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Lydia Knight Williams 1749 – 1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1749

Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: Thetford, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Isaiah Williams

Mother: Abigail Knight

Spouse(s): James Bennett

Children(s): Ruby Bennett, James Bennett, Alice Bennett, Mercy Bennett, Arannah (Reverand), Walter Bennett, Jeremiah Bennett, James Bennett, Erastus Bennett, Augustus Bennett, Lydia Bennett, Jerome Bennett, Jasper Bennett, Jason Bennett, Isaiah Bennett, Anna Bennett

Lydia Knight Williams was born in 1749 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Isaiah Williams and Abigail Knight. Lydia Knight Williams married James T. Bennett, and had children including Ruby Bennett, James William Bennett, Alice Bennett, Mercy Bennett, Arannah A. Bennett (Reverand), Walter Bennett, Jeremiah Bennett, James A. Bennett, Erastus Bennett, Augustus Aristides Bennett, Lydia Bennett, Jerome Bennett, Jasper Bennett, Jason Bennett, Isaiah William Josiah Bennett, Anna E Bennett. Lydia Knight Williams passed away in 1797 in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lydia Knight Williams was born in 1749 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Isaiah Williams and Abigail Knight.
  • Lydia Knight Williams married James T. Bennett, and had children including Ruby Bennett, James William Bennett, Alice Bennett, Mercy Bennett, Arannah A. Bennett (Reverand), Walter Bennett, Jeremiah Bennett, James A. Bennett, Erastus Bennett, Augustus Aristides Bennett, Lydia Bennett, Jerome Bennett, Jasper Bennett, Jason Bennett, Isaiah William Josiah Bennett, Anna E Bennett.
  • Lydia Knight Williams passed away in 1797 in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaiah Williams
1715 – 1793
Birth Location: Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States
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Abigail Knight
1723 – 1813
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Bennett
1748 – 1819
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Children(s)

Ruby Bennett
1771 – 1811
Birth Location: Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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James Bennett
1773 – 1773
Birth Location: Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Alice Bennett
1775 – 1860
Birth Location: Canterbury, Middlesex, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Mercy Bennett
1777 – 1845
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
MB
Arannah (Reverand)
1779 – 1842
Birth Location: Thetford, Vermont, USA
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Walter Bennett
1781 – 1785
Birth Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
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Jeremiah Bennett
1783 – 1863
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
JB
James Bennett
1785 – 1856
Birth Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
JB
Erastus Bennett
1787 – 1868
Birth Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
EB
Augustus Bennett
1789 – 1839
Birth Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
AB
Lydia Bennett
1791 – 1857
Birth Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
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Jerome Bennett
1793 –
Birth Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
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Jasper Bennett
1793 – 1814
Birth Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
JB
Jason Bennett
1793 –
Birth Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
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Isaiah Bennett
1795 – 1865
Birth Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
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Anna Bennett
1797 – 1857
Birth Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, USA
AB

Lydia Williams's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Williams
1749 – 1797
Birth Place: Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Isaiah Williams
1715 – 1793
Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Abigail Knight
1723 – 1813
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
David (E) Knight
1693 – 1769
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Crane
1703 – 1799
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Knight
1656 – 1744
Sarah BACKUS
1663 – 1732
+LIEUT. CRANE(+)-
1658 – 1736
Deborah Griswold
1661 – 1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Knight
1603 – 1683
Sarah Rogers
1625 – 1685

Lydia Williams's Descendants

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Lydia (Knight) Williams (19 Aug 1749 – 1797) m. James (T.) Bennett (22 May 1748 – 21 Dec 1819)
  1. 1. Ruby Bennett (14 Dec 1771 – Abt. 1811)
  2. 2. James (William) Bennett (21 Oct 1773 – 25 Nov 1773)
  3. 3. Alice Bennett (09 May 1775 – Bef. 1860) m. Samuel Hyde
    1. 1. Roswell (A G) Hyde (Jan 1798 – 1874) m. Hulda Hammond\Hamman (abt 1807 – )
      1. 1. Polly (Ann) Hyde (4 December 1824 – 30 Apr 1879) m. Lionel Green (June 4, 1824 – May 26, 1914)
        1. 1. George (L) Green (25 Sep 1847 – 15 May 1920) m. Aretta (Hortensia) Allen (7 March 1851 – 29 November 1911)
        2. 2. Harriett (N.) Greene (26 Nov 1849 – 16 April 1929) m. Phillip2 Foale
        3. 3. Edgar (R.) Green (Jun 1858 – 13 November 1943) m. Hannah (L) Fisher (1 June 1857 – 12 March 1941)
        4. 4. Ida (Alice) Green (11 August 1860 – 13 August 1943) m. James (Philip) Foale (11 Dec 1842 – 14 Aug 1918)
        5. 5. Adalaid Green (abt 1862 – )
        6. 6. Lydia Green (6 Jul 1865 – 17 March 1951) m. Clay Sheeley (1 Mar 1851 – Abt 1915)
      2. 2. Elmira Hyde (08 Apr 1826 – 31 Jan 1912) m. Steeres
    2. 2. Lavinda HYDE (03 Nov 1800 – Bet. 1850–1860)
  4. 4. Mercy Bennett (08 Apr 1777 – 1845)
  5. 5. Arannah (A. Bennett) (Reverand) (29 May 1779 – 1842)
  6. 6. Walter Bennett (09 Jul 1781 – 25 Jul 1785)
  7. 7. Jeremiah Bennett (31 Jul 1783 – 27 Jun 1863)
  8. 8. James (A.) Bennett (30 Jun 1785 – 23 Oct 1856)
  9. 9. Erastus Bennett (06 Jun 1787 – 19 Apr 1868)
  10. 10. Augustus (Aristides) Bennett (27 Jul 1789 – 1839)
  11. 11. Lydia Bennett (27 Jun 1791 – 23 Apr 1857)
  12. 12. Jerome Bennett (24 Apr 1793 – )
  13. 13. Jasper Bennett (24 Apr 1793 – 15 Nov 1814)
  14. 14. Jason Bennett (24 Apr 1793 – )
  15. 15. Isaiah (William Josiah) Bennett (17 Oct 1795 – 27 Nov 1865)
  16. 16. Anna (E) Bennett (29 Nov 1797 – 23 Nov 1857)

Lydia Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1749
19 Aug 1749
Birth of Lydia Knight Williams in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1797
1797
Age 48
Death of Lydia Knight Williams in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America
Thetford, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1749
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Thetford, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America
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