Jesse Samuel Bennett

1844 - 1894  (49 years)

• Name	Jesse Samuel Bennett
  Born	21 Oct 1844	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [1, 2]
  	The birth of Jesse S. Bennett is recorded in the family bible of Jesse L. Bennett and Nancy Bennett. The recorded birth date is 21 Oct. 1829. The transcription of the bible identifies him as Jesse L. Bennett. The middle initial L. is likely a transcription error.
  Gender	Male
  Census	14 Dec 1850	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [3]
  	Address: Southern District
  Census	7 Oct 1860	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [4]
  	Address: Southern District
  Census	25 Jul 1870	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [5]
  	Address: Subdivision north of Dan River
  _UID	6A9DB55CAC1340E688FA78BC1A2E766BDCB7
  Died	27 Mar 1894	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [6]
  Buried	Y  [6]
  	Jesse Amual Bennett is buried in a family cemetery on the land purchased by his father in 1847 from Daniel Verser. The portion of the land containing the cemetery was owned in 2000 by Sam. G. Bennett, great grandson of Jesse Lewis Bennett.
  Person ID	I148	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Jesse Lewis Bennett,   b. 27 Apr 1801, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 21 Mar 1887, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Nancy Lyon,   b. 12 Dec 1810, Amherst County, Virginia ,   d. 19 Jun 1887, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Bef 1840	Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  Children	14 children
  1. William D. Bennett,   b. 10 Sep 1828, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 10 May 1864, Chesterfield County, Virginia
  2. Mary H. Bennett,   b. 13 Dec 1829, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 18 Nov 1901, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  3. Sarah E. Bennett,   b. 21 Nov 1831, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 9 Jan 1910, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  4. John N. Bennett,   b. 27 Apr 1833, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1 May 1899, Halifax County, North Carolina
  5. Judith A. Bennett,   b. 1 Mar 1835, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 20 Mar 1880, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  6. Joseph Lewis Bennett,   b. 8 Mar 1837, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 18 Feb 1923, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  7. Thomas C. Bennett,   b. 8 Apr 1839, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 21 Mar 1862, Richmond, Virginia
  8. Henrietta Jane Bennett,   b. 12 Jun 1842, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 8 Jan 1862, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  9. Charles Dodson Bennett,   b. 14 Oct 1840, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 21 Feb 1910, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  10. Jesse Samuel Bennett,   b. 21 Oct 1844, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 27 Mar 1894, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  11. Nannie C. Bennett,   b. 31 Dec 1846, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1925, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  12. Martha E. Bennett,   b. 2 Aug 1848, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 15 Oct 1918, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  13. Liticia N. Bennett,   b. 20 Jul 1850, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 5 Aug 1932, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  14. Texanar N. Bennett,   b. 19 Aug 1852, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 26 May 1926, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Byrd Collie
  Children	1. Lee Robertson Bennett,   b. 18 Mar 1883, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 18 Aug 1954, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age 71 years) Married: Mary Walton (1906)   2. Charles Lewis Bennett,   b. 4 Jun 1886, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 6 Aug 1951, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age 65 years) Married: Effie Cornell Giles   3. Nancy Lucinda Simpson Bennett,   b. 4 Jan 1889, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 23 Feb 1973  (Age 84 years) Married: Charles Field Owen   4. Lester White Bennett,   b. Abt 1893, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nannie H. Brightwell,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	14 Dec 1865	Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  Children	1. John Thomas Bennett,   b. 14 May 1856, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 11 Dec 1926, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age 70 years) Married: Endora Snead (1875)   2. Sarah Bennett
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] Bennett Family, Bible of Jesse L. Bennett and Nancy Bennett, Birth; Jesse S. Bennett (Reliability: 3). The birth entry in the transcription refers to Jesse L. Bennett. The middle initial is likely a transcription error. [S63] Cemetery, Bennett-Lewis, J. Samuel Bennett; transcribed by David E. Bennett (Reliability: 2). [S60] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1850 U.S. Census, Southern District; 154A; 3 December 2014; 1291; 1291; Jesse Bennett (Reliability: 3). Name-Age-Gender-Place of birth-Occupation-Value of Real Estate Jesse Bennett-43-M-Virginia-farmer-400 Nancy Bennett-40-F-Virginia Rachel Bennett-30-F-Virginia William Bennett-22-M-Virginia-laborer Mary Bennett-20-F-Virginia Sarah Bennett-19-F-Virginia Judy Bennett-17-F-Virginia John Bennett-15-M-Virginia Joseph Bennett-13-M-Virginia Thomas Bennett-11-M-Virginia Charley Bennett-9-M-Virginia [S59] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1860 U.S. Census, Southern District; 553; 3 December 2014; 1455; 1455; Jesse Bennett (Reliability: 3). Name-Age-Gender- Birthplace-Occupation- Value of real estate-Value of personal property Jesse Bennett-57-M-Virginia-farmer-3500-1750 Nancy -53-F-Virginia Mary-31-F-Virginia Sarah-29-F-Virginia Thomas-21-M-Virginia Charles-19-M-Virginia-farmhand Jennie-17-F-Virginia Jesse S-15-M-Virginia Nancy-12-F-Virginia Martha-12-F-Virginia Lettie-9-F-Virginia Texanna-7-F-Virginia Judia Bennett-35-F-Virginia Judith A is not listed in the census. It is possible that the person identified as Judia is actually Judith A, who was born in 1835. [S23] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1870 U.S. Census, Subdivision north of Dan River; 224B; 18 December 2014; 2843; 2853; Jesse L. Bennett (Reliability: 3). Jesse L. Bennett-25-M-Virginia-farmer Nannie H-23-F-Virginia-keeping house Jane T.-3-M-Virgnia Ella-2/12-F-Virginia The census incorrectly identifies Jane as male. [S63] Cemetery, Bennett-Lewis, J. Samuel Bennett (Reliability: 2).