William George Bennett, Sr.

William George Bennett BIRTH 18 Sep 1775 Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 1 Mar 1858 (aged 82) Walkersville, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Long Point Cemetery Walkersville, Lewis County, West Virginia

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Children Photo Rachel Bennett Alkire 1795–1885

Phebe Bennett Keith 1797–1875

Photo Hannah Bennett Anderson 1805–1866

Photo Joseph P. Bennett 1805–1880

Photo Elizabeth Bennett Sprigg 1807–1871

Photo William Bennett 1808–1882

Photo Jonathan McCally Bennett 1816–1887

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=orlandowv... ID: I1694 •Name: William G. Bennett •Sex: M •Birth: 17 SEP 1775 in Pendleton County, VA •Event: Augusta County, VA Alt. Birth 18 SEP 1775 •Event: Walkersville, Lewis County, VA Alt. Death 01 MAR 1857 •Death: 01 MAR 1857 in Walkersville Lewis County, V •Note:

per Oren Morton's History of Pendleton County, West Virginia, pp350=351 "William Bennett left Pendleton in 1797 and bought of Colonel George Jackson, a farm at Walkersville on the West Fork of the Monongahela. . . .

. . . he was the father of 12 children, namely; Rachel, Phoeba, David, Margaret, James, Joseph, Hannah, Elizabeth, William, Rebecca, Abigail and Jonathan McCally, named for his maternal grandfather, who, for several years before his death in 1818, made his home with William Bennett, and like him, is buried in the Long Point Cemetery. The children of William Bennett married as follows; Rachel married David Alkire, Phoeba married James Keith, David married Jane Stuart, Margaret married Robert McCray, Joseph married Mary Colemer, Hannah married John Anderson, Elizabeth married James D. Sprigg, Rebecca married Fletcher Holt, Abigail married Mathew Holt and Jonathan married Margaret Jackson, a daughter of Colonel George W. Jackson previously mentioned, and a first cousin of the great Confederate General, “Stonewall” Jackson.

per Matthew's "My West Virginia Tree, 2008: "William, son of Joseph Bennett was born in Pendleton County, WV, Virginia, 1775, died in 1857. In 1797 he purchased land in Lewis county from Geor ge Jackson. He married Rebecca, daughter of James McCally (or McCauley ), an ex-captain in the British marine who resigned to join the colonis ts in the revolutionary war, and who lived the latter part of his life with William Bennett, and he and his estimable wife were buried on the old farm. William Bennett came to Lewis county in 1797, became prominent, and served on the first grand jury ever empaneled in the county."

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Father: Joseph Sleeth Bennett b: 10 MAY 1732 in Scotland Mother: Hannah Starnes b: 04 AUG 1747

Marriage 1 Rebecca McCaully b: 21 OCT 1776 in Pendleton County, VAChildren1.Has Children Jonathan Mccally Bennett b: 04 OCT 1816 in Lewis County, VA 2.Has Children Phoebe Bennett b: 23 MAY 1797 3.Has Children James Bennett b: 25 DEC 1802 in Harrison County (Now Lewis County), VA 4.Has Children Rachel Bennett b: 31 MAR 1795 in Pendleton County, WV 5.Has Children Margaret Bennett b: 08 JUL 1800

The following Bennett information is taken from Oren Morton's History of Pendleton County, West Virginia, pp350=351

"William Bennett left Pendleton in 1797 and bought of Colonel George Jackson, a farm at Walkersville on the West Fork of the Monongahela. He did not himself aspire to any office, but seems to have been a man of superior quality. He reared a family of five sons and seven daughters, and reared them well. All the twelve were well educagted, and in part this result is doubtless attributable to James McCauley, his wife's father, who lived with him in Lewis. McCauley had been a captain in the British navy and spoke seven languages fluently. The daughters married into the Spriggs, Alkire, McCray, Keith, Anderson, and Holt families. Two of them married brothers of the name of Holt. These were brothers to the father of a Supreme Judge Homer Holt and grandfather of John H. Holt, recently Democratic nominee for governor of the state. Jonathan M., James, David, Joseph and William, Jr., the five sons of William Bennett were prominent citizens of Lewis and three served in the Legislature. The youngest child of Jonathan M. was the first presecuting attorney of Gilmer, a member of the Virginia Legislature from Lewis, member of the Senate of West Virginia, Auditor of Virginia, and one of the Commissioners appointed by this state to settle the debt question with Virginia. He married a daughter of Captain George W. Jackson, a relative of Stonewall Jackson. William G., the oldest of the two sons and two daughters, has twice been elected Judge of the Eleventh Circuit, serving as a Democrat in a Republican circuit. He was Circuit Judge 16 years and was Democratic nominee for the Supreme Bench. Louis, his brother has been principal of the Glenville Normal School, member of the Legislature, Speaker of the House and Democratic nominee for Governor in 1908. One sister married Dr. Dleming Howell of Clarksburg and the other married a son of ex-Governor Bowie of Maryland.

James married a Miss Clark, a descendanat of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. One of his sons was a cadet of West Point. The other was elected county clerk of Lewis for three successive terms.

The oldest sons of David went to Missouri, where their children are prominent as educators, physicians, and wealthy farmers. The sons of William and Joseph have also been successful. It is said of William that at the age of 82, he could jump off his feet and crack his heels together three times before he came back to the floor. He left 245 living descendanats. His sons and daughters wrote a beautiful hand and were excellent spellers and grammarians. Letters written by them nearly a century ago are couched in excellent language and display an unusual stock of general information.

In Lewis are also descendants of John, a brother to William, Sr., and in both Upshur and Lewis are other Bennetts who claim relationship and who are superior citizens. One of the Upshsur Bennetts, a well-to-do-man, was recorder of that county shortly after the war. His son, principal of the State Normal School at Fairmont, is a prominent educator. Many of the other Bennetts of the same county took to preaching and served worthily in their respective chruches.

The Pendleton branch settling in Preston procuced E.A. Bennett, at one time Auditor of this state. From the Bennetts settling in Nicholas came the present judge of the Fayette-Greenbrier circuit. Of the branch settling in Gilmer, N

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M was a prominet lawyer and in his day a rich man. M.G. Bennett went to the Legislature from Gilmer and Calhoun. The present prosecuting attorney of Gilmer is C.M. Bennett and several very successful physicians from the Nicholas branch."

(Here in West Virginia, I met a cousin of this line and asked about these two spellings. He said, "If you are one of the snooty Bennetts, it is McCally; if one of us ordinary ones, it is McCullough." ) I just spell it as I find it or as it is given to me by others. Lenora

SOURCE CITE: http://pages.swcp.com/~dhickman/journals/V6I4/1812wamsley.html THE 1812 WAR COMPANY OF CAPTAIN JONATHAN WAMSLEY by William H. Rice Military records are an excellent source of both historical and genealogical information.   Under the care of the National Archives, they are among the mast complete, accessible and best protected type of document available to the researcher.  While the records of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars have been very popular and published extensively over the past century, the lesser known records of the War of 1812 still wait patiently for those researchers who will someday discover those historical and genealogical gems they hold.  The 1812 War records are more complete than their Revolutionary War counterparts.  They are also more complete than what remains of the Civil War records maintained by the Confederate States of America.  In Western Virginia the 1812 War was supported on two fronts. The first of these was in the fall of 1812 when units were sent to protect the southern shore of Lake Erie from the Canadians.  The second was in the fall of 1814 when units were sent to Norfolk to protect that area from the British.  One example of the latter is the Company of Infantry under the command of Captain Jonathan Wamsley which was mustered at Beverly in Randolph County on 3 September 1814 and became part of Lt. Colonel Henry E. Coleman's 6th Regiment of Virginia Militia.  The following is intended to be a complete list of all the members of Captain Wamsley's Company based on the Muster Rolls of the unit in the National Archives.   Supplementary information is included for some of the members as found by the author in the Service and Pension records for the individual soldiers which also are maintained by the National Archives.  The list is in alphabetical order: 5. ESY/ESEAY BENNETT - Private 6. WILLIAM BENNETT - Lieutenant.  Resigned 7 October 1814 Genealogy of Joseph Bennett Jr Posted 07 Feb 2014 by BillieKeaffaber38 - Genealogy and Family History Page Joseph Bennett, Jr. b May 10, 1732 in New Jersey; died abt 1808 in Pendleton County, (now in WV). Abt 1717, he md Hannah Starnes, who was b. August 4, 1747. Joseph Jr. is the son of Joseph Bennett, Sr. and Mary Vernon. I have a second marriage for Hannah Starnes; she also md Aaron Vanscoy after death of Joseph Bennett, Jr. Children of Joseph Bennett, Jr. and Hannah Starnes: William Bennett, b September 18 1775 in Pendleton Co., WV He died March 31, 1857 in Lewis County, WV. He married Rebecca McCally on August 4, 1794 in Pendleton County, WV Jacob Bennett md Rachel Davis, Dec 1, 1810 John Bennett, b 1776;prb died in Ohio; md Jane Wilson Elijah Bennett, md Barbara Bible Nary Bennett, b Mar 12, 1770; d 1835 in Lewis Co., WV: md abt 1796 to William Peterson Phebe Bennett Hannah Bennett The following Bennett information is taken from Oren Morton's History of Pendleton County, West Virginia, pp350=351 "William Bennett left Pendleton in 1797 and bought of Colonel George Jackson, a farm at Walkersville on the West Fork of the Monongahela. He did not himself aspire to any office, but seems to have been a man of superior quality. He reared a family of five sons and seven daughters, and reared them well. All the twelve were well educagted, and in part this result is doubtless attributable to James McCauley, his wife's father, who lived with him in Lewis. McCauley had been a captain in the British navy and spoke seven languages fluently. The daughters married into the Spriggs, Alkire, McCray, Keith, Anderson, and Holt families. Two of them married brothers of the name of Holt. These were brothers to the father of a Supreme Judge Homer Holt and grandfather of John H. Holt, recently Democratic nominee for governor of the state. Jonathan M., James, David, Joseph and William, Jr., the five sons of William Bennett were prominent citizens of Lewis and three served in the Legislature. The youngest child of Jonathan M. was the first presecuting attorney of Gilmer, a member of the Virginia Legislature from Lewis, member of the Senate of West Virginia, Auditor of Virginia, and one of the Commissioners appointed by this state to settle the debt question with Virginia. He married a daughter of Captain George W. Jackson, a relative of Stonewall Jackson. William G., the oldest of the two sons and two daughters, has twice been elected Judge of the Eleventh Circuit, serving as a Democrat in a Republican circuit. He was Circuit Judge 16 years and was Democratic nominee for the Supreme Bench. Louis, his brother has been principal of the Glenville Normal School, member of the Legislature, Speaker of the House and Democratic nominee for Governor in 1908. One sister married Dr. Dleming Howell of Clarksburg and the other married a son of ex-Governor Bowie of Maryland. James married a Miss Clark, a descendanat of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. One of his sons was a cadet of West Point. The other was elected county clerk of Lewis for three successive terms. The oldest sons of David went to Missouri, where their children are prominent as educators, physicians, and wealthy farmers. The sons of William and Joseph have also been successful. It is said of William that at the age of 82, he could jump off his feet and crack his heels together three times before he came back to the floor. He left 245 living descendanats. His sons and daughters wrote a beautiful hand and were excellent spellers and grammarians. Letters written by them nearly a century ago are couched in excellent language and display an unusual stock of general information. In Lewis are also descendants of John, a brother to William, Sr., and in both Upshur and Lewis are other Bennetts who claim relationship and who are superior citizens. One of the Upshsur Bennetts, a well-to-do-man, was recorder of that county shortly after the war. His son, principal of the State Normal School at Fairmont, is a prominent educator. Many of the other Bennetts of the same county took to preaching and served worthily in their respective chruches. The Pendleton branch settling in Preston procuced E.A. Bennett, at one time Auditor of this state. From the Bennetts settling in Nicholas came the present judge of the Fayette-Greenbrier circuit. Of the branch settling in Gilmer, N----M was a prominet lawyer and in his day a rich man. M.G. Bennett went to the Legislature from Gilmer and Calhoun. The present prosecuting attorney of Gilmer is C.M. Bennett and several very successful physicians from the Nicholas branch." (Here in West Virginia, I met a cousin of this line and asked about these two spellings. He said, "If you are one of the snooty Bennetts, it is McCally; if one of us ordinary ones, it is McCullough." ) I just spell it as I find it or as it is given to me by others. Lenora From a Holt-Bennett History by Margaret Holt Early, the following issue is shown: WILLIAM AND REBECCA McCALLY BENNETT Rachel, born 1795, married David Alkire. Phoebe, born 1797, maried James Keith. [Lish-Odom line] David, born 1799, married Jane Stewart. James, born 1802, married Matilda Clark Jospeh, born 1805, married (l) Mary Colmer, (2) Elizabeth Louden, and (3) Sarah Perkins Kincaid. Hannah, born 1805, married John Anderson Margaret, born 1806, married Robert McCray. Elizabeth, born 1807, married James Sprigg. William, Jr., born 1808, married Jane Rickett. Rebecca, born 1810, married John Fletcher Wesley Holt. Abigail Collins, born 1812, married Matthew Holt Jonathan McCally Bennett, born 1814, married Margaret Elizabeth Jacksonl (This was one of the exceedingly political and prominent Bennett lines here in central WV.) Top BENNETT FAMILY OF W. VIRGINIA

