Samuel Bennett, I

Samuel Bennett

• Birth: Jul. 22, 1665
• Death: Jul. 6, 1742 Lancaster Worcester County Massachusetts,
• Son of George Bennett and wife Lydia (Kibby) Bennett

Samuel Bennett married 1689, Mary Parmenter daughter of John Parmenter (1640-1719) and his wife Elizabeth (Cutler) Parmenter (1646-1712). There seems controversy as to the name of his wife. Others have her as Mary Spofford, daughter of Thomas Spofford and Abigail (Haggett) Spofford.

"Unfortunately no baptism, marriage or death records seem to have survived in Rowley or Lancaster from the time periods of these events in Mary's life. Many genealogies of Samuel Bennett therefore list his wife simply as Mary."

Samuel Bennett father of the following children

• 1. Elizabeth Bennett born 1690 married Joshua Houghton.
• 2. John Bennett born 1693 married Bathsheba Phelps.
• 3. Mary Bennett born 1695 married Edward Phelps.
• 4. Joseph Bennett 30, May, 1708 married Elizabeth Bailey

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Created by: Pat Sproat Record added: May 02, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 109847599

Samuel Bennett's land

Note: Age: 77

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 10 2017, 1:14:28 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

Category:Queen Anne's War It's difficult to know for certain who Samuel's wife was. It's possible he married 2 women named Mary. The first is Mary Spofford, found at [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Spofford-137?] The names of their children Abigail, John, and Elizabeth (this Mary's mother & 2 of her grandparents) would seem to go along with this. Another possibility is Mary Parmenter as found at [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Parmenter-166]. The names of their children John and Elizabeth (this Mary's parents) would seem to go along with this. Only the name Samuel seems to goalong with Samuel's family; Mary would have been named after her mother.

Biography

Children: Mary (1695), Samuel (1690), John (1693), Elizabeth (1708), Joseph (1708), Josiah (1708), Jonathan (1708), Abigail (1711), all in Lancaster MA. [pg. 141 Early Records] Samuel was in the Indian Raid of 1704 . They killed 3 oxen & 2 cows of Sam's. [page 310] Samuel owned Richard Linton's lands in the middle of Lancaster. Samuel Bennett's sawmill was "up the north River", and is mentioned as early as 1717. [ Sam's Father was a Grandson of Richard Linton]pg. 144. Samuel was in Ensigne Peter Joslin's garrison during Queen Anne's War {1701-1713]pg. 173 Mr. Bennett had a Garrison 3 families 7 inhabitants 0 soldiers 34 Souls. pg.252 Will of Richard Linton Explained.pg315 the birth of Samuel Bennett 22 July 1665 Par: George & Lidia Benit

Page 306 - 307: SAMUEL BENNETS LAND Samuel Bennit's 30 acre Lott Granted him by the town now Sheafe. A discription of the thirty acre Lott Granted to Samuel Bennit and since Exchanged by him for the thirty acre Lott formerly Granted by the town to John Willard the said lott Granted to Samuel Bennit being now in the possession of William Sheaf of Charlstown Laid out one the west side of bare hill a Little distant from Joshua Atherlons meadow and Is bounded on all sides by common undiuided Land It being Eighty Rods Long and Sixty Rods wide : the discription whearof was Read before the town the fifth day of february : 1693/4in order to be recorded .... Samuel Bennett was the son of George, who was the grandson of Richard Linton. George Bennett was slain in Monoco's raid. Aug. 21, 1675, and left widow Lydia and children — John, born 1659; Mary, 1661 ; Samuel, 1665; George, 1669: Lydia. 1674- Samuel owned Linton's lands in the centre of Lancaster. Samuel Bennett's saw-mill, "up the north river," is mentioned as early as 1717. He died 1742, aged seventy-seven years. Bennettsold his John Willard lot to Joseph Waters, and it was by him transferred to Isaac Hunt.

From Lancastriana: THE NAMES OF THOSE THAT HAD 30 ACRE LOTTS GRANTED THEM BY THE TOWN AFTER THE SETTELMENT OF THE TOWN. Samuel Bennitt was one of 13. Chesquonopog Pond, mentioned as early as 1660 in town records, is proved by a deed of Samuel Bennett to his son Joseph, May i, 1724 — conveying lands "near to a place called Chesquonapoage Hill " and "Asiatic" or "Assoatetick Hill" — to be probably what is known as White's Pond. The original records of the proprietors of the "Additional Grant" are preserved with the archives of Leominster. The contract therein engrossed has slight verbal differences from the copy in the Lancaster records. The names of the signers, ninety-nine in number [include Samuel Bennitt Sen.] TAHANTO'S LAND GRANT. 193. Sam' Bennet of Lancaster Testifies that he was with the Indian, vizt. John Aquiticus when he showed the bounds ofthe land sold to the Lancaster People by George Tahanto and other Indians, that the said Aquiticus then told them they might go to Mashapaug Pond, and that they should goe three miles wide at that end. Saml X Bennet's mark Lancaster, May 29th, 1720.

Sources

<references />* http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Lancaster/Images/Lancaster_... (Samuel's baptism record) The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643 - 1725, edited by Henry S. Nourse 1884. Lancastriana: A supplement to the Early Records and Military Annals ofLancaster, Massachusetts by Henry S. Nourse 1900.

GEDCOM Note

Son of George Bennett and wife Lydia (Kibby) Bennett. He married in 1689 to Mary Parmenter, daughter of John Parmenter (1640-1719) and his wife Elizabeth (Cutler) Parmenter (1646-1712).

Samuel Bennett was the father of the following children:
1. Elizabeth Bennett born 1690 married Joshua Houghton.
2. John Bennett born 1693 married Bathsheba Phelps.
3. Mary Bennett born 1695 married Edward Phelps.
4. Joseph Bennett 30, May, 1708 married Elizabeth Bailey* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 5 2022, 19:06:19 UTC