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Benjamin Paul 1681–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1681

Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 January 1757

Death Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Paull

Mother: Mary Richmond

Spouse(s): Ruth Dyer

Children(s): John Paul, Christopher Paul, Ebenezer Paul, Sarah Paul, Abigail Paul, Benjamin Jr., Ruth Paul, Rebeckah Paul

The story of Benjamin Paul began in 1681 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin Paul married Ruth Dyer, and had children including Abigail F Paul, Benjamin Paull Jr, Christopher Paul, Ebenezer Paul, John Paul, Rebeckah Paul, Ruth Paul, Sarah Paul. Benjamin Paul passed away in 1757 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Paul began in 1681 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Benjamin Paul married Ruth Dyer, and had children including Abigail F Paul, Benjamin Paull Jr, Christopher Paul, Ebenezer Paul, John Paul, Rebeckah Paul, Ruth Paul, Sarah Paul.
  • Benjamin Paul passed away in 1757 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Paull
1624–1704
Birth Location: Scotland
WP
Mary Richmond
1639–1715
Birth Location: Berkley, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Ruth Dyer
1683–1776
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
RD

Children(s)

John Paul
1719–1798
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts
JP
Christopher Paul
1708–1761
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
CP
Ebenezer Paul
1717–1784
Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
EP
Sarah Paul
1722–1805
Birth Location: Berkley, Massachusetts
SP
Abigail Paul
1721–1791
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
AP
Benjamin Jr.
1705–1789
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
BJ
Ruth Paul
1711–1791
Birth Location: Berkley, Massachusetts
RP
Rebeckah Paul
1714–1741
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
RP

