John Benedict (February 6, 1649 – November 11, 1729) was a member of the

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from Norwalk,

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in the sessions of May 1722 and May 1725. He was born in 1649, in Southold,

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which was part of the

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at the time. He was the son of Thomas Benedict and Mary Brigham Benedict. He moved with his family to Norwalk. He succeeded his father as deacon, and served in that position until old age. He was named a

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1680. He served as a

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in 1689, from 1692 to 94 and in 1699. He was appointed part of committees to recruit a minister and a schoolmaster. In 1686, he drew home-lot #27 in Norwalk, and in 1678, he bought a 4 acre home lot on Dry Hill. The church honored him by voting to allow him to sit "in ye seat before ye pulpit" in 1705.

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