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1790 Stokes Co., NC Federal Census

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                        White Free        White Free        White                      All
                                        Males 16+         Males –16          Females                 Other                Slaves

Bennett    Benjamin            2                        5                        3                            0                        0

Bennett    Jesse                    1                        1                        0                            0                        0

Bennet     Richard               1                        2                        4                            0                        7

BENJAMIN BENNETT

"Benjamin Bennett was born in the Clinch Valley of Virginia about 1735. About 1765, he married a Miss Smith and moved to what is now the Cappella area of Stokes County, then Rowan County. In the partial census of 1784, he was the only Bennett in what was by then Surry County. In the census of 1790 he was listed with five males under sixteen, two over sixteen, himself and one other, and three females, one of which was his wife. He evidently died before 1810 as he was not included in the census for that year.

The Bennetts listed in 1810 who were his sons: Thomas, between 26 and 45; William, between 26 and 45; and Benjamin, between 16 and 26. Asa and John were both between 26 and 45 and could have been his sons.

The younger Benjamin listed himself in 1810 as single and the head of the family. The only member of his family besides himself was one female over 45 who was, without a doubt, his mother." - by Robert Carroll

1800 Stokes Co., NC Federal Census

                                                                        WHITE MALES    WHITE FEMALES
                                                                             10 16 26                  10 16  26
Written               Head of Household       to   to  to  to            to  to  to  to             All
Pg#  Ln#  Pg#  Last Name  First Name  10  16  26  45  45+  10  16  26  45  45+  Others  SLAVES  REMARKS

546     4      454   Bennett        Benjamin      0    1    2    1     1      0    1    1    0    1         0               0        Salisbury Dist

550     4      458   Bennett        William        0    0    1     0     0     0    1    0     0    0         0               0        Salisbury Dist

611   17      519   Bennett        Richard         1    2    0     1    1      3    2    1     0    0        0              13        Salisbury Dist

1810 Stokes Co., NC Federal Census

                                                                                Free White Males    Free White Females  All
                   Hand                                                        10  16 26                   10  16  26                Others
Stamped  Written HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD  un  to  to  to   ov      un to  to   to  ov          Except
Pg#  Ln#  Pg#      Last Name    First Name    10  16  26  45  45      10  16  26  45  45          Indians  Slaves  Districts Remarks

120    18     552       Bennett          John                 2    1    0    1    0        2    1    0    1    0                0            0       Quaker Gapp Dist.

133    12     578       Bennett          Asa                  0    0    0    1    0        0    0     1    0   0                0             0       Deep River district

156      2     624       Bennett          William          2    0    0     1   0        2     0    1    0    0               0             0       Shores Reed

156      3     624       Bennett          Thomas          1     0    0    1    0        3    0    1    0    0                0            0        Shores Reed

How many in the room think Asa Bennett here is the SAME Asa Bennit in the next (1820) census? Raise your hand
How many in the room think William Bennett here is the SAME Wm Bennet in the next (1820) census?
How many in the room think Thomas Bennett here is the SAME Thomas Bennet in the next (1820) census?

Never trust the king's scribe!

I think they are the same even though the names are spelled differently!

In 1810, the were only "Bennett's"
In 1840, there are Bennet's and Bennett's
In 1850, there are 81 Bennett's and NO other spellings!

THOMAS BENNETT

"Thomas Bennett was born about 1768 in what is now the Cappella area of Stokes County, then Rowan County. He was the son of Benjamin Bennett. About 1788, he married Lettie, the daughter of Chief Running Horse of the Cherokee Tribe.

At least three sons were born to this couple: Meredy, William and Isham. For some reason, Thomas was not listed in the census of 1790 or 1800. There is no record of when his Indian bride Lettie died, but on August 2, 1803, he married Jenny West.

In the 1810 census, he was listed with one male under ten, on between 26 and 45 (himself), and three females under ten, and one between 16 and 26 (his wife).

