Here are some WV Bennett's, you can see it they look familiar. Descendants of Joseph Bennett Generation No. 1 1. JOSEPH1 BENNETT He married ABIGAIL LEE. Child of JOSEPH BENNETT and ABIGAIL LEE is: 2. i. JOSEPH2 BENNETT. Generation No. 2 2. JOSEPH2 BENNETT (JOSEPH1) He married HANNAH STARNES. Notes for JOSEPH BENNETT: April 1800 - these were the first settlers of the District known as Walkersville, WV. At that time it was known as Harrison Co., VA and is now known as Lewis Co., WV. Children of JOSEPH BENNETT and HANNAH STARNES are: i. ABRAM3 BENNETT. Notes for ABRAM BENNETT: Settled 1800 on Abrams Run 3. ii. JACOB BENNETT. iii. JOHN BENNETT. 4. iv. WILLIAM BENNETT, SR., b. September 18, 1775, Pendleton Co., VA; d. March 01, 1858, Walkersville, WV. Generation No. 3 3. JACOB3 BENNETT (JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) Children of JACOB BENNETT are: 5. i. HEZEKIAH4 BENNETT. ii. AARON BENNETT. 4. WILLIAM3 BENNETT, SR. (JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) was born September 18, 1775 in Pendleton Co., VA, and died March 01, 1858 in Walkersville, WV. He married REBECCA MCCALLY 1795, daughter of JONATHAN MCCALLY. She was born in Pendleton Co., VA. Notes for WILLIAM BENNETT, SR.: William Bennett settled in 1800 on the West Fork River 1/2 mile northwest of Walkersville at the mouth of the stream since known as Bennett’s Run William Bennett settled on a large tract of land which he had been granted by the State of Virginia, and the original grant, or deed written on parchment, used to be in the possession of the Sprigg family at Walkersville, great grandchildren of William Bennett The first 2 story house built in the district was erected by Thomas McCartney in 1808 for William Bennett, Sr. at the mouth of Bennett's Run. This house was burned in 1941 after being almost continuously occupied for 133 years William Bennett, Sr. was the father of 12 children, and all of them, with the exception of James, Elizabeth and Jonathan had families of from 8 to 15 children. The exceptions having 4 each. Children of WILLIAM BENNETT and REBECCA MCCALLY are: 6. i. RACHEL4 BENNETT, b. 1796. ii. DAVID BENNETT, b. 1798; m. JANE STUART. iii. PHOEBA BENNETT, b. 1800; m. JAMES KEITH. Notes for PHOEBA BENNETT: George, Ross and Hugh Keith of Roanoke, West Virginia who are great-grandsons of Phoeba Bennett Keith 7. iv. JAMES BENNETT, b. 1802. v. MARGARET BENNETT, b. 1804; m. ROBERT MCCRAY. vi. JOSEPH BENNETT, b. 1805; m. MARY COLEMER. Notes for JOSEPH BENNETT: “Mat” Sprigg Bacorn, Ed Sprigg of Ireland, West Virginia, Jennie Berry and Samantha Weaver of Weston, grandchildren of Joseph Bennett Mae Birk, Garnet Armstrong, Robert Bennett, Virginia Cunningham, Rhoda Bacorn and Margaret Stalnaker, all of Ireland, grandchildren of Joseph Bennett The next settler on “Glady” was Joseph Bennett, a son of William Bennett, Sr., previously mentioned. His settlement was in 1829 8. vii. HANAH BENNETT, b. 1805. viii. ELIZABETH BENNETT, b. 1807; m. JAMES D. SPRIGG. Notes for ELIZABETH BENNETT: Clark, Margaret, Joe, Wade and Charley Sprigg of Walkersville, grandchildren of Elizabeth Bennett Sprigg 9. ix. WILLIAM BENNETT, JR., b. 1808, Walkersville, WV. x. REBECCA BENNETT, b. 1810; m. FLETCHER HOLT. 10. xi. ABIGAIL BENNETT, b. 1812. 11. xii. JONATHAN MCCALLY BENNETT, b. 1814. Generation No. 4 5. HEZEKIAH4 BENNETT (JACOB3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) Child of HEZEKIAH BENNETT is: i. HANSON5 BENNETT. 