Please note: If you are a male Bennett with Y-DNA test results, please let me hear from you. - Michael Cooley. profile manager and genetic genealogist.
Richard is often confused with Richard Bennett Sr (c1625-1709) of the "Blackwater" Bennetts. It has not yet been determined (Y-DNA will do that) whether the two lineages were related. For now, it's best to assume they were not for fear of going down a rabbit hole.
Richard has also been confused with his uncle, another Richard Bennett (1573-1626). It was the latter who married Judith Brent. The couple is mentioned in the will of her father, Edward Brent, which was proved in Virginia in 1625. He own will was proved in St Dunstan's in the East, London on 23 Nov 1638. Apparently, all her children had died because she left her entire estate to a relative, Edward Harris. The principal source for this is John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia, vol 1 (Chicago: Chicago Law Printing Company, 1938), 270-272.
Richard Bennett was the colonial governor of Virginia from 1652 to 1655. He was born in 1608 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England and christened there on 6 Aug 1609. The following is excerpted from J. Frederick Fausz, "Richard Bennett (bap. 1609-ca. 1675)." Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 9 Oct. 2015. Web. 23 Mar. 2019.
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Richard Bennett served as governor of Virginia (1652-1655), in the House of Burgesses (1629), and served two stints on the governor's Council (1642-1652; 1658-1675). Born into an English merchant family, he came to Virginia around 1628 to run his uncle's estate and set about acquiring thousands of acres of his own as well as importing Puritan settlers who helped provide him an important political base. In 1646, he led a force of Puritans to assist the exiled governor of Maryland and helped start a Puritan migration to the colony. After Parliament's defeat of Charles I in the English Civil Wars, Bennett negotiated the bloodless submission of the Virginia and Maryland colonies, which were loyal to the Crown. The General Assembly then elected him governor of Virginia, and during his term he tried but failed to politically unite the Chesapeake Bay colonies. Not long after Catholics and Puritans fought a bloody battle in Maryland, Bennett stepped down as governor, but in 1657 he helped negotiate a treaty that restored Maryland's charter rights. He then served on the governor's Council and, as a major general in the Virginia militia, helped defend the colony during the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667). Bennett died early in 1675.
Bennett was one of the sons of Thomas Bennett, a member of a large family of English merchants who dealt extensively in international trade during the seventeenth century. His mother's name is unknown. Bennett was probably born in or near Wivelscombe, Somersetshire, England, where he was baptized on August 6, 1609. He could scarcely have avoided being involved in the young Virginia colony. His uncle Edward Bennett, one of the great London and Amsterdam merchants, was auditor of the Virginia Company of London and in 1621 patented a large property called Bennett's Welcome near the former Indian village of Warraskoyack in what became Isle of Wight County.
In about 1628 Richard Bennett traveled to Virginia to take over management of Bennett's Welcome. Two of his uncles and a younger brother had perished in the colony, but Richard Bennett thrived and used the transatlantic influence and affluence of his family to achieve almost immediate prominence as a prosperous planter and political leader in Virginia. He lived on another of Edward Bennett's properties, Bennett's Choice, on the Nansemond River, and during the 1630s patented more than 2,000 acres of land at Bennett Point and Parraketo Point. Eventually he amassed more than 7,000 acres in Virginia and Maryland, with much of it obtained through the headright system, which awarded him a right to 50 acres for each colonist he transported to Virginia. Overall his family sponsored the immigration of approximately 600 settlers, many of them Puritans, who were to provide him a base of political influence after 1640.
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Bennett's will, recorded in the In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, names his daughters, Ann and Elizabeth, his grandson Richard Bennett (son Richard had died) and his cousins Silvestra Hill and Mary Cropley, daughters of his uncle Edward Bennett. It's probably safe to assume that the lack of mention of his wife (formerly, Mrs Marian Utie) informs us that she had probably died.
There is no evidence that he had earlier married nor had any other than the three children with his wife Mary Ann, widow of Capt. John Utie, with whom she had at least three sons.
The Bennets of county Somerset have often been confused with other families, including those from Berkshire and Wiltshire. The matter can be easily settled through the right Y-DNA test subjects. For example,
The Blackwater Bennetts: R1b, 13 23 13 11 12 15 12 12 11 13 13 29
The Ipswich Bennetts: R-BY3299, 12 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 12 13 28
The Pigg River Bennetts: R1b, 13 24 14 11 11 14 13 12 11 13 13 28
Richard is often confused with Richard Bennett Sr (c1625-1709) of the "Blackwater" Bennetts. It has not yet been determined (Y-DNA will do that) whether the two lineages were related. For now, it's best to assume they were not for fear of going down a rabbit hole.
