John Witt II aka Whitt (1675-1751)

 TRACING BACK DOWN TO MY HULSEY LINE

John Witt II aka Whitt (1675-1751)

And Ann Rogers Witt

They were Virginia Colonist

 John was born about 1675 in Charles City County, Colony of Virginia

He was the son of John Witt and Ann (Daux) Witt and married Ann about 1695 in Charles City County, Colony of Virginia. He died before 1751 before about age 76 in Goochland County, Colony of Virginia.

John and Ann were the parents of Sarah (Witt) Harbour, John Witt III and Sylvanus Witt.

The lack of early records in Charles City County leaves a gap in what we know of John's early life. The first record we have is the purchase of 300 acres of land from Charles and Mary Hudson jointly with his brother William Witt in 1715.[1] The land was located north of the James River about 25 miles upriver from his father's home and was described as “lying and being in the county of Honaricho at a place called Tuckahoe." In 1728 Tuckahoe Creek became the border between Henrico County and the newly formed Goochland County. John's and William's land fell in Goochland.

The next record we find is in 1720 in which John and William Witt presented a petition concerning the bounds of their land.[2]

 In 1732 and 1734 John and his son John are listed as tithables living on son John's land south of the James River in King William Parish.[3]

 In 1742 John is listed as "levy free" in Goochland County, not subject to the tithe, perhaps exempted due to age or infirmity.[4]

 The last record we find for John is the sale of 150 acres of land in Goochland County on 25 July 1747 to Henry Whitlow. From the description it appears to be adjacent to the land John bought with his brother in 1715.[5]

 John married about 1695 in Charles City County. This is partially determined by his age and the birth dates of his children. There are questions about John's marriage. The Harbour-Witt Bulletin 6.2, with some uncertainty, names Lavina as John's wife. He was certainly married to Ann Rogers in 1730, but some think she may have been a second wife.[6] The will of John Rogers of Westover Parish, Charles City County, recorded on 5 August 1730, left livestock and other items to his daughter Ann Whitt, wife of John Whitt.[7]

 No death record or burial site has been found. One half of the 300 acres purchased by John and his brother William in 1715 was sold in 1751 by William Witt and John Witt, described as the son of John Witt deceased and nephew of William Witt. Since the last entry found in records previous to this date was the sale of land by John in 1747, his death is presumed to have occurred between 1747 and 1751.

 CHILDREN:

It is certain that John had sons John Witt III, born about 1700, and Sylvanus Witt, born before 1718. It is generally assumed that Sarah who married Thomas Harbour was a daughter, but the evidence for this is thin.[8]

 Unproven Daughters

Additional daughters have been proposed by Witt/Whitt researchers; they all state that additional evidence is needed. They are: David F. Whitt, Robert Baird, and Robert W. Witt, in concert with the late Wayne Witt Bates.

 Per Robert Baird [9] (and supported by Robert Witt [10]).

 Other Possible Daughters?: It has also been proposed that David Barnett and John Farrar, who witnessed the 1751 deed, were sons-in-law of John Witt. There is no particular reason to believe this beyond the fact that the deed had an unusually large number of witnesses and it could well be that they were all related in some way. In the absence of any supporting evidence that Barnett and Farrar were anything other than friends or neighbors, this must be considered merely an unsupported hypothesis. John Farrar, in particular, owned land adjacent to the 1747 sale by John Witt but by 1751 seems to have been living considerably west in Albemarle County. (It’s intriguing that David Witt and a William Barnett jointly patented land in Halifax County five years later in 1756. Whether that is coincidence or not is unknown.)

In addition to the above, David Whitt[11] proposed Catherine (Elizabeth) Witt, wife of William Matlock and Judith Witt, wife of James Tuley. David also proposed Susannah Witt, wife of Charles Husley, Sr., but Robert Baird's research shows his wife to be Hannah (or Anna) Witt, the daughter of John's son John Witt III [12].

 Summary

The following children have been attributed to John Witt II and Ann Rogers. Those marked (*) are proposed and further proof is needed.

 Silvanus (Silas) Witt. No marriage.

Sarah Witt. Married Tom Harbour. Evidence is thin.

