. Andrew Benton, 1620-1683 : a sketch . its purchase by Andrew Benton he lived there. Hiswife Hannah doubtless died in the house, and he and hissecond wife, Anne Cole, both died there. The house hasbeen moved away, and only a portion of it is still standing,but the accompanying picture of a similar house built byHosmer on the adjoining lot about the same time, doubtlessshows the Benton house as it was when Andrew lived in record of the Court as to the transfer of this place to An-drew Benton is as follows: May 22nd, 1668, This Courtempowers Mr. Sam Willys Capt. Tallcott and t
. Andrew Benton, 1620-1683 : a sketch . its purchase by Andrew Benton he lived there. Hiswife Hannah doubtless died in the house, and he and hissecond wife, Anne Cole, both died there. The house hasbeen moved away, and only a portion of it is still standing,but the accompanying picture of a similar house built byHosmer on the adjoining lot about the same time, doubtlessshows the Benton house as it was when Andrew lived in record of the Court as to the transfer of this place to An-drew Benton is as follows: May 22nd, 1668, This Courtempowers Mr. Sam Willys Capt. Tallcott and the Secretaryto make a deed of sale to Andrew Benton of Nath: Green-smiths house and land which was seized for charge expendedon s** Greensmith and sold to G: [Goodman] Benton. ( Conn., Vol. II. p. 91.) In the distribution of Andrewsestate in 1685, this lot with house and barn was sold to hisson, Joseph, for eighty-five pounds, and he sold it to SamuelKellogg, June 22, 1693. The second parcel was on the east side of what is now. Z S)ftetti) 17 Washington Street, north of the jundion of Webster Street, andrewFour acres of this lot were probably given to Andrew, Jr., by bentonhis father when Andrew was married, about 1676, and he built ^^^°and lived upon it. At the death of Andrew, Sr., the remain-ing sixteen acres were divided equally between his four sons,Andrew, Samuel, Joseph, and Ebenezer, at the valuation ofseven pounds an acre, which gave Andrew with his homelot eight acres. Afterwards sixteen acres of this propertypassed into the ownership of Samuel, the son of Andrew,who gave it by will to his son Moses, in 1746. Most of thissixteen acres is now included in the grounds of the Re-treat for the Insane. The third parcel of upland was lim-ited by the conveyance of it to the children of Andrew andHannah Stocking, and was therefore not included in theinventory or distribution of Andrews estate. Anne Cole, the second wife of Andrew Benton, was saidto have been bewitched
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