Benajah Leffingwell (1693 - 1756)

Born 9 Aug 1693 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Joanna (Christophers) Dyer — married 24 Aug 1726 (to 8 Jun 1756) in Connecticut

Descendants

Died 8 Jun 1756 at age 62 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

Son of Thomas & Maria (Bushnell) Leffingwell

He married Joanna Christophers - parents of Christopher, Hezekiah & Elisha

Probate

His will is dated 2 May 1752 and proved on 14 June 1756 in Norwich. He mentions his wife Joanna, and his children, Christopher, Benajah, Hezekiah, Elisha, Richard, Mary, Sarah, and Lucretia. His inventory was dated 20 July 1756 in Norwich.^[1]

In 1761, the estate was set out to the widow, Joanna, Christopher, Benajah, Hezekiah, Elisha, Richard, Mary Billings, Sarah Starr, and Lucretia Leffingwell.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Probate records v. 1-2 1748-1761, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-1727  : 16 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007627366, image 319-335, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Vol 2, Pages 46-77.

• Leffingwell, Albert and Charles Wesley Leffingwell, The Leffingwell Record: A Genealogy of the Descendants of Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell, 1637-1897, Aurora, New York: Leffingwell Publishing Company (1897), 33, 46-48, Internet Archive (Digital Library).
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