'Thomas Benedict ([son of] William Benedicke, [son of] George, [son of] George) was christened 30 November 1617 at St. Michael, Long Stratton, Norfolk [citing St. Michael, Long Stratton Parish Register]. He married about 1639, his stepsister Mary Bridgham a.k.a. Bridgum, daughter of John Bridgham and Grace (_____). He died about 1689/90 at Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.A. [citing The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America (1870)].'