I will try to get a copy of the book through the library here. They have done excellent work for me in the past. Couple of things you mention are of great interest to me, but probably not directly valuable to you. The Indian massacre in Jamestown was mitigated somewhat due to a warning from an Indian boy through Richard Pace, a direct ancestor of mine through my maternal ancestry which eventually became Lancasters in Mississippi and Missouri. Your mention of Joseph Hardin Bennett is interesting. My great grandfather was Joseph S (probably. He used different initials) Bennett. He joined the 27th Arkansas Infantry early in the Civil War, but deserted and went to Missouri and joined a Yankee cavalry unit. His daughter-in-law (my grandmother) was a Hardin. I"m not too far back in those lines, but all the way back to William the Conqueror's time with the many names which became, through marriage, Lancaster. I am obviously descended from second or later children, 'cause I just aint got any of their money! Jerry Bennett Merritt Island, Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 8:59 AM Subject: Re: [BENNETT] Marion T. Bennett Book: other surnames and research paths > > > The best thing is to read the book and decide if you think maybe your > ancestor fits into this family. The book is quite sketchy in many places, > so it is > still possible that your ancestor was connected to this family but that > Marion T. didn't include him or her. > > He was writing the book while he was a working senator in Congress and > without the aid of the Internet, so although he did do extensive > research, again, > you may be disappointed if you are looking for a specific ancestor. > > The most common names in the book (some repeated many times) are William, > John, Philip, Basil, RIchard, Edward, Francis, Marion, Samuel, Isaac, for > men - > and Lucy, Mathilda, Elizabeth, Catherine, Mary, Irene, Martha. > > The most frequently discussed associated family names are: Redman, Drake, > Marrs, O'Bannon, Cox, Dawson, Lemon(s), Tinsley. Others include: Bland, > Scott, > Jones, Atteberry, Pendergraft. > > Edward Bennett and Richard Bennett, both prominent in London and Virginia > are also discussed along with their plantations, religious background, > and so > forth. No connection is claimed. The "Indian Massacres" of about 1620 and > 1640 > (not exact dates) are also discussed. > > These Bennetts served on both sides of the Civil War. Those in my line in > Missouri were almost entirely Union. Any relatives left in Illinois would > have > been Union in all likelihood. Relatives in Kentucky probably were > Confederate > as would those still in NC or VA --none of the KY, ILL, NC, or VA > cousins' > descendants are enumerated upon. > > I have established some links to some Drakes (who married into the > family) > through the Missouri, Polk County website and to some Kentucky > descendants of > Basil Bennett and John Bennett of Virginia through the Bennetts > Yahoogroups > state groups. I haven't tried yet to contact the VA or IL Bennett > newsgroups. > > Again, it is a relatively small book, but if nothing else, it may help > you > eliminate certain individuals who come up in your own research as not > belonging to your particular grouping or, alternatively, verify that your > research is > in the right direction. > > No Yancey is listed. Could this be a transcription error on the part of > a > census taker or other scribbler? Or might it be a nickname? Nancy comes > to > mind. Also pronunciation affects the way people spelled names. My own > relatives > might spell the name Reynolds as Randles, for example, showing the > tendency > to leave some letters out and to transpose others. > > For those interested a google search on Ozark English and/or Appalachian > English might be helpful to know what kind of morphs might be expected. > Also, > if any of your ancestors married into Native American tribes, they might > be > harder to trace. So far, I haven't located any in my direct line, but > there are > many Bennetts in the Lumbee Indians (a mixed group of Native Americans > who > claim ties to the Lost Colony of Roanoke, which, perhaps by coincidence > and > perhaps not had one "lost" colonist named Marke Bennet who was never > found).Again, a google search will turn up the information. > > Other possibilities, some may not want to entertain, but are worth look > at > for history's sake, are Melungeons, mixed ethnic and "racial" groups > throughout Appalachia. The name Bennett occurs in Brent Kennedy's > landmark study > Melungeons: Resurrection of a Proud People. Dr. Kennedy himself had > Bennett > Melungeon ancestors although he had been told he was Scotch Irish by his > relatives > despite their slightly dark skin. > > When I found out that there was a good chance the my Virginia and North > Carolina and perhaps Kentucky and even Arkansas ancestors had slaves, I > was > curious to see if I could find any with the last name Bennett. There are. > Hundreds > and hundreds of them, mainly concentrated in the Deep South. Did some of > the people take the name of their masters? It would seem so since there > are > still today many Black Bennetts. Were some of these "Mulattoes," as they > were > called back then if they were not entirely African in descent? Yes, if the > Slave Schedules are correct. (See the 1860 Slave Schedule under Census at > Ancestry.com, for example). Some of these may have married into tribes > such as the > Lumbee (Crotan) Native Americans or Cherokees or other groups. Others may > have married into Melungeon groups or both. Some may have eventually > "passed" > for "white." In fact, this was the case with those Bennetts who married > into > the Driggers family, (Driggers was originally De Rodrigues, a Portuguese > slave > of mixed ancestry to begin with, possibly Sephardic, certainly part > African). Today many Driggers who are black never heard of a white > Driggers and > Driggers who are white never heard of a black Driggers. And the Bennetts > of the > South were still considered white after intermarrying with them despite > racist > one-drop rules. > > There was also a family of Bennetts still actively involved in politics > whose ancestor was officially adopted into the Cherokee tribe, married a > Cherokee, had children, and rose into prominence as a chief and his > relatives in > leadership. His story is colorful. Look up Joseph Hardin Bennett on the > Internet > and read about how he married the daughter of Joel Mayes Bryan (or Joel > Bryan > Mayes). his ancestors are Sears, however, not Bennetts. > > All this gives one cause to ponder as we uncover history one ancestor at > a > time, record by record. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >