Benjamin Farrington

Abt 1742 - 1783  (41 years)

• Name	Benjamin Farrington
  Born	Abt 1742	Weschester County, New Yorkt
  Gender	Male
  Died	1783	Mile Square, Westchester County, New York
  Person ID	I1752	Multer
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2006

  
  

  Father	Thomas Farrington,   b. 29 Nov 1712, Flushing, Queens County, New York ,   d. 31 Dec 1796, Weschester County, New Yorkt  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Margaret Marston,   b. Abt 1715, Flushing, Queens County, New York
  Married	Abt 1735
  Family ID	F0377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	23 Jan 1761	New York, NY
  Children	1. James Farrington,   b. Abt 1762, Mile Square, Westchester County, New York ,   d. 1826, New York, NY  (Age 64 years)   2. Joshua Farrington,   b. Abt 1764, Mile Square, Wetchester County, New York   3. Sarah Farrington,   b. Abt 1766, Mile Square, Wetchester County, New York ,   d. 1825, Mile Square, Wetchester County, New York  (Age 59 years)   4. Elizabeth Farrington,   b. Abt 1768, Mile Square, Wetchester County, New York   5. Jane Farrington,   b. Abt 1770, Mile Square, Wetchester County, New York   6. Mercy (Mary) Farrington,   b. Abt 1772, Mile Square, Wetchester County, New York ,   d. Abt 1865, Venice, Cayuga County, New York  (Age 93 years)   7. Benjamin Farrington, Jr.,   b. Abt 1774, Mile Square, Wetchester County, New York
  Family ID	F0851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin Farrington left a will dated April 4, 1779, proved August 4, 1783, Mile Square, Westchester County, New York, "being very sick and weak in body, I leave my dearly beloved wife, Susannah, all my household goods and one cow and one horse. My lands and tenements to be sold when my son Benjamin comes of age in May 1795. Then unto my loving wife, and my daughters, Sarah, Elizabeth, Jane, and Mary, 25 pounds, payable by my executors out of my estate. Unto said daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth, when they are eighteen. Unto my three loving sons, James, Joshua and Benjamin, the remainder of my estate in equal shares. Unto my eldest son James, two horses, my farming utensils and shoemaking tools. One third of my leather in the tan and out of the tan to be sold by my executors; all my book debts to be collected and 30 pounds in cash to pay all my just debts and funeral charges. Should either of my sons die before twenty-one, his part to be divided equally among the other two. I make my loving friends, Thomas Volentine and Gilbert Volntine executors. Witnesses were Stephen Bartine, James Valentine, Cornelius McCarthy. "Abstracts of Wills," Vol. XII, published by The New York Historical Society.