Family Group Sheet - John Whitsitt and Betty Hutten of Kentucky and Lafayette County, Missouri
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JAMES W. WHITSITT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KENTUCKY & HIS DESCENDANTS
Name: 5. WHITSETT, James W. (Samuel4,Ralph 3, William2,Samuel1)
Sex:   Male
Father: 4. WHITSITT, Samuel (b. 1845, Lancaster Co., Pa.; d. August,1815, Montgomery Co., Ky.)
Mother:   Tittle (Tuttle?), Margaret (d. probably about 1815, Montgomery Co., Ky.)
Spouse:   Elizabeth "Betty" HUTTEN, (b. abt. 1785, Virginia, d. 1875, Montgomery County, Kentucky)
Birth: abt. 1774 probably in Hannastown, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Death: bef. Nov 1844 Montgomery County, Kentucky
Marriage: 1801 July 15 Warren County, Kentucky
Children:   James and Elizabeth had at least twelve children [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]
  i. WHITSETT, John Rankin, b. 30 May 1805 in Kentucky, d. 01 June 1892, Jackson County, Missouri; m. Eliza Leslie Oldham (1808-1883) in Montgomery Co., Ky. on 02 Nov 1826 [1,3,]
  ii. WHITSITT, Samuel, b. abt.1807, probably Montgomery Co., Ky. [1,5]
  iii. WHITSITT, Dorcas, b. 01 June 1810, Montgomery Co., Ky, d. 22 Nov. 1885, Montgomery Co., Ky.; married John F. Anderson, probably abt. 1828-29. children: William Anderson, b. ca1829; John W. Anderson, b. ca1833; Docas Anderson, b. ca1839; James M. Anderson, b. ca1842; Strother Anderson, b. ca1846 [I have serious doubts that Dorcas is a child of James and Elizabeth Hutten; see notes for 1840 below]. [1,13,14]
  iv. WHITSITT, Jilson S., b. 1818, Ky., d. 1883, m. Mary Tipton [1]
  v. WHITSITT, Eliza L., b. 1827,Ky., d. 1899, m. Elija Miller [1,15]
  vi. WHITSITT, Preston Simpson, b. 1830, Ky., m. Catherine "Kitty" E. Hunter ca1854; removed to Lafayette Co., Mo. by 1870. Children: Mary E., b. ca1855, KY; Sarah E., b. abt. 1875, Missouri, m. James H. Sydenstricker [1,16,17,18]
  vii. WHITSITT, Alie Elizabeth (dates of birth and death unknown) [1]
  viii. WHITSITT, James, d. abt. June 1844, Montgomery Co., Ky. [1]
  ix. WHITSITT, Polly Ann R., b. abt. 1812, probably Montgomery Co., Ky., d. abt. June 1844, Montgomery Co., Ky. [1]
  x. WHITSITT, Ann (nothing more is known) [1]
  xi. WHITSITT, William D.F. (nothing more is known) [1]
  xii. WHITSITT, Margaret (nothing more is known) [1]
     
Notes: abt. 1790 "Biography of J. S. Whitsitt, great grandson of Samuel Whitsitt, from library at Jackson, Co., Mo. States that his great grandfather went from Lancaster Co., Pa. To Ky. When his son James W. was 12 years old. This would be about 1790." [2,3]
  War of 1812 "James Whitsett ... served as a soldier in the War of 1812, under General William Henry Harrison. The father of our subject, John Rankin Whitsett, was a native of Montgomery county, Kentucky, born May 28, 1805, and was reared on the family homestead in that state. ..." [3]
  1815 Aug 10 Probate of the will of Samuel Whitsett of Montgomery Co., Ky; names wife Margaret Whitsett and son Samuel Whitsett who is willed land; rest of estate divided equally "between the rest of my children." Will proved and recorded 10 Aug. 1815 on oath of James Whitsett. [4]
