Benjamin FENN

1612 - 1672  (60 years)

• Name	Benjamin FENN  [1, 2, 3]
  	Will dated Sep 14 1672, Inventory Nov. 13 1672, he died between those dates. He came from the Parish of Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England, arriving probably in 1630 (Savage surmises in the "Mary and John"); was a proprietor at Dorchester, Mass., 1638; removed to Milford, Conn., was one of the original settlers there in 1639, but soon went to New Haven, thence returning to Milford. He became one of the most important men of the colony. He was Deputy from Milford to the General Assembly of the New Haven colony, 1653 and 1654; Magistrate for Milford, 9 years from 1654 to 2663; Assistant, 1665-1672; Commissioner of United Colonies of New England for the New Haven Colony with Gov. Leete, in 1661/2 and 3. he left a large property both in this country and England, valued at 600 pounds rents. (Savage) The English estate was left to his son Samuel. This consisted of lands within the parishes of Cheddington, Marsworth, Irvinghoe and Wing in Buckinghamshire, which fell to him by the will of Agnes Sears of that Parish and Shire. He also left Samuel his lands and residence in Milford. To James, he left his house and lands in New Haven, and the land which had been given to him by the Legislature. Hinman is probably wrong in saying that he was dismissed from the church at Milford to Boston Church, February, 1669, for in the records of New Haven Colony, he is uniformly spiken of as from Milford, and in his will, he is also called of Milford. [1]
  Birth	1612	England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1672  [1]
  Person ID	I82899	Main Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah BALDWIN,   b. 22 Apr 1621, England d. 29 Apr 1663 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	1638  [1]
  Children	1. Benjamin FENN,   c. 20 Sep 1640   d. 1689 (Age ~ 48 years)  [Birth]   2. Joseph FENN,   b. 20 Nov 1642   d. 1671 (Age 28 years)  [Birth]   3. Sarah FENN,   b. Apr 1645  [Birth] + 4. Mary FENN,   c. 1647   d. 20 Jun 1701, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age ~ 54 years)  [Birth] + 5. Martha FENN,   b. 1650  [Birth]
  Family ID	F33858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Susannah WARD
  Marriage	12 Mar 1664  [1]
  Children	1. Samuel FENN,   b. Mar 1666   d. young  [Birth]   2. Samuel FENN,   b. 4 Sep 1667  [Birth]   3. Susannah FENN,   b. 4 May 1669  [Birth]   4. Samuel FENN,   c. 1671  [Birth]   5. James FENN,   b. 14 May 1672  [Birth]
  Family ID	F33862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 1612 - England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking. [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut. [S3130] Charles Candee Baldwin, M.A., The BALDWIN Genealogy from 1500 to 1881.