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We are tentatively placing Diana Bennett, wife of John Hilsman, as a daughter of John Bennett. |
John Bennett, in his own words |
| If he could speak to us today, John Bennett might describe his life as follows. |
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I was living in York County as early as 1640 when I witnessed a deed, making my mark because I could not write my name.  |
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I knew Nicholas Clarke because he was one of three citizens designated by the court to settle a dispute between me and John Chew in 1647. Clarke was the father of the first wife of John Hilsman, whose second wife, Diana, must have been my daughter. |
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Since Diana was illiterate, too, she made her mark as “D.B.” when she witnessed Clarke’s will. Because one of her sons named a son Bennett Hilsman, she must have been born Diana Bennett. |
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A patent for Joseph Hayes for 300 acres in York County in 1651 mentioned Bennett’s Creek and the land of John Bennett. |
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Poropotank Creek lies across the York River in Gloucester County. With Thomas Leechman, one John Bennett got a patent on the north side of the York River in Gloucester County 13 Jan. 1652/3. Their tract was near Poropotank Creek. Leechman and Bennett sold their tract to Robert Jones who sold it to Richard Anderson by 1662. |
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Bennett appeared as a headright for Nicholas Seabrell when he got 150 acres on the north side of the York River 1 March 1658/9. The Gloucester Bennett may have been a different John Bennett. |
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Ralph Graves received a certificate in York County 25 Jan. 1666/7 for several headrights, including John Bennett. |
Descendants of John Bennett |
Information about the children of John Bennett, their descendants, and allied families previously found at Virginians.com is
now available as Southside Virginia Genealogies.
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| Names found in this topic include the following. |
| | Diana (Bennett) — Hilsman, |
| John Hilsman, |
| Elizabeth (—) Blackstone, James Blackstone, William Wise, John Chiles, |
| Edward Palmer, Thomas Palmer, |
| Diana Blackstone, |
| Frances Blackstone, |
| Robert Blackstone, |
| Martha Blackstone, |
| John Blackstone, William Rivers, Sarah (—) Blackstone, William Jeter, |
| Thomas Jones, |
| Elizabeth Blackstone, |
| Mary Blackstone, Elder, |
| Susanna Blackstone, Charles Cook, |
| William Wrenn, |
| John Cook, William Wrenn, |
| Diana Blackstone, |
| Sarah Blackstone, |
| Capt. Richard Palmer, William Palmer, Grissell Henderson, Pauncey Anderson, Edward Stringer, Francis Jerdone, Christopher Hudson, |
| Peter Akin, John Potter, |
| Matthew Burt, |
| Edward Palmer, Edward Lewis, |
| William Goode, |
| Esther (—) Palmer, |
| Susanna Palmer, Peter Torian, |
| Mary Palmer, Abner Boyd, |
| Patsy Palmer, George Torian, |
| Drury Palmer, Mary Faulkner, |
| James Palmer, Martha Hester, James Hester, |
| John Palmer, |
| Elizabeth Palmer, |
| William Palmer, Elizabeth Lewis, Edward Lewis, Mary Bressie, Mary Bressie, |
| Mary Palmer, George Camp, |
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Notes |
This topic, which represents .09% of all the family history material at Virginians.com,
includes 65 citations and the names of 71 individuals.
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