BENNET, JAMES [SSNE 1612]

Surname

BENNET, BENNIT

First name

JAMES, JACOB, JAKOB

Title/rank

CAPTAIN

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

NOBILITY

Text source

James Bennet was born in Scotland but left in the 1640s and entered Swedish service in 1650 serving as a lieutenant in Von Dohna's infantry from 1655. He became captain of the Queen's Lifeguards in 1657 where he served until 1660. Thereafter he became a member of the Infantry Liferegiment in Livland, based in Riga. Bennet was ennobled and naturalised in 1675, 7th of August and introduced into the Riddarhus the same year. He married Christina Kinnemond who was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Kinnimond (himself naturalised Kinnemond under nr.505) and Christina Scott. James died in 1693. His son William was born in 1680 and became a Major General in 1717 and a Baron in 1719.

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1655/10; 1657/7; 1659/13; 1663/5; 1665/5; 1666/11; 1668/9; 1669/6; 1672/8; 1673/4,6; MR Von Dohnas 1655/10; MR Drottningens Infantry Liferegiment 1657-1659; MR Livland Infantry Gaurds Regiment 1663-1673. Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol 1, p.286; H. Marryat, One Year in Sweden, including a visit to the isle of Gotland (London, 1862), p.482; Otto Donner, A brief sketch of the Scottish families in Finland and Sweden (Helsinfors, 1884), p.20.

Service record

SWEDEN, DROTTNING'S LIFEGUARD

Arrived 1650-01-01, as LIEUTENANT

Departed 1660-12-31, as CAPTAIN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY

SWEDEN, RIGA LIVLAND INFANTRY LIFEGUARGDS

Arrived 1660-01-01, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1673-12-31, as MAJOR

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY