William Bennett

Abt 1749 -

• Name	William Bennett
  Birth	Abt 1749
  	Pittsylvania Co., VA, DB 1, p. 391 - Creel from Cornwell William Bennett and his father John are witneses to deed. John Creel and Peter Cornwell are prominent members of the Broad Run Baptist Church. William must have been at least 19 years old to have witnessed this deed giving a birthdate of about 1750.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1801	, Jackson, Georgia, USA   [1]
  	William Bennett appears to have moved to Jackson County in the later half of 1801. On 11 Apr 1801, William is on the tax list of John White in Pittsylvania County. He is absent from the 1802 tax list of Pittsylvania County. On 15 Jan 1802, Armstead Bennett purchased land in Jackson County from Jesse Bennett with Lewis Hardy as a witness. All are identified in the deed as being of Jackson County. Armstead is the son of William and Lewis Hardy is a son-in-law. Therefore, William likely moved his family to Jackson County between 11 Apr 1801 and 15 Jan 1802. His oldest son, Hezekiah, did not move with him, but followed a year or two later.
  Deed-Purchase	03 Apr 1803	, Jackson, Georgia, USA   [2]
  	On 3 Apr 1803, William Bennett purchased 200 acres of land on Turkey Creek from John Hase (Hasey) for $450. This was part of a 575 acre grant originally made to John Palmer.
  Will	25 Jul 1822	, Jackson, Georgia, USA   [3]
  	Will of William Bennett b. c. 1749, d. April 17, 1825 Transcribed by Anita (Brocato) Hollis, Westlake, LA In the name of God Amen, I William Bennett of the State of Georgia & County of Jackson a planter of the same being weak in body but of sound & perfect mind & memory blessed be almighty God, for the same calling to mind the mortality of my boddy & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will & testament that is to say principally of in & of all I give & recommend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God who gave it to me & body I recommend t to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God & as touching such worldly estate where with it hahas pleased (?) God to bless me within this life, I give dismiss & dispose of the same in the following manner & form, first I lend to my beloved wife Rachael Bennett all & singular my whole estate both movable & immovable during her natural life or widowhood Item 2 I also bequeath to my son Hezekiah Bennett five shillings Sterling Item 3 To my daughter Sarah Hardy five shillings Sterling Item 4 To my son Armsted Bennett five shillings Sterling Item 5 To my daughter Judy Hardy five shillings Sterling Item 6 To my daughter Polley Perry twenty dollars Item 7 To my daughter Patsey Bennett twenty dollars Item 8 To my son Thomas Bennett one cow & calf feather bed & furniture Item 9 To my son Asa Bennett one horse bridle & saddle ccow & calf feather bed & furniture Item 10 My sons William Bennett and Barltley Bennett, Thomas Bennett & Asa Bennett I give and bequeath to my beloved four sons after the death of my beloved wife Rachael Bennett all remainder of my property both movable & immovable to be equally divided between them named four sons, And I do hereby constitute my sons Wm Bennett Thos Bennett & my wife executor of this my last will and testament & do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannul all and eveery other former testament will & legacy & executors by me in any wise before named wills & bequeathes & confirming this to be my last will & testament & no other, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 25th day of July in the year of our lord eighteen hundred & twenty two by the within named Wm Bennett the within to be his last will & testament in the presence of us who in his & the presence of each other hereunto subscribed our name, the day & date above written. William Bennett (seal) Absolam Crisler Abram Crisler
  Person ID	I21883	Master
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	John Bennett,   b. 1730   d. 1786, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Dodson,   b. 27 May 1732, North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
  Marriage	Abt 1749  [4]
  Family ID	F5588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel White,   b. 1764   d. 1837 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [3, 5]
  Children	1. Patsy Bennett   2. Hezekiah Bennett,   b. 29 Dec 1773, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1825, , Gibson, Indiana, USA (Age 51 years) + 3. Armstead Bennett,   b. 1776   4. Judith Bennett,   b. 1778   5. Sarah Bennett,   b. 1779   6. Polly Bennett,   b. Abt 1785   7. William Bennett,   b. Abt 1792, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA + 8. Bartholomew 'bartley' Bennett,   b. 09 Mar 1794, , , Virginia, USA d. 21 Mar 1853, Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 59 years) + 9. Thomas A. Bennett,   b. 23 Mar 1802, , Jackson, Georgia, USA d. 17 Sep 1872, , Hall, Georgia, USA (Age 70 years) + 10. Asa Bennett,   b. 21 Feb 1805, , Jackson, Georgia, USA d. 30 Jul 1886, , Hall, Georgia, USA (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F5557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1801 - , Jackson, Georgia, USA Deed-Purchase - 03 Apr 1803 - , Jackson, Georgia, USA Will - 25 Jul 1822 - , Jackson, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S584] Poss, Faye Stone, Jackson Co., Ga Deeds 1796-1808, (Wolfe Publishing, Fernandina, Florida, 1998), p. 176, Deed from Jesse Bennett to Armstead Bennett, 1802. [S584] Poss, Faye Stone, Jackson Co., Ga Deeds 1796-1808, (Wolfe Publishing, Fernandina, Florida, 1998), p. 243, Deed from John Hase to William Bennett. [S547] Betty Cox Collie, The Bennett Family of Southern Pittsylvania County, p. 347-348. [S581] Dodson, Elias, Editor: Lucas, Silas Emmet, The Dodson (Dotson) Family of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, (Southern Historical Press, Easley, South Carolina, 1989), p. 15. [S472] Lela C. Adams, Abstracts of Pittsylvania County Virginia Wills, 1767-1820, (Southern Historical Press Inc, Greenville South Carolina, 1986), p. 219.