Benjamin Birdsall

BENJAMIN BIRDSALL the oldest son of Nathan first appears in Oyster Bay, Feb. 20, 1684-5 with brother Steven, and buys of the Indians 100 acres of land on north side of Littleworth Path where he probably built a house and improved the land. On Feb. 8, 1688-9 his ear mark is recorded in Hempstead and he was doubtless occupying property bought by his father of Lawrence Mott in the year 1679-80 at a place called New Brittain, Birdsall's Brook and Jerusalem.

Benjamin married about 1682 Mercy, daughter of Samuel and Miriam (Hoyt) Forman, and the following children were born to them:

Elizabeth, b. 1683, m. Nathaniel Townsend.

Susannah, b. 1685, m. John Underbill.

Samuel, b. 1687, m. Sarah Wright (?).

Benjamin, b. 1691, m., 1st, 1728, Charity Haviland; 2nd, 1735, Elizabeth Hopkins.

Miriam, b. 1693.

John, b. 1696, m. Elizabeth Langdon.

Zilpha, b. 1699.

Sarah, b. 1702.

Zibyah(?) b. 17(?).

Nathan, b. 1705.

BENJAMIN2 BIRDSALL (Nathan1) m. Mercy, dau. of Samuel Forman and wife Miriam (Harcourt), Will 1719. Children:

 Elizabeth3 b. 1683, m. a Townsend. 

Susanna3 b. 1685, m. an Underhill.
Samuel3 b. 1687, m. 1st 1716, Rose Wright, 2d 1726, Sarah Townsend.
Judith3 b. 1689, m. a Townsend.
Benjamin3 b. 1691, m. Martha.
Miriam3 b. 1693, John3 b. 1696, Zilpea3 b. 1699,
Sarah3 b. 1702, Nathan3 b. 1705.
One more.
Children of Benjamin Birdsall, of O. B. and Martha:

 Benjamin, Nathaniel, Phebe, Sarah, Mary, Debora, 

Martha and Elisabeth.

Source: http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dal-jdl8cc...

 Hofstra University Library Special Collections Department/Long Island Studies Institue Carman Family Collection, 1679-1942, p 8 “Birdsall, Benjamin, Sr. – born in Oyster Bay, N.Y., c.1646; appears to have been living in Jerusalem, N.Y., near the time of his death, c.1730. He was a son of Nathan Birdsall (1611-c.1696) and Temperance Baldwin (c.1620-?). He married Mercy Forman (1659-?) around 1683; they had 11 children: Elizabeth (b.1683); Susannah (b.1685); Samuel (b.1687); Judea (b.1689); Benjamin Jr. (b.1691); Miriam (b.1693); John (1696-1764), who married Elizabeth Langdon (1702-?); Zilpha (b.1699); Sarah (b. 1702); Zibyah (b. 1704); and Nathan (b.1705), who married Jane Langdon on April 12, 1726”

Benjamin was a polygamist - 3 wives - and absolutely no evidence for 2 of them.

The only actual information in the sources attached says Benjamin married Mercy Forman.

from: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062848544&view=1up&seq=...

information about Benjamin's family. only one marriage - to Mercy