Individual Details

Frances Sylvester Bennett

(1676 - 26 Dec 1737)

[[Category:Isle of Wight County, Virginia]] [[Category:Albemarle County, Virginia]] [[Category:Surry County, Virginia]] == Biography == Marriage 1 Frances Sylvester Bennett b: ABT 1677 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia Children :John Mangum b: ABT 1703 in Albemarle Co., Virginia :William Mangum b: ABT 1706 in Albemarle Co., Virginia :Frances C. Mangum b: ABT 1708 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia :Joseph Mangum b: ABT 1710 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia :Nicholas Mangum b: ABT 1712 in Surry Co., Virginia :Sarah Mangum b: ABT 1714 in Surry Co., Virginia :Ann Agnes Mangum b: ABT 1715 in Surry Co., Virginia :James Mangum b: 17 AUG 1716 in Surry Co., Virginia :Henry Mangum b: ABT 1720 in Surry Co., Virginia :Samuel Mangum b: ABT 1722 in Surry Co., Virginia : Bio notes: Birth: 1676 :: Isle of Wight :: Isle of Wight County :: Virginia, USA :: Death: 1737 :: Isle of Wight :: Isle of Wight County :: Virginia, USA :: :: :: :: Burial: :: Chapel Grove Church Cemetery :: Windsor (Isle of Wight County) :: Isle of Wight County :: Virginia, USA "John Mangum died in Isle of Wight County, Virginia in 1737 and Frances Mangum was administrator..." Archibald F. Bennett, FINDING YOUR FOREFATHERS IN AMERICA, published by Bookcraft Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, 1957 "...Of major importance, however, is the fact that Frances Mangum was administrator of John's estate as listed on the inventory. It is the one and only piece of evidence we have for the name of the wife of John. The only other mention of Frances Mangum in the old records is the will of Richard Bennett Jr. who leaves a feather bed to his granddaughter Frances Mangum. Whether this Frances Mangum of the will and the Frances Mangum of the estate of John Mangum was the same, or maybe mother and daughter, is a matter of some controversy. It is probable that John Mangum married Frances by 1709 and possibly as early as 1695. This latter date is the date of the deed from Richard Bennett Sr. to John Mingham. We have no clue to the parents of Frances, but Boddie SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ISLE OF WIGHT, by John B. Boddie. lists the children of Richard Bennett Jr. as Richard, Jane (Cofer), Silvester, Ann (Bell) and James. One of these may have been one of her parents. In summary, we know that John Mangum's wife was named Frances. We know that Richard Bennett Jr. had a granddaughter named Frances Mangum. All other lineage relationships re John Mangum, Frances and the Bennetts are derived from ?intelligent? reasoning. Unfortunately, it leaves a lot of room for controversy. [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kerryap&id=I2013 Rootsweb] So, have people only assumed that Frances and Sylvester were one and the same? Are there documented sources to verify this? == Sources == [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SRP1-HTW&view=basic Pedigree Resource File] Repository: Name: Rootsweb :Title: "Palmer - g500" :Author: John T. Palmer - palmerjo@sonoma.edu :Abbrev: "Palmer - g500" :Note: :24 Aug 2003 Note: " The Mangum family were originally from Wales." (Eastern Arkansas Biographies & Historical Memoirs). 1* Source: S4 Type: Family Bible Title: Mary Pauline Johnson-Monroe’s Genealogical Papers Periodical: Research Papers Publication: None Owner: Mary Pauline Johnson-Monroe Source Locality: Kensington, MD Media: Papers == Acknowledgments == Thank you to [[Wells-3790 | Timothy Wells]] [[Sadtler-1 | Doug Sadtler]] . Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by others.

