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     Joseph Middlebrook married Hannah Wheeler, daughter of Thomas Wheeler Sr. and Ann Halsey, after 1659
; her 2nd husband, date of death of her 1st husband 1659.^1,2
Joseph Middlebrook died in 1686 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.²

     Hannah Bennett was born on 1 June 1640 at Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.¹
Hannah Bennett died on 29 October 1650 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA, at age 10.¹
     Hannah Bennett is mentioned in the will of Ann Halsey on 21 August 1659 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; per Jacobus [1960:53]: "The will of Ann Wheeler named her elder son Thomas, his wife and children; the children of her daughter Hannah, specifying Sarah and Hannah Bennett; grandchild Sarah Sherwood; Annis Sherwood, wife of her son-in-law; gave to Rebecca Turney, her best hat; and to Ann Squire, a petticoat. The illegible part of the will may have mentioned her other son John."²

     Thomas Bennett Sr. was born on 16 October 1642 at Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA.^1,2 He married Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of John Thompson and Elizabeth (?), before 1665 at Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA,
; per Jacobus [1960, p. 48]: their first child, Thomas, was born ca 1665.^3,2,4
Thomas Bennett Sr. died before 17 June 1704 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; per Jacobus [1960, p. 48]: "died after 1704". "The inventory of the estate of Thomas, St., was taken 17 June 1704".^5,6,2
      ; Seen on Ancestry: From Jacobus’s History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield:16
“Bennett, Thomas, S. of J ames. Born at Concord, Mass., 16 Oct. 1642, d. at Fairfield in 1704. Freeman, Fairfield, 1664. Married Elizabeth Thompson, dau. of John, b. abt. 1644. Thomas Bennett, Sr., conveyed 20 Sept. 1687 to his son Thomas, the home lot that was once John Thompson’s.
“Thomas, ae. abt. 50, Thomas, Jr., aged 27 (mentioning his uncle John Grumman, Sr.), and Elizabeth, ae. abt. 20, all testified in the Disbrow witchcraft trial, June 1692.
“Inv. of Thomas, Sr., 17 June 1704. Widow impowered to receive and pay debts. Agreement of heirs of Thomas 29 June 1704; widow Elizabeth, and children Thomas, John, and James Bennett, Samuel Stewart, and Henry Hendricks, for themselves and their minor brother Peter.
“Daniel Burchard of Cortland, Westchester County, N. Y., in right of his wiie Dorothy, dau. of Hannah Stewart late of Norwalk dec’d, who was dau. and one of the coheirs of Thomas Bennett the first of Fairfield, moved for distribution, 18 July 1769. Distribution was made, a double portion to the children and heirs of Thomas, eldest son, and a single portion to children and heirs of John, James, and Peter Bennett, Hannah late wife of Samuel Stewart dec’d, and Elizabeth late wife of Henry Hendrix dec’d. Samue1 Hendrix appealed and gave bond with J ohn Hendrix.”

Thomas married Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of John Thompson (ca 1614-16 Jun 1696) & Elizabeth Sherwood (ca 1613-ca 1658). Born ca 1644 in Hartford, CT.16

Their children include:
25921 i. Thomas Bennett (ca 1665-30 Dec 1749) 25922 ii. John Bennett (bef 1671-1713) 25923 iii. Elizabeth Bennett (ca 1672-4 Dec 1755) 25924 iv. James Bennett (6 Aug 1675-27 Jul 1725) 25925 v. Hannah Bennett (20 Aug 1680-) 25926 vi. Peter Bennett (aft 1684-aft 1750)
13998. Lieut. James Bennett. Born in 1645 in prob. Fairfield, CT.245 James died on 6 Oct 1736 in Fairfield, CT.

