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Adam Jackson Bennett

Male 1815 - 1886  (71 years)


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  • Name Adam Jackson Bennett  [1
    Born 27 Jan 1815  Laurel Hill, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Mar 1886  Time, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • "2nd Lieut. in Co. K in the Mexican War." SABINE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL RECORDS by White and Toole

      Kay Parker McCary, in the transcription of the tombstone, writes that he was Born in West Feliciana Parish, LA, Removed to Texas Dec 1842
    • (Research):
      Census Listings:

      1850 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
      Enumerated 30 Oct 1850
      Stamped 320
      146-146
      Adam J Bennett 35 M Farmer $400 La
      Mary J. E. Bennett 24 F La
      Mary Ann Benett 9 F La
      Henry L. Bennett 8 M La
      Burtus C. Bennett 6 M Texas
      Sarah Jane Bennett 4 F Texas
      William H Bennett 3/12 M Texas

      1860 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, Patroon Beat No. 5. P. O. Box Milam
      Page 30 Stamped 333
      225-225
      A. J. Bennett 46 M Farmer $1600 $3190 La
      Mary J. Bennett 37 F La
      Mary A. Bennett 20 F La
      Henry Bennett 18 M La
      Bertis C. Bennett 15 M Tx
      Sarah J. Bennett 12 F Tx
      William Bennett 10 M Tx
      A. J. Bennett 7 M Tx
      Robert Bennett 5 M Tx
      Major A. Bennett 1 M Tx


      1880 Census
      Adam J. Bennett Self M M W 65 La Farmer La La
      Mary J. Bennett Wf M F W 58 SC Keeps House SC SC
      Arch Bennett Son S M W 16 Tx Wks on Farm La SC
      Alva Bennett Son S M W 11 Tx Wks on Farm La SC

      Texas, Sabine, Precinct 5
      FHL Film # 125535 NA Film # T9-1325 Page # 250C
    Person ID I6831  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2015 

    Father Henry Bennett,   b. Bef 1799, Wilkinson County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1833  (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" Palmer,   b. Bef 1799,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married
    • White and Toole show that Henry and Mary were the parents of James Chamberlain Bennett, Margaret Bennett, Sarah Jane Bennett and Adam Jackson Bennett.
    Family ID F849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey,   b. 17 Dec 1821, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1901, Pine Hill, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 1 Aug 1839  West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Virgie Speights, in OLD TIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS, in a column about Pearl Chambers Lord Greer, dated January 30, 1964, wrote that "Adam Bennett and Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey, came with their slaves from Louisiana, just ahead of the sheriff. He was chasing them to take away their slaves in connection with some sort of lien connected with the estate of Mrs. Bennett's mother. They barely made it to Texas and safety in time to camp in the 'sand field' now known as "Bennet Field," just on the Texas side of the Sabine. The Louisiana authorities camped on the opposite side of the river before frustratedly returning home the next day. Then Adam staked his claim atop a nearby hill with gently sloping fields towards the river. The place is still called the "Bennett Place." There is a family graveyard nearby. The elder Bennetts had come to East Feliciana Parish from Alabama, and his father, a silversmith, had come from Germany." In a later article, this one profiling Abbie Della Bennett Travis, January 27, 1966, she added that the lien was due to "a matter of a few unpaid debts. The slaves were to be confiscated, so the Bennett's, their two children, and Zelotus Margaret Ann Boyd Harvey raced to the Sabine River and safety which they attained just before dark."




    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Bennett,   b. 19 Sep 1840, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1880, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     2. Henry Seth Bennett,   b. 26 Jul 1842, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1924, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Burtis Bennett,   b. 20 Apr 1845, Time, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1904, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     4. Sarah Jane Bennett,   b. 16 Oct 1847, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1928  (Age 80 years)
     5. William Henry "Dutch" Bennett,   b. 8 Jun 1850, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1926, East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     6. Adam Jackson "Tony" Bennett, Jr,   b. 8 Feb 1853, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1922, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     7. Robert Emmett Bennett,   b. 6 May 1855, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1924, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     8. Margaret "Mittie" Louisa Bennett,   b. 5 May 1857, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1923, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     9. Major A. Bennett,   b. 23 Mar 1859, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Elizabeth Bennett,   b. 4 Oct 1861, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1861, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     11. Jesse Archibald "Archie" Bennett,   b. 2 Jun 1864, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1936, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     12. Alva D. Bennett,   b. 6 May 1869, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1940, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2012 
    Family ID F844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jan 1815 - Laurel Hill, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Aug 1839 - West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Mar 1886 - Time, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972.

    2. [S736] McCary, Kay P. "Bennett Cemetery, North of Milam, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.