Benjamin Paul's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Paul
1681–1757
Birth Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Paull
1624–1704
Scotland
Mary (Ann) Richmond
1639–1715
Berkley, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard Paul
1612–1654
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Margaret ("MARGERY") TURNER
1612–1676
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
John Richmond
1594–1664
Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Nichols
1596–1664
All Cannings, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lady Christian
1572–1596
Richard Nicholas
1560–1612
Jane John
1557–1596
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Paul's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin Paul (1681–12 January 1757) m. Ruth Dyer (1683–24 January 1776)
  1. 1. John Paul 1719–1798
    1. 1. Sarah Paul 1767–1801 m. Godfrey Briggs 1756–1815
      1. 1. Simeon (Briggs) Sr. 1798–1879 m. Mary (Ann) Richmond 1804–1840
        1. 1. Simeon (Briggs) Jr. 1823–1903 m. Catherine (Frances) Hathaway 1828–1854 m. Sarah (Jane) Brown 1839–1909
        2. 2. Ann (Isabella) Briggs 1838–1886 m. Henry (Lincoln) Babbitt 1837–1903
        3. 3. Thomas (Andross) Briggs 1833–1912 m. Lucinda (Burt) Cummings 1833–1918
        4. 4. Alfred (Standish) Briggs 1824–1854 m. Elizabeth Booth 1824–
        5. 5. Washington (Irving) Briggs 1827–1890
        6. 6. Mary (Ann) Briggs 1829–1872 m. John (Wyman) Raymond 1822–1890
        7. 7. Ann (Mariah) Briggs 1835–1884
        8. 8. Georgianna (Briggs (1yr 8ms) old) 1840–1842
        9. 9. Andrew (R.) Briggs 1831–1849
        10. 10. Isabel (Ann) Briggs 1838–1859
      2. 2. Freeman Briggs 1793–1874 m. Abigail (Sylvia) French 1792–1871
        1. 1. Samuel (Elam) Briggs 1830–1903 m. Cornelia (Angeline) Palmer 1839–1915
        2. 2. Henry (Freeman) Briggs 1820–1899 m. Eliza McGalliard 1824–1891
        3. 3. Sophia (French) Briggs 1822–1909 m. Lewis (Coy) Chatfield 1807–1886
        4. 4. Phillip ("Otis" Briggs) Sr 1827–1903 m. Elizabeth (C "Eliza") Allen 1837–1867 m. Jane (A. "Jennie") Allen 1845–1914
        5. 5. Emily (Amelia) Briggs 1833–1887
        6. 6. Melissa (Angeline) Briggs 1839–1895 m. Charles (Emmett) Bennett 1835– m. Joseph (P) Brittain 1839–
        7. 7. Abigail ("Abba" Matilda) Briggs 1823–1905
      3. 3. George Briggs 1786–1866 m. Drusilla Paull 1783–1811
        1. 1. George (Lyman) Briggs 1809–1897 m. Ann (Eliza) Stevens 1813–1882
      4. 4. Godfrey Briggs 1790–1830 m. Amelia ("Mellia") Deane 1792–1849
        1. 1. Sarah ("Adeline") Briggs 1816–1898 m. Cyrus Presbrey 1815–1884
        2. 2. Catherine (H) Briggs 1824–1904 m. James (B) Godfrey 1823–1856
        3. 3. Cromwell (D.) Briggs 1827–1882
        4. 4. Elizabeth Briggs 1819–1896
        5. 5. Melinda Briggs 1817–1883
      5. 5. John Briggs 1792–1814
      6. 6. Ruth Briggs 1800–
  2. 2. Christopher Paul 1708–1761
  3. 3. Ebenezer Paul 1717–1784
  4. 4. Sarah Paul 1722–1805 m. Micah Pratt 1721–1765
    1. 1. Dyer Pratt 1752–1841
    2. 2. Mercy Pratt 1747–1747
    3. 3. Abi Pratt 1765–1773
    4. 4. Desire Pratt 1757–1791
    5. 5. Daniel Pratt 1761–
    6. 6. Micah Pratt 1751–1777
    7. 7. Sarah (Katherine) Pratt 1759–1822 m. Josiah Warren 1750–1801
      1. 1. Josiah (Samuel) Warren 1784–1827
      2. 2. Jacob Warren 1780–1865
      3. 3. Rebecca Warren 1780–1869
      4. 4. Asa Warren 1786–1814
      5. 5. Ezra Warren 1789–1879 m. Mary ("Polly" Rose) Ganson 1782–1857
        1. 1. Mary (Louisa) Warren 1818–1891
        2. 2. Henry (Harrison) Warren 1814–1890
        3. 3. John (Ganson 'Judge') Warren 1816–1894
        4. 4. Emily (Eunice) Warren 1824–1903 m. Charles McNeil 1822–
        5. 5. Asa (Pratt) Warren 1821–1903 m. Emily (M) Crosby 1828–1899
        6. 6. Enos (Ezra) Warren 1826–1897
        7. 7. Ira (James) Warren 1819–1872
  5. 5. Abigail (F) Paul 1721–1791
  6. 6. Benjamin (Paull) Jr. 1705–1789 m. Anne Staples 1706–1778
    1. 1. Edward Paull 1749–1826 m. Aletheia Tobey 1754–1792 m. Ruth Macomber 1764–1851
      1. 1. Rebeckah Paull 1779–1850
      2. 2. Jemima (Crocker) Paull 1775–1870 m. Thomas Moriarty 1787–1846
      3. 3. Aletha Paull 1777–1850
      4. 4. Edward (Paull) Jr. 1781–
      5. 5. Benjamin Paull 1785–1785
      6. 6. Anne Paull 1787–1874
      7. 7. Enoch (Tobey) Paull 1791–1873 m. Sally Hall 1789–1851
        1. 1. Benjamin (Crocker) Paull 1817–1851
        2. 2. Enoch (Edward Tobey) Paull 1815–1843
        3. 3. Sarah (Aletha) Paull 1818–1862
        4. 4. John (Henry Hall) Paull 1821–1885 m. Anna (Isabella Henderson) Knox 1835–1882
        5. 5. Jacob (Woodard) Paull 1824–1914
        6. 6. Henrietta (Woodard) Paull 1826–1904
        7. 7. Seth (Frederic) Paull 1829–1919
        8. 8. Lucy (Abiah) Paull 1831–1831
      8. 8. Benjamin Paull 1785–1847
    2. 2. Anne Paull 1728–1764
    3. 3. Seth Paull 1741–1825
    4. 4. Benjamin (Paul) III 1752–1838
    5. 5. Mercy Paull 1757–1823
  7. 7. Ruth Paul 1711–1791
  8. 8. Rebeckah Paul 1714–1741

Benjamin Paul's Timeline

2 Records

1681
1681
Birth of Benjamin Paul in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1757
12 January 1757
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Paul in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1681
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 January 1757
    Event Place: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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