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== Biography ==
Richard BENNETT Sr. was born about 1625 in Isle of Wight, VA. Richard Bennett was probably a son of Thomas and Alice Bennett who were residing on the south side of the James River, near Lawne's Creek in 1624. Richard Bennett's first wife was named Anne Barham. She was probably the mother of his children. The wife mentioned in his will was named Sarah and she subsequently married Robert Lancaster whose will was probated in 1720. Sarah Bennett-Lancaster made her will the 31st of October, 1722, and same was probated 29, January, 1723. (Please see her profile for her history) Richard Bennett became the first Puritan Governor of Virginia in 1652. Richard Bennett, Sr. died in 1709/1710. He was then probably between eighty and eighty-five years of age as he had several sets of grandchildren. He made his will as "Richard Bennett, Sr." on December 4, 1709 and same was probated February 25, 1710. In his will he names his four children, Susan, Martha, Richard and James.

=== Additional information ===The Bennetts were in the New World (American Colonies) almost from the beginning. Edward Bennett, an English merchant and trader and a Puritan, descended from the Bennetts of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. He and two of his brothers, Robert and Richard, obtained a patent to establish the Puritan plantation "Bennett's Welcome" in the Virginia Colony. On Feb. 1621/2 the "Sea Flower" arrived with 120 settlers, presumably Puritans, led by Capt. Hamor for Edward Bennett's plantation. The settlers quickly busied themselves, preparing the site of the plantation. On 22 March 1621/2, just a month after their arrival, the Indians attacked. There was a huge massacre and the Bennett plantation at Warrascoyak suffered more than most. 53 of the 347 people killed in the massacre were killed at the Bennett plantation. The Indians were in turn massacred and were quiescent for a time. The settlement eventually prospered although Robert and Richard soon died there. Edward Bennett who remained in England except for a short stint in the Colony then appointed his two nephews to run the plantation. Coincidentally their names were the same as Edward's brothers, that is, Robert and Richard. The nephew Richard eventually became the Governor of Virginia.

== Sources ==
* Boddie, 17th Century Isle of Wight Co., Vol 1 pg 289 and pg 294-296
* Southside Virginia Families Vol I (Boddie)
* Isle of Wight Co, Va Records (Hopkins)
* Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol 1 (Nugent)
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* 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

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This profile does NOT represent the [[Bennett-1181|Richard Bennett ]] (6 August 1609 - 12 April 1675) who was the first Puritan English Governor of the Colony of Virginia serving from from 30 April 1652, until 2 March 1655. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bennett_(Governor) Wikipedia profile for Governor Richard Bennett
== Biography ==Richard BENNETT Sr. was born about 1622 in Isle of Wight, Virginia. Richard Bennett was thought to be the son of Thomas Bennett and Ann who were residing on the south side of the James River, near Lawne's Creek in 1624.
Richard Bennett's first wife was named Anne Barham. She was probably the mother of his children. The wife mentioned in his will was named Sarah and she subsequently married Robert Lancaster whose will was probated in 1720. [[Unknown-50191|Sarah (Unknown) Bennett-Lancaster]] made her will the 31st of October, 1722, and same was probated 29, January, 1723.
Richard Bennett, Sr. died in 1709/1710 Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Upper Parish; Birth state: VA. He was then probably between eighty and eighty-five years of age as he had several sets of grandchildren. He made his will as "Richard Bennett, Sr." on December 4, 1709 and same was probated February 25, 1710. In his will he names his four children, Susan, Martha, Richard and James.

