Person:Bennet Eddy (1)

Name^[1]	Bennet Eddy
Alt Name	Bannet Eddy
Gender	Female
Birth^[2]	Abt 1677	Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesprobably
Marriage	28 Dec 1698	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Statesto Israel Woodward
Death^[2]	1 Jan 1740	Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

References

↑ 36 Obadiah Eddy, in Eddy, Ruth Story Devereux. The Eddy family in America. (Boston: The Association, 1930)
p 40.

104 Bennet Eddy, m. Dec. 28, 1696 or 1698 to Israel⁴ (Israel³, Nathaniel², Nathaniel¹) Woodward of Swansea (Obadiah's will). He was b. Oct. 4, 1674; son of Israel and Jane (Godfrey) Woodward. He was one of the attorneys appointed to settle Zachariah Eddy's estate.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
104:73.

'Israel Woodward ... married in Taunton, 28 Dec. 1698, Bennet Eddy, born probably in Middleborough, Mass., in 1678, died in Newport 1 Jan. 1740, in her 63rd year, daughter of Obadiah³ Eddy (Samuel², William¹) and Bennet Ellis.

'In the Common Burial Ground in Newport are the following gravestones ...
In Memory of Bennet [th]e wife of Israel Woodward died Janry [th]e 1st 1740 In [th]e 63d year of her age.'

If she died 1 Jan 1739/40 at the age of 62 (in her 63rd year), then she was born before 1 Jan 1677/78. If she died 1 Jan 1740/41, then born before 1 Jan 1678/79.