If you have a problem with a particular entry, please contact the submitter of said entry. This particular profile is an on-going project to document the genealogy of one Bennett line.It may not be 100% accurate, but it is as close to accurate as we can attain given the information and sources available to us. Birth, death, and other details were collected from the well-documented website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 'Pedigree Resource File,' database, FamilySearch, entry for John /Bennett/.This writer ( Varnell-40 10:09, 6 September 2016 (EDT)) believes that to be fact until proven otherwise. However, according to our primary source (Early Virginia Immigrants), John and Mary were a couple when they landed in Virginia Colony. Note: A multitude of conflicting family trees without any veracity state implausible information on when and where John married Mary Berry (given name) Sawyer (surname).

On and the, there are records of payment of debts by the estate of John Bennett in the records of Richmond County, Virginia.

His will was executed in Northumberland County, Virginia on.

On, Samuel Mathews granted John Bennett 210 acres in Westmoreland also known as Northumberland County, Virginia as compensation for transporting 5 people to the colony.

On, Samuel Mathews granted John Bennett 150 acres in Westmoreland also known as Northumberland County, Virginia as compensation for transporting 3 people to the colony.

On, Samuel Mathews granted John Bennett 500 acres in Westmoreland also known as Northumberland County, Virginia as compensation for transporting 5 people to the colony.This assignment was recorded in September of 1653. Sometime later, John assigned these 200 acres to Thomas Broughton and Charles Aston. On 29 (illegible month) 1651, Sir William Berkley granted John Bennett 200 acres of land in Northumberland County, Virginia as compensation for transporting four people from England to Virginia Colony.Rumored to be loyalist/royalist of King George III, they were running for their lives from Oliver Cromwell, which was confiscating all property and imprisoning all followers of the king. They came over as indentured servants, but bought their freedom within 6 months. Primary source relates John and Mary Bennett came to the Tidewater area of Virginia Colony Janu and settled in King & Queen county near the border of Glouster County.They settled in King & Queen County, VA near the border of Glouchester County.

circa 1628 at King & Queen County, VA) died circa 1655. He was the first of his line to migrate to America per the Hedrick Genealogy, page 262, which also notes the John Married Mary Sawyer (b. John Bennett was christened Jat Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.

Bain by Sawyer Bennett