Bennett is derived from the medieval name Benedict, which itself is a derivative of the Latin name Benedictus meaning "blessed."
Named Family Members:
Qetsiyah ⟶ Dead
Ayana ⟶ Dead
Beatrice Bennett ⟶ Dead
Emily Bennett ⟶ Dead
Marie Bennett ⟶ Dead
Ernestine Bennett ⟶ Dead
Amelia Bennett ⟶ Dead
Pauline Bennett ⟶ Presumed Dead
Joanna Bennett ⟶ Presumed Dead
Lucy Bennett ⟶ Dead
Sheila Bennett ⟶ Dead
Abby Bennett ⟶ Undead
Bonnie Bennett ⟶ Alive
The Bennetts are a matriarchal bloodline of dominant and influential mages. They all descend from Samanya who lived during late Prehistoric era. Samanya was a stalwart warrior who would later become an obscure figure in mage history. The one thing she is remembered for is she made werewolves via healing mishap. Later Qetsiyah, creator of the Perfect Immortality Spell, the Cure and the Other Side would be born. The Bennetts are unique in the fact they are not a coven though they are many. Creators of many powerful talismans. Have been the rulers of the Mystic Falls domain since escaping the Salem Witch Trials and settling there. Bonnie Bennett is the last in line to rule the Mystic Falls domain when she turns eighteen.
For those who can’t read the small print. I apologize about that.
The Bennett Family
Prehistoric Era
Samanya~The true progenitor of the Bennett tribe. Has a more obscure history. Existed around the Prehistoric era. Created the first werewolf. Birthdate Unknown. (FC: Lesley-Ann Brandt)
Nene~The daughter of Samanya. Birthdate Unknown. (FC: Naomi Janumala)
Zakor~The son of Samanya. Birthdate Unknown. (FC: Jasmeet Baduwalia)
Iron Age/Ancient/Colonial Era
Qetsiyah~The most famous of the Bennett ancestors; creator of the Perfect Immortality spell, the Cure and The Other Side. Born Apr 29th, 65 BC. (FC: Janina Gavankar)
Menelik~Younger brother of Qetsiyah. Was originally against Qetsiyah because of her creations but sided with her once the Dark Wars began. Born Aug 30th, 61 BC. (FC: Manish Dayal)
Shiloh~Daughter of Qetsiyah. Born Nov 1st, 39 BC. (FC: Cindy Kimberly)
Ayana~An extremely powerful healer and the woman who raised the latest descendant of Isgerd Volvadottir. Born Oct 1st, 958. (FC: Maria Howell)
Diarra~The famous witch who created what would become the Brotherhood of the Five to combat the increasing vampire infestation. Born June 10th, 1042. (FC: Jen Harper)
Nuru~A witch born in the Bennett bloodline. Great-great-granddaughter of Diarra. Born Jan 29th, 1139. (FC: Morgana Van Peebles)
Eshe~A witch born into the powerful Bennett bloodline. Born Dec 3rd, 1217. (FC: Yaya DaCosta)
Jelani Bennett~The Bennett to first grace the family with their last name and the one to stop the Blight from spreading in the New World. Born Nov 29th, 1364. (FC: Kylie Bunbury)
Cleophas Bennett~The witness of a mass wolf slaughter when in search of a rampant werewolf. Killed the hunters and befriended the werewolf that would go on to spawn the Lockwood bloodline. Born Feb 5th, 1422. (FC: Melanie Liburd)
Miriam Bennett~The first Bennett to perform an allyship cermony with the Gemini Coven after years of strife. Born Oct 31st, 1508. (FC: Aleyse Shannon)
Ana Bennett~The young leader of the Bennett family that fled the Salem Witch Trials with them and settled in what would become Mystic Falls. The Bennett to begin the practicing of Obeah that future Bennetts would use. Born May 21st, 1668. (FC: Laura Harrier)
Imena Bennett~The mother of Beatrice and the only Bennett to ever survive and escape the Faelands. Born May 8th, 1752. (FC: Naomie Harris)
Beatrice Bennett~The daughter of Imena Bennett. Stopped the Sirens from taking over Mystic Falls with the help of her family. Born Dec 25th, 1770. (FC: Jaz Sinclair)
Terah Bennett~The daughter of Beatrice Bennett. Mother of Josephine. The first ever Bennett to intermarry with a member of the McCullough clan. Born Sep 13th, 1795. (FC: Chelsea Tavares)
