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William Bennett
(1793-1878)
Jane Eager
(1799-1865)

Royal Zebulon Bennett
(1825-1907)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Nancy Alvira Duncklee

Royal Zebulon Bennett

  • Born: 28 Sep 1825, Shoreham, Addison County, Vermont
  • Marriage (1): Nancy Alvira Duncklee on 22 Feb 1848
  • Died: 18 May 1907, Horicon, Warren County, New York at age 81
  • Buried: Brant Lake Cemetery in Horicon, New York
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bullet  General Notes:

Per recollections of Mary Moore O'Connor his great grand daughter: He was a farmer residing at Horicon, NY. He lived on the South Horicon Road in a house on the property where William and Ev Bennett now have a house.The original house sat close to the road and had a white picket fence around it. She remembers it was "orange" colored. She thinks Bill and Ev (Naar) Bennett's house, which sits back from the road, may have contained a part of the original house when they built their's.

He is buried in Elbow Cemetery in Brant Lake, NY.

Sources: Town records; Elbow Cem records; headstone in cemetery; Civil War enrollment list for Horicon, NY on internet and transcribed by Thomas Dunne for USGENWEB Warren Co Site. shows" Royal Z. Bennett born 09/28/1825 Shoram (sic) VT joined 118th Inf Co D; father William Mother: Jane Eager PO Horicon, NY."

Archival Military Records
ROYAL ZEBULON BENNETT - enrolled 27 July 1862 at Horicon, NY Co D 118th regt NYV and mustered in at Plattsburgh for a term of 3 years. He was a second time mustered in 29 August 1862. Company description book ae 36 5'8'' tall - light complexion - blue eyes - brown hair - born Shoreham, VT, a farmer. Discharged on disability 20 Aug 1864, by surgeons - deficient (sic) nervous power (sic) probably induced by "comp de soleil" (sunstroke); J. H. Frang, Balfour General Hospital, Portsmouth, VA "This soldier has been in the hospital since December 1863 and has been unfit for duty for 60 days." Pension statements and declarations. In June he contracted lung disease and malarial fevers while on march from Yorktown to Richmond and was hospitalized. In June of '64 while at Fort Ethan Allen, VA he ruptured his left side while carrying posts to build the stockade and was sent back to Balfour General. While in the hospital he served as nurse to bed ridden soldiers. (Sometime in Apr- May 1864 he was given furlough to Horicon and was marked absent on the rolls. In June 1863 he was the company cook.) The captain (Edgar Riggs of Glens Falls) was present at Bennett's injury at the Fort and stated as such. 5 March 1892: Amasa Hill (lived on Tannery Road per Mary Moore O'Connor) ae 59 of Horicon states he was in the same company and was also taken with chills and fever and malarial fever from the long wet march. John Barton, Notary - Amasa Hill and R.Z.Bennett signed the declaration. Richard P. Smith (his possible attorney?) entered the original pension application. (Jan 1890) George B. Green, ae 55 a resident of Elbow (the old name for Brant Lake) declared he knew the claiment before his enlistment and he was sound in body and mind, being a farmer in good general health. Statement of a valid marriage: spouse Elvira Duncklee Bennett 22 Feb 1848 at Ticonderoga by Sylvester W. Clemons witnessses were Brazile and Zuba Canfield. the children: Edwin born Feb 3 1851 - Jepththah (sic) born Nov 11 1853 - Judson March 3 1858 - John Apr 24 1861 - Nellie May 3 1866 - Clayton Mar 18 1868 and William Dec 27 1871 (dated 10 Dec 1897) pension payments were made quarterly and for each child under sixteen and /or if idiot, full compenstation was $2.00 per child. At the time of his death he received $ 24.00 per month. Henry Rich (ae 70) and wife Sarah Rich (ae 68) both Ticonderoga residents gave statements (1907) for him.
Additional information courtesy of Michael O'Connor [great- great- great-grandson]
"my extensive reading on the Civil War, I think I have pieced together great-great-grandfather's service record (with immense help from the pension record you sent)
His service record seems to be:
- Enrolled in 118th NYSV Infantry Regt. "The Adirondack Regiment", Co. D (with other guys from Warren Co.) on 27 July 1862, departing NY on 3 Sept 1862
- Manned the defenses of Washington, DC until April 1863
- (118th NY) participation with Reserve Brigade of 7th Corps at the Siege of Suffolk, VA from 11 April-4 May 1863. Likely no combat seen outside of artillery barrages. This was primarily an artillery battle.
- Likely involved in the skirmishes at Antioch Church (near Windsor, VA) and Baker's Crossroads after the siege was lifted. This would have been his only combat experience.
- 118th NYSV transferred from 7th to 18th Corps in June 1863. He became ill that same month during the Peninsular March from Yorktown (unlikely to Richmond as it did not fall until 1865), remaining in hospital until April(?) 1864
- Furlough likely due to health reasons in April-May 1864*
- Duty at Ft Ethan Allen (Arlington, VA) (probably as a veteran reserve '96 meaning too ill serve) and subsequent physical injury in June 1864*
- Discharge in August 1864
* These activities prevented him from participating the bloody Overland Campaign and the embarrassing Bermuda Hundred situation with the Army of the James.
In the end, his battle service was very limited, but his situation was very common. More soldiers in the Civil War succumbed to illness than battle injury. He was fortunate to survive in any case."

