Benjamin MUMFORD

1696 - 1783  (87 years)

• Name	Benjamin MUMFORD  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	10 Apr 1696	South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1721	Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island Colony
  	Sep 1721, His father Thomas deeded him 520 acres ("for love and affection"). March 1726, Benjamin bought 183 acres from George Hazard for 140 dollars. April 1726 bought another 20 acres from Sarah Macy for 200 dollars. June 1736 Benjamin and Ann sold 520 acres to brother William for 450 dollars. October 1736 sold 383 acres to Ichabod Sheffield for $700.
  BLES	11 Apr 1756	North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
  	on April 11, 1756 Benjamin and Ann Mumford stood as sponsors (godparents/witnesses) for Gilbert Stuart, who later became America's most famous portrait artist. Gilbert Stuarts Father was a Scottish snuff grinder.
  Residence	Rhode Island, USA   [2]
  Residence	Newport, Rhode Island, USA   [7]
  Residence	1774	Newport, Rhode Island, British America
  _MILT	Barrington, Rhode Island, USA   [2]
  Death	7 Oct 1783	Newport, Rhode Island   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I227	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas MUMFORD,   b. 1656, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America d. Abt 1726, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Abigail MUMFORD,   b. 1670, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America d. 20 May 1707, Rhode Island, United States of America (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann (Stephen Mumford Line) MUMFORD,   b. 28 Apr 1701   d. 22 Oct 1773, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1720	Newport   [1, 8]
  Children	1. Phebe MUMFORD,   b. 25 Nov 1721, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America d. 24 Jul 1815, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Peter MUMFORD,   b. 1728, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA d. 1798 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. George MUMFORD,   b. 9 Dec 1730, Rhode Island, USA d. 14 Jun 1806, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Ann Borden MUMFORD  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

• Histories		Tucker Bio Newspaper Newspaper article on Tuckers in Nova Scotia
  		Mumford Memiors Thomas Mumford ii son, Benjamin
  		The Mumford Memiors Benjamin Mumford

  
  

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