Person:Benedict Alford (2)

One source showed death as 15 Feb 1764 in VT or NY.

Benedict Alford #224 (19.Benedict3, 6.Jeremiah2, 1.Benedict1) born Aug 26 1716, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT, (31)married (1) Aug 9 1744, in Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, (32) Jerusha Ashley #556, born Jan 20 1722, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT, (daughter of Joseph Ashley #4535 and Mary (Steele) Goodwin #4536) died Jan 18 1761, buried: Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Connecticut, married (2) Dec 18 1761, in Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, (33) Rebecca Owen #2014, born Nov 28 1736, Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, (34) (daughter of Elijah Owen #227 and Hannah Higley #230) died ___ __ 1831, Geauga County, Ohio. Benedict died Aft __ 1790, Vermont or New York State. (35) [There is some question about his birth date - 26th or 29th?? Some reports show he died in 1764 however he was listed with property in Ferrisburgh VT in 1784.

The Bureaus of Vital Statistics of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont have replied that they have no record of his birth. This is understandable because his parents moved from Windsor, Conn. to Southern Vermont in 1769 when Vermont was a pioneer territory. A letter received in 1939 from his great-granddaughter, Altha Elliott, giving names and dates copied from his family Bible, states, "Ashley Owen Alford was born February 22, 1776". This was probably a copying error. The inscription on his gravestone in Peasleyville, N.Y. is, "Ashley Owen Alford Died March 14, 1847, Age 77". Beside it is a gravestone marked, "Elizabeth Alford Wife of A. O. Alford, Died June 17, 1857, Age 73". A copy of data from his Bible says, "Elizabeth, my 2nd wife was born November 25, 1783". [AAFA}

His father bought land in Ferrisbugh, Vt. September 4, 1786, and it is presumed that the family moved there a short time later. [AAFA]

Sometime between 1764 and 1767 Benedict and his family moved to southern Vermont, which was then pioneer territory. Benedict's father died February 15, 1764 leaving Benedict the bulk of his estate. It is quite likely that once the affairs of the estate were settled, Benedict felt free to leave Windsor for the opportunities that awaited in Vermont. See: http://rtreeoflife.com/HeapofLiving/ba1744details.html

1. ↑ The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records to 1870
   Vol 2, page 2.
2.   Some Descendants of Benedict Alford.

   [[1]]

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Biography of Benedict Alford.

   [[2]]

4.   The Burke and Alvord Memorial.

   Compiled by John Alonzo Boutelle and William A. Burke, published by Henry W. Dutton and Son, Boston, 1864, page 174-75 [[3]]

5. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

   Ancestry.com. U.S., database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
   Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. No source given for birth year.