Family:Benjamin Brockett and Lydia Elcock (2)

Parents: Samuel Brockett and Sarah Bradley Benjamin Brockett b. Est 1695 Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (probably) d. Bet 9 Jul 1758 and 10 Aug 1758 Craven, North Carolina, United States	Parents: Thomas Elcock and Martha Munson Lydia Elcock b. 17 Dec 1700 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Facts and Events

Marriage^[1]^[2]^[3]	15 Dec 1720	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesAlso recorded at Wallingford.
Divorce Filing^[4]	Bet 1733 and 1738	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Martha Brockett	2 Oct 1721 Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States	16 Jul 1807 Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
2.	Hezekiah Brockett	31 Dec 1727 Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States	17 Apr 1797 West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

References

↑ Brockett, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974)
2:324.

"Benjamin (Brockett), … m 15 Dec 1720 (New Haven Vital Records), (Wallingford Vital Records) Lydia da. Thomas & Martha (Munson) Elcock, … prob. div.; she m (2) (under her maiden name) 27 Sep 1738 (Wallingford Vital Records) Samuel Lathrop."
↑ New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850. (Hartford [Connecticut]: Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 1917-1924)
1:130.

"Benjamin Brockett of walingford and Lydia Elcock of New hauen were Married to Each other December y^e 15^th 1720. … me Sam^ll Bishop Juftice of peace"
↑ Wallingford Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
45.

"Brockett, … Benjamine, m. Lidea Elcock, Dec. 15, 1720 [2:783]"
↑ American Ancestors. (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
24:2:48-50.

The divorce petition by Lydia is transcribed in full on page 50. It claims that Benjamin (who had married her 15 Dec 1720) lived with her until about 23 Nov 1732, at which time he went to North Carolina and never returned. Lydia remarried in Wallingford 27 Sep 1738 (p. 48).