My Genealogy Trails

Greetings! I am so confused it stopped being funny about an hour ago!! I have a copy of probate records for Penelope Bennett dated in 1843.  All the names are correct, including that of my great great grandmother, Emeline Bennett Parker.  This would lead me to believe Penelope died in 1843.  However, all other records I have found, including her grave say she died in 1864.  How do you probate an estate of someone who is not deceased? To further confirm I have the correct Penelope Bennett, married name Crawford I have a copy of her father's probate records which again confirm all the names including my great great grandparents. In Penelope's records, it states her brother William, deceased.  William was the father of my great great grandmother, Emeline and he was indeed deceased by 1843, he died in 1839.  In her father Abraham's records it states a son, William deceased.  Abraham died in 1842 so that is also correct.  In both cases thi...

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...

Greetings!! Yesterday I had a real stroke of luck and broke down a huge brick wall.  I am so excited!!  A distant cousin had told me that my great great grandmother Emeline Parker's, (wife of Benjamin B Parker) maiden name was Horton.  Turns out that was wrong!!  I had searched for a Horton that would fit the correct location and time frame for years to no avail. I had found that on my great grandfather's military records it said his mother's name was Elen Bennet.  Elen is Emeline's middle name and often members of my family went by their middle name.  Anyhow, I asked the cousin about this record but he stated it must be wrong because we "know" Emeline's maiden name was Horton.  He was sure of it.  So, I took him at his word and kept searching.  He had also stated she was from Wayne County, PA.  A statement he now denies.   After a long time searching I finally decided to take a look at the last name Bennet.  Primarily be...