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Jesse Lewis Bennett

Male 1801 - 1887  (85 years)


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  • Name Jesse Lewis Bennett 
    Born 27 Apr 1801  Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • His birth date is recorded on his headstone and in the family bible of his parents, John and Polly Bennett.
    Gender Male 
    Census 7 Aug 1820  Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1840  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Address:
    William Buford Division 
    • Jesse Lewis Bennett appears in the 1840 census in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. His household includes 2 males under 5 (sons Thomas C. and Joseph Lewis), 1 male 5-10 (son John N.), 1 male 10-15 (son William D.), 1 male 30-39 (himself), 1 female under 5 (daughter Judith A.), 1 female 5-10 (daughter Sarah E.) and 1 female 20-30 (wife Nancy).

      According to the family bible, there should be three daughters. It appears that daughter Mary H., who would be about 12 at the time of the census, is missing.
    Census 14 Dec 1850  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Address:
    Southern District 
    • The household of Jesse Bennett (43) includes Nancy (40), Rachel (30), William (22), Mary (20), Sarah (19), Judy (17), John (15), Joseph (13), Thomas (11), Charley (9), Saml (7), Jane (6), Martha (3), Lititia (1), and Mary (90). Jesse is occupied as a farmer. William is a laborer. Jesse is identified by this middle name, Samuel, in the census. Rachel is the sister of Jesse and ninety year old Mary is his mother.
    Census 7 Oct 1860  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Address:
    Southern District 
    • The household of Jesse Bennett (59) includes Nancy (53), Mary (31), Sarah (29), Thomas (21), Charles (19), Jannie (17), Jesse S. (15), Nancy (12), Martha (12), Lettie (9), Texanna (7), Judia Bennett (35). The person identified as Judia (35) may possibly be Judith A. Bennett born in 1835 who is not otherwise listed in the census. Jesse owns land worth $3500 and is working as a farmer. He owns personal property worth $1750. Charles is working as a farmhand.
    Census 20 Aug 1870  Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Address:
    North of Dan River 
    • The household of Jesse L. Bennett include (70) includes his wife Nancy (60), daughter Sarah E (39), daughter Nannie C. (24), daughter Martha E. (22), daughter Lettitia R. (20), daughter Texanna M. (18) and sister Rachel Bennett (59). Jesse is a farmer and owns $1985 of land. He $390 dollars of personal property.
    Census 14 Jun 1880  Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • The household of Jesse Bennett (79) in 1880 includes is wife Nancy (70), sister Rachel (70), daughter Betty (49), daughter Letty (25) and daughter Texas A. (22). The daughter named as Betty is probably Sarah Elizabeth Bennett.
    _UID 9B0AC432798E448784F5FE1E5857FF7525EA 
    Died 21 Mar 1887  Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • The date of his death is recorded on his headstone.
    Buried Aft 21 Mar 1887  Keeling, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Jesse Lewis Bennett is buried in a family cemetery on the land he purchased 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 I111  Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2019 

    Father John Bennett,   b. Bef 24 Apr 1763, Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 20 Oct 1845, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 82 years) 
    Mother Mary Lewis,   b. Abt 1760, Loudon County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1850, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 90 years) 
    Married 12 Mar 1795  Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12] 
    • The marriage of John Bennett and Mary Lewis is recorded in their family bible.
    Children 5 children 
    Family ID F212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Lyon,   b. 12 Dec 1810, Amherst County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1887, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [13, 14, 15] 
    Married Bef 1840  Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William D. Bennett,   b. 10 Sep 1828, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1864, Chesterfield County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     2. Mary H. Bennett,   b. 13 Dec 1829, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1901, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Sarah E. Bennett,   b. 21 Nov 1831, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1910, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     4. John N. Bennett,   b. 27 Apr 1833, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1899, Halifax County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     5. Judith A. Bennett,   b. 1 Mar 1835, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1880, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     6. Joseph Lewis Bennett,   b. 8 Mar 1837, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1923, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     7. Thomas C. Bennett,   b. 8 Apr 1839, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1862, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     8. Henrietta Jane Bennett,   b. 12 Jun 1842, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1862, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     9. Charles Dodson Bennett,   b. 14 Oct 1840, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1910, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     10. Jesse Samuel Bennett,   b. 21 Oct 1844, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1894, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     11. Nannie C. Bennett,   b. 31 Dec 1846, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1925, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     12. Martha E. Bennett,   b. 2 Aug 1848, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1918, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     13. Liticia N. Bennett,   b. 20 Jul 1850, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1932, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     14. Texanar N. Bennett,   b. 19 Aug 1852, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1926, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F40  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • Jesse Lewis Bennett purchased 460 acres of land from Daniel Verser on Dec. 25, 1847. Pittsylvania Co. Deed Book 51, pp. 213. This land was divied among his children after his death.

  • Sources 
    1. [S62] Bennett Family, Bible of John and Polly Bennett, birth; Jesse Lewis Bennett (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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


    3. [S61] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1840 U.S. Census, 129; 6 December 2014; Jessee Bennett.
      2 males < 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 30-40, 1 female < 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30.
      According to the family bible of Jesse Bennett and Nancy Bennett, there should be another female 10-15 in the 1840 census.

    4. [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

    5. [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.

    6. [S23] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1870 U.S. Census, Subdivision north of Dan River; 384A; 6 December 2014; 5888; 5918; Jesse L. Bennett (Reliability: 3).

      Name-Age-Gender-Birthplace-Occupation-Value of real estate-Value of personal property

      Jesse L Bennett-70-M-Virginia-farmer-1985-390
      Nancy-60-F-Virginia-keeping house
      Sarah E-39-F-Virginia-domestic laborer
      Nannie C-24-F-Virginia-domestic laborer
      Martha E-22_F-Virginia-domestic laborer
      Lettitia R-20-F-Virginia-domestic laborer
      Texanna M-F-18-F-Virginia-domestic laborer
      Rachel Bennett-59-F-Virginia-domestic laborer

    7. [S58] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1880 U.S. Census, 170; Dan River District; 6 December 2014; 228; 286; Jessy L. Bennett (Reliability: 3).

      Name-Age-Gender-Relation to head-Birthplace-Occupation

      Jessy L Bennett-79-M-head-Virginia-farmer
      Nancy G-70-F-wife-Virginia-keep house
      Rachel-70-F-sister-Virginia-housekeeper
      Betty-49-F-daughter-Virginia-at home
      Letty-25-F-daughter-Virginia-at home
      Texas A-22-F-daughter-Virginia-at home

    8. [S63] Cemetery, Bennett-Lewis, J.L. Bennett.

    9. [S62] Bennett Family, Bible of John and Polly Bennett, marriage; John and Polly Bennett.

    10. [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

    11. [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

    12. [S108] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds and Minsiters Returns (Knorr), 7.

    13. [S263] Virginia, Death Certificates (Ancestry), Miss Texanna Bennett; 12956; 1926; 26 Nov 2016 (Reliability: 2).

    14. [S263] Virginia, Death Certificates (Ancestry), Joel Lewis Bennett; 5568; 1923; 26 Nov 2016 (Reliability: 2).

    15. [S263] Virginia, Death Certificates (Ancestry), Miss Lettie Rachal Bennett; 18868; 1932; 26 Nov 2016 (Reliability: 2).


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