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Group Administrator: ckjsmith@yahoo.com
Project Surnames:
| Benet | Benit | Bennet | Bennett | | Bennit | Bennitt |
Project Background:
This project was originally started in July 2005 with an interest in the Bennett families from Orange Co., NY, especially Jeremiah Bennett (1760-1811) and also Thaddeus Bennett, both Revolutionary War soldiers.
There was a group administrator change on September 18, 2007.
My interest is primarily in the Bennett families from Monmouth Co., NJ plus New York City and the surrounding areas. It is known that several early Monmouth County Bennett families had also lived in the New York City area.
My line is Benjamin Bennett (c1787-1871) and his wife Mary. Both were born in NJ, but they lived in Manhattan from c1812-1835, where all their children were born. By the 1840 census they were living in Monmouth Co., NJ and that is where they died. A similar pattern exists for Jeremiah Bennett (1784-1852) and his wife Sarah. Many people believe that Benjamin and Jeremiah were brothers, but there is no proof. It is commonly believed that Jeremiah Bennett (1751-1812) and his wife Mary were their parents. However, Jeremiah, Sr. had at least 3 brothers - Joseph, Thomas and Theophilus, and there is very little known about any of them.
This project was created to allow any male Bennett (or variant spelling) to have their Y-DNA tested at a group rate. This offers a significant discount over the regular price - ie. $99. vs $149. for the basic 12 marker test.
We are able to accept donations to help any male Bennett get tested who cannot afford it themselves. This is a wonderful way to participate in the project when you are not eligible to be tested yourself (ie females and non Bennett males). If you would like to donate to a particular Bennett line, please let me know and the funds will be set aside for that purpose. |
Project Goals:
The first goal of this project is to collect various Bennett DNA samples. Any male Bennett (or variant spelling) is welcome to join. My personal goal is to obtain DNA from the early Bennett settlers of Monmouth Co., NJ as well as New York City and the surrounding areas.
The second goal is for good genetic markers to be established for the various Bennett lines so that current and future generations will be able to determine which line they are from. Ideally these markers will take us back across the Atlantic to either Holland, France or Great Britain, especially England. I would personally like to see and compare the DNA results for descendants of John Bennet who died before 1540 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
If you know of a male Bennett that may like to join, please send them to this site. Any female Bennett who is interested in having her Bennett Y-DNA tested will need to find a male Bennett to be tested - ie brother, father, uncle, cousin, etc. Any non Bennett male, but with a Bennett ancestor, will need to find a direct male descendant from that Bennett line to be tested. This is because the Y-DNA is passed down only from father to son.
If you are a Bennett descendant and a member of the DAR, SAR or other lineage society, an historical society, or a genealogy society, etc. please consider placing an announcement in their newsletter about this project. If you are having a reunion where many Bennetts will be attending, please consider making up a flyer. If you need help with any of the above, just let me know. |
Project News:
IMPORTANT - the group administrator will be away until June 4, 2008. So, if anybody sends me an email I may not be able to answer it until after I return. Please be patient. Thank you.
There are now over 60 members in the study !
We have members with connections to:
MA, CT, NY, NJ, PA, VA, NC, SC, GA, AL, KY, TN and MO
We have members with paternal origins of:
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Holland
We currently have new members being tested. |
Project Results:
Please consider joining so that we can further the research.
The results are kept private and group members are automatically notified when they have a match or close match (depending on how they set their user preferences). Many of the members have their results on the ysearch site. However, you need your own Bennett Y-DNA test results for comparison with the group or ysearch.
Many people have asked me why our members, their Y-DNA results, and paternal ancestor are not linked. This is because the original group members wanted that information kept private and only available to other group members. Obviously, I will honor that request for all group members.
Here is a list of the earliest documented ancestor of some of the members in our group. Upon enrolling, each member is asked to supply the name of their earliest documented Bennett ancestor, not their earliest suspected one. Many members have their suspected lines further back.
Aaron Bennett - born 1770, died c 1830 Emanuel Co., GA
Abraham Bennet - born 1812 Long Island, NY and died 1909 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. He married Emeline Lockwood.
