Benjamin Bodfish

1683 - 1760  (76 years)

• Name	Benjamin Bodfish  [1]
  Birth	20 Jul 1683	Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	The following is from 'Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, by Amos Otis, 1888.
  Note	Benjamin Bodfish,born July 20, 1683, married Nov. 10, 1709, Lydia Crocker, daughter of Jonathan. He died in 1760, age 77. He was a active man, and may be Called the founder of the Bodfish family of recent times. He bought for L100, by a deed from his father-in-law, Jonathan Crocker, dated Oct. 20, 1713, one half of the twenty acre lot and meadow which the latter bought of his father, John Crocker, including the dwelling house then standing thereon. This tract of land is situated on the east of Scorton Hill,and is bounded southerly by the County road. It was a part of the great lot of Abraham Blush, containing fifty acres, and sold by him Feb. 10, 1668, to John Crocker, Ser., and by him given in his will to children of his brother, Dea. William Crocker, of whom the John Crocker, first named, was one. The house above mentioned, a high, single house, with a leantoo, was occupied by Benjamin Bodfish and his son Jonathan till 1809, when it was taken down, and the present Bodfish house built on the same spot.
  Reference	1962
  Death	25 Mar 1760	Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA   [1]
  Person ID	I15509	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family	Lydia Crocker,   b. 26 Sep 1686, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA d. 27 Mar 1780, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1709	Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA   [1]
  Children	1. Sylvanus Bodfish,   b. 2 Sep 1710, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA > 2. Hannah Bodfish,   b. 12 Feb 1712, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA d. 7 Mar 1779, Hardwick, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 67 years)   3. Thankful Bodfish,   b. 19 Feb 1714, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA   4. Solomon Bodfish,   b. 20 Mar 1716, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA   5. Joseph Bodfish,   b. 16 Apr 1718, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA   6. Benjamin Bodfish,   b. 18 Mar 1720   7. Lydia Bodfish,   c. 9 Jun 1723, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA   8. Rachel Bodfish,   c. Jan 1725/26, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA   9. Jonthan Bodfish,   b. 10 Aug 1727, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -USA
  Family ID	F4094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Lorinda Stover Steadman 'Lori' (Reliability: 1).