bennetts of kingsley

[marionjean]

looking for james bennett born in binstead who married mary burningham 21 july 1780 she came from kingsley. her ma and pa was benjamin burningham and ann mayhew
i am trying to find the children of james and mary who were born in kingsley and hursley i believe

[Little Nell]

I have found these baptisms in Kingsley:

James bpt 7 Sep 1781
Thomas bpt 11 Nov 1783
Mary bpt 30 Sep 1785
Jane bap 10 Feb 1789
Elizabeth bpt 24 Sep 1790                             
Sarah bap 28 Dec 1791
Harriett  bpt 21 Jun 1793     

Nell                       

[janeh]

The James Bennett who married Mary Burningham was a wealthy landowner who was buried in Kingsley on 19 December 1812 and whose will was a PCC one with the reference PROB 11/1545/37. His wife Mary had been buried 24 March 1800 as ‘wife of James Bennett’. When he died, James was ‘of Grooms Farm, Kingsley, yeoman’. His son, also called James, seems to have taken over some of his father’s property having leased also Lode Farm.

There are lots of deeds in the Hampshire Archives which refer to the property that James amassed and some of it had previously belonged to his father-in-law, Benjamin Burningham, whose will was proved 30 July 1796. Both were described as yeoman. It seems very unlikely that James and Mary would have had any reason to have children baptised in Hursley when they and their families were established in Kingsley and Binsted.

This James Bennett was probably the son of Thomas and Ann Bennett of Binsted who was baptised 1 Jan.1755. Yours Jane

[marionjean]

thomas that was baptised 11/11/83 at kingsley i believe he married a hannah martin and they had as far as iknow  4 children james, elizabeth, john and mary. could you tell me if they had any more children and also who was thomas parents. i thought it might have been james born about 1775 and mary burningham. i did not relise that they may have been wealthy. more information would be great

[Little Nell]

Kingsley is on the east side of Hampshire.

Thomas Bennett married Hannah Martin in East Wellow, which is on the west side of the county.   

....who was thomas parents. i thought it might have been james born about 1775 and mary burningham.

That isn't going to work on the dates you give.  James who was the father of the Thomas baptised in 1783 cannot have been born in 1775, only eight years earlier.  Need another candidate.

At the moment it seems as if you are trying to work both forwards and backwards on this family, but I need to ask, what is your starting point?  Who is the earliest known and proven ancestor?  Then work backwards from there.

Nell

[marionjean]

i will work from my ancestor back. my nan was hannah bennett b 1899 d 1986
father john bennett 1861 or 5 died 1937 he married a hannah mary hurst.
his father was john bennett born 1839 no death date he married a jane pressley in 1864 these are all with certificates etc.
his father was james bennett b 1813 died 1877 he married twice first martha scammell and then maria jannaway
his father i believe is thomas bennett born/bapt 1783 kingsley who married hannah martin 1808 they married in wellow so far i have 4 children for them
his father i think was james bennett born 1755 born binstead nr alton? i think he married mary burningham in kingsley in they might have 4 +children
his father could be thomas bennett born 1739 binsley nr alton his wife ann?

that is what i have. please feel free to comment and correct any help is really appreciated

[Little Nell]

I think you need to look at birth places on the census for all parties to make sure that you don't follow a wrong path.  Where was James Bennett (b 1813) born - and his wife? This pair seem to the ones of whom you are are most certain.

There is a marriage for James Bennett to Martha Scammell in romsey.  Again this is on the west side of the county.  I think an awareness of location might be key i trying to sort his out.

If you have been working from what you have found online, please remember that not all records are online for any county in the UK and Hampshire is no exception.

Nell

[marionjean]

james bennett born michelmersh romsey baptised in abbey independant romsey 1813. i have the marriage cert for scammell and jannaway also his death certificate so  i know his father was thomas bennett

[marionjean]

most of info i have got from winchester records office and southampton records office