William Bennett

   Another name for William was William Benet.

  General Notes:

Immigrated 1760 from France to New Jersey. Lived at Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania., then Warren County, Ohio 1815.
Rev War-Bore colors at Bunker Hill & Yorktown (Washington's bodyguards) & was wounded seriously.
William was an Ensign in Captain Simon Marston's company. Capt. Marston was under Colonel Joshua Wingate. The regiment was the second organized in New Jersey in July 1776 .
Came from France in 1760 to New Jersey. Was a regimental color bearer at the Battle of Bunker Hill & Washington's personal guard at Yorktown & was seriously wounded. Moved to Ohio in 1816

BENNETT William 175? New Jersey, priv. Official reg. Of officers and men of N. J. In the Rev. War. Ed. By Will. S. Stryker. Trenton, NJ. 1872. (878 p.): 506
WILLIAM BENNETT & ADRIA ANN BENNETT (BRITTON) Our ancestors can be traced beyond the sea to the sunny vine clad hills of France. In the person of William Bennett centers the remotest historical data to which access can be had. Of him it is known that in early manhood (1760) he emigrated from his native land to the then inhospitable shores of the New World, and located in New Jersey previous to the breaking out of the Revolutionary War. Himself being imbued with the spirit that characterized the French under the leadership of the immortal Lafayette, he took up arms against the minions of George the Third, and in defense of the home and liberties of the oppressed Colonists fought in the battles and shared the hardships of those trying days. At the Battle of Bunker Hill he bore aloft the colors of the regiment, and at Yorktown he was one of Washington's own body-guards. At Yorktown he received wounds from which he never recovered, and which cause his death years later. After the close of the war he married Adria Ann Britton, of his adopted state,who was born a native of Holland and was brought by her parents to America during her infancy. In a short time they moved to Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,where seven children were born to them, six sons and one daughter - John, William, Nicholas, Abram, Mary, David and Isaac. In 1816, following the Star of the West, William Bennet and family, excepting his sons, John and Abram, who remained in Pennsylvania, emigrated to Ohio, settling in Section 33, Turtle Creek township, Warren County, Ohio. Marking the stay of the Bennett family are the towns of Bennett Mills, in New Jersey, and Bennettville, in Pennsylvania. Abram, John, Nicholas and David, sons of William Bennett, were all in the Mexican war. Abram and Nicholas being color bearers. William Bennett was born in France in 1742, and died in 1828 in Ohio - his wife Adria died in 1839.The ancestors of William Bennett are thought to have come from England to France. (taken from Nicholas Bennett Sr. and His Descendants book written by Elsie Bennett Essex).
William Bennett was born in France, came to this county when quite young, first settled in New Jersey, volunteered as a Federal soldier in the Revolutionary war, held the post of color-bearer at the battle of Bunker Hill, where he was wounded, from the effects of which he never fully recovered. After the close of this war he married Adria Ann Britton, of his adopted Pennsylvania, where the following children were born to them: John, William, Nicholas, Abram, Mary, David and Isaac. In 1816 he moved to Warren County, Ohio with all his family except John and Abram, who remained in Pennsylvania. He died in 1828 and she died in 1839. (taken from History of Warren County, Ohio)
The original spelling of the surname was possibly "Benet" in France and then changed to "Bennett" here in America. It is said that William's family may have come from England to France where William was born.
During the Revolutionary War, William served as an Ensign in Captain Simon Marston's Company (Marston was under Colonel Joshua Wingate). The Regiment was the second organized in New Jersey in July, 1776. William bore colors at Bunker Hill & Yorktown as one of Washington's personal guards. At Yorktown, he received serious wounds from which he never recovered, and which would cause his death years later (it is also said that he received his wounds at Bunker Hill).
William Bennett was among one of the first to settle in the Ligonier Valley, along the Conemaugh River, in Westmoreland County, PA, after the war. That area had been decimated and depopulated during the war. All of his children were born in the Ligonier Valley.
In 1815-1816, all of William's family moved to Warren County, OH, with the exception of his sons John and Abraham who remained in PA.

History and Record of Nicholas Bennett Sr. son of William Bennett & His Descendants. Deerfield Township Cemetery Records, Rose Hill, Mason, Warren Co., Ohio on Film #893727.
#1 John death date March 25, 1826 Fairfield Cemetery, Westmoreland Co., Penn. Film #924301.