6. RACHEL4 BENNETT (WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) was born 1796. She married DAVID ALKIRE Bet. 1812 - 1825. He was born Bet. 1790 - 1800. Child of RACHEL BENNETT and DAVID ALKIRE is: i. PERMELIA5 ALKIRE, b. Bet. 1815 - 1820; m. GEORGE DODRILL MOLLOHAN, July 15, 1855; b. December 12, 1815; d. March 16, 1895. 7. JAMES4 BENNETT (WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) was born 1802. He married MATILDA CLARK. Notes for MATILDA CLARK: He married Matilda Clark whose grandfather, Abram Clark, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence Child of JAMES BENNETT and MATILDA CLARK is: i. EDWARD5 BENNETT. 8. HANAH4 BENNETT (WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) was born 1805. She married JOHN ANDERSON. Notes for HANAH BENNETT: Mrs. Emma Smith, Mrs. H.O. Wilson and Mrs. Clark Sprigg of Walkersville, W. Va; grandchildren of Hannah Bennett Anderson Child of HANAH BENNETT and JOHN ANDERSON is: i. MARGARET5 ANDERSON, m. ? FELTNER. 9. WILLIAM4 BENNETT, JR. (WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) was born 1808 in Walkersville, WV. He married JANE PRICKETTS. Children of WILLIAM BENNETT and JANE PRICKETTS are: i. MARY5 BENNETT, m. JOHN LORENTZ; b. 1841. Notes for JOHN LORENTZ: Burried in Long Point Cemetary with wife and child. 12. ii. NATHAN BENNETT. iii. J. LORENTZ BENNETT. 10. ABIGAIL4 BENNETT (WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) was born 1812. She married MATHEW HOLT. Notes for ABIGAIL BENNETT: Margaret Early, Mathew, Charles, Andrew, Rush and Jane Holt, grandchildren of Abigail Bennett Holt Children of ABIGAIL BENNETT and MATHEW HOLT are: i. MARGARET5 HOLT. ii. LAURA A. HOLT. iii. M. S. HOLT. 11. JONATHAN MCCALLY4 BENNETT (WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) was born 1814. He married MARGARET JACKSON, daughter of COLONEL GEORGE W. JACKSON. Notes for JONATHAN MCCALLY BENNETT: Hunter M. Bennett and Mrs. Bertha Bennett Keener, grandchildren of Jonathan M. Bennett Children of JONATHAN BENNETT and MARGARET JACKSON are: i. LOUIS5 BENNETT. ii. W. G. BENNETT. Generation No. 5 12. NATHAN5 BENNETT (WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) He married LOUISA LORENTZ, daughter of PHILIP LORENTZ and ADELAIDE BAILEY. She was born February 27, 1865, and died April 28, 1866 in , Lewis, West Virginia. Notes for LOUISA LORENTZ: [JACOB_LORENTZ.FTW] !Birth, death dates from Long Point Cemetery stone, Cemeteries of Lewis County, WVA, vol.III. More About LOUISA LORENTZ: Burial: Long Point Cem., Lewis, West Virginia Children of NATHAN BENNETT and LOUISA LORENTZ are: i. LORENTZ6 BENNETT, d. 1942, Walkersville, WV; m. BEULAH MICK. ii. WORTH BENNETT, d. 1910, Walkersville, WV; m. IVY HORNOR. More About WORTH BENNETT: Cause of Death: killed by a log loader joanclegg@yahoo.com wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Bennett,Miner, Smith, Cunningham >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BRD.2ACEB/4600 > >Message Board Post: > >Searching for info on the John Green(McGraw)Bennett and Patience Miner Family. > >John Bennett m. Patience Miner,Montpelier,VT.-Their son Patrick Bennett m. Nancy Smith, a daughter of Jonathan Smith (NH-NY-WV-IA-NEB) and Rachel Simmons (ME). > >Daughter of Nancy and PatrickBennett,Celestia Ann m. Edward Cunningham of Petroleum, Ritchie Co. WV.,son of William Cunningham and Rachel Starr (from Hugh Cunningham line) of Wood and Ritchie Co. 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