A Documentary History of Het (the) Nederdeutsche Gemeente/William Adriense Bennet

by Henry Augustus Stoutenburgh

William Adriense Bennet, an Englishman and a cooper by trade, and the ancestor of the early Bennet family of Kings County, was in this country prior to 1636, for in that year he and Jaques Bentyn purchased of the Indians 930 acres at Gowanus, of which, December 26, 1639, he appears to have bought Bentyn's interest. He married Mary Badye (sometimes written Mary Thomas), daughter of Altien Breckanne by a former husband. William died prior to 1644. Mary, the widow, was living as late as January, 1697. Made his mark, "W."

Issue:

• Adriaen Willemse Bennet, born 1639; married Angenietje Van Dyck.
• Willem Bennett, married April 9, 1660, Geertruyt Van Mullen.
• Christian Bennett, baptized January 6, 1641, in New York, died an infant.
• Sara Bennett, baptized November 10, 1641, in New York.
• Christian Bennett, baptized March 30, 1642, in New York.
• Marretje Bennett, baptized May 9, 1644, in New York.