John Witt III. Married Elizabeth (Parrish?)

(*) Wife of David Barnet

(*) Wife of John Farrar

(*) Catherine (Elizabeth), wife of William Matlock

(*) Judith Witt, wife of James Tuley

 Sources

1↑ Henrico County Deeds 1714-1718, p 46, abstracted in Henrico County Deeds 1706-1737, Benjamin B. Weisiger.

2↑ Henrico County Minute Book 8, p 34.

3↑ Vestry Book of King William Parish, Virginia 1707-1770, (Manakin Huguenot Society, reprint 1966), pp 70, 76, 78.

4↑ Goochland Order Book 5, p 60.

5↑ Goochland County Deed Book 5, p 303.

6↑ John Witt II (c1675 – by1751)

7↑ Charles City County Wills and Deeds 1725-1731, Benjamin B. Weisiger, p 40. (From Will Book D, p 298).

8↑ See Was Thomas Harbor’s wife a Witt?

9↑ https://genfiles.com/witt/john-witt-ii-c1675-by1751/

10 ↑ Witt, Robert W. 2006. Descendants of John Witt, the Virginia immigrant. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books. Pg. 3.

11 ↑ Whitt, David F. 2004. Ancestors and descendants of William Whitt, 1775-1850: portrait of an American family. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books. Pg. 53.

12↑ https://genfiles.com/witt/john-witt-iii-c1700-1779/

See also:

John Witt II (c1675 – by 1751) from Bob's Genealogy Filing Cabinet

 

John Witt (1645-1715)

and Ann Daux (1647-1742)

They were Virginia Colonists

I connect with John Witt on two lines

The Vineyards on Daddy’s side

The Hulseys on Mother’s side

The Witt surname was in England and Scotland as early as the 1500s. It was spelled as Quhyt in the 1500-1600s in Scotland, and soon became Anglicized to White/Witt/Whitt. Another family has knowledge of family from Germany. Their earliest immigrant to the US was Jacob Thomas Witt, Sr. He or his father supposedly came from Germany. Their family has the highest concentration of Witts  in Germany.

John arrived in the Virginia Colony possibly as early as 1662, but certainly by 1672, and settled in the western part of Charles City County near the border of Henrico County.

The headright for his importation into Virginia was claimed three times over in three different land patents issued in 1682, 1685, and 1699 — all for land in Henrico and Charles City counties. (For more information on this see John Witt, Headright in Three Patents.) John was almost certainly not imported as an indentured servant. He was married within a year of his arrival. Servants were seldom allowed to marry during their indenture and certainly would not have been allowed to marry a free woman. It is possible that John himself was the importer and sold his headright to finance his trip.

John married Ann Daux, daughter of Walter and Mary Daux, before October 1673 in Charles City County. Walter was the son of a London merchant Richard Daux. They would have lived on land John acquired before 1677 along the "main road" in Charles City County; roughly the same path as today’s US Highway 5, from Jamestown up the north side of the James River toward Richmond. It is not certain where along this line his property lay, but most likely in or near Shirley Hundred district near the border of Henrico County.[1]

The lands of Shirley Plantation were first settled in 1613 by Sir Thomas West, 3rd Baron De la Warr and were named West and Sherley Hundred. In 1638, a portion of this land was granted to Edward Hill, thus beginning the occupation of the Hill family. Shirley Plantation is still a working plantation today. (website for Shirley Plantation)

Richard Daux is first found in Virginia in 1637 when he is listed on a patent of land near Herring and Oldman's Creeks in Charles City County. A series of court entries from the 1670's concerning a dispute between orphans of Walter Daux establishes John Witt as the husband of Ann. [2] https://genfiles.com/witt/john-witt-c1645-by1715/

In February 1687 a work order was issued to clear and lay a road from the Chickahominy down towards the James River. This road was connected to the main road near John Witt's land. (See the full text of the order below under Timeline.)

By 1715 both of the Witt brothers, John Witt II and William Witt, moved a few miles west to Henrico County. On 13 September 1715 the brothers bought 300 acres from Charles Hudson for 10 pounds. The land was on a fork of Tuckahoe Creek, bounded by the southern branch and John Bradley's land. The Witts may have already been established here before 1715 as the land noted in the patents submitted by William Randolph was in this area. Also, in 1695, John Witt had a court suit in Henrico County.