=== Bennett Family in American Colonies ===The Bennetts were in the New World (American Colonies) almost from the beginning. Edward Bennett, an English merchant and trader and a Puritan, descended from the Bennetts of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. He and two of his brothers, Robert and Richard, obtained a patent to establish the Puritan plantation "Bennett's Welcome" in the Virginia Colony. On Feb. 1621/2 the "Sea Flower" arrived with 120 settlers, presumably Puritans, led by Capt. Hamor for Edward Bennett's plantation. The settlers quickly busied themselves, preparing the site of the plantation. On 22 March 1621/2, just a month after their arrival, the Indians attacked. There was a huge massacre and the Bennett plantation at Warrascoyak suffered more than most. 53 of the 347 people killed in the massacre were killed at the Bennett plantation. The Indians were in turn massacred and were quiescent for a time. The settlement eventually prospered although Robert and Richard soon died there. Edward Bennett who remained in England except for a short stint in the Colony then appointed his two nephews to run the plantation. Coincidentally their names were the same as Edward's brothers, that is, Robert and Richard. The nephew [[Bennett-1181|Richard Bennett ]] (6 August 1609 - 12 April 1675) eventually became the Governor of Virginia.

== Sources ==


See also:* Boddie, John Bennett (1973). Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Vol. 1, Genealogical Publishing Company. pp. 79-80, p 289, p 294-96
* Boddie, John Bennett. Southside Virginia Families Vol I
* Hopkins, Isle of Wight Co, Va Records
* Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol 1 (Nugent)* Mary Pauline Johnson-Monroe’s Genealogical Papers Periodical: Research Papers Publication. Kensington, MD Media.

Please take care with merges, there were several Richard Bennetts in Virginia during this time. While many family trees indicate that he was the son of Thomas and Alice Pierce, those are the parent of Gov. Richard Bennett
14:53, 31 December 2014 (EST)[[Lee-5956|Lee-5956]]

This profile does NOT represent the [[Bennett-1181|Richard Bennett ]] (6 August 1609 - 12 April 1675) who was the first Puritan English Governor of the Colony of Virginia serving from from 30 April 1652, until 2 March 1655. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bennett_(Governor) Wikipedia profile for Governor Richard Bennett
== Biography ==Richard BENNETT Sr. was born about 1622 in Isle of Wight, Virginia. Richard Bennett was thought to be the son of Thomas Bennett and Ann who were residing on the south side of the James River, near Lawne's Creek in 1624.
Richard Bennett's first wife was named Anne Barham. She was probably the mother of his children. The wife mentioned in his will was named Sarah and she subsequently married Robert Lancaster whose will was probated in 1720. [[Unknown-50191|Sarah (Unknown) Bennett-Lancaster]] made her will the 31st of October, 1722, and same was probated 29, January, 1723.
Richard Bennett, Sr. died in 1709/1710 Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Upper Parish; Birth state: VA. He was then probably between eighty and eighty-five years of age as he had several sets of grandchildren. He made his will as "Richard Bennett, Sr." on December 4, 1709 and same was probated February 25, 1710. In his will he names his four children, Susan, Martha, Richard and James.

=== Bennett Family in American Colonies ===The Bennetts were in the New World (American Colonies) almost from the beginning. Edward Bennett, an English merchant and trader and a Puritan, descended from the Bennetts of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. He and two of his brothers, Robert and Richard, obtained a patent to establish the Puritan plantation "Bennett's Welcome" in the Virginia Colony. On Feb. 1621/2 the "Sea Flower" arrived with 120 settlers, presumably Puritans, led by Capt. Hamor for Edward Bennett's plantation. The settlers quickly busied themselves, preparing the site of the plantation. On 22 March 1621/2, just a month after their arrival, the Indians attacked. There was a huge massacre and the Bennett plantation at Warrascoyak suffered more than most. 53 of the 347 people killed in the massacre were killed at the Bennett plantation. The Indians were in turn massacred and were quiescent for a time. The settlement eventually prospered although Robert and Richard soon died there. Edward Bennett who remained in England except for a short stint in the Colony then appointed his two nephews to run the plantation. Coincidentally their names were the same as Edward's brothers, that is, Robert and Richard. The nephew [[Bennett-1181|Richard Bennett ]] (6 August 1609 - 12 April 1675) eventually became the Governor of Virginia.

