Buried at Second Congregational Memorial Garden. In 1797 he preached 1/3 time here and 2/3 at Stanwich Congregational. (Photo courtesy of Benedict Family Tree.)
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He influenced all members of his church to free their slaves. (1740-1818) He graduated from Yale in 1769, and in 1771 was ordained and became pastor in Middlefield parish, CT, for 14 years.
He was a bachelor and lived with his mother in the parsonage. (1751-1794) He settled in Greenwich, and was given a stipend, a house and firewood.
He strongly advocated for the American cause during the Revolutionary War, was captured on June 18, 1779, and emprisoned in New York City for about 14 months. He was installed as the pastor here in early 1779. Before he came, Greenwich had to repair the parsonage and collect rates to support him. (1732 – 1773) He was ordained in our church in 1767. A committee was appointed to view the state and circumstances of each of said parishes, and the matter was amicably settled and the two parishes were allowed to continue as before. The Associated Pastors of the Churches of Christ in the Western District in Fairfield County, brought the matter before the General Assembly, and it was proposed to annex this parish to the Parish of Horseneck (now Greenwich). In 1755, the church had been without a pastor for nearly nine years and unable to settle and support one among them. He left for Stamford, where he died in February or March 1755. On October 8 th, 1735, he was ordained there by the Fairfield West Association. He was called to settle at the First Church in Greenwich, December 23, 1734, and again September 5, 1735. (1706-1755) He was a graduate of Yale College, Class of 1729. He and his family moved in 1717 to Horseneck (west Greenwich), where he was ordained and preached at the Second Society (now Second Congregational Church). (1688-1727) He graduated with honors from Yale College in 1709, studying for the ministry. He remained for seven months and afterwards sued the society for his salary. He left due to poor pay and the trouble of commuting to serve both the congregations in Old Greenwich and Horseneck. (ca 1669-1712) He was paid in land east of the Mianus River. He also ran a mill in town, which some people thought was too distracting for him. He was licensed to preach in 1697, and ordained in 1700. He was in the first class at Yale, and the only one of the class who did not also take his degree at Harvard. (1672-1762) Every 3rd Sunday in 1696 he also held services at the 2nd Congregational Church.
(1641-1707) He graduated from Harvard College in 1668, assisted his father in his ministry, and later became the first Rector of Yale College in 1701. He refused to baptize the children of non-professors and was dismissed in 1689. He served as pastor for 11 years as our first settled minister. He was one of the “27 Proprietors of 1672” of the Town of Greenwich.
Several pastors were called in this time period, but never came. John Jones, the first pastor of the First Congregational Church of Fairfield in 1644, and his wife Sarah. He attended Harvard University and was the son of Rev. Senior Pastors Jump to Associate and Assistant Pastors
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Click any of the three stained glass window images to see its full window. Our church records burned in 1895, so much information before then is missing. The pastors in bold font stayed 10 years or more. We are blessed to have such a long congregational history.
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