BENNET, William (d. 1729), of Grubbet, Roxburgh.

Family and Education

1st s. of Sir William Bennet, 1st Bt., of Grubbet by Christian, da. of Alexander Morison of Prestongrange, Haddington. educ. ?Edinburgh, MA 1685. m. (1) Jean, da. of Sir John Kerr of Lochtour, Roxburgh. ?1s. (2) contract 18 Mar. 1692 (with 40,000 merks), Margaret (d. by 17 Aug. 1694) da. and h. of John Scougall of Whitekirk, Haddington. s.p. (3) Elizabeth, da. of Sir David Hay, MD, of Auchquhairney, ?1s. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 1710. Hist. Scot. Parl. 49; Edinburgh Graduates, 127; SRO, Biel mss GD6/1389/1–3, contract and discharge; APS, xi. app. 130–1; SRO, Cromartie mss GD305 addit./bdle. 14, Ld. Royston to [Cromarty], 6 Apr. 1710.

Offices Held

Capt. own tp. of horse 1689–94, R. Scots drag. 1693; maj. Ld. Jedburgh’s tp. of horse bef. 1697; half-pay 1698; muster master gen. [S] 1704–8; commr. excise 1714–25; ensign R. coy. Archers 1715. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxix. 198; SRO, Ogilvy of Inverquharity mss GD205/38/8, ensign’s commn.

Burgess, Edinburgh 1691, Linlithgow 1693. Scot. Rec. Soc. lix. 55; Ogilvy of Inverquharity mss GD205/38/8, burgess tickets.

MP [S], Roxburghshire 1693–1707.

Parlimentarian

BENNET, William (d. 1729), of Grubbet, Roxburgh.

Main residence: Grubbet, Roxburgh.

Author

D.W.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

BENNET, William (d. 1729)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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