Individual Details

Richard Bennett Jr.

(1643 - 6 May 1667)

was in the 1635 list of 40 people imported by his father.
identified with Maryland from the time of the Puritan settlement, and was a member of the Assembly

Events

Birth1643Nansemond County, Virginia
MarriageAbt 1660Virginia - Henrietta Maria Neale
Death6 May 1667Anne Arundel, County, Maryland

Families

SpouseHenrietta Maria Neale (1647 - 1697)
ChildSusanna Maria Bennett (1666 - 1714)
ChildRichard Bennett (1667 - 1749)
FatherGovernor Richard Bennett (1609 - 1675)
MotherMary Ann Utie ( - )
SiblingElizabeth Bennett ( - )
SiblingAnn Bennett ( - )

Notes

Death

However, as a young man Richard Bennett Jr. drowned crossing a river and left a young widow with great charm, wealth and family connections, plus two children: Richard Bennett III and Susanna Maria Bennett. A large amount of land in Kent Co., Md also belonged to Richard.