Rev.
Richard
Henry
Bennett
Born in Appling, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Bennett Sr.
and Margaret (Sheffield) Bennett
Brother of
John Bennett, Westberry Bennett Sr., James S Bennett, Retta Ann (Bennett) Roberson and Mary Margaret (Bennett) Knight
Husband of
Rachel (Westberry) Bennett
— married
1847 in Wayne, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret (Bennett) Thornton, Rachel (Bennett) Raulerson, Mary Ann (Bennett) Thornton, James Riley Bennett, Annie Elizabeth (Bennett) Bagley, Mary Jane (Bennett) Lynn, Jefferson Davis Bennett, George Walter Bennett, Catherine (Bennett) Meeks, John Walter Bennett, Russell Watson Bennett and Julian Hartridge Bennett
Died
at age 64
in Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Feb 2012
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Biography
Richard Henry Bennett was born in Appling County, Georgia in 1826. He was the son of Henry Bennett and Margaret Sheffield[1], and the grandson of Richard Bennett, a Revolutionary Soldier originally from North Carolina who settled in Georgia.
The Bennett family were among the earliest settlers in Georgia. Mr. Bennett married Rachel Westberry, daughter of Moses John Westberry and Matilda Arnett in 1847 in Wayne County. They had 12 children together.
On April 18, 1862, he enlisted into the Co. "K", 54th Volunteer GA Infantry and within time was promoted to the rank of Captain. After the War, he returned home to his young family in Wayne County in what is now present day Pierce County.
Richard Bennett, an Elder in the Primitive Baptist Church, was one of the key figures in the schism of 1871/72 in the Alabaha River Association. As a result of this division over doctrine, Elder Bennett formed a faction called the Bennetites, the others being the Crawfordites.
He purchased a large farm in this part of Ware County and later established and built the original Rome Primitive Baptist Church in 1884
The oldest marked grave at Hephzibah is that of his infant granddaughter, Tillulah Chatam Bennett, who died in 1875.
Most likely church services were being held on these grounds in what was known as an arbor church.
Richard Bennett died on Feb. 16, 1891 at age 64. [2]
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Sources
- ↑ Appling County, Georgia Births
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #17276619
- Allen Minix, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Allen and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
N Huckeba 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #781893
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Myron Samson :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H256772 [compare]
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~1.56%
Daphne Folsom :
23andMe, GEDmatch MZ8729664 [compare], yourDNAportal DAPcc60a6bd
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PL9084255 [compare], yourDNAportal DAPd2dc621f, Ancestry member Daphnefolsom1
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~1.56%
Carl Rosenberg :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member carlr_rosenberg
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~0.78%
Trina Bush :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A013405 [compare], Ancestry member shawnericwright
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~0.78%
Bertha (Robinson) Bellflower :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A512387 [compare]
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~0.78%
Amy Johnson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ak_putnam
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~0.78%
~6.25%
pj O’Quinn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A012740 [compare]
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~0.78%
Melissa (Ross) Reed :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GV7887150 [compare], Ancestry member melissareed2428
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Gerold Cain :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T668061 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ken Kellner :
Living DNA, GEDmatch GZ4122170 [compare]
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