John BENNETT (Samuel-2?, Edward-1?); Stonington, CT; 1600s Seeking proof of John BENNETT's origins as posted on B530-L. Several years ago, when I was actively researching John BENNETT of Stonington, Connecticut I came across an article by Dorothy Bennett Inderkum in the Rhode Island Genealogical Register, "Some Descendants of John and Elizabeth (Park) Bennett who lived in Rhode Island" (October 1980, 177-180). Although she speculated that John belonged to a Rhode Island Bennett family, nothing was solid enough for her to publish it as such then. Based on her article and our correspondence, I summarized his biography as follows: 1. John-1 Bennett, died at Stonington, New London, Connecticut 22 October 1691. He married Ursula White (William-1), born about 1637, daughter of William-1 and Elizabeth (_____) White of Boston, Massachusetts. Although his origins are unknown, he may have belonged to the Bennett family of Providence, Rhode Island. From the diary of Thomas-1 Miner we learn that a: "John benit & his wife whiped upon the .13th of June 1661." This John Bennet may not be identical with John-1 because on "The 16. of februarie 1663. John Benit died and was Buried the 18 day," well before the family of John-1 was complete. Recently, I queried the archives of B530-L@RootsWeb.com and found two postings that indicate that John was the son of Samuel-2 Bennett and the grandson of Edward-1 Bennett. I would appreciate references to any primary sources that substantiate or refute the secondary sources that are referenced in the presentation of John's lineage below. Please reply directly to: Perry Streeter (PStreeter@acccorp.com) Two postings from the archives... -----Posting #1----- From: "Dana Riffe" <primus@cdc.net> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 15:33:24 +300 Subject: Re: B530 - "Nine Yankee Farmers" Look up [snip] Material from : "Nine Yankee Farmers : A Bennett Line From 1636 to 1916" by Ralph B. Bennett Jr. - San Diego, Calif. - April 1990 (self published, no publisher) Notes from Boston Transcript, published November 24, 1930 "Note 2417. BENNETT. From papers belonging to Rev. George S. Bennett (now deceased) I was furnished the following : Edward Bennett, born in England, came with his wife Elizabeth, and four children, and settled in Weymouth, Mass. in 1636, where land was given to him. Made freeman at General Court held in Boston, May 26, 1636. Resided in Weymouth seven years, when he joined the Rev. Newman's company, and became one of the original proprietors of that part of Rehoboth, Mass., called Seakonk, near Providence, R.I., moving there with his family in 1643. He died in 1645-6. Children, born in England were: Samuel, born 1628; John, born 1630; Priscilla, born 1632, married William Carpenter, Oct. 5, 1651; name of fourth child not given. John (2) Bennett married Usilla ------, removed with his father to Rehoboth, whence came the first settlers of Stonington, Conn. Among them was John Bennett, who took up his residence in Mystic as early as 1656. He died at Stonington, Oct. 22, 1691. He probably had ten children. John (3), the sixth child, was born in Stonington, Feb. 19, 1666, married Elizabeth Park, March 8, 1687. He was a soldier in King Phillip's War, removed to Preston Conn., in 1709, and died there Dec. 29, 1745. He had eight children. [snip] Refering to the children of Edward Bennet upon his death prior to Feb. 18, 1646, Ralph Bennett writes : "The older sons were old enough to run the widow's farm. Samuel was 18; John, 16. But hte farm came into the possession of Richard Bowen Jr. , whose name appears instead of hers in an allotment list drawn up in 1658." "By then, son Samuel had moved to Rhode Island and son John, to Connecticut. Daughter Priscilla married William Carpenter on October 5, 1651, and died on October 20, 1663, the day their son Benjamin was born. Edward and Richard Bennet, the younger sons, stayed in Rehoboth but later the Bennet name fades from town records." Refering to John, son of Edward and Elizabeth, Ralph Bennett writes : "John Bennet moved to Connecticut in 1656, when he was 26. He traveled about 50 miles southwest from Rehoboth, across the state of Rhode Island, to the southeast corner of Connecticut, where there was a pleasant valley and saltwater cove on Long Island Sound." "The land had belonged to the Pequot Indians who were massacred in 1637 by the Narragansetts and whites. William Cheesebrough of Rehoboth was the first settler at a place call Wequetequock in what was then called the Mystic and Pawcatuck area. ... By 1668, there wer 43 heads of families, including John Bennet, who drew lots for home sites in the village." "By then, John Bennet had married and started a family. He and Ursula White of Stonington had 10 children, it is said, but we know the names of only five of them. The first John, born Feb. 24, 1659, died when he was four years old. William was born in 1660. Rapid-fire births were usual in the early stages of matrimony in those days, so there may have been other children before the second son named John was born in 1666. A daughter, Elizabeth, was born in 1672. Joseph was born in 1681." Dana Riffe Chattanooga TN primus@cdc.net -----Posting #2----- Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:26:06 From: "Richard Angotti, Sr." <ableone@agate.net> To: B530-L@rootsweb.com Subject: PA and NY Bennetts The following information was sent by a dear lady in TN. I have her permission to share it with any Bennett. Edward Bennett, b. ca. 1588. m. ca 1610 to Elizabeth -. He sailed in the "James" from Weymouth, England in 1635 with his wife and four children and settled on 36 acres at Weymouth, MA. where he was made a freeman on May 25, 1636. He moved to Rehobeth, MA. and died there in 1645 and is buried in the Proprietor's Cemetery. HIs children were: SAMUEL (ancestor of Ismael Bennett of Hanover, Luzerne Co. PA., father of Martha who married Rufus.) JOHN; EDWARD: PRISCILLA (m. William Carpenter); RICHARD; ROBERT? Samuel Bennett's family settled in Rhode Island. JOHN (son of Samuel) married Uriela White (Ursula?), daughter of William and Elizabeth White. He was at Mystic, CT. as early as 1658. He died at Stonington, CT. on September 22, 1691. His children are: JOHN, b. 1655 dy; WILLIAM, b. 1660; THOMAS; ISAAC; ELIZABETH, b. 1672; JOHN, b. 1666; CORNELIUS; JOSEPH, b. 1681; URSULA; and SUSANNA. JOHN, b. July 19, 1666, d. Preston CT. on December 29th, 1745. He married at Stonington, CT. on March 8, 1687 to Elizabeth Parke, daughter of Samuel Parke (a long ancestry known here). He served in King Phillip's War; will dated 7 December 1745, proved on 10 January 1746, inventory taken January 15, 1746. His children were: HANNAH, b. 1688; JOHN b. 1691; SAMUEL b. 1694; THOMAS b. 1697; JOSEPH b. 1699; ELIZABETH b. 1702; ISAAC b. 1705; NATHAN b. 1709. John Bennett, the father, "owned the convenant" at Preston and was baptized April 1710 with his children; John, Jr. and Samuel - adults; Thomas, Joseph, Elizabeth, Isaac and Nathan as children. I trust this may be of some interest to someone on the list? I will send more on this line later. Joyce in Millinocket, Maine ableone@agate.net