Nancy BENEDICT

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"The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America": It is said of her that "she was superior in education to those around her, and that she was constantly teaching her neighbors to read and write." In 1776, when Gen. Howe advanced northward from New York, she mounted her horse, and with other heroic women, followed the army and witnessed the battle of White Plains.. Joseph lived near the "neutral ground," and had in his employ one David Williams, who, when not engaged in military service (the whigs who encountered the "Cowboys" in their excursions into the country were generally in the mlitia service on short enlistments), made the house of his employer his welcome home. Thus it happened that Williams was enjoying an agreeable "tete-a-tete" with Nancy Benedict, in the fall of 1780, when she pointed out to him a small company of armed men approaching their village. the entered an inn near by, and Williams, having recognized Isaac Van War John Paulding and others, they set out together for Tarrytown; the especial object of Williams being to reclaim the property of a neighbor, the widow Pelham, or aenge the death of her husband, killed the night before by a party of Cow-boys. At Tarrytown, Williams, Paulding and his cousin Van Wart separated from their companions, taking the east road, at an angle of which they concealed themselves, obtaining a north and west view of it for some distance. The approach of Major Andre, his arrest, etc., followed. Congress having granted Williams, Nov. 3, 1780, a medal, a yearly annuity of $200, in specie, or an equivalent in current money, during life; also, the privilege of locating any confiscated lands in the county of Westchester, to the value of $1,250, or of receiving the said sum in cash, he married nancy Benedict, and with the $1,250 bought a part of the farm owned by his father-in-law and settled upon it, erecting a log cabin to live in"......."In the fall of 1830, he visited the city of New York on the invitation of the corporatio, to be present as a guest at the celebration of the French revolution. Here he received all manner of attentions, and was presented with a silver cup, a silver-headed cane, an elegant horse, carriage and harness. He died at Broome, Schoharie Co., Aug. 2, 1831. After her husband had been dead ten years, Mrs. Williams obtained a continuance of his pension, which had been stopped at his death, receiving $2,000 at once." She died about 1848, in her 92nd year...

Family/Spouse: David WILLIAMS. David died on 02 Aug 1831 in Broome, Schoharie, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Genealowiki.com: Benedict - b. July 29, 1708, Norwalk, Ct.; m. May 8, 1732, Susannah ?; m. 2nd, ?; m. 3rd Lydia ?. he res. near the village of Cross Roads, in the town of South Salem; justice of the peace. Lydia d. Feb. 24, 1791, aged 75 years; he d. July 17, 1793. By his three wives he had 23 children, most of whom died under age. The names of the following only have been ascertained, who with the exception of first three are mentioned in is will, proved No. 6, 1793.

Children:
Joseph, Jeremiah, Susannah, Lewis, Lydia, Nancy.

Note: Since I'm not sure as to the death of each of Joseph's wives, I've place the known children under his first wife, Susannah.

Joseph married Susannah ? on 18 May 1732 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]