Bennett Family Source: West Virginia And Its People By Thomas Condit Miller and Hu Maxwell Vol. II New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co. 1913. Pp. 362-366 (included in the book is a picture of W.G. Bennett "With the settlement and development of every new country there are always men of superior intellect and business training, who take a deserved place as leaders, some in one role, some in another, but as a rule the ancestry of such men has had a large part in shaping the destinies of such characters and leaders. The Bennett family is no exception to such a rule. Its early ancestors were from England and were possessed of the sterling traits of character found in many of the English who first settled the United States, before, during and after the formation of the federation of states. (I) Joseph Bennett, the first of the line here under consideration, was born in New Jersey, his father having emigrated (it is believed) from London, England, and served with General Braddock. Later he settled in Pendleton county, Virginia, where he died. (II) William, son of Joseph Bennett was born in Pendleton county, Virginia, 1775, died in 1857. In 1797 he purchased land in Lewis county from George Jackson. He married Rebecca, daughter of James McCally (or McCauley), an ex-captain in the British marine who resigned to join the colonists in the revolutionary war, and who lived the latter part of his life with William Bennett, and he and his estimable wife were buried on the old farm. William Bennett came to Lewis county in 1797, became prominent, and served on the first grand jury ever empaneled in the county. (III) Jonathan McCally, youngest child of William and Rebecca (McCally) Bennett, was born in Lewis county, West Virginia, October 4, 1816, died October 28, 1887. After obtaining such schooling as the locality and times afforded, he was appointed deputy to the county clerk, and was afterwards a deputy sheriff of his county. He finished his education by a wide range of reading. He studied law and in 1843, was admitted to the bar. He became the first prosecuting attorney of Gilmer county. He formed partnership with Gideon D. Camden, who later was a member of the legislature, judge, and candidate for the United States senate, but was defeated. This partnership continued until 1852, when Mr. Camden was elevated to the bench. In 1846, Mr. Bennett was elected first mayor of Weston. In 1852 he was elected to the legislature, taking the seat vacated by his partner, Mr. Camden. When his term expired he was appointed auditor of public accounts for the state by Governor Wise, which responsible position he held until 1865, making an enviable record as an official. To M. Bennett is largely due the fact that Weston is the site of the Hospital for the Insane. In 1853 he was defeated for nomination for congress on the Democratic ticket by only a small margin. At the outbreak of the civil war he was in Richmond, being then auditor of the state of Virginia, and continued as such until the close of the war. It had been his distinction to be instrumental in securing the appointment of Stonewall' Jackson to cadetship at West Point, and also to the position of brigadier-general in the Confederate States army, and General Jackson tendered him a position on his staff. Returning to Weston he resumed his law practice, was elected a member of the state senate, and was one of the commissioners appointed to negotiate with Virginia relative to the division of the state debt, preparing the most comprehensive review of the subject which has ever been made. He was president of the Weston and Buckhannon railroad, and held with credit many prominent positions of trust and honor in the old and new state. He was an Odd Fellow of high rank. Mr. Bennett married Margaret Elizabeth, daughter of Captain George W. Jackson, who was born February 9, 1791, died in Lewis county in 1876, a soldier of the war of 1812, who was appointed first lieutenant of the Nineteenth Regiment of Infantry, United States army, by President James Madison, on July 6, 1812, and later attained the rank of captain. His father, George Jackson, was a member of the Virginia convention which adopted the federal constitution. He was also for years a member of congress from Virginia, and a member at the time of the Burr and Jefferson contest for the presidency. Captain George W. Jackson was a brother of John G. Jackson, first United States district judge for the western district of Virginia, whose first wife was a sister of Dolly Madison, and his marriage was the first ever celebrated in the White House. His second wife was a daughter of Postmaster-General Meigs of Ohio, and also governor of that state. Two sons and two daughters were born to Jonathan McCally and Margaret E. Bennett: 1. Gertrude, wife of Dr. Fleming Howell, of Clarksburg, noted physician and author, a graduate in 1879 from Long Island College, Brooklyn, New York; has serves as an officer in the county, state and national medical associations and societies. 2. Mary Lee, wife of Hon. William D. Bowe, of Baltimore, Maryland, a son of the late Governor Bowe, and an ex-member of the state senate. 3-4 William George and Lois, of whom further mention is made. (IV) Hon. William George Bennett, ex-judge and a large land owner in this section of West Virginia, son of Jonathan McCally and Margaret Elizabeth (Jackson) Bennett, was born January 5, 1847, at Weston, West Virginia. Judge Bennett obtained his early education under private tutorship and at private schools in Richmond, Virginia. In 1866 he graduated from the Virginia Military Institute. During his sojourn there he saw something of the civil war. He participated in the battle of New Market, witnessed the engagements about Lynchburg, and was on the firing line when Brigadier-General Hunter destroyed the Institute buildings. He graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia in 1869 with the degree of LL.B. He was the first member and first presiding officer of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, president of the first congress of the same, and assisted in organizing the University of Virginia Chapter, which still flourishes. He later organized a chapter in Weston. After graduating in law Judge Bennett came to Weston and established a very extensive legal practice in both criminal and civil branches. In his numerous criminal cases he has never had but one criminal convicted of felony whom he defended. He was elected circuit judge as a Democrat in a strong Republican district in 1889 for the term of eight years, and re-elected in 1898, retiring from the bench in January, 1905. As an evidence of its appreciation of a just judge, the bar presented him with a magnificent gold watch. He was defeated only by a small margin in 1892, when a candidate for governor of West Virginia. He was nominated by the Democratic party for justice of the state supreme court of appeal in 1900, and at the general election received a thousand more votes than any man on his ticket. In 1912, he was the nominee of his party for the same position. He was a delegate to the first Democratic state convention, and has attended every convention since then, and has been chairman of the Democratic state executive committee. Judge Bennett has been a successful business man as well as a successful lawyer. He was one of the promoters and organizers of the Clarksburg 7 Weston narrow gauge railroad, and one of its directors and its attorney for many years. He was also connected in like manner with the Weston & Buckhannon railroad. While yet a young lawyer he was on the State Board of Hospitals for the Insane, and was appointed commissioner to assess railroads for taxation. Judge Bennett is probably the largest owner of farm lands in Lewis county. He owns six farms comprising over two thousand acres, and his Riverside Farm' is known throughout the entire country. He is an extensive breeder of fine blooded cattle and standard bred horses. He is a director of the American Association of Trotting Horse Breeders, and director of American Trotting Register Association. He enters his horses in the meets in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and other states and at district races. While he still follows law practice, his special delight is in horses. He owns a fine breeding and training farm at Beltsville, Maryland. He joined the Free and Accepted Masons at Weston in 1872, being a member of Weston Lodge, No. 10, and has held most of the offices in that body. He has been grand master of the Grand Lodge of West Virginia, grand high priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter, and grand commander of the Grand Commandery of West Virginia. William G. Bennett Lodge, No. 46, of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at Walkersville, West Virginia, was named after him. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Judge Bennett married, in 1872, Alice, daughter of the late Judge John Brannon, of Weston, by whom six children were born: 1. John Brannon, born April 13, 1873; educated at Episcopal high school, Alexandria, Virginia; attended Washington and Lee University and University of West Virginia; graduated in the law department of the last named University with the degree of LL.B., 1896, being admitted to the West Virginia bar the same year; is now in individual practice at Weston. 2. William George Jr., died when less than two years of age. 3. Hunter M., born November 30, 1876; graduated B.L. from university of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, 1897, and after regaining his health graduated with the degree of LL.B. from the University of West Virginia, 1903, and was admitted to the state bar; is now practicing for himself at Weston. 4. William Bland, born September 10, 1883; educated at Fishburn Military Academy and at the Virginia Military Institute; now the active farmer of the Bennett family. 5. Margaret, educated at Female Seminary, Winchester, Virginia, and at Mrs. Reed's School, New York; is now the wife of Robert Crain, a Baltimore lawyer and prominent Democratic politician. 6. Bertha, educated at Forest Glenn Seminary, Washington, D.C.; now the wife of T.T. Vandegrift, a large independent oil operator of Carlyle, Illinois. Concerning the Brannon family of which Mrs. Bennett is a member, it may be stated: Alice (Brannon) Bennett is the daughter of Judge John Brannon, of Weston, by his wife, Amanda (Bland) Brannon. Mrs. Bennett's great-grandfather was a native of Ireland, and a soldier in the revolutionary war. Her grandfather, Robert Brannon, born in Berkeley county, Virginia, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and married Catherine Copenhover, of Frederick county, Virginia, both dying at Winchester, Virginia, in 1851. Judge John Brannon was educated at Winchester (Virginia) Academy, studied law there, and was admitted to the Winchester bar in 1846; a year later he located in Weston, West Virginia; he was a member of the legislature in 1852-56; member of state senate, 1856-61; initiated legislation creating Insane hospital at Weston; elected circuit judge in 1872, serving until 1881. He was a brother of Judge Henry Brannon, who was a judge of the supreme court of appeals of West Virginia for twenty-four years. Amanda (Bland) Brannon, wife of Judge Brannon, was born in Harrison county, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Newlon) Bland. Thomas Bland removed in 1817 to Lewis county, where he died in 1868. He was a member of the constitutional convention of Virginia; served under General Harrison in the war of 1812; was deputy sheriff and sheriff of Lewis county, West Virginia. His son, Dr. William J. Bland was his deputy sheriff at the age of seventeen years, and two years later entered the Medical College of Louisville, Kentucky, graduating in 1842; in 1843 began the practice of his profession at Weston, continuing until 1861, when he went to Richmond as member of the house of delegates. He resumed practice in Weston, continuing until 1892 when he removed to Clarksburg. From 1881 to 1889 he was superintendent of the Insane Hospital at Weston, and is an ex-president of the West Virginia State Medical Society. (V) Hon. Louis Bennett, youngest son of Jonathan McCally and Margaret Elizabeth (Jackson) Bennett was born at Weston, West Virginia, November 27, 1849. He attended the private and public schools of Weston and Richmond, Virginia, and was appointed a midshipman in the Confederate States navy in 1865. After the war he attended the Collegiate Preparatory School of Judge Richard Coleman at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Later he entered the University of Virginia, graduating in law in 1871. He then accepted the private secretarship of Professor Charles S. Lewis, state superintendent of West Virginia free schools. He was committee clerk in the state senate and while there was appointed principal of the State Normal School at Glenville, West Virginia, which position he retained three years, resigning to take up the legal practice at Weston. But he abandoned this idea for a year to become principal of Weston high school, having been appointed such without his solicitation or knowledge. He then took up law in earnest and soon acquired a large and successful practice, from which his other large and increasing business interests have in late years practically caused him to retire. He was elected prosecuting attorney for Lewis county in 1880 and re-elected in 1884. In 1890 he was elected member of the West Virginia house of delegates as a Democrat, and was made its speaker in 1891. He has held many offices of trust and honor with signal credit, and has come to be looked upon as one of the leaders in the party of his choice in West Virginia. He has more than once been spoken of as the proper man for United States senator. In 1904 he was a Parker and Davis elector-at-large, and in 1908 the Democratic nominee for governor, but was defeated, though he led his ticket by a large vote. He is among the largest landowners in the state and partly through his realty has derived a large fortune. He is also extensively interested in coal and in oil and gas wells, from which he realizes a handsome income. Always loyal to his home city and county he has ever taken a leading place in all that tends to add to their progress and welfare, and he is ever ready to aid and co-operate with those of less affluent circumstances. He has several large well improved farms in the state, and delights in fine stock of all kind. His is truly a busy life, and he gives personal attention, wherever possible, to each of his many business interests. He is president of the Lewis County Bank; president of the Weston Electric Light, Power & Water Company, and president and director of many other banks and corporations. He ranks high in Masonry, and is a member of the Protestant Episcopal church. Despite his business activities he nevertheless finds time to enjoy the lighter side of life, his principal pleasure being found in travel with his family. In 1889 Mr. Bennett married Sallie, daughter of the late James and Ruth Maxwell. James Maxwell was a prominent merchant and banker at Wheeling, West Virginia. They have had three children: James Maxwell, decreased; Agra, who after graduating at St. Mary's Hall, Burlington, New Jersey, completed her education in Paris and was presented at the first court of King George V.; Louis Jr., a student at St. Luke's school preparatory to college." Note: West Virginia was formed from Virginia in 1863 Information on the Bennetts Posted 07 Feb 2014 by BillieKeaffaber38 "A History of Lewis County" by Edward Smith says that ..."the Bennetts were fruit growers and propagated apples from seed which they brought with them from the Potomac Valley. Capt. James Keith married a daughter of William. William Bennetts Tombstone reads: He lived 29,780 days without guile and without reproach. Progenitor of 248 Descendants at the fork of the river, WM Bennett established a mill prior to 1820, which became the nucleus of the resent village of Walkerville."