He died between 1840 and 1850. His wife died before 1840." - by Robert Carroll

1820 Stokes Co., NC Federal Census

                                                                                WHITE MALES                   WHITE FEMALES            Foreign    OCCUPATIONS
                                                                                10     16     18    26                      10   16      26                not         
                                                                                 to      to     to      to              to     to     to       to       to     Natur-
                          HEAD of HOUSEHOLD       10    16     18     26    45    45+  10     16    26      45      45+   alized    Agri.   Comm    Mfg.
Pg#         Ln#     Last Name     First Name       (1)    (2)    (3)    (4)    (5)    (6)    (7)    (8)    (9)    (10)    (11)    (12)      (13)      (14)      (15)

332          27        Bennet           Thomas           1       1      0       0      1       0      0       3      1         0        1         0          1          0           1

333           9         Bennet           Wm                 3       1      1      1       0       1      1       2      1         1        0         0         2          0           0

333         10         Bennet            Merida            3       0      0      0       1       0      0       0      1         0        0         0        1           0           0

332          9          Bennit             Asa                 3       0      0      0       1       0      0        0     0         1        1         0         1          0           0

OK, OK, Listen Up!! The ACTUAL Census had additional columns (16 - 32). All those columns had "0" in them for all Bennett's listed above. Also, there were no REMARKS for any of these people.  These columns covered the following areas: (columns 16 - 19) MALE SLAVES ages "to 14", 14 to 26, 26 to 44, and 45+; (columns 20 - 23) FEMALE SLAVES ages "to 14", 14 to 26, 26 to 44, and 45+;  (columns 24 - 27) FREE MALE NEGROES ages "to 14", 14 to 26, 26 to 44, and 45+; (columns 28 - 31) FREE FEMALE NEGROES ages "to 14", 14 to 26, 26 to 44, and 45+; and, (column 32) ALL OTHER EXCEPT INDIANS. It also had a REMARKS column.

In 1810, there were only "Bennett's"
In 1820, there were NO "Bennett's" (They were "Bennet" or Bennit")
In 1830, everyone is a "Bennet"
In 1840, there are Bennet's and Bennett's
In 1850, there are 81 Bennett's and NO other spellings!

1830 Stokes Co., NC Federal Census

                                                                                                    WHITE MALES                                                                                 WHITE FEMALES
                                                                                 5    10    15    20    30    40    50     60    70    80    90                        5    10    15    20    30    40    50     60    70    80
                     Head of Household             un    to    to    to      to     to    to      to     to     to     to      to       ov    un   to    to     to     to     to      to    to      to     to    to
Pg#    Ln#    Last Name    First Name    5    10    15    20    30    40    50    60    70    80    90    100    100    5    10    15    20    30    40    50    60    70    80    90    

235       5        Bennet           Mirida             0     0     1       2      0       0      1      0       0      0       0       0         0      0      0      0      0      0       1      0      0       0      0    0

235       6        Bennet           Thomas           1     0     0       1      1       0      0      1       0      0       0       0         0      0      0      0      1      2       0      0      0       1      0     0 

250     10        Bennet           William           0     0     2       1      1       0      0      1       0      0       0       0         0      1      1      0      1      1       0      1      0       0      0     0 

The ACTUAL Census had additional columns. All those columns had "0" in them for all Bennett's listed above. These columns covered the following areas: WHITE FEMALES ages 90 to 100 and over 100; MALE SLAVES; FEMALE SLAVES; FREE MALE COLORED; and, FREE FEMALE COLORED.

In 1810, the were only "Bennett's"
In 1820, there were NO "Bennett's" (They were "Bennet" or Bennit")
In 1830, everyone is a "Bennet"
In 1840, there are Bennet's and Bennett's
In 1850, there are 81 Bennett's and NO other spellings!

1840 Stokes Co., NC Federal Census

                                                                         WHITE MALES                                   WHITE FEMALES        Total  Min-  Agr.  Com.   Mfg.  Ocean  Canal   Prof
                                                                 10  15 20  30  40  50  60 70 80    90                5  10  15  20   30 40   50              ing             Trades            Navig  Navig   Eng.
                    HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD to  to  to   to  to  to  to to  to    to    ov  to to  to  to   to  to  to   to     
Pg#   Ln#  Last   First Name      5  10  15  20  30  40  50  60 70 80  90  100  100  5  10  15  20  30  40  50  60

