John Bennett

Bef 1763 - Bef 1845  (< 82 years)

• Name	John Bennett
  Born	Bef 24 Apr 1763	Fauquier County, Virginia   [1]
  	On April 24, 1763, John Bennett, son of John Bennett, was received into the care of the Broad Run Baptist Church.
  Gender	Male
  Share	11 Nov 1782	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [2]
  	child in the will of John Bennett-675
  Census	1790	Caswell County, North Carolina   [3]
  Land Sale	21 Jul 1794	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [4]
  	175 acres
  Share	3 Nov 1800	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [5]
  	witness in the marriage license of Phillip Cox-4895 & Mary Watson-4894
  Share	13 Nov 1801	Caswell County, North Carolina
  	witness in the power of attorney of Jesse Bennett-176
  Census	7 Aug 1820	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [6]
  Census	1830	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [7]
  Census	1840	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [8]
  Land Sale	2 Apr 1840	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [9]
  	100 acres on waters of Long Branch
  _UID	1F61C15454564A83A9A291D349D1350E18DC
  Died	Bef 20 Oct 1845	Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  	On 20 October 1845, Jesse Lewis Bennett was approved by the Court as the administrator of the estate of John Bennett, his father.
  Person ID	I674	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	John Bennett,   d. Abt 1786, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  Mother	Elizabeth Dodson,   b. 27 May 1732, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 21 Jul 1794, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age < 62 years)
  Married	Abt 1749
  Children	9 children
  1. William Bennett,   b. Abt 1749, Prince William County, Virginia ,   d. 17 Apr 1825, Jackson County, Georgia
  2. Thomas Bennett,   b. Abt 1751, Prince William County, Virginia ,   d. Bef Oct 1831, Caswell County, North Carolina
  3. Milly Bennett,   b. Abt 1758, Prince William County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  4. Sarah Bennett,   b. Abt 1760, Prince William County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  5. Winifred Bennett,   b. Abt 1761, Fauquier County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  6. John Bennett,   b. Bef 24 Apr 1763, Fauquier County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 20 Oct 1845, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  7. Elizabeth Bennett,   b. Bef 11 Aug 1765, Fauquier County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  8. Jesse Bennett,   b. 15 Nov 1767, Fauquier County, Virginia ,   d. 31 Jul 1819–28 Nov 1819, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
  9. Ruth Bennett,   b. Abt 1770, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Lewis,   b. Abt 1760, Loudon County, Virginia ,   d. 14 Dec 1850, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Married	12 Mar 1795	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [10, 11, 12, 13]
  	The marriage of John Bennett and Mary Lewis is recorded in their family bible.
  Children	1. Sally Lee Bennett,   b. 26 Dec 1798, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Aft 24 Jun 1870, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age > 72 years) Married: Fleming L. Lewis (1840)   2. Jesse Lewis Bennett,   b. 27 Apr 1801, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 21 Mar 1887, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age 85 years) Married: Nancy Lyon (1839)   3. Tincy Hardy Bennett,   b. 14 Dec 1804, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John D. Bennett,   b. 22 Mar 1808, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 18 Nov 1844, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age < 36 years) Married: Ann Lindsey (1823)   5. Rachel S. Bennett,   b. 22 Oct 1810, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Aft 14 Jun 1880  (Age > 70 years)
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Referred to in 1782 will John Bennett. He rec'd 70 acres of land adjoining Alexander Lee and one eighth of negro Peter's value to be paid by brother William. John Bennett (not sure if he is the same person) signed marriage bond for Frances Wright and Abner Shackleford 9 Dec. 1795.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Broad Run Baptist Church, Early Records, 1762-1783, 286. [S251] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Wills, John Bennett; 1791; Will; Deeds & Wills 9; 28-29; Reel 5. [S11] Caswell County, North Carolina, 1790 U.S. Census, 81; 16 January 2015; John Bennett. [S74] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Deeds, John and Jesse Bennett to Allen Caldwell; deed; Ded Book 10; 84 (Reliability: 3). [S108] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds and Minsiters Returns (Knorr), 19. [S237] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1820 U.S. Census, 61; John Bennat; 31 January 2016 (Reliability: 3). John Bennatt 1 male 10-15 (John D.) 1 male 16-25 (Jesse Lewis) 1 male 45+ (John) 1 female < 10 (Rachel S.) 1 female 10-15 (Tincy) 1 female 16-25 (Sally Lee) 1 female 45+ (wife Mary) 1 male slave < 14 1 male slave 45+ 1 female slave 14-25 [S192] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1830 U.S. Census, 410; John Bennette; 30 November 2019 (Reliability: 3). 1 male 10-14 (?) 1 male 60-69 (John) 2 females 20-29 (Tincy, Rachel) 1 female 30-39 (Sally) 1 female 50-59 (Mary) Slaves 1 male 10-23 1 female 24-35 1 female 55-99 [S61] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1840 U.S. Census, 129; John Bennett; 30 November 2019 (Reliability: 3). 1 male 30-39 1 male 80-89 1 female 5-9 1 female 20-29 1 female 60-69 Slaves 2 females < 10 1 female 24-35 [S74] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Deeds, John and Polly Bennett to William Lyon; 2 April 1840; deed; 44; 134-35; Reel 20 (Reliability: 3). [S62] Bennett Family, Bible of John and Polly Bennett, marriage; John and Polly Bennett. [S266] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (Ancestry), John Bennett; 6 Mar 1795; Pittsylvania Co., VA; 15 September 2019 (Reliability: 2). Name: John Bennett Gender: Male Marriage Date: 6 Mar 1795 Marriage Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia Spouse: Polley Lewis FHL Film Number: 33326 Reference ID: Page 20 [S266] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (Ancestry), Polly Lewis; 6 Mar 1795; Pittsylvania Co., VA; 15 September 2019 (Reliability: 2). Name: Polley Lewis Gender: Female Marriage Date: 6 Mar 1795 Marriage Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia Mother: Mary Ann Lewis Spouse: John Bennett FHL Film Number: 33326 Reference ID: Page 20 [S108] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds and Minsiters Returns (Knorr), 7.