Micajah Bennett

1763 - 1825  (62 years)

• Name	Micajah Bennett  [1]
  Birth	1763	, Granville, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Guardian	27 Jan 1807	, Wilkes, Georgia, USA   [3]
  Deed-Purchase	15 Oct 1818	, Jackson, Georgia, USA   [4]
  	Micajah Bennett of Green County, Ga purchased 200 acres on the waters of Beach Creek from Richard Shipp.
  Death	24 May 1825	, Jackson, Georgia, USA
  Person ID	I12557	Master
  Last Modified	11 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Peter Bennett,   b. 21 Jun 1724, Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA d. 26 May 1778, , Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Frances Vardeman,   b. 1730, , , Virginia, USA d. 1787, , Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	1752	, Bedford, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F3579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Snow
  Marriage	Bef 31 May 1781	, , Virginia, USA   [5]
  	Thomas Snow named a daughter, Mary Bennett, in his will. From other records, we know that there is a relationship between the families of Peter Bennett and Thomas Snow of Bedford County. Thomas Snow, Jr. married Rachel Bennett, daughter of Peter Bennett. Reuben and Micajah Bennett moved to Wilkes County, Georgia in the late 1780s settling on Kettle Creek. Wilkes County records show that Mark and Henry Snow, sons of Thomas Snow are also on Kettle Creek. The husband of Mary Snow was likikely a son of Peter Bennett. The only sons of Peter whose wives are not proven are Reuben and Micajah. However, Wilkes County records show that Reuben's wife's name was Elizabeth. Therefore, this researcher believes that Mary Snow was married to Micajah Bennett.
  Family ID	F5527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Ann Johnson
  Marriage	27 Jun 1811	, Wilkes, Georgia, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F5523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1763 - , Granville, North Carolina, USA Marriage - Bef 31 May 1781 - , , Virginia, USA Guardian - 27 Jan 1807 - , Wilkes, Georgia, USA Marriage - 27 Jun 1811 - , Wilkes, Georgia, USA Deed-Purchase - 15 Oct 1818 - , Jackson, Georgia, USA Death - 24 May 1825 - , Jackson, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Micajah Bennett married Ann Johnson on June 27, 1811 in Wilkes County. The same day Salley Evans married Weaver Cotton in Wilkes County.Salley Evans is listed as a widow and given one draw in the 1803 and 1806 land lottery. Micajah Bennett of Jackson County, GA left a will dated 8 Apr 1824 naming Salley Cotton as a beneficiary. Apparently, Salley is the daughter of Micajah Bennett. These records show that Micajah Bennett migrated from Wilkes Co., GA to Jackson Co., GA sometime between 1811 and 1824. Will Abstracts, Books A & B 1803 - 1888 Transcribed by Faye Stone Poss P 50-51: Micajah Bennett. Will dated April 8, 1824, probated July 5,1824, recorded Will Book A, pp. 103-104. 'In the name of the Holy Trinity Amen. I Micajah Bennett ? being indisposed in Body ? I give & bequeath to my two Sons Jesse I. Bennett & Jeptha Bennett, the Tract ofLand whereon I now live, including the Plantation & farming utentials, two Horses, one yolk of oxen & cart, a cow & calf a peace, all my Stock of Hogs, two feather Beds & furniture, all my Household & kitchenfurnniture except two other feather Beds & furniture to be disposed ofas hereafter directed together with the services of my Negroe man Spencer, & my Negroe woman Jude, during the time of their (my Sons aforesaid) minority; with this request, & it is my will that after the expiration of the age of minority, my, the said Negroe woman Jude, shall beset free under such regulations as the Laws of the State do or may authorize, but that Spencer shall remain the property of my sons aforesaid.' Executors named to take oversight of his sons & attend to their raising, education & moral instruction on the premises & to employ some moral & decent person to take charge of the plantation as oversee. To grand daughter Polley Bennett two dollars. Residue of estate, real & personal, to his children Peter Bennett, Nancey Bennett, Salley Cotton, Micajah Bennett & William Bennett, share & share alike. Just debts, which are small, to be punctually paid & if necessary sell any part of property, in that case the balance of his stock of cattle be sold or his Bear Creek tract of land. Executors: Thomas Johnson & Richard W. Pentecost. Witness: William Pentecost, Britain Brazeal & Josiah Bradley. (Jackson County, Georgia Will Book A, pp.103-04.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S518] Joida Whitten, Abstracts of Bedford County Virginia Wills, 1754-1787, (Joida Whitten, 1968), pg. 79. [S523] DAR Patriot Index. [S545] Davidson, Grace Gillam, Early Records of Georgia, Vol. One, Wilkes County, (Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, SC, 1992, Original Date, 1932), p. 149. [S505] Poss, Faye Stone, Jackson County, Georgia Deeds 1808-1822, (Faye Stone Poss, Snellville, Georgia, 200), p. 342, Richard Shipp to Micajah Bennett, 200 acres, 1818. [S512] Virginia, Bedford County, Will Book 1, p. 400 (Reliability: 3). Virginia, Bedford County, Will Book 1 31 May 1781 Will of Thomas Snow Testator: Thomas Snow [S535] Davidson, Grace Gillam, Early Records of Georgia, Vol. Two, Wilkes County, (Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, SC, 1992, Original Date, 1932), pg. 329.