Born about in Pendleton, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Sleeth Bennett Jr
and Hannah (Starnes) Bennett
Sister of
Hannah (Bennett) Hacker [half], Thomas Bennett, William George Bennett, Moses Bennett [half], Sarah (Bennett) McCartney, Jesse Bennett Sr. [half], Jacob Bennett, Phoebe (Bennett) Spillman [half], John M Bennett, Elijah Bennett and Rachel Bennett [half]
Wife of
William Peterson
— married
about 1796 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Susannah (Peterson) Smith, William Bennett Peterson, Abigail Peterson, Sarah (Peterson) Smith and Lemuel Davis Peterson
Died about
at about age 62
in Skin Creek District, Lewis, Virginia, United States
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Biography
This profile is part of the Bennett Name Study.
Native Virginian
Mary was born about 1770. She is the daughter of Joseph Bennett and Hannah Ellsworth. She passed away about 1833.
Sources
See also:
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHZK-MB9
- Historical and genealogical account of the Peterson family. Author: William Henry Peterson; Samuel Jackson Peterson; Charles Everett Peterson; Ruth Gould Peterson Publisher: Barnard, Mo., Rush Printing Co., 1926.
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 04 March 2021), memorial page for Mary E Bennett Peterson (17 Mar 1770–1833), Find A Grave: Memorial #31385385, citing Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Kathy S. (contributor 46944127) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
-
~1.56%
Ruth (Franklin) Bennett
:
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Sharon Ireland :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Sharisan84
-
~0.98%
Mary Lambert :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Jo Craddock :
23andMe, GEDmatch A457760 [compare], yourDNAportal JOWdcb7d70f
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A457760 [compare], yourDNAportal JOWdcb7d70f, Ancestry member Jo_Craddock
-
~0.78%
Sandy (Craig) Patak :
23andMe, GEDmatch M183771 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A500337 [compare], yourDNAportal SAN7fd492d4, Ancestry member PatakandCraig
-
~0.78%
Karen Bennett :
23andMe, GEDmatch A589284 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Cecil Patton :
23andMe, GEDmatch M155629 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A463833 [compare], Ancestry member jolynnalv1
-
~0.78%
Craig Dunstan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UT1312497 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Steve Dawson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A588402 [compare], Ancestry member SnSDawson
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #508701
-
~0.78%
Linda Bell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LindaSurratBell
-
~0.39%
Amy Bennett :
23andMe, GEDmatch UQ9777067 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A547141 [compare], Ancestry member AmyDoreen72872
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.39%
~1.56%
Phillip Yarish :
23andMe, GEDmatch KH1860466 [compare], yourDNAportal PHIbd892e2c
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GF9396874 [compare], yourDNAportal PHIbd892e2c, Ancestry member dive4phil
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.39%
Martha (Brinkley) Franklin :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
~0.78%
Carolyn Boggs :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A939994 [compare], Ancestry member crlynbggs
-
~0.39%
Brian (Phillips) Ward :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member WVWARDHOME
-
~0.39%
~1.56%
Michael Perozziello :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a438163 [compare], Ancestry member mperozziello703
-
~0.39%
Eugena (Starks) Henderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member waygen152
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.39%
Ally (Owens) Duffy :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H622946 [compare], yourDNAportal ALIc7de7649
+
Living DNA
-
~0.39%
Sherri (Pennington) Wheeler :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
~6.25%
Mike Barnard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MJ4901116 [compare], Ancestry member Whispabear
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Rejected matches › Mary Bennett (1771-) › Mary Bennett (bef.1769-) › Mary Bennett (1771-1835) › Mary Bennets (bef.1769-) › Mary (Bennett) Pilkington (abt.1770-)
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