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- The following is from the Genealogical dictionary of New England Settlers:
Volume 2
page 357
Harndale, Horndel, or Harndel, Benjamin, Lynn 1647, as giv. by Farmer, was, I suspect, Harnden, wh. spread at Reading, where BENJAMIN, JOHN, RICHARD, and WILLIAM, perhaps f. and three s. are call. early sett. and Richard was freem. 1691. JOHN, Neport, with wh. my little acquaint. is deriv. from his will of 9 Feb. 1685, wh. ment. d. Mary, w. of John Stanton, and her ch. Robert, Benjamin, Mary, and Hannah; and d. Rebecca, w. of Hugh Moshier. Perhaps he was of New Haven 1644.
Source Info. Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, - Vol. I-IV (4). Boston, 1860-1862.
This very source has caused a great deal of debate over the years regarding the parentage of our Richard Harnden b. 1648. People have used it on both the Harrington side and the Harnden side to prove relationships. You see it's the one source that states a relationship to our Wilmington area Harndens and the Hearnden, Harndel and Harrington lines of Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The numerous descendants of this man in Rhode Island now bear the name of Harrington.
per Boston Evening Transcript, 2 Nov 1910.
The descendants of this man also bore the surnames of Herringten, Herrington, Hernden, Harndine, Hereden, Herendine, Harndel, Harndell, Harnden, Errington and Arnold just to name a few other variations. One other variation is Herendeen which one branch of the family still keeps.
Several of Benjamins children settled in Moosup Valley, Connecticut.
The following information is from Dennis Karcher's website:
It should be under William White, but I put it here to show the relationships with Benjamin...
The information for this chapter comes solely from Dorothy (Bennett) Inderkum of Sacramento, California. Her principle sources were a typescript at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, "The William White Line" by Winifred (Lovering) Holman and various records of Suffolk County, Massachusetts. This William White should not be confused with the one of Mayflower fame. However, it's interesting to note that anyone descended from Samuel and Sarah (Harrington) Bennett, including the compiler, is descended from William White in two ways through both the Bennett and Harrington families. See those chapters for more information.
William(1) White was born about 1600 and died in Boston, possibly on 30 October 1673 and certainly before the end of that year. (Suffolk Probate Records) William married Elizabeth; she probably died in Boston on 23 December 1690 (Hartford Times, 5 November 1949).
William was a bricklayer by trade and worked at the Iron Works in Lynn, Massachusetts at one point. His work took him to other locations in New England as well. In February 1655 he was at Warwick, Rhode Island. He was granted a house lot adjoining his son-in-law "Benjamine Herndell" [Benjamin Harrington] on 17 October 1656. That same year, he had supervised the bricklaying at Winthrop's stronghold on Fisher's Island and had been in Providence, Rhode Island. On 27 February 1657, William was granted a share for his "meddow" near another son-in-law, Thomas Walling. He was settled in Boston again by 16 October 1662. He bought a house on town land from Nathaniel Woodward, for which he had to pay rent to the town. (Suffolk Deeds, 7:110) This land was later granted to William on 14 March 1669/70. (Boston Record Commissioners, 7th Report, p. 53, 1881)
Apparently the relationships within the family were not always smooth. On 17 February 1659, Benjamin Hearnden [Benjamin Harrington] became involved with the law in regard to his "breach of peace and fright, Comitted [sic] on the family of William White, of this Towne." In a separate incident, William's daughter, Margaret, already married to Robert Colwell, ran away with her married neighbor, Thomas Walling; both deserted their families. Colwell secured his divorce 2 July 1667; Margaret had returned to Boston and was ordered to be publicly whipped 15 stripes and was fined ?? in October 1666. Colwell went to Long Island, Walling also obtained a divorce and he married Margaret in 1669. After his death in 1674, her third husband, Daniel Abbott, took her to court. Apparently they reconciled, she was named in his will.
William White made his will 13 October 1673. His wife was to have?
"all my vissable estate so long as she was a widow and to have her thirds if she remarried; two Sonnes Isaacke & Cornelius White; two sonnes & 1 daughter Susanna Waggett, wife of Thomas Waggett after the decease of wife; to son William White 5 shillings... to other 3 daughters, Elyzabeth Harnden, wife of Benjamyne... Margaret Wallen, wife of Thomas Wallen, and Usrulla Bennett, the wife of John Bennett each 4 shillings."
The will was proved 31 January 1673/4. From the probate records, William may have died on 30 October 1673.
