Hosea Abit Bennett

Hosea married Amelia Ann Morgan on 26 Mar 1845 in , Jackson, Georgia, USA. Amelia was born on 14 May 1829; died on 16 Oct 1858 in , Jackson, Georgia, USA; was buried in Bennett-Hood Cemetery, Commerce, Jackson, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Florence Olivia Bennett was born about 1848 in , Jackson, Georgia, USA.
2. William H. Bennett was born about 1850 in , Jackson, Georgia, USA.
3. Miles Andrew J. Bennett was born on 29 Nov 1854 in , Jackson, Georgia, USA; died on 30 Apr 1926 in , Saline, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Old Rosemont Cemetery, Saline, Arkansas, USA.

Hosea married Nancy Angeline Miller on 30 Nov 1859 in , Jackson, Georgia, USA. Nancy was born in 1839 in , , Georgia, USA; died in 1905 in , Saline, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Old Rosemont Cemetery, Saline, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Tapley M. Bennett was born about 1866 in , Jackson, Georgia, USA.
2. Allie R. Bennett was born about 1878 in , Saline, Arkansas, USA.
3. Alva Bennett was born in May 1880 in , Saline, Arkansas, USA.
4. Dewitt Bennett was born on 07 May 1880 in , Saline, Arkansas, USA; died on 05 Jul 1947 in , Saline, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Old Rosemont Cemetery, Saline, Arkansas, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Deed-Purchase: 30 Aug 1811, , Jackson, Georgia, USA
• Census: 1830, , Jackson, Georgia, USA
• Census: 1840, , Jackson, Georgia, USA

Notes:

West of the Minish tract was the Bennett place where Tapley Bennett lived. He was the father of Captain A. T. Bennett and Hosea Bennett. This tract was later the W. C. Hood land. The old home, or house, stood near T. J. Syfan's residence where the old chimney of the original house stood for decades. These boys went to California in the Gold Rush of 1849. Captain A. T. Bennett soon returned and settled near Apple Valley where he reared a large family. Hosea remained in Arkansas. The land of Tapley Bennett joined the land of Hardy Minish and Caleb Wood on the north and Isaiah Borders on the west. The Hardy Minish tract probably ran along about the Blue Bell Overall Plant in line with the depot near the present grammar school ground, lying west of this line and joining the Bennett and Borders line. (Jackson County GaArchives History .....History of Harmony Grove-Commerce, Chapter 2 1949)

Some pioneer families and individuals who laid the foundation and formed the background of the village and town of Harmony Grove from its beginning in 1808 to 1880- together with their children and some of their grandchildren: Tapley Bennett-Two sons: Captain A. T. and Hosea (Jackson County GaArchives History .....History of Harmony Grove-Commerce, Chapter 4 1949)

Deed-Purchase:
P. 398-399 (Deed Book G) Aug 30, 1811, Joshua F. Kennady & Josiah M. Kennady jointly to Tapley Bennett all of said county, $500 for 321 acres being part of an 8,000 acres survey originally surveyed and granted to John Hinson on waters of Turkey Creek and Beaverdam Creek

Census:
2 males under 5, 1 male 40-50, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 30-40, 1 male slave 10-24

Census:
2 males 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 40-50, 2 male slave under 10, 1 male slave 10-24, 2 female slaves under 10, 1 female slave 24-36

Tapley married Willie Smith on 02 Mar 1820 in , Jackson, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Willie Bennett

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• Census: 1800, , Caswell, North Carolina, USA
• Will: 22 Jan 1831

Notes:

Will of Thomas Bennett
Caswell Co., North Carolina
Will Book M, p. 23
Dated: January 22, 1831 Proved:
I Thomas Bennett of the County of Caswell and the State of North Carolina do hereby make this my last will and testament in manner and formfollowing, that is to say: 1st I desire that all my Just debts shall be paid out of the furnishable part oof my estate. 2nd I give and bequeathed onto my beloved son, Dodson Bennett the Just & full sum of one dollar. 3rd I give and bequeathed onto my beloved daughter Nancy Worsham formerly Nancy Bennett the Just and full sum of one dollar. 4th I givive and bequeathed onto my beloved son Tapley Bennett the Just and full sum of one dollar. 5th I give and bequeathed onto my beloved daughter Polly Goin formerly Polly Bennett the Just and full sum of one dollar. 6th I give and bequeathed onto m my beloved son John Bennett the Just and full sum of one dollar. 7th I give and bequeathed onto my beloved son Mumford Bennett the Just and full sum of one dollar. 8th I giveand bequeathed onto my beloved son Thomas Bennett the Just and full sum of one dollar. 9th I give and bequeathed onto my beloved son William Moore Bennett the Just and full sum of one dollar. !0th My wish anddesire is that my wife Milly Bennett shall have the remainder of my estate both real and personal during her natural life, and after her decease I wish said estate (with the exception of my negro boy Cager) tobe equally divided between my three youngest children, namely, ElectaElizabeth Bennett, Louisiana Jackson Bennett, and Edward Warren Bennett, and said boy Cager, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Electa Elizabeth Bennett extra with an equal part of my estate with the above named Louisiana Jackson Bennett and Edward Warren Bennett. And Lastly,I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends Doctor __ Williams Esq.and William Lyon Executors of this my will and testament, hereby revoking all other or former wills and testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 22nd day of January in the year of our Lord 1831. Signed: ThomasBennett Wits: Edward Rudder, Alexander Gillispy, Labon M. Gillispie, Jurat, James S. McNeely?

