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Jannetje “Jane” <I>Bennet</I> Vansant

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Jannetje “Jane” Bennet Vansant

Birth
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Death
24 Apr 1784 (aged 50)
Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Richboro, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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See Barth, Barbara A. The Dorland Enigma Solved: A Revision of the Dorland Genealogy. (Sandisfield, MA: Diane Barth Swartz?, 2007), p. 55.Daughter of Willem Bennet and Geertje Suydam.
Wilson V. Ledley, "Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.93, pp. 193-204; 94, pp. 34-41, 107-114, 156-169, 205-213; Vol. 95, pp. 10-27, 155-165, 204-207 (1962-1964): 94:11.

Jannetje Bennet was born on 16 September 1733.
Wilson V. Ledley, "Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.93, pp. 193-204; 94, pp. 34-41, 107-114, 156-169, 205-213; Vol. 95, pp. 10-27, 155-165, 204-207 (1962-1964): 94:11.

She was baptized on 21 October 1733 at First Reformed Church (Church of the Three-Mile Run), New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, (no witnesses recorded).
Michael Morrissey, "Bennet "Dutch Church" New Brunswick, NJ 1721, 1725," e-mail message from Mike Morrissey to Dutch-Colonies (RootsWeb List), July 29, 2012, "New Brunswick First Reformed Church Baptisms," spreadsheet received August 8, 2012. Citing Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, vol. 11, page 401. Jannetje; parents: William Bennet, Gertje.

She married Jacobus Van Sant, son of Harman van Sant and Alice Craven, at Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, on 9 September 1756.
Wilson V. Ledley, "Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.93, pp. 193-204; 94, pp. 34-41, 107-114, 156-169, 205-213; Vol. 95, pp. 10-27, 155-165, 204-207 (1962-1964): 94:11.
Barbara Barth, "John Van Sant Ancestor Chart", 24 Jan 1995 (Southfield, Massachusetts). Received from Barbara Barth by William B. Bogardus, Anneke Jans and Everardus Bogardus Descendants Association, 1995. Box 2, File 33A, 140-B. Lists sources as Van Sant Family Bible; NYG&BR Vols. 93-96, Oct 1962-64; DAR Patriot Index p.702 app. papers; "History of Bucks Co., Pa.", by Davis, pp.24-26; "Documentary Hist. of Dutch Cong. of Oyster Bay, Queens Co., L.I.", by Henry Stoutenburgh.

She was named in her father's will dated in 1766 "Yanaeca wife of James Vansant."
Pennsylvania Historical Society, Abstracts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1785-1825 (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007), page 29. Abstracting Book 5, page 216. William Bennett. Wills proved before Isaac Hicks and omitted to be Registered.

She was named in her mother's will on 28 August 1775 "daughter Yanaca, wife of James Vansant."
Pennsylvania Historical Society, Abstracts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1785-1825 (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007), page 7. Abstracting Book 4, page 471. Charity Bennett.

Children by Jacobus Van Sant b. 18 Aug 1727, d. 31 Jan 1798:
Harmen Van Sant b. 3 Jul 1757, d. 13 Sep 1823
"Reformed Dutch Church, Churchville, Bucks County, Pa., Baptisms 1737-1780; Marriages 1738-1772", Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 20, page 150 (1956): 20:159. Harme; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Jannitje Bennet.

Geertje Van Sant b. 29 Oct 1758, d. 22 Feb 1823
Ibid., page 252. Geertje; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Jannetje Bennet.

Willem Van Sant b. 16 Mar 1760, d. 13 Apr 1818
Ibid., 20:160. Willem; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Jannitje Bennet.

Elsje Van Sant b. 11 Oct 1761, d. 20 Mar 1837
Wilson V. Ledley, "Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.93, pp. 193-204; 94, pp. 34-41, 107-114, 156-169, 205-213; Vol. 95, pp. 10-27, 155-165, 204-207 (1962-1964): 94:11.

Elizabeth Van Sant b. 9 Dec 1762, d. 7 Mar 1831
Barbara A. Barth, The Dorland Enigma Solved, A revision of the Dorland Genealogy (Sandisfield, Mass.: Diane Barth Swartz, 2007), page 56.

