The Damon and Taber Family Connections

Captain Benjamin Garfield¹

M, #2148, b. 1643, d. 28 November 1717

Father*

Edward Garfield¹ b. ~ 1580, d. 14 Jun 1672

Mother*

Rebecca (?)¹ b. ~ 1606, d. 16 Apr 1661

Relationship

9th great-grandfather of Robert Michael Damon

Reference

DFT076-01

.¹ He was the son of Edward Garfield and Rebecca (?)¹ Captain Benjamin Garfield married first Mehitable Hawkins, daughter of Timothy Hawkins, before 1674.² Captain Benjamin Garfield married second Elizabeth Bridge, daughter of Mather Bridge and Anna Danforth, on 17 January 1677/78 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

.² Captain Benjamin Garfield died on 28 November 1717.¹
Benjamin's mother Rebecca (?) died on 16 April 1661 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

.^1,2 Repr 9 Times, executor father's will, serious trouble with servants.¹ Benjamin's father Edward Garfield died on 14 June 1672 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

.^1,2 Captain Benjamin Garfield became the father of Lt Thomas Garfield on 12 December 1680.^1,3 Benjamin's son Lt Thomas Garfield was married to Mercy Bigelow on 10 January 1706/7.^1,3

Captain Benjamin Garfield has ID Tree 76, Individual 1 in Winslow Johnson Damon Family Tree.¹

Child

Charts

Last Edited

30 Oct 2002

[S51] Edward Kennan Damon, Winslow Johnson Damon Family Tree. A tree mostly built from previous works handed down in the family. Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in.
[S174] Robert Charles Anderson, English Origin of Edward Garfield of Watertown Massachusetts, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 156 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, October 2002) . Hereinafter cited as English Origin of Edward Garfield.
[S167] Presidential Family Forest, CD-ROM (Kamula, HI 96743, www.familyforest.com: Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc.).