Samuel Benton

b. 28 January 1680, d. 8 February 1763
     Samuel Benton was born on 28 January 1680 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Samuel Benton. Samuel Benton married Mary Pomeroy, daughter of Deacon Medad Pomeroy and Experience Woodward, on 2 January 1705. Samuel Benton died on 8 February 1763 at age 83.

Children of Samuel Benton and Mary Pomeroy

Medad Benton

b. 20 October 1705
     Medad Benton was born on 20 October 1705. He was the son of Samuel Benton and Mary Pomeroy.

Jonathan Benton

b. 2 September 1707
     Jonathan Benton was born on 2 September 1707. He was the son of Samuel Benton and Mary Pomeroy.

Timothy Benton

     Timothy Benton was the son of Samuel Benton and Mary Pomeroy. Timothy Benton was baptized on 19 March 1709 at Second Church, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

Eunice Benton

     Eunice Benton was the daughter of Samuel Benton and Mary Pomeroy. Eunice Benton was baptized on 22 June 1712 at Second Church, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

Mary Benton

     Mary Benton was the daughter of Samuel Benton and Mary Pomeroy. Mary Benton was baptized on 29 May 1715.

Samuel Benton1

b. 11 August 1717
     Samuel Benton was baptized on 11 August 1717 at Second Church, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Samuel Benton and Mary Pomeroy. Samuel Benton lived at Tolland, CT.

The information on Samuel (Samuel, Samuel, Andrew,John) and his descendants was provided via email from Karen Costantini (karenc@mail2.nai.net).

She cites as a source: Andrew Benton of Milford and Hartford, Conn. and His Descendants by John H. Benton, Esq. of Washington, DC, publishedin The New England Historic Genealogical Register.

Children of Samuel Benton and Jane Bradley

Citations

  1. [S85] Albert A. Pomeroy History and Genealogy of the Pomeroy Family, Vol.I: Pg. 154.

Sarai Benton

     Sarai Benton was the daughter of Samuel Benton and Mary Pomeroy. Sarai Benton was baptized on 16 August 1719 at Second Church, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

Elisha Benton

b. 26 December 1744
     Elisha Benton was born on 26 December 1744. Elisha Benton was the child of Samuel Benton and Jane Bradley.

Jonathan Benton

b. 9 September 1746
     Pensioned in 1832 as a Revolutionary soldier; "saw the battle of Bunker Hill from Roxbury St., Boston." Jonathan Benton was born on 9 September 1746. He was the son of Samuel Benton and Jane Bradley.

Ozias Benton

b. 25 February 1748
     Ozias Benton was born on 25 February 1748. He was the son of Samuel Benton and Jane Bradley.

Thankful Benton

b. April 1751, d. November 1751
     Thankful Benton was born in April 1751. She was the daughter of Samuel Benton and Jane Bradley. Thankful Benton died in November 1751 at "beng burned in house".

Thankful Benton

b. 22 August 1752, d. 4 October 1824
     The information on Samuel Benton (Samuel, Samuel, Andrew,John) and his descendants, including Thankful, was provided via email from Karen Costantini (karenc@mail2.nai.net).

She cites as a source for Daniel Avery The Groton Avery Clan Vol. 1, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catharine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912, page 205. Thankful Benton was born on 22 August 1752 at Tolland, CT. She was the daughter of Samuel Benton and Jane Bradley. Thankful Benton married Daniel Avery, son of Isaac Avery, on 5 February 1775 at Tolland, CT. Thankful Benton died on 4 October 1824 at West Stafford, CT, at age 72.

Children of Thankful Benton and Daniel Avery

Dorothy Benton

b. 23 February 1755
     Dorothy Benton was born on 23 February 1755. She was the daughter of Samuel Benton and Jane Bradley.

Samuel Benton

b. 9 May 1757
     Revolutionary Soldier. Samuel Benton was born on 9 May 1757. He was the son of Samuel Benton and Jane Bradley.

Zadoc Benton

b. 7 March 1761
     A Revolutionary Soldier. Zadoc Benton was born on 7 March 1761. He was the son of Samuel Benton and Jane Bradley.