Lenah Van Sant b. 16 Apr 1764, d. 1828
Ibid., page 57.

Carel Van Sant b. 12 Oct 1765, d. 25 Nov 1845
Wilson V. Ledley, "Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.93, pp. 193-204; 94, pp. 34-41, 107-114, 156-169, 205-213; Vol. 95, pp. 10-27, 155-165, 204-207 (1962-1964): 94:11.

Ryk Van Sant b. 14 Dec 1766, d. 16 Aug 1816
"Reformed Dutch Church, Churchville, Bucks County, Pa., Baptisms 1737-1780; Marriages 1738-1772", Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 20, page 150 (1956): 20:162. Ryk; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Jannitje Bennet.

Isaac Van Sant b. 5 Jun 1768, d. 24 Nov 1794
Ibid., 20:163. Isaac; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Jannitje Bennet.

John Van Sant b. 3 Nov 1769, d. 24 Jan 1844
Maria Van Sant b. 17 Dec 1769, d. 31 Jan
Ibid., 20:164. Jan/Maria, Twins; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Janitje Bennet.

Jacobus Van Sant b. 16 Dec 1770
Ibid., 20:164. Jacobus; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Janitje Bennet.

Adriaen Van Sant b. 15 Nov 1772, d. 3 Oct 1827
Ibid., 20:165. Adriaen; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Jannitje Bennet

Maria Van Sant b. 2 Jul 1775, d. before Nov 1780
Ibid., 20:166. Maria; parents: Jacobus Van Sandt & Jannetye Bennet.

Maria Van Sant b. 26 Nov 1780
Ibid., 20:168. Maria; parents: Jacobus Vansandt & Janitye Bennet.

Jannetje Bennet died on 24 April 1784 at Northampton, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; age 50 years.
Barbara A. Barth, The Dorland Enigma Solved, A revision of the Dorland Genealogy (Sandisfield, Mass.: Diane Barth Swartz, 2007), page 55.

Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/surname_index.htm
See Barth, Barbara A. The Dorland Enigma Solved: A Revision of the Dorland Genealogy. (Sandisfield, MA: Diane Barth Swartz?, 2007), p. 55.Daughter of Willem Bennet and Geertje Suydam.
Wilson V. Ledley, "Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.93, pp. 193-204; 94, pp. 34-41, 107-114, 156-169, 205-213; Vol. 95, pp. 10-27, 155-165, 204-207 (1962-1964): 94:11.

Jannetje Bennet was born on 16 September 1733.
Wilson V. Ledley, "Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.93, pp. 193-204; 94, pp. 34-41, 107-114, 156-169, 205-213; Vol. 95, pp. 10-27, 155-165, 204-207 (1962-1964): 94:11.

She was baptized on 21 October 1733 at First Reformed Church (Church of the Three-Mile Run), New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, (no witnesses recorded).
Michael Morrissey, "Bennet "Dutch Church" New Brunswick, NJ 1721, 1725," e-mail message from Mike Morrissey to Dutch-Colonies (RootsWeb List), July 29, 2012, "New Brunswick First Reformed Church Baptisms," spreadsheet received August 8, 2012. Citing Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, vol. 11, page 401. Jannetje; parents: William Bennet, Gertje.

She married Jacobus Van Sant, son of Harman van Sant and Alice Craven, at Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, on 9 September 1756.
Wilson V. Ledley, "Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.93, pp. 193-204; 94, pp. 34-41, 107-114, 156-169, 205-213; Vol. 95, pp. 10-27, 155-165, 204-207 (1962-1964): 94:11.
Barbara Barth, "John Van Sant Ancestor Chart", 24 Jan 1995 (Southfield, Massachusetts). Received from Barbara Barth by William B. Bogardus, Anneke Jans and Everardus Bogardus Descendants Association, 1995. Box 2, File 33A, 140-B. Lists sources as Van Sant Family Bible; NYG&BR Vols. 93-96, Oct 1962-64; DAR Patriot Index p.702 app. papers; "History of Bucks Co., Pa.", by Davis, pp.24-26; "Documentary Hist. of Dutch Cong. of Oyster Bay, Queens Co., L.I.", by Henry Stoutenburgh.

