On 17 Nov 1768 when Benjamin was 25, he married
Abigail Doolittle (52802) , daughter of
Isaac Doolittle (36001) (13 Aug 1721-13 Feb 1800) &
Sarah Todd (52806) (30 Jan 1725/6-10 Mar 1814), in First Congregational Society, New Haven.
56 Born on 3 Oct 1749 in New Haven, CT.56 Abigail died in New Haven, CT, on 24 Oct 1794; she was 45.55 Buried in City Burial Ground, New Haven.
Children of Benjamin and Abigail (Doolittle) English, born at New Haven:
i. a child, d. ca. 1769 unbaptized;
ii. Benjamin English, b. 5 Jan 1770, d. 1809 at sea, m. at New Haven 18 Jun 1795 Mary White (b. 14 Apr 1773 at New Haven, dau. of Timothy & Mercy (Clark) White, she m. 2nd Chauncey Johnson of Derby);
iii. Sarah English, b. 3 Nov 1771, d. 27 Mar 1843 at New Haven, unmarried;
iv. John Todd English, b. 3 Aug 1773, d. 19 Jun 1801 at St. Croix, Virgin Islands, unmarried;
v. Abigail English, b. 6 Feb 1776, d. 12 Mar 1834 at New Haven, m. there 29 Aug 1802 Immanuel Hopkinson, resided at Suffield, CT, Abigail returned to New Haven after her husband’s death;
vi. Mary English, b. 12 Jan 1778, d. 13 Dec 1845, m. at New Haven 3 Nov 1799 Roswell Brown (b. 6 Oct 1778);
vii. Hannah Rebecca, b. 5 Jan 1780, d. 29 Jan 1807 at New Haven, m. there 7 Dec 1799 Bethuel Tuttle (b. ca. 1779 at Milford, d. 13 Oct 1813 at New Haven, he m. 2nd Julia Doolittle);
viii. Isaac English, b. 9 Mar 1782, d. 8 Oct 1826 at New Haven, m. there 26 Jul 1807 Catherine Ross of New London;
ix. James English, b. 26 Jul 1784, d. 2 Dec 1850 at New Haven, m. there 29 Mar 1807 Nancy Griswold (b. 16 Aug 1785, d. 3 Aug 1867, dau. of Samuel & Lucy (Phipps) Groswold;
x. Aaron English, b. 25 Nov 1786, d. 22 Nov 1839, m. Sarah Haynes 9 Aug 1822;
xi. Eli English, b. 9 mar 1789, d. at Hartford, VT, m. Emily Stocking 20 Sep 1821; and
xii. Nathan Frederick English, b. 9 Apr 1792, lost at sea in 1814 in the brig Arrow.55,488,6