Richard BENNETT

Male 1774 - Aft 1850  (> 77 years)


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  • Name Richard BENNETT 
    Born 1774  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1850  [1
    Reference Number 863 
    Died Aft 1850  [1
    Person ID I863  Bennetts of Pittsylvania County
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2012 

    Father James BENNETT,   b. Abt 1755, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1826, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Letitia KERR,   b. 1750, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1830, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Children 4 children 
    Family ID F268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married 18 Nov 1799  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Census 14 Sep 1850  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1813 Tax List of Pittsylvania Co.
      James Hart's List
      Richard Bennett junr 'son of James' 1-0-0-1

      1820 Census Pittsylvania Co., VA
      Richard Bennets: males under 16, 1; males 16-18, 1, males 16-26, 1; males 45+, 1; females under 10, 2; females 10-16, 2; females 16-26, 1; females 45+, 1; # of person engaged in agriculture, 2; no slaves

      The 1830 Census
      Richard Bennett, Jr.: males 10-15, 1; males 50-60, 1; females 10-15, 1; females 15-20, 1; females 20-30, 1; females 50-60, 1; no slaves

      1840 Census - 101st Regiment
      Richard Bennett, Jr.: males 10-15, 1; males 20-30, 1; males 50-60, 1;females 20-30, 1; females 30-40, 1; females 60-70, 1; no slaves; #persons employed in agriculture, 3. (page 82)

      1850 Census
      Benentt, Richard, Age 76, farmer, no real property,
      Benentt, Nancy, Age 75
      Benentt, Nancy, Age 37
      Benentt, Bartlett, Age 35
      Benentt, Elizabeth, Age 31

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] 1850 Census Pittsylvania Co., VA, (NARA), Richard Bennett household.

    2. [S64] Marriage Bonds and Ministers Returns of Pittsylvania Co., Va., Catherine Lindsay Knorr, (Southern Historical Press, Greenville, South Carolina, 2002, Original Date, 1956), p. 26.

    3. [S291] Marriages of Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1767-1850, Campbell, Jeffrey A., (2003), p. 9.