 1601 - 1667 (65 years)
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| Name |
Bennett, Humphrey |
| Born |
16 Aug 1601 |
London, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Ded 1667 |
London, England |
| Person ID |
I05206 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
17 Feb 2015 |
| Family 2 |
Smith, Mary, c. 8 Nov 1612, St Mary Aldermanbury, London, England , bur. 10 Jul 1637, Mortlake, Surrey, England (Age ~ 24 years) |
| Married |
07 Jul 1631 |
St Mary, Aldermanbury, London, England [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Bennett, Elizabeth [Natural] |
| | 2. Bennett, Thomas, d. 1673, At Sea. Battle of Sole Bay. [Natural] |
| | 3. Bennett, Dorothy [Natural] |
| + | 4. Bennett, Jane, c. 13 Jan 1635, Mortlake, Surrey, England , d. 26 Jan 1699, Morden, Surrey, England (Age ~ 64 years) |
| | 5. Bennett, John, c. 10 Jul 1637, Mortlake, Surrey, England |
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| Family ID |
F01398 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Son of Thomas Bennett of Cheapside, Alderman, merchant Taylor. Will 1620 PCC.
Sir Humphrey Bennet, of Shalden, Hants, who in 1631 was of the Middle Temple. He was Knighted(a) before Dec. 1645 & was M.P. for Petersfield, 1661-67. He wed firstly, 7 July 1631, Mary, da. of Thomas Smith, of Tedworth, Hants, Merchant of London, by Jane, da. of John Robinson. He secondly Elizabeth [da. of Meredith Thomas, of Wales. He thirdly (Lie. Vic. Gen., 1 1 Feb. 1660/1) Elizabeth, widow of Sir Richard Norton, of Rotherfield, but by her had no issue. He d. Dec. 1667. Will pr. 1668. He had issue by his first wife (I.) Thomas Bennet, who d. s.p. at sea 1673 ; (1.) Joane, who by., as second wife, (Lie. Vic. Gen., 28 May 1669) George Garth, of Morden, co. Surrey, (d. 20 Nov. 1676 in his 53 year), and d. s.p. 22 Jan. 1699/700, aged 65 & was bur. at Morden. M.I. By his second wife Sir Humphrey had (2) Elizabeth, who wed John Boevey, of Mincing Lane, London, Merchant, and d., his widow, at Greenwich, Jan. 1712/3, leaving an only child Richard Boevey, who took the name of Garth, on inheriting the estates of that family (Some account of the Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of the city of London, during the first quarter of the seventeenth century, 1601-1625)
Will of Humphrey Bennett Knight - 22 December 1667 12 February 1667
Mentions nephew Levinus Bennett, Baronet, son Thomas Bennett, daughter Elizabeth, Jane and Dorothy.(Which children belong to which wife??)
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Letter to Thomas, Earl of Southampton concerning a petition from the mayor and burgesses of Christchurch confirming that Sir Humphrey Bennett and Mr Richard Compton have no authority to suspend any of the burgesses and that they should therefore no longer meddle in the corporation's affairs but leave them to their 'liberty and free elections'
[Druitt number V56a]
In charge of the Royalst Horse at the Battle of Newbury.
Colonial Papers. 1657. Oct 22
The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776
"22 October 1657. Sir Humphrey Bennett is to be freed from the Tower in
order to make preparations to go to America. (CSPC}"
1658. The case against Sir Humphrey Bennett dropped; Captain Woodcock acquitted, Henry Mallory imprisoned.
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| Sources |
- [S00112] St Mary Aldermanbury, London Parish Registers.
Humphrey Benet of the Inner Temple Gent and Mary Smith of Aldermanbury married July 7th 1631"
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