Book was in the Buckhannon Antique Mall and the price was $125. Walkersville

Taken from A Sketch of Walkersville by Clark Sprigg

The first permanent settlement made in the District was in April, 1800. In that year, four brothers, Abram, William, Jacob and John Bennett, sons of Joseph Bennett, came to what is now Lewis County, West Virginia, then Harrison County, Virginia, and settled as follows. Abram Bennett settled on what has since been known as Abram’s Run, in 1800.

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 and, as William Bennett and his descendants had a larger hand in founding and settlement of Walkersville, it is no more than just that he be given more than passing notice in this sketch. William Bennett was born September 18, 1775, an died March 1, 1858. All that is mortal of him now rests in the Long Point Cemetery, the beautiful spot he selected for the burial of William Shoulders and previously mentioned, and his gravestone records that he lived 29,780 days without guile, and without reproach, and at the time of his death was the progenitor of 248 descendants, the offspring of himself and his wife, Rebecca McCally.He was born in Pendleton County, Virginia, a son of Joseph Bennett and Hannah Starnes and a grandson of Joseph and Abigail Lee Bennett. In 1795 William Bennett married Rebecca McCally, daughter of Jonathan McCally, of Pendleton County, Virginia. 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. he was the father of 12 children, namely; Rachel, Phoeba, David, Margaret, James, Joseph, Hanah, Elizabeth, William, Rebecca, Abigail and Jonathan McCally, named for his maternal grandfather, who, for several years before his death in 1818, made his home with William Bennett, and like him, is buried in the Long Point Cemetery. The children of William Bennett married as follows; Rachel married David Alkire, Phoeba married James Keith, David married Jane Stuart, Margaret married Robert McCray, Joseph married Mary Colemer, Hanah married John Anderson, Elizabeth married James D. Sprigg, Rebecca married Fletcher Holt, Abigail married Mathew Holt and Jonathan married Margaret Jackson, a daughter of Colonel George W. Jackson previously mentioned, and a first cousin of the great Confederate General, “Stonewall” Jackson.

The first settlement on Leatherbark Run was Jacob Bennett, one of the four Bennett brothers, who came from Pendleton County, in 1800, which was the year of jacob’s settlement. He called the stream Leatherbark on account of the great quantities of leatherwood growing along the stream. John Barnett was the next settler on Leatherbark in 1815, and the next was Hezekiah Bennett, (a son of Jacob)

The next settler on “Glady” was Joseph Bennett, a son of William Bennett, Sr., previously mentioned. His settlement was in 1829. The first one to settle on Middle Run was Aaron Bennett, a son of Jacob Bennett. William Racer was the next settler on that stream, he and Aaron Bennett settling near the same time, about 1830. Preview not available. Download to view. Hist of Pendleton Co W Va Re: Bennets

Genealogy and Family History Page Joseph Bennett, Jr. b May 10, 1732 in New Jersey; died abt 1808 in Pendleton County, (now in WV). Abt 1717, he md Hannah Starnes, who was b. August 4, 1747. Joseph Jr. is the son of Joseph Bennett, Sr. and Mary Vernon. I have a second marriage for Hannah Starnes; she also md Aaron Vanscoy after death of Joseph Bennett, Jr. Children of Joseph Bennett, Jr. and Hannah Starnes: William Bennett, b September 18 1775 in Pendleton Co., WV He died March 31, 1857 in Lewis County, WV. He married Rebecca McCally on August 4, 1794 in Pendleton County, WV Jacob Bennett md Rachel Davis, Dec 1, 1810 John Bennett, b 1776;prb died in Ohio; md Jane Wilson Elijah Bennett, md Barbara Bible [ I'm descended from this line ] Nary Bennett, b Mar 12, 1770; d 1835 in Lewis Co., WV: md abt 1796 to William Peterson Phebe Bennett Hannah Bennett The following Bennett information is taken from Oren Morton's History of Pendleton County, West Virginia, pp350=351

"William Bennett left Pendleton in 1797 and bought of Colonel George Jackson, a farm at Walkersville on the West Fork of the Monongahela. He did not himself aspire to any office, but seems to have been a man of superior quality. He reared a family of five sons and seven daughters, and reared them well. All the twelve were well educagted, and in part this result is doubtless attributable to James McCauley, his wife's father, who lived with him in Lewis. McCauley had been a captain in the British navy and spoke seven languages fluently. The daughters married into the Spriggs, Alkire, McCray, Keith, Anderson, and Holt families. Two of them married brothers of the name of Holt. These were brothers to the father of a Supreme Judge Homer Holt and grandfather of John H. Holt, recently Democratic nominee for governor of the state. Jonathan M., James, David, Joseph and William, Jr., the five sons of William Bennett were prominent citizens of Lewis and three served in the Legislature. The youngest child of Jonathan M. was the first presecuting attorney of Gilmer, a member of the Virginia Legislature from Lewis, member of the Senate of West Virginia, Auditor of Virginia, and one of the Commissioners appointed by this state to settle the debt question with Virginia. He married a daughter of Captain George W. Jackson, a relative of Stonewall Jackson. William G., the oldest of the two sons and two daughters, has twice been elected Judge of the Eleventh Circuit, serving as a Democrat in a Republican circuit. He was Circuit Judge 16 years and was Democratic nominee for the Supreme Bench. Louis, his brother has been principal of the Glenville Normal School, member of the Legislature, Speaker of the House and Democratic nominee for Governor in 1908. One sister married Dr. Dleming Howell of Clarksburg and the other married a son of ex-Governor Bowie of Maryland.