Not many records survive from this time period in Charles City County. Those that are extant which refer to John or Ann will be included in the Timeline below.

John Witt was not a Huguenot. The claim that the Witts were Huguenots was first made in print in 1924 in a publication called Year Book No. 1 by the Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia. No evidence was offered other than the proximity of the brothers John and William Witt (John Witt's sons) to the Huguenot settlement at Manakin.

The National Huguenot Society, List of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors (updated 18 Jan 2021) does not include Witt, Whit, Whyte, White, or any variant thereof.[3] https://nationalhuguenotsociety.org/ancestor/AncestorLookup.php

https://www.huguenotsocietyofamerica.org/history/ancestors/

JOHN’S BIRTH

Despite extensive efforts by Witt family researchers, no birth record has been found for John. An estimate of his birth year is based on three main items: his importation to Virginia by 1672, his marriage about 1673 and the filing of a lawsuit in 1673. Since John was not imported as an indentured servant, he most likely was in his early to mid-twenties when he left England. To marry without parental consent or to file a lawsuit in colonial Virginia, an individual had to be age 21 or older (born 1651 or earlier). A usual marriage age for a man of this time was about 24 to 30, and he would probably be five to ten years older than his bride. Ann Daux was most likely about 17 or 18 years old at their marriage. So, John was probably in his late twenties in 1672. Most researchers have settled on a birth year of about 1645, making him age 27 when he arrived in Virginia.

JOHN’S MARRIAGE

No marriage record has been found. Ann Daux and her sister, Susannah Daux, were apparently deprived of their inheritance from their father, Walter Daux, by their stepfather, John Flower. Richard Rawlins, husband of Susannah Daux, petitioned the Charles City County court in September 1673 on behalf of his wife for return of her inheritance. On 3 October 1673 John Witt, now husband of Ann Daux, joined the petition on Ann's behalf. This appears to indicate that John and Ann had recently married sometime in 1673.

CHILDREN

Most researchers attribute four known sons to John Witt. Some add sons Robert and Daniel, but these are speculative and unconfirmed. The couple may have had daughters as well, but no evidence has surfaced for any. It is assumed Ann Daux was the mother of his children; there is no evidence of a second marriage for John.

1.      John Witt II

2.      William Witt

3.      Richard Witt Sr.

4.      Edward Whitt

Y-DNA Evidence: In 2002 "a Witt-Whitt Surname and family reconstruction Y-DNA study was conducted by the company, Family Tree DNA, which uses the molecular lab at the University of Arizona under the direction of Dr. Michael Hammer, Ph.D., Geneticist. The President of Family Tree DNA, Bennett Greenspan, was a consultant for this project. The participants in this study are documented descendants of John Witt II, William Witt, Edward Whitt, and Richard Whitt, Sr. The Witt-Whitt DNA study has determined the participants in this project are related and descend from a common ancestor.... When combined with surviving colonial Virginia records for the surnames Witt and Whitt, the Witt-Whitt family study leads to the conclusion that John Witt II, William Witt, Edward Whitt, and Richard Whitt, Sr., were brothers and their father was the emigrant John Witt-Whitt of Charles City County, Virginia."

Refences:  Witt Family Genealogy Forum, posted by David F. Whitt, Witt-Whitt Family of Old Virginia DNA Test Results Post Date: August 07, 2002.

Witt-Whitt Family DNA Test Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:21:49 -0400 Witt's End Vol 5 #3 issue

JOHN’S DEATH

No death record or burial site has been found for John Witt. The last record extant for him is that of a suit against Ralph Hudspeth in 1695 in Henrico County. John's youngest known son, Edward, was born about 1700. John does not appear in the 1704 Quit Rents of Charles City County and two of his sons moved out of the area about 1715. It is likely he died between 1700 and 1704.

