Benajah Gavitt

Male 1726 - Aft 1752  (> 26 years)


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  • Name Benajah Gavitt 
    Born 11 Nov 1726  Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 13 May 1752  Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I9642  Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2014 

    Father Ezekiel Gavitt,   b. 25 Dec 1683, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 25 Mar 1754, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 70 years) 
    Mother Hannah Wilcox,   b. 4 Oct 1689, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1773, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1704  Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F2700  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lois Pendleton,   b. 22 Aug 1728, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 7 Sep 1746  Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10
    Children 
     1. William Gavitt,   b. Abt 1748,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Sylvester Gavitt,   b. 1755, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1829, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Sylvia Gavitt,   b. Abt 1757,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F2713  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Nov 1726 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Sep 1746 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Aft 13 May 1752 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1726 BIRTH: RI,Washington-Westerly: Benajah Gavitt born 11 Nov 1726

      1746 MARRIAGE: R"I,Washington-Westerly: Benajah Gavitt md Lois Pendleton 7 September 1746, daughter of John and Sarah [Gen of RI Families pg 467: "ii. Sylvia, m. _______ Soper [no dates or places shown]

      1745-1762 HISTORY-PROBATE: film 0930806 pg 96, Benajah Gavitt witness for will of William Champlin

  • Sources 
    1. [S367] Internet: One World Tree.
      Benajah Gavitt born: 11 Nov 1726 in Westerly, Washington, RI, USA

    2. [S386] Internet: Ancestry World Tree Project.
      Benajah Gavitt was born 11 Nov 1726 in Westerly,Washington,RI
      Palmer, 17599

    3. [S387] Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from the New England Hist. & Gen. Register, 974.5 D2rg., Vol 1 pg 465,467.
      9. x. Benajah, b. 11 Nov. 1726 [no place shown] pg 467: Benajah Gavitt (Ezekiel, Philip), of Westerly, R.I. was born 11 Nov 1726 [no place shown]

    4. [S367] Internet: One World Tree.
      Benajah Gavitt died: 1751 in Westerly,Washington,RI, USA
      person 16352537

    5. [S387] Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from the New England Hist. & Gen. Register, 974.5 D2rg., Vol 1 pg 464.
      x. Benajah, b. 11 Nov 1726... from father's will 13 May 1752: "...said Samuel to pay to the testator's son Benajah Gavit, within three years after the testator's decease..."

    6. [S367] Internet: One World Tree.
      Ezekiel Gavitt md Hannah Wilcox 22 Apr 1704 in Westerly, Washington, RI, USA

    7. [S367] Internet: One World Tree.
      Benajah Gavitt md Lois Pendleton 7 Sep 1746 in Westerly,Kings,RI, USA
      person 16352537

    8. [S386] Internet: Ancestry World Tree Project.
      Benajah Gavitt... married Lois Pendleton 7 Sep 1746, daughter of John Pendleton and Sarah [ no place shown]
      Palmer, 17599

    9. [S388] Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850, First Series... A Family Register for t, 974.5 V2a., Vol 5, pg 31.
      2-113 GAVITT Benajah and Lois Pendleton; m. by Rev. Joseph Parks, Sept. 7, 1746.
      Washington Co, Westerly -- Marriages

    10. [S449] History of Washington & Kent Co, Rhode Island, 0806736.
      Gavitt, Benajah bn 1726 and Lois Pendleton md 1746 [no place shown], children: William 1748, Sylvester 1755 me Sarah Babcock [no date or place shown]