James married a Miss Clark, a descendanat of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. One of his sons was a cadet of West Point. The other was elected county clerk of Lewis for three successive terms. The oldest sons of David went to Missouri, where their children are prominent as educators, physicians, and wealthy farmers. The sons of William and Joseph have also been successful. It is said of William that at the age of 82, he could jump off his feet and crack his heels together three times before he came back to the floor. He left 245 living descendanats. His sons and daughters wrote a beautiful hand and were excellent spellers and grammarians. Letters written by them nearly a century ago are couched in excellent language and display an unusual stock of general information. In Lewis are also descendants of John, a brother to William, Sr., and in both Upshur and Lewis are other Bennetts who claim relationship and who are superior citizens. One of the Upshsur Bennetts, a well-to-do-man, was recorder of that county shortly after the war. His son, principal of the State Normal School at Fairmont, is a prominent educator. Many of the other Bennetts of the same county took to preaching and served worthily in their respective chruches. The Pendleton branch settling in Preston procuced E.A. Bennett, at one time Auditor of this state. From the Bennetts settling in Nicholas came the present judge of the Fayette-Greenbrier circuit. Of the branch settling in Gilmer, N

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M was a prominet lawyer and in his day a rich man. M.G. Bennett went to the Legislature from Gilmer and Calhoun. The present prosecuting attorney of Gilmer is C.M. Bennett and several very successful physicians from the Nicholas branch." (Here in West Virginia, I met a cousin of this line and asked about these two spellings. He said, "If you are one of the snooty Bennetts, it is McCally; if one of us ordinary ones, it is McCullough." ) I just spell it as I find it or as it is given to me by others. Lenora From a Holt-Bennett History by Margaret Holt Early, the following issue is shown: WILLIAM AND REBECCA McCALLY BENNETT Rachel, born 1795, married David Alkire. Phoebe, born 1797, maried James Keith. David, born 1799, married Jane Stewart. James, born 1802, married Matilda Clark Jospeh, born 1805, married (l) Mary Colmer, (2) Elizabeth Louden, and (3) Sarah Perkins Kincaid. Hannah, born 1805, married John Anderson Margaret, born 1806, married Robert McCray. Elizabeth, born 1807, married James Sprigg. William, Jr., born 1808, married Jane Rickett. Rebecca, born 1810, married John Fletcher Wesley Holt. Abigail Collins, born 1812, married Matthew Holt Jonathan McCally Bennett, born 1814, married Margaret Elizabeth Jacksonl (This was one of the exceedingly political and prominent Bennett lines here in central WV.) Top The Bennett's of Lewis County

Bennett is one of the oldest and most distinguished names in the annals of Lewis County, West Virginia. William Bennett, its founder, was born in Pendleton County, Vir- ginia, in 1775, son of Joseph Bennett, a native of Scot- land, who settled in Augusta County, Virginia, before the Revolutionary war. William., Bennett in 1797 bought a large tract of land in Lewis County from George Jackson, and he moved to the county in 1798 and throughout the rest of his life bore the reputation of a large land owner and a prominent citizen, serving on the first grand jury in the county. He died in 1857. His wife was Rebecca McCally, a native of Botetourt County, Virginia. They were married October 21, 1796. Her father, Dr. James McCally, resigned as captain in the British Marines to join the American Colonists in the Revolutionary war, and he spent his last years at the home of William Bennett in West Virginia. The grandfather of John Brannon Ben- nett was Jonathan McCally Bennett, who was born in Lewis County, October 4, 1816, and died October 28, 1887. During his youth schools were hardly available, but his active mind led him into a wide field of knowledge and he acquired the equivalent of a liberal education and be- came a very thorough and eminent lawyer. During his youth he was deputy county clerk and deputy sheriff, was admitted to the bar in 1843, was the first prosecuting at- torney of Gilmer County, and practiced law with Judge Gideon D. Camden until the latter was elevated to the bench in 1852. Jonathan M. Bennett was elected the first mayor of Weston in 1846, and in 1852 took the place in the Legislature vacated by Mr. Camden. Not long after- ward he was appointed auditor of public accounts for the State of Virginia by Governor Wise, and filled that post of duty until 1865. As auditor of the state he was at Richmond at the outbreak of the Civil war. He was in- strumental in securing the appointment of Stonewall Jack- son to a cadetship at West Point, and likewise was an in- fluence in securing his appointment as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. He was elected presi- dent of the Exchange Bank of Weston in 1853. In 1858 he was defeated for nomination for Congress on the demo- cratic ticket by only a small margin. It was largely due to him that Weston was selected as the site for the hos- pital for insane. After the war he resumed his law prac- tice at Weston, was elected a member of the State Sen- ate, and was one of the commissioners appointed to ne- gotiate with Virginia relative to the division of the state debt. His report on that subject was one of the valuable documents that figured in the negotiations closed only a few years ago. He was also president of the Weston & Buckhannon Railroad.

The wife of Jonathan McCally Bennett was Margaret Elizabeth Jackson, a daughter of Capt. George W. Jack- son and granddaughter of George Jackson, who was a member of Congress from Virginia and one of the Virginia Convention which adopted the Federal Constitution. Capt. George W. Jackson was born February 9, 1791, was ap- pointed first lieutenant of the Nineteenth United States Infantry by President James Madison, July 6, 1812, served in the War of 1812, rose to the rank of captain, and was one of the distinguished citizens of Lewis County, where he died in 1876. Jonathan McCally Bennett and wife had four children. The daughter Gertrude became the wife of Dr. Fleming Howell, of Clarksburg. Mary Lee was the wife of William D. Bowie, of Baltimore, son of Governor Bowie. The two sons were William G. Bennett and Louis Bennett. Louis Bennett graduated in law at the University of Virginia in 1871, served for a time as principal of the State Normal School at Glenville, and later enjoyed an immensely successful law practice at Weston and had many widespread interests as a banker, owner of coal, oil and gas properties, and was speaker of the House of Delegates of West Virginia in 1891.

The late William George Bennett shared with his brother Louis in many of the best distinctions given to a lawyer, business man and public spirited citizen. He was bora at Weston, January 5, 1847, was educated under private tutors and in private schools at Richmond, Virginia, and as a member of the Virginia Military Institute Cadets participated in the battle of Newmarket and other phases of the closing days of the war. He graduated from the Military Institute in 1866, and received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1869. He was the first member and the first presiding officer of the Alpha Tau Omega and an organizer of the Chapter of that fraternity at the University of Virginia. He practiced law at Wes- ton twenty years, and was eminent both as a criminal and civil lawyer. He defended a great number of criminal cases, and only once was a man he defended convicted of felony. The character and ability that made him an able lawyer equally distinguished him on the bench. He was elected circuit judge as a democrat in a strong republican district in 1889, served a term of eight years and in 1898 was re-elected, retiring from the bench in January 1905. He was defeated several times by a small margin as can- didate for the nomination for governor. In 1892 and 1900 was the democratic nominee for justice of the State Su- preme Court of Appeals, receiving 1,000 more votes than any man on his ticket. He was a delegate to the first Democratic State Convention, and for several years chair- man of the State Executive Committee. In the early part of his career he was a member of the State Board of Hos- pitals for the Insane, and was appointed commissioner to assess railroads for taxation. He was one of the promoters and organizers of the Clarksburg and Weston Narrow Gauge Railroad, and was a director and attorney for that road and similarly connected with the Weston & Buckhannon Railroad.

Out of the ample fortune he acquired through his pro- fessional and business interests Judge Bennett improved and increased the land holdings of the Bennett family in Lewis County, and was probably the largest owner of farm lands in the county. He had at one time six farms, com- prising over 2,000 acres. Next to his law practice his chief interest was horses. His Riverside farm became widely noted for its blooded cattle and standard bred horses. He also owned a breeding and training farm in Maryland. He was a director of the American Association of Trotting Horse Breeders and the American Trotting Register Asso- ciation, and for years his horses made creditable perform- ances on many tracks throughout the country. In Masonry he was grand master of the Grand Lodge of West Virginia, grand high priest of the Royal Arch Chapter, and grand commander of the Grand Commandery. William G. Ben- nett Lodge No. 46, at Walkersville was named for him.

