Eleanor's Family Tree:Information about Richard Bennett II
Richard Bennett II (d. 1675)
Notes for Richard Bennett II:
Richard Bennett, father of Anne Bennett Bland, was governor of Virginia from 30 April, 1652 to March, 1655.He was a Major-General of Militia.His will is dated 15 March, 1674 and was proved in Nansemond 12 April, 1675.
Richard Bennett was a nephew of Edward Bennett, a wealthy merchant of London and member of the Virginia Company.
Children of Richard Bennett II and Mary Anne Utie are:
- Richard Bennett, b. Bef. 1634, d. 1675, Greenbury Point, Maryland.
- +Anna Bennett, b. 1634, Virginia, d. November 1687, Wharton's Creek, Maryland.
- daughter Bennett, b. Aft. 1634, d. date unknown, Accomac, Virginia.