James Bennett

Abt 1755 - 1826  (~ 71 years)

• Name	James Bennett
  Born	Abt 1755	Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Share	30 Dec 1800	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [1]
  	grantee in the deed of Thomas Bennett-309
  _UID	2484F54FCD6947D785B647F87AE15D1688D8
  Died	21 May 1826	Pittslyvania County, Virginia   [2]
  	His death is recorded in the journal if Winston Dalton.
  Person ID	I311	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	William Bennett,   b. Bef 2 Jun 1703, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1783, Montgomery County, Virginia  (Age > 79 years)
  Mother	Hannah Goad,   b. 7 Apr 1732, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia ,   d. Aft 14 Feb 1777, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age > 45 years)
  Married	Bef 1755	Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  	The two known children of William Bennett and Hannah Goad are Benjamin Bennett and James Bennett. James Bennett, who remained in Pittsylvania Co., is identified in Winston Dalton's journal as the son of William and Hannah. Benjamin and James Bennett first appear in the Pittsylvania County tax list in 1773 with their tithes charged to William Bennett. Benjamin and James are first listed on their own in 1776. Assuming that they had reached the age of majority in 1776, then we can estimate their birth year as 1755. Hannah probably married William Bennett before 1755.
  Children	2 children
  1. James Bennett,   b. Abt 1755, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 21 May 1826, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  2. Benjamin Bennett,   b. Abt 1755, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Letitia Kerr,   b. 1750, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 25 Aug 1830, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. William Bennett,   b. 1772, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 19 Jan 1838, Bedford County, Virginia  (Age 66 years)   2. Richard Bennett,   b. 1776, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Nancy Dalton (1799)   3. Stephen Bennett,   b. 1786, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. Jul 1856, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age 70 years)   4. James Lewis Bennett,   b. 1788, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 18 May 1846, Pittslyvania County, Virginia  (Age 58 years) Married: Mary Endora Towler (1812)
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Bennett is the son of William Bennett and Hannah Goad, which is confirmed by an entry in the journal of Winston Dalton. The entry states that "James Bennett son of William Bennett & Hanner his Wife deceas'd a Sunday evening May 21st 1826." Benjamin and James Bennett first appear in the Pittsylvania County tax list in 1773 with their tithes charged to William Bennett. This indicates that James and Benjamin were still minors at this time. James and Benjamin are first listed on their own in 1776. If this indicates that they had reached the age of majority, then we can estimate their birth year as 1755. Since James & Benjamin first appear as minors the same year, and both are first listed individually on the same year, it is possible that James and Benjamin were twins. In the late 1770s and early 1780s, there was a large migration of families from Pittsylvania County to Montgomery County, Virginia. Among those moving were William Bennett, his sons Thomas, James and Benjamin, and Elijah Bennett, son of Thomas. William Bennett, Thomas Bennett, James Bennett, and Benjamin Bennett all appear on the 1782 personal property tax list of Montgomery County. Each one of these men is absent from the 1782 tax list of Pittsylvania County. Benjamin Bennett is listed adjacent to Meredith Smith on this tax list. In a 1780 Pittsylvania County deed, Thomas Bennett of Montgomery County, Virginia sold his interest in 100 acres of land to William Mitchell. (DB 6:70-71) This deed links the Montgomery County Bennetts to Pittsylvania County. Pittsylvania County researchers will recognize many other names on the Montgomery County tax list. Thomas Bennett, James Bennett, and Elijah Bennett were in the Montgomery County Militia from 1782-1784 in the company of Captain William Bobbett. The majority of persons in this company were from Pittsylvania County. Benjamin Bennett also appears in the militia list in the company of Captain Samders between 1782 & 1784. Thomas, Elijah, and James Bennett all return to Pittsylvania County by 1785. William and Benjamin did not. It is likely that William died in Montgomery County. A person by the name of Benjamin Bennett appears around this time in the records of Surry County, North Carolina. Stokes County was formed from Surry County in 1789.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Deeds, Thomas & Margaret Bennett to James Bennett; 30 December 1800; deed; 12; 329; 7646000; Deed book, v. 11, 1796-1799 -- Deed book, v. 12, 1799-1802 (Reliability: 3). 75 acres on north side of Pigg River; part of 300 acre tract patented by William Roysden 13 August 1763; bounded by William Lawson's line, Richard Bennett's line and Pigg River Thomas Bennett identified as being of Greenville County, South Carolina. Thomas and Margaret signed by mark. Daniel Crider, Richard Bennett and Joseph Towler witnessed the deed. Same land received by gift from William & Hannah Bennett. James Bennett is half-brother of Thomas Bennett. [S193] Winston Dalton Journal, Death entry for James Bennett; p. 12 (Reliability: 2).