James Bennett (1680 - 1752)

Born 8 May 1680 in Surry, Surry County, Virginia

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Died 17 Oct 1752 at age 72 in Brunswick, Brunswick County, Virginia

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Biography

James Bennett is the son of Richard Bennett, Jr., eldest son of Richard, Sr. and his wife Ann. James is remembered by his father when he made his Will in 1720, and was given 200 acres from John Cofer's place. ^[1]

On March 15, 1741, James patented 190 acres in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The land was located on the south side of Nottoway River, bounded by Ridley's Branch. (Bk 20, p. 199) On July 10, 1745, he patented 382 acres in Brunswick on both sides of Gravelly Run, adjoining Edward Jackson (Bk. 23, p. 946) In 1748, James received a grant of 404 acres in Brunswick County, Virginia, on both sides of Rocky Run.

James made his Will on November 11, 1751 and the same was probated March 1, 1752 as follows:

• "To my son Benjamin Bennett all land lying between Honey Bottom and the upper line.
• To my children James Bennet, Mary Proctor, Frances Simms, Priscilla Dugger and Joseph Bennett, one shilling each.
• To my son Reuben Bennett all the lower part from said Honey Bottom and plantation;
• to my dau. Brambley Bennett, bible and furniture, etc.
• to wife Mary rest of estate, seh and son Reuben to be executors. Teste, John Dugger, John Ducke and Edward Parrish."

James married Mary Rogers, daughter of William Rogers and Elizabeth Cartwright. ^[2]

James Bennett. ^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Born 8 May 1680. Charles Parish, York County, Virginia, USA. ^[10][11]

Died 17 Oct 1752. Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, USA. ^[12][13][14]

Marriage Husband @P4001@. Wife @P4002@. Child: @P4017@. Child: @P4020@. Child: @P4019@. Child: @P4016@. Child: @P4018@. Child: @P4021@. Child: @P4022@. Child: @P3807@. Marriage 12 Sep 1708. Kent County, Maryland, USA. ^[15][16]

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Research Notes

Benjamin Bell left a will that was probated on 31 Oct 1722, Isle of Wight naming his son Benjamin as heir. The following abstract is from his profile (accessed 20 March 2022):

Abstract: Sarah Lancaster. Leg.-granddaughter Ann Craft; granddaughter Sarah Meacor; granddaughter Ann Kea; to Mary Mangum, the daughter of John Mangum; to Sarah Mangum the daughter of John Mangum; to Bridgett Bennett, the daughter of James Bennett; to Sarah B...^[18]

I think that the James Bennett named is this James, but this profile does not mention a daughter named Bridgett. I think the James in Benjamin's will is this one because his [Benjamin's] profile, Bell-3351 (1670-1722), is attached as half-brother to John Bell (1668-1713), husband of Ann Bennett (1676-abt.1736) - married 30 Aug 1694, Isle of Wight. WikiTree has Ann and this James as siblings, with another sibling who married a Mangum.

Sources

1. ↑ Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia: A history of the County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the Seventeenth Century, including abstracts of the county records. by John Bennett Boddie, Chicago, 1938, Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1973, page 303
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17. ↑ Profile created by Topher Sims through the import of Theresa Martin.ged on May 7, 2018. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.
18. ↑ Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850; Notes: This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original Will Book.; (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004. Accessed by amb 23:00, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

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Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Sherri Bowers for starting this profile.