From Jacobus’s History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield:16
“Bennett, James, s. of James. Deputy for Fairfield, Oct. 1689, May and Oct. 1695, May 1697, May 1699, May 1701, May 1702, Oct. 1706, Oct. 1708, May and June 1709, Oct. 1710. Lt., Albany Expedition, Feb. 1692/3; Lt., Stratfield Trainband, May 1704. Justice, 1709-11, 1714-24. Admitted to Conn. Bar as attorney, Oct. 1708.
“Born at Fairfield abt. 1645, d. there Oct. 1736. Married (1) abt. 1667, ——— Joy, dau. of Walter. Their son Joseph was remembered in will of his uncle Joseph Joy; while their dau. Abigail named a son Joy Bishop. Married (2) after 1683, Mary, widow of Ephraim Booth, dau. of Jeremiah Osborn; b. at New Haven, 29 Mar. 1653; d. at Stratfield, 28 Nov. 1726 in 73 yr. (g. s.)
“Married (3) Rebecca ———-.
“Will of James, Sr., 2 Oct. 1736, proved 6 Oct. 1736; wife Rebecca; daus. Mary Osborn, Abigail Bishop, Sarah Burritt; Sarah, Abiah, and Ann, children of dau. Anna Hawley dec’d; grandson J ames Bennett; sons Thomas, J eremiah, Isaac; son Joseph dec’d. Capt. James Bennett appealed, 12 Mar. 1736/7. Distribution 7 Apr. 1738; Sarah Bryant(?); heirs of Anna Hawley; Abigail Bishop; Mary Osborn; Capt. Thomas Bennett; heirs of J oseph Bennett; Isaac Bennett; Jeremiah Bennett.
“Lt. James was an original member of Stratfield Church, 1695, and his wife Mary joined by letter from Stratford, 1695. James Sr. and Mary Bennett witnessed will of Mrs. Abigail Hubbell, 11 Feb. 1705, and James Sr. (with Philip Lewis) witnessed the codicil 1O Dec. 1717; all three witnesses made oath, 5 Feb. 1717/8.
“After death of bis son James, Lt. James in 1714 confirmed gift of lands to the widow and children of his son.
“Inv. of Est. of Mrs. Rebecca Bennett, 5 Dec. 1741; adm’n granted to John Mackintosh.”

ca 1667/8 James first married Mary Joy (20251) , daughter of Walter Joy (-bef 1667) & Deborah Wathen (8386) (ca 1624/5-).245 Born ca 1647 in poss. Salem, MA.245 Mary died bef 1684 in prob. Fairfield, CT.245

Their children include:
25927 i. James Bennett (ca 1667/8-ca Dec 1707) 25928 ii. Capt. Thomas Bennett (ca1668/9-5 Apr 1739) 25929 iii. Abigail Bennett (ca 1671-8 Nov 1761) 25930 iv. Mary Bennett (ca 1673-1737) 25931 v. Joseph Bennett (ca 1677-bef 1736) 25932 vi. Sarah Bennett (aft 1679-)
ca 1684 James second married Mary Osborn (6544) , daughter of Jeremiah Osborn (1818) (ca 1624/5-26 Apr 1676) & Mary Davis (ca 1628-1695), in Fairfield, CT.245 Born on 29 Mar 1653 in New Haven, CT.16 At the age of 2, Mary was baptized in First Congregational Society, New Haven, on 21 Oct 1655.30 Mary died in Stratford, CT, on 28 Nov 1726; she was 73.30

Mary was probably the child of Jeremiah and Mary.30

Their children include:
17125 i. Isaac Bennett (ca 1685-aft 1762) 17126 ii. Anna Bennett (ca 1691-14 Nov 1727) 17127 iii. Jeremiah Bennett (ca 1696-27 Aug 1773)
James third married Rebecca [Bennett]. Rebecca died aft 1736.245

13999. John Bennett. Born ca 1648 in Fairfield, CT.16

From Jacobus’s History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield:16
“Bennett, John, s. of James. Born at FairfieId abt. 1648; m. Mary Thompson, dau. of John, b. abt. 1649. They had children Jeremiah, Ebenezer, Mary, and SamueI, bapt. at FairfieId Church, 6 Sept. 1696, the same day that the mother Mary renewed her Covenant. Shortly aíter, they removed to Cohansey, N. J.
“The will of John Hurd, Sr., of Stratford, 1680, Ieft ten shillings to John Bennett’s wife Mary.
“John Bennett of FairfieId in Cohanseyalias Sasqua River, N. J., soId 7 May 1697 FairfieId land to Joseph Kirby. On 20 Oct. 1707, Jeremiah Bennett as attorney for his father John Bennett, both of ‘New FairfieId, West Jersey’, conveyed land in Fairfield to Thomas Turney.”

ca 1670 John married Mary Thompson, daughter of John Thompson (ca 1614-16 Jun 1696) & Elizabeth Sherwood (ca 1613-ca 1658). Born ca 1649.16 Mary died in Nov 1714.

