Individual Details
Thomas Bennett Sr.
(2 Apr 1570 - 22 Sep 1616)
[[Category:Milverton, Somerset]]
[[Category:Wiveliscombe, Somerset]]
==[[Bennett-1148|Thomas Bennett]], 1570-1616==
==Biography==
===Birth, Baptism and Early Family===Thomas Bennetthttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125453581 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=94711&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt was baptized on 2 Apr 1570 in Wiveliscombe Parish , Somerset, England.Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 7 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 2 Apr 1570, baptism of Thomas Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00007 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required) He was the son of Sir Robert Hebert Bennett Earl of Tankerville (1533-1603) and Elizabeth Edney (1537-1597).
*Parents:
**Father: [[Bennett-63|Robert Hebert Bennett]], 1533-1603
**Mother: [[Ednye-1|Elizabeth Edney]], 1537-1597
*Siblings:
** [[Bennett-1178|Robert Bennett]]
** [[Bennett-1179|Elizabeth Bennett]]
** [[Bennett-1180|William Bennett]]
** [[Bennett-1181|Richard Bennett]]
** [[Bennett-1182|Philip Bennett]]
**[[Bennett-1183|Johane Bennett]]
===Marriage and Children===In the adjoining Parish of Milverton, about three miles distant from Wiveliscombe, on 11 Aug 1599, the marriage is recorded of Thomas Bennett and [[Tomson-135|Anstie Tompson]] (1577-1647) alias Spicer (Somerset marriages, vol 13, p 102)Milverton : St Michael : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5e6e2189f493fd6c82b408ff : viewed 13 Aug 2020) marriage Thomas Bennett to Anstie Tompson 11 Aug 1599 This may well be the marriage of this Thomas Bennett. Anstie was the daughter of Richard Tomson (1560-1582) and unknown mother.
Thomas and Anstie Bennett were the parents of the following known children: * William Bennett, chr. 21 March 1601, St. Andrews, MilvertonMilverton : St Michael : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/583a3cb7f493fd863319f626 : viewed 13 Aug 2020) baptism William Benett 21 Mar 1601* Robert Bennett, chr. 1 Feb 1602, St Andrews, WiveliscombeWiveliscombe : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5c0b952ef493fd90ca3201dd : viewed 13 Aug 2020) baptism Robert Bennett 01 Feb 1602* Thomas Bennett, Jr., chr. Nov 29, 1603, St Andrews, WiveliscombeWiveliscombe : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5c0b9533f493fd90ca3202f0 : viewed 13 Aug 2020) baptism Thomas Bennett 29 Nov 1603; bur. Dec 23,1668* Elizabeth Bennett, chr. Aug 4, 1605, St Andrews, WiveliscombeWiveliscombe : St Andrew : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5c0b9539f493fd90ca320402 : viewed 13 Aug 2020) baptism Elizabeth Bennett 04 Aug 1605; bur. Dec 25, 1605, St Andrews, WiveliscombeWiveliscombe : St Andrew : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818f62ee93790ec75d49bda : viewed 13 Aug 2020) burial Elizabeth Bennett 25 Dec 1605
* William Bennett, chr. Mar 21, 1606 or 1607* Richard Bennett, chr. Aug 6, 1609. Probably the future governor of Virginia.
* Philip Bennett, chr. May 22, 1611
* Johane Bennett, chr. July 7, 1614, bur. Aug 21, 1616
===Death and Burial===Thomas died in Wiveliscomb Parish, Somerset, England at the age of 46 and was buried there on September 26, 1616.
===Settlement of Family Members in North America===His three brothers, Robert, Richard & Edward Bennett, his son and several of his own grandchildren, had notable part in the colonization of Virginia and founded prominent families there.
===Research Notes===* Supplemental profile data such as birth, death, and other details were collected by [[Varnell-40|Varnell-40]] 17:07, 5 September 2016 (EDT) from the Rootsweb website of Brian McLaughlin http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=master-file-7-13&id=I731. It may not be 100% accurate, but it is as close to accurate as we can attain given the information and sources available to us.
* Source documents appear to support the MyHeritage website of Andrea Wolfe https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-trees?itemId=328110421-2-699&action=showRecord
* Source documents appear to support the website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9W3R-Y38 : accessed 2016-09-0, entry for Thomas Bennett, submitted by eshanks2757947.
==Sources==
:See also:
[[Category:Wiveliscombe, Somerset]]
==[[Bennett-1148|Thomas Bennett]], 1570-1616==
==Biography==
===Birth, Baptism and Early Family===Thomas Bennetthttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125453581 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=94711&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt was baptized on 2 Apr 1570 in Wiveliscombe Parish , Somerset, England.Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Wiveliscombe Parish, 1558-1635, image 7 of 78; Reference Number: D\P\wiv/2/1/1, 2 Apr 1570, baptism of Thomas Bennet (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60856/images/englb030d_d-p-wiv-2-1-1_m_00007 : accessed 10 Aug 2020) - fee based membership required) He was the son of Sir Robert Hebert Bennett Earl of Tankerville (1533-1603) and Elizabeth Edney (1537-1597).