Richard has also been confused with his uncle, another Richard Bennett (1573-1626). It was the latter who married Judith Brent. The couple is mentioned in the will of her father, Edward Brent, which was proved in Virginia in 1625. He own will was proved in St Dunstan's in the East, London on 23 Nov 1638. Apparently, all her children had died because she left her entire estate to a relative, Edward Harris. The principal source for this is John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia, vol 1 (Chicago: Chicago Law Printing Company, 1938), 270-272.
Richard Bennett was the colonial governor of Virginia from 1652 to 1655. He was born in 1608 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England and christened there on 6 Aug 1609. The following is excerpted from J. Frederick Fausz, "Richard Bennett (bap. 1609-ca. 1675)." Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 9 Oct. 2015. Web. 23 Mar. 2019.
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Richard Bennett served as governor of Virginia (1652-1655), in the House of Burgesses (1629), and served two stints on the governor's Council (1642-1652; 1658-1675). Born into an English merchant family, he came to Virginia around 1628 to run his uncle's estate and set about acquiring thousands of acres of his own as well as importing Puritan settlers who helped provide him an important political base. In 1646, he led a force of Puritans to assist the exiled governor of Maryland and helped start a Puritan migration to the colony. After Parliament's defeat of Charles I in the English Civil Wars, Bennett negotiated the bloodless submission of the Virginia and Maryland colonies, which were loyal to the Crown. The General Assembly then elected him governor of Virginia, and during his term he tried but failed to politically unite the Chesapeake Bay colonies. Not long after Catholics and Puritans fought a bloody battle in Maryland, Bennett stepped down as governor, but in 1657 he helped negotiate a treaty that restored Maryland's charter rights. He then served on the governor's Council and, as a major general in the Virginia militia, helped defend the colony during the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667). Bennett died early in 1675.
Bennett was one of the sons of Thomas Bennett, a member of a large family of English merchants who dealt extensively in international trade during the seventeenth century. His mother's name is unknown. Bennett was probably born in or near Wivelscombe, Somersetshire, England, where he was baptized on August 6, 1609. He could scarcely have avoided being involved in the young Virginia colony. His uncle Edward Bennett, one of the great London and Amsterdam merchants, was auditor of the Virginia Company of London and in 1621 patented a large property called Bennett's Welcome near the former Indian village of Warraskoyack in what became Isle of Wight County.
In about 1628 Richard Bennett traveled to Virginia to take over management of Bennett's Welcome. Two of his uncles and a younger brother had perished in the colony, but Richard Bennett thrived and used the transatlantic influence and affluence of his family to achieve almost immediate prominence as a prosperous planter and political leader in Virginia. He lived on another of Edward Bennett's properties, Bennett's Choice, on the Nansemond River, and during the 1630s patented more than 2,000 acres of land at Bennett Point and Parraketo Point. Eventually he amassed more than 7,000 acres in Virginia and Maryland, with much of it obtained through the headright system, which awarded him a right to 50 acres for each colonist he transported to Virginia. Overall his family sponsored the immigration of approximately 600 settlers, many of them Puritans, who were to provide him a base of political influence after 1640.
--endquote--
Bennett's will, recorded in the In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, names his daughters, Ann and Elizabeth, his grandson Richard Bennett (son Richard had died) and his cousins Silvestra Hill and Mary Cropley, daughters of his uncle Edward Bennett. It's probably safe to assume that the lack of mention of his wife (formerly, Mrs Marian Utie) informs us that she had probably died.
There is no evidence that he had earlier married nor had any other than the three children with his wife Mary Ann, widow of Capt. John Utie, with whom she had at least three sons.
The Bennets of county Somerset have often been confused with other families, including those from Berkshire and Wiltshire. The matter can be easily settled through the right Y-DNA test subjects. For example,
The Blackwater Bennetts: R1b, 13 23 13 11 12 15 12 12 11 13 13 29
The Ipswich Bennetts: R-BY3299, 12 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 12 13 28
The Pigg River Bennetts: R1b, 13 24 14 11 11 14 13 12 11 13 13 28
Please note: If you are a male Bennett with Y-DNA test results, please let me hear from you. - Michael Cooley. profile manager and genetic genealogist.
