Benjamin Jr, son of Benjamin and Mary Carr, was born in
1714/5 and married Mary Hazard in 1737, the young daughter of Dep Gov George Hazard. Stephen F Peckham’s published
genealogy termed this a “runaway marriage” as Mary was so young. It is thought that
they had 15 children, but only a subset are known. If you have information on
more of them, please let me know!
Benjamin and Mary lived in North Kingstown, Washington
County and also had extensive farmland and a tannery in Matunuck. Benjamin was involved in local politics
serving as town clerk and a Legislative representative. Mary was widowed at age 69, after more than
50 years of marriage. My connection to this
couple is through their son, George Hazard Peckham 1739-1799, who married Sarah
Taylor, daughter of Newporter Robert Taylor and his wife Rebecca Coggeshall.
Their known children are:
1739-1799 George
Hazard, Justice of the Peace, m. Sarah Taylor
in 1763
they
had 9 children, 5 or 6 of whom moved to NY State
my link is their daughter Sarah who married Wheeler
Watson
1742 – 1814 Josephus m
Mary Babcock in 1774
they
had 7 children
1744-1775 Sarah m
John Robinson in 1761
they
had 6 children
1752 – 1820 William
married 1) Mercy Perry in 1776, 9 children
2) Dorcas Gardner in 1816
1760-1803 Mary m Dr
Joshua Perry in 1780
they
had 4 children
1762-1828 Peleg m
Desire Watson <sister of Wheeler, see above> in 1785
they
had 10 children
Their children followed particularly interesting careers with many moving
to NY State, one to NYC, one to Ohio, one to Wisconsin. Two sons were doctors,
two children married into the Griggs family of Stephentown, one was a
Congressman. Their youngest daughter, Henrietta (1812-1888) married lawyer
Joseph Colt and moved to Milwaukee where she was widowed in 1857. She became very active in the Wisconsin Soldiers’ Aid Society during the Civil War and is included in several
publications highlighting her war efforts.
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