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Rebecca Bennett 1796–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee

Death Date: Nov 1879

Death Location: Campbell County, Tennessee

Father: John Bennett

Mother: Rebecca Bennett

Spouse(s): Jesse Powers

Children(s): Elizabeth Powers

Rebecca Bennett was born in 1796 in Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, the child of John Amos Governor Bennett And Rebecca Denee Cherokee Indian Nicknamed Dorothy Ross Bennett. Rebecca Bennett married Jesse Powers, and had children including Elizabeth Martha Powers. Rebecca Bennett passed away in 1879 in Campbell County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Bennett was born in 1796 in Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, the child of John Amos Governor Bennett And Rebecca Denee Cherokee Indian Nicknamed Dorothy Ross Bennett.
  • Rebecca Bennett married Jesse Powers, and had children including Elizabeth Martha Powers.
  • Rebecca Bennett passed away in 1879 in Campbell County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bennett
1753–1828
Birth Location: County Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Rebecca Bennett
1768–1830
Birth Location: , Campbell, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jesse Powers
1793–1880
Birth Location: Cumberland Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Powers
1821–1880
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, United States
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Rebecca Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Bennett
1796–1879
Birth Place: Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee
Parents
John Amos "Governor" Bennett
1753–1828
County Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Rebecca (Denee (Cherokee Indian) nicknamed Dorothy Ross) Bennett
1768–1830
, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth ("Ella") Sadler
1739–1816
St Andrews Parish, Brunswick, VA
John (Benjamin) Bennett
1734–1791
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Bennett's Descendants

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Rebecca Bennett (1796–Nov 1879) m. Jesse Powers (1793–May 1880)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Martha) Powers 1821–1880 m. Robert (Monhollon) Sr 1817–1880
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Monhollen 1841–1917
      1. 1. George (M) Monhollen 1866–1931 m. Edith (Lee) Bray 1865–1931 m. Elizabeth Monhollen 1868–1948
        1. 1. Rosa Monhollen 1887–1974 m. Decatur Starrett 1870–1949
        2. 2. William (Henry) Monhollen 1884–1953
        3. 3. John (R) Monhollan 1890–1974
        4. 4. Frank (Jessie) Monhollon 1889–1957
        5. 5. Louranzo Monhollen 1893–1963
        6. 6. Stella Monhollen 1894–1919
      2. 2. Julia (A Monholland Bryant Sears) Perkins 1860–1936
      3. 3. Mary (Josephine Monhollen) Peace 1861–1944
      4. 4. William (R) Monholland 1867–1945
      5. 5. John (Robert) Monholland 1869–1945
      6. 6. Keziah (Elizabeth "Kizzie" Monholland) Wyatt 1871–1960
      7. 7. Amanda Monholland 1874–1906
      8. 8. Thomas (Edward) Monholland 1890–1983

Rebecca Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Rebecca Bennett in Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee
Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee
1879
Nov 1879
Age 83
Death of Rebecca Bennett in Campbell County, Tennessee
Campbell County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1879
    Event Place: Campbell County, Tennessee
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