Hallowell, Benjamin

  • From: American Aristocracy: https://americanaristocracy.com/people/captain-benjamin-hallowell-1723-1799
    • He was born at Boston to a wealthy shipbuilder and commanded the “King George,” a 20-gun battleship towards the end of the French-Indian War (1754-1763), “rendering essential service notably at the retaking of Newfoundland”. His wife was a first cousin of President John Adams’ mother, but her branch of the family and the Hallowells were Loyalists. Benjamin became one of the most detested men in Boston – indeed “the second most detested man” – not only being a Mandamus Councillor, but also as the Commissioner of Customs for the Port of Boston during the Boston Tea Party.
    • In March, 1776, Hallowell and his family left Boston with the British Army for Halifax in Nova Scotia. There, he wrote: “If I can be of the least service to either army or navy I will stay in America until the Rebellion is subdued”. In July, 1776, the Hallowells sailed for England and lived at London, “in handsome style but not as splendidly as when in Boston”. Aside from his houses in Boston and Roxbury, he had owned a large amount of land in Kennebec, Maine, but all this was confiscated. By way of compensation, he was granted lands in Manchester (England), two other towns in Nova Scotia, and a Township in Upper Canada that bears his name. 
  • Loyalist from the Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=3500
  • Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165911113/benjamin-hallowell