Capt. Benjamin CLEAVES

1693 - 1775  (81 years)

• Name	Benjamin CLEAVES
  Title	Capt.
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	23 Oct 1693	Beverly, Essex Co, MA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1775
  Burial	14 Sep 1775	Beverly, Essex Co, MA   [2]
  Person ID	I3635	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William CLEAVES,   b. Abt 1650   d. 27 Jan 1714/1715, Beverly, Essex Co, MA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Margaret COREY
  Marriage	18 May 1683	Marblehead, Essex Co, MA   [3]
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca CONANT,   b. 29 Mar 1696, Beverly, Essex Co, MA d. 13 Sep 1770, Beverly, Essex Co, MA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1719	Beverly, Essex Co, MA   [4]
  Children	1. Andrew CLEAVES,   b. 1 Oct 1735, Beverly, Essex Co, MA d. 12 Jun 1813, Beverly, Essex Co, MA (Age 77 years)   2. Benjamin CLEAVES,   b. 4 Jan 1721/1722, Beverly, Essex Co, MA   3. Bithiah CLEAVES,   b. 25 Jul 1720, Beverly, Essex Co, MA   4. Deborah CLEAVES,   b. 10 Jan 1725/1726, Beverly, Essex Co, MA   5. Joshua CLEAVES,   b. 2 Feb 1723/1724, Beverly, Essex Co, MA   6. Lydia CLEAVES,   b. 29 Aug 1731, Beverly, Essex Co, MA   7. (infant) CLEAVES,   b. Abt 1722   d. Abt 1734, Beverly, Essex Co, MA (Age 12 years)   8. (infant) CLEAVES,   b. Abt 1724   d. 1737, Beverly, Essex Co, MA (Age 13 years)
  Family ID	F418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S4259] Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. 2 vols., ((Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906 - 1907)). p. 75. [S4259] Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. 2 vols., ((Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906 - 1907)). p. 400. (First Parish Unitarian Church records) [S4259] Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. 2 vols., ((Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906 - 1907)). p. 87 [William is incorrectly named as "Clements" in the extract] [S4259] Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. 2 vols., ((Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906 - 1907)). p. 70.