Tradition says that Benjamin was the captain of a whaling ship. He was constable in Hanover, NJ, and was referred to as "blacksmith and bloomer" in some deeds when he sold land received in his father's will to his brother. In 1743 he was a town officer in Morristown, and gave land to the church. In 1747 he was a county judge, and thereafter used the title "Esquire." Several records call him "Dr." His will left land, the house, and the grist mill to his son John, and land to Joseph, the forge and one-third of the sawmill to son Eleazar, his tools of the blacksmith trade to son Joseph, and the house to Benoni.

Source: Hathaway Genealogy.
The Hathaways in America.

1. Gershom Hathaway b: ABT 1720
2. Benjamin Hathaway
3. Rebecca Hathaway
4. John Hathaway
5. Joseph Hathaway b: ABT 1728
6. Eleazer Hathaway b: 1731
7. Thankful Hathaway b: 14 Nov 1735
8. Jonathan Hathaway b: 19 Jan 1738
9. Benoni Hathaway c: 6 Nov 1743

• Married: 14 Mar 1744 in Morristown, , NJ