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- [S16] Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, A.M., Late Counsellor at Law, (Boston: The American Printing & Engraving, Company, 1897), reprinted by the Fairbanks Family in America 1991 3rd ed.., page 57 (under father) & page 80-81.
41. BENJAMIN FAIRBANKS, of Norton, Mass.
(18), Joshua IV, John III, John II, Jonathan I.
Born in Wrentham, Mass., May 8, 1711. He lived in Norton and probably elsewhere. His will was probated in Taunton, Mass., Mar. 13, 1780. See vol. 33, lib. 502, Prob. Rec.
He was in the Colonial War Service. See Colonial War Rolls, Appendix.
Married I, in Wrentham, Aug. 17, 1731, Anna Holbrook, who died in Norton, "February ye 9th 1749-50."
Married II, Esther Fisher, daughter of Daniel Fisher, whose will was probated in Suffolk Co., Mar. 30, 1756. The estate was divided Apr. 13, 1762, and she took a share. She was born Dec. 7, 1704.
- [S16] Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, A.M., Late Counsellor at Law, (Boston: The American Printing & Engraving, Company, 1897), reprinted by the Fairbanks Family in America 1991 3rd ed.., page 80.
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