My Family Tree - Nye, Benjamin

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description	Sources
Birth (Multiple birth)	1735-04-18	Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts	twin	1a 3a 4a 4b 4c 4d 4e 4f 5a 5b 5c 3b 4g 4h 4i 4j 4k 4l 4m 4n 4o 4p 4q 4r 4s 4t 4u 4v 4w 4x 4y 4z 5d 5e 5f 5g 5h 5i 5j 5k 5l
Birth (Multiple birth)	Note SAR elsewhere and DAR says 04/18/1735 in Barnstable
Baptism	1735-05-25	West Parish Church, West Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts		1a
Baptism				1a
Death	1816-05-27	Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts		3b 4g 4h 4i 4j 4k 4l 4m 4n 4o 4p 4q 4r 4s 4t 4u 4v 4w 4x 4y 4z 5d 5e 5f 5g 5h 5i 5j 5k 5l
Death
Burial	after 1816-05-27	Adams cemetery, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts		2a
Burial				2a
Military Service			"served in the Revolutionary War"	1a 3b 5d
Military Service	Note: 1 Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 11, P 583 Service Description: 1) 2ND MAJOR, COL GROUT; ALSO CAPT, COL NATHAN SPARHAWK, MAJ JONAS WILDER; 2) ALSO 2ND LT, CAPTS JOHN OLIVER, JOHN BLACK, COL NATHAN SPARHAWK, WORCESTER CO MILITIA Note: 2 Qualifying Service Description: NSDAR cites: 2ND MAJOR, COL GROUT; ALSO CAPT, COL NATHAN SPARHAWK, MAJ JONAS WILDER; ALSO 2ND LT, CAPTs JOHN OLIVER, JOHN BLACK, COL NATHAN SPARHAWK, WORCESTER CO MILITIA, 1776 and 1779 Additional References: MA Soldiers and Sailors of the Rev War, Vol 11, pg 583			1a 3b 5d

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Nye, Caleb	1704-06-28	before 1787-05-29
Mother	Bodfish, Hannah	1712-02-12	1779-03-07
Brother	Nye, Silas	1732-12-27
Brother	Nye, Joseph Jr	1735-05-25	1804-05-11
	Nye, Benjamin	1735-05-25	1816-05-27
Sister	Nye, Jemima	1737-07-08
Brother	Nye, Ebenezer	1739/40-02-02 (Julian)	1793
Brother	Nye, Caleb	1742-04-06
Brother	Nye, Joshua	1742-05-16
Brother	Nye, Silas	1744-10-04
Brother	Nye, Simeon	1747-05-03
Sister	Nye, Hannah	1750-10-28
Brother	Nye, Prince	1753-03-17
Sister	Nye, Azubah	1756-07-11

Families

Family of Nye, Benjamin and Phinney, Susan

Married

Wife

Phinney, Susan ( * 1735 + 1822-09-16 )

Event	Date	Place	Description	Sources
Marriage	1757-04-07	Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts		3b 4aa 4g 4h 4i 4k 4l 4m 4n 4o 4p 4q 4u 4w 4x 4y 4z 5d 5e 5g 5h 5i 5j 5k 5l
Marriage	Note: 1 DAR elsewhere says 19 - Mar - 1757 Note: 2 DAR elsewhere says on a - - 1760 married at Barre MA, and elsewhere 1760 in Rutland, MA Note: 3 SAR elsewhere says 07 Apr 1757 in Barnstable / Barnstable / MA, and elsewhere 1760 in Rutland, MA

Children

Name	Birth Date	Death Date
Nye, Lydia	1761	1795-08-06
Nye, Sylvanus	1762-01	1814-07-25
Nye, Nathan	1764-09-07	1826-06-07

Attributes

Type	Value	Notes	Sources
Identification Number	A085307	Note Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) ancestor number	3b
Identification Number	P-257560	Note Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) patriot number	5d

Pedigree

Nye, Caleb
1. Bodfish, Hannah
  1. Nye, Silas
  2. Nye, Joseph Jr
  3. Nye, Benjamin
    1. Phinney, Susan
  4. Nye, Jemima
  5. Nye, Ebenezer
  6. Nye, Caleb
  7. Nye, Joshua
  8. Nye, Silas
  9. Nye, Simeon
  10. Nye, Hannah
  11. Nye, Prince
  12. Nye, Azubah

Ancestors

Nye, Benjamin
*1735-05-25
+1816-05-27

Nye, Caleb
*1704-06-28
+before 1787-05-29

Nye, Nathan
*
+...

(Surname), Mercy
*
+...

Bodfish, Hannah
*1712-02-12
+1779-03-07

Bodfish, Benjamin
*1683-07-20
+1760-03-25

Bodfish, Joseph
*1651-04-03
+1744-12-02

Besse, Elizabeth
*
+...

