Squire Mark Bennett was the third son of Hiram and Rebecca Anderson Bennett (born July 15th, 1817; died October 26th, 1890). He grew up strong, robust, manly and strikingly handsome. He matured early; at sixteen he "looked to be twenty-one;" at eighteen he was made the Captain of a company of State militia. Although he was inclined to be rather stern and
determined, he was magnetic, a good friend, kind to the poor, and hospitable to a degree; indeed, after his marriage he practically kept open house, about a mile above Cashville, South Carolina, on the Buncombe Road, an important thoroughfare in antebellum days. His education was derived in large part from careful reading and close observation. He was a strict and devoted Baptist. In addition to farming interests he maintained a popular blacksmith and wood shop. For many years he was a magistrate, probably succeeding in this office his cousin-in-law, Thomas Leonard. He was a charter member of the Reidville Lodge, A.F.M., 102, and for a long period Worshipful Master. Like most of the descendants of Denny Anderson, Sr., he never struggled for pomp and power.
On November 21st, 1839, he was married to Lucetta (born February 4th, 1816; died of pneumonia, October 27th, 1888), the daughter of James and Lucy Brockman Brockman. She was educated at the Clear Springs school, Greenville County, South Carolina, and was a petite brunette; pretty, spirited, energetic; a devoted mother and a zealous member of the Baptist Church.
Squire Mark and Lucetta Brockman Bennett had nine children:
- John, born October 20th, 1840; died June 11th, 1842.
- Henry James, born May 25th, 1842; died November 13th, 1854.
- Newton Leland, born May 26th, 1844.
- William Thomas, born January 25th, 1847.
- Louise Ann (Leonard), born April 28th, 1849.
- Belton O'Neal, born January 8th, 1851.
[Cite: from a History of the William Anderson & Rebecca Denny Family]
Contributor: Perry-Jennings-Gresham Clan (49031355) • [email protected]
determined, he was magnetic, a good friend, kind to the poor, and hospitable to a degree; indeed, after his marriage he practically kept open house, about a mile above Cashville, South Carolina, on the Buncombe Road, an important thoroughfare in antebellum days. His education was derived in large part from careful reading and close observation. He was a strict and devoted Baptist. In addition to farming interests he maintained a popular blacksmith and wood shop. For many years he was a magistrate, probably succeeding in this office his cousin-in-law, Thomas Leonard. He was a charter member of the Reidville Lodge, A.F.M., 102, and for a long period Worshipful Master. Like most of the descendants of Denny Anderson, Sr., he never struggled for pomp and power.
On November 21st, 1839, he was married to Lucetta (born February 4th, 1816; died of pneumonia, October 27th, 1888), the daughter of James and Lucy Brockman Brockman. She was educated at the Clear Springs school, Greenville County, South Carolina, and was a petite brunette; pretty, spirited, energetic; a devoted mother and a zealous member of the Baptist Church.
Squire Mark and Lucetta Brockman Bennett had nine children:
- John, born October 20th, 1840; died June 11th, 1842.
- Henry James, born May 25th, 1842; died November 13th, 1854.
- Newton Leland, born May 26th, 1844.
- William Thomas, born January 25th, 1847.
- Louise Ann (Leonard), born April 28th, 1849.
- Belton O'Neal, born January 8th, 1851.
[Cite: from a History of the William Anderson & Rebecca Denny Family]
Contributor: Perry-Jennings-Gresham Clan (49031355) • [email protected]
Squire Mark Bennett was the third son of Hiram and Rebecca Anderson Bennett (born July 15th, 1817; died October 26th, 1890). He grew up strong, robust, manly and strikingly handsome. He matured early; at sixteen he "looked to be twenty-one;" at eighteen he was made the Captain of a company of State militia. Although he was inclined to be rather stern and
determined, he was magnetic, a good friend, kind to the poor, and hospitable to a degree; indeed, after his marriage he practically kept open house, about a mile above Cashville, South Carolina, on the Buncombe Road, an important thoroughfare in antebellum days. His education was derived in large part from careful reading and close observation. He was a strict and devoted Baptist. In addition to farming interests he maintained a popular blacksmith and wood shop. For many years he was a magistrate, probably succeeding in this office his cousin-in-law, Thomas Leonard. He was a charter member of the Reidville Lodge, A.F.M., 102, and for a long period Worshipful Master. Like most of the descendants of Denny Anderson, Sr., he never struggled for pomp and power.
On November 21st, 1839, he was married to Lucetta (born February 4th, 1816; died of pneumonia, October 27th, 1888), the daughter of James and Lucy Brockman Brockman. She was educated at the Clear Springs school, Greenville County, South Carolina, and was a petite brunette; pretty, spirited, energetic; a devoted mother and a zealous member of the Baptist Church.
Squire Mark and Lucetta Brockman Bennett had nine children:
- John, born October 20th, 1840; died June 11th, 1842.
- Henry James, born May 25th, 1842; died November 13th, 1854.
- Newton Leland, born May 26th, 1844.
- William Thomas, born January 25th, 1847.
- Louise Ann (Leonard), born April 28th, 1849.
- Belton O'Neal, born January 8th, 1851.
[Cite: from a History of the William Anderson & Rebecca Denny Family]
Contributor: Perry-Jennings-Gresham Clan (49031355) • [email protected]
determined, he was magnetic, a good friend, kind to the poor, and hospitable to a degree; indeed, after his marriage he practically kept open house, about a mile above Cashville, South Carolina, on the Buncombe Road, an important thoroughfare in antebellum days. His education was derived in large part from careful reading and close observation. He was a strict and devoted Baptist. In addition to farming interests he maintained a popular blacksmith and wood shop. For many years he was a magistrate, probably succeeding in this office his cousin-in-law, Thomas Leonard. He was a charter member of the Reidville Lodge, A.F.M., 102, and for a long period Worshipful Master. Like most of the descendants of Denny Anderson, Sr., he never struggled for pomp and power.
On November 21st, 1839, he was married to Lucetta (born February 4th, 1816; died of pneumonia, October 27th, 1888), the daughter of James and Lucy Brockman Brockman. She was educated at the Clear Springs school, Greenville County, South Carolina, and was a petite brunette; pretty, spirited, energetic; a devoted mother and a zealous member of the Baptist Church.
Squire Mark and Lucetta Brockman Bennett had nine children:
- John, born October 20th, 1840; died June 11th, 1842.
- Henry James, born May 25th, 1842; died November 13th, 1854.
- Newton Leland, born May 26th, 1844.
- William Thomas, born January 25th, 1847.
- Louise Ann (Leonard), born April 28th, 1849.
- Belton O'Neal, born January 8th, 1851.
[Cite: from a History of the William Anderson & Rebecca Denny Family]
Contributor: Perry-Jennings-Gresham Clan (49031355) • [email protected]
Family Members
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
