John Benedict III (1701 - 1770)

Born 1701 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1770 at about age 69 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

John Benedict, son of John Benedict and Mary Hoyt, was born in 1701.^[1]

He married Dinah Bouton. They removed from Norwalk to New Canaan on June 20 1773^[1] and he was a founding member of the Congregational Church of Canaan Parish, and one of its first deacons.

He married second to Mary ________. She outlived him.^[1]

Children

• Daniel, died 1777^[1]
• John, b. 11 Sep 1724; d. Jan 1807^[1]
• Jachin, d. Jul 1760^[1]
• Joseph, b. 20 May 1730, d. 24 Aug 1785^[1]
• Dinah, bp. 5 May 1734, m.Eleazer Bouton and had children^[1]
• Hezekiah, bp. 23 Oct 1737, d. 1813
• Rhoda, bp. 16 Jun 1737, m. Samuel Lawrence
• Mary, bp. 24 Apr 1743, d. unm. aft. 1771
• Sarah, m. Timothy Hoyt

Death and Estate

• John died on Feb 27, 1770^[1][2][3]

He left a will dated 19 Feb 1770 and proved 17 Apr 1770.^[1][4]

His inventory was taken on 15 March 1770 and recorded at Fairfield.^[5]

Burial

• He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in New Canaan, Connecticut ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Benedict, Henry Marvin and Elwyn Ellsworth Benedict. The Genealogy of the Benedicts In America. Albany: J. Munsell, 1870. Online at HathiTrust page 56-57.
2. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HY-QQ9 : 9 February 2018), John Benedict, 27 Feb 1770; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 3,088.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HY-QQ9 : 9 February 2018), John Benedict, 27 Feb 1770; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 3,088.
4. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 17-18, 1767-1776”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-Y5W6 : 25 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627294, image 184, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 17, 1767-1776, Page 341-342.
5. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 17-18, 1767-1776”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-Y5W5  : 24 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627294, image 142-143, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 17, 1767-1776, Page 256-259.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 13 September 2018), memorial page for John Benedict (1701–27 Feb 1770), Find A Grave: Memorial #44044359, citing Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Dacanta (contributor 47158985).

• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. SAR 35418 New Jersey
• The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.