Name |
Richard Bennett [1, 2] |
Prefix |
Gov. |
Birth |
1609 |
Wilscombe, County Somerset, England |
Baptism |
6 Aug 1609 |
Wilscombe, County Somerset, England |
Gender |
Male |
Anecdote |
1628 |
Virginia [2] |
- He came to Virginia in 1628 to take charge of "Bennett's Plantation," also known as Warrascoyack, and was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1629, commissioner for Warrascoyack in 1631 and a member of the Council 1642-49. A Puritan, he lead a migration of religious dissenters from Virginia to Maryland in 1648 and settled on the Severn River in Anne Arundel County, where he received a grant of land from Lord Baltimore. In 1651 he was named one of the commissioners to reduce the Plantations within the Bay of Chesapeake to their due obedience to the Parliament of England. They signed the articles of surrender of Virginia on 12 Mar 1651/2 and secured the adherance of Maryland later that month. He served as governor of Virginia from 30 Apr 1652 until 31 Mar 1655, and was again a member of the Council in 1658 until his death. He was major general of Virginia forces 1662-72 and was in charge of defenses against the Dutch.
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Anecdote |
30 Apr 1652 [3] |
- He was Governor of Virginia from 30 Apr 1652 to Mar 1655. He moved from Virginia to Maryland when trouble started, as he was a Roundhead and a nonconformist. The Roundheads were a party of Puritans who wore their hair short, in derision of the Cavaliers who wore their hair in ringlets.
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Land - they received a land patent |
7 Jun 1665 |
tract Bennetts Adventure, (formerly Somerset Co), Wicomico Co, Maryland [4] |
- He was shown as Richard Bennett Esq. of Nansemond Co, Va. and it contained 2,500 acres.
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Will |
15 Mar 1674/75 |
Nansemond Co, Virginia [2, 4] |
- In his will Richard Bennett of Nansamond River made a bequest to the Parish where I now live and have so long lived. To my grandchildren Elizabeth, Ann and Bennett Scarburgh 2,800 acres on Pocomoke River and 2,500 acres on Wicomico River, eastern shore of Maryland. To George Parker, husband of Ann Scarburgh Parker, my granddaughter, land and plantation in Virginia, and all my slaves and personal property in Virginia.
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Death |
Bef 12 Apr 1675 |
Nansemond Co, Virginia [2] |
Probate |
12 Apr 1676 |
Nansemond Co, Virginia |
Record ID |
20096 |
Burial |
Old Chimnies, Nansemond Co, Virginia |
Origins  |
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Patriarch & Matriarch |
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Person ID |
I20096 |
MilesFiles23 |
Last Modified |
13 Mar 2023 |
Family |
Ann (1) (--?--), b. Abt 1605, England d. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners: ╚═Capt. John (1) Utie, b. Abt 1610 d. Abt 1635, Utiemaria, King's Cr, Williamsburg, Virginia (Age 25 years) m. Bef 4 Feb 1624/25 |
Marriage |
Abt 1640 [1, 2] |
Children |
+ | 1. Richrard (2) Bennett, b. Abt 1640, Nansemond Co, Virginia d. Bef 6 May 1667, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland (Age < 27 years) |
+ | 2. Elizabeth (3) Bennett, b. Abt 1642, Nansemond Co, Virginia d. Bef 7 Jul 1719, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 77 years) |
| 3. Ann (4) Bennett, b. Abt 1644, Nansemond Co, Virginia d. Nov 1687 (Age 43 years) |
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Family ID |
F1204 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
13 Mar 2023 |