Richard is often confused with Richard Bennett Sr (c1625-1709) of the "Blackwater" Bennetts. It has not yet been determined (Y-DNA will do that) whether the two lineages were related. For now, it's best to assume they were not for fear of going down a rabbit hole.
Richard has also been confused with his uncle, another Richard Bennett (1573-1626). It was the latter who married Judith Brent. The couple is mentioned in the will of her father, Edward Brent, which was proved in Virginia in 1625. He own will was proved in St Dunstan's in the East, London on 23 Nov 1638. Apparently, all her children had died because she left her entire estate to a relative, Edward Harris. The principal source for this is John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia, vol 1 (Chicago: Chicago Law Printing Company, 1938), 270-272.
Richard Bennett was the colonial governor of Virginia from 1652 to 1655. He was born in 1608 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England and christened there on 6 Aug 1609. The following is excerpted from J. Frederick Fausz, "Richard Bennett (bap. 1609-ca. 1675)." Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 9 Oct. 2015. Web. 23 Mar. 2019.
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Richard Bennett served as governor of Virginia (1652-1655), in the House of Burgesses (1629), and served two stints on the governor's Council (1642-1652; 1658-1675). Born into an English merchant family, he came to Virginia around 1628 to run his uncle's estate and set about acquiring thousands of acres of his own as well as importing Puritan settlers who helped provide him an important political base. In 1646, he led a force of Puritans to assist the exiled governor of Maryland and helped start a Puritan migration to the colony. After Parliament's defeat of Charles I in the English Civil Wars, Bennett negotiated the bloodless submission of the Virginia and Maryland colonies, which were loyal to the Crown. The General Assembly then elected him governor of Virginia, and during his term he tried but failed to politically unite the Chesapeake Bay colonies. Not long after Catholics and Puritans fought a bloody battle in Maryland, Bennett stepped down as governor, but in 1657 he helped negotiate a treaty that restored Maryland's charter rights. He then served on the governor's Council and, as a major general in the Virginia militia, helped defend the colony during the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667). Bennett died early in 1675.
Bennett was one of the sons of Thomas Bennett, a member of a large family of English merchants who dealt extensively in international trade during the seventeenth century. His mother's name is unknown. Bennett was probably born in or near Wivelscombe, Somersetshire, England, where he was baptized on August 6, 1609. He could scarcely have avoided being involved in the young Virginia colony. His uncle Edward Bennett, one of the great London and Amsterdam merchants, was auditor of the Virginia Company of London and in 1621 patented a large property called Bennett's Welcome near the former Indian village of Warraskoyack in what became Isle of Wight County.
In about 1628 Richard Bennett traveled to Virginia to take over management of Bennett's Welcome. Two of his uncles and a younger brother had perished in the colony, but Richard Bennett thrived and used the transatlantic influence and affluence of his family to achieve almost immediate prominence as a prosperous planter and political leader in Virginia. He lived on another of Edward Bennett's properties, Bennett's Choice, on the Nansemond River, and during the 1630s patented more than 2,000 acres of land at Bennett Point and Parraketo Point. Eventually he amassed more than 7,000 acres in Virginia and Maryland, with much of it obtained through the headright system, which awarded him a right to 50 acres for each colonist he transported to Virginia. Overall his family sponsored the immigration of approximately 600 settlers, many of them Puritans, who were to provide him a base of political influence after 1640.
--endquote--
Bennett's will, recorded in the In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, names his daughters, Ann and Elizabeth, his grandson Richard Bennett (son Richard had died) and his cousins Silvestra Hill and Mary Cropley, daughters of his uncle Edward Bennett. It's probably safe to assume that the lack of mention of his wife (formerly, Mrs Marian Utie) informs us that she had probably died.
There is no evidence that he had earlier married nor had any other than the three children with his wife Mary Ann, widow of Capt. John Utie, with whom she had at least three sons.
The Bennets of county Somerset have often been confused with other families, including those from Berkshire and Wiltshire. The matter can be easily settled through the right Y-DNA test subjects. For example,
The Blackwater Bennetts: R1b, 13 23 13 11 12 15 12 12 11 13 13 29
The Ipswich Bennetts: R-BY3299, 12 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 12 13 28
The Pigg River Bennetts: R1b, 13 24 14 11 11 14 13 12 11 13 13 28
Richard is often confused with Richard Bennett Sr (c1625-1709) of the "Blackwater" Bennetts. It has not yet been determined (Y-DNA will do that) whether the two lineages were related. For now, it's best to assume they were not for fear of going down a rabbit hole.
