William Plunkett BENNETT & Elizabeth Pearl HARRIS & Grace GALLAGHER

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William Plunkett BENNETT
Elizabeth Pearl HARRIS
Grace GALLAGHER

Husband: William Plunkett BENNETT
Birth: 1781, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA
Death: 1833, Clark Co., IL
Father: Dr. John BENNETT (1730- )
Mother: Jane HOUSTON (1756- )

If William didn't die until 1833, then he had to have divorced Grace by 1828. However, I don't find William in the 1830 census, at least not in Clark County.

Marriage-1: 8 Jan or 10 Jun 1804, Cayuga Co., NY

Wife-1: Elizabeth Pearl HARRIS
Birth: 6 Feb 1774, Loyalsock Twp., Northumberland Co., PA
Death: 1823, NY
Other Spouse: m1. William David VANCE (1770-1800)
Other Children: Nancy T. VANCE (1795-1820); David H. VANCE (1799- )
Father: Samuel HARRIS (1733-
Mother: Elizabeth BONNER (1739- )

Did she really die in NY because she seems to be living in Crawford Co., IL, in the 1820 census.

Marriage-2: 11 Apr 1825, Clark Co., IL

Wife-2: Grace GALLAGHAR / GALLAGHER
Birth: 1791, Mercer Co., KY
Death: 12 Dec 1867, Clark Co., IL
Other Spouse: m1. 29 Jun 1807, Mercer Co., KY, Nathaniel McCLURE
Other Spouse: m3. 22 Jun 1828, Clark Co., IL, Robert Nalle BODINE
Other Spouse: m4. 16 Oct 1836, Clark Co., IL, Hugh MALONE
Father: Charles GALLAGHER
Mother: Nancy BUNTON

Children with Elizabeth HARRIS:

— born in NY:
1. Jane Houston BENNETT, b. 10 Jul 1805; d. 17 Aug 1860, Westfield, Clark Co., IL; m1. 28 Apr 1823, Clark Co., IL, Henry C. SMITH; m2. 2 Aug 1828, Clark Co., IL, Thomas WHITE

2. Thomas Findley BENNETT, b. ca. 1806; m1. 10 Sep 1836, Clark Co., IL, Nancy BREWER; m2. 4 Aug 1853, Clark Co., IL, Eliza GORHAM

3. William Plunket BENNETT, b. 25 Jun 1808, Seneca Falls, Seneca Co., NY; d. 17 Jul 1880, Marshall Twp., Clark Co., IL; m. 19 Jun 1837, Clark Co., IL, Jane BOTTSFORD

4. Matilda Annon BENNETT, b. 11 Dec 1811, Cayuga Co., NY; d. 17 Jan 1881, Bowling Green, Clay Co., IN; m. 10 Jan 1830, Vigo Co., IN, Nelson MARKLE

— born in NY or IL:
5. (Son A) BENNETT, b. 1810-20

— born in Crawford Co., IL:
6. Sarah Marie BENNETT, b. 17 Feb 1817; d. 15 Apr 1842, Crawford Co., IL; m. 24 Mar 1833, Crawford Co., IL, John Martin BALL

7. Mary Catherine BENNETT, b. 30 Nov 1822; d. 20 Feb 1895, IL; m. 2 Apr 1845, Crawford Co., IL, Seth Newell MONTAGUE

Children with Grace GALLAGHER:

8? (Son) BENNETT, b. 1825-28

There is room in Grace's 1830 and 1840 census records (see below) for her to have had a son with our subject; however, I've yet to find any other evidence that he exists.

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Sources (n.b., Crawford Co., IL, is adjacent to Clark Co., IL, which is adjacent to Vigo Co., IN):

1a. Ray Burkybile, compiler. 1955. Early Marriages of Clark County, Illinois, Marriages: Book 1, 1819-1838 . Commissioner's Record, County Clerk's Office, Marshall, IL (online at genealogytrails.com):

April 28 1823 Henry C. Smith Jane H. Bennett

April 11 1825 William P. Bennett Grace McCluer

August 2 1828 Thomas White Jane H. Smith

1b. Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934 (online at FamilySearch.org):

Name William P Bennett Jane H Smith Maria Bennett

Event Date 1825 1828 24 March 1833

Event Place Clark, Illinois Clark, Illinois Crawford, Illinois

Spouse's Name Grace Mccluer Thomas White John M. Ball

GS Film Number 1306059 1306059 874276

1c. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Illinois/Indiana Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-228):

