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United States Benett migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Benett Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Thomas Benett, who arrived in Virginia in 1619 aboard the ship "Bona Nova" 1
  • Mrs. Katherine Benett, aged 24, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 aboard the ship "Abigaile" 1
  • Mr. William Benett, aged 3 weeks, who arrived with his mother Katherine Benett in Virginia in 1622 aboard the ship "Abigaile"
  • Mrs. Margery Benett, who landed in Virginia in 1624 aboard the ship "Gift" 1
  • Tymothy Benett, who landed in Virginia in 1664 1

Canada Benett migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Benett Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Charles Benett, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
  • Eliza Benett, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750

Contemporary Notables of the name Benett (post 1700) +

  • Mary Jean Benett, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1996 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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