Deacon Benjamin Balch

1682 - 1750  (67 years)

• Name	Deacon Benjamin Balch  [1, 2]
  Title	Deacon
  Born	29 Mar 1682	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will	4 Sep 1749	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [3]
  	To wife Mercy Balch: life estate in the house, certain lands, certain livestock, interest on investments, with maintenance provided; personal estate to be sold and the proceeds invested ("put at interest"), the interest to be given to Mercy; after Mercy's death, the estate to be equally divided among my daughters Mary Lovett, Mary Woodberry, Martha Trask, Deborah Dodge, and my grandson Benjamin Balch-Lovett; son-in-law John Lovett, executor
  Will	24 Nov 1749	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [4]
  	A codicil to the original will, confirming it and adding to granddaughter Martha Trask and grandson Benjamin Balch Dodge: £25 each after my wife's death; to executor John Lovett: a share in the division of the estate, he to be trustee of the share given to grandson Benjamin Balch Lovett
  Died	8 Jan 1750	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [5]
  Probate	16 Apr 1750	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [6]
  	Will with codicil proved, approved, allowed
  Probate	20 Apr 1750	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [7]
  	Estate inventory; total value £357.14.4
  Probate	4 Jun 1751	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [8]
  	Estate account filed
  Probate	15 Jan 1753	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [9]
  	Estate account filed
  Person ID	I3613	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Samuel Balch,   b. Abt 14 May 1651,   d. 14 Oct 1723, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Martha Newmarch,   b. Abt 1653,   d. 5 Jul 1720, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	27 Oct 1675	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [10]
  Family ID	F1613	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mercy Leech
  Married	27 Jun 1705	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [11]
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1617	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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