Stephen
Bennett
Born in Manokin, Somerset, Maryland
Son of John Bennett
and Sarah (Furnis) Bennett
Husband of
Margaret (Ponder) Bennett
— married
1723 in Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Jemima (Bennett) Ponder, Rhoda (Bennett) Warren, Jehu Bennett, John Bennett, William Bennett, Mary Bennett and Sarah Bennett
Died
at age 53
in Sussex, Delaware
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Mar 2013
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Biography
Stephen's will, written in 1751 and proved in early 1753, leaves bequests to his wife, Margaret Bennett, and children Jemima Ponder, William Bennett, Rhoday Warren, John Bennett, Jehu Bennett, Mary Bennett, Sarah Bennett.
Sources
- Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971: Sussex: Wills, books B-D, 1751-1794, images 28-29. Ancestry.com, [1] accessed 26 Aug 2019.
- will of Stephen Bennett, of Sussex County in the province of Pennsylvania
- written 17 August 1751 ; proved 19 January 1753
- Heirs: daughter Jemima Ponder, son William Bennett, daughter Rhoday Warren, sons John Bennett and Jehu Bennett, youngest daughters Mary Bennett and Sarah Bennett, wife Margaret
- Executor: wife Margaret Bennett
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Terrie Clark for creating WikiTree profile Bennett-5188 through the import of Tclarkfam3-frat2.ged on Mar 20, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stephen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stephen:
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Laura Emerson 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member led48
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Ronald Williams :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member RonaldWilliams214
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PL7329562 [compare], FTDNA kit #975184
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~0.39%
J Anderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JeannineA96
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