TUTTLE, Benjamin

1648 - 1677  (28 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	TUTTLE, Benjamin
  Birth	29 Oct 1648	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  Christening	29 Oct 1648	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Jun 1677	Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  Death	13 Jun 1677	Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  WAC	13 Feb 1929	MANTI
  _TAG	Reviewed on FS
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  Person ID	I30016	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	TUTTLE, William ,   b. 29 Oct 1609, St Albans, Hertsfordshire, England St Albans, Hertsfordshire, Englandd. 6 Jun 1673, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 63 years)
  Mother	SOUTHCOT, Elizabeth Mathews ,   b. Abt 1612, Exeter, Devonshire, England Exeter, Devonshire, Englandd. 30 Dec 1684, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1630	England   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F8687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Executed for the murder of his sister Sarah, 14 years after her death 17 Nov. 1676 at Stamford, CT "The Grand Jury haveing heard the accusation against Benjamen Tuttell did return that they found the Bill here followes the Indictment: Benjamen Tutle thou art indicted by the name of Benjamen Tutle late of Stamford that not haveing the fear of God before thine eyes thou hast most wickedly risen up against thy sister, Sarah the wife of John Slawson of Stamford afoarsayd some time in November last about the 18th day & by smiteing her with an axe or some other instrument of death thou hast slayne her for which according to the law of God & the lawes of this colony thou deservest to dye. The prisoner haveing heard the Indictment read was required to Answer Guilty or not guilty; he Answered not guilty & referred himselfe to be tryed by God & the country. The former Jury being called man by man & the prisoner ordered to look upon them & accept or except against them, he accepting of them the case was comitted to the sayd Jury. The Jury return that they finde Benjamen Tutle Guilty according to the Inditment. The court haveing considered the return of the Jury doe approve of the same. And accordingly did sentence the sayd Benjamen Tutle to be carryed hence to the place from whence he came & at a convenient time to be carryed thence to the place of execution & there to be hanged by the neck till he dyes & then out downe & buryed. This court appoynts that execution be done upon the prisoner according to sentence the 13th of June next & the secretary is appoynted to signe a warrnt to the marshall to see execution done according to the sentance. And the reverend Mr. Nath. Collins is desired & appoynted to preach the lecture that day execution is to be done." Benjamin was hanged at New Haven, June 13, 1677.

  
  

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