*Parents:
**Father: [[Bennett-63|Robert Hebert Bennett]], 1533-1603
**Mother: [[Ednye-1|Elizabeth Edney]], 1537-1597
*Siblings:
** [[Bennett-1178|Robert Bennett]]
** [[Bennett-1179|Elizabeth Bennett]]
** [[Bennett-1180|William Bennett]]
** [[Bennett-1181|Richard Bennett]]
** [[Bennett-1182|Philip Bennett]]
**[[Bennett-1183|Johane Bennett]]
===Marriage and Children===In the adjoining Parish of Milverton, about three miles distant from Wiveliscombe, on 11 Aug 1599, the marriage is recorded of Thomas Bennett and [[Tomson-135|Anstie Tompson]] (1577-1647) alias Spicer (Somerset marriages, vol 13, p 102)Milverton : St Michael : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5e6e2189f493fd6c82b408ff : viewed 13 Aug 2020) marriage Thomas Bennett to Anstie Tompson 11 Aug 1599 This may well be the marriage of this Thomas Bennett. Anstie was the daughter of Richard Tomson (1560-1582) and unknown mother.
Thomas and Anstie Bennett were the parents of the following known children: * William Bennett, chr. 21 March 1601, St. Andrews, MilvertonMilverton : St Michael : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/583a3cb7f493fd863319f626 : viewed 13 Aug 2020) baptism William Benett 21 Mar 1601* Robert Bennett, chr. 1 Feb 1602, St Andrews, WiveliscombeWiveliscombe : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5c0b952ef493fd90ca3201dd : viewed 13 Aug 2020) baptism Robert Bennett 01 Feb 1602* Thomas Bennett, Jr., chr. Nov 29, 1603, St Andrews, WiveliscombeWiveliscombe : St Andrew : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5c0b9533f493fd90ca3202f0 : viewed 13 Aug 2020) baptism Thomas Bennett 29 Nov 1603; bur. Dec 23,1668* Elizabeth Bennett, chr. Aug 4, 1605, St Andrews, WiveliscombeWiveliscombe : St Andrew : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5c0b9539f493fd90ca320402 : viewed 13 Aug 2020) baptism Elizabeth Bennett 04 Aug 1605; bur. Dec 25, 1605, St Andrews, WiveliscombeWiveliscombe : St Andrew : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818f62ee93790ec75d49bda : viewed 13 Aug 2020) burial Elizabeth Bennett 25 Dec 1605
* William Bennett, chr. Mar 21, 1606 or 1607* Richard Bennett, chr. Aug 6, 1609. Probably the future governor of Virginia.
* Philip Bennett, chr. May 22, 1611
* Johane Bennett, chr. July 7, 1614, bur. Aug 21, 1616
===Death and Burial===Thomas died in Wiveliscomb Parish, Somerset, England at the age of 46 and was buried there on September 26, 1616.
===Settlement of Family Members in North America===His three brothers, Robert, Richard & Edward Bennett, his son and several of his own grandchildren, had notable part in the colonization of Virginia and founded prominent families there.
===Research Notes===* Supplemental profile data such as birth, death, and other details were collected by [[Varnell-40|Varnell-40]] 17:07, 5 September 2016 (EDT) from the Rootsweb website of Brian McLaughlin http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=master-file-7-13&id=I731. It may not be 100% accurate, but it is as close to accurate as we can attain given the information and sources available to us.
* Source documents appear to support the MyHeritage website of Andrea Wolfe https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-trees?itemId=328110421-2-699&action=showRecord
* Source documents appear to support the website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9W3R-Y38 : accessed 2016-09-0, entry for Thomas Bennett, submitted by eshanks2757947.
==Sources==
:See also:
Events
| Birth | 2 Apr 1570 | Wiveliscombe Parish, Somerset, England | |||
| Death | 22 Sep 1616 | Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England | |||
| Reference No | 1190293 | ||||
| Reference No | 1213023 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Robert Bennett (1533 - 1603) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Ednye (1537 - 1597) |
| Sibling | Thomas Bennett (1580 - 1642) |
| Sibling | Margery Bennett (1560 - ) |
| Sibling | John Bennett (1561 - 1561) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Bennett (1562 - 1637) |
| Sibling | Agnis Bennett (1563 - 1598) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Bennett (1564 - 1603) |
| Sibling | John Bennett (1566 - 1601) |
| Sibling | Johan Bennett (1567 - 1568) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Bennett (1568 - 1611) |
| Sibling | Robert Bennett Jr. (1571 - 1623) |
| Sibling | William Bennett (1572 - 1642) |
| Sibling | Richard Bennett (1573 - 1626) |
| Sibling | Johan Bennett (1575 - 1575) |
| Sibling | Christopher Bennett (1576 - ) |
| Sibling | Edward Bennett (1577 - 1664) |