Thomas BENNETT

Abt 1751 - Aft 1831  (~ 80 years)

• Name	Thomas BENNETT
  Born	Abt 1751
  Gender	Male
  Census	1800	Caswell County, North Carolina   [1]
  	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
  Reference Number	969
  Will	22 Jan 1831
  	Caswell Co., NC Will Book M, p. 23
  Died	Aft 22 Jan 1831	Caswell County, North Carolina   [2]
  Person ID	I969	Bennetts of Pittsylvania County
  Last Modified	27 May 2013

  
  

  Father	John BENNETT,   d. Abt 1786, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Mother	Elizabeth DODSON,   b. 27 May 1732, North Farnham Parish, Virginia
  Married	Abt 1749  [3]
  Children	9 children
  1. William BENNETT,   b. Abt 1749
  2. Thomas BENNETT,   b. Abt 1751,   d. Aft 22 Jan 1831, Caswell County, North Carolina
  3. Winifred BENNETT,   b. Between 1755 and 1774, Virginia
  4. Milly BENNETT,   b. Abt 1758
  5. Sarah BENNETT,   b. Abt 1760
  6. John BENNETT,   b. Bef 24 Apr 1763, Fauquier County, Virginia ,   d. May 1845, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  7. Elizabeth BENNETT,   b. Bef 11 Aug 1765
  8. Jesse BENNETT,   b. 15 Nov 1767,   d. Between 31 Jul 1819 and 29 Nov 1819, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
  9. Ruth BENNETT,   b. Abt 1770,   d. Bef 31 Dec 1804
  Family ID	F227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown
  Children	1. Nancy BENNETT,   b. Between 1770 and 1780, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Married: Ludwell WORSHAM (1831)   2. Dotson BENNETT,   b. 10 Jan 1778, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 01 Aug 1844, Walton County, Georgia  (Age 66 years) Married: Polly WRIGHT   3. John BENNETT,   b. Abt 1783 Married: Nancy WADDILL   4. Mary BENNETT,   b. 10 Jun 1786,   d. 18 Feb 1847, Davie County, North Carolina  (Age 60 years) Married: Richard GOWEN (1807)   5. Tapley BENNETT,   b. Abt 1789 Married: Willie SMITH (1820)   6. Mumford BENNETT,   b. Between 1790 and 1794 Married: Nancy LUMPKIN (1821)   7. Thomas BENNETT,   b. Abt 1794,   d. Abt 1831, Campbell County, Georgia  (Age ~ 37 years)   8. William Moore BENNETT,   b. 28 Feb 1800, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Jul 1885, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age 85 years) Married: Mary LINDSEY
  Family ID	F213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mildred GIVINGS
  Married	26 Oct 1826	Caswell County, North Carolina   [4]
  Children	1. Electa Elizabeth BENNETT,   b. 1827   2. Louisiana Jackson BENNETT,   b. 1828   3. Edward Waren BENNETT,   b. 03 Nov 1830
  Family ID	F219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		John Dix Census List, 1782 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1782 Census List, District of Capt. John Wynne and Capt. John Walters, Taken by John Dix
  		Jeremiah White Census List, 1785 Pittsylvania County, Virginia Tithe List, 1785, Jeremiah White's District

  
  

• 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 of 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 give 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 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?

  
  

• Sources

  [S726] 1800 Census Caswell County, NC, (NARA), Thomas Bennett household. [S37] Caswell County, NC Will Book M, Pg. 23. [S730] Rev. Elias Dodson Manuscript, Dodson, Elias, Editor: Lucas, Silas Emmet, (Southern Historical Press, Easley, South Carolina, 1989), p. 15. [S177] North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, Compiler: Ancestry.com.