Judge William G. Bennett died November 8, 1916. In 1872 he married Alice Brannon, daughter of Judge John and Amanda (Bland) Brannon. Her great-grandfather Brannon was a native of Ireland, served as an American soldier in the Revolutionary war, and her grandfather, Rob- ert Brannon, was a native of Virginia and a soldier in the War of 1812. Judge John Brannon was a brother of Judge Henry Brannon, of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, whose biography appears elsewhere. Judge John Brannon was educated at Winchester, Vir- ginia, was admitted to the bar in 1846, and the following year moved to Weston. He was a member of the Legisla- ture in both Houses before the war, and served as circuit judge from 1872 to 1881. His wife, Amanda Bland, was born in Harrison County, West Virginia, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Newlon) Bland. Thomas Bland set- tled in Lewis County in 1817 and died in 1868. He waa several times in the Legislature, a member of the Con- stitutional Convention of Virginia, was a soldier under General Harrison in the War of 1812, and was the father of Dr. William J. Bland, who served as superintendent of the Insane Hospital at Weston during the '80s. William Nottingham selling wolf scalps on December 1788 See page 483 below for Nottingham ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/court18.txt AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH IRISH IN VIRGINIA DISTRICT COURT EXECUTIONS. SEPTEMBER, 1794 (A to J). Gregg vs. Hinkle.--Sir:--I understand that you are much dissatisfied about the land that I surveyed for Abraham Teter, on the north side ofSeneca, joining his own land, saying I promised to send you word before I surveyed it. I remember of promising not to survey it before Andrew Johnson would return from Rockingham, who was to bring your entry, and Andrew returned and brought no entry; and, moreover, old George Tetersearched Lewis's records and found no such entry as you spoke of, and the widow Teter demanded the surveying of the same, and as Abraham had theoldest entry by warrant, I thought myself in duty bound to survey it, neithersaw I any occasion to send for you, when I knew you had no entry for theland, and yet had time to procure it, and, furthermore, it is uncertain whetherold entrys are prolonged on the Eastern waters or not, for Mr. Lewis wroteto me that he knew that they were prolonged on the Western waters, but noton our waters. But if your right is good, my surveying of it will not hinderyou from obtaining it, for I don't mean to make the plot till you are satisfiedabout it. I am ready, at your demand, to survey 100 acres for you onSeneca, above Abraham Teter's land, for your entry is now made by warrant,for I lately obtained a warrant for you from Colonel Hamilton. I desire thatyou be moderate in your censures, and, whether or not, I am your heartywell-wisher and obsequious, M. Henkle. To Mr. Wm. Gragg. (Addressed)Mr. William Gragg, Sr., On Seneca. The Commonwealth of Virginia.--To George Moffett, Gent. Greeting:Know you that from the special trust and confidence which is reposed inyour fidelity, courage, activity and good conduct, our Governor, with theadvice of the Council of State, and on the recommendation of the worshipfulCourt of the County of Augusta, doth appoint you, the said George Moffett,County Lieutenant of ye Militia of the said County of Augusta, to takerank as such from the nineteenth day of November, 1783. In testimonywhereof, these our letters are made patent. Witness: His Excellency,Benjamin Harrison, Esq., our said Governor, at Richmond, this sixth dayof April, 1784. (Signed) Benj. Harrison. (Registered.) Seal. Commission to Zachariah Johnston, George Poage, Thomas Hughes andThomas Rankin, as Justices for Augusta County, signed by Thomas Jefferson, Governor, at, Charlottesville, 29th May, 1781. Brock's Gap, 20th February, 1758. Sir:--Pay to George Anderson, ororder, the sum of four pounds, ten shillings, currency, to be deducted out ofmy pay for the months of May, June and July, as the same shall become due,for value received of him, from your humble servant. (Signed) WilliamBurke. To Capt. Peter Hog. List of wolf scalps, beginning 1774: To James Loskey, Joseph Newton,William Porter, Levin Benson, William Rhea, Peter Hoover: 1777, December 16, to John Clemons, George Baxter; 1778, May 21, to Jacob Barrier,Thomas Cartmell, John McEwin, Thomas Mynes, Jonathan Hicklin, AnthonyHuston; 1784, November, to John Snider, George Puffenberry, Isaac Mayze.Joseph Newton, Henry Every, Samuel Haws; 1785, March, to John Owfull;November, to Wm. Lansdale, Henry Casebolt, Henry Gragg, Moses Moore,483Senior and Junior, and Jacob Elsworth, Wm. Bennett and John Armogast; 1787, December, to Thomas Galfour, Thomas Frennen and Michael Arbecost; 1788, December, to James Brindle and William Nottigam; 1789, December, to John Portlock; and Levin Nicholas; 1790, December, to WilliamPortlock, William M. Jordan and Sylvanus Odle; 1791, December, to HughKeenon, Fred Troughbough, Jonathan Inchremiger (?); 1792, December,in all 106,900 pounds tobacco. COUNTY COURT JUDGMENTS. MAY, 20, 1762. Montgomery vs. Lewis.--August, 1758. Sir:--I expected you at thisCourt and to brought some money to me, but I see that you do not ( ) topay till you be put to trouble. My mahan (man?) has made complaint tome you have taken two cows in ____ of ye land that I was ____ which yougive your bond to Col. Robison and me, and ____ brought good security tome for ye piece of land, which we are willing to take for ye good of yechildren, so I require you on sight to deliver ye said cows and I will deliverye bond that you give for ye said lands. I expect you out in a few days, ormark what will follow, which is all at present. (Signed) John Lewis. SEPTEMBER, 1763 (A). A. P. Henry, Jr., vs. J. Oliver.--Account for merchandise, 1759. Swornto by P. Henry, Jr., in Hanover, before John Henry, 7th October, 1760, andacknowledged to be just to John Hughes, 20th July, 1761, by James Oliver. MARCH, 1758 (B). Wood vs. Vanse.--Know all men, &c., we, Ephraim Vanse (Vause?) andGeorge Robinson are held, &c., to Col. James Wood, of Frederick County,&c., &c. Dated 23d September, 1747. Test, Robert Rutherford, JohnRobinson. April 28, 1756.--This day Mathew Edmoston, Constable, made oath beforeme, Patrick Martin, &c., &c., that by virtue of an execution, &c., &c., versusthe estate of John Young, &c., he seized the goods of said John Young andby violent force they were forceably taken and rescued from him by RobertYoung, Sr., and his wife, Agnes. (Signed) Pat. Martin. Patrick Conningham, debtor to John Hamilton and William Thomson, for76 gallons rum at Pitchbarg, 1760. AUGUST, 1764 (B). Stringer adversus Morrow.--First day of July, 1749. Bond by Daniel(his "O") Stringer, of Followfield Township, County of Chester, and Province of Pennsylvania, yeoman. Am held, &c., to James Ortan, of same place,&c. Condition: To pay £10 in 1751. Test, Wm. Merrow, Walter Hood.Bill for injunction, as follows: To the Worshipful Court of Augusta, Sitting in Chancery: Orator Daniel Stringer, late of Chester County, Pennsylvania:484That some time in 1748, or 1749, he purchased a plantation nearBuckley's Mill, in said County, of one James Orton, for £100, and executedeight bonds. Orton had bought from William Morrow, but being unable tomake the payments, he sold to orator, and Morrow took assignment of theeight bonds. Orator, intending to come to Virginia, sold to Robert Turnerfor £150 and then set off on his journey to Virginia. Morrow went toorator's wife, persuaded her Turner was insolvent and to give up the bondsto Morrow, which she did, and on his representation that it was necessary,she went to Philadelphia with Morrow--55 miles--where he desired her totarry at a barber shop till he returned from waiting on the Secretary. Aftersome time he returned and told her she might go home for he had attendedto the business without her. Morrow told her that the Secretary gaveMorrow a warrant to John Taylor, Surveyor of the County, and she mightget home as she could, and left her to walk home on foot. The day aftershe got home, Morrow came and told her one thing more was necessary togive him possession of the land, by putting out her fire and kindling one inhis name, which she also performed, and asked him to give up her husband'sbonds, which he agreed to do if she met him at John Taylor's mill that evening. She met him there and found him so drunk that he did nothing butabuse her and her two brothers-in-law who went along with her.Orator shows that on his way home from Virginia a certain HansHamilton, then Sheriff of York County, came to the house where helodged, about two miles on this side of Yorktown, and learning orator'sname, asked him if he was not indebted to Morrow, and arrested him at thesuit of Morrow, assignee of orator, &c., &c., and carried orator forty milesback to Hamilton's house, where he was forced to remain a prisoner twoweeks (as he could procure no one to be his bail in a place where he was astranger), and then to deliver his two horses (value £40) to the Sheriff asa pledge for his appearance. When he got home he was informed by hiswife of her agreement with Morrow, whom orator upbraided. Morrowwent with orator to Yorktown, where Hamilton arrested orator at suit ofanother person, and on his agreeing to go to Hamilton's house to make upwith that other person who lived near, Morrow said he must return home,but would come to Hamilton in a few days and settle all matters, and hewould carry home orator's mare, which he then rid (worth £11) out offriendship; on which Morrow took the mare, saddle and bridle, togetherwith a wallet in which was a new shirt and 3/ in money. Orator waitedeleven days for Morrow's return, and was then compelled to swap a stallion,one of the horses formerly left in the Sheriff's hands, to a mate of theSheriff's to carry him home; but was obliged to leave nine pounds (the bootwhich he was to receive in the swap of the said horses), together with theother horse, in the Sheriff's hands. Since which time orator has never seenor met Morrow. Morrow has sued orator in Augusta. Orator never received any of his articles. Sworn to 16th May, 1761, before Daniel Smith. MARCH, 1764 (B). Lewis & Robinson vs. Pearis & Co.--Capt. Robert Pearis & Co. to Mr.David Robinson & Co., debtor: 1762, November 9, to 15,113 lbs. beef @ 28/per hundred, P. C., £211, 11, 7. Contra: 1762, November 9, by George485Elder's pay as manager at the slaughter house, 6 days, at 6/; by WilliamBills, a butcher, 6 days, at 3/9 per day; by William Marshel, assistantbutcher, at 1/3 per day; by Stephen Allinger, assistant butcher, at 1/3 perday; by a corporal and four privates, at /6 per day, six days; by cash atHoit's; by cash at Fort Pitt; by cash paid John Fleming's expenses; by cashpaid Thomas Small's expenses; by cash advanced at Staunton. Capt. William Thomson, pay the bearer hereof, Mr. Charles Lewis, the sum of onehundred and thirty-eight pounds, Pennsylvania money, which we stand indebted to him, and place the same to the account of your humble servant.(Signed) Robert Pearis. Test, John Stewart. MAY, 1763 (B). ******************************************************************** Wright vs. Carpenter.--This day Mr. Solomon Carpenter swore beforeme that at the time of Mr. Joseph Carpenter giving a warrant to PeterWright to apprehend two deserters at Fort Young said Wright gave yewarrant to Thos. Fitzpatrick to read and said he could not make out somewords, and he read it out over in public, and begun it again, when saiddeponent went off, and he further sayeth yt ye deserters were not far off atye time. Given under my hand this 17th April, 1763. (Signed) JohnDickinson. AUGUST, 1762 (B). McClenachan vs. Augusta Vestry.--Warrant signed by Ben. Waller toarrest Robert McClenachan, late Collector of Augusta Parish Levy, toappear at General Court to answer the Church Wardens. Dated 6th May,in 29th year of reign. Declaration: John Archer and John Christian,Church Wardens, complain of Robert McClenachan, late Collector, &c., in1748, collected in 1749 levies which he has not paid over. General issuepleaded April, 1757. November 3, 1757, trial by jury, viz: Richard Bland,John Ruffin, Christopher Chamney, John Leaeve, Thomas Knox, CharlesCoppidge, Charles Anderson, Clement Read, William Taite, Andrew Munroe, John Lovell and Nathaniel Venable. Verdict for plaintiff, £20. Acopy. Test: Litt. Savage, for Ben. Waller, Cl. Crer. Set-off filed bydefendant. To delinquents in Montgomery's list: Gilbert Strahorn, SamuelMartin, Peirce Coslie, John Dickson, Stephen Halston, Cornelius Towlin,John Martin, John Welsh, Nicholas Welsh, Silas Staus (Stans). MAY, 1763 (B). Bingaman vs. Smith.--January ye 2d day. Received of John Bingamin861 weight of beef for the use of my Company and the Cherokee Indiansat the rate of 10/ per C., £4, 6, 3 1/2, and more to cash upon the sameaccount 18/ per me. (Signed) John Smith. 