Thomas Benedict III (1670 - 1743)

Born 5 Dec 1670 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Smith) Benedict — married 13 May 1697 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Hannah (Knapp) Benedict — married about 14 Oct 1740 in Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 10 May 1743 at age 72 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Thomas Benedict was born on 5 Dec 1670 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, son of Thomas Benedict II (~1640 - 1688) and Mary (Messenger) Benedict (~1642 - <1699).

His siblings were:

1. Mary Benedict (1666 - )
2. Hannah (Benedict) Royce (1676 - ~1767)
3. Esther (Benedict) Ives (1679 - 1752)
4. Abigail (Benedict) Royce (1682 - ~1713)
5. Elizabeth Benedict (~1684 - )

Thomas married Rachel Smith (1673 - 1737) on 13 May 1697 in Norwalk.^{[1] [2][3][4]} Their children were:

1. Mary (Benedict) Holt (~1698 - 1748)
2. Mary (Benedict) St. John (1699 - 1761)
3. Thomas Benedict IV (1701 - 1757)
4. Samuel Benedict (~1703 - 1757)
5. Daniel Benedict (1707 - 1717)
6. Rachel (Benedict) Kellogg (~1710 - >1749)
7. Nehemiah Benedict (~1711 - )
8. Sarah (Benedict) Hoyt (1717 - 1800).

He worked as a fence viewer and surveyor and was a selectman from 1709 - 11 and 1730 & 1732.

He was called an Ensign in 1717.

Rachael Benedict, remembered as being "the virtuous and pious consort," died Dec. 1, 1737.

Thomas married second Hannah Knapp (~1673 - ) on 14 Oct 1740 in Connecticut Colony.

Thomas died on 10 May 1743 in Norwalk aged 72.

His will is dated 17 January 1738/39 and proved on 5 June 1744 in Fairfield. His inventory was taken on 7 June 1743.^[5] He left an estate valued at 160 pounds that included one enslaved negro man, Winsor.

Sources

1. ↑ Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985 & 1992, p. 62; Thomas Benedict (1670-) & Rachel Smith (?1677-1737); 13 May 1697, 169-;
2. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, for the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, New Haven CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1930-1932, 1:62; Thomas Benedict m. (1) (rec. Norwalk) 13 May 169- Rachel Smith, daughter of Samuel, who died 9 June 17[37]
3. ↑ Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 2006; p. 1205; Benedict, Thomas, mar Rachel Smith, dau of Samuell, 13 May 16?? - Norwalk VR
4. ↑ Henry Marvin Benedict, Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, Volume 1, Albany, J. Munsell, 1870, p. 28, Thomas 3 (Thomas2, Thomas1), b. Dec. 5, 1670, Norwalk; m. May 13, 1697, Rachel, dau. of Samuel and Rachel (Marvin) Smith of Norwalk, b. 1672-3
5. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 9-10, 1741-1755”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9922-6W49  : 11 May 2022), FHL microfilm 007627281, image 130-134, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 9, 1741-1748, Page 238-245.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #44434701 Pine Island Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
• "GENEALOGY OF THE BENEDICTS IN AMERICA" by Henry Marvin Benedict.
• A full accounting of the Benedicts while in Norwalk and before, including genealogy from Thomas Benedict, Sr. through Samuel's and John's children, can be found in the "Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut: Historical Records, 1847". found on ancestry.com
• http://www.avocadoridge.com
• Hall, Edwin. The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut (James Mallory & Co., Norwalk, 1847)
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. Norwalk, Page 12.

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• Connecticut Town Records (Barbour Collection), 1670 & 1697