General Notes

1 Stinnett, William Sr. 1645 .2 Stinnett, William Jr. 1682 ..3 Stinnett, Benjamin H. 1710





Benjamin Stinnett, Sr. Will Amherst Co. VA Book '1', page 245 Dated: 21 Oct 1764 Probated: 5 Jul 1773 Executrix: Elizabeth Stinnett, wife Executor: Benjamin Stinnet, Jr., son Heirs: Elizabeth, wife; William, son; Susanna, daughter, John Childress, son-in-law.

BIOGRAPHY: According to the Lee Marmon manuscript, possibly referring to Alexander Brown's list of early settlers, Benjamin Sr., and Benjamin Jr., Stinnett Jr., all occupied a tract of 627 acres on Tobacco Row Mountain in 1747. According to Lee Marmon manuscript, from 1758 to 1760 Dr. Cabell deeded a total of 2,271 acres to eight planters ... Much of this land had been acquired by Cabell from Benjamin Stinett's lapsed land grant of 1753. Lee Marmon manu- The ... Stinett ... families were heavily represented among the enlisted men of the French and Indian War. From the State Archives in Richmond Land Patent to Benjamin Stennet, 1 June 1750, 400 acres in Albemarle County near the Tobacco Row Mountains on the north branches of Huff's Creek. Patents Microfilm Roll No. 29, 1749-51, p. 172.
George the second by grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, king ...'' Cost- 40 shillings. Beginning at a Chestnut Oak and running thence South 180 poles to pointers northeast 72 degrees 300 poles to a Chestnut northwest 12 degrees 283 poles to a white oak and Chesnut oak near the top of a small mountain. Thence southwest 51 degrees 296 poles to the beginning. Fees/rent/improvements: Yielding and paying to us'' for every 50 acres, fee rent of one shilling yearly to be paid upon the feast of St. Michael the Arch Angel'' and also cultivating and improving three acres part of every fifth ... within three years after the date'' of the patent. If three years of the fee rent shall at anytime be in arrears and unpaid'' or if three acres of every 50 aren't improved withing the next three years, the estate hereby granted shall seacse'' and may be granted to someone else. '' Signed by Thomas Lee, president of our council and commander in cheif of our said colony and Dominion at Williamsburgh, June 1, 1750.

Similiar patent for James Stennett, 1 June 1750, 227 acres on the branches of Huffs Creek, p. 177 25 shillings Beginning at John Wheeler's line southwest 8 degrees 42 poles to a white Oak the same course contineud 200 poles to a chestnut oak northwest 76 and ahalf degress 152 poles to a corner chestnut of Benjamin Stennet's line. Thence along his line northwest 12 degrees 162 poles to John Graves pointers in the said Benjamin Stennet's line. Thence along Graves line northeast 78 degrees 272 poles to the beginning. Same requirements for rent, fees, improvement, etc. Raised five children, three girls and two boys, in a beautiful valley with Tobacco Row Mountain on the north and Stinnett Mountain on the south Granted 150 acres of 400-acre patent to son Benjamin Jr. 3 May 18(7?)62, A-31, stray page from mom's records.

Also from stray page in records, 3 Aug 1761, Benjamin Stinnett to James Isham, 100 acres from 400 acre patent, "promised to James Isham at the time of Benjamin's marriage to his daughter.'' But since Benjamin was married already, to a Saunders perhaps this was meant to refer to Benjamin's daughter, Dorcas, who married James Isham. 

Could have had other children, according to. John Stinnette, born about 1750, served as private in Amherst county militia during the revolution. He died after 2 Feb 1785. Wife's name was Ann. Children were Margaret Stinnette, born Aug 1775; Tabatha Stinnet, born Mar 1787? and Polly Stinnet. Source: Email /  Vanderlip File.