When Benjamin Newberry was born on 11 December 1738, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Capt Roger Newberry, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Wolcott, was 32. He married Sarah Drake on 13 October 1763, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 18 February 1787, in Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Columbia, New York, United States.