Benjamin THURSTON

- Abt 1710

• Name	Benjamin THURSTON  [1]
  	He was a blacksmith in Jamaica. In 1691 he was appointed on a committee to build a church, of which, Sept. 13, 1698, he was chosen to superintend the building. This was probably an Episcopal church, as in 1700 he was chosen vestryman. The Earl of Belmont, governor of New York, in a letter to the lords of trade, dated Oct. 21, 1698, refers to the depositions of Benjamin Thurston and his brother Daniel, in an action against Col. Willet, member of the council, who was charged with piracy; March 6, 1692, was chosen tax collector; in 1700 he was 1st lieutenant in the foot company of Jamaica; 178 only one person paid a higher tax than he, died intestate about 1710. [1]
  Birth	Jamaica, Long Island, New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1710  [1]
  Person ID	I88484	Main Tree
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Joseph THURSTON,   c. 15 Jul 1640, Bedham, Massachusetts d. 1691 (Age ~ 50 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Anne ?   d. Between 28 Apr 1715 and 31 Jan 1721
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F36493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah ?
  Children	+ 1. Jonathan THURSTON,   b. Jamaica, Long Island, New York d. Bef 1770  [Birth]
  Family ID	F36492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S9216] Brown Thurston, "Thurston Genealogies" 1635-1892.