Abigail Benjamin

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Abigail Eddy was baptized at Cranbrook, Kent, October 1601, daughter of Rev. William Eddy of that parish; She married, by about 1620, John Benjamin (1595-1645). They came to Massachusetts Bay 16 September 1632 on the "Lyon." They first settled in Cambridge & moved to Watertown about 1643. She died at Charlestown 20 May 1687 (this date does not appear in the published Charlestown vital records, and may be from a tombstone)].

They had 8 children: John, Abigail Woodward, Mary, Joseph, Samuel, Caleb, Abel, & Joshua.

John's daughter Mary Benjamin refers in her will to "aunt Wines" and "cousin Anne Wines," indicating a connection with Barnabas Wines, whose wife Ann is also supposed to be a sister of John Eddy. This would also connect the Benjamins to SAMUEL EDDY.

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The Benjamins in America by Bicha and Brown

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  • "Abigail Eddye bapt. October 6, 1601, m. John Benjamin and came to America in I632 on the ship 'Lion.'"
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  • "Abigail Benjamin probably made her home in Watertown until about 1654, when she went to live with her daughter, Abigail Stubbs, in Charlestown. Children of John and Abigail (Eddye) Benjamin:
    • 2. John Benjamin be. 1620 in England.
    • 3. Abigail Benjamin be. 1624 in England.
    • 4. Samuel Benjamin be. 1628 in England.
    • 5. Mary Benjamin be. 1630 in England. Mary died unmarried in 1646 at Watertown, Mass. (vr), age 16. Her will was made May 16, 1646 and notices her Aunt Wines, sister Abigail Stubbs, her brother, and her cousin Ann Wynes.
    • 6. Joseph Benjamin b. September 16, 1633 at Cambridge, Mass. (vr).
    • 7. Joshua Benjamin b. May 6, 1642 at Watertown, Mass.
    • 8. Caleb Benjamin be. 1643 in Watertown.
    • 9. Abel Benjamin be. 1645/6 at Watertown, Mass."
      • RESOURCES: Watertown, Mass. Vital Records Vol. I (copied by Mrs. Ray Fales of Mass.); Bond's History of Watertown, Mass.; Burke and Alvord Memorials; Rix Family Genealogy by Thomas Rix; Savage's Gen. Dictionary of Settlers of New England; Great Little Watertown. F. Robinson; Hoover's Gen, of Park Benjamin; Gen, of Lt. Samuel Benjamin, Mary L. Benjamin; Hinraan's Gen, of Puritans of Colony of Conn. 1852; Paige's History of Cambridge; and Wilson Papers which are records of Benjamins collected by Dr. William V. Wilson and are found in the Rare Book Room of the Congressional Library in Washington, D.C.; Cutter's History of Stratford. Conn, p. 1090.

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Abigail Eddy Female, #5416, (October 1601 - 20 March 1686/87)

Abigail Eddy was christened in October 1601 in St. Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent, England.1,2 She was born in October 1601 in St. Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent, England. She was the daughter of Rev. William Eddy and Mary Fosten.1,2 On 20 August 1616 in Cranbrook, Kent, England, Abigail Eddy was mentioned in the will of Rev. William Eddy.1 About 1619 Abigail, married John Benjamin, in England.1,2 Abigail Eddy and John Benjamin immigrated on 16 September 1632 to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on board the ship, Lion out of Bristol, under Capt. Mason.1,3,2 In 1636, their home burnt with an estimated loss of over £100. This house contained what was then considered one of the finer libraries in New England.1,4,3,2 Abigail Eddy and John Benjamin moved in 1637 to Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1,4 Abigail Eddy moved in 1654 to Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.3 She died on Thursday, 20 March 1686/87 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at age 85 years and 5 months.1,3,5,2

Children of Abigail Eddy and John Benjamin

1. John Benjamin1,2 (a 1620 - 22 Dec 1706)
2. Abigail Benjamin+1,6,3,2 (1624 - 17 Feb 1695/96)
3. Mary Benjamin1,3 (a 1626 - 10 May 1646)
4. Samuel Benjamin1,3 (1628 - 1669)
5. Joseph Benjamin1,2 (15 Sep 1633 - 1704)
6. Caleb Benjamin3,2 (a 1638 - 8 May 1684)
7. Abel Benjamin3,5,2 (a 1640 - )
8. Joshua Benjamin3,1,5,2 (a 1642 - 6 May 1684)

Citations

• Eddy, Ruth Story Devereux. The Eddy Family in America. Boston: The Eddy Family Association, 1930.
• Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635. volume I (A-B). Boston: New England Historic Genealogy Society, 1999.
• Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts including Waltham and Weston. 1860. Reprint Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1978.
• Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register. 1877. Reprint Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986.
• Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818. 1879. Reprint Somersworth, New Hampshire: New England History Press, 1982.
• Woodward, Norma Slater. Descendants of Richard Woodward New England 1589-1982. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982.

Source: http://genealogy.theroyfamily.com/p5416.htm

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