Deliverance Bennett (abt. 1688 - abt. 1761)

Born about 25 Dec 1688 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Briggs) Bennett — married 5 Mar 1708 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 18 Apr 1761 at about age 72 in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Deliverance Bennett born in 1688, son of Thomas Bennett, marr 1708 to Mary Bigg.^[1]

Children:

1. William b 1708/9
2. Daniel b 1711
3. Sarah b 1716, d 1761 marr John ALLEN --
4. Eunice b 1718 marr Stephen GRAY --
5. Benjamin b 1721
6. Samuel b 1723
7. Moses b 1727
8. Rachel b 1729 marr 1746/7 to Eleazer GODFREY

His will is dated 29 August 1759 and proved on 5 May 1761 in Fairfield.^[2]

His inventory was taken on 25 May 1761 in Fairfield.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield" compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus, 1932, Vol 2, p 96-97
2. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 11-12, 1753-1762”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y2VH  : 2 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627290, image 585-586, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 12, 1747-1761, Page 538-540.
3. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 13-14, 1753-1764”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-YB8M  : 3 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627296, image 44-46, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 13, 1753-1764, Page 60-64.

• http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/deliverance-bennett_17845190
• Harris, Gale Ion. William¹ and Mary Briggs of Boston and The Connecticut Valley, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1997) Vol. 151, Page 95.