Mary (Bennet) Packet (abt. 1754 - bef. 1786)

Born about 16 Jun 1754 in Keymer, Sussex, England

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Packett — married 2 Jul 1775 in Ditchling, Sussex, England

Descendants

Died before 30 Mar 1786 before about age 31 in Ditchling, Sussex, England

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Biography

Mary was born in 1754. She passed away in 1786.

Birth and Baptism

Mary was born in Keymer, Sussex in 1754 and baptised in Keymer on 16 June 1754. Her parents were John and Elizabeth Bennet^[1][2]

marriage and children

Mary Bennet and Samuel Packet had their Marriage Banns published in Ditchling, Sussex during June 1775. They were both of the parish^[3]. They were married in Ditchling on 2 July 1775.

Mary and Samuel had five children together all baptised in Ditchling:

• Samuel baptised 10 September 1775
• Thomas baptised 12 July 1778
• Henry Baptised 10 December 1780
• Edward baptised 15 February 1784
• Mary baptised 9 April 1786

Death and burial

Mary Packet died and was buried on 30 March 1786 in Ditchling St Margaret, Sussex

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "West Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   West Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 407/1/1/3
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62121 #1485287 (accessed 11 September 2022)
   Mary Bennet baptism on 16 Jun 1754, daughter of John Bennet & Elizabeth Bennet, in Keymer, Sussex, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ND67-C4R : 10 February 2018, Mary Bennet, ); citing - 2:2Z08M5G, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,068,523.
3. ↑ Record of spouse Samuel Packet: "East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 308/1/1/6
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62049 #90616300 (accessed 23 March 2023)
   Name: Mary Bennet; Event Type: Marriage Banns (Marriage Bann); Marriage Banns Date: 25 Jun 1775; Marriage Banns Place: Ditchling, Sussex, England; Spouse: Samuel Packet.

• Sussex Family History Group transcription of births, marriages and burials for St. Margaret, Ditchling, Sussex