TIMELINE

1645 

As discussed above, John was born about 1645, probably in England. Some researchers have suggested he was born in France, but this cannot be accurate. Since he owned land in Virginia, he must have been an English citizen either native born or naturalized. Until 1680, immigrants not born in Virginia or England required an act of the House of Burgesses to achieve citizenship. Unless naturalized, a foreign-born settler could not own land. These acts listing naturalizations are perfectly preserved and no Witt, or Whitt, appears in them.

1672

John Witt arrives in Virginia and settles in Charles City County.

1673

Marriage between John Witt and Ann Daux before October 1673.3 October 1673 petition filed for recovery of inheritance of Ann and Susannah Daux. "Abstract. Petn of Richd Rawlins and Jno Witt to next Court that Coll Wynn may give the Court some light on the matter." Source: Fleet, p 549 (this section is court orders 1672-3). Also Vol. 13, Charles City County Court Orders, p. 95 or Fleet, Beverley, Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Volume III, (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988)

1674

1 October 1674 John Witt and Susannah Rawlins (Richard Rawlins has died) filed suit against the commissioners of Charles City County court for recovery of the Daux estate. The case was deferred.  Source: Fleet, p 549 (this section is court orders 1672-3). Also Vol. 13, Charles City County Court Orders, p. 95  or Fleet, Beverley, Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Volume III, (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988)

1674/75

3 March 1674/5 the case of "the difference between John Witt and Richard Rawlins, who married the two orphens of Walter Daux, plantiffs, versus Commissioner of Charles City County, defendant" was deferred again.

Source: McIlwaine, p 403. As cited on John Witt (c1645 – by1715)

1675 About 1675 birth of son John Witt II.

1677 John Witt appeared as a juror in Charles City County on 15 September 1677. [9] This service indicated that John owned land in the county. A juror must either own at least 50 acres of land or the equivalent in personal property.

Source: Ayers, Margaret Mitchell, Charles City County Order Book 1676-1679, (1968) p 20

1677/78

14 February 1677/8 John Witt and John Turberfield (or Turberville), who married widow Susannah Rawlins, are suing an individual justice of Charles City County for the value of the estate of Walter Daux. They maintained that if the justices had acted properly, the estate would not have been lost by John Flower. A favorable verdict was granted but one of the justices appealed. The records are incomplete, so no further mention of the lawsuit is found. Source: Ayers, Margaret Mitchell, Charles City County Order Book 1676-1679, (1968) p 42

1680 About 1680 birth of son William.

1687

After 3 Feb 1687 in Charles City County court: "Whereas there is an absolute neccessity for this co. to lay out a common roade from Chickahominy bridge downe and up these parts of the country, we impower Maj. John Stith to summons every individual inhabitant and housekeeper on the north side of the James River in this co., according to the number of tithables he hath in his family, to send his portionable assistance to clear a main road from sd. bridge unto the road to or near Harman Bosman's habitation; as also from the bridge unto a main road near John Whitt's and this order to be performed at such time as Maj. Stith shall appoint, between this and the middle of March next, of which he is to make report to the next court with acct. of all persons that shall neglect or refuse their obedience to this order.” Source: Fleet, Beverley, Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Volume III, (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988)

1690 About 1690 birth of son Richard Witt.

1695 The last reference in county records found for John Witt is a lawsuit filed against Ralph Hudspeth in Henrico County. Source: Henrico County Order Book 3.

1700 About 1700 birth of son Edward Witt.

1700-1704 Probable death of John Witt.

Research Notes

Robert Witt and Daniel Witt have been unlinked as children of John Witt and Ann Daux. There is no evidence they are part of this family. (See Children below.) No documentation has been presented by any Witt family tree for the existence of these two sons. It is entirely possible they belong in some other Witt family and this should be researched.

Disputed Origins

English Origins

In 2002 the Achievements of Canterbury found the best English candidate for John's father to be Richard Whitt. Richard's son, John Whitt, was christened 7 January 1643 at St. Olave, Southwark, London, England[13]. Richard's profile contains a full description of that research and the rationale for the familial connection. The full Canterbury report is Appendix 10 of David F. Whitt's book (2004)[14]. Also see Robert Baird's research on headrights and colonial immigration for additional support for John's English origins (John Witt, Headright in Three Patents.)

