My Genealogy Trails

Greetings! I'm sorry it has been a while again since I have last written.  Time just really got away from me!! Thanks to Barb's Family Stories I have learned that my 5th great uncle from another branch of my family tree saved the life of my 4th great grandfather during the Revolutionary War at the Battle of Minisink.  Yup, a real mind blower for me, LOL. Barb had posted an excerpt from the book, "History of Minisink Country by Horace E Twichell" which I will post a small portion of it below.  First let me set the scene a little bit. Mohawk Chief Joseph Brandt had just attacked villages in the Minisink Valley of New York on July 20th 1879.  He killed many innocent people, burned houses and buildings and stole "provisions".  Then he headed up the Delaware River Valley.  The militia was gathered to go after him.  They wanted revenge and their provisions back.  My 5th great grandfather, Benjamin Bennett was a part of that militia and his ...

Greetings!! I have been hot on my genealogy trail and loving every minute of it, LOL.  When I wrote last I had discovered my great great grandmother's maiden name to be Bennett.  Boy have I discovered a lot more since then!! First off, the name on the 1840 census turned out to be "Widow" Bennett, not Andrew.  The 1830 census showed the name William Bennett.  It turned out that William was my g g grandmother's father.  Also by 1840 my great great grandfather, Benjamin Parker was living in the household with the widow Bennett and her two daughters, one of which was my g g grandmother Emeline Elen Bennett Parker. Hot dang, I am on a roll!!  William's father, my 4 xs g grandfather was Benjamin Bennett.  Benjamin Bennett fought in the Revolutionary War at the Battle of Minisink in July of 1779.  Unfortunately he died there.  His name is on the battleground monument. The search has been continuing virtually non-stop every moment I a...