Benjamin Bennett - born c 1787 NJ, died 1871 Shark River, Monmouth County, NJ. He and his wife Mary had the following known sons - William J., George W., John W. and Francis. At least 2 more sons were born bet. 1820 - 1830. All their children were born in New York City.
Benjamin Bennett - born c 1700 Ipswich, MA and died 1757 in Groton, MA. He married Mary Lakin and had the following sons - Benjamin, Joseph, and Aaron.
Columbus Taylor Bennett - born 1848 Hardin Co., KY and died 1928 in Louisville, KY. He married Sophrona Ellen Artman. His parents were Thomas Curtis Bennett and Mary Gregg.
Crambury A. Bennett - born c 1819 NC/SC, died after 1880 MO? In the 1880 census he was living with his wife Adaline Smith in Clay Twp., Monroe Co., MO.
Daniel Bennett - born c 1770 NJ, died 1850 in Middletown Twp., Monmouth Co., NJ. His wife was Margaret "Peggy" Herbert.
David Bennet - born 1793 in Midlothian, Scotland and died before the 1841 census. He married Euphemia Low in 1824. David's parents were George Bennet of England and Helen Boyd.
Edward Bennett - born 1742 CT
Franklin Bennett - born 1842 PA, died 1907
Hiram Bennett - born c 1821 NY. In the 1860 census he was living with his wife Susan in Bradford, Steuben Co., NY. Hiram was possibly the son of Ephraim and Jemima Bennett.
Holmes Bennett - born 9 Sep 1806 in Colt's Neck, Monmouth Co., NJ and died in 1891. He married Elizabeth Crawford.
Jenkins Bennett - born c 1829 Stanly Co., NC, died c 1899. He married Nancy C. Almond of Rockingham, Richmond Co., NC
Jeremiah Bennett - born 1760 prob. in CT, died 1811 Minisink, Orange Co., NY. He married Phebe Lain, born 1770 in Orange Co., NY.
John Henry Bennett - born c 1848 Elk Co., PA
John Ross Bennett - born c 1845 County Cavan, Ireland, died 1917 in CA. He came to Quebec in 1864 and then moved on to CA. In 1878 he married Harriet Greenleese. His parents were James Bennett and Eliza Rorke.
Jonathan Bennett - born c 1799 NJ, died 14 Jan 1869 Repaupo, Woolwich Twp., Gloucester Co, NJ. He was buried in Salem Co., NJ. He married Hannah Lippincott (1817-1877). He was possibly the son of William Bennett and Eunice Ward.
Nathan Bennett - born 1697 CT
Nathaniel Bennett - born c 1770 VA or PA
Richard Bennett - born 1816 GA, died 1896
Robert Bennett - born 1842 TN
Samuel Bennett - born c 1834 NY. He and his wife Elizabeth were in Muscogee Co., GA in the 1860 census and then moved to Henry Co., AL.
Thaddeus Bennett - born 1760 RI, died 1834 Stockdale, OH. He married Eunice Bentley, born 1762 in Litchfield, CT.
Willem Adriaense Bennet - of New Amsterdam in the early 1600s. He died 1644 in Brooklyn, NY
William Bennett - born 1808 VA, died 1863 AR. He married Melinda Warren. Their known sons were George, Jackson, Solomon, James, Hugh, Marion, Warren, David, and Alfred Albert.
William Bennett - born 1811 Jackson Co., AL, died 1885 Franklin Co., AR. He married Rebecca Riggs. It is believed that William's father was also a William Bennett.
William C. Bennett - born 1860 England, died 1890 Solano Co., CA
William H. Bennett - born c 1823 KY, died 1894 Portland, OR
Zebulon Bennett, Jr. - born 1766 Long Island, NY, died 1860 Boone Co., IL. He married Sarah Cooper c 1789. His father Zebulon, Sr. was killed Sep 15, 1776 near Harlem Heights, NY. |
DNA Test Results (Alleles) for Project Members
* Haplogroups in green have been
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ordering a SNP confirmation test.
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