  1815 Sep 04 An indenture between John Whitsett and Lucy his wife, William Whitsett and Patsey his wife, Joseph Whitsett and Polly his wife, James Whitsett and Betsy his wife, Ralph Whitsett, Joseph Bell and Nancy his wife (late Nancy Whitsett), John Ramsey and Peggy his wife (late Peggy Whitsett), William Ramsey and Rachel his wife (late Rachel Whitsett), Patrick Wilson and Sally his wife (late Sally Whitsett), "Heirs and legal representatives of Samuel Whitsett of the one part and Samuel Whitsett [son of Samuel Sr.] of the County of Montgomery and state of Kentucky of the other part … the above to sell Samuel Whitsett for $10.00 the land sold to Samuel Whitsett now dec'd … being land deeded by John Treadway to Samuel Whitsett 27 Aug. 1804, 22 1/2 acres … also another tract beginning at a stake corner of Henry Robson, adjacent John Summers, containing 32 acres; land deeded by Samuel Haden 6 July 1810 to Samuel Whitsett." [5]
  1826 Feb 03 Montgomery Co., Ky. Deed, Joseph (Vina) Garner sells to James Whitsett, both of Montgomery County for $1000, land on Lulbegurd Creek adjacent Patrick Wilson; James Irwin, and Benjamin Combs; recorded 3 Feb. 1826. [6]
  1829 Sep 24 Montgomery Co., Ky. Deed, James and Betsey Whitsett of Montgomery Co. sell to Ebenezer Dixon a small parcel of land between their lands and land sold to Overton Kern by Ebenezer Dixon; land on waters of Lulbegrud. [7]
  1831 Mar 04 Montgomery Co., Ky. Deed, James and Elizabeth Whitsett of Montgomery County of the one part and their two sons John R. and Samuel Whitsett of Montgomery County sell land on Lulbegrud adjacent Patrick Wilson on Benjamin Combs' line, which is the boundary contained in James and Nancy Erwin deed to Joseph Garner recorded on 28 Oct. 1809. [8]
  1834 Feb 01 Montgomery County, Kentucky Deed, James and Sally McKee sell to James Whitsett, both of Montgomery Co., land on Lulbegrud, originally part of Alex. Bruce's survey, adjacent John Payne [9]
  1840

U.S. Census, Graham Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, pg. 205. [14]
Dorcus Whitsett: 1 male age between 0-4; 1 male 15-19; 2 females age 0-4; 2 females age 5-9; 1 female age 30-39 [Dorcus]

Dorcus' husband John Anderson died in Montgomery County, Kentucky in 1870 and Dorcus Whitsett Anderson died in 1885; both are buried in the Machpelah Cemetery, Montgomery Co., Kentucky. I have no record of their marriage. This census seems to indicate that her married name may have been Whitsett in 1840. The only mention of Dorcus as a child of James and Betsey Hutten Whitsett is Hazel M. Boyd notes; she is not listed in any of the estate related documents, which leads me to believe that she was not a daughter, but married Whitsett male probably in Jefferson County, Indiana and her maiden name is unknown.[1,13,14]
  1843 Oct 04 Will of James T. WHITSET, [this is the son of James W. and Elizabeth (Hutten) Whitsett], probated June, 1844, names heirs John Anderson, Miller Black, Wm. McCutter, [brother] John Whitsett, sisters Anne Hainline and Elizabeth (Whitsett), brothers William and Preston, brother-in-law John Anderson; bequeaths land to his mother; witnessed by Jesse Hainline and Ed Combs [10]
  1844 Nov 07 Montgomery County, Kentucky, deed November 7, 1844, from Christopher C. Douthett and Polly his wife, formerly Polly Ann Whitsett, daughter of the late James Whitsett, deceased of county of Lafayette, Missouri, to Elizabeth Whitsett of Montgomery County, Ky. widow of James Whitsett, all of Polly's share of her father's estate; signed by Columbus Douthett and Polly Ann Douthett on 6 April 1845 before the Justice of the Peace in Lafayette Co., Mo.; recored in Montgomery Co., Ky. on 4 June 1855. [12]
  1854 June 04 Montgomery Co., Ky. Deed, Eliza and Elijah Miller of Clarke County (Kentucky) deed to Elizabeth Whitsett widow of the late James Whitsett, "it being the same land alloted to Eliza S. Miller in the division of the lands of her father James Whitsett, deceased", recorded on 4 June 1855, (a year after the deed was made). [11]
