Bennett Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Bennett

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Where did the English Bennett family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Bennett family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The Bennett surname is derived from the Latin given name Benedictus, which means "blessed." It became a common given name throughout Europe due to the popularity of St. Benedict (c.480-550). By the 12th century, the name was found in versions derived directly from the Latin, as well as versions derived from Norman French.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bennett, Bennet, Benett, Benet and others.

First found in a part of north of Lancashire where a Benedictine monastery known as Furness Abbey was by founded by the Savigny monks of Normandy in 1127. Records from the 12th century show Benet as a common Baptismal name in the region, which then became a patronymic surname (Eg. Benet son of Alan). There were other Benedictine monasteries in England, which also produced early instances of this surname.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Bennet, who is on record in Virginia in 1628; Bartholomew Bennet, age 18; who arrived in Barbados in 1635; Sam UEL Bennett who settled in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1635.

Motto Translated: To serve the king with right good will.

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Some noteworthy people of the name Bennett

James Gordon Bennett (1795-1872), American (Scottish-born) journalist and newspaper editor, who founded The New York Herald in 1835 and was its editor until 1867
Robert Frederick Bennett (1927-2000), American Republican politician and governor of Kansas from 1975-1979
Bruce Bennett (1906-2007), American actor originally named "Herman Brix"
William Tapley Bennett (1917-1994), American Diplomat, Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Brooke Bennett, American swimmer
Floyd Bennett (1890-1928), American aviator
Michael Bennett (1943-1987), American dancer
Corporal Edward A Bennett, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945
Clay Bennett (b. 1958), American editorial cartoonist awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
Charles Bennett (1743-1822), English Cricket player, 4th Earl of Tankerville
Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867-1931), English author
William Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875), English composer
Alan Bennett (b. 1934), English dramatist
John Hughes Bennett (1812-1875), English physician
Richard Rodney Bennett (b. 1936), English composer
George Gordon Bennett (1858-1947), English historian
Vere Gordon Bennett (1892-1957), Australian archaeologist
Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett (1870-1947), Canadian prime minister (1930-1935)

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Bennett family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Bennett coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

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