1762. Memorandum of ye weight of bacon bought from Jacob Petter, 361, at4 1/2 == £6, 15, 4 1/2. April ye 12th, 1756. Received from Jacob Petter287 1/2 pounds of bacon for the use of Capt. Israel Christy's men, I say.486Received by us more eight pounds and three-quarters. (Signed) GeorgeBigham, Robert Armstrong. To Capt. Israel Christy, or Lieut. AlexanderWright. (Endorsed.) Capt. Christian says he has paid the above. AUGUST, 1759. Carlyle vs. Estill--Carolile vs. Bowd Estill.--Richard Prior, Sr., deposes,21st May, 1759: That in August, 1757, the deponent being at Fort George,in Bull Pasture, saw two horses in Wallace Estill's cornfield, one belongingto John Carolile and the other to Capt. Preston; that Bowd Estill and severalother young men went into the field to drive out the horses; that said Estilland all the others that were with him called dogs and set them on the horsesto drive them out, and that the men followed the dogs and horses, making agreat noise, but this deponent does not know whether the noise was to encourage the dogs to follow, or to get them off, as he was at a great distance,but he observed all the men turn homeward as soon as all the horses jumpedthe fence and got out; that after the horses got out of the field they tookround the Bottom below the Fort, and as the men were returning the deponent saw a great many dogs break off from the Fort and make straight forthe noise where the other dogs were; that after some time a number of thedogs came back, and several of them were bloody, but he is not certainwhich party of the dogs were bloody or part of both; that soon after thedeponent and several other men went down the river and found John Carolile's horse lying dead in the river, and all of them believed he was killed bythe dogs, and further sayeth not. Sworn before me this 21st day of May,1759. (Signed) Robt. Breckinridge. NOVEMBER, 1763 (C). Know all men by these presents: That I, Lieut. John Sallard, am held andfirmly bound unto Alexander McDonald, &c., &c. 23d March, 1762. Test:Alexander Stewart, Robert Fillson. NOVEMBER 1766 (A). Clendenin vs. Cunningham.--This day Samuel Crocket made oath beforeme that the return he made to Capt. Walter Cunningham was just and ytJohn Clendenon was one in the return. Given under my hand this 1st April,1766. (Signed) John Dickinson. As a soldier, &c., and yt ye time hewas in Greenbrier he allowed good, &c. OCTOBER, 1765 (D). Cotton vs. Christian.--Debtor, Mr John Christian to James Cotton: 1764,June 13, to a subscription for four children of your own for five months andtwenty-six days at 20/ per annum each; to a subscription for your brother,Capt. William Christian, for one child; to a subscription for William Dean,by your order, for one child; to three bushels of wheat. (Signed) JamesCotton. Christian's Creek, September 21, 1765. Joseph Robinson deposes,15th October, 1765, before John Buchanan: That he was present at an487agreement between Mr. James Cotton and some persons about a school thathe was then about to begin at Robert Armstrong's, on Christian's Creek, onthe 11th day of June, 1764, and that the said Cotton had a liberty given himby the employers to give up the school at any time during the year at hispleasure, and that they were to pay him according to the time the school waskept, and that Mr. John Christian positively ordered me, the deponent, tosubscribe a scholar for William Dean, and that said Dean had ordered himto do for him as though he were there present, and further this deponentsayeth not. Arbitrators give plaintiff £3. NOVEMBER, 1766 (A). Burnsides vs. Edwards.--Sir:--Please to pay unto James Burnsides fourteen shillings and three pence, cash, when my pay shall come into your hands,and this, my note, shall be your receipt for so much, from your humbleservant. (Signed) Joseph (mark) Edwards. To Capt. Charles Lewis. August 27, 1764.--Sir:--Please to pay unto James Burnsides the sum ofeight pounds, five shillings, and nine pence, cash, when my pay shall comeinto your hands, and this note shall be your receipt for so much, from yourfriend and soldier. (Signed) Joseph Edwards. To Capt. Charles Lewis.July 5, 1764. PETITIONS TO MAY COURT, 1767. MAY 14th, 1767.To the Worshipful Court Next Sitting for Augusta: I, your petitioner, humbly seweth that whereas a wagon road hath beenby order opened along ye South Fork of ye South Branch of Potomac,which road is very hurtful to my plantation, I, your petitioner, beg that yourworships would appoint two men to view and make report of another roadwhich I shall shew them, and, when granted, will open another sufficientlyat my own expense. And I, your petitioner, shall, as in duty, ever pray. JOHN BENNET. P. S.--This is to certify, your worships, that ye above petitioner is undera necessity of troubling your worships, as the road is greatly to his disadvantage. Certified by us: Jeremiah Osborn, John Davis, William Davis,James Davis, James Dyer, Charles Woolson, Joseph Woolson, Isaac Woolson, Jacob Regart, John Roreback, John Garner, David Wilson, CharlesSmith, Matthew Patton. Heth vs. Love.--1761. Debtor, Mr. Philip Love to Henry Heth: To yourclub in the mess on ye campaign with Col. Andrew Lewis, Capt. Fleming andothers, as settled by the two former, £3, 11, 3. MAY, 1765 (C). Greer, Assignee of Boyd, vs. Blagg.--We, or either of us, do promise topay to Samuel Boyd, or order, &c., &c., for a certain bay horse that saidBoyd sold to William Grant, Sergeant, of the Virginia Regiment, &c., &c,22d day of January, 1760. (Signed) Wm. Grant, John Blagg. Test: JohnHeath.488 1765. William Ingles vs. Joseph Ray.--1760. Mr. Joseph Ray to William Ingles,debtor. January 14, to cash lent you at Fort Lewis; to your account fromthe Bedford book. July 24, to one pair gloves, rum and bumbo. Sworn to,1765, before Daniel Smith. MAY, 1765 (C). Cloyd vs. Dooley.--Attachment. Attachment 30th January, 1765, byDavid Cloyd, Sr., against James Dooley, and attachment bond signed byDavid Cloyd, Sr., and David Cloyd, Jr. NOVEMBER, 1764 (A). Hugh (mark) Botkins. Bond dated 19th September, 1761, to HandryPicket, conditioned to making deed to 174 acres, comprehending the placeJohn Kare sold to Richard Botkin, joining Robert Reburn and John Strain,on the east; Robert McMahan and John Botkin, on the west; John Richeyand James Orrey and Edward Beard, on the north. Test: John and MaryBotkin. MAY, 1765 (B). Cunningham vs. Sawyers.--Capt Alexander Sawyers to William Cunningham, debtor. 1758, June 20, for Thomas Baker, for Henry Dooley; August 22, for John Burk; August 29, for Dennis O'Brian; November 3, toone deerskin for Andrew Johnson; November 14, pumps for John Foy; November 16, for John Donally, for James Asque; November 20, for Thos.Welsh, for Israel Young; November 23, for Joshua McCormick, for Abraham Thompson, for Samuel Hamilton, for John Cunningham; to one horseof my own; to my pay for 202 days' service in your Company, £20, 4, 0.Contra: By cash, per Joseph Ray, John Davis, at May Court. (Signed)David Sawyers. PETITION.To the Worshipful Court of Augusta County: We, your humble petitioners, pray that your worships would be pleasedto grant a road to be cleared from Adam Reader's Mines to Isaac Robertson's, from thence to Widow Wright's Mill, from thence to Thomas Harrison's, on the great road to the Court House, which will be the covenants' roadto travel either north or south, to mill or to market. May ye second day,year 1767. Your favor will oblige your humble petitioners. (Signed)Thos. Pickins, James Van Pelt, Lydia Wright, Jacob Gum, Leonard Herring, Wm. Dunlop, Wm. Blear, Francis Munsey, John Jackson, AdamKinder, Isaac Robertson, John Chrisman, Wm. Munsey, Jacob Gum, Jr.,John Black, Robert Kearr, Scidmore Munsey, Wm. Pickins, David Robertson, Mathias Kinder, James Wright, Timothy Warren, Robert Bellshe, JohnWhite, Thomas Harrison, Jacob Miller, Alexander Peanter, James Thomas,Henry Maze.489 1769. Michael Bowyer's account as Jailor allowed for insolvent fees for 1769:Chas. Fred. Sivert, in goal for debt, 20 days; Robert McMahon, in goal forfelony, 24 days; Joseph Eaten, in goat for debt, 20 days; Wm. Cunningham,in goal for felony, 8 days; Richard Smith, in goal, runaway, 28 days; Andrew Caseday, in goal, runaway, 10 days; John Smith, in goal, madman, 62days; Patrick Lacey, in goal, good behavior, 6 days; Jonathan Douglass, ingoal for debt, 20 days; Robert Phillips, in goal for debt, 6 days; WilliamMcNeil, in goal for debt, 20 days; William Simson, in goal for debt, 20 days; James Blan, in goal for debt, 20 days; James Blan, same; Joseph Ray, ingoal for debt, 10 days; Nathaniel Lyon, in goal for debt, 20 days; CharlesHarris, in goal for debt, 20 days; Christopher Finney, in goal for debt, 20days; Christian Strickler, in goal, madman, 21 days; David Whiticher, ingoal, runaway, 36 days; John Dun, in goal for felony, 1 day; John Munks,in goal, suspicious, 10 days; William Guin, in goal for debt, 20 days; a negroman, in goal for felony, 7 days; James Dinniston, in goal for felony, 11days; John Price, in goal for debt, 20 days; John Reece's two negroes, in goal3 months and 16 days, from Carolina; to finding wood for the jail; to finding wood and keeping the Court House. AUGUST, 1765. John Hamilton vs. Col. John Smith. Writ, 28th August, 1764. Col.John Smith, debtor to John Hamilton, for goods for his soldiers at theDunkard Bottom and himself--September, 1760: Col. John Smith, himself; Lieut. Hansley, John Smith (bowman), John Lukis, John Hamilton,Stamp Evins, Richard Dodd, Richard Newport, Thomas Deigs, John Cotrel.Said John Smith assumed to pay said accounts in presence of Lieut. RichardHickman (in Albemarle). Wm. Givens and Wm. Thompson (both in this County). AUGUST, 1766 (A). Blackwood vs. Callison.--Know all men, &c., that we, James Callison andRichard Moris, both of Augusta, stand indebted to William Blackwood, &c,&c. 16th September, 1762. Test: Robert Conningham, Samuel Cloyd. NOVEMBER, 1766 (A). Capt. Walter Cunningham, debtor, to my pay as a soldier from ye 29thNovember, 1763, to ye 20th March, 1764, being 111 days, at 1/6 per day.(Signed) E. E., per John Clendenning. This day Samuel Crockett came before me and made oath that he, the saidSamuel Crockett, served as Sergeant at Capt. John Dickinson's, on the CowPasture River, under the command of Capt. Walter Cunningham, and further declares that John Clendennen served as a soldier from the twenty-seventh of November to the 20th of March in the said Company, and thesaid John Clendennen, being neglected from the former to the latter date ofbeing returned in the pay-roll and was out of his pay. Given under myhand this 9th day of July, 1764. (Signed) John Dickinson.490 OCTOBER, 1765 (D). John Hopes (Hapes) vs. Daniel Harrison.--Chancery. Spa. issued September, 1763. Bill states that orator was some years ago employed asDeputy Sheriff under Robert McClenachan, and continued so for two years.Thomas Harrison, Daniel Harrison and John Cravens were his securities.As the end of orator's term drew near he became fearful that he would bebehind in his accounts, and withdrew himself to Carolina, leaving hisSheriff's books and effects for the satisfaction of his bondsmen. His effectswere immediately attached by Daniel Harrison, who was appointed DeputySheriff in orator's place. After some time orator returned to Virginia andsold a tract of land for £47, which he paid to his securities, expecting tohave an account rendered to him by defendant, but orator waited a long timefor an accounting, and then applied for one, but has never gotten one yet.Prayer for acconuting. Daniel Harrison's answer states that: Claims that orator is still in his debt. Account follows: Downes's fees--William Carrel, David Johnson, JamesScott, John Dunbar, William Longin, Mathy Thomas, John Griffeth, JohnMegil. Adam Bracen Righ's book (boock)--Alen Sculps, Alen Jackson.John Bumgardner's book--Jonathan Duglis, Aorgin Jones, John Crage, Thos.Dwode, Ben Inman Gouge, John Harrison, Henry Netherentine, SamuelLonard, Renell Macdannel, Jeremiah Orsburn, Jr., Samuel Pattron, JamesRutledge, Samuel Samples, Edward Shankling, Hugh Duglis, Wm. Ewing, David Crage, John Griffeth, James Gray, Reuben Harrison, Samuel Henderson,Francis MacBred, Richard Marling, John Phillips, John Pattron, ValentineSeveor, Mathew Ship, John Walker, Thomas Holing, Mung Price, HughCamel, John Davis, Jacob Glashe, John Holmes, Joell Hornback, ThomasLoin (Lain), Peter Mate, John Orsburn, Josiah Parrent, Edward Rutledge,James Scot, Mathous Sulcer, Richard Tictum. COUNTY COURT JUDGEMENTS. OCTOBER, 1765 (C). Crow vs. Bell.