Smith, Hervey C. Bennett, Jane H. Apr 28, 1823 Clark Co., IL

Markle, Nelson Bennett, Matilda A. Jan 10, 1830 Vigo Co., IN

Baes, John M. Bennett, Maria Mar 24, 1833 Crawford Co., IL

Bennett, Thomas Brewer, Nancy Sep 10, 1836 Clark Co., IL

Bennett, William Bottsford, Jane Jun 19, 1837 Clark Co., IL

Bennett, William P. Mcclure, Grace Jun 19, 1837 Clark Co., IL

Montague, Seth Bennett, Mary C. Apr 2, 1845 Crawford Co., IL

The date for Grace's marriage to William P. BENNETT is obviously wrong, and the error is no doubt related to the fact that this is the same date as our subject's son's marriage on the line above.

1d. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 (online at the Illinois State Archives web site): Wiliam & Grace's marriage not found.

2. 1810 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 2 — mis-indexed as being on p. 1100 and in the Town of Cayuga; this is a rebound county, please see this page for the consequences; official enumeration date 6 Aug 1810; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1810 NY Cayuga Co. Town of Aurelius Roll 31 p. 1181 Ln. 10 William P Bennett 20010-11010-01

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 9 or under 1800-1810 = William (b. 1808)
= Thomas (b. ca. 1806)

1 male 26-44 1765-1784 = William (b. 1781)

1 female 9 or under 1800-1810 = Jane (b. 1805)

1 female 10-15 1794-1800 = Nancy VANCE (b. 1795)

1 female 26-44 1765-1784 = Elizabeth (b. 1774)

1 slave all ages by 1810 = ?

3a. 1820 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find William, unless he's the one in Edwards Co., IL (he's to old to be the one in Madison Co.). He's said to have moved to Crawford Co., IL, in 1816. Are he and Elizabeth estranged or divorced (see next source)? The only other BENNETT in Crawford County is William's brother, George, and William is not living with him, unless William is enumerated in the wrong age class.

3b. 1820 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 11; official enumeration date 7 Aug 1820; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 IL Crawford Co. Roll M33_12 p. 35/40 Ln. 45 Elizabeth Bennett 120000-21010-0-200

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 9 or under 1810-1820 = Son A

2 males 10-15 1804-1810 = William (b. 1808)
= Thomas (b. ca. 1806)

2 females 9 or under 1810-1820 = Sarah (b. 1817)
= Matilda (b. 1811)

1 female 10-15 1804-1810 = Jane (b. 1805)

1 female 26-44 1775-1794 = Elizabeth (b. 1774)

2 persons engaged in agriculture

4a. 1830 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find William or Elizabeth, at least not in Clark Co., IL. According to this index, there are no BENNETT's, at all, in Clark Co., IL, nor are any of our subject's sons in Crawford Co., IL.

4b. 1830 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 50; official enumeration date 1 Jun 1830; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 IL Clark Co. Roll M19_23 p. 54 Ln. 18 Robert N Bodine 101 012 - 010 001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = William BODINE (b. 1830/1)
or
= Male BENNETT? (b. 1825-28)?

1 male 10-14 1815-1820 = Charles McCLURE (b. 1819/20)

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = ?

2 males 30-39 1790-1800 = Robert BODINE
= ?

1 female 5-9 1820-1825 = ?

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Grace (GALLAGHER) BODINE (b. 1791)

5. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 177); official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 IL Clark Co. Roll 56 pp. 68 Ln. 9 Malone H 02/3?/ 510 200 - 0/2?/0 010 100 total 15 _______

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 5-9 1830-1835 = Newton MALONE (b. 1831/2)
= William BODINE (b. 1830/1)

? males 10-14 1825-1830 = Male BENNETT? (b. 1825-28)?

5 males 15-19 1820-1825 = ? ? ? ? ?

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Charles McCLURE (b. 1819/20)

2 males 40-49 1790-1800 = Hugh MALONE (b. 1798/9)

? females 5-9 1830-1835 = Mary McCLURE (b. 1830/1)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = ?

1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = Grace (GALLAGHER) MALONE (b. 1790/1)

The page is full of blots and smudges.

6. Queries (online at the Crawford County ILGenWeb site): states William came to Crawford Co., IL, in 1816 with his brother, George. We don't find William in the 1820 census of Crawford County, but we do find George and Elizabeth.

7. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

8. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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