  1855 June 04 The deed by Christopher and Polly Douthett of Lafayette County, Missouri, dated November 7, 1844, giving the land she inherited from her father's estate to her mother in Montgomery County, Kentucky is recorded in Montgomery County. [12]
  1858 Miss Sallie E. Whitsitt, "... born in Jessamine County, Ky., a daughter of Preston and Catherine (Hunter) Whitsitt, who were native Kentuckians, but removed to Missouri and settled in La Fayette County in 1858, where they both died".[16]
  1860 U.S. Census, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, pg. 111 (all births in Ky.): Preston Whitsitt age 30 M Farmer born Kentucky; Kitty Whitsitt age 22; Mary E. Whitsitt age 5; Sarah E. Whitsitt age 3; Alice Whitsitt age 1; Polly Douthett age 38; James Douthett age 18; Mary E. Douthett age 16; Wm. Douthett age 10. [17]
  1870 U.S. Census, Lafayette County, Missouri Pg 10, Washington Township, P.O. Concordia. Whitsett, Preston, age 40, Farmer, born in Kentucky; Mary, age 15, born in Kentucky; Sarah E., age 13, born in Kentucky; Matt, age 9, born in Missoouri; James, age 6, born in Missouri. [18]
     
Sources: 1. Hazel M. Boyd, THE ADVOCATE, Montgomery County [KY] Notes (Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, Jan. 22, 1981). James Whitsett (b. 1774) and Elizabeth had the following children; Ally Elizabeth (m. William McCullough), Jilson S. (1818-1883), James, Jr. (unmarried), Margaret (m. Miller Black), Eliza L. (1827-1899; m. Elijah Miller), Polly Ann R. (m. Columbus Douthitt and was living in Layfatte [sic] Co., Mo. In 1866), Preston S. (b. 1830), Dorcas (1810-1885 married John F. Anderson), Ann (m. Apr. 22, 1821, Nathaniel Hainline), William D. F., John Rankin (b. 1805 - married 1st Eliza L. and went to Jackson Co., Mo.), Samuel Whitsett.
  2. Bob Haefner, Research Paper, Whitsitt Families, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Bob Haefner, 221 Newton Pl., Ballwin, MO 63021, Nov. 9, 1988. "Biography of J. S. Whitsitt, great grandson of Samuel Whitsitt, from library at Jackson, Co., Mo. States that his great grandfather went from Lancaster Co., Pa. To Ky. When his son James W. was 12 years old. This would be about 1790."
  3. A Memorial & Biographical Record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri, Part 4 ; J. S. WHITSETT Among the pioneer settlers of Jackson county is numbered this gentleman, who for many years has been identified with the best interests of the locality, interested in all that pertains to its welfare and advancement. In all the relations of life he has been an esteemed and upright man, and today is ranked among the progressive agriculturists of the community. The Whitsett family was of Scotch origin, and was founded in America in the early history of this country. The great-grandfather of our subject ser ed as sheriff of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. He was at one time a very wealthy man, but owing to his great generosity lost much of his property. He removed to Kentucky when his son, James Whitsett, the grandfather of our subject, was a lad of 12 years. The latter served as a soldier in the War of 1812, under General William Henry Harrison. The father of our subject, John Rankin Whitsett, was a native of Montgomery county, Kentucky, born May 28, 1805, and was reared on the family homestead in that state. ..."
  4. Montgomery Co., Ky. Wills, Kentucky State Archives, film 252360, Frankfort, Ky. (sent to me as handwritten extracts by Jane Buchanan, 114 Berwick Dr., Oak Ridge, TN, June 5, 1985); B-106: Will of Samuel Whitsett of Montgomery Co., Ky; wife Margaret Whitsett; son Samuel Whitsett - land; rest of estate divided equally "between the rest of my children." Will proved and recorded 10 Aug. 1815 on oath of James Whitsett.
  5. Montgomery Co., Ky. Deeds, film 252348, Kentucky State Archives, Frankfort, Ky. DB 7-422, 4 Sept. 1815, Indenture, between John Whitsett and Lucy his wife William Whitsett and Patsey his wife Joseph Whitsett and Polly his wife James Whitsett and Betsy his wife Ralph Whitsett Joseph Bell and Nancy his wife (late Nancy Whitsett) John Ramsey and Peggy his wife (late Peggy Whitsett) William Ramsey and Rachel his wife (late Rachel Whitsett) Patrick Wilson and Sally his wife (late Sally Whitsett) "Heirs and legal representatives of Samuel Whitsett of the one part and Samuel Whitsett of the County of Montgomery and state of Kentucky of the other part … the above to sell Samuel Whitsett for $10.00 the land sold to Samuel Whitsett now dec'd … being land deeded by John Treadway to Samuel Whitsett 27 Aug. 1804, 22 1/2 acres … also another tract beginning at a stake corner of Henry Robson, adjacent John Summers, containing 32 acres; land deeded by Samuel Haden 6 July 1810 to Samuel Whitsett."
  6. Montgomery Co., Ky. Deeds, film 252350, Kentucky State Archives, Frankfort, Ky. (sent to me as handwritten extracts by Jane Buchanan, 114 Berwick Dr., Oak Ridge, TN, June 5, 1985); DB 12-312: 3 Feb. 1826 - Joseph (Vina) Garner to James Whitsett; all of Montgomery Co.; for $1000 land on Lulbegurd Creek adjacent Patrick Wilson; James Irwin, Benjamin Combs; recorded 3 Feb. 1826.
  7. Montgomery Co., Ky. Deeds, film 252350, Kentucky State Archives, Frankfort, Ky. (sent to me as handwritten extracts by Jane Buchanan, 114 Berwick Dr., Oak Ridge, TN, June 5, 1985); DB 14-416: 24 Sept. 1829 - James and Betsey Whitsett of Montgomery Co. to Ebenezer Dixon; small parcel of land between their lands and land sold to Overton Kern by Ebenezer Dixon; land on waters of Lulbegrud.
  8. Montgomery Co., Ky. Deeds, film 252350, Kentucky State Archives, Frankfort, Ky. (sent to me as handwritten extracts by Jane Buchanan, 114 Berwick Dr., Oak Ridge, TN, June 5, 1985); DB 15-219: 4 March 1831; James and Elizabeth Whitsett of Montgomery County of the one part and their two sons John R. and Samuel Whitsett of Montgomery County; land on Lulbegrud adjacent Patrick Wilson; Benjamin Combs line, etc. "which is the boundary contained in James and Nancy Erwin deed to Joseph Garner now of record … 28 Oct. 1809."
  9. Montgomery Co., Ky. Deeds, film 252350, Kentucky State Archives, Frankfort, Ky. (sent to me as handwritten extracts by Jane Buchanan, 114 Berwick Dr., Oak Ridge, TN, June 5, 1985); DB 16-504: 1 Feb. 1834 - James and Sally McKee to James Whitsett, all of Montgomery Co.; land on Lulbegrud, originally part of Alex. Bruce's survey; adjacent John Payne.
  10. Montgomery County, Kentucky Wills, Will Bk E, pg. 82. Extract of will of James Whitsett, dated 4 Oct. 1843, probated June, 1844; names heirs John Anderson, Miller Black, Wm. McCutter, John Whitsett. Sisters: Anne Hainline, Elizabeth (Whitsett). Brothers William and Preston. Bro-in-law John Anderson. "Land to my mother." Witnessed by Jesse Hainline and Ed Combs. (this is James, Jr., son of James W. and Elizabeth (Hutten) Whitsett).