--Elizabeth Hog deposes, 18th October, 1765, before Alex.McClenachan, of lawful age: Sayeth that at the time when the first Fairwas held in Staunton, about three years ago, this deponent was standing inthe door of Francis Tyler, in Staunton, in company with Miss Priscilla Christian, since deceased, when she was asked by Miss Priscilla if she wouldnot go down to Mr. Crow's store and get a fairing, on which this deponentanswered she would not go, and presently Thomas Crow, standing in thestore door of his brother William, waived his hand for this deponent and theother to come over to the store, which they did, and as they were going intothe store the said Thomas Crow walked out, being called by his sister-in-law,to the best of this deponent's rememberance, and as he passed by them MissPriscilla asked him if he was not going to give them a fairing, to which heanswered: Stay till I come back; on which they went into the store, andMiss Priscilla made the same demand of a fairing from the defendant, Bell,who was then within the counter, and made no reply for some time, but atlast he took from the shelves two pieces, or bolts, of ribbon, and told her491to take her choice, which she did, and then he cut off a yard and gave it toher, when the said Miss Priscilla asked him if he would not also give thisdeponent one, to which he answered, yes, and delivered another yard to thisdeponent, and soon after Miss Priscilla asked the said Bell if he would notgive them a fairing for Thomas Crow, to which he answered, yes, and thengave this deponent and the other a yard each from another bolt of ribbon,and some time after, when this deponent went to pay off her account withthe plaintiff, William Crow, on hearing the articles read over with whichshe stood charged, she found a yard of ribbon, to which she objected, as sheknew she never had bought any in the store, and on observing it was chargedat the same time with the yard of linen which she bought from the said Bell,she told the plaintiff, Crow, that the defendant, Joseph, was wrong in charging her with a yard of ribbon when he had made a present of a ribbon to herand Miss Priscilla Christian at the same time, and she supposed had notcharged Miss Priscilla, on which the said Crow looked if the other ribbonwas charged to the said Miss Priscilla, but found no account, and then helooked into the said Bell's account and told this deponent that he found noribbon charged of that date to the said Bell, and further sayeth not.(Signed) Alex. McClenachan. AUGUST, 1766 (A). Christian vs. King (the Middle River Miller).--Capias dated 28th August,1765, returned, "He will not be taken." Attachment of his property, dated24th October, 1765. Account runs through years 1757-8-9, 1760-61-62-63-64. 1757, April 4, four lottery tickets; 1758, May 6, by your sister; May 6, by John Gentry; June 23, by wife; 1759, July 4, by your mother; July 25, by wife; 1761, January 31, bum. and sugar charged Mossey CreekJohn. Contra: By patroling under Col. Preston, by allowed for going toSivers's Fort, by making 13 soldiers' shirts, by Hugh Lusk. Urley vs. Christian.--To Mr. James Cloid, in Augusta County. FortLookout, August 13, 1764. Dear Sir:--If Mr. John Willy brings my notefor two pounds and orders amounting to five pounds, none, and six pence,sir, you will be so good as to pay him them and keep ye orders and note tillare meet, and, sir, you will oblige your humble servant--nuse we have none.I am, sir, your friend and well-wisher. (Signed) Alex. Sayers. To Ensign James Cloid. I protest the above order. (Signed) James Cloyd. AUGUST, 1765 (A). Howell vs. Steel.--(This paper is only a wrapper.)--Augusta, September23d, 1760. Sir:--I came here today in order to meet with you, but yournot being here occasions me to write, viz: John Guy came to my plantationand took from me a young horse in value ten pounds. I am sure I can provethe horse my property, so please to order a writ immediately out for him insuch a method as is proper, and let it be for ninety pounds, and apperin ye cick, and I will pay you your fee, and I will employ another attorney to assist with ye evidences I will give you the first opportunity. This from your Humble servant. (Signed) W. Wilson.492 NOVEMBER, 1766 (B). Joseph Ray vs. William Chandler.--Articles of agreement, &c., 6th Aug.,1760, between William Chandler, of Bedford County, and Joseph Ray, of thesaid County. Chandler is to deliver to Ray at the Dunkard Bottom, on theNew River, £100 worth of such goods as Ray thinks proper as soon asChandler conveniently can, which said Ray is to sell at 6 per cent out ofwhat he sells for his trouble of selling and the goods remaining unsoldChandler obliges himself to take. For performance of which Ray, with JohnSmith, John Sutton, Peter Lowney, his sureties, bind themselves. (Signed)Wm. Chandler, Joseph Ray, John Smith, John Sutton, Peter Luney. Test:John Bedel, Moses Hamilton. Plaintiff charges that Chandler did not comply, and sues for damages.In March, 1765, Sutton was in Carolina. Col. John Smith deposes: That in August, 1760, being at Fort Lewis, heheard Chandler sell to the plaintiff Ray £100 worth of goods, to be delivered, &c., &c., make payment for ye same. At ye breaking up of ye campaign under Col. Byrd, then carrying on against ye Cherokees, and accordingly ye plaintiff Ray applied to deponent and Luney to become his securities, &c. The goods were not delivered at the time agreed, or any timeduring the campaign. Ray might have disposed of a still larger quantity ofgoods to advantage on that campaign. (No date.) Capt. John Blag deposes: That in 1760, whilst he had a Company of theVirginia Regiment under his command stationed on the frontiers of thisCounty, Joseph Ray applied to him for liberty to supply this deponent'sCompany in goods and such necessaries as they should want; the deponentanswered he was satisfied, and therefore should depend upon him, but afterwaiting some time, was disappointed, and obliged to apply to another, as thisdeponent understood that Mr. Ray had met with disappointment with someman he had bought goods of; the deponent further sayeth that he believeshe should have taken and wanted about one hundred and fifty pounds worthof goods at that time from Mr. Ray, and further sayeth not. October 24,1765. (Signed) John Blagge. MARCH, 1767 (A). McClung vs. Fleming.--This day Mr. Jas. Knox came before me as a garnishee for the estate of John Flimon, soldier, formerly of Capt. Lewis's Company, and declared that he has no part of said Flimon's estate in his hands,nor hasn't had since said Flimon left the County. Sworn before me this29th October, 1766. (Signed) John Dickinson. MAY, 1765 (C). Articles of agreement, &c., between Robert Luney, of one part, and PeterLuney and David Luney, of the other part.--Robert Luney, in consideration,&c., but especially of a sufficient support and maintenance to him and hiswife, Elizabeth, during their natural lives, &c., (conveys) to his two sons,Peter and David, tract whereon Robert now dwell (except the part lying onthe South Side of the Creek, where his son Daniel now lives); also the tract493where Peter now lives. Peter and David agree to build a good and commodious house for their father and mother wherever Robert choses. Threecows reserved by Robert; rest to be divided between Peter, John and DavidLuney. Horses he gives to son John, except two which he gives to son Daniel. Dated 11th October, 1759. (Signed) Robert (mark) Luney, PeterLuney, David Luney. Test: John Smith, John Buchanan, Thomas Ramsey. AUGUST, 1765 (A). Bowyer vs. Robert Reed.--1757, December 30, to cash; 1758, March 2, toThomas Hucklin for taylor work for Caleb Harmon; March 2, to Gilbert'saccount versus Harmon; May 23, to cash; March 2, to one pair stockingsfor Caleb. Contra: 1757, by Caleb Harmon's pay as a soldier in my Company from 22d June till 29th November, 1757, being 161 days, £8, 1, 0; by your account for ammunition, £2, 5, 0; by your account against theCherokees, £0, 15, 6; by Mathew Reed's account against Cherokees,£2, 3, 0; by Thomas Saunders, per order on me, £5, 14, 0; by Caleb Harmon's pay as a soldier from the 30th November till the 1st May, 1758, @ 1/per day; by Harmon's pay in May and June; by ammunition for my Company; 1760, December, by cash. (Signed) E. (Accepted) per WilliamPreston. Robert Reed, debtor to ye estate of Caleb Harmon, deceased: To cashyou received of Col. Preston, being the pay of the said Harmon while asoldier under his command, £18, 14, 0. (Signed) E. E., per John Bowyer,administrator. Caleb Harmon, debtor to Robert Reed: 1756-1757, sundries; to cashpaid David Long for washing when at the Fort; 1756, to cash paid Capt.McNeill for you. OCTOBER, 1765 (D). Christian vs. Hamilton.--1759, Dr. Robert Hamilton, debtor to Is. Christian; August 16, to sundries; to 720 lbs. tobacco for Robert Read's attendance on your trial at Williamsburg, 1755. Johnson vs. Via.--1760, Mr. David Via in account with Thomas Johnson,Jr.: To quit rents of 124 acres; 1761, to paid William Davis, John Lea,David Hill, John Woodgar, John Ogg; 1762, to cash at Albemarle Court.Contra: 1761, by Louisa County. Sworn to, 12th November, 1764, inLouisa County, by Thomas Johnson, Jr., before Nicholas Johnson. Church Wardens vs. Ward and Preston.--Know all men by these presents,that we, William Ward and William Preston, are held, &c., to SampsonArcher and John Mathews, Church Wardens, in behalf of the parish, in thepenal sum of £120, &c., &c. ____ day January, 1761. Condition: WilliamWard has undertaken to build a house on the Glebe of said parish for thesum of £60 by the first day of November next. The house to be twenty-four feet long and eighteen feet wide in the clear, and one-story-and-a-halfhigh; the logs to be squared on two sides, and six inches thick, and wellduftailed; the sleepers, or lower joists, to be framed in the ground log, whichis to be nine inches thick; the joists to be well squared and plained, or moulding struck on each, and to be eight inches by five square. The house to becovered with lap shingles, clear of the sap, and fourteen inches to the494weather. The gable ends clapboarded. An upper and under floor to be laidof good plank, well seasoned and lathed. A partition across the house ofpunch and pennel work, with a wainscoat door in the same. A stair case tobe raised with facing and a door. A front door to the house wainscoated,and all the doors hung with iron hinges, and a lock to the front door. Onesash window of six panes in the room, and one of the same size opposite tothe front door, both well glazed. The floors and shingles to be nailed withgood double tens. The vacancies between the logs to be daubed or filledwith good mortar in both sides, as well above stairs as below. The house tobe underpinned where necessary. A good outside stone chimney to be built,seven feet between the jambs and well pointed with lime. The roof to bemade long enough to cover the chimney. The whole job and every part ofit to be finished and completed in a workmanlike manner. The undertakerto find everything necessary for carrying on the said job, except timber andstone, which they are to have off the glebe land. (Signed) William Ward,William Preston. Test: George Skillern. The above is a true copy from the original bond, which is lodged in myhand as Clerk of the Vestry. (Signed) William Preston. Verdict for defendant. NOVEMBER, 1766 (A). Carpenter vs. Fonts (Fotch).--Chancery. Writ dated 24th November,1763. Complainants are George Carpenter and Ann, his wife; StephenHantsberger and Ursilla, his wife; Matthew Hearce and Francis, his wife,daughters and co-heirs of John Shitley, deceased; that John Shitley was aninhabitant of the German Empire, where he died, having a small personalestate, leaving behind him your oratrices, then very young, and ____, hiswife, mother of oratrices, and one of the defendants, who by the laws andcustoms of the empire, possessed herself of the small fortune of her husband.Shortly after the father's death, the widow, thinking to benefit herself andchildren, transported herself to America, bringing with her your oratricesand what remained of John Shitley's estate, amounting to near £100, Virginia currency, and some time after her arrival married John Fotch, theother defendant, who took possession of all the effects. That as your oratrices grew up, they intermarried (as above) and their husbands frequentlyapplied to the said John Fotsch and wife for the parts due their wives, butobtained only £20 Pennsylvania Currency, £7 Virginia Currency, and 2horses, worth £14, for which they gave receipt to Fotsch, expecting to receive the remainder in a short time, but now so it is, he refuses to pay themanything more. John Fotch's answer: He married the widow of John Shitley in Germanyand not in America, and that on her passage to America she died at Plymouth. He never possessed himself of any part of Shitley's estate, for hedied insolvent, except a few trifling bed clothes made use of by his childrenon shipboard, but he says the grandfather of oratrices, Malchia Shitley, leftthem goods and chattels which this defendant, marrying their mother, possessed himself of, and before he came to America sold for as much money as came to £67 Virginia Currency, of which defendant expended £8 for oratrices for provisions and carriage from Switzerland to Holland, where they495

