The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
“Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution: With an Appendix Containing a Collection of Miscellaneous Records” National Society Daughters of the American Revolution of North Carolina, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1967, pg 508
DAR cite SMITH, 1832 CHEROKEE LAND LOTTERY, pg 117
Spouse: Mary Sheffield Children: John; William John;
Burial location not identified in Find-a-Grave in Apr 2021
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Author: K. Scott Collins
William Bennett b. 1760 d. 1828 BACON COUNTY, GEORGIA
A native of Robeson County, North Carolina, he served as a private in the North Carolina Continental Line and received payment for his services. His widow, Mary, drew land in the 1832 Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery as a widow of a Revolutionary War Soldier and resident of Appling County.
See: (1) Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, v. 1.
(2) Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, p. 235.
Source:
Ross Arnold, Hank Burnham, Mary Jane Galer, Dr. Julian Kelly, J., and Ryan Groenke, Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers, Vol. 1 (Athens: Georgia SAR, 2001).
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