#3 md 4 Aug 1827 Rachel ANDERSON (2)

#1 John md Nancy McColly
#7 Isaac md 16 Dec 1819 on marriage record Warren Co., Ohio Vol 205 1834-1854.

#4 Abram was born 19 Nov 1789 on Film 925037.
During the wars which preceded the Revolution as well as the later, the Ligonier Valley was depopulated; many of the inhabitants were massacred or taken prisoners, and the remainder made their way through the wilderness to the eastern part of the province. After a number of years, those who escaped or prisoners who had been released from their captors, returned and found their buildings destroyed, their young orchards cut down and their stumps having been burned to prevent them from sprouting, and their improvements overgrown with underbrush. Among those who are known to have first settled along that part of the Conemaugh river, were James Clark, "Billy" Woods, David Inyard, William Bennett, Archibald McGuire, Ben Sutten, Neil Dougherty, David Lackens and James Galbraith.
Taken from History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania Book 974:889 H2h


William was removed from the Unity Graveyard in Mason, Ohio and buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Mason, Warren County, Ohio.



From the DAR:A search of our Patriot Index provided the information found below.

BENNETT, William
Birth: FR 1742
Service: PA
Rank: LT
Death: OH Before (ante) 10- -1828
Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No
Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No
Spouse: (1) Adria Ann Britton


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Roster of Revolutionary Ancestors - Indiana DAR pg 49
BENNETT, WILLIAM. b, 1742, France, d. Oct. 1828, Warren Co., Ohio, m. ca. 1779, Adria (Adree) Ann Britton. b. 1760, Holland, d. aft. 1824, Warren Co., Ohio. SERVICE: Bennett, William, served asa Sergeant and Ensign under Capt. Shortridge and Marstin, Col. Poor and Gilman in the Hampshire troops. Served as a Lieutenant under Capt. James Bane, Col. Crawford in "Sandusky Expedition" 1782. CHILDREN: William, cat 1780, m. Mary Good; John Bennett, b. 1783, m. (1) Elizabeth Good, (2) Nancy McColly; Nicholas b. 7 Aug. 1786, m. Rachael Anderson (Catherine); David, b. 1792, m. Elizabeth Egert; Mary m. James Enos (Ennis); Abraham b. 11-19-1789 Sarah Huston; Isaac. DESCENDANT HARPER, Betty Leffel. (Mrs. Rudolph John) No. 522360


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During the wars which preceded the Revolution as well as the later, the Ligonier Valley was depopulated; many of the inhabitants were massacred or taken prisoners, and the remainder made their way through the wilderness to the eastern part of the province. After a number of years, those who escaped or prisoners who had been released from their captors, returned and found their buildings destroyed, their young orchards cut down and their stumps having been burned to prevent them from sprouting, and their improvements overgrown with underbrush. Among those who are known to have first settled along that part of the Conemaugh river, were James Clark, "Billy" Woods, David Inyard, William Bennett, Archibald McGuire, Ben Sutten, Neil Dougherty, David Lackens and James Galbraith.

Indiana County, Pennsylvania History

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They carved-out a farm on the banks of Tubmill Creek, St.Clair Twp., Westmoreland County, PA. The old Wm. Bennett Farm is located between PA Rt 711 and the Conemaugh River, just West of Laurel Valley H.S. ^{7 8 9 10}

  Burial Notes:

William was reburied in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Mason, Warren County, Ohio in about 1840. His body was moved from the Unity Cemetery.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: from France, Abt 1770, , , New Jersey.

• Move: north for a short time to New Hampshire in about 1772.

• Move: back to New Jersey, 1773.

• Move: westward with his family to Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania in about 1780.

• Census, 1800, Fairfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. ¹¹
William Bennett: Males: 3 - under 10, 1 - 10 to 16, 2 - 16 to 26, 1 - 45 plus. Females: 1 - under 10, 1 - 45 plus.

• Census, 1810, Fairfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. ¹²
William Bennett: Males: 1 - 10 to 16, 3 - 16 to 26, 1- 45 plus. Females: 2 - 25 to 45, 1 - over 45

• Move: west. His body was moved from the Unity Cemetery in, Abt 1840, Rose Hill Cemetery, Mason, Warren, Ohio. ¹³

William married Adria Ann Britton in 1781 in , , New Jersey.¹ (Adria Ann Britton was born in 1758 in , , Holland,^{1 7 14} died on 15 Mar 1840 in Mason, Warren, Ohio ^{15 16} and was buried in Mar 1840 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Mason, Warren, Ohio ¹⁷.)