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[[Category:Isle of Wight County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Albemarle County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Surry County, Virginia]]

== Biography ==
Marriage 1 Frances Sylvester Bennett b: ABT 1677 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia
Children
:John Mangum b: ABT 1703 in Albemarle Co., Virginia
:William Mangum b: ABT 1706 in Albemarle Co., Virginia
:Frances C. Mangum b: ABT 1708 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia
:Joseph Mangum b: ABT 1710 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia
:Nicholas Mangum b: ABT 1712 in Surry Co., Virginia
:Sarah Mangum b: ABT 1714 in Surry Co., Virginia
:Ann Agnes Mangum b: ABT 1715 in Surry Co., Virginia
:James Mangum b: 17 AUG 1716 in Surry Co., Virginia
:Henry Mangum b: ABT 1720 in Surry Co., Virginia
:Samuel Mangum b: ABT 1722 in Surry Co., Virginia
: Bio notes: Birth: 1676
:: Isle of Wight
:: Isle of Wight County
:: Virginia, USA
:: Death: 1737
:: Isle of Wight
:: Isle of Wight County
:: Virginia, USA
::
::
::
:: Burial:
:: Chapel Grove Church Cemetery
:: Windsor (Isle of Wight County)
:: Isle of Wight County
:: Virginia, USA
"John Mangum died in Isle of Wight County, Virginia in 1737 and Frances Mangum was administrator..." Archibald F. Bennett, FINDING YOUR FOREFATHERS IN AMERICA, published by Bookcraft Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, 1957
"...Of major importance, however, is the fact that Frances Mangum was administrator of John's estate as listed on the inventory. It is the one and only piece of evidence we have for the name of the wife of John. The only other mention of Frances Mangum in the old records is the will of Richard Bennett Jr. who leaves a feather bed to his granddaughter Frances Mangum. Whether this Frances Mangum of the will and the Frances Mangum of the estate of John Mangum was the same, or maybe mother and daughter, is a matter of some controversy.
It is probable that John Mangum married Frances by 1709 and possibly as early as 1695. This latter date is the date of the deed from Richard Bennett Sr. to John Mingham. We have no clue to the parents of Frances, but Boddie SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ISLE OF WIGHT, by John B. Boddie. lists the children of Richard Bennett Jr. as Richard, Jane (Cofer), Silvester, Ann (Bell) and James. One of these may have been one of her parents.
In summary, we know that John Mangum's wife was named Frances. We know that Richard Bennett Jr. had a granddaughter named Frances Mangum. All other lineage relationships re John Mangum, Frances and the Bennetts are derived from ?intelligent? reasoning. Unfortunately, it leaves a lot of room for controversy.
[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kerryap&id=I2013 Rootsweb]
So, have people only assumed that Frances and Sylvester were one and the same? Are there documented sources to verify this?

== Sources == [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SRP1-HTW&view=basic Pedigree Resource File]

Repository:

Name: Rootsweb

:Title: "Palmer - g500"
:Author: John T. Palmer - palmerjo@sonoma.edu
:Abbrev: "Palmer - g500"
:Note:
:24 Aug 2003


Note: " The Mangum family were originally from Wales." (Eastern Arkansas Biographies & Historical Memoirs). 1* Source: S4 Type: Family Bible Title: Mary Pauline Johnson-Monroe’s Genealogical Papers Periodical: Research Papers Publication: None Owner: Mary Pauline Johnson-Monroe Source Locality: Kensington, MD Media: Papers

== Acknowledgments ==
Thank you to [[Wells-3790 | Timothy Wells]] [[Sadtler-1 | Doug Sadtler]] .

Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by others.


-- MERGED NOTE ------------

[[Category:Isle of Wight County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Albemarle County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Surry County, Virginia]]

