Titcomb, Benaiah

Birth Name Titcomb, Benaiah
Gender male
Age at Death 75 years, 8 months, 8 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1653-06-28 Newbury, Essex, MA  
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Death 1728/9-02-23 (Julian) Newbury, Essex, MA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Titcomb, Williambefore 1620-08-061676-09-24
Mother Bartlett, Joanna1610-01-291653-06-28
    Sister     Titcomb, Sarah 1640-06-22
    Sister     Titcomb, Hannah 1641/2-01-08 (Julian)
    Sister     Titcomb, Mary 1643/4-02-27 (Julian) 1702-12-03
    Sister     Titcomb, Millicent about 1646
    Brother     Titcomb, William about 1649
    Brother     Titcomb, Penuel about 1650
    Brother     Titcomb, Penuel 1650-12-16 1717/8-02-05 (Julian)
         Titcomb, Benaiah 1653-06-28 1728/9-02-23 (Julian)

Families

    Family of Titcomb, Benaiah and Brown, Sarah
Married Wife Brown, Sarah ( * 1657-09-07 + 1741-08-18 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage   Newbury, Essex, MA  
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Narrative

Took oath of allegiance to the king in 1678. Was a cornet orstandard-bearer of a cavalry troop (commissioned officer). Ownedvessels engaged in West Indies trade. One of the vessels wastaken by Guillaume LaFauche, a Frenchman, in 1703, with a letterof marque. Benaiah, Jr., the mate, was forced to buy the vesselof LaFauche at an "extreme" rate, the master Robert Kimballbeing held hostage in France. In 1695 Titcomb bought 1/2 acrefrom Richard Dole (#4032), where he built his house. The housewas moved to Ipswich in 1920, and may be still standing. Itoverlooks meadows running to the ocean. There is a picture ofthe house in the Titcomb genealogy.

Pedigree

  1. Titcomb, William
    1. Bartlett, Joanna
      1. Titcomb, Sarah
      2. Titcomb, Hannah
      3. Titcomb, Mary
      4. Titcomb, Millicent
      5. Titcomb, William
      6. Titcomb, Penuel
      7. Titcomb, Penuel
      8. Titcomb, Benaiah
        1. Brown, Sarah

Ancestors

Source References

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