== Sources ==


See also:* Boddie, John Bennett (1973). Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Vol. 1, Genealogical Publishing Company. pp. 79-80, p 289, p 294-96
* Boddie, John Bennett. Southside Virginia Families Vol I
* Hopkins, Isle of Wight Co, Va Records
* Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol 1 (Nugent)* Mary Pauline Johnson-Monroe’s Genealogical Papers Periodical: Research Papers Publication. Kensington, MD Media.

Please take care with merges, there were several Richard Bennetts in Virginia during this time. While many family trees indicate that he was the son of Thomas and Alice Pierce, those are the parent of Gov. Richard Bennett
14:53, 31 December 2014 (EST)[[Lee-5956|Lee-5956]]

This profile does NOT represent the [[Bennett-1181|Richard Bennett ]] (6 August 1609 – 12 April 1675) who was the first Puritan English Governor of the Colony of Virginia serving from from 30 April 1652, until 2 March 1655. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bennett_(Governor) Wikipedia profile for Governor Richard Bennett
== Biography ==Richard BENNETT Sr. was born about 1622 in Isle of Wight, Virginia. Richard Bennett was thought to be the son of Thomas Bennett and Ann who were residing on the south side of the James River, near Lawne's Creek in 1624.
Richard Bennett's first wife was named Anne Barham. She was probably the mother of his children. The wife mentioned in his will was named Sarah and she subsequently married Robert Lancaster whose will was probated in 1720. [[Unknown-50191|Sarah (Unknown) Bennett-Lancaster]] made her will the 31st of October, 1722, and same was probated 29, January, 1723.
Richard Bennett, Sr. died in 1709/1710 Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Upper Parish; Birth state: VA. He was then probably between eighty and eighty-five years of age as he had several sets of grandchildren. He made his will as "Richard Bennett, Sr." on December 4, 1709 and same was probated February 25, 1710. In his will he names his four children, Susan, Martha, Richard and James.

=== Bennett Family in American Colonies ===The Bennetts were in the New World (American Colonies) almost from the beginning. Edward Bennett, an English merchant and trader and a Puritan, descended from the Bennetts of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. He and two of his brothers, Robert and Richard, obtained a patent to establish the Puritan plantation "Bennett's Welcome" in the Virginia Colony. On Feb. 1621/2 the "Sea Flower" arrived with 120 settlers, presumably Puritans, led by Capt. Hamor for Edward Bennett's plantation. The settlers quickly busied themselves, preparing the site of the plantation. On 22 March 1621/2, just a month after their arrival, the Indians attacked. There was a huge massacre and the Bennett plantation at Warrascoyak suffered more than most. 53 of the 347 people killed in the massacre were killed at the Bennett plantation. The Indians were in turn massacred and were quiescent for a time. The settlement eventually prospered although Robert and Richard soon died there. Edward Bennett who remained in England except for a short stint in the Colony then appointed his two nephews to run the plantation. Coincidentally their names were the same as Edward's brothers, that is, Robert and Richard. The nephew [[Bennett-1181|Richard Bennett ]] (6 August 1609 – 12 April 1675) eventually became the Governor of Virginia.

== Sources ==


See also:* Boddie, John Bennett (1973). Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Vol. 1, Genealogical Publishing Company. pp. 79–80, p 289, p 294-96
* Boddie, John Bennett. Southside Virginia Families Vol I
* Hopkins, Isle of Wight Co, Va Records
* Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol 1 (Nugent)* Mary Pauline Johnson-Monroe’s Genealogical Papers Periodical: Research Papers Publication. Kensington, MD Media.

Birth	Abt 6 Aug 1625	Isle of Wight Co., VA
Marriage	1 Jun 1642	Isle of Wright, Virginia - Anne Barham
Death	Aft 4 Dec 1709	VA

Spouse	Anne Barham (1625 - 1682)
Child	Richard Bennett II (1660 - 1720)

Father	Thomas Bennett (1580 - 1642)
Mother	Alice Unknown (1593 - 1647)