William Bennett

In 1795 William Bennett married Rebecca McCally, daughter of Jonathan McCally, of Pendleton County, Virginia. 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. he was the father of 12 children, namely; Rachel, Phoeba, David, Margaret, James, Joseph, Hanah, Elizabeth, William, Rebecca, Abigail and Jonathan McCally, named for his maternal grandfather, who, for several years before his death in 1818, made his home with William Bennett, and like him, is buried in the Long Point Cemetery. The children of William Bennett married as follows; Rachel married David Alkire, Phoeba married James Keith, David married Jane Stuart, Margaret married Robert McCray, Joseph married Mary Colemer, Hanah married John Anderson, Elizabeth married James D. Sprigg, Rebecca married Fletcher Holt, Abigail married Mathew Holt and Jonathan married Margaret Jackson, a daughter of Colonel George W. Jackson previously mentioned, and a first cousin of the great Confederate General, “Stonewall” Jackson.  Lieut William Bennett* (1775 - 1858)

The 1812 War records are more complete than their Revolutionary War counterparts.  They are also more complete than what remains of the Civil War records maintained by the Confederate States of America.  In Western Virginia the 1812 War was supported on two fronts. The first of these was in the fall of 1812 when units were sent to protect the southern shore of Lake Erie from the Canadians.  The second was in the fall of 1814 when units were sent to Norfolk to protect that area from the British.  One example of the latter is the Company of Infantry under the command of Captain Jonathan Wamsley which was mustered at Beverly in Randolph County on 3 September 1814 and became part of Lt. Colonel Henry E. Coleman's 6th Regiment of Virginia Militia.  The following is intended to be a complete list of all the members of Captain Wamsley's Company based on the Muster Rolls of the unit in the National Archives.   Supplementary information is included for some of the members as found by the author in the Service and Pension records for the individual soldiers which also are maintained by the National Archives.  The list is in alphabetical order: 6. WILLIAM BENNETT - Lieutenant.  Resigned 7 October 1814

Joseph Bennett

Genealogy and Family History Page Joseph Bennett, Jr. b May 10, 1732 in New Jersey; died abt 1808 in Pendleton County, (now in WV). Abt 1717, he md Hannah Starnes, who was b. August 4, 1747. Joseph Jr. is the son ofJoseph Bennett, Sr. and Mary Vernon. I have a second marriage for Hannah Starnes; she also md Aaron Vanscoy after death of Joseph Bennett, Jr. Children of Joseph Bennett, Jr. and Hannah Starnes: William Bennett, b September 18 1775 in Pendleton Co., WV He died March 31, 1857 in Lewis County, WV. He married Rebecca McCally on August 4, 1794 in Pendleton County, WV Jacob Bennett md Rachel Davis, Dec 1, 1810 John Bennett, b 1776;prb died in Ohio; md Jane Wilson Elijah Bennett, md Barbara Bible [ I'm descended from this line ] Nary Bennett, b Mar 12, 1770; d 1835 in Lewis Co., WV: md abt 1796 to William Peterson Phebe Bennett Hannah Bennett The following Bennett information is taken from Oren Morton's History of Pendleton County, West Virginia, pp350=351

"William Bennett left Pendleton in 1797 and bought of Colonel George Jackson, a farm at Walkersville on the West Fork of the Monongahela. He did not himself aspire to any office, but seems to have been a man of superior quality. He reared a family of five sons and seven daughters, and reared them well. All the twelve were well educagted, and in part this result is doubtless attributable to James McCauley, his wife's father, who lived with him in Lewis. McCauley had been a captain in the British navy and spoke seven languages fluently. The daughters married into the Spriggs, Alkire, McCray, Keith, Anderson, and Holt families. Two of them married brothers of the name of Holt. These were brothers to the father of a Supreme Judge Homer Holt and grandfather of John H. Holt, recently Democratic nominee for governor of the state. Jonathan M., James, David, Joseph and William, Jr., the five sons of William Bennett were prominent citizens of Lewis and three served in the Legislature. The youngest child of Jonathan M. was the first presecuting attorney of Gilmer, a member of the Virginia Legislature from Lewis, member of the Senate of West Virginia, Auditor of Virginia, and one of the Commissioners appointed by this state to settle the debt question with Virginia. He married a daughter of Captain George W. Jackson, a relative of Stonewall Jackson. William G., the oldest of the two sons and two daughters, has twice been elected Judge of the Eleventh Circuit, serving as a Democrat in a Republican circuit. He was Circuit Judge 16 years and was Democratic nominee for the Supreme Bench. Louis, his brother has been principal of the Glenville Normal School, member of the Legislature, Speaker of the House and Democratic nominee for Governor in 1908. One sister married Dr. Dleming Howell of Clarksburg and the other married a son of ex-Governor Bowie of Maryland.

James married a Miss Clark, a descendanat of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. One of his sons was a cadet of West Point. The other was elected county clerk of Lewis for three successive terms. The oldest sons of David went to Missouri, where their children are prominent as educators, physicians, and wealthy farmers. The sons of William and Joseph have also been successful. It is said of William that at the age of 82, he could jump off his feet and crack his heels together three times before he came back to the floor. He left 245 living descendanats. His sons and daughters wrote a beautiful hand and were excellent spellers and grammarians. Letters written by them nearly a century ago are couched in excellent language and display an unusual stock of general information. In Lewis are also descendants of John, a brother to William, Sr., and in both Upshur and Lewis are other Bennetts who claim relationship and who are superior citizens. One of the Upshsur Bennetts, a well-to-do-man, was recorder of that county shortly after the war. His son, principal of the State Normal School at Fairmont, is a prominent educator. Many of the other Bennetts of the same county took to preaching and served worthily in their respective chruches. The Pendleton branch settling in Preston procuced E.A. Bennett, at one time Auditor of this state. From the Bennetts settling in Nicholas came the present judge of the Fayette-Greenbrier circuit. Of the branch settling in Gilmer, N

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M was a prominet lawyer and in his day a rich man. M.G. Bennett went to the Legislature from Gilmer and Calhoun. The present prosecuting attorney of Gilmer is C.M. Bennett and several very successful physicians from the Nicholas branch." (Here in West Virginia, I met a cousin of this line and asked about these two spellings. He said, "If you are one of the snooty Bennetts, it is McCally; if one of us ordinary ones, it is McCullough." ) I just spell it as I find it or as it is given to me by others.Lenora From a Holt-Bennett History by Margaret Holt Early, the following issue is shown: WILLIAM AND REBECCA McCALLY BENNETT Rachel, born 1795, married David Alkire. Phoebe, born 1797, maried James Keith. David, born 1799, married Jane Stewart. James, born 1802, married Matilda Clark Jospeh, born 1805, married (l) Mary Colmer, (2) Elizabeth Louden, and (3) Sarah Perkins Kincaid. Hannah, born 1805, married John Anderson Margaret, born 1806, married Robert McCray. Elizabeth, born 1807, married James Sprigg. William, Jr., born 1808, married Jane Rickett. Rebecca, born 1810, married John Fletcher Wesley Holt. Abigail Collins, born 1812, married Matthew Holt Jonathan McCally Bennett, born 1814, married Margaret Elizabeth Jacksonl(This was one of the exceedingly political and prominent Bennett lines here in central WV.)

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William George Bennett BIRTH 18 Sep 1775 Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 1 Mar 1858 (aged 82) Walkersville, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Long Point Cemetery Walkersville, Lewis County, West Virginia,

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