Bennett (Y-DNA)

Status summary

Completed as of March 30, 2021:

• Recruiting direct male-line descendants of Peter Bennett for NGS/WGS testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Biography

First Generation

(Capt.) Peter Bennett was born Beverly Sep 1674, son of John Bennett & Deborah Grover. He died Middleborough 22 Oct 1749. Peter married Bridgewater 20 Oct 1700 Priscilla, daughter of Isaac Howland and they had eleven children (born Middleborough): Elizabeth (1701?), Isaac (1703?), Joseph (1704), Susanna (1707), Peter (1709?), Priscilla (1711), Anna (1713-1714/5), Jedediah (1715-1745 unm), Jael (1717), Nathan (1720) and Deborah (1722/3).

Second Generation

Isaac Bennett was born Middleborough 17 Jan 170[3?] and died bef 9 Jul 1760. He married Middleborough 24 Aug 1732 Mary Drew and they had six children (Middleborough): Isaac (1733), Susanna (1734/5 d.y.), Joseph (1739/40), Nathan (1742), Jedidiah (1745) and Mary (1748).

(Lieut.) Joseph Bennett was born Middleborough 16 Nov 1704 and died there 3 Jan 1741/2. He married Middleborough 18 Nov 1724 Thankful, daughter of Ebenezer Sproat and they had seven children (Middleborough): Lucia (1725), William (1727-1727), Priscilla (1729), Elizabeth (1731), John (1733/4), Samuel (1736) and Joseph (1737-1737).

Peter Bennett (II) was born Middleborough 16 Mar 17[09?] and died 9 Jun 1746. He married 11 Sep 1735 Middleborough Sarah Stevens and they had three children (Middleborough): Peter (1736), Anna (1742) and Jael (1744).

Nathan Bennett was born Middleborough 23 Nov 1720 and was deceased in his father's 1749 will. He married Middleborough 5 Dec 1745 Jemima Samson and they had two children (Middleborough): Priscilla (1746 d.y.) and Susanna (1748 d.y.)

Third Generation (all born Middleborough)

Isaac Bennett (II) was born 16 May 1733 and died in 1797. He married Middleborough 13 Dec 1757 Zilpha Peterson.

Joseph Bennett was born 31 Jan 1739/40 He married Middleborough 26 Feb 1761 Mary Winslow.

Nathan Bennett was born 14 Jun 1742 He married Middleborough 27 Oct 1764 Patience Peterson and they had ten children:

Jedidiah Bennett was born 5 May 1745 He married Middleborough 27 Feb 1772 Chloe Miller and they had at least: Nancy (1773), Deborah (1776) and Edson (1779 m Rebecca Gammons).

John Bennett was born 7 Feb 1733/4 He married Jedidah White

Samuel Bennett was born 26 Mar 1736 He married Anna Bennett

Peter Bennett (II) was born 1 Apr 1736 He married Lydia Peterson

DNA results TBD

Current results

The Bennett surname DNA Project currently (Jan 2022) does not name John Bennett as an ancestor of any tester.

NGS/WGS testing

Y-DNA descendant(s) of Peter Bennett need to publicly disclose their Y-DNA results in order to place their family.

External links & References

• Lainhart, Ann Smith and Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Vol. 23 (Howland) Part 1 (First 4 generations of some children), General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA 2006
• The Bennett Family of Middleborough