Josephine Bennett~The mother of Emily and Erzah. Quelled the restless spirits that began violently possessing the animals and humans in the area. Born June 24th, 1820. (FC: Ashley Madekwe)
Emily Bennett~A Bennett ancestor and the creator of the Bennett Talisman and the Tomb Sealing spell. Born Mar 20th, 1838. (FC: Bianca Lawson)
Erzah Bennett~Brother of Emily, started his own family and unsuccessfully tried to dilute his bloodline after seeing what the craft did to his family. Born Sep 20th, 1842. (FC: Ukweli Roach)
Naomi Bennett~Daughter of Emily and mother of Marie. Born July 7th, 1860. (FC: Jessica Sula)
Henry Bennett~Son of Emily. Born Jan 2nd, 1861. (FC Jordan Fisher)
Effie Bennett~Daughter of Erzah. Very proficient at purification spells. Born Mar 31st, 1864. (FC: Sherri Daye Scott)
Ailene Bennett~Daughter of Emily. Born Nov 12th, 1864. (FC: Ella Balinska)
Ernestine Bennett~Daughter of Erzah. Born May 23rd, 1867. (FC: Kerry Washington)
Rose Bennett~Daughter of Erzah. Born July 28th, 1870. (FC: Gugu Mbatha-Raw)
Marie Bennett~The granddaughter of Emily and mother of Amelia Bennett. Born April 13th 1880. (FC: Alexandra Metz)
20th Century/Modern Times
Amelia Bennett~Mother of Sheila and Sloane. Born Jan 14th, 1919. (FC: Nichelle Nichols)
Sloane Bennett~Older sister of Sheila, mother of Pauline and Nadira. Born Apr 2nd, 1936. (FC: Lynn Whitfield)
Sheila Bennett~Daughter of Amelia Bennett. Current Sovereign Priestess of the Mystic Falls domain. Born Sep 22nd, 1956. (FC: Jasmine Guy)
Nadira Bennett~Daughter of Sloane, mother of Joanna Bennett, and grandmother of Lucy. Born Nov 17th, 1952. (FC: Wendy Raquel Robinson)
Pauline Bennett~Daughter of Sloane. Born Feb 26th, 1955. (FC: Taraji P. Henson)
Joanna Bennett~Granddaugter of Sloane, daughter of Nadira and mother of Lucy Bennett. Born Oct 19th, 1968. (FC: Merle Dandridge)
Abigail Bennett~Daughter of Sheila and mother of Bonnie. Desiccated the tainted vampire Mikael Mikaelson. Born Aug 16th, 1972. (FC: Persia White)
Lucy Bennett~Daughter of Joanna Bennett. Born July 20th, 1985. (FC: Natashia Williams)
Bonnie Bennett~Granddaughter of Sheila and daughter of Abigail Bennett. Born Feb 5th, 1993.
Okay, I can't stop myself, so here are the things I edited for the TVD/Project Blue Book fic, both the aesthetic versions and the actual photos. I am using Maisie as Amelia Bennett because I can, hence why she's there.
Shae never thought her life would lead her back to Chicago, let alone to be a mother. When she found out she was pregnant, she was scared shitless. She didn't think the father would want anything to do with them, since the hook ups were meant to fuel a hole so big, neither knew what to do with it. But needless to say, her and Amelia were better off without the dad in the picture. But that wasn't all Shae was afraid of. Her drug use and blatant disregard for her own safety was enough to concern any therapist. And knowing herself, she should have gotten committed long ago. No one really knew her past and she didn't let a lot of people know if for various reasons. You even mutter the word r a p e and people look at you different. It was almost taboo to say it so she kept that part of her a secret, even years later. It's probably a reason she's so fucked up, having not dealt with the trauma at all since it happened.
But now her and Amelia were living life in Chicago and even though Shae had suffer an incredible loss after the train explosion, she couldn't really complain about her life. She was on track to going back to school for business and psychology, wanting to further herself than just the owner of a coffee shop. She had plans of making her cafe a franchise but she needed the business aspect to get things off the ground. Just thinking about it filled her with anxiety but also the same level of excitement. She just hoped she could go through with it without giving up and feeling even more like a failure.
