Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Randall, Benjamin, 1749-1808 |
Born |
Feb. 7, 1749 |
Birthplace |
New Castle, N.H. |
Deceased |
Oct. 22, 1808 |
Deceased where |
New Durham, N.H. |
Places of residence |
New Castle, N.H. New Durham, N.H. |
Occupation |
Mariner. Sailmaker - 1771. Later became an itinerant preacher. May have participated in the raid on Fort William and Mary, along with his father. |
Father |
Capt. Benjamin Randall. |
Spouse |
Joanna Oram, daughter of Capt. Robert Oram and Joanna Mitchell of Kittery, Me., |
Children |
1. Robert Oram Randall, b. Dec. 3, 1772, d. Oct. 23, 1848, m. 1. Hannah Davis and m. 2. Hannah Webber. 2. Mary ("Polly") Shannon Randall, b. Feb. 24, 1774, d. Feb. 23, 1845, m. Joseph Hall. 3. Benjamin Walton Randall, b. May 4, 1776, d. Sept. 24, 1843, m. Sarah Parsons. 4. Magueretta Fredericka Randall, b. Aug. 8, 1778, m. Stephen Parsons. 5. Urselah Pinkham Randall, b. Oct. 15, 1780, m. Samuel Runnals, Jr. 6. William Randall, b. Oct. 30, 1782, d. Jan. 29, 1845, m. Love Murry. 7. Joanne Randall, b. Oct. 24, 1785, m. Timothy Horne. 8. Henry Allen Randall, b. Feb. 10, 1788, m. 1. Eliza Shepard and m. 2. Mary Ann Clark. |
Notes |
Credited with founding the Freewill Baptist movement in America. |
Relationships |
Spouses: Joanna Oram, daughter of Capt. Robert Oram and Joanna Mitchell of Kittery, Me., b. 1748, d. 1826. |
Related Records
-
Historiography; or "What Were the Raids on Fort William and Mary and Why Don't I Know All About Them?" - REF F44 .N6 K43 2024
Kehr, Thomas F.
Record Type: Library
-
Inalong, Outalong, Downalong Reminiscences of New Castle, N.H. - REF F44 .N6 S25 1985
St. John, Helen
Record Type: Library
-
Piscataqua pioneers : selected biographies of early settlers in northern New England. - Ready Reference
Record Type: Library
-
