Capt John Bennett

They were married in 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester Co, Mass. Note: Age: 68 yrs Husband of Batsheba Bennitt

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Biography

Children: Elisha (1728), Nathan (1722), John (1717), Bathsheba (1720),Joanna (1724), Jotham (1726), Jacob (1734), Thomas (1736). John Bennett and Bathsheba Phelps were married at Lancaster on 23 July1718.<ref>http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Lancaster/Images/Lancaster_... (John's and Bathsheba's marriage record)</ref><ref name="Lancaster">Nourse, Henry S. The birth, marriage, and death register, church records and epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1643-1850 Lancaster [Clinton, Printed by W. J. Coulter] 1890. Accessed at Archive.org on 14 July 2017.* Bennett-Phelps Marriage: Page 17 (Middlesex Registry of Lancaster Marriages "An account the the Marriages consum'ated by y^e Rev.^d Mr. Jno. Prentice") Page 17* Children to John and Bathsheba: Page 53 Page 53</ref> According to the records of Lancaster, John and Bathsheba had the following children:<ref>http://www.ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Lancaster/aBirthsB.shtml (John's and Bathsheba's children's baptism records listed here)</ref><ref name="Lancaster"/>

• John, b. Jan. 23, 1718-19.
• Bathsheba, b. Dec. 18, 1720.
• Nathan, b. Oct. 28, 1722.
• Jotham, b. May 8, 1726.
• Elisha, b. July 7, 1728.
• Jacob, b. Sept. 16, 1734.
• Thomas, b. Aug. 3, 1736. It seems that several records from Lancaster are missing from the 1690's. John's baptism record, and those of his siblings born between 1691and 1698, do not appear there. Nor have they been found elsewhere. The names of John's and Bathsheba's children don't match the names of their listed parents, but then most of John's siblings' children's names (both recorded and unrecorded) don't match either - most names comefrom Biblical and mythical sources. So matching names to grandparents, etc. doesn't help here either. Most genealogies list John's fatheras Samuel Bennett, the son of George Bennett. The same genealogies list his mother as Mary. Some have no surname for her, most list her as Mary Spofford, daughter of Thomas Spofford and Abigail Haggett. John fought in Dummer’s War (1723 – 1726). He is one of 17 men from Groton, Dunstable & Lancaster listed as fighting under Lieutenant Fairbanks.

From Fairbanks Family of America by Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, 1897:" First in the order of time of our military heroes, in these days of trial, " says Marvin, *' was Lieut, afterwards Capt. Jabez Fairbank. He was a famous scouting officer, and traversed large sections of the country to the north, east and west, in search of prowling Indians. More than sixty parties were engaged in this service. Some of names of the men under his command, between 1721 and 1724, were the following : Edward Hartwell, Ephraim Wheeler, Daniel Osgood, Isaac Famsworth, IsaacLacain, John Bennett, Joseph Wheelock, Ezra Sawyer, Moses Willard, John Earns." Gov. Dummer immediately sought the services of Fairbank to enlist men.He offered him the choice of the office of sergeant, if he remained athome in Lancaster, or that of Lieutenant, if he were willing to serveat Groton or at Turkey Hill. He chose the latter, and at once enteredthe service. He reported directly to the Governor during the war, andthe published correspondence between them furnishes many interesting chapters of history.

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They were
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Capt John Bennitt
BIRTH
1693
DEATH
5 Jun 1761 (aged 67–68)
BURIAL
Old Settlers Burial Yard
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

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MEMORIAL ID
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MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 6
FLOWERS 5
They were
married in 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester Co, Mass.
Inscription
In Memory of Capt.
John Bennitt, who
Died June ye 5th 1761,
Aged 68 years.
O Death Thoust Conquered me,
I by thy Dart am Slain.
But CHRIST has conquered thee,
And I shall Rise again.
Gravesite Details
Age: 68 yrs Husband of Batsheba Bennitt

Family Members
Parents

Samuel Bennett
1665–1742

Spouse

Bathsheba Phelps Bennitt
1695–1762 (m. 1718)

Siblings

Elisabeth Bennett Houghton
1698–1746

Children

Bathsheba Bennitt Robbins
1719–1805

Nathan Bennett
1722–1760