| BIRTH | Benjamin was born posthumously on 15 April 1673 in Newbury, Essex co., MA[1], with his birth listed as "James, Benjamin, s. Edmund, deceased". |
| DEATH | He died sometime after the birth of his youngest child in 1710. |
| FREEMANSHIP, CHURCH MEMBERSHIP, MILILTARY SERVICE | Given his title, Benjamin must have served in the militia. This implies Freemanship; which, in turn, implies Church Membership. See the notes below about Marblehead Church membership with his second wife Deliverance. Chances are, he met his first wife via militia service with her father, Eleazer. |
| MARRIAGE #1 | On 10 April 1690 when Benjamin was 16, he first married Sarah LINDSEY, daughter of Coronet Eleazer LINDSEY & Sara ALLEY, in Lynn, Essex co., MA[4,6,7]. |
| CHILDREN | 4. | i. | Sarah JAMES | Please see her own page. |
| MARRIAGE #2 |
On 24 November 1692 when Benjamin was 19, he second married Deliverance GALE,
in Marblehead, Essex co., MA[4,10,11,12].
Deliverance, but not Benjamin, was a member of the Marblehead Church on 11 March 1693/4, when their son Erasmus was baptized, since he was recorded as "s. Deliverance". Benjamin joined sometime between the baptism of their son Richard on 3 January 1702/3 as "s. Deliverance" and the baptism of their daughter Johanna on 18 February 1704/5 as "d. Benj[amin] and Deliverance"[13]. |
| CHILDREN | 5. | i. | Erasmus JAMES | Erasmus was born in 1693/4 in Marblehead, Essex co., MA and was baptized there on 11 March 1693/4 as "s. Deliverance"[13]. |
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6. | ii. | Benjamin JAMES | Benjamin was born in 1695 in Marblehead, Essex co., MA and was baptized there on 26 May 1695 as "s. Deliverance"[13]. Benjamin died in Marblehead, Essex co., MA after 3 January 1749. Benjamin married Hannah [surname not known] who died on 3 January 1749 in Marblehead, Essex co., MA[21]. |
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7. | iii. | Deliverance JAMES | Deliverance was born on 2 March 1698 in Marblehead, Essex co., MA (as estimated from her death information) and died in Marblehead, Essex co., MA on 2 July 1699; she was 1[21]. |
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8. | iv. | Tabitha JAMES | Tabitha was born in 1700 in Marblehead, Essex co., MA and was baptized there on 22 December 1700 as "d. Deliverance"[13]. |
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9. | v. | Richard JAMES | Richard was born in 1702/3 in Marblehead, Essex co., MA and was baptized there on 3 January 1702/3 as "s. Deliverance"[13]. |
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10. | vi. | Johanna JAMES | Johanna or Hannah was born in 1704/5 in Marblehead, Essex co., MA and was baptized there on 18 February 1704/5 as "d. of Benj[amin] and Deliverance"[13]. On 4 January 1729/30 when Johanna was 25, she married Amos DENNIS, JR., in Marblehead, Essex co., MA. Her name is listed as "Hannah" on their marriage record. |
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11. | vii. | Captain Ambrose JAMES | Ambrose was born in 1710 in Marblehead, Essex co., MA and was baptized there on 16 July 1710 as "s. Benj[amin]"[13]. Ambrose died in Marblehead, Essex co., MA on 1 November 1747; "a. 37y. 4m. 11d."[21]. On 19 December 1733 when Ambrose was 23, he married Mary TREVETT, in Marblehead, Essex co., MA[22]. |
| GENERATION | Great-great-great-great-great-great-great (G7) Grandfather |
| FAMILY NUMBER | 966 |
| SOURCES |
1. Newbury, Essex co., MA Vital Records.
[NewburyVR], I:244. 2. The Probate Records of Essex County, [EssexProb or EPR], I:315. 3. Ibid. II:317. 4. Torrey, Charles, New England Marriages Prior to 1700., (Boston: New England Historic and Genealogical Society). [Torrey]. 5. Bradford, Essex co., MA Vital Records, [BradfordVR], p. 230 CT. R. 6. Lynn, Essex co., MA Vital Records, [LynnVR], II:233. 7. The Annual Report of the Lindsay Family Association of America, 1-10, ([Boston, 1904-1914]), [Lindsay], 215. 8. [LynnVR], I:246 [Ct. R.]. 9. Marblehead, Essex co., MA Vital Records. [MarbleheadVR]. 10. Ibid. p. 237. 11. Alexander, Winthrop, Dr. John Henry Burchsted of Lynn, Mass.,/u>, (n.p., 1924), typescript, [Burchsted (ms)], 5. 12. The Genealogical Magazine, (Salem, Mass.: Salem Press, 1890+), [GenMag or Putnam's Mag.], 3:228. 13. [MarbleheadVR], I:293 [C.R. I]. 14. Thwing, Annie Haven, Inhabitants & Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630-1822., (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society CD-ROM), [Thwing]. 15. [LynnVR], II:444 [G.R. 1]. 16. Waters, Henry F., The Newhall Family, (Salem: Essex Institute, 1882; repr., Rutland, VT: Tuttle Antiquarian Books), [Newhall(1882)], 61. 17. ??????, "First Book of Intentions of Marriage in the City of Lynn", Essex Institute Historical Collections, vol. 1+, [EIHC-LynnInt], 16:71ff. 18. [LynnVR], II:82 also II:75 [P.R. 17]. 19. Ibid. I:93. 20. Ibid. II:444 [G.R. 1]. 21. [MarbleheadVR], III:592. 22. Ibid. II:237 [C.R. I].
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