Scottish Origins

The best candidate in Scotland for father of John is described in Whitt (2004)[14]on pages 7-13. The discussion summarizes a report by Alison Mowat, a member of the Assoc. of Scottish Genealogists, whom found Robert Quhyt had a son John Quhyt baptized 10 April 1645 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. 2018 Update: Y-DNA and SNP analysis (through Family Tree DNA projects) has validated ancestral origins in Scotland for two confirmed descendants of John Witt. This does not "prove" John Witt the immigrant was born in Scotland since his ancestors may have migrated to England prior to John's birth. Because the surname White (and variants like Witt) is a known branch of the MacGregor Clan, membership in the American Clan Gregor Society was approved for two Y-DNA confirmed descendants of John Witt, the Virginia immigrant.

Sources

↑ The lands of Shirley Plantation were first settled in 1613 by Sir Thomas West, 3rd Baron De la Warr and were named West and Sherley Hundred. In 1638, a portion of this land was granted to Edward Hill, thus beginning the occupation of the Hill family. Shirley Plantation is still a working plantation today. Shirley Plantation

↑ https://genfiles.com/witt/john-witt-c1645-by1715/

↑ https://nationalhuguenotsociety.org/ancestor/AncestorLookup.php. Accessed 24 Jan 2021

↑ https://www.huguenotsocietyofamerica.org/history/ancestors/. Accessed 11 Feb. 2021.

↑ Witt Family Genealogy Forum, posted by David F. Whitt, Witt-Whitt Family of Old Virginia DNA Test Results Post Date: August 07, 2002 at 03:08:33. See also Witt-Whitt Family DNA Test Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:21:49 -0400 Witt's End Vol 5 #3 issue

↑ Were the Witts Huguenots?

↑ Fleet, p 549 (this section is court orders 1672-3). Also Vol. 13, Charles City County Court Orders, p. 95

↑ McIlwaine, p 403. As cited on John Witt (c1645 – by1715)

↑ Ayers, p 20.

↑ Ayers, p 42

↑ Weisiger, Benjamin B., III. 1995. Charles City County Virginia Wills & Deeds 1725-1731. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing Company. Pg. 11.

↑ Henrico County Order Book 3.

↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NLGD-PZC : 11 February 2018, John Whitt, 07 Jan 1643); citing SAINT OLAVE,SOUTHWARK,SURREY,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 375,307.

↑ 14.0 14.1 Whitt, David F. 2004. Ancestors and descendants of William Whitt, 1775-1850: portrait of an American family. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books.

Ayers, Margaret Mitchell, Charles City County Order Book 1676-1679, (1968).

Fleet, Beverley, Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Volume III, (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988)

McIlwaine, H. R., Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia, 1622-1632, 1670-1676, (The Colonial Press, Everett Waddy Co., 1924)

Weisiger, Benjamin B., III, Charles City County, Virginia Court Orders 1685-1695, (Iberian Publishing Co., 1980)

Bob's Genealogy Filing Cabinet John Witt (c1645 – by1715)

Shared family records of prominent (living) Witt family direct descendants in Richmond, Virginia.

Richard Witt (1693-1735)

 Richard Witt (1693-1735)

Virginia Colonist

 m. 1 Elizabeth Liptrot in 1722 in British America, Virginia Colony

 m. 2 Mary Kimbrow in 1748 in British America, Virginia Colony

Richard Witt was born about 1690 in Charles City County, Virginia Colony. He was the son of John Witt and Ann Daux. He passed away in 1764 in Bute County, North Carolina.

 Birth

No birth record has been found. Richard is usually listed as third son of John and Ann Witt -- born after William (b 1680) and before Edward (b 1700) -- so born about 1690. He would have been about age 32 when he married Elizabeth Liptrot about 1722.

 Marriage

Elizabeth Liptrot was first wife of Richard Witt, supposedly married about 1722. Elizabeth is named as Elizabeth Whit in the will of her father, Edmund Liptrot, dated 15 November 1734.[1]

 Richard reportedly married Mary Kimbro about 1748. They were certainly living together as married in 1753 because they were accused to a grand jury of living in adultery along with several other couples. The story is the Baptist minister who performed the marriages neglected to record them.

