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Family and Education
b. 1605, 1st s. of Richard Bennett of Hexworthy and Mary, da. of Oliver Clobery of Bradstone, Devon.Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 27. educ. M Temple, 21 Oct. 1622;M. Temple Admiss. i. 113. Exeter Coll. Oxf. 13 Dec. 1622, ‘aged 17’, BA 25 Oct. 1624;Al. Ox. m. (1) ? (d. c.Sept. 1643), sister of Peter Kekewich, at least 1s. and 1da.;M. Coate, ‘An Original Diary of Col. Robert Bennett’, Devon and Cornw. N and Q, xviii. 258; Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 27. (2) 28 May 1646, Ann, da. of Stephen Trevill of Menheniot, Cornw. 5s. (3 d.v.p.) 3da (1 d.v.p.).Cornw. RO, Lawhitton and Menheniot par. regs.; FSL, X.d.483 (168); Devon RO, 1926/B/K/T/3/80. suc. fa. c.1619-20.Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 27. bur. 11 July 1683.Cornw. RO, Lawhitton par. regs.
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Local: capt. militia, Cornw. by 29 Sept. 1629–?FSL, Bennett MSS, X.d.483 (2). Commr. for Cornw. 1 July 1644; assessment, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan. 1660.A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). J.p. by Apr. 1649-Mar. 1660;R. Bennett, King Charle’s [sic] Triall Iustified (1649), 16 (E.554.21). Devon 29 July 1652–4 Mar. 1657.C231/6, pp. 243, 360. Commr. tendering Engagement, Cornw. 28 Jan. 1650;FSL, X.d.483 (47). militia by 11 May 1650, 26 July 1659; Devon 26 July 1659.FSL, X.d.438 (59); A. and O. Custos rot. Cornw. by Oct. 1653-bef. c.Sept. 1656.C193/13/4, f. 13v. Commr. oyer and terminer, Western circ. by Feb. 1654–10 July 1660;C181/6, pp. 8–378. ejecting scandalous ministers, Cornw. 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. for public faith, 24 Oct. 1657.Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–9 Oct. 1657), 62 (E.505.35).

Military: capt. of ft. (parlian.) regt of Sir Samuel Rolle*, Devon July – Aug. 1642, Jan.- 2 Sept. 1643; regt. of 2nd Baron Robartes of Truro, Cornw. 22 Aug.-?Oct. 1642; regt. of Sir John Bampfylde*, Devon c.Nov. 1642-Jan. 1643;Coate, ‘Original Diary’, 251–3. col. of ft. July – Sept. 1644, 6 July 1646-c.1649, 14 June 1650–2 Oct. 1651.Coate, ‘Original Diary’, 255; FSL, X.d.483 (10, 11, 62, 118); CJ vii. 24b. Treas., commr. and muster-master of western brigade, 1 May 1645–1 May 1647.SP28/139/16, unfol. Gov. St Michael’s Mount and Dennis Fort 3 Aug. 1647–12 Mar. 1660.Cornw. RO, AU/4, 9. Col. militia ft. Cornw. 14 Feb. 1650.CSP Dom. 1649–50, p. 521. Capt. of horse, 1 Sept. 1659-Jan. 1660.CJ vii. 772a.

Civic: free burgess, Launceston Sept. 1646.Cornw. RO, B/LAUS/350. Recorder, Liskeard 1649–?1660.Cornw. RO, B/LIS/291.

Central: cllr. of state, 29 Apr., 9 July 1653.Clarke Pprs. iii. 4; CSP Dom. 1653–4, p. 16. Member, cttee. for the army, 27 July 1653;A. and O. cttee. of safety, 26 Oct. 1659.FSL, X.d.483 (132); A True Narrative of the Procs. in Parl. (1659), 41 (E.1010.24).

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Commons 1640-1660
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BENNETT, Robert (1605-83), of Hexworthy, Lawhitton, Cornw.

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inherited estate at Lawhitton; purchased duchy of Cornwall lands: manors of Tintagel and Helston in Trigg, Cornw. 22 July 1650 (for £1,647); honour and demesne of Launceston Castle, 28 Oct. 1650.Coate, Cornw. 272; E320/D13.
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