Rebecca (Andrews) Benedict (abt. 1658 - aft. 1719)

Born about 1658 in Fairfield, Connecticut

Wife of Samuel Benedict I — married 7 Jul 1678 in Norwalk, Connecticut

Descendants

Died after 1719 after about age 61 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Disputed Origins

Rebecca Andrews, wife of Samuel Benedict, was identified as the daughter of Thomas Andrews, son of Robert and Elizabeth Andrews of Ipswich, by The Genealogy of the Benedict Family in America. ^[1] However, according to Anderson's Great Migration, Thomas died unmarried on July 10, 1683, ^[2] in Ipswich, so he is likely not the father.

Biography

Rebecca Andrews was the daughter of Francis Andrews ^{[3] [4]}

Rebecca Andrews, daughter of Francis Andrews and wife Anna, lived in Groves family Stratford, prior to 1763; She married in Norwalk, 7 July 1678, Samuel Benedict of Norwalk.^[4]

Marriage

Samuel Benedict and Rebecca Andrews were married 7 July 1678 in Fairfield, Connecticut. ^[1]

Children:

• Thomas Benedict
• Nathaniel Benedict
• Abraham Benedict
• Rebecca Benedict
• Esther Benedict

Note: Torrey: Samuel (-1719) & 2/wf Rebecca ANDREWS; 4 Jul 1678, 8 Jul 1678, 7? Jul 1678; Norwalk/Danbury

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Henry Marvin Benedict. The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, 2 volumes, Albany, NY: Joel Munsell, 1870, Vol 1, pg. 241-2. Archive.org and Google Books
2. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999-2011, Vol I A-B, page 54.
3. ↑ James Savage. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862." FRANCIS, Hartford 1639, had ... Rebecca, wh. bec. sec. w. 7 July 1678, of Samuel Benedict of Norwalk".
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Donald Lines Jacobus, M. A., compiler and editor. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Fairfield, CT: The Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930, p. 18

• Andrews, Alfred. Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews (A.H. Andrews & Co., Chicago, Ill., 1872) Page 31.
• 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), 1678