Elizabeth (Proctor) Bennett (1768 - aft. 1813)

Born 1768 in Rowan County, North Carolina

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Biography

Birth

Elizabeth Proctor was born in about 1768 in Rowan County, North Carolina to Capt.Nicholas Proctor (1724-1790) and Nancy Smith (1733-1809)

Marriage

She married Thomas Bennett (c. 1765-c. 1817) on 20 September 1787 in Madison County, Kentucky. ^[1]

Children of the Bennett-Proctor Marriage

1. Mary Polly BennettMary Polly (Bennett) Bryant (abt.1797-abt.1856)
2. Joshua Bennett Joshua F Bennett (1794-1867), was born on 20 March 1794 in Madison County, Kentucky, United States.
3. Elizabeth Bennett Elizabeth Bennett (abt.1796-abt.1896), was born c. 1796 in Madison County, Kentucky, United States.
4. Frances Bennett Frances Bennett (1799-1874), was born on 20 March 1799 in Madison County, Kentucky, United States.
5. Catherine BennettCatherine (Bennett) Overholser (1800-1867), was born on 25 March 1800 in Kentucky, United States.
6. Deborah BennettDeborah (Bennett) Hamilton (abt.1810-abt.1876) , was born c. 1803 in Madison County, Kentucky, United States.
7. Thomas Bennett Thomas Bennett (abt.1803-abt.1880), was born c. 1803 in Madison County, Kentucky, United States.
8. Rosina Bennett was born on 27 May 1805 in the United States.
9. Caleb Bennett Caleb Bennett (abt.1810-1864), was born c. 1810 in Estill, Kentucky, United States. He died 6 February 1864 in Boone County, Missouri, United States.
10. Page BennettPage Bennett (1813-1867), was born on 1 March 1813 in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. He married Matilda Nichols (1815-1867) in 1831 in Kentucky. Page died on 26 July 1876 in Cedar City, Boone, Missouri, United States.

Research Notes

The 1787 marriage document is handwritten and signed by a pastor or government servant, but it's interesting that there are marriages recorded on the same pages dating from 1811-1817 as well. Might not matter, just interesting. ^[1] Weatherall-96 04:42, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWTM-S94 : 10 December 2020), Elizabeth Proctor in entry for Thomas Bennett, 1787.

• Marriage Records of Madison County, Kentucky Letters-A and B 1790-1843, Vol. I about Thomas Bennett and Elizabeth Prector (sic).
• Spraker, Ella Hazel. Samuel Moody Grubbs, A Descendant of the Boone Family. Rutland, VT: Tuttle Co., 1922. Page 169 mention of a daughter, Mary, of Thomas Bennett and Elizabeth Proctor. [https://archive.org/stream/boonefamilygenea00spra/boonefamilygenea00spra_djvu.txt Partial Text available, search for "Thomas Bennett"
• https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/482348:61157?ssrc=pt&tid=58055750&pid=30048243762
• https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/482348:61157?ssrc=pt&tid=58055750&pid=30048243762

Source Citation: Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family. Description: Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family. Source Information: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Source Description: This collection contains genealogical research privately published in family history books.