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Descendants of Joseph A. Bennight

Generation No. 1

1. JOSEPH A.¹ BENNIGHT^1,² was born December 17, 1770 in England, and died June 27, 1842 in Vigo Co., IN. He married (1) MARGARET "PEGGY" ROSSON³ January 25, 1795 ⁴. She died Bef. 1827. He married (2) SALLY^5,^6,⁷ July 10, 1827 in Vigo Co., IN. She was born Bet. 1780 - 1790, and died Aft. 1851.

Notes for JOSEPH A. BENNIGHT:
      Anita Benight Weir had in her card file that Joseph was born 17 Jan 1768? in England and that he died before 1891. In the 1810 Tioga Co., NY census, town of Chemung: Joseph had 3 males under 10, 1 age 10-16, and himself (1 age 26-46); females - 2 under 10, 1 age 10-16, and wife (1 age 26-46).

      Family tradition of some of the descendants has it that the Bennight/Benight family name was originally spelled Benoit and they were from the south of France and went to England, later moving to the United States.

      History of Vigo Co., Indiana, 1891, says that there was a large increase of the population in 1817 and 1818 in Prairieton Twp., Vigo Co., Indiana and among those who came about that time was listed Joseph Benight. Also stated that a granddaughter, Eliza Ann Angel, was born in a house that stood where the Wabash River now runs on Section 6, and that this house belonged to her grandfather, Joseph Benight. Charles N. Benight's biography in this book says that he was a son of Joseph and Margaret (Rosson) Benight, who were of English descent and moved from New York to Prairieton Twp. in 1818. Their family consisted of twelve children.

      Joseph entered land on March 18, 1837, in Vigo Co., Indiana. NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 7 in Twp. 10 North of Range 10 West containing 36 acres and 32/100ths of an acre. Also SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Practional Section 12 in Twp. 10 North of Range 7 West containing 40 acres.

From lookup by Vigo Co., IN librarian and sent to Lisa:

Joseph died intestate and his wife Sally (Biddleman) Bennight is declared
administrator of estate. Joseph died 6/27/1842, but the estate is unsettled until April
1851.

It's a few pages of listings of items and the selling of such items to various familiar names.
William Strain and John F. Myres approximated the value of items for the estate.

The list of debts due Joseph:
1 note of Russell Griffin dated June 1st 1830, dated May 29, 1829 for $38.00
1 note of E.P. and G.R. Bennight payable to Clemmentna (sic) Angel dated May 17, 1837
due 1 day after date bal due $99.00
Amt rec'd of G.H. Patrick adm(nistrator) of Joshua Patrick, descd, for bal(ance) due for
said descd .... (?borrowed) in his lifetime $7.00

The widow takes property worth $71.49. Items from the estate totalling $36.00 were
purchased by
Sally Bennight
James Strain
Isaac T. Bennight
Sanford Hayworth
Edwin P. Bennight
Charles N. Bennight
Francis Woodling
Andrew Wilkens (clerk of said sale)

As of 1851, the account of disbursements-$127.77 , which were:
Amount paid E.P. Bennight being an account against the estate which is credited upon the
note of E.P. and G.R. Bennight $91.46
Account of Caleb Shorter assigned to G.R. Bennight
Account of Isaac Bennight transfered to E.P. G.R. Bennight

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Not established as a son yet, don't believe he is as Ireland is stated as his country of birth on all info.
1850 Vigo Co., IN - Harrison Twp.

39 837 885 Bennight Patrick 30 M Farmer Ireland
40 837 885 Bennight Ann 40 F Ireland X
41 837 885 Bennight Ann 7 F Ill
42 837 885 Bennight Michael 5 M Ill
1 837 885 Benight Elizabeth 2 F Ind
2 837 885 Calhula Ellen 17 F Canada
3 837 885 Calhula John 14 M Canada
4 837 885 Calhula Barna 11 M Ind


Children of JOSEPH BENNIGHT and MARGARET ROSSON are:

2.	i.	ISAAC T.² BENIGHT, b. February 25, 1796, PA; d. Abt. 1856, Clark Co., IL.
3.	ii.	MINERVA BENIGHT, b. September 25, 1798, NY; d. August 26, 1872.
4.	iii.	CLEMENTINA BENIGHT, b. February 20, 1800, New York; d. March 05, 1847, Vigo Co., IN - burial New Harmony Cemetery, Vigo Co..
5.	iv.	PENINA BENIGHT, b. August 03, 1803, NY; d. November 12, 1856, Hudson, La Porte Co., IN - burial Hudson Lake Cemetery, La Porte Co..
6.	v.	GUY ROSS BENIGHT, b. January 28, 1805, New York; d. September 24, 1864, Black Hawk Co., IA - burial Waterloo Cemetery, lot 130.
	vi.	LANSON BENNIGHT^8,⁹, b. November 04, 1806.

Notes for LANSON BENNIGHT:
On May 25, 1825, purchased 80 acres of land in Fountain Co., township 20 N. W1/2 of SW1/4 of Sect. 2 in Twp. 20 N 7 W in the district of Terre Haute. (Crawfordsville had been crossed out and Terre Haute wrote above it).

	vii.	JOSEPH? BENIGHT¹⁰, b. Bet. 1807 - 1808.
7.	viii.	CHARLES NAPP BENIGHT, b. November 10, 1809, Chemung Co.?, NY; d. April 06, 1886, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN.
8.	ix.	EDWIN PUTNAM BENIGHT, b. September 16, 1811, New York; d. February 11, 1856, Vigo Co., IN - burial New Harmony Cemetery, Prairieton, Vigo Co..
	x.	MARY BENNIGHT¹¹, b. January 05, 1816; d. March 01, 1847, Vigo Co., IN; m. CHARLES E. BENTLEY¹¹, May 06, 1841, Vigo Co., IN; b. August 28, 1807; d. March 18, 1872, Vigo Co., IN..

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