John Benedict

John Benedict
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk [1]
In office May 1722 – October 1722 Serving with James Lockwood
Succeeded by	Joseph Platt, Samuel Hanford
In office May 1725 – October 1725
Preceded by	James Lockwood, Joseph Platt
Succeeded by	Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock
Personal details
Born	February 6, 1649[2] Southold, Long Island, New Haven Colony [2][3]
Died	November 11, 1729 (aged 80)[2] Norwalk, Connecticut Colony [2]
Resting place	East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut [2]
Spouse(s)	Phoebe Gregory (daughter of John Gregory, m. November 11, 1670)[3]
Children	Sarah Benedict, Phoebe Benedict, John Benedict, Jr., Jonathan Benedict, Benjamin Benedict, Joseph Benedict, Thomas Benedict, James Benedict[3]
Residence	Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Occupation	deacon

John Benedict (February 6, 1649 – November 11, 1729) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut Colony in the sessions of May 1722 and May 1725.

He was born in 1649, in Southold, Long Island which was part of the New Haven Colony at the time.^[3] He was the son of Thomas Benedict and Mary Brigham Benedict.^[3] He moved with his family to Norwalk.^[3]

He succeeded his father as deacon, and served in that position until old age.^[3] He was named a freeman 1680. He served as a selectman in 1689, from 1692 to 94 and in 1699. He was appointed part of committees to recruit a minister and a schoolmaster.

In 1686, he drew home-lot #27 in Norwalk, and in 1678, he bought a 4 acre home lot on Dry Hill.

The church honored him by voting to allow him to sit "in ye seat before ye pulpit" in 1705.

References

1. An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk, Connecticut
2. John Benedict at Find a Grave
3. The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut