William Tapley Bennett (abt.1789-abt.1843)

William Tapley (Tapley) Bennett

Born about 1789 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

[uncertain]

Son of Thomas Bennett and Molly Tapley

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Willey (Smith) Bennett — married 2 Mar 1820 in Jackson County, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Father of Hosea Abbitt Bennett, Alva Thurman Bennett, Miles G. Bennett and Euel F. Bennett

Died about 1843 at about age 54 in Jackson, Georgia, United States

[uncertain]

Problems/Questions

Profile last modified 25 Feb 2024 | Created 28 Feb 2015

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This profile is part of the Commerce, Georgia One Place Study.

1 Biography
2 Sources
- 2.1 Acknowledgments

Biography

Tapley was one of three original inhabitants of Commerce, Georgia. During Tapley's time, Commerce was originally named Groaning Rock, Georgia, then became Harmony Grove. Harmony Grove was officially incorporated as a town on December 24, 1884. On August 6, 1904, Harmony Grove was reincorporated as Commerce.

Birth

Date: BET 1789 AND 1794

Place: prob Pittsylvannia Co VA or Caswell Co NC - Imported only 1789 from Birth Date and marked as uncertain.

Death

Date: BET 1843 AND 1845

Place: prob Jackson Co GA - Imported only 1843 from Death Date and marked as uncertain.

Note

Note: 1820 census, Jackson Co. Ga., 302

1840 census, Jackson Co. Ga., 021 ***** "The Early History of JacksonCo

Ga.", pub 1914 by W.E. White; Foote/Davie Atl.

T. Jack Bennett, civil engr for co from 1902-1912. Surveyor:1883-1884;

W.T. Bennett 1905-1906; C.A. Mize Clerks Superior Court; 1885-1889,W.T.

Bennett, Died 1889-1890, J.C. Bennett, Unexpired Term (son ?)Confederate

Veterans: Mintz or Story's Company- J.M. Bennett Jarrett's company-Euel

Bennett Tom Bennett Pittman's company- Hosea Bennett *****

Sources

Early Pioneer Families of Harmony Grove
"Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWHF-GQN : 11 January 2020), Vapley Bennett, 1820.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-43T : 8 December 2020), Tapley Bennet, Jackson, Georgia, United States; citing p. 21, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

Acknowledgments

Bennett-9789 was created by Joel Mize through the import of ruthputnam.ged on Feb 27, 2015.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Tapley 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 Tapley: