Mary (Andrus) Benedict (1689 - aft. 1760)

Born 18 May 1689 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

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Descendants

Died after 16 Sep 1760 after age 71 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Notes

From Benedict, p.283-4:

James, b. 1685 ; m. Mary, dau. Abraham and Sarah (Porter) Andrus, his stepsister, b. May 18, 1689. He was a Deacon of the Congregational church in Danbury. His will, dated Sept. 16, 1760, mentions wife Mary, children, James, Benjamin, Hezekiah, Thomas, Mary, Phoebe, Abigail and Sarah ; grandson, Michael, and granddaughters, Anna and Amy, children of son John, deceased. Will proved June 23, 1761. Witnesses, Capt. John Benedict and Lieut. John Benedict. Inventory filed Oct. 20, 1761, £2,461.

Ch.

James, b. 1710; d. March 3, 1777

Benjamin, b. 1712; d. May 22, 1797.

John.

Hezekiah.

Thomas

Comfort, d. unmarried, prior to Sept., 1760.

Mary, m. Israel White; m. 2d, Ebenezer Benedict [des. of Samuel.]

Phœbe, b. 1719; m. Abram Stevens; m. 2d, Peter Castle.

Abigail, m. John Bristol.

Sarah, m. William Hamilton.

Death

The death date, "after September 16, 1760" comes from the date of her husbands will, in which she was mentioned, so she is known to have been living on that date (notes above).

Sources

• S35 Henry Marvin Benedict. The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America. Albany, [New York] : Joel Munsell , 1870, p. 57. Note: This publication is out of copyright and available at Google Books for online reading. Volume 2 of an edition bound in two volumes (p. 239-475) is available for download in PDF and other formats at Archive.org.

• Andrews, Alfred. Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews (A.H. Andrews & Co., Chicago, Ill., 1872) Page 64