James Bennett (1666 - 1730)

Born 31 May 1666 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Ruth (Rogers) Bennett — married 12 Jul 1694 (to 18 Apr 1725) in Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Mercy (Simmons) Bennett — married 13 Sep 1725 in Little Compton, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1730 at age 63 in Little Compton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Biography

James Bennett was born 31 May 1666 in Charlestown, the son of John and Mary (Cobham) Bennet.^[1] and died Little Compton, Massachusetts (later part of Rhode Island), on 17 February 1729/30.^[2]

He married Ruth Rogers on 12 July 1694. Their marriage was recorded in both Taunton and Bristol, Rhode Island.^[3][4] Ruth was born on 18 April 1675 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Pabodie) Rogers.^[5][1] James' mother and Ruth's stepmother Marah were sisters.^[1]

Ruth died on 28 April 1725 in Little Compton in her 50th year.^[6][7]

James then married Mercy Simmons on 13 September 1725 in Little Compton.^[1]

James died in Little Compton on 17 February 1729/30 in his 64th year.^[8] James' will was dated 1 February 1729/30 and proved 21 April 1730. He named his wife Marcy, executrix, son James and John, and daughter Marcy Bennet.^[1]

James and Ruth did not have any children.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000 [1st printing]), pp. 15, 47.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 19 June 2019), memorial page for James Bennett (31 May 1666–17 Feb 1729), Find A Grave: Memorial #28865375, citing Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Frances Slater (contributor 46954975). (Includes gravestone photo.)
3. ↑ NEHGS, Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1978), Vol. 2:46. (Link by $ubscription).

   James Benet and Ruth Rogers, July 12, 1694.* [Bennet, P.R.21.]

4. ↑ James N. Arnold, compiler, Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850. First Series, Births, Marriages and Deaths (Providence, R.I. : Narragansett historical publishing company, 1894), Vol. 6, Bristol p. 7

   Bennett, James, and Ruth Rogers, July 12, 1694.

5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Plymouth > Duxbury > Town records 1645-1749 > image 13 of 96; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
   "General Records Dates Included 1645-1749, Town of Duxbury", p. 23.
6. ↑ Arnold, VRs of Rhode Island, Vol. 4, Little Compton, p. 81
7. ↑ "Cemetery Inscriptions in Little Compton, R.I.," NEHGR Vol. 115 (1961) : 262. (Link by $ubscription.)

   Ruth the wife of James Bennett died April ye 18th 1725 in her 50th year.

8. ↑ "Cemetery Inscriptions in Little Compton, R.I.," NEHGR Vol. 115 (1961) : 263. (Link by $ubscription.)

See also:

• Alden Kindred website