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From: "David C. Richardson" <>
Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] BENNETT in Billerica, Groton
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:02:36 -0400
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The Richardson Memorial lists one Eleanor daughter if Ebenezer, I would
be interested in confirming whether or not this is the correct people.
The location and dates look promising...


5344
Ebenezer Richardson

Ebenezer Richardson, 5 (Ebenezer, 4 Nathaniel, 3 Thomas, 2 Thomas
1), son of Ebenezer, 4 and Elizabeth (Shed) Richardson, of Billerica;
born there, Feb. 25, 1754; married, first, Rebecca Walker, of Billerica,
April 25, 1776. She died May 17, 1782. Second, Susanna Tufts, of
Medford, April 24, 1783. In both cases, married by Rev. Henry Cummings,
D. D., minister of Billerica from 1763 to 1813, fifty years. (*)
They spent their lives in *Billerica*. He died, intestate, 1818.
Administration on his estate was decreed to the widow Susanna, 1818.

His children were,

By first wife, Rebecca:

5629. Joel, 6 b. Jan. 17, 1777.
5630. Rebecca, 6 b. Sept. 13, 1778.
5631. Nathaniel, 6 b. April 27, 1781.

By second wife, Susanna:

5632. Isaac, 6 b. July 18, 1786.
5633. Susanna, 6 b. May 21, 1787.
5634. Lucy, 6 b. March 23, 1789.
5635. Martha, 6 b. Feb. 2, 1791, m. Francis Richardson.6
5636. Mary, 6 b. March 2, 1792.
*5637. Eleanor, 6 b. Sept. 11, 1794.
*




Betty wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Someone has mentioned the BENNETT surname to me, so I thought I'd bring th
> subject up on the List.
>
> To start with, there is a "Bennett Library" in Billerica, and the Billerica
> book has a picture of the Mrs. Joshua BENNETT, the benefactor of the
> Library, and a picture of her home, and of the Library.
>
> Mrs. BENNETT was formerly Eleanor RICHARDSON, daughter of Ebenezer.
> Joshua and Elearnor married in 1815 and had 2 daughters, Ellen and Rebecca.
>
> This is the first part of the paragraph on this name:
>
> BENNETT, James, of Groton, (statement of his granddaughter, Mrs. MacPherson
> of Chelmsford), was the father of Stephen, 1, and James, 2, who appears
> on the tax-list of Billerica in 1780. He had other sons, Jonathan,
> Thomas, and Joseph, and was prob. himself the son of Moses and Anna
> Blanchard Bennett, and b. 1736, Dec. 5. The father of Moses was prob.
> James, of Groton, in 1704, and of Scotch descent. The brothers, Stephen
> and James, settled near Burlington line, south-east of Shawshin
> school-house. .....
>
> There is a little information on Stephen and James in the book.
>
> ... I checked the WorldConnect Project for James BENNETT and found one
> researcher saying this:
> (This page does not mention Moses, and it says they were from England, and
> not Scotland.)
>
> http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2986027&id=I1324
>
> And, this site mentions the father, Moses BENNETT, marrying Anna BLANCHARD,
> and the son, Moses BENNETT, marrying Sarah BLOOD, and these families show up
> in the vital records of Concord.
>
> www.rootsweb.com
>
>
> Hope this helps someone !
>
> Betty (near Lowell, MA)
>
>
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