On 11 May 1697 when Joseph was 22, he married
Esther Benedict, daughter of
Thomas Benedict (ca 1641-20 Nov 1688) &
Mary Messenger (ca 1642-bef 1699), in Wallingford, CT.
90 Born on 5 Oct 1679 in Norwalk, CT.68 Esther died in Cheshire, CT, on 1 Jan 1752; she was 72.55 Buried in Hillside Cemetery, Cheshire.
Children of Joseph and Esther (Benedict) Ives, born in Wallingford:
i. Thomas Ives, b. 30 May 1698;
ii. Elizabeth Ives, b. 6 Sep 1700;
iii. Hannah Ives, b. 13 Oct 1702, d. 1750, m. Abraham Seprry 1 Jun 1725;
iv. Abigail Ives, b. 27 Aug 1704, d. 26 Feb 1762 in Hamden, m. Daniel Sperry 5 Feb 1723/4 in New Haven;
v. Esther Ives, b. 7 Jan 1706/7, m. Joseph Smith 20 Dec 1727;
vi. Joseph Ives, b. 10 Dec 1709;
vii. Phineas Ives, b. 8 Apr 1711;
viii. Nathaniel Ives, b. 15 Jan 1714, d. 23 Feb 1800 in Cheshire, m. 1 Jan 1745/6 Mehitabel Andrews (b. 30 Apr 1726, dau. of Daniel & Mehitabel (Cook) Andrews);
ix. Ephraim Ives, b. 4 Jan 1717, d. 1762, m. 12 Mar 1741 Elizabeth Atwater (b. 17 Nov 1721, dau. of John & Elizabeth (Mix) Atwater); and
x. Dinah Ives, b. 4 Apr 1721.55