Family: Benjamin Capt. Gorton and Avis Hulett

Husband/father: Benjamin Capt. Gorton
Wife/mother: Avis Hulett
Children:

• John Gorton
• Susanna Gorton
• William Gorton
• Joseph Gorton
• Nancy Gorton
• Benjamin Gorton
• Amos Gorton
• Samuel Gorton
• Hale Gorton

Child: John Gorton

Child: Susanna Gorton

Child: William Gorton

Child: Joseph Gorton

Child: Nancy Gorton

Child: Benjamin Gorton

Child: Amos Gorton

Child: Samuel Gorton

Child: Hale Gorton

Marriage:

• Date: 18 July 1762
• Place: recorded in both Scituate and Warwick, Kent, RI
• Source: IGI, FamilySearch.org
• Source: Vital records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Savage

Marriage:

• Date: 1762
• Place: married by Reuben Hopkins, Justice
• Source: Vital records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Savage

Source: Vital records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Savage

Individual: Benjamin Capt. Gorton

Parental family: Samuel Jr. Gorton and Freelove Mason
Marital or other families:

• Benjamin Capt. Gorton and Avis Hulett

Name: Benjamin Capt. Gorton

• Source: Gorton, Adelos, Life and Times of Samuel Gorton, 1907, PA

Sex: Male

Birth:

• Date: 2 July 1725
• Place: Swansey, MA
• Source: Gorton, Adelos, Life and Times of Samuel Gorton, 1907, PA
• Source: Gorton: Samuel Gorton of RI and his descendants, Vol I&II

Death:

• Date: 28 September 1814
• Place: Warwick, Kent, RI
• Source: Vital Records of Rhode Island From Newspapers
  • Note: Vital Records of Rhode Island From Newspapers:"Gorton, Benjamin, at Warwick, in 89th year, Sept 28, 1814," from "Providence Patriot and Columbian Phenix"
• Source: D.A.R. Application # 411150: Evelyn (Newell) Johnson, 16 oct 1952, Attleboro, MA
  • Note: D.A.R. Application # 411150: Evelyn (Newell) Johnson, 16 oct 1952, Attleboro, MA.: cites date of death as "aft 1786."

Religion:

• Date: 1784
• Place: "Deacon" Benjamin buried his father [sic] Samuel, Warwick, RI." This is Capt Benjamin's nephew, son of Samuel IV.
• Source: Gorton, Adelos, Life and Times of Samuel Gorton, 1907, PA

_MILT:

• Date: 2 December 1758
• Place: Capt of "The Swallow" (from Surinam); ship captured by the French in the 7 year's war
• Source: State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, Google Books
  • Note: State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, Google Books, p 420.

_MILT:

• Date: May 1776
• Place: West Greenwich, RI, "Lt. Benjamin Gorton" with Capt Jeremiah Ashton
• Source: Smiths: Civil & Military Lists of Rhode Island, 1647-1800, Vol 1, p334, 340, 351,369,370,392,407,510.

_MILT:

• Date: December 1776
• Place: Warwick, RI: "Lt Benj. Gorton" 1st Infantry Reg. with Col John Coak & Capt James Williams Co.
• Source: Smiths: Civil & Military Lists of Rhode Island, 1647-1800, Vol 1, p334, 340, 351,369,370,392,407,510.

_MILT:

• Date: May 1777
• Place: Warwick, RI: "Capt. Benj. Gorton," 2nd Kent County Militia w/ Col Nathaniel Brown
• Source: Smiths: Civil & Military Lists of Rhode Island, 1647-1800, Vol 1, p334, 340, 351,369,370,392,407,510.

_MILT:

• Date: May 1778
• Place: Kent Co, "Capt. Benj Gorton," 2nd Reg. Kent Co Militia, Col Archibald Kasson
• Source: Smiths: Civil & Military Lists of Rhode Island, 1647-1800, Vol 1, p334, 340, 351,369,370,392,407,510.

_MILT:

• Date: June 1778
• Place: West Greenwich, RI, "Capt. Benj. Gorton Co", Militia at War service in Expedition against RI
• Source: Smiths: Civil & Military Lists of Rhode Island, 1647-1800, Vol 1, p334, 340, 351,369,370,392,407,510.

_MILT:

• Date: June 1780
• Place: Kent Co, "Capt. Benj Gorton," 2nd Reg. Kent Co, Lt. Commandant Archibald Kasson
• Source: Smiths: Civil & Military Lists of Rhode Island, 1647-1800, Vol 1, p334, 340, 351,369,370,392,407,510.

_MILT:

• Date: May 1781
• Place: Kent Co, "Capt Benjamin Gorton," 2nd Reg. Kent County, Lt. Commandant Archibald Kasson
• Source: Smiths: Civil & Military Lists of Rhode Island, 1647-1800, Vol 1, p334, 340, 351,369,370,392,407,510.

_MILT:

• Date: May 1792
• Place: Kent Co, Post Revolutionary Service, Senior Class Reg. Kent County; Lt. Col Cmdt Isaac Johnson, 1st major Joseph Arnold, 2nd Maj. Benjamin Gorton
• Source: Smiths: Civil & Military Lists of Rhode Island, 1647-1800, Vol 1, p334, 340, 351,369,370,392,407,510.

Source: Gorton: Samuel Gorton of RI and his descendants, Vol I&II

Author: Gorton, Thomas Arthur

Publication: 1985

Source: Northside Cemetery, Charlton, D-L, MASSOG, Ashland, MA, Dec 1988 Vol 12, Iss3-4