Jacobus
"Jacob"
Bennet
Born about in Brooklyn, Province of New York
Ancestors 
Son of Jan Willemse Bennet
and Aeltje (Wijnants) Bennet
Brother of
Willem Jans Bennet, Jan Janse Bennet, Geertruy Bennet, Antje Jan Bennet, Eve (Bennet) Merrill [half], Wynant Jan Bennet [half], Margrietje Jans Bennet [half] and Aeltje Bennit [half]
Husband of
Lysbeth Brouwer
— married
1720 in Brooklyn, Province of New York
Descendants 
Father of
Aeltje Jacobus (Bennet) Van Pelt, Jurian Jacobus Bennet, Elizabeth Jacobus Bennet, Willem Jacobus Bennet and Cornelis Jacobus Bennet
Died after
after about age 64
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Jacobus was born about 1694, probably in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Jan Willemse Bennet and Aeltje Wynants.
He married Elizabeth Brouwer, the daughter of Adam Brouwer and Cornelia Caljers.[1]
The last known record for him is from 1758, when he and his wife witnessed a baptism.[2]
Children
Children identified by Chester:[1]
- Johannes (also called John Jacobus) Bennet b. c 1720, d. 11 Mar 1771
- Aeltje Bennet b. 28 Oct 1722
- Cornelia Bennet b. 1724
- Jurian Bennet b. 20 Dec 1724
- Elisabet Bennet b. 21 May 1727
- William Bennet b. 26 May 1729
- Cornelius Bennet b. 24 Sep 1732, d. 27 Oct 1795
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chester, Chris. The Brouwer Genealogy Database, Elizabeth Brouwer, accessed 17 Oct 2021.
- ↑ Ledley, page 24.
- Chester, Chris. The Brouwer Genealogy Database, Jacobus Bennet, accessed 17 Oct 2021.
- Ledley, Wilson V. "Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 95 (1964), pages 24-26. Jacobus Bennet is person #91.
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