Lew Bennett wrote: Very interesting. Many occurrances of christian names. I have info coming on the mid 1700 to 1800 about PA families. Will look for connections to New England area and will forward as appropriate to mail group. FRANK: This is how the info disseminates! <<<<<<<<<<<< FORWARD >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Perry Streeter wrote: > > 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 -- Visit http://www.crosswordjackpot.com for free puzzle and enter the contest!