Thomas Bennett Sr. (1697 - abt. 1761)

Born 14 Nov 1697 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Son of John Bennett and Elizabeth (Parke) Bennett

Descendants

Died about 1761 at about age 63 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island

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Biography

Thomas Bennett. Born 14 NOV 1697 Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, USA. Died ABT 1761 probably, Scituate, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA. He was the son of John Bennett and Elizabeth Parke.

He married Jemima Harrington. Born ABT 1694/5 . Died 30 APR 1761 Foster, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA. Children of Thomas Bennett and Jemima Harrington are:

1. Josiah Bennett. Born 2 FEB 1721/2 Preston, New London Co., Connecticut, USA. Died BEF 2 MAY 1786 Guilford, Windham Co., Vermont, USA.

Linkage Note

Marking the father of Nathan Bennett as uncertain. There is no hard evidence that Thomas is Nathan's father, although research points to a high probability. If you have any information on this please contact me directly.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 14 NOV 1697

Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA^[1]

Death

Death:

Date: BET 1761 AND 1777

Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Imported only 1761 from Death Date and marked as uncertain.

Marriage

Husband: Thomas Bennett

Wife: @I1011@

Child: Nathan Bennett

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 22 APR 1719

Place: Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA^[2][3]

Husband: @I580@

Wife: @I1893@

Child: Thomas Bennett

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 08 MAR 1687

Place: United States^[4][5][6]

Marriage:

Date: 08 MAR 1687

Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA^[7][8][9]

DNA

• Paul Duncan and Michael. G. Bennett match on 63 out of 67 markers (see YSearch IDs XM848 and D7QK4) confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA John Bennett.

Sources

• Source: S47 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

• BIRTH, MARRIAGE, & DEATH RECORDS

Harrington Lot, Foster, Providence Co., Rhode Island: (old stone) Hear / Lays the Body / of mrs. Jemima ye / Belovid Wife of m r. / Thomas bennet who / died April ye 30 AD / 1761 Æ 66 years

• Find A Grave: Memorial #24649710

1. ↑ Source: #S47 Page: Source number: 23953.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5
2. ↑ Source: #S47 Page: Source number: 23953.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5
3. ↑ Source: #S47 Page: Source number: 23953.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5
4. ↑ Source: #S131
5. ↑ Source: #S131
6. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Birth year: 1670; Birth city: Stonington; Birth state: CT
7. ↑ Source: #S47 Page: Source number: 12542.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
8. ↑ Source: #S47 Page: Source number: 12542.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
9. ↑ Source: #S130

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Paul Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Bennett-6261 through the import of Duncan-Anderson Family Tree_2013-11-03.ged on Nov 3, 2013.