Alexander Bennett (1745 - 1819)

Born 1745 in Gravesend, Kent, England

Husband of Ann (Ward) Bennett — married 28 May 1769 in St Saviour's, Southwark, Surrey, England

Descendants

Died Mar 1819 at about age 74 in Gravesend, Kent, England

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Biography

Alexander Bennett was born in 1745 in Gravesend, Kent, the son of Joseph Bennett. He was baptised at St George's church on 9th October of that year ^[1]

He was apprenticed on 28th March 1760 to Leonard May, Waterman, and obtained his freedom on 24th July 1767.

Two years later, on 28 May 1769, he married Ann Ward in St Saviour's church, Southwark, Surrey ^[2]

His name appears as a householder in the 1790 Electoral register for Gravesend. ^[3]

And also in the trade directory for Gravesend, dated 1790, as a master slopseller, the definition of which is 'a dealer in cheap ready made clothing'.

He died in Gravesend in March 1819, and was buried in St. George's churchyard on 12 Mar 1819 ^[4]

His will was written in March 1819, and proven on 9th July of that year. ^[5]

In his will, Alexander, described as a master slopseller, names

• His wife Ann Bennett
• his son John Bennett, to whom he gives the house in The Terrace, MIlton
• his sons Alexander and William Bennett, to whom he leaves his stock in trade, and an interest in the house 'in which he resides'
• daughter Mary Bennett, £600 Navy stock
• son Alexander Bennett, £200 of the same stock
• son Robert Bennett, £500 of the same stock
• daughter Nancy, the wife of William Peck, £400 of the same stock, for her own and sole use
• son William Bennett, £200 of the same stock
• executors Robert Prince Enston and Edward Lark of Milton, Gravesend

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JS2F-2N1 : accessed 1 May 2016), Alexander Bennett, 09 Oct 1745; citing Gravesend, Kent, England, reference item 3; FHL microfilm 992,465.
2. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Saviour, Southwark, Register of marriages, P92/SAV, Item 3042 Source Information Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: London, England, UK and London Poll Books. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library.
4. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZ1C-83R : accessed 1 May 2016), Alexander Bennett, 12 Mar 1819; citing , reference 67; FHL microfilm 992,467.
5. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1618 Source Information Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.