John and Mary had children Jeremiah, Ebenezer, Mary, and Samuel, baptized at the Fairfield Church 6 Sep 1696. Shortly after, they removed to Cohansey, NJ.16

14000. Mary Bennett. Born on 20 Jan 1651[/2] in Fairfield, CT.16 Mary died bet 1654 and 1659 in Fairfield, CT.16

14001. Sarah Bennett. Born ca 1654 in Fairfield, CT.16 Sarah died in 1726 in Fairfield, CT.16

ca 1673 Sarah married Capt. John Osborn, son of Richard Osborn (-1685) & Mary [Osborn] (-1677), in Fairfield, CT.16 John died on 15 Jul 1709 in Fairfield, CT.336

Their children include:
25933 i. Hannah Osborn (26 Jul 1677-bef 1710) 25934 ii. Samuel Osborn (ca 1680-2 Apr 1752) 25935 iii. John Osborn (ca 1683-13 Oct 1760) 25936 iv. Sergt. David Osborn (ca 1686-1727) 25937 v. Sarah Osborn (ca 1689-30 Apr 1728) 25938 vi. Elizabeth Osborn (ca May 1696-) 25939 vii. Joseph Osborn (ca 1692-1731)
14002. Hannah Bennett. Born ca 1656 in Fairfield, CT.16 Hannah died in 1713.

ca 1677 Hannah first married Lieut. Nathaniel Seeley, son of Capt. Nathaniel Seeley (1627-19 Dec 1675) & Mary Turney (1631-), in Fairfield, CT. Born ca 1650. Nathaniel died on 28 Mar 1687 in Fairfield, CT.

Their children include:
25940 i. Nathaniel Seeley (24 May 1678-Apr 1703) 25941 ii. Hannah Seeley (10 Jul 1683-) 25942 iii. Ebenezer Seeley (ca 1686-24 Jul 1717) 25943 iv. James Seeley (19 Apr 1681-Mar 1728/9)
Hannah second married Isaac Sterling..

http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr06/rr06_258.htm.⁷

Reference: Bennett family from Jacobus [1960], "The Ancestry of Lorenzo Ackley & His Wife Emma Arabella Bosworth."⁸

; from Ancestry: "During the witchcraft frenzy of 1692, Thomas, Elizabeth, and Thomas, Jr. all testified. One source said this was at the 'Desbrow trial', which probably refers to Nicholas Desborough (Disbro, Desbrough, Disborow, Desbrow), an original proprietor of Hartford in 1639. Cotton Mather (Magnolia, vi. 69) tells a marvellous story of molestations in Desborough's house by invisible hands, in 1683."⁵ EDV-8.
Thomas Bennett Sr. is mentioned in the will of Thomas Wheeler Sr. on 5 May 1654 at Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; per Jacobus [1960:53]: "The will of Thomas, "Sr." named his wife Ann; gave his Concord property to his elder son Thomas; mentioned his daughter Sarah wife of Thomas Sherwood and their son Thomas; daughter (not named) and four grandchildren, Mary, James, Thomas and John Bennett, gave his Fairfield lands to his son John; and appointed his "brother Thomas Wheeler lieutenant," Robert Lockwood, and Andrew Ward, all of Fairfield, overseers. Ephraim Wheeler was an appraiser of the estate.⁹ Thomas Bennett Sr. was Made Freeman at Fairfield in 1664 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.⁶

