Born in Mecklenburg County, Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Vardaman
and Magdalena (Peterson) Vardaman
Sister of
Elizabeth (Vardeman) Bird, Maria Magdalena Vardeman, William Vardeman Jr., John Wilhelm Vardeman, Peter Vardeman, Susanna (Vardaman) Shelton, Jemima Vardeman and James Vardaman [half]
Wife of
Peter Bennett
— married
1752 in Bedford, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Bennett, Mary (Bennett) Lawson, Rueben Bennett Sr., Elizabeth Bennett, James B Bennett, Micajah Wheeler Bennett, William Bennett, Rachael (Bennett) Snow, Abner Bennett and Richard Bennett
Died before
before age 80
in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Contents |
Biography
Frances Hay Vardeman was born on 20 May 1729 in Bedford, Virginia.[1]
She married Peter Bennett in 1752 in Bedford, Virginia. Her husband's will, probated in May 1778, purports to name all their children as:[2]
- Elizabeth Bennett Perry[2]
- William Bennett[2]
- Rachael Bennett[2]
- Abner Bennett[2]
- Richard Bennett[2]
- Mary Bennett Lawson[2]
- Reuben Bennett[2]
- Micajah Wheeler Bennett[2]
James B. Bennett and Joseph Bennett are not listed as children of Peter in the will.[2]
Death
According to a petition filed by their son Richard, and agreed to by their son William as executor of her husband's estate, Frances was dead by 23 Aug 1809.[3]
Husband's Will Transcript
Frances is mentioned in Peter Bennett's Will: "My loving wife Frances Bennett during her life in widowhood all my estate. At her decease all may be sold and the money divided between my children William Bennett, Mary Lawson, Reubin Bennett, Elizabeth Perry, Micajah Bennett, Rachel Bennett, Abner Bennett, and Richard Bennett as if her directed Viz. my sons Wm. And Reuben Bennett do discount 30 pounds 10 shillings each from an equal proportion of the money because they have already received that sum each in the land they now live on and all the other named children to receive a just and equal proportion.
If at any time after my decease my now loving wife should marry my estate may be sold by the discretion of my Executors and the money divided as aforesaid allowing my wife a child’s part only. If any time before there be a division of my estate there should be a decease of any of the above named children without being of age or proper heir, my estate may be divided betwixt those that be then living; Executors: my two sons Wm. And Reubin Bennett; Signed: Peter Bennet; Witnesses: David Watt, Wm. Ward, David Pery, William Goad; Proven: 25 May 1778 by oaths of David Watt and William Goad; Executors: William Bennett and Reubin Bennett; Security: John Callaway, William Vardeman (William Vardeman II), and William Leftwich." [4][2]
The will is witnessed by their daughter Elizabeth's second husband, David Perry.
Sources
- ↑ Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan Ancestry Record 61462 #20011755
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Richard Bennett & William B. Arthur v. Executor of Peter Bennett, Chancery Court of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 23 Aug 1809, Scanned Case File, Library of Virginia Index No. 1809-020, images 6 & 7 of 13 (https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/full_case_detail.asp?CFN=143-1809-020#img : accessed 26 Feb 2022)
- ↑ Richard Bennett & William B. Arthur v. Executor of Peter Bennett, Chancery Court of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 23 Aug 1809, Scanned Case File, Library of Virginia Index No. 1809-020, images 2 & 3 of 13 (https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/full_case_detail.asp?CFN=143-1809-020#img : accessed 26 Feb 2022)
- ↑ Abstracts of Bedford County, Virginia Wills, Inventories and Accounts 1754 – 1787, p. 79. Bedford County Virginia Will Book 1, pp. 292 – 293.
- Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Birth Index for Frances Hay Vardeman
- Abstracts of Bedford County, Virginia Wills, Inventories and Accounts 1754 – 1787, p. 79. Bedford County Virginia Will Book 1, pp. 292 – 293.
- Source: S638424910 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 162735164
- Source: S641732037 Virginia, Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 61462
- http://kueber.us/p858.htm#i17141
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frances:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frances:
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~1.56%
Alice (Littrell) Amelung
:
23andMe, GEDmatch AA8165501 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Jerry Patton :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Marybeth (Patton) Isaminger :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #689933
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Cheryl (Welch) Gerard :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Robert Snow :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ssilencewon86
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~0.39%
William Grantham :
23andMe, GEDmatch M131162 [compare]
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Carol (Burnette) Latimer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BB6173963 [compare], Ancestry member cblatimer
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~0.39%
William (Bennett) Jones :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A858970 [compare], Ancestry member billj88130
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~0.39%
~0.78%
Karen (Ramsey) Fontenot :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Kelley (Broome) Gingles :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member undomiel_1
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~0.39%
Sarah Sharpless :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A215298 [compare], Ancestry member sks374
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~0.39%
Darline (Brady) Smith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Laflutterby
-
~0.39%
Tom Hebert :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GZ7498502 [compare]
-
~0.39%
~6.25%
Lee Weaver :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tstill85
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch DA6027410 [compare], FTDNA kit #60498
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Caroline Rose :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Sarah (Carter) Dolan :
MyHeritage DNA
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source of McCabe edited maiden name to Vardeman. Maiden name listed as Vardeman on FamilySearch.org as well.