| 134
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Sixth Generation.
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| 512
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II. Esther Benedict, b. 25 Feb. 1767; married William Halloway, of Pawling, N. Y.
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1757
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| 513
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III. Anna Benedict, b. 10 Feb. 1769; married, 20 Dec. 1788, John Salmon, son of Beverly and Sally (Uller) Salmon, of Dutchess Co., N. Y. They settled at Turin, N. Y., where she died, 5 Oct. 1838.
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1759
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| 514
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IV. Levi Benedict, b. at Danbury, Conn., 5 Ap. 1771; a farmer; married, 22 Dec. 1791, Mary Turner, at Pawling, where she was born 27 Ap. 1772, dau. of Daniel and Cornelia Turner, of the same place. They dwelt at Pawling till Feb. 1798, but finally removed to Turin, N. Y., among the early settlers, and there she died, 11 June 1814. He married (2d), 1 May 1819, at Turin, Clarissa Carter, born 25 Ap. 1789, dau. of William and Mary (Sackett) Carter, of Westfield, Mass. He died at Turin, 11 June 1833, and was buried there. He was elected overseer of highways in 1800, at the first town-meeting held in Turin. She was still living, in March 1877, at Lowville, N. Y.
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1765
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| 515
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V. Martha Benedict, b. 2 June 1773; married, 8 May 1806, Abner Alford.
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1777
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Chil. of Josiah and Experience (Davis) Riggs.
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113
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| 516
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I. Rebecca Riggs, b. in North Salem, Westchester Co., N.Y., where she passed her life, died, and was buried; never married.
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| 517
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II. Miles Riggs, b. in North Salem, N. Y., about 1770; a shoemaker; married about 1790, at North Salem, Lydia Northrop, born in Ridgefield, Conn., 4 Ap. 1774, dau. of Thomas and Melicent (Keeler) Northrop; settled in North Salem, where he died, 20 Dec. 1817, and was buried in North Salem Cemetery. She died in Weston, Conn., 9 Sept. 1845, at the house of her daughter, Mrs. Irena (Riggs) Canfield.
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1780
1030
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| 518
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III. Elizabeth Riggs, b. in North Salem, N. Y.; married her cousin, James Leason, son of ----- and Prudence (Riggs) Leason; lived and died in Ridgefield, Conn. See his record.
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1813
536
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| 519
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IV. Polly Riggs. We give this name, in accordance with family tradition, but have found no trace of it in the records.
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| 520
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V. Josiah Riggs, This name is inserted on the authority of a collateral relative. We are without other evidence of his existence.
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