Bennett Malone might have been related to Jesse Scott's wife Senia Malone. The Malones have been a total brick wall.
Scotts in the 1850 Federal Census of Benton County, Alabama
There are three Scott families on this page. Or one. Depends on your perspective.
Dead or Alive

The 1900 census included the total number of children born to a mother, and the number still living. For Senia Scott, it was 12 and 6. Who was still living?
Marriage Bond of Jesse Scott & Senia Malone
Behold the marriage bond of Jesse M. Scott and Senia Malone!
Establishing Senia Scott’s Date of Death
Previously on Graham Ancestry, I wrote that I was able to find Jesse M. Scott’s date of death in the probate records of his estate. I think I may be able to establish his wife Senia’s death date as well. The date isn’t so obviously found, however, and will require some identification. Looking through the…