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