770.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-9Y4 : 7 January 2020), Benaiah Strong in entry for Harissa Strong, 1771.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-9LK : 7 January 2020), Benaiah Strong in entry for Roger Strong, 1773.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-919 : 7 January 2020), Benaiah Strong in entry for Billy Strong, 1775.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H3HH-71MM : 16 January 2020), Benajah Strong in entry for Strong, 1776.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VPY-VTW2 : 7 January 2020), Benajah Strong in entry for Lucy Strong, 1778.
12. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VPX-LVT2 : 7 January 2020), Benajah Strong in entry for Martha Strong, 1780.
13. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77T-928 : 7 January 2020), Benaiah Strong in entry for Mary Strong, 1780.
14. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-91Q : 7 January 2020), Benaiah Strong in entry for Billy Strong, 1782.
15. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H3HZ-CQ6Z : 16 January 2020), Benajah Strong in entry for Billy Strong, 1782.
16. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-9B4 : 7 January 2020), Benaiah Strong in entry for Benajah Strong, 1783.
17. ↑ "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7ND-L6D : 16 September 2020), Lucy Strong, 1783.
18. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H96Q-SFN2 : 11 January 2020), Benajah Strong, 1784.
19. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77T-9GX : 7 January 2020), Benaiah Strong in entry for Sally Strong, 1788.
20. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/53648752/benajah-strong : accessed 12 June 2021), memorial page for Benajah Strong (13 Oct 1740–25 Nov 1809), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53648752, citing Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by pkarchs (contributor 47286217)[1]
21. ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd and Reitweisner William Addams. American Ancestors and Cousins of the Princess of Wales. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. Pages 26-27, 144.
22. ↑ Evans, Richard K. The Ancestry of Diana Princess of Wales for Twelve Generations. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2007. Pages 28-29.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written with inline sourcing and photo added by Carol Baldwin PhD RN on 12 June 2021.