Richard has also been confused with his uncle, another Richard Bennett (1573-1626). It was the latter who married Judith Brent. The couple is mentioned in the will of her father, Edward Brent, which was proved in Virginia in 1625. He own will was proved in St Dunstan's in the East, London on 23 Nov 1638. Apparently, all her children had died because she left her entire estate to a relative, Edward Harris. The principal source for this is John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia, vol 1 (Chicago: Chicago Law Printing Company, 1938), 270-272.
Richard Bennett was the colonial governor of Virginia from 1652 to 1655. He was born in 1608 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England and christened there on 6 Aug 1609. The following is excerpted from J. Frederick Fausz, "Richard Bennett (bap. 1609-ca. 1675)." Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 9 Oct. 2015. Web. 23 Mar. 2019.
--quote--
Richard Bennett served as governor of Virginia (1652-1655), in the House of Burgesses (1629), and served two stints on the governor's Council (1642-1652; 1658-1675). Born into an English merchant family, he came to Virginia around 1628 to run his uncle's estate and set about acquiring thousands of acres of his own as well as importing Puritan settlers who helped provide him an important political base. In 1646, he led a force of Puritans to assist the exiled governor of Maryland and helped start a Puritan migration to the colony. After Parliament's defeat of Charles I in the English Civil Wars, Bennett negotiated the bloodless submission of the Virginia and Maryland colonies, which were loyal to the Crown. The General Assembly then elected him governor of Virginia, and during his term he tried but failed to politically unite the Chesapeake Bay colonies. Not long after Catholics and Puritans fought a bloody battle in Maryland, Bennett stepped down as governor, but in 1657 he helped negotiate a treaty that restored Maryland's charter rights. He then served on the governor's Council and, as a major general in the Virginia militia, helped defend the colony during the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667). Bennett died early in 1675.
Bennett was one of the sons of Thomas Bennett, a member of a large family of English merchants who dealt extensively in international trade during the seventeenth century. His mother's name is unknown. Bennett was probably born in or near Wivelscombe, Somersetshire, England, where he was baptized on August 6, 1609. He could scarcely have avoided being involved in the young Virginia colony. His uncle Edward Bennett, one of the great London and Amsterdam merchants, was auditor of the Virginia Company of London and in 1621 patented a large property called Bennett's Welcome near the former Indian village of Warraskoyack in what became Isle of Wight County.
In about 1628 Richard Bennett traveled to Virginia to take over management of Bennett's Welcome. Two of his uncles and a younger brother had perished in the colony, but Richard Bennett thrived and used the transatlantic influence and affluence of his family to achieve almost immediate prominence as a prosperous planter and political leader in Virginia. He lived on another of Edward Bennett's properties, Bennett's Choice, on the Nansemond River, and during the 1630s patented more than 2,000 acres of land at Bennett Point and Parraketo Point. Eventually he amassed more than 7,000 acres in Virginia and Maryland, with much of it obtained through the headright system, which awarded him a right to 50 acres for each colonist he transported to Virginia. Overall his family sponsored the immigration of approximately 600 settlers, many of them Puritans, who were to provide him a base of political influence after 1640.
--endquote--
Bennett's will, recorded in the In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, names his daughters, Ann and Elizabeth, his grandson Richard Bennett (son Richard had died) and his cousins Silvestra Hill and Mary Cropley, daughters of his uncle Edward Bennett. It's probably safe to assume that the lack of mention of his wife (formerly, Mrs Marian Utie) informs us that she had probably died.
There is no evidence that he had earlier married nor had any other than the three children with his wife Mary Ann, widow of Capt. John Utie, with whom she had at least three sons.
The Bennets of county Somerset have often been confused with other families, including those from Berkshire and Wiltshire. The matter can be easily settled through the right Y-DNA test subjects. For example,
The Blackwater Bennetts: R1b, 13 23 13 11 12 15 12 12 11 13 13 29
The Ipswich Bennetts: R-BY3299, 12 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 12 13 28
The Pigg River Bennetts: R1b, 13 24 14 11 11 14 13 12 11 13 13 28
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