Benjamin Luce (1730 - 1814)

Born 1730 in Southold, Suffolk, Province of New York

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Descendants

Died 1814 at about age 84 in Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Private Benjamin Luce served with Morris County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Benjamin Luce is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A072241.

Revolutionary War Service

Benjamin Luce Sr is DAR Ancestor #: A072241 He served as a Private in Morris County, New Jersey Militia. The DAR lists his birth 1730 Dukes Co, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and death 1814 Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio. His Spouse: Elizabeth Hopkins. Children listed in file: Benjamin who m. Jane Hines / Justice Justus, Zephaniah who m. Elizabeth Douglass, John who m. Elizabeth Hays. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 22 June 2019), "Record of Benjamin Luce Sr", Ancestor # A072241.Meehan-411

• Ancestral File Number: 1SQ2-PT

• TAX LIST: Tax Lists (Ratables) for 1779 and 1780 for Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey lists "Benjamin Luce".

• BIRTH AND DEATH: Typed summary of Luce Genealogy compiled by Mr. Maurice Brunson of Shawnee, Kansas, lists Benjamin - born 1730 - died 1814.

• SOURCE: THE AMERICAN DESCENDANTS OF HENRY LUCE OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD 1640-1985 3 Vol and 1987 Indexed Addendum by Martha McCourt and Thomas Luce.

• FATHER'S WILL: Dated 23 Jan 1771, NEW JERSEY ARCHIVES Vol 34 Pages 324-325

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Luce-232 created through the import of Bartlett_Barden_Gray Family.ged on Jun 11, 2012 by David Bartlett. See the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.