Ryan, I live in Kent and I, too am looking for Bennetts. Mine were Indian and from the Stockbridge-Mohican Nation. They were in NY, NJ, VT, WI,OK, and MO Billy Gene chickade8@attbi.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <sliperywhenwet@hotmail.com> To: <BENNETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 11:24 AM Subject: [BENNETT] Bennetts of Fairfield County, CT > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BRD.2ACEB/4493 > > Message Board Post: > > I am looking for any and all information on the Bennett family of Fairfield County, CT from the late 1700's. I have come to a dead end with my ancestor, Elizabeth "Betsy" Bennett. > > Betsy was born circa 1790 in Connecticut. The first record I can find her on was her marriage record. She was married on May 4, 1812 in Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT to Reuben Merriman. After the marriage, they moved to Scott Co., KY in 1813, and then in 1829 to Sangamon Co., IL. Betsy died there in 1842. She had children: Lucinda, Lavinia, George, John, Thomas, William, Francis and Robert. > > Anyway, I beleive Betsy was born in Fairfield County, particularly the Bridgeport area. The only possibility I can find is a Betsy Bennett, born March 7, 1789 in Stratford, CT, to Thaddeus and Martha Bennett. > > Any help appreciated. On a side note, Betsy's son was named George B. Merriman. I don't know what the "B" stands for, but I assume Bennett is a possibility. Did Betsy have a brother or a father named George Bennett? Thanks! > > Ryan Wadleigh > Seattle, WA > > > ==== BENNETT Mailing List ==== > Boards > Surnames > Bennett > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?tx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.bennett > List Manager's address BENNETT-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >