Connection- Vineyards to Witts

 I found that my Witts (Whitts) are connected through the Vineyards on my Quillin (daddy) side and to my Hulsey (mother) side. It's been fascinating to establish those connections.

John Vineyard (1791-1855)

Biography

This biography was taken from Find A Grave:[1]

 John T. Vineyard was born November 22, 1791, in Virginia, the son of George Vineyard and Mary Campbell. On February 7, 1827, in Montgomery Co, Virginia,

John married Malinda Whitt who was born circa 1810 in Montgomery Co, Virginia. They were married on 6 Feb 1827 in Montgomery Co., VA. [2] John and Malinda had eight known children: George Washington Vineyard, John T. Vineyard, Jr., William Vineyard, Richard W. Vineyard, Mary Vineyard, Gordon Vineyard, Peyton Vineyard, and Malinda Vineyard.

They were still living in Montgomery County with their young family in 1830. [3]

John and his family moved to Moniteau County, Missouri and received a land patent on 10 Nov 1841. [4] They are listed in the 1850 census in Moniteau County [5]

 Malinda died in Moniteau County, Missouri, and likely is also buried in Moreau Cemetery although there is no tombstone. John also died in Moniteau County, Missouri, and was buried in the Moreau Cemetery with a tombstone. John is listed at Moniteau.net as being buried at Moreau. Malinda is not listed on the website as being buried there.

 John testified in probate court concerning his wife's death that his living children were John T. Vineyard, Gordon C. Vineyard, William Vineyard, Mary Vineyard, Malinda Vineyard, and George Vineyard. [6]

 Sources

1.      ↑ Find-a-grave #150010526

2.      ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6D3L-ZHB6: Mon Apr 01 18:11:48 UTC 2024), Entry for John *ineyard and Malinda Whitt, 6 Feb 1827.

3.      ↑ 1830 United States Federal Census. "John Vineyard," Newburn, Montgomery, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 198; Page: 100; Family History Library Film: 0029677 [online database: Ancestry.com]

4.      ↑ U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015. "John Vineyard," http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MO2830__.199&docClass=STA&sid=t0jfrg3e.ro2

5.      ↑ "United States, Census, 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZX-Z18: Mon Jan 13 04:45:05 UTC 2025), Entry for John Vineyard and Matilda Vineyard, 1850.

6.      ↑ "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1L-K44B: 20 December 2024), John T Vineyard; Burial, Tipton, Moniteau, Missouri, United States of America, Moreau Cemetery; citing record ID 150010526, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.