178     19    Bennet    Elisha        0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0   0   0    0      0     0    0   0    0    0    1    0    0    0       2         0        1        0        0            0            0        0

179       4     Bennet   Benjamin   2    0    0    0    0    1    0    0   0   0    0      0     0    0   2    0    0    1   0    0    0        6        0         1        0        0            0            0        0

179      31    Bennett  Thomas     0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0   0   1    0      0     0    0    0   0    0    1  0    0    0        3         0         1        0        0            0            0        0

180     10     Bennet    Wm            2    0    0    0    1    0    0    0   0   0    0      0     0    0   1   0     0    1  0   0    0        5         0          0        0        0            0            0        0

181       4     Bennett   Wm Jr.       2    0    0    0    1    0    0    0   0   0    0      0     0    0   0   0     0    0  1   0    0        4        0           1        0        0            0            0        0

181     20     Bennet     Wm Sr       0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   1   0    0      0     0    0   1   0     0    1   0  0    1        4        0          1        0        0            0            0        0

181     21     Bennett    Charles     1    0     0    0    1    0    0   0   0   0    0       0     0    0   0   0     0    1  0  0    0        3        0          1        0        0            0            0        0

190       7     Bennet      Isham        1   0     0    0    0    1    0   0   0   0    0       0     0    1   0   0     0    1  0  0    0        4        0          1        0        0            0            0        0

190       8     Bennet      John          2   1    0     0    1    0    0   0   0    0    0      0     0     0  0   0     1    0  1  0    0        6        0          1        0        0            0            0        0

200       9     Bennet      James        0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0     0    0   0  0   0        1        0           0        0        1            0            0        0

203     30     Bennet      Wm            0   0    0    0     0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2    1   0     0    0   1  0  0        5        0            0        0        0            0            0        0

212     22     Bennet      Merabith   0   0    0    0     0    0    0    1    0     0    0    0   0    0    0    0     0   0    0  1  0        2        1            0        0        0            0            0        0

I added the purple column because you were squinting too much. It is not purple on the actual documents and there is nothing special about the purple column.. I just added it to help you line things up.

The ACTUAL Census had additional columns. All those columns had "0" in them for all Bennett's listed above. These columns covered the following areas: WHITE FEMALES Ages 60 to 70, 70 to 80, 80 to 90, 90 to 100, over 100; FREE BLACK MALES ages: "to 10", 10 to 24, 24 to 36, 36 to 55, and 55+; FREE BLACK FEMALES ages: "to 10", 10 to 24, 24 to 36, 36 to 55, and 55+; MALE SLAVES, ages: "to 10", 10 to 24, 24 to 36, 36 to 55, and 55+; FEMALE SLAVES ages: "to 10", 10 to 24, 24 to 36, 36 to 55, and 55+;.PENSIONERS FOR REVOLUTIONARY WAR OR MILITARY SERVICE; AGES (of Pensioners); WHITE PERSONS INCL FORGOING: DEAF AND DUMB ages "to 14", 14 to 25, over 25; WHITE PERSONS INCL FORGOING: BLIND; WHITE PERSONS INCL FORGOING: INSANE AT PUBLIC; WHITE PERSONS INCL FORGOING: INSANE AT PRIVATE; BLACK PERSONS INCL FORGOING: D&D (Deaf & Dumb); BLACK PERSONS INCL FORGOING: BLIND; and BLACK PERSONS INCL FORGOING: INSANE AT PRIVATE

In 1810, the were only "Bennett's"
In 1820, there were NO "Bennett's" (They were "Bennet" or Bennit")
In 1830, everyone is a "Bennet"
In 1840, there are Bennet's and Bennett's
In 1850, there are 81 Bennett's and NO other spellings!

What if there were no hypothetical questions?