== Biography ==
Marriage 1 Frances Sylvester Bennett b: ABT 1677 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia
Children
:John Mangum b: ABT 1703 in Albemarle Co., Virginia
:William Mangum b: ABT 1706 in Albemarle Co., Virginia
:Frances C. Mangum b: ABT 1708 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia
:Joseph Mangum b: ABT 1710 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia
:Nicholas Mangum b: ABT 1712 in Surry Co., Virginia
:Sarah Mangum b: ABT 1714 in Surry Co., Virginia
:Ann Agnes Mangum b: ABT 1715 in Surry Co., Virginia
:James Mangum b: 17 AUG 1716 in Surry Co., Virginia
:Henry Mangum b: ABT 1720 in Surry Co., Virginia
:Samuel Mangum b: ABT 1722 in Surry Co., Virginia
: Bio notes: Birth: 1676
:: Isle of Wight
:: Isle of Wight County
:: Virginia, USA
:: Death: 1737
:: Isle of Wight
:: Isle of Wight County
:: Virginia, USA
::
::
::
:: Burial:
:: Chapel Grove Church Cemetery
:: Windsor (Isle of Wight County)
:: Isle of Wight County
:: Virginia, USA
"John Mangum died in Isle of Wight County, Virginia in 1737 and Frances Mangum was administrator..." Archibald F. Bennett, FINDING YOUR FOREFATHERS IN AMERICA, published by Bookcraft Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, 1957
"...Of major importance, however, is the fact that Frances Mangum was administrator of John's estate as listed on the inventory. It is the one and only piece of evidence we have for the name of the wife of John. The only other mention of Frances Mangum in the old records is the will of Richard Bennett Jr. who leaves a feather bed to his granddaughter Frances Mangum. Whether this Frances Mangum of the will and the Frances Mangum of the estate of John Mangum was the same, or maybe mother and daughter, is a matter of some controversy.
It is probable that John Mangum married Frances by 1709 and possibly as early as 1695. This latter date is the date of the deed from Richard Bennett Sr. to John Mingham. We have no clue to the parents of Frances, but Boddie SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ISLE OF WIGHT, by John B. Boddie. lists the children of Richard Bennett Jr. as Richard, Jane (Cofer), Silvester, Ann (Bell) and James. One of these may have been one of her parents.
In summary, we know that John Mangum's wife was named Frances. We know that Richard Bennett Jr. had a granddaughter named Frances Mangum. All other lineage relationships re John Mangum, Frances and the Bennetts are derived from ?intelligent? reasoning. Unfortunately, it leaves a lot of room for controversy.
[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kerryap&id=I2013 Rootsweb]
So, have people only assumed that Frances and Sylvester were one and the same? Are there documented sources to verify this?

== Sources == [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SRP1-HTW&view=basic Pedigree Resource File]

Repository:

Name: Rootsweb

:Title: "Palmer - g500"
:Author: John T. Palmer - palmerjo@sonoma.edu
:Abbrev: "Palmer - g500"
:Note:
:24 Aug 2003


Note: " The Mangum family were originally from Wales." (Eastern Arkansas Biographies & Historical Memoirs). 1* Source: S4 Type: Family Bible Title: Mary Pauline Johnson-Monroe’s Genealogical Papers Periodical: Research Papers Publication: None Owner: Mary Pauline Johnson-Monroe Source Locality: Kensington, MD Media: Papers

== Acknowledgments ==
Thank you to [[Wells-3790 | Timothy Wells]] [[Sadtler-1 | Doug Sadtler]] .

Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by others.

    Events

    Birth1676
    Birth1676Upper Parish, Isle of Wight County, Virginia
    Marriage1694Isle Of Wight County, Virginia - John Mangum Jr.
    Death26 Dec 1737
    Death26 Dec 1737Isle Wight, , Virginia
    Alt nameFrances Bennett
    Reference No1682307
    Reference No1708587
    Reference No60
    Reference No

    Families

    SpouseJohn Mangum Jr. (1678 - 1737)
    ChildMary Ann Agnes Mangum (1715 - 1741)
    ChildMary Ann Mangum (1715 - 1794)
    ChildWilliam Mangum (1706 - 1744)
    ChildJohn Mangum III (1697 - 1744)
    ChildWilliam Mangum Sr. (1706 - 1755)
    FatherRichard Bennett II (1660 - 1720)
    MotherAnne Alice Unknown (1655 - 1710)
    FatherRichard Bennett II (1660 - 1720)
    MotherAnne Pierce (1655 - 1710)
    SiblingSilvester Bennett (1671 - 1745)
    SiblingRichard Bennett (1680 - 1735)
    SiblingJames Bennett (1682 - 1752)
    SiblingWilliam Bennett (1690 - 1765)