Bennet George
Honor Code SignatorySigned 12 Dec 2015 | 6,712 contributions | 407 thank-yous | 1,386 connections
Signed 12 Dec 2015 | 6,712 contributions | 407 thank-yous | 1,386 connections
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Bennet E. George
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
and Brother of
Susan (George) Kohlman
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret (George) Halbrook
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Oct 2015
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Biography
Bennet George has completed the England Project's Orphan Trail.
Bennet is the 22nd great grandson of King Edward III.
Bennet Edwin George was born 30 Mar 1948 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA, to John Bennet George and Augusta Lois Finch George. He was given his first and middle names from his father's (Bennet) and paternal grandfather's (Edwin) midddle names.
That fall the family moved to Blacksburg, Virginia, where his father attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute as a benefit for having served in the Army during World War II. In 1952 John graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering and obtained a job with General Electric in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In 1954 the family moved to Rome, Georgia, where John was transferred by GE.
While in Rome, Bennet received his basic education in public schools but went to high school at Darlington, a prep school. During his youth he was a Boy Scout and loved the outdoors, often hiking, camping and riding a bicycle around the county.
He attended the University of Georgia 1966-70, where he earned a degree in journalism. While at UGA he was a photographer for the student newspaper. He also met and married Joan Ellis, an art student. Bennet and Joan had one child, Margaret.
On graduation Bennet worked as a photographer for a series of small town newspapers around Georgia. Bennet and Joan divorced in 1974 and Bennet met and married Sandra "Sandi" Perkins, a teacher of special needs children, in 1977. They had no issue.
In 1979 Bennet and Sandi moved to Starkville, Mississippi, where Bennet took a job as a photojournalist with Mississippi State University. Bennet worked for MSU until he retired in 2010, rising to the position of assistant director of the public relations department. In the early 1980s he developed an interest in computing technology. He purchased one of the first personal computers, a Commodore 64, and began preaching the benefits of the technology at work. As a result he became the computer resource person for his department and became a pioneer in Internet communication, creating the world wide web site for MSU and managing it until retirement.
In 1988 he helped create a fire department for his rural community, serving as a firefighter and -- from Sept. 1996 to June 2013 -- as fire chief. He also served for many years on the board of directors of his community water association and other non-profits.
Shortly before retirement Bennet developed an interest in wooden boats and built a kayak and a canoe. During retirement he and Sandi purchased a 26-foot sailboat and enjoyed many days on the water.
Bennet also devoted a vast amount of time to genealogy.
Especially Interesting Ancestors
- Charles (Charlemagne) Carolingian
- Edward (Plantagenet) of England (1312 - 1377)
- Magna Carta Surety Barons
- Declaration_of_Arbroath Signers
Sources
- First-hand information entered by Bennet George.
- "1950 United States Census," Enumeration District 61-13, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, Sheet 11, Line 21, Bennet E. George. Link
- Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Bennet George and his first cousin, J. Jenkins. Their MRCAs are their grandparents, Charles Edwin George and Grace Sharp Bowman. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 1st Cousins based on sharing 676 cM across 39 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Bennet George and his mother. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Parent/Child; Confidence: Extremely High. Amount of Shared DNA: 3,472 centimorgans shared across 53 DNA segments.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Bennet's formal name
- full middle name (E.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (4)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (1)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Bennet or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Bennet or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Bennet George: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-FT107418, FTDNA kit #468577, MitoYDNA ID T10353 [compare]
- Bennet George: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup N1a1a1a2, FTDNA kit #468577, MitoYDNA ID T10354 [compare]
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100.00%
Bennet George:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GW7563915 [compare], yourDNAportal BEN3c694860, Ancestry member 1_beg1
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Autosomal DNA Test
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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50.00%
100.00%
Augusta (Finch) George
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TK3548543 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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50.00%
50.00%
Susan (George) Kohlman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A713144 [compare]
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50.00%
50.00%
Margaret (George) Halbrook :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch qx1050850 [compare], Ancestry member mghalbrook
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~25.00%
~25.00%
Mary Claire Halbrook :
23andMe, GEDmatch EJ2987580 [compare]
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~12.50%
J Jenkins :
AncestryDNA
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Janice (Robbins) Bunn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A286658 [compare]
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~1.56%
Wayne Plevey :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch QV7823193 [compare]
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~0.78%
Eileen Bennett :
23andMe
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Bennet:
- Bennet George is a Wonderful WikiTreer Aug 30, 2023.
- Bennet George is a Wonderful Wikitreer Jun 19, 2022.
- Bennet George is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jun 16, 2022.
- Bennet George is a Wonderful WikiTreer Feb 1, 2022.
- Bennet George is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jun 29, 2021.
- Bennet George is a Wonderful WikiTreer Nov 1, 2020.
Featured National Park champion connections: Bennet is 16 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 21 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 15 degrees from George Catlin, 16 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 24 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 18 degrees from George Grinnell, 29 degrees from Anton Kröller, 16 degrees from Stephen Mather, 22 degrees from Kara McKean, 17 degrees from John Muir, 19 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 26 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Categories: Starkville, Mississippi | Rome, Georgia | Portsmouth, Virginia | George-3849 | Scotland Project
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Bennet George
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Bennet
It's that time of the year again: check-in time! As England Project Leaders, we like to check in with you every six months or so to see how things are progressing. Back in May, we didn't ask for a response due to the rapid emergence of Covid-19 because we understood that people's lives were changing rapidly. While we are still living in a Covid world, we do need to hear back from you this time around.
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The Scotland Project is part of the umbrella UK Project. I've therefore added the UK project badge to your profile. If you click on the badge it will take you to the full list of our wonderful members. Click on United Kingdom Project will take you the first page of the project. Scroll down to participants. I've added your good self and your Country of interest etc. I've also added you to the Scotland Project member interests page.
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Thanks, Bennet!
Welcome to the Quakers Project! You are now officially part of the group. Please check out the Quakers Project Page to find how you can help. I see you are already following the Quakers tag, that's great! Thank you for your involvement!