Hi, I am trying to find Bennetts (probable descendants of a Legro or James
Bennett who came to Posey Co from Christian Co., KY). I think the
Bennetts originally were from VA. My ggg grandmother was Sarah "Sally"
Bennett (1794-1834) who married William Crabtree in Christian Co., KY, in
1812. Their first child was George Washington Crabtree (b. 1814 in KY).
The family came to Posey Co sometime before 1820 as the Crabtrees and
Bennetts were in Robb Twp on the 1820 census. I did think that Sallie's
father was Legro, but it could possibly be James. Also, there were a
Sarah Bennett who was married to George Crabtree sometime in the early
1830's-- she died in childbirth in 1834. But I can't prove this.
George died marry Achsah Goodwin (d/o Aaron Goodwin and Mary "Polly"
Chapman) and Jane Land (d/o Abraham Land and Sarah Edwards). Polly
Chapman later married John Johnson after Aaron died. William Crabtree
married Elizabeth Hurt/Hunt Brown after his first wife died. The Johnsons
and Crabtrees and Bennetts were some of the families instrumental in
starting the Old Union Church in Johnson Twp in Gibson Co and the Seven-Mile
Church in White Co., IL. Sallie Bennett Crabtree (first wife of Wm) is
buried in the Stewartsville Cem-- she has a flat bronze type marker.
Thanks for any help you can give. Helen Zuber Keusch
forever searching in the LAND, EDWARDS, WOFFORD, REEVES, MULLINIKS,
CRABTREE, GOODWIN, CHAPMAN, BENNETT, ZUBER, ANTHIS, GOODART-GUTEKUNST,
BANGERT, EAKINS, FORD-FOARD, SANDEFUR, MELTON, HANDLEY, EZELL, THOMASSON,
and DUNCAN families. On hubby's side-- lines of KEUSCH, ZIMMERMANN,
MEHRINGER, SCHITTER/SCHUETTER, SCHMITT, HOCHGESANG, HOPF, and BURGER (Dubois
CO, IN).