See the Potteries List section for the Brislington Pottery.
| c1652-59 | The Brislington Pottery was operated by John Bissicke, Robert Bennett I and Robert Collins. Collins retained an interest in the Pottery until his death in 1689. |
The Pottery was then run by Alice Bennett, the widow of Robert Bennett I.
The husband of Alice Bennett and father of Robert Bennett II.
| 1656 | 8 Nov. An assignment by John Bissicke to Robert Bennett of land at Brislington (SRO DD/BR/tb 7). |
| 1657 | 8 May. A sale by Rowland Lacey to Robert Bennett of land at Brislington, including Games tenement (SRO DD/BR/tb 7 and DD/GL 18 & 5) (the latter document is the counterpart). |
| 1658 | 20 Dec. Will:
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF Robert Bennett of the parish of Brislington in the County of Somest Galypotmaker being in perfect memory doth make this my last Will and Testament sealed with my seale the twenty day of December 1658 I give and bequeath unto my wife Alice Bennett the pfitts of all those my three Tenements one lett in occupation of Henry Keynes and one other let in the occupation of John Game one other in Reversion of Em ffarthing all which three Tenements my said wife to hold and enjoy until my sonnes Robert and John come unto the age of eighteene yeares & my daughter Mary come unto the age of eighteene yeares This will was proved att London Before the Judges for probate of Wills and granting Administrations Lawfully authorised the nineteenth day of December in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred and fifty nine by the oath of Alice Bennett the relict of the said deceased sole Executrix named in the said Will …. (PRO Prob. 11/296). His widow, Alice, married Solomon Huntington, a mariner, but she still appears to have run the pottery at Brislington. |
| 1702 | 12 Jun. The following document, made after his death, gives further information about the property of Robert Bennett in Brislington: This Indenture Tripartite made the Twelfth day of June in the first yeare of the reigne of our Soveraigne Lady Ann by the grace of God … 1702 Betweene John Bennett of the City of Bristoll Cooper of the first parte Robert Bennett of the same City Cooper sonn of the said John Bennett and Deenes wife of the said Robert Bennett of the second parte and James Croft of the said City Gent and Edward Ward of the said City Gallypotmaker of the third parte Whereas a marriage has bin lately had and consummated betweene the said Robert Bennett and Deenes his wife Daughter of the said Edward Ward before the Solemnization of which marriage the said John Bennett did promise and undertake in consideration of the marriage portion which the said Robert Bennett had received in marriage with the said Deenes his wife to settle and assure to and on the said Robert Bennett and the said Deenes his wife and the heires of the two bodyes the lands tenements and hereditaments hereinafter menconed Witnesseth now this psent Indenture that the said John Bennett in pursueance and performance of the said contract and for a competent maintenance to be had and provided to and for the said Deenes Bennett in case she shall happen to survive and for other good considerations … doth grant bargaine sell remise release and confirme … All that parcel of pasture ground now divided into three Closes upon parte whereof was lately erected a messuage or tenement wherein Robert Bennett the elder father of the said John Bennett lately dwelt with other howsing thereto adjoyneing and belonging situate lying and being in Birtchwood within the parish of Brislington als Bussleton in the County of Somsett conteyneing in the whole by estimacon twelve acres … heretofore in the occupacon of one Thomas Woodroofe and afterwards of Mary Browne widow and late in the tenure of Robert Bennett the elder who purchased the same (amongst other lands of and from Rowland Lacy of Shipton under Whitchwood in the County of Oxon …) Att and under the yearly fee farme rent of three pounds seaventeene shillings and tenn pence … And alsoe all that messuage tenement and Cottage Scituate and being in Brislington … knowne by the name of the Moore contaeyneing by estimacon two acres … with the Withy bed in or neere the same ground … and bounded with the land now or late of William Shelton on or towards the East parte [therefore presumably next to Bissicke’s land, which had been inherited by the Sheltons] and the land now or lately of Henry Suttons on or towards the West parte … the RiverAvon there on or towards the north parte and the land late of the said Robert Bennett next after menconed on or towards the south parte thereof And also All that one other Close or Meadow or pasture ground commonly called or knowne by the name of the Moore … bounded … [by] land late of Robert Bennett the elder on or towards the south parte … All which said Messuage … are … att or neere the said place called Birchwood … and were purchased by Robert Bennett the Younger of and from Elizabeth Shelton of London widow and William Shelton of London Merchant Tayler … and every parcel thereof And all the estate right title … of him the said John Bennett of into or out of the said hereby granted released and conveyed pmisses … All which said Messuages … are now in the possession of Thomas Dickson of the City of Bristol Linnendraper which he holdeth for terme of his naturall life as Tenant by the curtosie of England … To hold the use and behoofe of the said Robert Bennett for and during the terme the term of his naturall life … And from and after his decease the use and behoofe of the said Deenes his wife for her life and her Joincture and in full recompense and barr of and for her Dower and from and after the decease and deceases of both of them the Robert Bennett and Deenes his wife To the heires of their two bodyes between them lawfully begotten and to be begotten and for default of such issue To the use and behoofe of the right heires of him the said Robert Bennett for ever …(SRO DD/BR/tb 7 and DD/GL 18). |