Gov. Richard Bennett

1609 - Bef 1675  (< 66 years)

• 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.
  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.
  Land patented	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.
  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.
  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
  Person ID	I20096	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Bennett,   b. Abt 1569, England d. Sep 1660 (Age 91 years)
  Mother	(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1585   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1605
  Family ID	F26324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann (1) (--?--),   b. Abt 1605, England d. Yes, date unknown
  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 Co, Virginia (Age < 77 years)   3. Ann (4) Bennett,   b. Abt 1644, Nansemond Co, Virginia d. Nov 1687 (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F1204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Lucy Ames Edwards, Edwards, Lucy - Ames, Mears & Allied Lines, (Lucy A. Edwards, 1967), 20. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 441 (Utie-Bennett Family), 940. [S674] Evelyn Kinder Donaldson, Donaldson, Squires & Dames of Old Virginia, (Los Angles: Miller Printing Company, 1950), p. 11, 674. [S2198] Dryden, Ruth - Wic Land Records, 1666-1810, (Printed Privately, San Diego, CA), p. 36-36 (tract Bennetts Adventure), 2198.