1861 B.F Pikettt subscribed to the Confederate Loan
The American Citizen, Canton, Mississippi, August 17, 1861. [12]
1838 Benjamin F. Pickett and Martha Cobb were married on September 25 in Madison County, Mississippi. [1]
1839 Martha Ann Pickett, wife of B. F. Pickett, died on December 22 and was buried at Camp Ground Cemetery, Madison County, Mississippi. Martha Ann Pickett was born on December 19, 1819. [2] [3]
1840 Benjamin L. Pickett and Missouri Cobb were married on April 20 in Madison County, Mississippi. [4] [5] [6]
1840 B. F. Pickett lived in Madison County, Mississippi in a household with free white males: 1 (under 5) and 1 (30 thru 39); and free white females: 1 (15 thru 19); and 1 slaves. [7]
1841 B. F. Pickett lived in Madison County, Mississippi. [8]
1850 Benjamin F Pickett (age 40, born in North Carolina) lived in Hinds County, Mississippi, in a household with Missouri Pickett (age 27), Benjamin F Pickett (age 11), Rufus K Pickett (age 8), Martha Pickett (age 5), William M Pickett (age 2), Joseph Pickett (age 0), and John McPickett (age 6). Benjamin F Pickett was an overseer. [9] [10]
1860 B. F. Pickett (age 50, born in North Carolina) lived in Madison County, Mississippi, in a household with Missouri Pickett (age 38), Martha Pickett (age 14), Wm M Pickett (age 12), Jos Pickett (age 10), Reuben Pickett (age 6), Misco Pickett (age 4), Susanna Pickett (age 9/12), and Jos Kelly (age 18). B. F. Pickett was a planter. [11]
1861 B. F. Pickett was listed as a subscriber to the Confederate Loan with 10 bales of cotton (left column, bottom half).
1870 Benjamin Picket (age 60, born in North Carolina) lived in Police District 4, Madison County, Mississippi, in a household with Missouri Picket (age 40), William M Picket (age 22), Reuben Picket (age 16), Moses Picket (age 14), Susanna Picket (age 11), Jacob Picket (age 9), Mckajah Picket (age 5), Mary Picket (age 2), and Martha Hayes (age 16). Benjamin Picket was a farmer. [13]
1880 Missouri Pickett (age 56, born in Louisiana, widowed) lived in Sharon, Madison County, Mississippi, in a household with Oscar Pickett (age 24), Jacob Pickett (age 18), Micajah Pickett (age 15), Susan Pickett (age 19), Mary Pickett (age 11), and Hattie Bunch (age 1). Missouri Pickett's parents were both born in Georgia. Missouri Pickett was a farmer. [14]
Research Notes:
Search for document about death of Benjamin:
A chancery court index for volume A, page 587, cites file 537 about a guardian for B.F. Pickett, minor child of B.F. Pickett Sen. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9QV-9GJB?i=26&wc=M7MR-X38%3A344537101%2C345358001&cc=2036959
Thc chancery file 537 has no papers. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9QD-NNLH?i=619&wc=M79M-136%3A344537101%2C346338301&cc=2036959
The chancery minutes volume A for 1870-1881: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89Q6-B3VY?i=149&wc=M79W-NZ9%3A344537101%2C346596801&cc=2036959
Clerks minutes: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/235630?availability=Family%20History%20Library
1829 The families of Joseph and Benjamin Pickett were granted certificates by the Cane Creek Quaker meeting. [18]
[1] Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1826-1850, [AncestryRecord].
[2] Find A Grave Memorial 22466760, [FindAGrave].
[3] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[4] Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1826-1900, [AncestryRecord].
[5] Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1826-1850, [AncestryRecord].
[6] Mississippi, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935, [AncestryRecord].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryRecord].
[8] Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890, [AncestryRecord].
[9] Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866, [AncestryRecord].
[10] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].
[11] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].
[12] The American Citizen, Canton, Mississippi, August 17, 1861, page 3, [NewspapersClip].
[13] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryRecord].
[14] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryRecord].
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[16] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert's family suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, [Link].
[17] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert's family suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, [Link].
[18] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, [AncestryRecord].