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    1. Benjamin Coddington
    2. Hi Roberta I looked for Benjamin Coddington in "Villages at the Crossroads: A history of Warren Township, 1806-1976 and found TONS of Coddingtons! In addition to Benjamin, I have the following others: (numbers refer to page numbers in the booklet) Coddington 19, 37 Coddington, Abby 24 Coddington, Archibald 5, 24, 26, 29 Coddington, Archibald Jr. 24 Coddington, Bartholomew 24 Coddington, Benjamin 24, 25, 26 Coddington, Christiana Cazad 24 Coddington, David 24 Coddington, George Casad 30 Coddington, George W. 24 Coddington, Hetty 6 Coddington, Hetty Jane 5 Coddington, Imogene 35 Coddington, Isaac 24, 26, 28 Coddington, Isaac V. 5 Coddington, Isaiah 24 Coddington, Joel 27, 28 Coddington, John 24, 26, 39 Coddington, John Jr. 24 Coddington, John Wesley 24 Coddington, Lester 24 Coddington, Lewis 14 Coddington, Lora 24 Coddington, Marietta 14 Coddington, Phebe Ruckman 5 Coddington, Reuben 24 Coddington, Sarah 39 Coddington, Sarah Giddes 24, 26 Coddington, Thomas 14 Coddington, William A. 13, 24, 29 Coddington, William B. 24 Here's what I have on Ben specifically: Page 24 The Coddington family in Warren ws descended form Isaac who was born aobut 1720 in woodbridge. He married Sarah Giddes and they had John, Benjamin, Archibald, and Abby. John settled on a 122 acre farm on the corner of Liberty Corner and Mt. Horeb Rdoad and left the property to his sons George W. , Rueben, John and Bartholemew when he died in 1844. Reuben it is said built the present house in 1873 which is now owned by the Egans. Next door on the farm owned by Lester and Lora Coddington lived Archibald "Corrington" or Coddington, son of Isaac, who was born in 1756 and served as a private inteh militia. When he died his sons Ben and William stayed on to farm the 100 acre property. The place came to Lester and Lora from their father John Wesley Coddington who bought it from his uncle William A. Page 25 The Methodists were an active group in the Mt. Horeb area and it is said that first class met in a house a mile southeast of Martinsville as early as 1770. By 1820 services were being held in the homes of John Smith, David Ruckman, Rachel Adams, and Benjamin Coddington. That same year Rev. Bartholemew Weed organiqed a class of eight person who met in Ben Coddington's home 1 1/2 miles east of the present church. Page 26 It is said that the first Coddingtons to live in Warren owned a house on Mt. Horeb Rd. across from Deerwood Club. Here Sarah Coddington, the widow of Isaac, lived with sons Archibald, Ben, and John during the Revolutionary War. Now owned by the Paul Sopchaks, the house has a stone foundation, a fireplace (bricked up now) and had mortise and tenoned rafters with large pegs. Tehir deed says Ben Coddington conveyed the property to John in 1784. Mrs. Sopchak's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Rocco, bought the farm when she was 3 years old. .... Just west of the Sopchak's house is one owned by George Ascher. It is said to have been teh home of Ben Coddington and the very thick stone walls and the evidence of a large fireplace once in the kitchen suggest that it is indeed a very old home. Based on the dates you gave, I think the Benjamin who was the son of Archibald may be your ancestor. Hope this is interesting for you! Debbie

    07/28/1999 11:59:56