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| Benjamin was either the first or second son of George and second wife, Susanna. He was born either in Watertown, MA or more probably in Boston between 1645 and 1648. If he was taken back to England by his mother, he apparently returned as a young man to his American brothers and sisters and then migrated to New Jersey. Benjamin's half-brother, George, Jr., wrote to his "cousin Bashelder" on 25 June 1669 requesting payment to Benjamin of five pounds of the 20 pounds which would be due George, Jr. from his legacy from his Aunt Ruth Dalton. This letter shows that Benjamin was probably in New England and was in contact with at least some of his Parkhurst half-siblings, and lends further support to the identity of the Benjamin Parkhurst in New Jersey the next year. Benjamin is on record as being in Woodbridge, NJ about 1670. He was one of the first settlers of Woodbridge. He exchanged his properties at Woodbridge on 8 Aug 1672, with Claude Vallot of Elizabethtown, and became a permanent resident of Elizabethtown. He was appointed Lieutenant of the Company of Foot on 22 March 1679/80, and was listed as Justice of the Peace on 4 February 1682/3, Judge of Small Causes on 28 March 1683, and Captain of the Company on 3 December 1683. When he died, probably in February 1683/4, the inventory of his estate established a value of 188 pounds 16 shillings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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