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Abigail BENTON 1740–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1 Mar 1781

Death Location: Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: TIMOTHY BENTON

Mother: Abigail Scott

Spouse(s): SAMUEL NYE

Children(s): HEZEKIAH NYE

The story of Abigail BENTON began in 1740 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. In 1738, Abigail BENTON resided in Tolland. Abigail BENTON married Samuel Https Www Ancestry Com Imageviewer Collections 2204 Images 32596 242526 00166 Pid 1245083 Nye, Timothy Benton, and had children including Hezekiah Nye. Abigail BENTON passed away in 1781 in Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail BENTON began in 1740 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.
  • In 1738, Abigail BENTON resided in Tolland.
  • Abigail BENTON married Samuel Https Www Ancestry Com Imageviewer Collections 2204 Images 32596 242526 00166 Pid 1245083 Nye, Timothy Benton, and had children including Hezekiah Nye.
  • Abigail BENTON passed away in 1781 in Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

TIMOTHY BENTON
1709–1785
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Abigail Scott
1721–1776
Birth Location: Windham, Connecticut, United States,
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Spouses(s)

SAMUEL NYE
1738–1817
Birth Location: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
SN

Children(s)

HEZEKIAH NYE
1766–1850
Birth Location: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
HN

Abigail BENTON's Ancestors

Self
Abigail BENTON
1740–1781
Birth Place: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Parents
TIMOTHY BENTON
1709–1785
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Abigail Scott
1721–1776
Windham, Connecticut, United States,
Grandparents
SAMUEL BENTON
1680–1763
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
MARY POMEROY
1684–1773
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
James Scott
1705–1750
Londonderry,Ulster,,Ireland
JOHANNAH ("Hannah") Hyatt
1702–1765
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Benton
1658–1746
Sarah Chatterton
1661–1746
Medad Pomeroy
1638–1716
Experience Woodward
1643–1686
David Scott
1678–1760
MARY STANLEY
1677–1722
Thomas Hyatt
1680–1759
Experience SCOTT
1682–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Benton
1620–1683
Hannah Stocking
1630–1670
WILLIAM CHATTERTON
1640–1700
MARY CLARKE
1645–1722
Eltweed Pomeroy
1585–1672
Margery Rockett
1605–1655
Henry Woodward
1607–1685
Elizabeth Mather
1618–1690
Edmund Scott
1658–1746
Jane Fuller
1655–1749
Nathaniel Stanley
1636–1712
Sarah Boosey
1643–1716
Thomas Hyatt
1650–1698
Mary StJohn
1656–1745
Edward Scott
1648–1715
Elizabeth Webster
1649–1689

Abigail BENTON's Descendants

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Abigail BENTON (1740–1 Mar 1781) m. SAMUEL (https:\\www.ancestry.com\imageviewer\collections\2204\images\32596_242526-00166?pId=1245083) NYE (20 Jul 1738–8 May 1817)
  1. 1. HEZEKIAH NYE 1766–1850 m. Asenoth Nye 1762–1819
    1. 1. Jeduthan Nye 1788–1867 m. Minerva James 1796–1864
      1. 1. Freeman (J) Nye 1825–1904 m. Hannah (A) PICKETT 1832–1892 m. Mary (Ann) Degal 1824–
        1. 1. William (Freeman) Nye 1851–1914 m. Jessie (May) Austin 1861–1905
        2. 2. Leonard (L) Nye 1857–
        3. 3. Alice Nye 1864–
        4. 4. 1869–1923 m. Phebe (Ella) PRENTICE 1870–1906
        5. 5. Frederick (W) Nye 1871–
        6. 6. Ellen (Udora) NYE 1853–1898
        7. 7. Wallace (G) Nye 1859–

Abigail BENTON's Timeline

7 Records

1738
Abt 1738
Abigail BENTON resided here in Tolland
Tolland
1740
1 Nov 1740
Birth of Abigail BENTON in Tolland
Tolland
1740
1740
Birth of Abigail BENTON in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
1765
30 May 1765
Age 25
Abigail BENTON was married in Stafford, Connecticut, USA
Stafford, Connecticut, USA
1765
Abt 1765
Age 25
Abigail BENTON resided here in Tolland
Tolland
1781
1 Mar 1781
Age 41
Death of Abigail BENTON in Toland, Connecticut, United States
Toland, Connecticut, United States
1782
1 Mar 1782
Age 42
Death of Abigail BENTON in Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1740
    Event Place: Tolland
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [4] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 May 1765
    Event Place: Stafford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1738
    Event Place: Tolland
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 44

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1765
    Event Place: Tolland
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tolland
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1782
    Event Place: Tolland, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Death Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 301; SAR Membership Number: 60081
    [4] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1781
    Event Place: Toland, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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