Thank you, David It is always worth a try. Happy Hunting davidrkward wrote: > Hi Ann! > So sorry I am unable to link up to your BENNETTs. Your connections are > obviously in the south of England. Unless you find a connection with the > places, (all in MID ENGLAND), which I mentioned in my enquiry I am unable > to assist. At least we have a common denominator....... i.e 'ENGLAND'. > > Good hunting > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ann" <ambw45@earthlink.net> > To: <BENNETT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 2:15 AM > Subject: Re: [BENNETT] GREAT PACKINGTON - WARWICKSHIRE - ENGLAND > > > This the little bit I have on my Bennett Family from England, maybe > something will appear familiar to you. I would appreciate any advise you > > could give me on a direction to find more information, especially in > regards to the Lady of Title. Thank you, Ann > > > > Descendants of Joseph Bennett > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. Joseph Bennett was born 1767 in London, England. He married Lady of > Title 1803. She died 1810 in when Joseph, Jr. was 5 years old. > > > > Military service: Colonel in British Army > > > > Child of Joseph Bennett and Lady Title is: > > 2. i. JOSEPH BENNETT, JR., b. May 10, 1805, London, England; d. January > 30, 1894, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan. > > > > Generation No. 2 > > 2. Joseph Bennett, Jr. (Joseph1) was born May 10, 1805 in London, > England, and died January 30, 1894 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan. > > He married Elizabeth Collins 1832 in Headley Parish, Hampshire Co., > England, daughter of Stephen Collins and Jemima Etherington. She was > > born November 06, 1807 in Headley, Hampshire Co., England, and died July > 13, 1882 in Adrian, Michigan. > > > > Notes for Joseph Bennett, Jr.: > > After marriage at Headley Parish, they came to America landed at NY then > to Detroit. British army Veterans and families were offered Crown > > Land Grants in Canada as Col. Talbot settlers and Joseph took the north > half of Lot 294 south of Talbot Road West, Twp. Sandwich, about 12 > > miles from Detroit. They had to clear land and build a house in the first > year and later receive Crown Land Patents. > > > > This lot was at the cross roads of Talbot and Malden, than used by the > army, so Joseph later named it Maidstone Cross after his native > > Maidstone England and the village still carries the name. > > > > this information taken from ST. STEPHEN'S 1841-1991 The Saga of the Irish > Settlement Church 150 years by Kenneth Burton Bennett. > > > > Marriage: 1832, Headley Parish, Hampshire Co., England > > > > davidrkward wrote: > > > > > Is there anyone out there with English origins in the Bennett families > of Great Packington, Warwickshire in the 18th, and 19th centuries? > > > > > > Also.....during the 19th century.. in Warwickshire...Allesley, Aston, > Fillongly, CorleyExhall, Hampton Lucy, & Little Packington. > > > > > > Also...during the 19th century..in Worcestershire...Yardley. > > > > > > Also...during the 19th century.. in Staffordshire...Tipton. > > > > > > I have a considerable 'tree' and would very much like a relatiojn to > share it with! > > > > > > I look forward to hearing from someone... > > > > > > David R. K. Ward > > > > > > ==== BENNETT Mailing List ==== > > > Boards > Surnames > Bennett ~ copies to the BENNETT-L > > > 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 > > > > > > ==== BENNETT Mailing List ==== > > BENNETT Archives & List search > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/bennett > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=BENNETT > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > ==== BENNETT Mailing List ==== > Search, Subscribe & Unsubscribe BENNETT-L > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/b/bennett.html > 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