Sarah Benton

b. 21 December 1764
     Sarah Benton was born on 21 December 1764. She was the daughter of Samuel Benton and Jane Bradley.

Jacob Benton

b. 30 September 1768
     Jacob Benton was born on 30 September 1768. He was the son of Samuel Benton and Jane Bradley.

Daniel Avery

b. 19 April 1748, d. 24 April 1831
     Daniel (Isaac, Thomas, James, Christopher) was a farmer and lived and died at West Stafford. Daniel Avery was born on 19 April 1748. He was the son of Isaac Avery. Daniel Avery married Thankful Benton, daughter of Samuel Benton and Jane Bradley, on 5 February 1775 at Tolland, CT. Daniel Avery died on 24 April 1831 at West Stafford, CT, at age 83.

Children of Daniel Avery and Thankful Benton

Charles Avery

b. 12 November 1775
     Charles Avery was born on 12 November 1775 at West Stafford, CT. He was the son of Daniel Avery and Thankful Benton.

Henry Avery

b. 25 August 1777
     Henry Avery was born on 25 August 1777 at West Stafford, CT. He was the son of Daniel Avery and Thankful Benton.

Charlotte Avery

b. 26 December 1779
     Charlotte Avery was born on 26 December 1779 at West Stafford, CT. She was the daughter of Daniel Avery and Thankful Benton.

Lovina Avery

b. 6 September 1781
     Lovina Avery was born on 6 September 1781 at West Stafford, CT. She was the daughter of Daniel Avery and Thankful Benton.

Elihu Benton Avery

b. 26 November 1784, d. 12 June 1878
     Elihu Benton Avery was born on 26 November 1784 at West Stafford, CT. He was the son of Daniel Avery and Thankful Benton. Elihu Benton Avery married Polly Fuller, daughter of Joseph Fuller and Polly Jenks, in January 1810 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. Elihu Benton Avery died on 12 June 1878 at West Stafford, CT, at age 93.

Elihu was a farmer.


The information on Samuel Benton (Samuel, Samuel, Andrew,John) and his descendants, including Elihu, was provided via email from Karen Costantini (karenc@mail2.nai.net).


She cites as a source for Elihu Avery The Groton Avery Clan Vol. 1, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catharine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912, pages 324-5.

Children of Elihu Benton Avery and Polly Fuller

Sophia Avery

b. 31 August 1787, d. 29 October 1791
     Sophia Avery was born on 31 August 1787 at West Stafford, CT. She was the daughter of Daniel Avery and Thankful Benton. Sophia Avery died on 29 October 1791 at age 4.

Azuba Avery

b. 6 February 1790
     Azuba Avery was born on 6 February 1790 at West Stafford, CT. Azuba Avery was the child of Daniel Avery and Thankful Benton.

Lilly Avery

b. 22 November 1793
     Lilly Avery was born on 22 November 1793. She was the daughter of Daniel Avery and Thankful Benton.

Polly Fuller

d. 9 June 1867
     Polly Fuller was the daughter of Joseph Fuller and Polly Jenks. Polly Fuller married Elihu Benton Avery, son of Daniel Avery and Thankful Benton, in January 1810 at "Missing Place" no. 6410. Polly Fuller died on 9 June 1867 at West Stafford, CT.

Children of Polly Fuller and Elihu Benton Avery

Joseph Fuller

     Joseph Fuller married Polly Jenks.

Child of Joseph Fuller and Polly Jenks

Polly Jenks

     Polly Jenks married Joseph Fuller.

Child of Polly Jenks and Joseph Fuller

Loren Fox Avery

b. 10 June 1811, d. 6 June 1846
     Loren Fox Avery was born on 10 June 1811 at West Stafford, CT. Loren Fox Avery was the child of Elihu Benton Avery and Polly Fuller. Loren Fox Avery died on 6 June 1846 at age 34.

Lovatus King Avery

b. 26 August 1813, d. 3 December 1814
     Lovatus King Avery was born on 26 August 1813 at West Stafford, CT. Lovatus King Avery was the child of Elihu Benton Avery and Polly Fuller. Lovatus King Avery died on 3 December 1814 at age 1.