15 May 1753, p. 98. A Grand Jury was impaneled as follows: .... and they present .... Richard Witt and Mary Kimbro for living in adultry on information of Hance Hendrick, Edmond Floyd and William Armstrong; [2]

 Children

The following children are attributed to Richard Witt, Sr., all of which were Carolina frontiersmen [3]:

Richard Whitt

Hezekiah Witt

John Whitt

Edmund Witt Sr.

Death

No death record or burial site has been found. He is generally said to have died about 1764 in Bute County, North Carolina. He is last found definitely in records in 1749 in Amelia County, Virginia. Reference is made to Richard's move to Bute County in Harbour-Witt Bulletin 6.2:

After living in Henrico, Amelia, and Halifax Counties in Virginia, Richard moved to Bute County, NC (Harbour-Witt Bulletin 6.2; Whitt 330). ... The Harbour-Witt Bulletin lists Mary Kimbrow as the only wife. The Gendex report, however, lists Elizabeth Liptrot as Richard's first wife. ... Whitt (330) indicates that the children, except for Edmund, are Elizabeth's. Edmund is the son of Mary. Children: Richard Witt, Jr., Hezekiah Witt, John Witt, Robert Witt, Edmund Witt.[4]

Timeline

1730 11 April 1740 Witness to a deed in Henrico County for land about ten miles east of brothers John and William Witt.[5]

1745 Included on partial list of Tithables Deep and Flatt Creeks, Amelia County, Virginia Colony, Capt. Charles Hudson's Company.[6]

1745-1749 Appears in tithables lists of Amelia County, Virginia Colony.

1747 Listed in a road order in Prince Edward County.[7]

 Sources

·         Fleet, Beverley, Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Volume III, (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988)

 ·         Weisiger, Benjamin B. III. Henrico County, Virginia Deeds 1706-1737, 1985.

 ·         Witt, Robert W. Descendants of John Witt the Virginia Immigrant, Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 1998, 2006.

 1)      ↑ Fleet, p 408.

2)      ↑ Halifax County, Virginia, Pleas No. 1, May Term 1752-March Term 1755 abstracted by Marion Dodson Chiarito. as cited in Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 1, p 50

3)      ↑ Whitt, David F. 2004. Ancestors and descendants of William Whitt, 1775-1850: portrait of an American family. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books. Page 57.

4)      ↑ Witt, pp 4-5.

5)      ↑ Weisiger, p 111. Deed from Robert Green to Joseph Mayo.

6)      ↑ as posted on ancestry.com, Valentine Nix Family Tree

7)      ↑ John Witt (c1645 – by1715) https://genfiles.com/witt/john-witt-c1645-by1715/

 

Rev. Richard Whitt 1730-1812

 Rev. Richard Whitt Jr. (1730-1812)

 Biography

When Richard Whitt was born around 1730, in Virginia, his father, Richard Whitt, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Liptrot, was 32. He had at least five sons and four daughters with Susannah Skaggs. In 1785, at the age of 60, his occupation is listed as minister in Montgomery, Kanawha County, Virginia. He died in 1812, in Montgomery County, Virginia, at the age of 87.[1]

Marriage

1)      Richard married Susannah Skaggs about 1755 in Virginia.[2]. The following nine children have been attributed to this couple by David Whitt, table 4[3]:

2)      Abijah, m Elizabeth Elswick: Abijah Whitt (1757-1846)

3)      Rachel, m. Abraham Henderson: Rachel (Whitt) Henderson (1759-1853)

4)      Hezekiah, m. Rachel: Hezekiah Whitt (1761-1846)

5)      Archibald, m. Hannah Lowe: Archibald Whitt Sr. (1763-1831)

6)      Elizabeth, m. Cassiday: Elizabeth Whitt (1763-1857)

7)      Richard, III, m. Betsy Baster (plausibly): Richard Whitt III (abt.1770-bef.1817)

8)      Ruthy Whitt, m. Jesse Witt (cousin): Ruth (Whitt) Witt (1772-1839)

9)      Edmund, m. Hannah Lester: Edmund Whitt (abt.1770-aft.1840)

10) Susannah, m. Harry Cresswell: Susannah Whitt (1776-1857)

Occupation

At a court convened on 26 July 1785 in Montgomery County, Virginia, Richard Whitt a Minister of the Baptist Church having presented his Ordination and Certificate of being in regular communication, with a Society of Christians, taken the Oath of Allegiance to the state, and entered into bond" is permitted to perform marriages. [4]

Record of marriages performed as minister of the gospel can be found in Annals of Southwest Virginia, Montgomery County Marriages 1757-1800 on ancestry.com.

Land Transactions

26 April 1769: Richard Whitt was a witness to the transfer of 104 acres on Meadow Creek, branch of New River, originally patented to Samuel Ratlive, 22 Aug 1753, and conveyed to James Scaggs/Skeggs, Sr.[5]

23 May 1785: Richard Whitt received a grant of 285 acres on Meadow Creek, branch of New River.

22 August 1786: Richard Whitte purchased 100 acres from James Skeggs.

19 August 1787: Richard Whitt sold 68 acres on Meadow Cr. branch of New R. to John Lawrence.

25 August 1797: Richard Whitt purchased 100 acres from John Ingles. And on 27 August 1797 he purchased an additional 50 acres from John Ingles.

Census

Richard Whitt and wife Susannah are listed in the 1810 Federal Census of Montgomery County, Virginia with 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45.[6]

Death and Burial

Date of death is between Dec 1812 and Jan 1813.

Burial: Whitt-Lowe Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia

Richard passed away after December 1812. His will which was dated 25 Apr 1807 and presented in Montgomery County, Virginia court in Jan 1813, mentions my beloved wife; names sons Archibald and Richard; daughters Elizabeth Cassiday, Ruthy Whitt and Susanna Creswell. John Ingles and Archibald Whitt were appointed as executors.

Will of Rev. Richard Whitt:

He gives all the tract of land he now lives on to his son Archibald, this tract to him and his heirs forever. This tract to him to be understood to contain the whole of the land he bought from John Harrison on Meadow Creek ... to include the Parcel which I have allocated for my son Richard Whitt at the upper end of said tract." Signed April 25, 1807 and probated in the January Court, Montgomery County Virginia 1813. [7]

Sources

1)      ↑ FamilySearch Profile for RIchard Whitt

2)      ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (an unreliable source) Ancestry Record 7836 #1320115

3)      ↑ Whitt, David F. 2004. Ancestors and descendants of William Whitt, 1775-1850: portrait of an American family. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books. Pp. 57-59.

4)      ↑ Fincastle and Montgomery Counties Deeds Vol. A 1773-1789 Vol. B Deeds 1788-1794 Vol. B Wills 1773-1797 Page 361 Image 212 26 July 1785 Rights to Celebrate Rites of Matrimony as a minister of the Baptist Church

5)      ↑ Probate Record for Richard Whitt in "Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850"; Ancestry Record 7832 #127151

6)      ↑ 1810 US Census: Montgomery County, Virginia; roll: 70; page: 608; image: 00057; FHL Film: 0181430

7)      ↑ Will of Richard Whitt (Internet Archive)

·         Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 (at Ancestry.com)

·         Summers, Lewis Preston. 'Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800, Abingdon, VA.: L.P. Summers, 1929

·         Descendants of Rev Richard P Whitt posted on ancestry.com.

·         Record of plots (plats) Vols. A-C 1773-1788 Image 73 27 Apr 1774 Richard Whitt, 205 acres on Meadow Creek of Woods River, Fincastle County Survey Book, page 92, under the name of Richard White

·         Montgomery County, Va., Deed Book A, 1773-1789 Page39, Image 43 1 Jun 1779 James Skaggs Sr. (1700-abt.1776) to Richard Whitt a tract of land containing 68 acres lying in Montgomery Co on Meadow Creek a branch of New River.

·         Montgomery County, Va., Deed Book A, 1773-1789 Page 454, Image 101 10 Aug 1787 Richard Whitt to John Lawrence a tract of land containing 68 acres lying in Montgomery Co on Meadow Creek a branch of New River.

