DARLING, Thomas Benjamin

1730 - 1776  (46 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	DARLING, Thomas Benjamin
  Birth	7 May 1730	Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Oct 1776	Chestnut Hill, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
  Death	22 Oct 1776	Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  WAC	1 Mar 1960	SLAKE
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  Person ID	I21625	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
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  Father	DARLING, Benjamin Ensign ,   b. 11 Feb 1687, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesd. 18 May 1772, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 85 years)
  Mother	WHITE, Mehitable ,   b. 22 Jan 1689, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesd. 7 May 1730, Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1708	Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  Family ID	F11810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WHITE, Rachael ,   b. 14 Nov 1732, Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesd. 19 Mar 1808, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1749	Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  Family ID	F11823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Thomas Benjamin Darling Birth: May 7, 1730 Mendon Worcester County Massachusetts, USA Death: Oct. 22, 1776 Mendon Worcester County Massachusetts, USA Note regarding Thomas' death date, offered by Herman Weiland: The probable explanation for the year of death inscribed on the headstone is that after the settlement in 1778, the family bought the stone but neglected to tell the engraver the correct date and he assumed it was 1778. Susan Salisbury's 2003 book, "The Darlings of Mendon Massachusetts", p. 28 lists the date as 1776. Thomas was the eleventh of eleven children born to Benjamin and Mehitable (White) Darling. Benjamin and Mehitable's children, all born in Mendon, were: 1) Mehitable, b. Mar. 10, 1709/10, d. before 1770, the date of Benjamin's will. 2) Deborah, b. Apr. 22, 1711, marr. Daniel Wheelock 3) Benjamin, b. Mar. 15, 1714/15, marr. Elizabeth Force on Jul. 28, 1773 in Smithfield, R.I. 4) Joseph, b. Apt. 21, 1716, marr. Mary Fish 5) Ebenezer, b. Aug. 25, 1718 6) Peter, b. Jun. 12, 1720. 7) Hannah, b. Mar 25, 1722, marr. Jeremiah Battles 8) Abigail, b. Mar. 15, 1723/24, marr. Elisha Inman 9) Samuel,b. Aug. 1, 1726, marr. Sarah White 10) Elizabeth, b. Apr. 11, 1729, marr. Benjamin Medbury 11) Thomas, b. May 7, 1730, marr. Rachel White He married Rachel White on Dec 17,1749 at Mendon,MA. She was the daughter of Joseph White III and Prudence Smith White. Children of Thomas and Rachel (White Darling, all born in Mendon were: 1) Rhoda Darling, b. May 8, 1750, marr. Jeptha Clark 2) Joanna Darling, b. Feb. 1, 1752, marr. first, Stephen Hilliard/Hilyard and second, Enoch Thayer. 3) Rachel Darling, b. May 1, 1755, marr. Reuben Holbrook. 4) Prudence Darling, b. Sept. 28, 1757, marr. Nahor Staples. 5) Simeon Darling, b. Mar. 21, 1760, marr. Anna (Hannah) Phelps. 6) Seth Darling, b. Mar. 21, 1764, marr. Chloe Marsh. 7) Benjamin Darling, b. Feb. 28, 1766, d. bef. Apr. 14, 1778(not included in guardianship in father's will, so perhaps he died). 8) John Darling, b. Jun. 9, 1768, marr. Polly Warfield. 9) Nathan Darling, b. Dec. 17, 1770, marr. Polly Young. 10) Alpheus Darling, b. Nov. 7, 1773, marr. Lois Kellogg. On Apr. 14, 1778, Rachel became the guardian of her five sons who were not yet adults. These were: Simeon, Seth, John, Nathan and Alpheus. Since Benjamin is not included, he is presumed to have died. The property of Thomas Darling was partitioned by a committee that presented its report on Dec. 14, 1778. In the partition, Rachel received a third of the property as her dower. The oldest son, Simeon, was given two shares as provided by law. Each of the other sons received one share. The daughters had previously been given something, which was considered in determining their respective shares. For the next ten years, Rachel remained a widow and took care of her family. But some of her children married and moved away. Then, on Feb. 1, 1787, she married James Albee of Uxbridge in Mendon. He had been married to Rachel's sister, Prudence White, who had died earlier. That James Albee was the husband of Prudence White, Rachel's sister, is shown by a deed from James and Prudence Albee to Joseph White Jr., selling their interest in the dower of her mother, Prudence White. On Jan. 26, 1793, the property Rachel received as her dower was sold to Ebenezer Taft. That transaction was covered in a series of deeds wherein her children relinquished their rights. Rachel's death has not been found, but she was alive on Sept. 25, 1795, when she assented to the probate of her husband, James Albee. Family links: Parents: Benjamin Darling (1688 - 1772) Mehitable White Darling (1689 - 1730) Spouse: Rachel Darling White Albee (1732 - ____)* Children: Rachel Darling Holbrook (1755 - 1789)* Seth Darling (1764 - 1825)* Alpheus Darling (1773 - 1838)* Siblings: Joseph Darling (1716 - 1787)* Ebenezer Darling (1718 - 1806)* Samuel Darling (1726 - ____)* Thomas Benjamin Darling (1730 - 1776) *Calculated relationship Inscription: (The death date of 1778 is on the gravestone, but the stonecarver may have erred since Thomas' probate was brought on Jan 23,1777 -- Worcester probate #15472. His death was more likely Oct 22,1776.) Burial: Chestnut Hill Cemetery Millville Worcester County Massachusetts, USA