Major Benjamin Ledyard

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of, Groton, Connecticut, who became major in Revolutionary army, in McDougall's First New York Regiment; son of Youngs Ledyard.
His first cousin, John Ledyard, was a well-known traveler, accompanied the celebrated Captain Cook on his last voyage, and wrote an account of the expedition. Co. William Ledyard who was killed at the taking of Fort Griswold in 1781 was Major Benjamin Ledyard's uncle.

Benjamin married Catherine Forman on 22 Jan 1775. Catherine (daughter of Samuel Forman and Helena Denise) was born on 29 Apr 1753; died on 22 Jul 1799 in Aurora, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]