Age 45 years.
Born 1767.
He was a ship captain.
Captain Benjamin Williams-DeKoven House
27 Washington Street, Middletown, CT
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He married Martha Cornell 11 February 1786 in Middletown, Connecticut
Also they had 3 children:
Thompson Phillips Williams (abt 1787-1841)
Sally A. Williams Mather (1789-1832)
Edwin Williams (1795-1840)
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The deKoven House, a stately Georgian brick mansion overlooking the Connecticut River, was built between 1791 and 1797 by Captain Benjamin Williams, famous as a trader to the West Indies. During a visit to Middletown he met and married Martha Cornell. Since Middletown was the chief port for West Indian shipping, the Captain decided to settle here. He purchased five acres of land, bounded at that time by Main Street, Washington Street, and the Connecticut River, for "thirty pounds of lawful money" from John and Rebecca Cotton, whose ancestor William Cornwell acquired the land in 1650 as one of Middletown's original settlers. On Captain Williams' death in 1812, the property passed to his four children who, six years later, sold it for $3,600 to Henry L. deKoven who was active in the China trade.
Left by my GGGGG grandfather on 19 Feb 2012
Born 1767.
He was a ship captain.
Captain Benjamin Williams-DeKoven House
27 Washington Street, Middletown, CT
___________________________________
He married Martha Cornell 11 February 1786 in Middletown, Connecticut
Also they had 3 children:
Thompson Phillips Williams (abt 1787-1841)
Sally A. Williams Mather (1789-1832)
Edwin Williams (1795-1840)
___________________________________
The deKoven House, a stately Georgian brick mansion overlooking the Connecticut River, was built between 1791 and 1797 by Captain Benjamin Williams, famous as a trader to the West Indies. During a visit to Middletown he met and married Martha Cornell. Since Middletown was the chief port for West Indian shipping, the Captain decided to settle here. He purchased five acres of land, bounded at that time by Main Street, Washington Street, and the Connecticut River, for "thirty pounds of lawful money" from John and Rebecca Cotton, whose ancestor William Cornwell acquired the land in 1650 as one of Middletown's original settlers. On Captain Williams' death in 1812, the property passed to his four children who, six years later, sold it for $3,600 to Henry L. deKoven who was active in the China trade.
Left by my GGGGG grandfather on 19 Feb 2012
Age 45 years.
Born 1767.
He was a ship captain.
Captain Benjamin Williams-DeKoven House
27 Washington Street, Middletown, CT
___________________________________
He married Martha Cornell 11 February 1786 in Middletown, Connecticut
Also they had 3 children:
Thompson Phillips Williams (abt 1787-1841)
Sally A. Williams Mather (1789-1832)
Edwin Williams (1795-1840)
___________________________________
The deKoven House, a stately Georgian brick mansion overlooking the Connecticut River, was built between 1791 and 1797 by Captain Benjamin Williams, famous as a trader to the West Indies. During a visit to Middletown he met and married Martha Cornell. Since Middletown was the chief port for West Indian shipping, the Captain decided to settle here. He purchased five acres of land, bounded at that time by Main Street, Washington Street, and the Connecticut River, for "thirty pounds of lawful money" from John and Rebecca Cotton, whose ancestor William Cornwell acquired the land in 1650 as one of Middletown's original settlers. On Captain Williams' death in 1812, the property passed to his four children who, six years later, sold it for $3,600 to Henry L. deKoven who was active in the China trade.
Left by my GGGGG grandfather on 19 Feb 2012
Born 1767.
He was a ship captain.
Captain Benjamin Williams-DeKoven House
27 Washington Street, Middletown, CT
___________________________________
He married Martha Cornell 11 February 1786 in Middletown, Connecticut
Also they had 3 children:
Thompson Phillips Williams (abt 1787-1841)
Sally A. Williams Mather (1789-1832)
Edwin Williams (1795-1840)
___________________________________
The deKoven House, a stately Georgian brick mansion overlooking the Connecticut River, was built between 1791 and 1797 by Captain Benjamin Williams, famous as a trader to the West Indies. During a visit to Middletown he met and married Martha Cornell. Since Middletown was the chief port for West Indian shipping, the Captain decided to settle here. He purchased five acres of land, bounded at that time by Main Street, Washington Street, and the Connecticut River, for "thirty pounds of lawful money" from John and Rebecca Cotton, whose ancestor William Cornwell acquired the land in 1650 as one of Middletown's original settlers. On Captain Williams' death in 1812, the property passed to his four children who, six years later, sold it for $3,600 to Henry L. deKoven who was active in the China trade.
Left by my GGGGG grandfather on 19 Feb 2012
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