Sgt. Benedict Alford

Abt 1619 - 1683  (64 years)

• Name	Sgt. Benedict Alford  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Born	Abt 1619	Whitestaunton, Somersetshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 May 1683	Windsor, CT
  Person ID	I103	Alford Hathaway
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas Alford,   b. 1577, 1675714, Somerset, England ,   d. 1636, 1675714, Somerset, England  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Joan Hawkins,   b. Between 1593 and 1594, Asthill, Somerset, England ,   d. 27 May 1636, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England  (Age 43 years)
  Married	11 May 1618	Asthill, Somerset, England
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Newton,   b. 1618, Colyton, Devonshire, England
  Married	26 Nov 1640	Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
  Children	1. Jonathan Alford,   b. 1 Jun 1645, Windsor, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America ,   d. 16 Aug 1725, New London, New London, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America  (Age 80 years)   2. Benjamin Alvord,   b. 11 Jul 1647, Windsor, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America ,   d. 12 Aug 1709, New London, New London, Connecticut, United States  (Age 62 years)   3. Josiah Alford,   b. 6 Jul 1649, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 10 May 1722, Windsor, Connecticut, British Colonial America  (Age 72 years)   4. Elizabeth Alford,   b. Sep 1651, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 1721, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  (Age 69 years)   5. Jeremiah Alford,   b. 24 Dec 1655, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 6 Jun 1709, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2021
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Windsor Founder's Monument
  		Statue of John Mason Statue of John Mason, who led the combined native and English forces in the Pequot War. Mason also played significant roles in developing the Connecticut Colony, including as a partner to Deacon Edward Stebbins in the expedition to western Massachusetts in 1632 that acquired sufficient corn from the natives to avert starvation and death of the…
  		Whitestaunton Parish

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Image of the Baptismal Record of Jane Newton, wife of Benedict Alford
  		Declaration of the Pequot War
  		Benedict Alford - Last Will and Probate Records
  		Meeting House Seating Seats in the Windsor Meeting House, used for both church services and town meetings, had to be purchased by the residents. This is an image of the original document showing the seating assignments for 1681.
  		Proof of Service Pequot War
  		Marriage Record of Thomas and Joan Alford
  		Windsor Sales Agreement Sakes Agreenebt for Windsor between Plymouth Trading Company and residents from Dorchester
  		Standerwick Deed Deed signed by Richard Sranderwick and witnessed by Benedict Alford
  		Baptism of Jane Newton Image of original baptismal record of Jane Newton, wife of Benedict Alford
  		List of Freemen in Windsor
  		Known Descendants of Benedict Alford and Joan Newton Biography and Descendants of Benedict Alford and Jane (Joan) Alford from the AAFA - AlfordAssociation.org

  
  

  Family

  Family of Benedict and Jane Alford

  
  

  Biographies		The English ancestors of Benedict Alford Our immigrant Alford ancestor is Benedict Alford, who came to Windsor, Connecticut, with his brother Alexander and his sister, Joanna, in the late 1630s from Whitestaunton, Somerset, England. But let us begin by examining our Alford roots in England, at least as far back as we can see.
  		The story of the life of Sergeant Benedict Alford Benedict grew up in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, the son of Thomas Alford and Joan Hawkins. His mother died in May of 1636, leaving Benedict and his siblings as orphans. He came to Windsor, Connecticut after his mother died looking to establish himself and take care of his siblings. Being young, healthy, and strong, the quickest way to make a…

  
  

  Timelines

  The Times of the Life of Benedict and Jane Alford

  
  

  Maps

  Map of Windsor with Alford Home Locations

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] Descendants of Alexander Alvord, Samual Morgan Alvord, (A.S.Andrews, Printer, N.Y., 1908) (Reliability: 2). [S107] History of Ancient Windsor, Henry R. Stiles, M.D., (Charles B. Norton, 348 Broadway, Nwe Yory, NY, 1859). A well known and widely quoted text on the history of colonial Windsor, CT [S108] The Pequot War, Hubert H Bancroft. https://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/The_Great_Republic_By_the_Master_Historians_Vol_I/pequotind_ch.html [S57] Winthrop’s Journal, Edited by James Kendall Hosmer, LL.D, (Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, NY, 1908). [S109] New England Families, William Richard Cutter, (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913). [S110] Battlefields of the Pequots War, Pequot Museum, (http://pequotwar.org/about/). [S111] History of the Pequot War, Massachusetts Historical Society, (The Hellman-Taylor Company, 1867). [S112] Early Records of Windsor, (Hartford, Connecticut Historical Society, 1933.). [S113] Records of the First Church of Dorchester, (George H Ellis, 141 Franklin St, Boston, Mass., 1891.). [S114] Connecticut Archives, (Connecticut Office of the State Historian). https://todayincthistory.com/2019/04/23/april-23-pequot-and-wangunk-warriors-attack-english-settlers-at-wethersfield/