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Thomas Bennett 1720 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1720

Birth Location: Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Bennett

Mother: Jemima Bennet

Spouse(s): Martha Jackson

Children(s): Solomon Bennett, Martha Myers, Andrew Bennet

The story of Thomas Bennett began in 1720 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA. Thomas Bennett married Martha Jackson, and had children including Solomon Bennett, Martha Myers, Andrew Bennet. Thomas Bennett passed away in 1796 in Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Bennett began in 1720 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA.
  • Thomas Bennett married Martha Jackson, and had children including Solomon Bennett, Martha Myers, Andrew Bennet.
  • Thomas Bennett passed away in 1796 in Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Thomas Bennett's Ancestors

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Thomas Bennett
1720 – 1796
Birth Place: Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Bennett
1697 – 1803
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Jemima (Harrington) Bennet
1694 – 1761
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Parke) Bennett
1670 – 1751
Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colonial America
John Harrington
1662 – 1736
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Anna (Lydia Cranston) (Harrington)
1667 – 1729
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Parke
1621 – 1709
Governor Dr.)
1625 – 1680
Mary Clarke
1640 – 1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James I
1595 – 1680
RI Garypdaily51@@gmail.com
1605 – 1651

Thomas Bennett's Descendants

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Thomas Bennett (22 Feb 1720 – 1796) m. Martha Jackson (1730 – 1800)
  1. 1. Solomon Bennett (1750 – 23 October 1823) m. Sarah Stephens (1756 – 21 Jul 1843) m. Sarah (Rathbun Stephens Upson) Bennett (22 December 1758 – 21 Jul 1843)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann "Mollie" Bennett) Huff (2 September 1794 – 24 February 1904) m. John Huff (2 Nov 1795 – Jan 1889)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Huff (03 Jul 1829 – 14 Jan 1917) m. Luther (Thomas) Briscoe (04 Sep 1824 – 30 Mar 1903)
        1. 1. Zerilla (Bennett) Briscoe (24 Apr 1851 – 8 Oct 1852)
        2. 2. Julia (Ann) Briscoe (22 Nov 1852 – 17 Oct 1915)
        3. 3. George (Thomas) Briscoe (14 Dec 1855 – 5 Jan 1942)
        4. 4. Edward (H) Briscoe (1856 – before 1879)
        5. 5. Catherine (Melvina Kate Hollingsworth) ,Briscoe (1858 – May 16 1888) m. John (William) Hollingsworth (27 January 1857 – 1935)
        6. 6. Frederick (Seymour) Briscoe (14 October 1862 – 17 Nov 1931) m. Pearl (Vinnie) Hammitt (18 Jul 1876 – 1 Aug 1947)
        7. 7. Mollie (Welling Gill ,) Briscoe (25 Mar 1863 – 27 Jun 1929) m. Edward (L) Gill (1865 – )
        8. 8. Mollie (Welling) Briscoe (25 Mar 1863 – 27 Jun 1929)
        9. 9. Howard (Worth) Briscoe (1 Nov 1865 – 27 Nov 1945)
        10. 10. Jane (Huff) Briscoe (20 Mar 1868 – 11 Jan 1939)
        11. 11. Sarah (Huff "Sadie") Briscoe (22 Mar 1868 – 19 Aug 1905) m. John (William) Hollingsworth (27 January 1857 – 1935)
        12. 12. Eleanor (Evangeline "Nellie") Briscoe (12 Jun 1872 – 14 Feb 1932)
      2. 2. Howard (A) Huff (May 1835 – 1905)
      3. 3. Ann (E) Huff (1841 – )
    2. 2. William Bennett (1782 – 1840)
    3. 3. Thomas Bennett (22 September 1784 – 3 June 1856)
  2. 2. Martha Myers (15 January 1763 – 3 January 1851)
  3. 3. Andrew Bennet (1764 – 1821)

Thomas Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1720
22 Feb 1720
Birth of Thomas Bennett in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
1796
1796
Age 76
Death of Thomas Bennett in Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1720
    Event Place: Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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