Census:
3 males under 10, 2 males 10-16, 1 male 16-26, 1 male over 45, 1 feamle 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 26-45. Thomas is listed on the same page as .Rhoderick McDaniel

Will:
Caswell Co., NC Will Book M, p. 23

Thomas married Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Unknown Bennett

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• Baptism: 4 Dec 1762, , Fauquier, Virginia, USA
• Census: 1782, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Will: 11 Nov 1782, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Fauquier County Court, 26th of May 1763

"We present David Thomas, Thomas Dodson, Abraham Dodson, Elisha Dodson, Joseph Dodson, Edmund Hayes, Peter Cornwell, Obed 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."

Census:
Alexander Lee, Thomas Bennett and John Bennett, Sr appear in order on the 1782 census list taken by John Dix in the District of Capt. John Wynn and Capt. John Walters. Alexander Lee is listed with 4 white persons in his household, Thomas Bennett with 4 white persons and John Bennett with 6 white persons. None of the three have any slaves listed.

Will:
This will was proved on 18 July 1791. The record indicates it was further proved on 20 Feb 1797 and ordered to be recorded. This last date may not be accurate. The will was recorded in Deeds & Wills Book 9 covering the years 1791-1794. If it was recorded in 1797, as the document says, it would have been in Book 10 which covers the years 1794-1797. I believe it likely that the date the will was recorded was 1792. An examination of the wills recorded immediately before and after this one would reveal whether or not this suspicion is true. Furthermore, an inventory of the estate was submitted to the courts on 5 Mar 1792 further reinforcing the idea that the proving of the will was in February 1792.

John Bennett, Last Will and Testament
Pittsylvania Co., Va
Deeds and Wills 9, Page 28

In the name of God Amen I John Bennett of the County of Pittsylvania and the State of Virginia planter being very sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God. Calling to mind the mortallity of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make & ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say

Died:
In a 1794 deed from Robert Maddin to Samuel Walker, John Bennett, deceased, is identified as an adjoining property owner. (DB 8, p. 489) It is likely that John died in 1785 or 1786. John was present in the 1785 tax list of Pittsylvania County. He was absent from the 1786 land tax list and every year thereafter. In 1787 Elizabeth, John's wife, was listed as head of household on the tax list. Since only single women and widows were included on the list, it appears that John had died before 1787. His absence from the land tax list of 1786 suggests that he died sometime after the 1785 tax list was recorded.

In a 1794 deed from Robert Maddin to Samuel Walker, John Bennett, deceased, is identified as an adjoining property owner. (DB 8, p. 489) It is likely that John died in 1785 or 1786. John was present in the 1785 tax list of Pittsylvania County. He was absent from the 1786 land tax list and every year thereafter. In 1787 Elizabeth, John's wife, was listed as head of household on the tax list. Since only single women and widows were included on the list, it appears that John had died before 1787. His absence from the land tax list of 1786 suggests that he died sometime after the 1785 tax list was recorded.

John married Elizabeth Dodson about 1749. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Dodson, Jr. and Elizabeth Rose) was born on 27 May 1732 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Elizabeth Bennett

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• Will: 12 Aug 1779, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Probate: 21 Oct 1783, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Will:
Deeds & Wills Book 11, Page 133-134. 12 August 1779, Pr: 21 October 1783. LWT Thomas Dodson in good health and perfect and sound memory as common. To my grandson Thomas Dodson, son of Joseph Dodson, deceased, the sum of one shilling sterlingg. To my son Thomas Dodson, my whip saw. To my son George Dodson, a Negro girl Levina. To my son William Dodson, after the death of my wife, the plantation and tract of land whereon I now live. To my daughter Sarah Nevil, one shilling. To mmy daughter Elizabeth Bennett, one shilling. To Else Dodson, one shilling. To my daughter Rhody Creal, one shilling. To my loving wife Ellenor Dodson all my movable estate, except my still and whip saw, such as horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, alall my household and kitchen furniture provided she will give up her Join (sic) and what I had with her and if not as much to be sold as will pay her and she have the remainder. Likewise I lend to her the Negro woman Vilet during her natural life and afterwards to my son Jesse Dodson. Also to son Jesse Dodson my still, it to be valued and he is to pay his brothers and sisters their equal share. I give to the use of the separate and regular Baptist to meet in the worship service of the lord the meeting house near John Creel Mill with the 3 acres of land. Appoint loving wife Elenor Dodson and my son George Dodson executors. Signed - Thomas Dodson. Wit: Daniel Gardner, Heath Gardner, Silvany Gardner, Nathaniel Gardner, Richard Brown and William Herring security for the executors.

Probate:
The will of Thomas Dodson was proved in court on 21 Oct 1783.

Thomas married Elizabeth Rose, Richmond, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Elizabeth Dodson

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• Will: 17 Feb 1739, , Richmond, Virginia, USA

Thomas married Mary Durham, , Virginia, USA. Mary was born on 05 Jun 1686 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Mary Dodson
• Name: Mary Galbreath