Crocker, Lydia
*1686-09-26
+before 1742

Crocker, Jonathan
*1662-07-15
+1746-08-24

Howland, Hannah
*1661-05-15
+before 1711-02-10

Source References

White, Elizabeth Pearson: John Howland of the Mayflower: THE FIRST FIVE GENERATIONS, Volume 2
1. - Page: p. 189
findagrave: MAJ Benjamin Nye (1735-1816)
1. - Page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122782457/benjamin-nye
Daughters of the American Revolution, “Ancestor Database”
1. - Date: 2026-03-31
  - Page: NYE, JOSEPH Ancestor #: A085375
2. - Date: 2026-04-04
  - Page: NYE, BENJAMIN Ancestor #: A085307
Daughters of the American Revolution, “Descendants Database”
1. - Date: 2026-03-31
  - Page: Member: Letitia Frances Clarke Vinal Nat'l #: 189969 Ancestor #: A085375
2. - Date: 2026-03-31
  - Page: Member: Margaret Lawrence Wilson Nat'l #: 302122 Ancestor #: A085375
3. - Date: 2026-03-31
  - Page: Member: Faye Hutson Young Nat'l #: 315866 Ancestor #: A085375
4. - Date: 2026-03-31
  - Page: Member: Margaret Young Brown Nat'l #: 375514 Ancestor #: A085375
5. - Date: 2026-03-31
  - Page: Member: Frances McCanse Neely Nat'l #: 559598 Ancestor #: A085375
6. - Date: 2026-03-31
  - Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 821175 Ancestor #: A085375
7. - Date: 2026-04-04
  - Page: Member: Grace Nye Burlingham Nat'l #: 87641 Ancestor #: A085307
8. - Date: 2026-04-04
  - Page: Member: Florence Elizabeth Nye Nat'l #: 88634 Ancestor #: A085307
9. - Date: 2026-04-04
  - Page: Member: Mary Annette Page Nat'l #: 29845 Ancestor #: A085307
10. - Date: 2026-04-04
  - Page: Member: Grace Seely Thomas Nat'l #: 101605 Ancestor #: A085307
11. - Date: 2026-04-04
  - Page: Member: Jane Ellen Pelton Nat'l #: 117707 Ancestor #: A085307
12. - Date: 2026-04-04
  - Page: Member: Ethel Page Hensel Nat'l #: 146253 Ancestor #: A085307
13. - Date: 2026-04-04
  - Page: Member: Charlotte P Hartman Nat'l #: 29844 Ancestor #: A085307
14. - Date: 2026-04-04
  - Page: Member: Frances M Ludington Nat'l #: 269848 Ancestor #: A085307
15. - Date: 2026-04-09
  - Page: Member: Audrey Bowditch Hart Nat'l #: 415534 Ancestor #: A085307
16. - Date: 2026-04-09
  - Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 607168 Ancestor #: A085307
17. - Date: 2026-04-09
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18. - Date: 2026-04-09
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19. - Date: 2026-04-09
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20. - Date: 2026-04-09
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21. - Date: 2026-04-09
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22. - Date: 2026-04-09
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23. - Date: 2026-04-09
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24. - Date: 2026-04-09
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25. - Date: 2026-04-09
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26. - Date: 2026-04-09
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27. - Date: 2026-04-04
  - Page: Member: Sarah Mathews Seely Nat'l #: 22445 Ancestor #: A085307
Sons of the American Revolution Patriot Research System
1. - Date: 2026-03-31
  - Page: Joseph NYE SAR Patriot #: P-257605
2. - Date: 2026-03-31
  - Page: Roger T Russell (107420) is a descendant of Joseph NYE (P-257605)
3. - Date: 2026-03-31
  - Page: Robert M Smith (112687) is a descendant of Joseph NYE (P-257605)
4. - Date: 2026-04-10
  - Page: Benjamin NYE SAR Patriot #: P-257560
5. - Date: 2026-04-10
  - Page: Lester Reed Dillon Sr (103497) is a descendant of Benjamin NYE (P-257560)
6. - Date: 2026-04-10
  - Page: Lester R Dillon Jr (103803) is a descendant of Benjamin NYE (P-257560)
7. - Date: 2026-04-10
  - Page: John Wesley Lemons Jr (106314) is a descendant of Benjamin NYE (P-257560)
8. - Date: 2026-04-10
  - Page: Donald Joseph Frye Jr (140707) is a descendant of Benjamin NYE (P-257560)
9. - Date: 2026-04-10
  - Page: Lester Reed Dillon III (140913) is a descendant of Benjamin NYE (P-257560)
10. - Date: 2026-04-10
  - Page: Gilbert Reed Lemons (148720) is a descendant of Benjamin NYE (P-257560)
11. - Date: 2026-04-10
  - Page: Bradley Neal Frye (194636) is a descendant of Benjamin NYE (P-257560)
12. - Date: 2026-04-10
  - Page: George William McBride (233044) is a descendant of Benjamin NYE (P-257560)

Birth Name	Nye, Benjamin 1a 2a
Gender	male