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- 1721
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Benjamin THURSTON (1.Anne1) was born in Jamaica, Long Island, New York; died about 1710. Notes:
Name:
He was a blacksmith in Jamaica. In 1691 he was appointed on a committee to build a church, of which, Sept. 13, 1698, he was chosen to superintend the building. This was probably an Episcopal church, as in 1700 he was chosen vestryman. The Earl of Belmont, governor of New York, in a letter to the lords of trade, dated Oct. 21, 1698, refers to the depositions of Benjamin Thurston and his brother Daniel, in an action against Col. Willet, member of the council, who was charged with piracy; March 6, 1692, was chosen tax collector; in 1700 he was 1st lieutenant in the foot company of Jamaica; 178 only one person paid a higher tax than he, died intestate about 1710.
Family/Spouse: Sarah ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Jonathan THURSTON
was born in Jamaica, Long Island, New York; died before 1770.
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