Born in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of John Bennett
and Elizabeth (Parke) Bennett
Brother of
Hannah Bennett, Samuel Bennett, Thomas Bennett Sr., Joseph Bennett, Isaac Parke Bennett and Nathan Bennett
Husband of
Mary (Clarke) Bennet
— married
15 Jun 1716 in Preston, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
John Bennett
Died
at age 71
in Preston, New London County, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2014
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Biography
John, recorded as the son of John Bennett, Jr., was born in Stonington, Connecticut, on 24 June 1691.[1]
He is tentatively identified as the John Bennet(t), Jr., who married Mary Clark in Preston, Connecticut, on 15 June 1716.[2]
Probate
His will is dated 9 December 1758 and proved on 30 December 1762 in Preston. and recorded in Norwich. He mentions his wife Mary, his sons, John and Jeremiah, his daughter Marcy, and his grandsons Benjamin Bennett and Daniel Bennett. His inventory was completed on 31 December 1762 in Preston and included land in Preston and Plainfield.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Stonington, page 17: Bennett, John, s. John, Jr., b. June 24,1691.
- ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Preston, page 21: Bennett, Bennet, Bennit, etc.; John, Jr., m. Mary Clark, June 15, 1716, and Preston, page 50: Clark, Clarke; Mary, m. John Bennet[t], Jr., June 15, 1716.
- ↑ Probate records v. 3-4 1761-1773, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-BPWJ : 23 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007627367, Images 25-26, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Vol 3, Pages 37-39.
- Result of internet searchings by Michael Bennett, added 30 Dec 2014.
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #263513 - Paul (Bennett) Duncan :
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