they had 9 children: Thomas, John, Martha, James, Phebe, Hannah, Peter, Ruth, Sarah.
In 1708 he was part of a group from Norwalk who purchased a large tract of land between Norwalk and Danbury from Catoonah, chief sachem, that was made a distinct township called Ridgefield. He was one of its original settlers. Justice of the peace for Fairfield County in 1732. From his grandmother he wrote first genealogy of the Benedict family.
In 1708 he was part of a group from Norwalk who purchased a large tract of land between Norwalk and Danbury from Catoonah, chief sachem, that was made a distinct township called Ridgefield. He was one of its original settlers. Justice of the peace for Fairfield County in 1732. From his grandmother he wrote first genealogy of the Benedict family.
they had 9 children: Thomas, John, Martha, James, Phebe, Hannah, Peter, Ruth, Sarah.
In 1708 he was part of a group from Norwalk who purchased a large tract of land between Norwalk and Danbury from Catoonah, chief sachem, that was made a distinct township called Ridgefield. He was one of its original settlers. Justice of the peace for Fairfield County in 1732. From his grandmother he wrote first genealogy of the Benedict family.
In 1708 he was part of a group from Norwalk who purchased a large tract of land between Norwalk and Danbury from Catoonah, chief sachem, that was made a distinct township called Ridgefield. He was one of its original settlers. Justice of the peace for Fairfield County in 1732. From his grandmother he wrote first genealogy of the Benedict family.
Inscription
HERE LIES INTERRED THE BODY OFJAMES BENEDICT, ESQ.DEACON OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THIS TOWN;TOGETHER WITH SARAH, HIS WIFE, WHO, AFTER HAVING SERVED THEIR GENERATION ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD, FELL ASLEEP AND WERE GATHERED TO THEIR FATHERS, THE FIRST ON NOV. 25, 1762 IN THE 77TH YEAR OF HIS AGE, THE OTHER FEBRY THE 9TH 1767 IN THE 81ST YEAR OF HER AGE.
