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Benjamin Nye
b.Est 1659
d.26 Mar 1676
Facts and Events
| Name |
Benjamin Nye |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Est 1659 |
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| Death[1][2][3] |
26 Mar 1676 |
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References
- ↑ Raymond T. Wing, Writer Role: webmaster. Descendants of Matthew Wing, Url: http:/www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/RaymondWing/WINGDESC/index.htm number toc
"Five men from Sandwich joined Captain Michael Pearse's Plymouth County Company to engage in the defense of the colonies during the King Philip War. They were Benjamin Nye, John Gibb, Stephen Wing, Daniel Bessey, and Caleb Blake. March 26, 1676, Captain Pearse's company was ambushed by the Narragansett Indians under Canonchet at Seekonk, and the day after the battle, the Rev. Noah Newman of Rehoboth wrote giving the names of forty-six of the unfortunate men who fell in the ambush. Among the names were those of Stephen Wing and Benjamin Nye [...].". - ↑ Hilder, Ian; Nye, George R.; Shaw, Jonathan A. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register: Origins of Benjamin Nye, Volume: vol. 158 - 159. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, October 2004 - January 2005)
vol. 159, page 74.
- ↑ at the "Ambush and Fight of Captain Pierce" in King Phillips War
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