Lovatus King Avery

b. 14 May 1816, d. 16 August 1857
     Lovatus King Avery was born on 14 May 1816 at West Stafford, CT. Lovatus King Avery was the child of Elihu Benton Avery and Polly Fuller. Lovatus King Avery died on 16 August 1857 at age 41.

Lyman Wolcott Avery

b. 7 January 1818, d. April 1888
     Lyman Wolcott Avery was born on 7 January 1818 at West Stafford, CT. He was the son of Elihu Benton Avery and Polly Fuller. Lyman Wolcott Avery married Wealthy Elizabeth Bumsted, daughter of Joseph Bumsted, on 22 October 1840 at Monson, MA. Lyman Wolcott Avery died in April 1888 at West Stafford, CT, at age 70.

Lyman was a farmer at West Stafford; he married, second, Mrs. Mary (Ives) Chapin.


The information on Samuel Benton (Samuel, Samuel, Andrew,John) and his descendants, including Lyman, was provided via email from Karen Costantini (karenc@mail2.nai.net).


She cites as a source for Lyman Avery The Groton Avery Clan Vol. 1, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catharine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912, page 521.

Children of Lyman Wolcott Avery and Wealthy Elizabeth Bumsted

Theodore Morrison Avery

b. 20 May 1820
     Theodore Morrison Avery was born on 20 May 1820 at West Stafford, CT. He was the son of Elihu Benton Avery and Polly Fuller.

Horatio Delford Avery

b. 24 July 1822
     Horatio Delford Avery was born on 24 July 1822 at West Stafford, CT. He was the son of Elihu Benton Avery and Polly Fuller.

Danford Hamilton Avery

b. 8 August 1824, d. 13 March 1828
     Danford Hamilton Avery was born on 8 August 1824 at West Stafford, CT. He was the son of Elihu Benton Avery and Polly Fuller. Danford Hamilton Avery died on 13 March 1828 at age 3.

Eliza Amanda Avery

b. 5 December 1826
     Eliza Amanda Avery was born on 5 December 1826 at West Stafford, CT. She was the daughter of Elihu Benton Avery and Polly Fuller.

Lauraett Lorinda Avery

b. 2 October 1828
     Lauraett Lorinda Avery was born on 2 October 1828 at West Stafford, CT. She was the daughter of Elihu Benton Avery and Polly Fuller.

Lawson Hamilton Avery

b. 19 June 1833, d. July 1857
     Lawson Hamilton Avery was born on 19 June 1833 at West Stafford, CT. He was the son of Elihu Benton Avery and Polly Fuller. Lawson Hamilton Avery died in July 1857 at West Stafford, CT, at age 24.

Wealthy Elizabeth Bumsted

b. 10 November 1821, d. 22 July 1868
     Wealthy Elizabeth Bumsted was born on 10 November 1821 at Monson, MA. She was the daughter of Joseph Bumsted. Wealthy Elizabeth Bumsted married Lyman Wolcott Avery, son of Elihu Benton Avery and Polly Fuller, on 22 October 1840 at Monson, MA. Wealthy Elizabeth Bumsted died on 22 July 1868 at West Stafford, CT, at age 46.

Children of Wealthy Elizabeth Bumsted and Lyman Wolcott Avery

Laurana Sarah Avery

b. 11 May 1842
     Laurana Sarah Avery was born on 11 May 1842 at West Stafford, CT. She was the daughter of Lyman Wolcott Avery and Wealthy Elizabeth Bumsted.

Ann Eliza Avery

b. 12 September 1843, d. 19 August 1860
     Ann Eliza Avery was born on 12 September 1843 at West Stafford, CT. She was the daughter of Lyman Wolcott Avery and Wealthy Elizabeth Bumsted. Ann Eliza Avery died on 19 August 1860 at age 16.

Luzerne Wolcott Avery

b. 1 January 1845
     Luzerne Wolcott Avery was born on 1 January 1845 at West Stafford, CT. She was the daughter of Lyman Wolcott Avery and Wealthy Elizabeth Bumsted.

Eugene Lyman Avery

b. 10 April 1846
     Eugene Lyman Avery was born on 10 April 1846 at West Stafford, CT. He was the son of Lyman Wolcott Avery and Wealthy Elizabeth Bumsted.