“Identifying the First Wife of Revolutionary War Patriot Benjamin Twitchell As Patience Tucker of Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island.” by Herta Smith Klaman on American Ancestor.
- He was sentenced to death for delivering a message about rebellion among revolutionary war men, but was rescued by his comrades.
- His first wife committed adultery, was convicted and punished for it.
- He divorced her, and married again.
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Hey, Chad, the article is not about the original the 2nd great grandson to RET’s initial Benjamin Twitchell (about 1625 – 17 December 1681).
We come from his son Joseph (1653-1710), and then starts our line of Ephraims (1695, 1723, 1763, 1800, 1823) to Fred A. Twitchell, our great-grandfather.
The Benjamin of the article comes through Joseph’s younger brother Benjamin (1656-1730), and who had Benjamin, who had Benjamin, who had the Benjamin of the article.
We’re the Ephraim line, he’s in the Benjamin line.
It’s about The following article details some interesting things about Benjamin Twitchell (7 March 1748 – 13 September 1824),
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Twitchell Ancestry 
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