She was named in her father's will dated in 1766 "Yanaeca wife of James Vansant."
Pennsylvania Historical Society, Abstracts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1785-1825 (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007), page 29. Abstracting Book 5, page 216. William Bennett. Wills proved before Isaac Hicks and omitted to be Registered.

She was named in her mother's will on 28 August 1775 "daughter Yanaca, wife of James Vansant."
Pennsylvania Historical Society, Abstracts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1785-1825 (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007), page 7. Abstracting Book 4, page 471. Charity Bennett.

Children by Jacobus Van Sant b. 18 Aug 1727, d. 31 Jan 1798:
Harmen Van Sant b. 3 Jul 1757, d. 13 Sep 1823
"Reformed Dutch Church, Churchville, Bucks County, Pa., Baptisms 1737-1780; Marriages 1738-1772", Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 20, page 150 (1956): 20:159. Harme; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Jannitje Bennet.

Geertje Van Sant b. 29 Oct 1758, d. 22 Feb 1823
Ibid., page 252. Geertje; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Jannetje Bennet.

Willem Van Sant b. 16 Mar 1760, d. 13 Apr 1818
Ibid., 20:160. Willem; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Jannitje Bennet.

Elsje Van Sant b. 11 Oct 1761, d. 20 Mar 1837
Wilson V. Ledley, "Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.93, pp. 193-204; 94, pp. 34-41, 107-114, 156-169, 205-213; Vol. 95, pp. 10-27, 155-165, 204-207 (1962-1964): 94:11.

Elizabeth Van Sant b. 9 Dec 1762, d. 7 Mar 1831
Barbara A. Barth, The Dorland Enigma Solved, A revision of the Dorland Genealogy (Sandisfield, Mass.: Diane Barth Swartz, 2007), page 56.

Lenah Van Sant b. 16 Apr 1764, d. 1828
Ibid., page 57.

Carel Van Sant b. 12 Oct 1765, d. 25 Nov 1845
Wilson V. Ledley, "Willem Adriaense Bennet of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Some of His Descendants", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.93, pp. 193-204; 94, pp. 34-41, 107-114, 156-169, 205-213; Vol. 95, pp. 10-27, 155-165, 204-207 (1962-1964): 94:11.

Ryk Van Sant b. 14 Dec 1766, d. 16 Aug 1816
"Reformed Dutch Church, Churchville, Bucks County, Pa., Baptisms 1737-1780; Marriages 1738-1772", Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 20, page 150 (1956): 20:162. Ryk; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Jannitje Bennet.

Isaac Van Sant b. 5 Jun 1768, d. 24 Nov 1794
Ibid., 20:163. Isaac; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Jannitje Bennet.

John Van Sant b. 3 Nov 1769, d. 24 Jan 1844
Maria Van Sant b. 17 Dec 1769, d. 31 Jan
Ibid., 20:164. Jan/Maria, Twins; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Janitje Bennet.

Jacobus Van Sant b. 16 Dec 1770
Ibid., 20:164. Jacobus; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Janitje Bennet.

Adriaen Van Sant b. 15 Nov 1772, d. 3 Oct 1827
Ibid., 20:165. Adriaen; parents: Jacobus Vansant & Jannitje Bennet

Maria Van Sant b. 2 Jul 1775, d. before Nov 1780
Ibid., 20:166. Maria; parents: Jacobus Van Sandt & Jannetye Bennet.

Maria Van Sant b. 26 Nov 1780
Ibid., 20:168. Maria; parents: Jacobus Vansandt & Janitye Bennet.

Jannetje Bennet died on 24 April 1784 at Northampton, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; age 50 years.
Barbara A. Barth, The Dorland Enigma Solved, A revision of the Dorland Genealogy (Sandisfield, Mass.: Diane Barth Swartz, 2007), page 55.

Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/surname_index.htm

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In Memory of
JANE VANSANT,
Who departed this Life
April 24th, 1784
Aged [50?] Years



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