Hi Bob, I was waiting to see if you got any help from the New Hanover List but since I haven't seen any, here goes. From # 131 (taxpayers) SMITH, Bennett, NewH, 1767 From # 624 (1820 Census) Smith, Bennett. . . . .. . 100010 (males), 11010 (females), 1 slave, Nash County Smith, Bennett . . . . . . 220001 (males), 11110 (females), 29 slaves, Caswell County Smith, Drury. . . .. 110010 (males). 00100 (females), 8 slaves, Sampson County Smith, Drury, Junr. . . . 300210 (males), 00000 (females), 0 slaves, Rockingham County Smith, Drury, Senr. . . .000001 (males), 00010 (females), 1 slaves, Rockingham County From # 11 (testators) Smith, Bennet, 092 (Surry County), 1816, WB-3/119, AR Smith, Bennet, 087 (Sampson County), c1811, Original Only, AR Smith, Bennet, 069 (Nash County),1852, WB-1/527, AR Smith, Drewry, 029 (Cumberland County), 1846, WB-C/92, AR Smith, Drury, 084 (Rockingham County), 1822, WB-A/294, CTY From # Volume VIII, No. 4 TNCGSJ Bennett Smith is shown in Burke County Taxable List for 1805 in Captain Johnson's Company with 210 acres and 6 polls. From # 13 Volume A PATENT BOOK 20 1980 pg. 495 BENNET SMITH 16 December 1769 100 acres in New Hanover on the E. side of South river, joining Smiths own line, the river swamp, a Marsh, and the great Pond. From # 392 PATENT BOOK 14 3535 pg. 312 BENNET SMITH 21 February 1760 342 acres in Northampton County in the Parish of St. George, joining JOHN GARDNER, WILLIAM DAUGHTREE, SAMUEL LEE, and JAMES MANEYOR: /s/ (mark) Wits: J EDWARDS, CHARLES SKINNER surveyed 28 December 1756 SCC: JOHN MACCONE, RICHARD SMITH J EDWARDS D Surveyor From # 58 paraphrased: BENNET SMITH, JOHN MACCOONE, SAMUEL WARREN witnessed the Will of JOHN GARNER, 23 March 1746 (probated 1755) in Northampton County From # 694 paraphrased: There is no Bennet(T) Smith in the 1790 census of New Hanover although there is a Drury Smith and 4 James Smiths Dee For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 6:42 PM Subject: Bladen_County_lookup My daughter Carolyn married a Smith from NC and now I have 2 granddaughters for whom I am trying to establish a genealogy report for them. Trouble is they now live in Florida and here am I in PA. As to the subject, I haven't done badly but am up against a stonewall by the name of Bennett Smith. He is reported to have been born before 1755 in either New Hanover or Bladen County, married after 1790, to a Nancy ?. They had 8 children all born in New Hanover County. one time land owner on the East side of South River next to property owned by John Haynes. Bennett was born before 1755 to a Nancy ?. Drury and James were other family members; may have been brothers. What I really want is the name of his father, and anything else associated with him. I hope you are a miracle worker, and I thank you very much for at least trying. Bob