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Descendants of William M. Bennett

Generation No. 1

1. William M.³ Bennett (Joshua², Jehu¹) was born Abt. 1787 in Nelson Co., Kentucky, and died August 19, 1860 in Orange Co., Indiana. He married (1) Ruth McGrew December 06, 1803. He married (2) Rebecca Pittman November 06, 1817 in Orange Co., Indiana, daughter of James Pittman and Rachel McGrew. She was born 1796 in Kentucky, and died Aft. 1870 in Orange Co., Indiana.

Notes for William M. Bennett:
Tombstone Inscription:

"William M., consort of Rebecca Bennett died August 18, 1960, aged 75 years. A loving husband and a father dear, A faithful friend is buried here."

It appears that the families of William and Rebecca Pittman Bennett and Samuel and Susan Goble Grimes were very close. Six of William and Rebecca's sons married six of Samuel and Susan's daughters.

More About William M. Bennett:
Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Orange Co., Indiana
Census: 1850, Orange Co., Greenfield Township, Indiana

More About Rebecca Pittman:
Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Orange Co., Indiana
Census: 1870, Greenfield Township, Orange Co., Indiana with son, Isaac Bennett

Children of William Bennett and Ruth McGrew are:

2	i.	Lewis⁴ Bennett, born October 28, 1804.
3	ii.	Nelson Bennett, born February 21, 1806.
4	iii.	Adenijah Bennett, born August 14, 1808.
5	iv.	Cassandra Bennett, born August 28, 1810.
6	v.	John Bennett, born February 21, 1812.
7	vi.	Elisha Bennett, born January 03, 1814. He married Emily Graham.

Children of William Bennett and Rebecca Pittman are:

Enoch⁴ Bennett, born June 30, 1817. He married Elizabeth Reden January 17, 1838.

Notes for Enoch Bennett:
The first child born to William M. Bennett by his second wife, Rebecca Pittman, was Enoch. His birth is recorded in the old family Bible as June 31, 1817. He supposedly returned to Kentucky after the family came to Indiana sometime during the 1820's or 1830's. A search of the Kentucky records at Bardstown reveals that an Enoch Bennett married Amy Tewell Sept. 2, 1877. It is possible that this is Enoch who was the second son of William M. Bennett, although not certainly, for another Enoch Bennett is known to have lived in Kentucky at about the same time. Daniel Bennett also has a son, Enoch, but he lived at an earlier period, having married Elizabeth Muster in July 1813 - before William M's son was born.

+	9	ii.	James Bennett, born December 31, 1819; died 1891.
+	10	iii.	Isaac Bennett, born December 10, 1821.
+	11	iv.	William Bennett, born October 05, 1823.
+	12	v.	Malinda Bennett, born August 08, 1826; died April 11, 1904.
+	13	vi.	George Washington Bennett, born May 17, 1827 in Harrison Co., Indiana.
+	14	vii.	Rachel Bennett, born June 19, 1830; died 1866.
+	15	viii.	Harrison Bennett, born May 22, 1832.
+	16	ix.	Sanford Bennett, born December 30, 1834; died 1863.
+	17	x.	Alonzo Bennett, born December 10, 1836 in Kentucky; died 1912 in Orange Co., Indiana.
	18	xi.	Phillip Bennett, born November 04, 1840.

Notes for Phillip Bennett:
Phillip, the youngest son of William M Bennett and Rebecca Pittman, was born November 4, 1840. He went into the Civil War as a soldier and was never heard from again.

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