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Col. Benadam Gallup Sr. 1655–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 1655

Birth Location: Stonington, New London, CT

Death Date: 2 AUG 1727

Death Location: Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: John Gallup

Mother: Elizabeth Lake

Spouse(s): Esther Prentice

Children(s): Mercy Gallup, Benadam Gallup, Capt. Gallup, Margaret Gallup, Lucy Gallup, Hannah Gallup, Esther Gallup, Mary Gallup, Charles Gallup

Col. Benadam Gallup Sr. was born in 1655 in Stonington, New London, CT, the child of John Gallup And Elizabeth Hannah Lake. Col. Benadam Gallup Sr. married Esther Heaster Prentice, and had children including Benadam Gallup, Capt Joseph Gallup, Charles Gallup, Esther Gallup, Hannah Gallup, Lucy Gallup, Margaret Gallup, Mary Gallup, Mercy Gallup. Col. Benadam Gallup Sr. passed away in 1727 in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Col. Benadam Gallup Sr. was born in 1655 in Stonington, New London, CT, the child of John Gallup And Elizabeth Hannah Lake.
  • Col. Benadam Gallup Sr. married Esther Heaster Prentice, and had children including Benadam Gallup, Capt Joseph Gallup, Charles Gallup, Esther Gallup, Hannah Gallup, Lucy Gallup, Margaret Gallup, Mary Gallup, Mercy Gallup.
  • Col. Benadam Gallup Sr. passed away in 1727 in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Col. Sr.
1655–1727
Birth Place: Stonington, New London, CT
Parents
John Gallup
1619–1675
Dorset, England
Elizabeth (Hannah) Lake
1621–1675
Essex, England
Grandparents
John Gallup
1593–1650
Mosterton, Dorset, England
Christobel (Crabbe) Bruchett
1592–1655
Mosterton, Dorset, England
Charles Lake
1605–1613
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Sr.'s Descendants

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Col. (Benadam Gallup) Sr. (December 1655–2 AUG 1727) m. Esther ("Heaster") Prentice (20 Jul 1660–18 May 1751)
  1. 1. Mercy Gallup 1690–1724
  2. 2. Benadam Gallup 1693–1755 m. Eunice Cobb 1693–1759
    1. 1. Thomas Gallup 1733–1813
    2. 2. Hannah Gallup 1732–1820
    3. 3. Nathan Gallup 1727–1799
    4. 4. Henry Gallup 1725–1811
    5. 5. Eunice Gallup 1721–1791
    6. 6. Esther Gallup 1718–1779
    7. 7. Benadam Gallup 1716–1800
  3. 3. Capt. (Joseph) Gallup 1695–1760
  4. 4. Margaret Gallup 1698–1761 m. Nathaniel Gallup 1692–1739
    1. 1. Pvt. (Benjamin) Gallup 1735–1824
    2. 2. Margaret Gallup 1730–1817
    3. 3. Capt. (Nathaniel) Gallup 1718–1786 m. Hannah Gore 1720–1810
      1. 1. Ezra Gallup 1763–1846
      2. 2. Levi Gallup 1760–1850
      3. 3. Amos Gallup 1755–1843
      4. 4. Margaret Gallup 1753–1754
      5. 5. Silas Gallup 1748–1796
      6. 6. George Gallup 1750–1781
      7. 7. Samuel Gallup 1746–1826
      8. 8. Hannah (Gore) Gallup 1757–1848
      9. 9. Nathaniel Gallup 1744–1764
      10. 10. Silence Burrows 1741–1820
    4. 4. Martha Gallup 1733–1795
    5. 5. Lt. (Thomas) Gallop 1727–1778
    6. 6. Mercy Gallup 1725–1775
    7. 7. Thomas Gallup 1722–1725
    8. 8. John Gallup 1720–1801
    9. 9. William Gallup 1739–1841
  5. 5. Lucy Gallup 1701–1793
  6. 6. Hannah Gallup 1683–1754
  7. 7. Esther Gallup 1685–1752
  8. 8. Mary Gallup 1687–1724
  9. 9. Charles Gallup 1683–

Col. Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1655
December 1655
Birth of Col. Benadam Gallup Sr. in Stonington, New London, CT
Stonington, New London, CT
1727
2 AUG 1727
Age 72
Death of Col. Benadam Gallup Sr. in Stonington, New London, CT
Stonington, New London, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1655
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, CT
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The genealogical history of the Gallup Family in the United States : also, biographical sketches of
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The genealogical history of the Gallup Family in the United States : also, biographical sketches of
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1723; Birth city: Goochland; Birth state: VA
    [7] Family Data Collection - Individual Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1723; Birth city: Goochland; Birth state: VA
    [3] Carroll County estate records show Joseph Coggins appointed estate administrator on 4 Feb 1856. A fairly good sized estate for those days, $2110.40.
    Age:
    28-29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 AUG 1727
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, CT
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The genealogical history of the Gallup Family in the United States : also, biographical sketches of
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The genealogical history of the Gallup Family in the United States : also, biographical sketches of
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1723; Birth city: Goochland; Birth state: VA
    [7] Family Data Collection - Individual Records
    [8] Germany, Find a Grave Index
    [9] Age:
    72-73

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

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