     Lt. James Bennett Jr. was born circa 1645 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.^1,3 He married (?) Joy, daughter of Walter Joy,
; his 1st wife.¹ Lt. James Bennett Jr. married Mary Osborn, daughter of Jeremiah Osborn, after 1683
; his 2nd wife.^1,2 Lt. James Bennett Jr. married Rebecca (?)
; his 3rd wife.¹
Lt. James Bennett Jr. died in October 1736 at Stratfield, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.^1,2
      ; per Jacobus [1960, p. 47]: "He was Deputy for Fairfield at twelve sessions of the Conn. Assembly between 1689 and 1710; Lieut. in the Albany Expedition, 1693; Lieut of the Stratfield Trainband, 1704; and Justice of the Peace."¹
Lt. James Bennett Jr. is mentioned in the will of Thomas Wheeler Sr. on 5 May 1654 at Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; per Jacobus [1960:53]: "The will of Thomas, "Sr." named his wife Ann; gave his Concord property to his elder son Thomas; mentioned his daughter Sarah wife of Thomas Sherwood and their son Thomas; daughter (not named) and four grandchildren, Mary, James, Thomas and John Bennett, gave his Fairfield lands to his son John; and appointed his "brother Thomas Wheeler lieutenant," Robert Lockwood, and Andrew Ward, all of Fairfield, overseers. Ephraim Wheeler was an appraiser of the estate.⁴ Lt. James Bennett Jr. was Per Jacobus [1930:I:66-67]:
     Deputy for Fairfield: Oct. 1689, May and Oct. 1695, May 1697, May 1701, May 1702, Oct. 1706, Oct. 1708, May and June 1709, Oct. 1710
     Lt., Albany Expedition: Feb. 1691/3
     Lt., Stratfield Trainband: May 1704
     Justice: 1709-11, 1714-24
     Admitted to Conn. Bar as an attorney, Oct. 1708 between 1689 and 1724 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.⁵ He is mentioned in the probate of the estate of Thomas Bennett on 21 April 1739 at Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; Per Jacobus [1930:I:71-2]: "...wife Mary; sons Abraham, Thomas, Ephraim; daus. Deborah Bassett, Eunice Booth, Rebecca Booth, Anna Botsford, Damaris Botsford, Bethia; referred to will of his father, James Bennett, Esq."⁶

     (?) Joy married Lt. James Bennett Jr., son of James Bennett Sr. and Hannah Wheeler,
; his 1st wife.¹

     Mary Osborn married Ephraim Booth
; her 1st husband.² Mary Osborn was born on 29 March 1653 at New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA.¹ She married Lt. James Bennett Jr., son of James Bennett Sr. and Hannah Wheeler, after 1683
; his 2nd wife.^1,2
Mary Osborn died on 28 November 1726 at Stratfield, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA, at age 73.¹

     John Bennett was born circa 1648 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.^1,2 He married Mary Thompson, daughter of John Thompson and Elizabeth (?).^3,4

     John Bennett is mentioned in the will of Thomas Wheeler Sr. on 5 May 1654 at Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; per Jacobus [1960:53]: "The will of Thomas, "Sr." named his wife Ann; gave his Concord property to his elder son Thomas; mentioned his daughter Sarah wife of Thomas Sherwood and their son Thomas; daughter (not named) and four grandchildren, Mary, James, Thomas and John Bennett, gave his Fairfield lands to his son John; and appointed his "brother Thomas Wheeler lieutenant," Robert Lockwood, and Andrew Ward, all of Fairfield, overseers. Ephraim Wheeler was an appraiser of the estate.⁵

John Bennett lived after 1696 at Cohansey, Cumberland Co., New Jersey, USA.¹

John Bennett and Mary Thompson lived after 1696 at Cohansey, Cumberland Co., New Jersey, USA; per Jacobus [1930:I:68]: "Shortly after [6 Sept. 1696], they removed to Cohansey, N. J."

     Mary Thompson was born circa 1649.⁴ She married John Bennett, son of James Bennett Sr. and Hannah Wheeler.^5,6

     Mary Thompson is mentioned in the probate of the estate of John Thompson in June 1657 at Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; per Jacobus [1960:54]: "The probate records mention his widow and state the ages of the four children: Elizabeth (13), Mary (8), John (6), and Hester (3)."²

Mary Thompson and John Bennett lived after 1696 at Cohansey, Cumberland Co., New Jersey, USA; per Jacobus [1930:I:68]: "Shortly after [6 Sept. 1696], they removed to Cohansey, N. J."

     Mary Bennett was born on 20 January 1651/52 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.¹
Mary Bennett died between 1654 and 1659.¹
     Mary Bennett is mentioned in the will of Thomas Wheeler Sr. on 5 May 1654 at Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; per Jacobus [1960:53]: "The will of Thomas, "Sr." named his wife Ann; gave his Concord property to his elder son Thomas; mentioned his daughter Sarah wife of Thomas Sherwood and their son Thomas; daughter (not named) and four grandchildren, Mary, James, Thomas and John Bennett, gave his Fairfield lands to his son John; and appointed his "brother Thomas Wheeler lieutenant," Robert Lockwood, and Andrew Ward, all of Fairfield, overseers. Ephraim Wheeler was an appraiser of the estate.²

