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Benjamin Gorton 1640–1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1640

Birth Location: Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 25 Dec 1699

Death Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

Father:

Mother: Mary Maplett

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Maplet Gorton

Benjamin Gorton was born in 1640 in Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Samuel Gorton And Mary 9Ggm Maplett. Benjamin Gorton married Margaret Weeden, and had children including Maplet Gorton. Benjamin Gorton passed away in 1699 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Gorton was born in 1640 in Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Samuel Gorton And Mary 9Ggm Maplett.
  • Benjamin Gorton married Margaret Weeden, and had children including Maplet Gorton.
  • Benjamin Gorton passed away in 1699 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mary Maplett
1609–1677
Birth Location: St Lawrence, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maplet Gorton
1684–1785
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, United States
Parents
Mary ((9GGM)) Maplett
1609–1677
St Lawrence, London, England
Grandparents
John (Maplett) (Maplet)
1581–1630
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Mary King
1572–1646
St. Lawrence, Jewry, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John (Maplet)
1540–1592
Ellen Leaper
1545–1595
GEORGE Kinge
1568–1626
JEAN Lorraine
1569–1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maplett
1525–1625
Ellen King
1520–1603
William Leaper
1520–1600
Eliza Klingleaper
1522–1595
Thomas Kinge
1538–
Anne Jones**
1545–1596

Benjamin Gorton's Descendants

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Benjamin Gorton (Jan 1640–25 Dec 1699)
  1. 1. Maplet Gorton 1684–1785 m. Thomas (William Remington) III 1682–1723
    1. 1. Thomas Remington 1723–1808 m. Abigail Eldredge 1723–1766
      1. 1. Hannah Remington 1746–
        1. 1. Asa Brayton 1763–1820 m. Sarah Carr 1770–1866
      2. 2. Prissilla Fairbanks 1741–1832
      3. 3. Sarah Holden 1751–1828
      4. 4. Henry Remington 1764–1841
      5. 5. James (Wolfe) Remington 1760–1784
      6. 6. Judge (Thomas) Remington 1747–1817

Benjamin Gorton's Timeline

2 Records

1640
Jan 1640
Birth of Benjamin Gorton in Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1699
25 Dec 1699
Age 59
Death of Benjamin Gorton in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1640
    Event Place: Aquidneck Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1699
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
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