John Bennett was born Abt. 1665 in Saulin Paroch (Fife) SCOT, and died 1745 in (Sussex) DE. He married Sarah Furnis on 06 Feb 1682/83 in (Somerset) MD6, daughter of William Furnis and Olive Ivery.
Notes for John Bennett: Birth in Bk. 23 v.5 p 646 of Scottish Covenanters Index. "They Lived in Somerset: 17th Century Marylanders": Bennett, John: 1680/12/06 - LIV reg. cattle mark 1683/01/08 - JUD3 md. Sarah Furniss 1683/02/06 - IKL md by William Brereton 1695/12/06 - MCW witness with William Porter 1696/01/01-MCW overseer with Stephen Costine; witness with Stephen Costine 1687-9 (Somerset) MD Judicial Rec'ds.: Petition of John Bennett for his wife's part of her late father William Furnis' estate. Marriage Anns notice at Court 28 Jan 1682/3
John Huggins, plantiff: John Bennett Jr. Defendant. Calvert County Ss. John Bennett Jr. Late of Calvert County planter was atteched to Answer unto John Huggins of a plea of trespass upon the Case etc. And Whereupon the Said John Huggins by Joshua Cecell his Attorney Complaineth tha[t] whereas the Said John Bennett the tenth day of October in the yeare of our Lord 1694 att Calvert Towne within the Jurisdiction of this Court was Indebted unto the Said John Huggins in the Sume of one thowsand pounds of tobaccoe... (Suit implies that John Bennett was a "Jr.", and can be read at http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000202/html/am202--28.html
More About John Bennett and Sarah Furnis: Marriage: 06 Feb 1682/83, (Somerset) MD.6
John Bennett (b. Abt. 1665, d. 1745)
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