GEN # 8 Thomas Bennett b July 31, 1715 in Westmoreland Co Va, d June 7, 1789 Wastmorelans, Married Mary Anne Oldham DECEMBER 25th , 1742. These are their children: Reuben Bennett b Oct 1, 1745 Westmoreland co, va. Jesse Bennett b 27 Jan Wes co, m Jemina Cole. Tarpley Bennett b 1 Jan 1748-died 1749 Wes-co. George Bennett b 27 May 1752 Wes co. Thomas Tarpley b 11 Jul 1755 Cople Parish, (my Grandad). Richard Bennett b 27 Aug, 1757 m Alice Middleton Dec 1782. Wm Bennett b Sept 8, 1764 Wes co, m Catherine Lawson. Gen # 9 Thomas tarpley Bennett b Jul 11, 1755 married Mary Ann Hardy, Dec 1782, Middlesex Va,(My Grands.) These are their children: REUBEN BENNETT, b Nov 29, 1782 St Stephens Parish, Northumberland Va died Dec 16, 1838, St Tammany's Ph, La. The birth place of my mother, Avis Wyona Cooper,the daughter of a Bennett, Larua Emma Bennett Cooper. My solid tie in comes in the next and last Gen # 10 that I will put fourth. Elizabeth Bennett b 18 oct 1784 Middlesex., Va d 1851 Lousiana, married Willis Murphy Watson. Aristides Bennett b 1785 Ga, d 2 May 1870 La m CHARITY SELF. mary Ann Polly Bennett 1787 Ga d. 1860 St tammany's Ph La married Abner Jenkins. Malissa Bennett b 1785. d 1816, m daneil J.Vernon Nancy Bennett b 1790 m Edward McCain. No.10 Gen tomorrow and final,I will just name them after the 10th gen, anyone may e-mail me personally and I will list those on down grand by grand to myself. The 10th Gen is my tie in to my ROBERTSONS and HEADENS and BANKSTONS with my Bennetts. I had this in the family for 32 years and found this out in 1982. After retireing in 1988 Pensacola Naval Air Station, I celebrated for 10 years and started "Bennett hunting"in 1997 and in California,OF ALL PLACES, something good came out. All I can say is that this history even gets deeper way back further than I could ever imagined but so it is for others also. Thanks to all and ROOTSWEB.com for puting up with me, it's a hobby only with me. But I get cousins very often and this is great. tj3227@vicksburg.com