Subj:	Benefield Research
Date:	03/25/97

Hello all.  Here is some information to check against your records.
Merilyn has a copy of will and abstracts) for one ABRAHAM BEDINGFIELD,
b. in Suffolk, England.  He married c. 1795 Sarah Collings (Collins)
and had children John, Robert and William.  Abraham died 21 Jn 1842 in
Linstead Magna, Suffolk, England.  He is the progenitor of a branch of
the family in Canada.  Any matches?

The next bit of info is from Peggy.  This is also my line (Charles Sr.
and William H.) In the Lauderdale Co., Ala. Census 1870, Rogersville
Post Office on 15 July 1870, Township 2 Range 7 we find household 120,
family 120:

Benningfield,  C.	46 M W   Farmer	        Ala.
      "     ,  W.M.	22 M W   Farms	        Ala.
      "     ,  Thomas	20 M W   Farms	        Ala.
      "     ,  John	17 M W   Farms	        Ala.
      "     ,  Talitha	14 M W	 At home	Ala.
      "     ,  Rebecca  11 F W   At home	Ala.
      "     ,  Jessee   10 M W  		Ala.
      "     ,  Danella   6 F W 			Ala.

135-135
Benningfield,  S.H.      33  M W  Farmer	Ala.
      "     ,  Nancy     24  F W  Kp. Hou.	Ala.
      "     ,  Josophene  3  F W   		Ala.
Jacobs,        Melinda   19  F W  At home	Ala.

145-145
Benningfield,  Wm. H.    35  M W  Farmer	Ala.
      "     ,  Mary D.   18  F W  Kp. hou.	Ala.
      "     ,  Mary F.    6  F W  		Ala.
Roberson    ,  M.A.      36  F W  At home	Tenn.
Moore, Jas. B,           19  M W  Farms	        Ala.

155-155
Benningfield,  Ch., Sr.  60  M W  Farmer	Tenn.
      "     ,  Francis   60  F W		N.C.
      "     ,  John  D.  27  M W  Farmer 	Ala.
      "     ,  A.J.      22  M W 		Ala.
      "     ,  M.E.      18  F W		Ala.
Armstrong,     W.T.      17  M W		Ala.
      "  ,     Jno.J.    15  M W		Ala.

Rogersville Post Office  20 July  1870, Township 3  Range 7
215-215
Benningfield,  H.        64  F W  Kp. hou.	N.C.

Any takers on the two unclaimed families?  Everybody check your
records.  Let's get those families connected!  Thressa