1850 Stokes Co., NC Federal Census

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LN   HN   FN    Last Name First Name Age  Sex Race OCCUP.   VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W  DDB
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CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: NC COUNTY: Stokes DIVISION: Peters Creek District
REEL NO: M432-645 PAGE NO: 81b 
REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 12th day of August 1850 by Sam M Hughes
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32    199    200    Bennett            Thomas            20    M    Farmer                    NC                                              R

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CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: NC COUNTY: Stokes DIVISION: Shore's Reed District 
REEL NO: M432-645 PAGE NO: 87a 
REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 27th of August 1850 by Sam M Hughes
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3      270    271    Bennett            Charles             34    M    Farmer    100          No Caro                                     R
                                    REMARKS: * indicating change to new district
4      270    271    Bennett            Rebecca            33    F                                       Va                                              R
5      270    271    Bennett            William            11    M                                      No Caro                           S
6      270    271    Bennett            Angeline            9     F                                       No Caro                           S
7      270    271    Bennett             Tandy                1    M                                      No Caro                           S
                                     REMARKS: Age could be 7

It's my website, so I get to make a comment here. I vote that Tandy is actually 7 years old because the census taker marked 
him as "in school". By the way... who names their son Tandy??? Are we Bennett's weird or WHAT??!!  OK.. on with the countdown...

8      271    272     Bennett            Isome               44     M    Farmer                     No Caro                                      R
9      271    272     Bennett            Betsey              42      F                                      No Caro                                      R
10    271    272     Bennett            Martin              13     M                                     No Caro                             S
11    271    272     Bennett            Emily               11      F                                      No Caro
12    271    272     Bennett            David                 9     M                                      No Caro
13    271    272     Bennett            William              7     M                                     No Caro
14    271    272     Bennett            Lucy                   5      F                                      No Caro
15    271    272     Bennett            Thomas              3      M                                     No Caro

34    274    275     Bennett             William Jr.       45     M    Farmer                    N Car                                            R
35    274    275     Bennett             Letty                 47      F                                     N Car                                            R
36    274    275     Bennett             Tempy              17     F                                      N Car
37    274    275     Bennett              Jane                  15      F                                     N Car
38    274    275     Bennett              Celia                13      F                                     N Car

39    275    276     Bennett             William            70      M    Farmer     200        Va                                                  R
40    275    276     Bennett             Diana                19       F                                    Va

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CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: NC COUNTY: Stokes DIVISION: Shore's Reed District 
REEL NO: M432-645 PAGE NO: 87b 
REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 27th day of August 1850 by Sam M Hughes
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 1     275     276    Bennett              Franky              21       F                                    No Caro                                       R
                                REMARKS: Handwritten page # 174
2      275     276    Bennett              Paulina               1       F                                    No Caro

14    278    279     Bennett              John                   38       M   Farmer     300        No Caro                                         R
15    278    279     Bennett              Ann                   40        F                                    No Caro                                         R
16    278    279     Bennett              James A            14        M                                  No Caro                                  S
17    278    279    Bennett                Reuben H        13        M                                  No Caro                                 S
18    278    279    Bennett                William A        11        M                                  No Caro                                 S
19    278    279    Bennett                Sarah E                9        F                                   No Caro
20    278    279    Bennett                Polly E                7        F                                    No Caro
21    278    279    Bennett                Elihu                    5        M                                  No Caro

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CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: NC COUNTY: Stokes DIVISION: Reed Shore District 
REEL NO: M432-645 PAGE NO: 88b 
REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 27th day of August 1850 by Sam M Hughes
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18    291    292     Bennett                Reuben            42         M    Farmer   105         No Caro                                          R
19    291    292    Bennett                Sally                40            F                                    Va                                                   R   
20    291    292    Bennett                Emily J            14            F                                    No Caro
21    291    292    Bennett                Elizabeth        12            F                                    No Caro
22    291    292    Bennett                Louisa F         10            F                                    No Caro
23    291    292    Bennett                William R        9            M                                   No Caro
24    291    292    Bennett                Sarah                 7            F                                    No Caro
25    291    292    Bennett                Katherine         5            F                                    No Caro
26    291    292    Bennett                Rebecca            4            F                                    No Caro
27    291    292    Bennett                Reuben             2            M                                  No Caro

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CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: NC COUNTY: Stokes DIVISION: Shores Reed District 
REEL NO: M432-645 PAGE NO: 93a 
REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 31st day of August 1850 by Sam M Hughes
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  9    353    354        Bennett                Anderson        35          M        Farmer               No Caro
10    353    354      Bennett                Polly                33