Major Richard BENNETT

Male Abt 1732 - 1811  (~ 79 years)


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  • Name Richard BENNETT 
    Title Major  
    Born Abt 1732 
    Gender Male 
    Will 30 Nov 1810 
    Died 1811  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Event-Misc Apr 1811 
    • Type: Will Proven
    Name // 
    Reference Number 864 
    Person ID I864  Bennetts of Pittsylvania County
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2013 

    Father Richard BENNETT,   d. Abt 1786, Louisa or Fluvanna County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth RICE,   b. Abt 1710, Hanover County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 2 children 
    Family ID F368  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann LEA 
    Children 
     1. James BENNETT,   d. Bef 30 Nov 1810
     2. John BENNETT,   d. Bef 30 Nov 1810
     3. Milner BENNETT,   d. Between 24 Feb 1814 and Jul 1814, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Nancy BENNETT,   d. Bef 30 Nov 1810
     5. Richard BENNETT,   d. Bef 30 Nov 1810
    Married:
     6. Ambrose Lea BENNETT,   d. Aft Jul 1814
    Family ID F138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Caswell County, North Carolina Deed Books 1777 - 1817
      Abstracts by Katharine Kerr Kendall
      1989, Southern Historical Press, Inc.

      p. 195, Deed Book L, page 3-4. John Shelton of Sumner Co., TN to Richard Bennett of Nottaway Co., VA for $1244.25, 553 A on Rattlesnake Cradj Wright, Gunn, Atkinson, Sawyer, Jesse Carter along the main road,the meeting house corner, Bonoho. 17 Oct 1798. Wit: Robt Mitchell, Jesse Carter, H. Atkinson.

      p. 196, Deed Book L, page 41-42. Thomas Jeffreys of CC to Richard Bennett of same, for 81 lbs 17s 6p, 131 A both sides e fork Rattlesnake Cr adj the meeting house, Jacob Wright. 24 Apr 1799. Acknd in open court.

      Will also names Molly Graves and Betsey Byser?. These could be children of Milner Bennett. Son Richard also had daughters named Molly andBetsey, but they were named in the will as Molly & Betsy Bennett and had not yet come of age. Molly Graves and Betsey Byser were mentioned along with son Milner.