Adam Jackson Bennett

1815 - 1886  (71 years)

• Name	Adam Jackson Bennett  [1]
  Birth	27 Jan 1815	Laurel Hill, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Mar 1886	Time, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [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 d. Abt 1833 (Age ~ 34 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Palmer,   b. Bef 1799   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	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 d. 8 Mar 1901, Pine Hill, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1839	West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana   [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 d. 23 Feb 1880, Sabine County, Texas (Age 39 years)   2. Henry Seth Bennett,   b. 26 Jul 1842, Louisiana d. 16 Jan 1924, Louisiana (Age 81 years)   3. Burtis Bennett,   b. 20 Apr 1845, Time, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 Feb 1904, Sabine County, Texas (Age 58 years)   4. Sarah Jane Bennett,   b. 16 Oct 1847, Texas d. 10 Feb 1928 (Age 80 years)   5. William Henry "Dutch" Bennett,   b. 8 Jun 1850, Sabine County, Texas d. 26 Jan 1926, East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas (Age 75 years)   6. Adam Jackson "Tony" Bennett, Jr,   b. 8 Feb 1853, Sabine County, Texas d. 9 Nov 1922, Sabine County, Texas (Age 69 years)   7. Robert Emmett Bennett,   b. 6 May 1855, Sabine County, Texas d. 21 Nov 1924, Texas (Age 69 years)   8. Margaret "Mittie" Louisa Bennett,   b. 5 May 1857, Texas d. 4 Dec 1923, Texas (Age 66 years)   9. Major A. Bennett,   b. 23 Mar 1859, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   10. Elizabeth Bennett,   b. 4 Oct 1861, Sabine County, Texas d. 19 Nov 1861, Sabine County, Texas (Age 0 years)   11. Jesse Archibald "Archie" Bennett,   b. 2 Jun 1864, Texas d. 16 Feb 1936, Sabine County, Texas (Age 71 years)   12. Alva D. Bennett,   b. 6 May 1869, Sabine County, Texas d. 22 Jul 1940, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Jan 1815 - Laurel Hill, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Marriage - 1 Aug 1839 - West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Death - 28 Mar 1886 - Time, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S736] McCary, Kay P. "Bennett Cemetery, North of Milam, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.