Mary Anne (Utie) Bennett (abt. 1601 - bef. 1674)

Born about 1601 in England

Wife of John Utie — married about 1618 in England

Descendants

Died before 1674 before about age 73 in Virginia Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary (Utie) Bennett is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society

Mary (Utie) Bennett was a Jamestown colonist.

Research Notes

The last name at birth of Mary Ann, wife of John Utie, is unknown. Speculations suggest "Longworth" or "Langley," but no documentation has been found to support either name, or her date/place of birth.^[1][2]

The birth dates of her children suggest that her birth year was around 1601, most likely in England.^[1]

It is suggested that her LNAB be changed to "Unknown" unless, or until, records are found to prove a definite name. (Strutton-11 16:47, 12 April 2022 (UTC))

Arrival in Virginia

Carrying her infant son, Mary Ann came to Virginia aboard the Sea Flower, likely in 1621 (certainly before 1622).^[3] Her husband, John Utie had made the voyage before her, on the Francis Bonaventure.^[4][5] The Utie family settled on Hog Island, where they were counted in 1624 in the census of the "Living and Dead in Virginia."^[6] The 1624/25 census shows that they were still living at Hog Island.^[7]

JOHN UTY came in the Francis Bonaventure

ANN his wife in the Seafioure

JOHN his Sonn in the Seafioure

SERVANTS

WILLIAM BURT in the Bony besse

WILLIAM STOCKER in the Bony besse

RICHARD BICKLEY in the Returne

PROVISIONS:

Corne, 5 barrells; Powder, 6 lb; Shott, 20 lb; Peeces, 3; Swine, 5; House, 1.

Ann is listed as a qualifying ancestor of the Jamestowne Society.^[8]

Marriage & Children

Both of Mary Ann's husbands were Virginia notables. Her first husband, John Utie, a member of the Council of State and a Burgess, died around 1637, and she remarried to Richard Bennett,^[9] who would become Governor of Virginia.

Mary Ann married John Utie about 1618 in England.^[10] John and Ann Uty had only one known son, John Uty, Jr. He was born about 1618 in England and traveled with his mother Ann to Virginia aboard the Sea Flower in 1621.^[3]

Nathaniel Utie may have been related to the Utie family of Virginia, but he is only found in Maryland where he purchased the Island of Spesutie, which means "Utie's hope," in 1652. ^[11]

The children of John and Mary Ann Utie were:^[2]

• John Utie, Jr. (1620-1642)
• Nathaniel Utie, d. 1675
• George Utie, d. 1678

[No documentation has been presented to prove Nathaniel and George were sons of John Utie, Sr., and wife Mary Ann. They do not appear in records in Virginia, only in Province of Maryland. Strutton-11 16:40, 12 April 2022 (UTC) ]

After John's death, Ann married, as her 2nd husband, Gov. Richard Bennett of Virginia.^[12]

The children of Richard and Mary Ann Bennett were:^[2]

• Anna Bennett (1640s-1687), m1 Theodoric Bland, m2 Col St. Leger Codd
• Elizabeth Bennett (1640s-1719), m. Col Charles Scarborough
• Richard Bennett, Jr. (1640s-1667), m. Henrietta Maria Neale

Date of Marriage to John Utie

Date of marriage for John and Mary Ann is given as 30 July 1616. This is based on the very doubtful transcription done by the Hebden Bridge Transcription Society (an arm of the HB local History Society). Hebden Bridge is the town at the bottom of the hill from the village of Heptonstall. They transcribed from the actual Parish registers. A John Uttley married Ann Longworth there on 30th July 1616. This transcription is marked "doubtful" as it is almost entirely illegible. You can see the scanned record at https://imgur.com/a/nR19b5T. It is almost possible to make out the name Ann, and the date "30," but not really anything else.^[13]

I am removing the 30 July 1616 date from the marriage record. Strutton-11 17:25, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Death

She was not named in the 1674 will of her husband (Gov. Bennett),^[14] so she had probably passed away before that time. Some of her children had relocated to Maryland, so it is not certain whether she was in Maryland or Virginia at the time of her death, but most likely she was at her home in Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Profile of Mary Ann, Ancestor #L192-Z4H, containing sources and research (accessed 28 Feb 2021)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Mary Ann Utie-Bennett (accessed 28 Feb 2021
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Passenger List of the Sea Flower Research and compilation by Anne Stevens, packrat-pro.com.
4. ↑ Passenger List of the Francis Bonaventure Research and compilation by Anne Stevens, packrat-pro.com.
5. ↑ McCartney, Martha W. Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary; Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD, 2007, p. 710
6. ↑ List of Living and Dead
7. ↑ Jester, Annie Lash., Hiden, Martha Woodruff. 1883. Musters of the Inhabitants in Virginia 1624/1625, Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1625: FamilySearch International, Title No. 2058494., page 41.
8. ↑ Jamestowne Society: Utie-Bennett, Ann ( ) - A9691; living in 1647; (Muster of 1624/5), wife of John Utie and Richard Bennett. (accessed 17 Sep 2021)
9. ↑ Marriage Record: Bennett-Utie Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. (accessed 28 Feb 2021)
10. ↑ Jamestowne Society: Utie-Bennett, Ann ( ) - A9691; living in 1647; (Muster of 1624/5), wife of John Utie and Richard Bennett. accessed 27 November 2020
11. ↑ Preston, Walter W., History of Harford County Maryland. (Page 24) Baltimore: Press of Sun Book Office, 1901, HathiTrust accessed February 22, 2015
12. ↑ Captain John Utie, of Utimaria, Esq. The William and Mary Quarterly. (Volume 4, July 1, 1895, Pages 52-58) JSTOR.org accessed February 22, 2015
13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #132070632
14. ↑ Will of Richard Bennett Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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• A Case Study in Ancestor Abuse: Mary Ann Utie Bennett Interesting article disproving certain statements about Mary Ann's parentage and disproving one statement that she was John Utie's daughter instead of wife. Must read for interested family memberts.