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Elijah Benton Bennett 1790–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Oct 1862

Death Location: Silver City, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA

Father: Joel Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Norman

Spouse(s): Edny Pruitt)

Children(s): Ransom Bennett

The story of Elijah Benton Bennett began in 1790 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA. Elijah Benton Bennett married Edny Edna Linny Pruett Prewitt Or Pruitt, and had children including Ransom Bennett. Elijah Benton Bennett passed away in 1862 in Silver City, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Benton Bennett began in 1790 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA.
  • Elijah Benton Bennett married Edny Edna Linny Pruett Prewitt Or Pruitt, and had children including Ransom Bennett.
  • Elijah Benton Bennett passed away in 1862 in Silver City, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Sr
1768–1851
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Norman
1769–1851
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Edny Pruitt)
1792–1875
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Ransom Bennett
1830–1862
Birth Location: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
RB

Elijah Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Bennett
1790–1862
Birth Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joel Edgar Bennett Sr
1768–1851
Barnwell, Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Payne) Norman
1769–1851
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Bennett (Loyalist in Rev. War) 17cM sbkdna) DNA
1746–1826
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Sally) Garrett
1742–1826
Virginia, United States
Elijah ("Eli" Isaac) Norman
1740–1811
Stafford, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Sara (Ann Kemp) (Green)
1742–1860
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William III
1703–1777
Thomas Norman
1707–1780
Elizabeth DUNCAN
1714–1771
Isaac Sr
1721–1769
Margaret Jackson
1722–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1684–1710
Sarah Brumwell
1679–1720
Benjamin Duncan
1680–
*Elizabeth Child
1663–1732
John Green
1699–1770
Mary Sampson
1701–1770

Elijah Bennett's Descendants

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Elijah (Benton) Bennett (1790–1 Oct 1862) m. Edny (Edna Linny PRUETT (Prewitt or) Pruitt) (1792 (based on grave marker)–22 Nov 1875)
  1. 1. Ransom Bennett 1830–1862 m. Matilda Roland 1823–1910
    1. 1. William (Walter) Bennett 1854–1898 m. Martha (A) Childers 1856–1939
      1. 1. James (Carl) Bennett 1897–1964 m. Cathie Wilson 1901–1998
        1. 1. Ellen Bennett 1928–2017 m. Carter (Cicero Tatum) Jr 1924–2016
        2. 2. Allie (Reece) Bennet 1922–1996 m. Wynelle (Viola) Bennet 1927–
        3. 3. Willard (Cullen) Bennett 1924–1998 m. Lorene (F) Bennett 1923–
        4. 4. Odelle Bennett 1918–
    2. 2. Louisa (Jane Bennett) 1849 1849–1932
    3. 3. Mary (Emeline) Bennett 1852–1934
    4. 4. John (Sanford) Bennett 1856–1890

Elijah Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Elijah Benton Bennett in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
1862
1 Oct 1862
Age 72
Death of Elijah Benton Bennett in Silver City, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Silver City, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1862
    Event Place: Silver City, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
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