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Benjamin Gorton 1640–1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1640

Birth Location: Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 25 December 1699

Death Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Samuel, Gorton

Mother: Mary Maplett

Spouse(s): Sarah Carder

Children(s): Maplet Gorton, Alice Gorton, Benjamin Gorton, Mary Gorton, Samuel Gorton, Sarah Gorton

Benjamin Gorton was born in 1640 in Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Samuel Gov Gorton And Mary Maplett. Benjamin Gorton married Sarah Carder, and had children including Alice Gorton, Benjamin Gorton, Maplet Gorton, Mary Gorton, Samuel Gorton, Sarah Gorton. Benjamin Gorton passed away in 1699 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Gorton was born in 1640 in Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Samuel Gov Gorton And Mary Maplett.
  • Benjamin Gorton married Sarah Carder, and had children including Alice Gorton, Benjamin Gorton, Maplet Gorton, Mary Gorton, Samuel Gorton, Sarah Gorton.
  • Benjamin Gorton passed away in 1699 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel, Gorton
1592–1677
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Mary Maplett
1608–1677
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Carder
1652–1724
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Maplet Gorton
1684–1731
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Alice Gorton
1681–1738
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Benjamin Gorton
1678–1737
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Mary Gorton
1673–1732
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Samuel Gorton
1675–1723
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Sarah Gorton
1675–1753
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Benjamin Gorton's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Gorton
1640–1699
Birth Place: Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Samuel, Gov Gorton
1592–1677
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Mary Maplett
1608–1677
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Samuel Gorton) III
1555–1610
Gorton, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
John (Maplett (Personal Physician to King Charles) II)
1581–1630
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Mary (Ellen) KING
1580–1646
St Lawrence Jewry, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1526–1611
Ann Gorton
1518–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Gorton's Descendants

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Benjamin Gorton (January 1640–25 December 1699) m. Sarah Carder (1652–1 August 1724)
  1. 1. Maplet Gorton 1684–1731
  2. 2. Alice Gorton 1681–1738
  3. 3. Benjamin Gorton 1678–1737
  4. 4. Mary Gorton 1673–1732
  5. 5. Samuel Gorton 1675–1723
    1. 1. Elizabeth Gorton 1715–1800 m. Benjamin Talman 1710–1803
      1. 1. Marcy Talman 1750– m. William Peckcom 1742–1780
        1. 1. Mercy (Mason) Peckcom 1765–1845 m. Ebenezer (Matthews) Elliot 1759–1836
  6. 6. Sarah Gorton 1675–1753

Benjamin Gorton's Timeline

2 Records

1640
January 1640
Birth of Benjamin Gorton in Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1699
25 December 1699
Age 59
Death of Benjamin Gorton in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1640
    Event Place: Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1699
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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