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William Bennet 1680–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1740

Death Location: Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Bennett

Mother: Sarah Bennett

Spouse(s): Johanna Leatherwood

Children(s): Mary Bennet, John Bennett, Thomas Bennett, Mary Bennett, Richard Bennett, Grace Bennett, William Bennett, Anne Bennett

In 1680, William Bennet entered the world in England, born to John Bennett And Sarah Clemen Furnis Bennett. William Bennet married Johanna Joan Leatherwood, and had children including Anne Bennett, Grace Bennett, John Bennett, Mary Bennet, Mary Bennett, Richard Bennett, Thomas Bennett, William Bennett. William Bennet passed away in 1740 in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1680, William Bennet entered the world in England, born to John Bennett And Sarah Clemen Furnis Bennett.
  • William Bennet married Johanna Joan Leatherwood, and had children including Anne Bennett, Grace Bennett, John Bennett, Mary Bennet, Mary Bennett, Richard Bennett, Thomas Bennett, William Bennett.
  • William Bennet passed away in 1740 in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bennett
1660–1745
Birth Location: Manoka, Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Sarah Bennett
1665–1723
Birth Location: Manoakin, Somerset, Maryland, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Leatherwood
1689–1759
Birth Location: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Bennet
1714–1778
Birth Location: Massachusetts
MB
John Bennett
1723–
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Thomas Bennett
1715–1764
Birth Location: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Mary Bennett
1710–1750
Birth Location: , Surry, Virginia, USA
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Richard Bennett
1711–1764
Birth Location: –
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Grace Bennett
1721–1772
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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William Bennett
1720–1814
Birth Location: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Anne Bennett
1712–
Birth Location: –
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William Bennet's Ancestors

Self
William Bennet
1680–1740
Birth Place: England
Parents
John Bennett
1660–1745
Manoka, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Sarah (Clemen Furnis) Bennett
1665–1723
Manoakin, Somerset, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
William Furniss
1632–1689
Kneesall, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary (Olive Ivery) Ivory
1644–1683
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1600–1672
Alice Furnis
1604–1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Issabell Mylner
1585–1655

William Bennet's Descendants

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William Bennet (1680–1740) m. Johanna (Joan) Leatherwood (08 Jun 1689–1759)
  1. 1. Mary Bennet 1714–1778 m. Eliphalet Wood 1714–1777
    1. 1. Lois Wood 1746–1822 m. Moses Hayward 1743–1829
      1. 1. Sheffield Hayward 1768–1847 m. Mary (Polly) Sweat 1770–1840
        1. 1. Denison (D) Hayward 1811–1892 m. Roxanna Hayward 1821–1900
        2. 2. Dodge Hayward 1797–1875
        3. 3. Moses Hayward 1793–1860
        4. 4. Sheffield Hayward 1795–1880
        5. 5. Harry Hayward 1796–1835
        6. 6. Levina Hayward 1801–1868
        7. 7. Polly Hayward 1800–1864
        8. 8. John Hayward 1799–1862
        9. 9. Lois Hayward 1803–
        10. 10. Charlotte Hayward 1806–
        11. 11. Sally Hayward 1808–
        12. 12. Moses Hayward 1809–1885
        13. 13. Laura (Sara) Hayward 1804–1889
        14. 14. Eliphalet Hayward 1813–
      2. 2. Lavina Hayward 1772–1862
    2. 2. Mary Wood 1742–1818
    3. 3. Catherine Wood 1748–
    4. 4. Patience Wood 1759–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Wood 1753–1753
    6. 6. Deborah Wood 1744–
    7. 7. Silas Wood 1751–1813
    8. 8. Rachel Wood 1740–1791
  2. 2. John Bennett 1723–
  3. 3. Thomas Bennett 1715–1764
  4. 4. Mary Bennett 1710–1750
  5. 5. Richard Bennett 1711–1764
  6. 6. Grace Bennett 1721–1772
  7. 7. William Bennett 1720–1814
  8. 8. Anne Bennett 1712–

William Bennet's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680
Birth of William Bennet in England
England
1740
1740
Age 60
Death of William Bennet in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States
Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States
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