Richard Bennett Jr (abt. 1650 - abt. 1719)

Born about 1650 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia [uncertain]

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Died about 1719 at about age 69 in Virginia [uncertain]

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• Birthdate 1660, 1650, 1645 and 1644
• Death date is unknown. He wrote his will on 3 March 1720 and therefore he must have died shortly thereafter.
• Death place is either Surry Co. or Isle of Wight Co., VA.

Biography

Richard Bennett was born in 1645. He died on 23 May 1720 in Upper Parish, Isle of Wight County, Virginia; he was the son of Richard Bennett and Anne Barham. Parents marriage date is listed as 1 June 1642 in Isle of Wight, Virginia. ^[1]

West lists his birth year as 1650 in Isle of Wight, Virginia; spouse: Anne m. 1665. Died 1720. ^[1]

On July 5, 1699 his father gave him land in Isle of Wight County, Virginia which he had purchased in 1656 from William Miles.

In 1704 he had 70 acres subject to quitrents in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

He made his will March 3, 1720, and it was proved May 23, 1720 at Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

Will of Richard Bennett Jr. of Isle of Wight County, Virginia

March ye 3rd Day 1720 In the Name of God Amen. Rich'd Bennett in ye upper parish of Isle of Wight County in Virginia being sick & weak in body yet in perfect memory thanks be to God for it Do therefore do make this my Last Will & Testament as followith-first I Commit my soul to God our Heavenly Father trusting to be saved by Jesus Christ our only Saviour and my body on Earth to be Decently Buried & as for my worldly Goods I bestow as followith

I Give and bequeath unto my son Richd Bennett to him & his heirs lawfully begotten of his body two hundred acres of Land & over it being Land where on my Son Richard now lives

I give & bequeath unto my son James with ye other two hundred acres of Land where on he now lives. I lay to him & to his heirs lawfully begotton of his Body forever it is a Coveyance of four hundred acres of Land I bought of Mr John Coffers pattin of Land being fourteen hundred & fifty acres

I Give & bequeath unto Jane Coffer & her two sons Rob Coffer & John Coffer to them & their heirs Lawfully of their body for ever my plantation and land whereon I now live I lay to them & to their heirs for ever it being part of Land Which was bought formerly of Mr Wm Miles

I Give and bequeath unto Jane Coffer a small trunk & a Gold Ring and a Great Iron pot

I Give & bequeath to Rich Coffer my Long Gun

I Give & bequeath to Magdalen Coffer one Great pewter Dish and one Great Basin

I Give and bequeath to Francis Manggum my Gran Daughter a feather Bed & all ye belongs to it 2

I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Silvester a Couple of Dishes & a Couple of plates

furthermore I do appoint Jane Coffer & Wm Allen to be my full and whole Exct to pay my Debts & to Receive what is owing to me & when these my Debts being paid ye rest of my Goods within Doores and outDoores to be Equally Divided amongst my Children

Desiring this my trusty friends Jno & James Carter to See this my Last Will & testament fulfilled In Witness here of I sett my hand & Seal Rich'd R Bennett (Seal) [2] ^[2]

Research Notes

Richard Bennett, Jr. is mentioned as the father of Ann Bennett who married John Bell of Isle of Wight, Virginia. ^[3]

Richard Bennett (son of the Gov. Richard Bennett) m. Henrietta Maria Neale who was born in 1647. ^[4] They had children including:

1. Richard Bennett ^[5]

• Richard Bennett married Sarah Harrison on 28 October 1688 both of this parish. Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia ^[6]

• Richard Bennett married Mary Ann Utie, he was the son of Thomas Bennett and Anstie Tomson Spicer. Born in Somerset, Maryland on 6 August 1609. Married in Virginia. Died on 12 April 1675. ^[1]

BENNETT, RICHARD, came to VA. about 1626. Settled in Nansemond Co. House of Burgess and Member of the Council. Governor of VA., 1652-55. Went to England in 1655 to represent the colonists. Married Mary Ann (Longworth) Utle. ^[7] She was the widow of John Utie whose family was in Hogg Island, Virginia, Census year, 1624. ^[8]

Richard Bennett died in 1709 in Isle of Wight, Virginia. ^[1] This was Richard Bennet, Jr.'s father.

Richard Bennett Jr. ^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Born 1650 Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA. ^{[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]}

Died 23 May 1720. Upper, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA. ^{[25][26][27][28][29][30]}

Marriage 1665^[31] VA^[32]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Upper Parish; Birth state: VA
2. ↑ Isle of Wight County Virginia Deeds Wills Great Book Vol. 2, part 2, 1715-1726, FamilySearch. [1]
3. ↑ James Elton Bell, Frances Jean Bell. Sir Robert Bell and His Early Virginia Colony Descendants: A Compilation of 16th, 17th, and 18th Century English and Scottish Families with the Surname Bell, Beale, Le Bel ... Et Al. Wheatmark, Inc., 2007. p65-6. Google books
4. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
5. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
6. ↑ National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia from 1653 to 1812. Richmond, VA, USA: Christ Church, 1897.
7. ↑ Kinard, June. comp.. Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
8. ↑ Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
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10. ↑ Source: #S414831446
11. ↑ Source: #S414831506 Birth year: 1651; Birth city: Upper Parish; Birth state: VA
12. ↑ Source: #S414831511
13. ↑ Source: #S414831506 Birth year: 1660; Birth city: Isle of Wigtoft; Birth state: VA
14. ↑ Source: #S414831506 Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Upper Parish; Birth state: VA
15. ↑ Source: #S414831511
16. ↑ Source: #S414831512
17. ↑ Source: #S414831532
18. ↑ Source: #S414831420
19. ↑ Source: #S414831446
20. ↑ Source: #S414831506 Birth year: 1651; Birth city: Upper Parish; Birth state: VA
21. ↑ Source: #S414831511
22. ↑ Source: #S414831506 Birth year: 1660; Birth city: Isle of Wigtoft; Birth state: VA
23. ↑ Source: #S414831506 Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Upper Parish; Birth state: VA
24. ↑ Source: #S414831511
25. ↑ Source: #S414831420
26. ↑ Source: #S414831446
27. ↑ Source: #S414831506 Birth year: 1651; Birth city: Upper Parish; Birth state: VA
28. ↑ Source: #S414831506 Birth year: 1660; Birth city: Isle of Wigtoft; Birth state: VA
29. ↑ Source: #S414831506 Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Upper Parish; Birth state: VA
30. ↑ Source: #S414831532
31. ↑ Source: #S414831506 Birth year: 1651; Birth city: Upper Parish; Birth state: VA
32. ↑ Source: #S414831512

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• Jane Williams Flank. "Williams / Rose Legacies" 3 Dec 2003
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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 December 2020), memorial page for Richard Bennett Sr. (1625–Oct 1707), Find a Grave Memorial no. 105767738, ; Maintained by CINDY BENNETT (contributor 47686875) Unknown, who reports a Isle of Wright, Virginia..