On 28 Dec 1676, William's widow signed her mark to the following:
"Elizabeth White of Boston, relict of William White late of Boston, deeded for love etc. to her Son Cornelius White that part of land which his father (bequeathed to him) excepting the house where in I dwell which is his after my decease and which I reserve to my Selfe during my life." (Suffolk Deeds, 12:325)
Benjamin probably left Massachusetts, because he was asked to. When you look at his court records he doesn't appear to have been a nice guy.
The following is from "The Hearnden Line", compiled for Mrs. J.M. Morrison, 1944, by Winifred (Lovering) Holman, S.B.; F.A.S.G., Lexington, Massachusetts. A copy is available at the Library of The New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, Massachusetts:
Benjamin was probably living in Essex County, Massachusetts in December 1647 when he was presented in Lynn for beating his wife, as witnessed by Ezekiel Gilbert and Henry Collins. Apparently, Elizabeth was not free from scandal herself. She was presented for stealing clothes from Mary Pray and was ordered to make double restitution. (Essex Court Files, 1:133,137)
Benjamin first appears in Providence, Rhode Island in 1651 when he had a privilege of 25 acres for which he paid and received quittance in March. He was taxed 4 shillings in June of 1652. On 27 October 1656, Providence.
"ordered yt William White be accomodated with a house Lot adjoining to Benjamin Herndell his house lot and further according to convenience Ordered yt inlargeing of Benjamine Herndell his lot." (Early Providence Records, hereinafter EPR)
On 17 February 1659, Benjamin was brought into court by a bond to answer to "the breach of peace and fright comitted on the family of william white, of this Towne." William White was also bonded to appear at the next town court in Providence to prosecute Benjamin. (EPR, 15:75-76)
William White of Boston, bricklayer, with consent of wife of Elizabeth, for sterling, "payd by Elizabeth the wife of Benjamin Herenden of providence" confirmed to Benjamin land, dwelling house, and other housing in Providence on 16 October 1662. (EPR, 4:9-10)
In his Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, Austin states that Benjamin's will was presented for probate 4 April 1688 and an inventory of goods and property totalling ?? was taken on 27 May 1687 without citing a source.
On 20 October 1688, "Elizabeth, now wife of Richard Pray, deeded to her son, Isaac Hearnden, the homestead, houses, orchard, etc. which were givenher, for life, by the will of her= late husband, dated 1 Feb 1686[/87], of which she was named executrix. (EPR, 5:34-37)
It was suggested in an unidentified manuscript at The New England Historic Genealogical Society, that Isaac may have been the youngest child and perhaps this deed was a gift from Elizabeth to get Isaac started in married life. Isaac must have deeded this land back to his mother, because on 13 December 1701 she sold to Joseph Whipple of Providence her "dwelling house and all land thereunto lieing and adjoyneing (part belonged to husband Benjamin Hearnden and to my father William White)..." which was to revert to son Isaac Hearnden upon Elizabeth's decease, but which she had purchased by a deed from Isaac. (EPR, 4:219).
This is supported by the Holman manuscript which indicates that on 10 February 1689, "Isaac Hearnden of Providence for a valuable consideration... also for the duty of Naturall love & affection I beare unto my deare Mother Elizabeth Prey... (home stall & house)..."; it not clear what is the source of this record. Whatever the case in these confusing purchases, on 9 June 1701 Elizabeth had made it very clear who owned what: "Whereas there is a fame gone abroad that there is Some person or persons intending to purchase the house & land to it adjoyneing which lieth in ye Towne of Providence... which formerly belonged unto Benjamin Hearnden Senr of said Providence (deceased) and to purchase it of Isaac Hearnden hath no Right... to ye said house, nor inn or to any of the said lands, neither by Reversion nor any other wayes; But all the Right... to the said house & lands wholy belongeth unto me Elizabeth Prey (widow), formerly Elizabeth Hearnden; as may appeare by a deede under the said Isaac Hearnden his hand & seal, and I the said Elizabeth Prey, Doe therefore by these presents forbid all & Every person or persons whome so ever; for Bargaineing or purchaseing the said house and lands, or any part hereof, of the said Isaac Hearnden: 9 June 1701 Elizabeth Prey formerly Elizabeth Hearnden." (EPR, 5:256)
SURNAME: Also shown as Harnden
DEATH: Also shown as Died Bet Feb 1686 - 17 Mar 1687
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1618 - 1687 (69 years)
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