1850 census (Horicon) Zebulon, Elvira and one daughter Jane and Ann Bennett (sister of Zebulon)

Smith's History pg 252 his military record shows father Wm born in New York and mother born in VT.

1855: resided in Horicon - log house of value $50.00 - a resident there for six years.

1860 census (Horicon) Royal C. enumerated ($275.00 to $200.00) with wife and children Jane ae 11; Edwin G. ae 9; Jeptha ae 3; Lucretia ae 3 and Judson M. ae 1; also in household were Asa Smith ae 28, farm laborer - John Smith ae 14 farm laborer and Elvira Smith ae 16," grandaughter".

1865 census (Horicon) - Royal - farmer (frame house $40.00) with son-in-law and dau Caleb and Jane A. Smith also Edwin ae 14; Jeptha ae 11; Lucretia ae 8; Judson ae 6 and John ae 4
1870 census (Horicon)- royal ae 45; Alvira ae 39; Edwin ae 18; Jeptha ae 17; Lucretia ae 12; Judson ae 6; Nellie ae 4 and Stephen ae 2

1875 - (frame house $600.00) with wife and seven children.
1880 -(Horicon) with wife and five children- Judson ae 21; John ae 19; Nellie ae 14; Clayton ae 12; Willia ae 9 and a boarder named Wm Spencer ae 30 whose color is listed as "black". His occupation is listed as stone mason and he was born in NC. Seems Alonzo Terrell brought him back to the area when Alonzo was in the Civil War. It is not clear why he is boarding with the Bennett family except for the fact he may have worked on Zeb's farm of 27 1/2 acres that he purchased from Wm Cardle in 1867.
(Deed as follows: book 17 page 98 Part of Lot # 177 of the Brant Lake tract. Begin with west side of Lot 177; sun South on line of said Lot to Haysburg Road; then SE along Highway (So. Horicon Road) to south line of said Lot; then East to the west line of lot now occupied by George Cardle; then North on line of said Lot to Northwest corner of Cardle's Lot; then West to point of beginning. 27 1/2 acres)

1881 Directory show Royal Zebulon at Horicon, farming 20 acres

1892 census (Horicon) , also in household was son William and daughter-in-law Kate ae 18.

1900 census - residing with them was a grandson Alfred Harpp born July 1888 [this is a stepson of their daughter Nellie Bennett Harpp - Nellie married his widowed father Eldred W. Harpp whose 2nd wife was Eleanor (Jones) who died at age 24 yrs and was the mother of this Alfred Harpp

1905 census - farmer laborer ae 81; Elviry ae 74. they resided next to son John.
Survived by five sons - John, Edwin, Judson, Clayton and William and one daughter Mrs Eldred Harpp. (no mention of Jeptha who was still living at the time)
Funeral held at the Baptist Church in Brant Lake.

Find A Grave Memorial 108452729


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Royal married Nancy Alvira Duncklee, daughter of Curtis Duncklee and Rebekah Duncklee, on 22 Feb 1848. (Nancy Alvira Duncklee was born on 7 Feb 1832 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, died on 5 May 1907 in Horicon, Warren County, New York and was buried in Brant Lake Cemetery in Horicon, New York.)




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