  11. Montgomery Co., Ky. Deeds, film 252350, Kentucky State Archives, Frankfort, Ky. (sent to me as handwritten extracts by Jane Buchanan, 114 Berwick Dr., Oak Ridge, TN, June 5, 1985); DB 25-257: 4 June 1854 - Eliza and Elijah Miller of Clarke County to Elizabeth Whitsett widow of the late James Whitsett, "it being the same land alloted to Eliza S. Miller in the division of the lands of her father James Whitsett, deceased," recorded 4 June 1855.
  12. Montgomery Co., Ky. Deeds, film 252350, Kentucky State Archives, Frankfort, Ky. (sent to me as handwritten extracts by Jane Buchanan, 114 Berwick Dr., Oak Ridge, TN, June 5, 1985); DB 25-258: 7 Nov. 1844 - Christopher C. Douthett and Polly his wife, formerly Polly Ann Whitsett, daughter of the late James Whitsett, deceased of county of Lafayette in the sate of Missouri to Elizabeth Whitsett of Montgomery County, Ky. Widow of James Whitsett, all of her share of her father's estate; signed Columbus Douthett, Polly Ann Douthett; 6 April 1845 before JP in Lafayette Co., Mo. Appeared Columbus Douthett and Polly Ann, his wife; recored in Montgomery Co., Ky., 4 June 1855.
  13. Machpelah Cemetery, Montgomery Co., KY: John F. Anderson, b. Nov. 13, 1803, d. Mar. 26, 1870, Dorca Whitsitt Anderson (wife), b. June 1, 1810, d. Nov. 22, 1885
  14. 1840 Census, Graham Township, Jefferson County, Indiana (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc.), pg. 205.
Dorcus Whitsett [males] 1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
[females] 2-2-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 1 male 0-4 1 male 15-19 2 fems. 0-4 2 fems. 5-9 1 fems. 30-39
  15. Montgomery Co., Ky. Deeds, film 252350, Kentucky State Archives, Frankfort, Ky. (sent to me as handwritten extracts by Jane Buchanan, 114 Berwick Dr., Oak Ridge, TN, June 5, 1985); DB 25-257: 4 June 1854 - Eliza and Elijah Miller of Clarke County to Elizabeth Whitsett widow of the late James Whitsett, "it being the same land alloted to Eliza S. Miller in the division of the lands of her father James Whitsett, deceased," recorded 4 June 1855
  16. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF LA FAYETTE AND SALINE COUNTIES, MISSOURI (Chicago, Chapman Bro., 1893), Heathstone Legacy Publications, Higginsville, MO (2004) CD, pg. 569 (447 on CD) JAMES H. SYDENSTRICKER ... Mr. Sydenstricker married Miss Sallie E. Whitsitt, born in Jessamine County, Ky., a daughter of Preston and Catherine (Hunter) Whitsitt, who were native Kentuckians, but removed to Missouri and settled in La Fayette County in 1858, where they both died.
  17. 1860 Census, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, pg. 111. Preston Whitsitt age 30 M Farmer born Kentucky; Kitty Whitsitt age 22 F (all births in Ky.); Mary E. Whitsitt age 5 F; Sarah E. Whitsitt age 3 F; Alice Whitsitt age 1; F Polly Douthett age 38 F; James Douthett age 18 M; Mary E. Douthett age 16 F; Wm. Douthett age 10 M
  18. 1870 Census, Lafayette County, Missouri Pg 10, Washington Township, P.O. Concordia. Whitsett, Preston age 40 M Farmer Kentucky; Mary age 15 F Kentucky; Sarah E. age 13 F Kentucky; Matt age 9 M Missoouri; James age 6 M Missouri
     
Ronald N. Wall
Modified: 06 June 2023