Henry Bennett II (abt. 1647 - 1727)

Born about 1647 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony

Husband of Sarah (Champion) Bennett — married 25 Dec 1673 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1727 at about age 80 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Disputed parents^[1]

According to notes from a fellow researcher "Henry Bennett was the son of Henry Bennett, believed to have been born abt 1621 and died in abt 1650 in Lyme, Connecticut."^[2] Henry Bennett II was born in 1647 at Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, Parents were NOT Henry and Lydia (Perkins) Bennett of Ipswich, MA.4,5,6 He married Sarah Champion, daughter of Henry Champion and Sarah (?), on 27 January 1673 at Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, Lyme, CT Records says December 5, 1673.

Henry Bennett died between 28 April 1726 (date of Will) and 18 Feb 1727 (date of estate inventory) at Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.

Biography

Henry and Sarah (Champion) Bennett are recorded in the Mack geneaology.^[3]

Henry Bennett and Sarah Champion were married Jan. 27, 1673. Henry died in 1726.^[3]

Children of Henry Bennett and Sarah Champion

Henry and Sarah had nine children.^[3]

1. Caleb, b. Oct. 11, 1675, m. and his wife d. Nov. 12, 1732
2. Rose, b. Nov. 15, 1677
3. John, b. Sept. or Dec. 26, 1680, m. Jan. 21, 1706-7
4. Mary (?)
5. Huntley
6. Sarah, b. Aug. 7, 1683
7. Love, b. Mar. 19, 1685
8. Dorothy, b. May 19, 1688
9. Henry, b. July 29, 1691, m. April 15, 1713, Abigail Pike, d. Dec. 15, 1730

Death

Henry Bennett died in Lyme, New London County, on January 17,1726/7 per Connecticut Town Death Records (Barbour Collection); Lyme Vital Records Volume 1-3, Page 347

Will & Probate

Henry wrote his will 28 April 1726, witnessed by Ebenezer Mack, Jonathan Mack and Nathaniel Metson [sp?]. Named are his loving wife Sarah Bennit, children Henry II, John, Caleb, "Rose Wille[y] on to her children", Sarah Datten, Love Mack, Dorothy Wood, grandsons Caleb and John Bennet, It was proved and entered into the record in New London County Probate 2 Mar 1727. He appointed his, "son John Mack", to be his executor. Inventory was completed 18 Feb 1727.^[4]

Ancestral File Number

Ancestral File Number: 8LFG-9B

Ancestral File Number: C35D-T2

Sources

1. ↑ Parents Henry and Lydia (Perkins) Bennett of Ipswich, MA, detached July 2019
2. ↑ Research of Lee Bennett, accessed 2012. Refer About Henry, at IpswichBennett.com
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Smith, Sophia. Mack genealogy. The descendants of John Mack of Lyme, Conn., with appendix containing genealogy of allied family, etc. The Tuttle Co., printers. Rutland, Vt. 1903. Henry and Sarah (Champion) Bennett, p. 1353.
4. ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Henry Bennett of Lyme, New London Probate District, 1726 No. 497, Recorded Book G, Pg 184.

• The American Genealogist Vol 10, p217. "Lyme (Conn) Vital Records, from Town Records, Book 1, Page 50".
• Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Name: NEHGS;), Torrey's New England Marriages,Vol. I.
• Ipswich Bennett Website or contact Lee Bennett.
• Savage, James: Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England; Volume 1, page 167 (Bennett) - marriage, children, death
• Lyme (Conn.) Vital Records, from Town Records, Book I., The American Genealogist (1933) Vol. 10, Page 217. Marriage record: 25 Dec 1673.