Thankful Bennett

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name
Thankful Bennett
aka
[Thankfull Bennet, "Thankful (Sproat?) Bennett", Thankful Samson]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Wife of Lt. Joseph Bennett Jr. of Middleborough and mother of Lucy (Bennett) Ellis. Widowed in 1741/2, she administered his insolvent estate and in 1746 sold it at public vendue to Seth Samson, whom she probably married in 1758. Her maiden name was perhaps Sproat.
residences
date
1725
place
Middleborough, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-middleborough]
note
Her daughter Lucy was born at Middleborough in 1725 to Joseph Bennett Jr. and Thankful; she stayed there after his death and sold his land in 1746.
spouses
name
Seth Samson
married
date
1758
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-weston-1906-history-of-middleboro]
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-weston-1906-history-of-middleboro]

Wife of Lt. Joseph Bennett Jr. of Middleborough ("Joseph Bennet Junr & ... Thankfull his wife" in the births of their children) and mother of Lucy (Bennett) Ellis. As administratrix of his insolvent estate she reported that his personal estate was "not Sufficient for the payment of his just debts," obtained leave of the Superior Court to sell land, and sold it at public vendue to Seth Samson of Middleborough, "the highest Bidder" (recorded 18 Dec 1746). She married Samson in 1758. Weston's catalogue of First Church members, no. 273: "Thankful Bennet, m. 1724, 2d. m. Seth Samson 1758, o. Sproat."

Open questions

  • Her maiden name: Sproat rests on Weston's catalogue and on Brennan's Bosworth database (citing Genealogies of Mayflower Families 1:665), neither verified against a record.
  • Her birth, parents and death.
  1. ---
  2. name: Thankful Bennett
  3. aka: [Thankfull Bennet, "Thankful (Sproat?) Bennett", Thankful Samson]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wife of Lt. Joseph Bennett Jr. of Middleborough and mother of Lucy (Bennett) Ellis. Widowed in
  8. 1741/2, she administered his insolvent estate and in 1746 sold it at public vendue to Seth
  9. Samson, whom she probably married in 1758. Her maiden name was perhaps Sproat.
  10. residences:
  11. - date: "1725"
  12. place: Middleborough, Massachusetts
  13. basis: documented
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [vital-records-middleborough]
  16. note: "Her daughter Lucy was born at Middleborough in 1725 to Joseph Bennett Jr. and Thankful; she stayed there after his death and sold his land in 1746."
  17. spouses:
  18. - name: Seth Samson
  19. married:
  20. date: "1758"
  21. basis: compiled
  22. confidence: probable
  23. sources: [book-weston-1906-history-of-middleboro]
  24. basis: compiled
  25. confidence: probable
  26. sources: [book-weston-1906-history-of-middleboro]
  27. ---
  29. Wife of Lt. Joseph Bennett Jr. of Middleborough ("Joseph Bennet Junr & ... Thankfull his wife" in
  30. the births of their children) and mother of Lucy (Bennett) Ellis. As administratrix of his insolvent
  31. estate she reported that his personal estate was "not Sufficient for the payment of his just debts,"
  32. obtained leave of the Superior Court to sell land, and sold it at public vendue to Seth Samson of
  33. Middleborough, "the highest Bidder" (recorded 18 Dec 1746). She married Samson in 1758. Weston's
  34. catalogue of First Church members, no. 273: "Thankful Bennet, m. 1724, 2d. m. Seth Samson 1758, o.
  35. Sproat."
  37. ## Open questions
  39. - Her maiden name: Sproat rests on Weston's catalogue and on Brennan's Bosworth database (citing
  40. *Genealogies of Mayflower Families* 1:665), neither verified against a record.
  41. - Her birth, parents and death.
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