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.
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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.