·         Find A Grave: Memorial #113700894 (with unsourced and questionable dates and details)

·         USGenWeb archives Transcript of will http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/montgomery/wills/whitt1.txt

 

Archibald Whitt 1763-1831

 Archibald Price Whitt Sr. (1763-1831)

 Biography

Archibald Whitt was born on March 29, 1763 in Montgomery, Colony of Virginia, son of Richard Whitt (1730–1812) and Susannah Skaggs (1730–>1807).

Archibald (23) married Hannah Low (12) (born in 1773 in Montgomery; daughter of Private John Henry Lowe Jr. and Nancy Ann (Butler) Lowe) on April 15, 1786, in Montgomery.[1]

 Their children were:

1.      Rachel Whitt (1785–1857)

2.      Rhoda Whitt (1787–1881)

3.      Archibald Whitt (1788–1851)

4.      Abijah Davenport Whitt (1791–1858)

5.      James Low Whitt (1792–1878)

6.      Susannah Whitt (1794–1850)

7.      Hezekiah B. Whitt (1796–>1870)

8.      Richard Nelson Whitt (~1797–<1864)

9.      William Meredith Whitt (1800–1891)

10.  Milburn Whitt (1805–1863)

11.  Hannah Jane Whitt (1807–1882)

12.  Malinda Whitt (1808–1858)

13.  John Floyd Whitt (1813–1886)

He lived in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States for about 20 years.[2][3]

He died on 24 December 1831, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Montgomery, Virginia, United States. Burial is unknown.[4]

 Sources

1)      ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8J-1VP : 11 February 2018), Archibald Whitt and Hanah Low, 15 Apr 1786; citing Montgomery County, Virginia, reference P 9; FHL microfilm 32,633.

2)      ↑ "United States, Census, 1810", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH28-9DF : Thu Mar 07 15:17:20 UTC 2024), Entry for Archibald Whitt, 1810.

3)      ↑ "United States, Census, 1820", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-CQ1 : Sun Apr 21 17:11:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Archibald Whitt, 1820.

4)      ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #140565089

 

DNA CONFIRMATION

Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of Sonseeahray Irene (Allen) Lapee, GEDmatch A276420, Glenn Meredith GEDmatch T897682, and Oma Lee (Salings) Baker, GEDmatch A688882, sharing a 10.0 cM segment on chromosome 

Malinda Vineyard Whitt Estate Settled

 

Malinda Vineyard Whitt

 

Malinda Vinyard Whitt (1808-1858)

Biography

Malinda Whitt was born on March 16, 1808 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, daughter of Archibald Whitt (1763–1831) and Hannah Low (1773–1826).

 When Malinda was 18 years old, she married John Vineyard who was 35. [1] John was born about November 22, 1791 in Virginia; son of George Vineyard and Mary Polly (Campbell) Vineyard) on February 6, 1827 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States.[2]

 Their children were:

1.      George W Vineyard (1827–1892)
2.      John Vineyard (~1829– )
3.      William Vineyard (~1830– )
4.      Richard Vineyard (~1831–1851)
5.      Mary Vineyard (~1834– )
6.      Gordon C Vineyard (1836– )
7.      Peyton Vineyard (~1838– )
8.      Malinda Vineyard (1843– )

In 1850, Matilda (42) was in the household of John Vineyard in Moniteau, Missouri. [3]

Malinda died in 1858 in Tipton, Moniteau, Missouri, aged 49, and is buried in Moreau Cemetery, Tipton, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA.[4]

 Sources

1.      ↑ A brief of wills and marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia, 1733-1831 by Anne Lowry Worrell, p 41(https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/default?search=A%20brief%20of%20wills%20and%20marriages%20in%20Montgomery%20and%20Fincastle%20Counties,%20Virginia,%201733-1831&sort=_score&perpage=10&page=1&fulltext=1&&refine[AccessLevel][]=Full+Permission&r&&refine[AccessLevel][]=Public&r&&refine[AccessLevel][]=Limited+Permission&r&&offset= )

2.      ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NFS-95S2 : Sat Mar 09 22:08:35 UTC 2024), Entry for John Vineyard and Malinda Whitt, 6 Feb 1827.

3.      ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZX-Z1D : 22 December 2020), Matilda Vineyard in household of John Vineyard, Moniteau, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

4.      ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #243261306