Thomas Bennett, son of Amos Bennett, was born and grew up in Yorkshire, England. It is believed that Thomas was a soldier at Waterloo, or an officer in the British Navy, or both. (I have found records of a Thomas Bennett commissioned in the British Navy in that time period) Thomas was paid for his military service with land in southern Ireland. The custom at the time was for the King to pay for military service with land rather than money.
Thomas married Lucretia Hingston, the sister of Dorothy (Dora) Abbott. Lucretia Hingstons parents Ned Hingston and Lucretia Sorrell.
Thomas and Lucretia had three sons, all were born near Skull (Schull) in Cork County Ireland.: