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Language
English
Abstract
Articles and charts of genealogy of the Bennett and allied families of Campbell, Dentzer, Dyer, Ellsworth, Fast, Forinash,
Hinkle (Henkle/Henckel), Layman, McCally, Skidmore, Wagner and Weaver. Often mentioned names are John Bennett, Joseph Bennett,
Levi Bennett, William Bennett, James Campbell, Moses Ellsworth, Anthonius Jacobus Henckel, John Justus Henckel, John Skidmore
and Levi Skidmore. There are articles on the Bennett Coat of Arms, James Campbell, John Justus Henckel and Hinkle's Fort.
The Hinkle articles mention the family as pioneers in what is now Pendleton County and the building of the fort that bears
their name. Hinkle's Fort was an important patriotic outpost in this part of Virginia during the Revolutionary War. Material
covers the years 1500-1991.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Bennett and Related Families Genealogy and History, A&M 3182, West Virginia
and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.