Individual Details
Mary Benton
(14 Apr 1655 - Dec 1752)
Mary married Nathaniel Cole, son of John Cole. He died 20 Apr 1708, naming his only son Nathaniel as his executor. She married (2) Jonathan Bigelow who died 9 Jan 1711 naming wife and son Joseph as executors. She married (3) on 19 Mar 1713 to Dea. John Shepard.
"Original Distribution of the Town of Hartford, CT, among the Settlers, 1639" NEHGR, Vol 13, p.141: Nath. Cole was married to Mary Benton, Octobr 23, 168?
Mary Shepard was buried 23 Dec 1752 in 1st Church Cemetery, Hartford, age 90 years [she was actually 97].
THE STOCKING ANCESTRY has Mary married to Matthew Woodruff which is an error.
Events
| Birth | 14 Apr 1655 | Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut |  | ||
| Baptism | 15 Apr 1655 | Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut | | ||
| Marriage | 23 Oct 1685 | Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut - Nathaniel Cole | | ||
| Death | Dec 1752 | Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | |
Families
| Spouse | Nathaniel Cole ( - 1708) |
| Father | ANDREW Benton (1620 - 1683) |
| Mother | HANNAH Stocking ( - 1672) |
| Sibling | John Benton (1650 - 1650) |
| Sibling | Hannah Benton ( - 1675) |
| Sibling | Andrew Benton Jr. ( - 1704) |
| Sibling | John Benton (1656 - 1680) |
| Sibling | SAMUEL Benton (1658 - 1746) |
| Sibling | Joseph Benton (1660 - 1753) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Benton (1662 - ) |
Endnotes
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (The New England Historic & Genealogical Society) Online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org., Volume LX, July 1906, p.300.
2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (The New England Historic & Genealogical Society) Online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org., Volume LX, July 1906, p.300.
3. Historical Catalogue of the First Church of Hartford, CT 1633-1885; Orig Pub. by the church, Hartford, CT, 1885. Reprinted by Higginson Book Company, Salem MA, 2003. Online database of NEHGS,
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (The New England Historic & Genealogical Society) Online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org., Volume LX, July 1906, p.300.