     Sarah Bennett was born circa 1654 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.¹ She married Capt. John Osborn, son of Capt. Richard Osborn, circa 1673.¹

Sarah Bennett died in 1726.¹
     Sarah Bennett is mentioned in the will of Ann Halsey on 21 August 1659 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; per Jacobus [1960:53]: "The will of Ann Wheeler named her elder son Thomas, his wife and children; the children of her daughter Hannah, specifying Sarah and Hannah Bennett; grandchild Sarah Sherwood; Annis Sherwood, wife of her son-in-law; gave to Rebecca Turney, her best hat; and to Ann Squire, a petticoat. The illegible part of the will may have mentioned her other son John."²

     Capt. John Osborn married Sarah Bennett, daughter of James Bennett Sr. and Hannah Wheeler, circa 1673.¹

Capt. John Osborn died on 15 July 1709 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.¹

     Hannah Bennett was born circa 1656 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.¹ She married Lt. Nathaniel Seeley
; per Jacobus [1960, p. 48]: probably her 1st husband.¹ Hannah Bennett married Matthew Sherman
; per Jacobus [1960, p. 48]: probably her 2nd husband.¹
Hannah Bennett died in 1713 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.¹

     Lt. Nathaniel Seeley was born circa 1650.¹ He married Hannah Bennett, daughter of James Bennett Sr. and Hannah Wheeler,
; per Jacobus [1960, p. 48]: probably her 1st husband.¹
Lt. Nathaniel Seeley died on 28 March 1687 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.¹

     Matthew Sherman was born on 21 October 1645.¹ He married Hannah Bennett, daughter of James Bennett Sr. and Hannah Wheeler,
; per Jacobus [1960, p. 48]: probably her 2nd husband.¹
Matthew Sherman died in 1698 at Stratfield, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.¹

     John Bennett was born before 1670 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.^1,2 He married Phebe (?)
; her 1st husband.^1,2
John Bennett died before 24 May 1713.¹

His estate was probated on 24 May 1713 at Westport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA,
; per Jacobus [1930:I:69]: This is the date of the Inventory of his estate. Administration was granted 2 Dec. 1713 to James Bennett (prob. his brother).²

     Phebe (?) married John Bennett, son of Thomas Bennett Sr. and Elizabeth Thompson,
; her 1st husband.^1,2 Phebe (?) married Gideon Allen in 1713
; her 2nd husband.^1,2

     Gideon Allen married Phebe (?) in 1713
; her 2nd husband.^1,2

     Elizabeth Bennett was born circa 1672 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.¹ She married Henry Hendrick, son of Hendrick Hendrick/Hendrickson and Hannica (?).¹

Elizabeth Bennett died on 4 December 1755.¹

     Henry Hendrick married Elizabeth Bennett, daughter of Thomas Bennett Sr. and Elizabeth Thompson.¹

Henry Hendrick died in 1741.¹

     Hendrick Hendrick/Hendrickson married Hannica (?)¹

     Hannah Bennett married Samuel Stewart, son of Robert Stewart and Bethia Rumble.
Hannah Bennett was born on 20 August 1680 at Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.¹

     Samuel Stewart married Hannah Bennett, daughter of Thomas Bennett Sr. and Elizabeth Thompson.
Samuel Stewart was born in May 1678 at Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.
Samuel Stewart died on 5 June 1753 at Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA, at age 75.

     Bethia Rumble married Robert Stewart.¹

     Robert Stewart married Bethia Rumble.¹

     Peter Bennett was born after 1684.^1,2 He married Elizabeth Rowland, daughter of Israel Rowland and Elizabeth Turney.^1,3,2

     Peter Bennett was living in 1750 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.^1,2

     Elizabeth Rowland married Peter Bennett, son of Thomas Bennett Sr. and Elizabeth Thompson.^1,3,2
Elizabeth Rowland was born before 10 March 1694/95.¹ She was baptized on 10 March 1694/95.^1,3,2

     Elizabeth Turney was born on 15 July 1668.³ She married Israel Rowland, son of Henry Rowland and Rebecca (?), before 1694
; per Jacobus [1960:61]: Their oldest child, Mary, was baptised 10 Mar 169/5.⁴ Elizabeth Turney married John Staples on 10 June 1724
; her 2nd husband; per Jacobus [1960:66] date of contract.⁵