Bennet is the third child and eldest son of Thomas Carveth and Amy Retallack. He was baptised on 13 February 1727/28 at Ladock in Cornwall,[1] and was named after his maternal grandfather, Bennett Retallack.
He probably moved to other places in Cornwall with his family in the period 1728 to 1737, returning to Ladock about 1738. His mother died in 1739 and his father probably in 1743.
Marriage
He married Dorcas Betteson on 23 June 1754 at Ladock, after Banns. They were both residents of the Parish of Ladock, and witnesses were Colan Betteson and John Courtenay.[2];[3]
Children
They had the following children;
Amy Carveth, baptised 26 August 1759 at Ladock;[4]
Bennet Carveth, baptised 18 October 1763 at Ladock;[5]
↑ Cornwall Online Parish Clerks (Genealogy), online database, Cornwall OPC (https://www.opc-cornwall.org : viewed 31 March 2013), entry for baptism of Bennett or Bennet Carveth, son of Thomas & Amy, 13 Feb 1727 or 13 Feb 1728; transcribed by Kay Woodhouse.
↑ Cornwall Online Parish Clerks (Genealogy), online database, Cornwall OPC (https://www.opc-cornwall.org : viewed 31 March 2013), entry for marriage of Bennet Carveth & Dorcas Betteson, 23 Jun 1754; transcribed by Kay Woodhouse.
↑ Cornwall Online Parish Clerks (Genealogy), online database, Cornwall OPC (https://www.opc-cornwall.org : viewed 31 March 2013), entry for baptism of Amy Carveth, dau of Bennet & Dorcas, 26 Aug 1759; transcribed by Kay Woodhouse.
↑ Cornwall Online Parish Clerks (Genealogy), online database, Cornwall OPC (https://www.opc-cornwall.org : viewed 31 March 2013), entry for baptism of Bennet Carveth, son of Bennet & Dorcas, 18 Oct 1763; transcribed by Kay Woodhouse.
↑ Cornwall Online Parish Clerks (Genealogy), online database, Cornwall OPC (https://www.opc-cornwall.org : viewed 31 March 2013), entry for baptism of Dorcas Carveth, dau of Bennett & Dorcas, 14 Jul 1766; transcribed by Kay Woodhouse.
↑ Cornwall Online Parish Clerks (Genealogy), online database, Cornwall OPC (https://www.opc-cornwall.org : viewed 31 March 2013), entry for baptism of Sarah Carveth, dau of Bennet & Dorcas, 14 Jul 1766; transcribed by Kay Woodhouse.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bennet 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 Bennet: