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John Bennett

Male - Abt 1786


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  • Name John Bennett 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 4 Dec 1762  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Address:
    Broad Run Baptist Church 
    Court 26 May 1763  Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • We Present David Thomas, Thomas Dodson, Abraham Dodson, Elisha Dodson, Joseph Dodson, George Dodson, Edmund Hayes Peter Cornwell, Odeb Cornwell, Alexander Higgins, & (William Davis on the Biskett Mountain), John Davis, William Carter, Timothy Stamps, John Stamps, William Stamps, Mary Stamps, John Bennett, Fortunatus Dodson, Joshua Owen, Joshua Dodson, John Creel, Rawleigh Dodson, Samuel Bailey, William Shirley, William Young, Joseph Owens, Joshua Scurlock, Edward Hughes, John Cundiff, Anthony Seale, James Shackleford, Henry Hampton, John Shirley, Joseph Morrison, Benjamin Edwards, Anthony Morgan & George Bell of Hamilton Parish for absenting themselves from their Parish Church within this six months last past. Fauquier County Minute Book, 1763-1764, p. 44.
    Court 24 Nov 1763  Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • We Present Thomas Dodson, Joseph Dodson, Timothy Stamps, Wm. Stamps, John Stamps, Peter Cornwell, Wm. Carter, John Bennett, Abraham Dodson, Elisha Dodson, George Dodson, Odeb Cornwell, Edmond Hayes, Alexr. Higgins, Joshua Dodson, John Creal, Joseph Morrison, Joshua Scurlock, Rawleigh Dodson, John Roberts, John Osbourn, Wm. Davis, Burr Barton, Joshua Owens, Benjamin Edwards and Joseph Bailey of Hamilton. Fauquier County Minute Book, 1763-1764, p. 221.
    Court 25 Oct 1768  Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The last Will and Tetament of Abrham Dodson, deced., was proved by the Oaths of Abslom Cornelius and John Bennitt, witneses thereto, and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Barbary Dodson and Jacob Holtzclaw, Execcutors therein named, who made Oath and executed and acknowledged Bond as the Law directs, Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form. Fauquier County Minute Book, 1768-1773, pp. 60-61.
    Land Grant 1 Sep 1780  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    424 acres on the branches of Double Creek 
    Deed 4 Jun 1781  Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    100 acres being a part of 424 acres granted John Bennett 1 Sept. 1780 
    Deed 9 Feb 1782  Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    50 acres bounding John Madding 
    Deed 15 Apr 1782  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    100 acres bounded by Alexander Lee's land to the mouth of Spring Branch 
    Will 11 Nov 1782  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Deed & Wills Book 9, Page 28-30. 11 Nov 1782. Pr. 18 Jul 1791. LWT John Bennett very sick and weak in body but perfect mind and memory. To my beloved wife Elisabeth all the estate, real and personnel, during her life. To my son John, 70 acres, joins Alexander Lee. To my son Jesse, 100 acres with my plantation after the decease of my wife. To my son William, half the appraised value of Negro Peter. The other half of the appraised price of Peter is to be equally divided between my four children: John Bennett, Elisabeth Bennett, Jesse Bennett and Ruth Bennett. My son William is to possess the said Peter after paying the above mentioned children their part. All the rest of my effects to be equally divided between my nine children: William Bennett, Thomas Bennett, John Bennett, Jesse Bennett, Sarah Lee, Winifred McDaniel, Milly Watson, Elisabeth Bennett, and Ann Bennett. Appoint sons William and Thomas Bennett executors. Signed – John Bennett. Wit: George Dodson, Rotherick McDaniel. John Wilson and William Madding security for William Bennett, the eldest son, executor. Court 20 Feb 1797. Will further approved. (Adams 29-30)

      Sources:
      Abstracts of Pittsylvania County, Virginia Wills, 1767-1820. Compiled by Lela C. Adams. Southern Historical Press, Inc. Easley, 1986.
    Died Abt 1786  Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John was listed in the 1785 land tax list for Pittsylvania County. He was absent from the land tax list in 1786.

      John Was listed in the property tax list in 1785 but was absent in 1786. His wife Elizabeth was listed in the 1787 land tax list. Because only single women and widows were included in the list, it appears that John Bennett died sometime after the 1785 land tax list was taken.

      In a 1794 deed from John Maddin to Samuel Walker, John Bennett deceased is named as the adjoining landowner. Pittsylvania County, Deed Book 8, p. 489. This deed suggests that his wife Elizabeth was still alive, because she held a life estate in the land and her sons John and Jesse had not yet taken possession of the land.
    Will proved 18 Jul 1791  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Will proved 20 Feb 1797  Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    _UID 8BB1F31CDB4845D1B586BB0C795CD42554E1 
    Person ID I675  Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2020 

    Family Elizabeth Dodson,   b. 27 May 1732, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 21 Jul 1794, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 62 years) 
    Married Abt 1749 
    Children 
     1. William Bennett,   b. Abt 1749, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1825, Jackson County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     2. Thomas Bennett,   b. Abt 1751, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Oct 1831, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
     3. Milly Bennett,   b. Abt 1758, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Sarah Bennett,   b. Abt 1760, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Winifred Bennett,   b. Abt 1761, Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. 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)
     7. Elizabeth Bennett,   b. Bef 11 Aug 1765, Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Jesse Bennett,   b. 15 Nov 1767, Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1819–28 Nov 1819, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     9. Ruth Bennett,   b. Abt 1770, Pittslyvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Information about John Bennett is at best sketchy. Neither the identity of his parents, nor the place of his birth is known. No siblings have been identified and no record has been found of his marriage. Existing records enable us to identify his wife Elizabeth Dodson, daughter of Thomas Dodson and Elizabeth Rose.

      The first record of John Bennett is in the minutes of the Broad Run Baptist Church in Fauquier Co., Va. John's father-in-law, Thomas Dodson, was minister for the Broad Run Baptist Church.

      John Bennett made a will in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on 11 November 1782, which was probated on 18 July 1791. This time difference has led some to speculate that John Bennett died in about 1791. However, examination of property tax records in Pittslvania County show that John Bennett died about 1786. John appears on the tax lists for Pittsylvania County through 1785. He is absent in 1786 and every year thereafter.  Additionally, in 1787 Virginia required each county to compile a tax list which is today known as the 1787 Census of Virginia. This tax list names every male 21 and over and enumerates every male 16-21. The tax list contains a lot on information, but the first three columns name the person charged with the tax, the males 21 and over, and the number of males 16-21. There were two lists for Pittsylvania County, an A list covering the southern half of the county and a B list covering the northern half.  On the A list, there are three entries for the surname Bennett: Elizabeth Bennett, Thomas Bennett and William Bennett. Elizabeth Bennett is charged with the tax of John Bennett and has 1 male 16-21 (son John for whom she paid tax) in her household. Thomas Bennett and William Bennett are both charged with the tax for themselves. Women were not included on the list unless they were the head of household suggesting that John Bennett was deceased. Both Thomas and William, sons of John Bennett and Elizabeth Dodson, have established their own households by 1787.

      John Bennett named 9 children in his will: William, Thomas, Jesse, John, Elizabeth Bennett, Ruth Bennett, Sarah Lee, Winifred McDaniel, and Milly Watson. William and Thomas, as the oldest sons, were named executors of his will. William Bennett performed an inventory of the estate of John Bennett which was recorded 19 Mar 1792.

      The sons named in the will of John Bennett match the males listed in the 1787 census of Virginia. There were no other Bennetts living in the southern portion of Pittsylvania County. Deed records provide further information linking the children of John Bennett and Elizabeth Dodson.

  • Sources 
    1. [S64] Broad Run Baptist Church, Early Records, 1762-1783, 286.

    2. [S74] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Deeds, John Bennett to Alexander Lee; deed; Deed Book 6; 159-60 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S74] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Deeds, John Bennett to James Watson; deed; Deed Book 6; 270-272 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S74] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Deeds, John Bennett to Thomas Bennett; deed; Deed Book 6; 293 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S251] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Wills, John Bennett; 1791; Will; Deeds & Wills 9; 28-29; Reel 5.

    6. [S251] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Wills, John Bennett; 1791; Will; Deeds & Wills 9; 28-30; Reel 5.


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