Benjamin Paull
Born: 1681 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Married:About 1704 Massachusetts
Died:January 12, 1757, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Father: William
Pall
Mother: Mary Richmond b.c.1639
Wife: Ruth Dyer b.1683
Children
Benjamin Paul b: 7 AUG 1705
Christopher Paul b: 24 NOV 1708
Ruth Paul b: 13 FEB 1710/11
Rebeckah Paul b: 30 OCT 1714
Ebenezer Paul b: 21 SEP 1717
John Paul b: 25 NOV 1719
Abigail Paul b: 18 JUL 1721
Sarah Paul b: 9 SEP 1723
Notes:
-Buried at Old burial ground at Berkley Common
-He taught school in Taunton, Mass.
-Their house was sacked but not burned by the Indians. Their place was called "Sheepscot", now called Newcastle. (This was in Maine)
-Benjamin Paull erected a tannery in 1735 in Berkley and in connection with it established a business that carried on into the late 1800's.
-Benjamin was a member of The First Church of Berkley upon its organization in 1737.
-He was selectman in 1742.
-His will gave to his son Ebenezer, land near Christopher's bounded by lands of Major Thomas Gilberty, and of Abiel Atwood on the south side.
Sources:
-Birth Source: Various..
-Marriage Source: NEHGS
-Death Source: Tombstone