Tonight was cold as her and Amelia walked to the diner by her apartment to get Lia some waffles. She had been begging for them for days, even though Shae knew she wouldn't eat more than a quarter of one. But Shae had become the type of mom, at least at this age, where she spoiled her child a bit. She savored these moments and wished she could freeze them in time for later on. But Shae was content enough with the thousands of photos she had on her phone. Each frame poised at a precious moment she'd never get back as Amelia grew older. Shae felt fortunate that Lia was a angel of a child. Always smiling and only throwing tantrums when she truly felt life was unfair for her. She rarely got sick, except the occasional colic, and she always woke up happy and ready to conquer her day. Shae wished she could be that carefree again, oblivious to the cruel world that Amelia would face eventually. No matter how Shae tried to protect her.
They walked into the diner and Shae picked up Amelia to hold her while they ordered their meals. Eden had sent her a little money to spoil Amelia with and she chuckled when the text came through. Anything for Melia. The little girl had that man wrapped around her tiny finger and Shae was pretty sure she knew it too. She had the order made to go and held Amelia close while they waited. Still scrolling through her phone to keep her daughter occupied, their order was completed before Shae even realized and she paid quickly enough so they could leave. She wanted to get back to the apartment to eat their food while it was still hot because Shae for one, didn't like reheated waffles.
As they walked, Shae kept fiddling with her cochlear implant, the thing was more finicky and temperamental than her ex. But it helped her navigate the world like she used to, being able to hear her daughter laugh and the way she babbled her words. But the one sound she didn't expect to hear was the loud popping sound that came from the distance. She heard the screech of tires on pavement and more popping sounds and that's when it dawned on her what they really were — gunshots. Shae used her body to crouch low against a wall, having no cover whatsoever to really dodge. She shielded Amelia as she cried, nearly suffocating her inside her jacket. Shae's body was cold from the weather and from the fear but the second she felt the first wave of pain, her eyes clamped shut until everything went quiet. She felt the warmth of liquid seep through her clothing but the eerie silence was what caught Shae's attention because just as she noticed Amelia went silent, Shae's world went black.
She woke up to the sounds of monitors beeping and a too bright light above her head. Her eyes peeled open and at first, she was confused as to why she was in a place she didn't recognize. But then the events came crashing through and she jerked the oxygen mask away from her face to sit up. The pain nearly knocked her unconscious again but fear had her scrambling to her feet, gripping anything she could get her hands on. She bolted from the room, screaming Amelia's name, until a nurse came over to assist her. She was brought back to the bed she was just in, being reassured that the doctor would be right in to speak to her. After waiting what felt like an eternity, a woman in a white lab coat came into her room and explained everything that happened from her understanding. Shae had got nicked by a stray bullet, going through her shoulder and exiting the front. The bullet then lodged into Amelia and the blood drained from her face so fast, her entire body shivered.
"I'm so sorry.." The doctor started but Shae didn't hear the rest of it. It's like she shut down, blocking out the news while shaking her head. She stared at the doctor, eyes wide, frame trembling, waiting for her to either say she was making a bad joke or they had the wrong patient. But none of that came. She had read lips the past few months and the doctor was still trying to explain what had gone wrong and apologizing even though they did the best they could. The doctor could see Shae wasn't listening and heaved a long sigh. She made Shae lay down before finding her phone, pulling up the emergency contact list. Eden Hendrix was at the top of the list and they called him first. Meanwhile, all Shae could hear inside her head was.. Amelia didn't make it. Amelia didn't make it. Amelia didn't make it.
Her daughter was dead. And it was all Shae's fault.
Dorian campaigns to be mayor and fights for equal rights under false pretenses but she is forced to explore the nature of her relationships and personal life while facing adversaries, her past, and her future. Are the Cramer women the key to her success, or will unexpected complications change everything?
Turning Leaves (Opening Video)
Prologue
Previously on One Life to Live (Video)
1. Blood
2. Resignation Part One
Resign! (Video)
3. Resignation Part Two
Candidacy (Video)
4. Afternoon Abstraction
Or We Could Chant (Video)
5. Correspondence
6. Chant
Elephants (Video)
7. What We Need to Cling To
8. Help Her
Hiring Amelia (Video)
Prayer / Fight for It (Video)