Benajah Story is the son of Stephen Story and his wife Mary.

STORY, Benajah or Benajaih, Storey, VT Line, Anne, W19115, sol was b in 1747 & sol stated his birth record was in Norwich CT, sol lived at Bennington VT at enl, sol appl 24 Sept 1832 Cortland Co NY, sol m Anne Tubbs 22 Nov 1771 at Bennington VT & sol d 8 Feb 1842 at Cortlandville NY & his wid appl there 23 Feb 1842 aged 86, on 23 Feb 1842 a Setphen & Polly Story both aged 56 made aff'dt in Cortland Co NY, sol's & wid's children were' Samuel b 30 May 1772, James b 1 Dec 1773, John b 16 Mar 1775, Elijah b 31 Oct 1776 & d 23 Sep 1777, Hannah b 11 May 1778, Abijah b 14 Sep 1779, Marrianne b 13 Apr 1781, Lovine b 17 May 1782, Lois b 18 Jan 1784, Stephen b 2 Nov 1785, Polly b 11 May 1787, Lucy b 5 Oct 1778, Salla b 26 Jan 1790, Joseph b 3 Sep 1791 & d 14 Jul 1794, "Unknown? blurred" b 14 Mar 1794, Daniel b 9 May 1795 & d 17 Mar 1796 & Plinney b 28 Jun 1796 & d 18 Dec 1807

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Note: Benajah; b. 22 Sep 1743 at Norwich, New London, Ct (Vital Records of Norwich, p. 380, pg 211); d. 22
Oct 1743 at Norwich, New LOndon, Ct (ibid). Benejah Story-served in Capt. Elijah Dewey's Co. at the Battle
of Bennington; Aug. 16, 1777; Also served for 8 days in Capt. William Hutchin's Co; Oct. 11, 1780. Also served
in Capt. Isaac Tichenor's Co. at Castleton for 8 days; Oct. 13, 1781.Also listed as a drummer on muster roll of
the 1st Co. of Vermont Miltia organized Oct. 24, 1764 between 1764 and 1781 at Bennington, Bennington, VT
(Rolls of Soldiers). 1
Birth: 22 SEP 1743 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut 1

Father: Stephen Storey b: 7 OCT 1697 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Mother: Mary Emerson

Sources:

1.Abbrev: Mark Felone
Title: Mark Felone


See Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States. Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Hartford, Conn.: Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, 1913), 211.
2nd Benajah, ye Son of Stephen Story and of his wife mary was born Decemr 24th: 1746



The names and ages of Children of Mr. Stephen Story and his wife Mary:
Stephen Story, son, was born at Ipswich April 2, 1722.
Mary Story, daughter, was born at Ipswich June 4, 1724.
Phillippa Story was born May 21, 1726.
Lucey (Lucy?) Story was born Nov. 7, 1728.
Ruth Story was born Dec. 7, 1730.
Francis Story was born July 15, 1732. [perhaps 1733].
Daniel Story was born May 28, 1734.
all ye above seven children were born at Ipswich and were entred at ye desire and according to ye diection of their mother, Aug. 23, 1742. Isaac Huntington, Town Clerk.
Martha Story was born June 21, 1737.
Thomas Story was born Aug. 22, 1739.
Elijah Story was born June 24, 1742.
Benajah Story was born Sept. 22, 1743, died Oct. 22, 1743.
Sarah Story was born Nov. 11, 1744.
Benajah Story 2nd was born Dec. 24, 1746.


Benejah Story was a Revolutionary War Vet.

Notes for BENAJAH STORY:
BIRTH: Vital Statistics of Town of Norwich, Connecticut
RESIDENCES: Left Vermont before 1810. In Homer, Cortland Co., NY abt 1816.
MILITARY: Rev. War W19115. Entered service in Vermont.
CHILDREN: Listed on Bible page included with widow's pension application.
BURIAL: Cortlandville Cemetery, Cortland, NY -- "Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots,"
Patricia Law Hatcher, Vol. 5, #10094
Many of Benajah's children's records are from VT Vital Records and Elizabeth Story Moore.
Birth: 24 DEC 1746 in Norwich, New London Co., CT
Death: 8 FEB 1842 in Cortlandville, Cortland Co., NY
Burial: Cortlandville Cem., Cortland Co., NY

William Story - Sarah Foster, Samuel Story - Elizabeth ______, Stephen Story - Mary Emerson, Benajah Story - Lydia Scott - Anna Tubbs.

Benajah Story, was born in Norwich, Connecticut, married twice in Bennington, Vermont, and died in New York, probably Cortlandville, a Revolutionary War veteran. He had two children by his first wife, Lydia Scott, and seventeen more by his second wife, Anna Tubbs.

The Revolutionary War Pension files on Benajah Story include a page torn from his family Bible that lists all the children, but there is no Uriah among them. The births of all except the last three are also recorded in the vital records of Bennington, Vermont. Those last three, as recorded in the family Bible, were Deborah, b. 1794; Daniel, b. 1795; and Plinny, b. 1796.

Benajah had 2 wives and over a dozen children in total. He is a descendant of the famous Samuel Story and a relative of Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story.

PROBABLE CHILDREN INCLUDE:
1) Samuel Story was born May 30 1772 in Bennington, Bennington Co., VT. He married Sophia Corning.

2) James Story was born on Dec 1 1773 in Bennington, Bennington Co., VT. He died after 1811. He was married to Charlotte ARMSTRONG on Dec 24 1798 in Bennington, Bennington Co., VT.

3) John Story
1775 –

4) Elijah Story
1776 – 1777

5) Hannah Story
1778 –

6) Abijah Story 1779 – 1828 (There was an Abijah Story that died in 1778 from Records of Ipswich Mass..possibly a namesake?)

7) Marianne Miriam Story
1781 –

8) Lovina Story
1782 –

9) Lois Story
1784 –

10) Stephen Story was listed in the Homer, Cortland, NY, USA Census as being 64 years old and a blacksmith, married to Sally Story. He was born about 1785. He died in Cortland, Cortland County, NY, USA

11) Polly Story
1787 –

12) Lucy Story
1788 – 1867 Born in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, USA on Oct 1788. Lucy married William Ross Turner on January 23, 1814 in Colosse, Oswego Co., NY and had 9 children. Lucy married John Love on Dec 23 1804. She passed away on 15 Aug 1867 in Hardin, Iowa, USA.

13) Sally Story
1790 – 1807

14) Joseph Story
1791 – 1794

15) Blurred name unknown Story

16) Daniel Story
1795 – 1796

17) Plinny Story
1796 – 1807