Descendants of William Wirt Whitsett And His Son Ralph Crawford Whitsett of Pennsylvania

GENRATION 4

WILLIAM WIRT WHITSETT & HADDESSA CRAWFORD of FAYETTE CO., PENNSYLVANIA

__ i. Amanda E. Baily born about 1826, Pennsylvania, died in Houston, Texas; m. William R. Wilson, 01 Sept. 1841 in Galveston, TX, b. about 1811, Maryland.  Amanda and William had at least three sons: William Wilson (b. 1842); John Wilson (b. 1844); George Wilson (b. 1848).
__ ii. Emily Frances Baily, d. Galveston, TX; m. J. Parker Davis, 12 Dec. 1844, Galveston, TX

Children of Sarah Whitsett and Walter Scott: (six children)

i. John Passmore Scott [43, 44] born on 19 Nov 1823 in Allegheny Co., PA [43, 45, 44].

ii. Emily Scott [9, 47, 48], born on 24 September 1825 in Pennsylvania [49, 50, 51, 47, 48], died 1910 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA [53], buried in Union Dale Cemetery, 2200 Brighton Rd., Pittsburgh, PA [53]; married William Church [52]

iii. William Adolphus Scot, born on 06 December 1826 in Steubenville, Ohio [55]

Children of Ralph Whitsett and Rachel Estep: (13 children)

i. James Estep Whitsett, b. 27 April 1828, Port Royal, Westmoreland Co., PA, d. 17 August 1907, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA, buried Perryopolis, Mt. Washington Cemetery, Fayette Co., PA; married Clarissa Belle Martin on 05 May 1855 in Perryopolis, Fayette Co., PA; in 1858 graduated from Cleveland Medical University; residence in 1880 Bethany, Brooke Co., West Virginia; Military Service in Civil War - recruited the Washington Cavalry at Beallsville, Washington Co., PA and served as its Captain; Burial in MD.

ii. Roxanne E. Whitsett, b. 10 September 1829, Fayette Co., PA, died on 12 May 1900 in Dayton, WA; married John Rist after 1870; residence in 1860, Perry, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania; 1870 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., PA, 40 years old, single, living as head of household, line #336, Ralph is on line #329.

i. AMANDA WHITSETT, b. Abt. 17858; m. BAILY.
ii. HADESSA NANCY ELIZABETH WHITSETT (9,10,11,12,13), b. 1794, Allegheny, Pa(14); m. BENJAMIN MEANS(15,16,17,18), Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. Pa; b. 22 Dec 1785, Probably Of, Lancaster, Pa(19,20); d. 15 Dec 1854, Allegheny, Pa(21).
iii. SARAH WHITSETT(22), b. Bef. 1800(23); d. 28 Apr 1849, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA(24); m. WALTER SCOTT, 04 Jan 1823, Pittsburgh, PA(25); b. 31 Oct 1796, Moffat ,Dumfriesshire Co., Scotland(26,27); d. 23 Apr 1861, Mayslick, Ky.(28).
iv. RALPH CRAWFORD WHITSETT(29,30,31,32), b. 16 Jan 1801, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. Pa.; d. 21 May 1892, Fayette Co. Pa.; m. RACHEL D. ESTEP, 26 July 1827, Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., PA.; b. 29 Apr 1808, Bentlyville, Washington Co., Pa.; d. 22 Apr 1891, Fayette Co., PA.

1. DAR Records.
2. Cemetery, Perryopolis, Pa., Mt. Washington.
3. means.ftw, Date of Import: 9 Dec 1999.
4. William Thornton Whitsett Papers, p.28.
5. Rev. John Cuthbertson, REGISTER OF MARRIAGES AND BAPTISMS (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983, p. 25 and 26).
6. Bob Whitsett Chart #14.
7. Ken Whitsett, Calif 1999.
8. Teri Crowel GED.
9. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998.
10. means2.ftw, Date of Import: Dec 6, 1999.
11. means3.ftw, Date of Import: Dec 6, 1999.
12. means.ftw, Date of Import: 9 Dec 1999.
13. Ken Whitsett, Calif 1999.
14. means.ftw, Date of Import: 9 Dec 1999.
15. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998.
16. means2.ftw, Date of Import: Dec 6, 1999.
17. means3.ftw, Date of Import: Dec 6, 1999.
18. means.ftw, Date of Import: 9 Dec 1999.
19. Rik Vigeland (rik_vigeland@mentorg.com) Lytle Families of America, Allegheny Cemetery 20 Feb 2001. Said he was 68y, 8m, 24d.
20. Priscilla Royal.
21. Priscilla Royal, Allegheny Cemetery reply 20 Feb 2001.
22. DAR Records.
23. Teri Crowel GED.
24. Walter Scott, American Frontier Evangelist, p. 39.
25. Cramer's Pittsburgh Almanac Vol. #3, p. 139.
26. Walter Scott by Charles A. Young.
27. Walter Scott, American Frontier Evangelist, 18.
28. Walter Scott by Charles A. Young.

HADESSA (ESTER) CRAWFORD:

Date of Death from Ken Whitsett, and he says she died in Pittsburgh, and was buried at Payton Station at night, lest the Indians discover her grave. Bob Whitsett, Chart #14 says she died and is buried in Layton, Fayette Co., PA.

FROM BOB WHITSETT, 1999: Hadessa was once captured by Indians, escaped and was able to reach Donegal, PA. where her husband found her.

FROM EDWARD EARL DUNLEVY: Fayette Co., PA Genealogy and History Mailing List. "I am unaware of any cemeteries in Layton, but would be most interested in finding out about any that might be there. I have been through the town of Layton many times and have not visually spotted any stones or markers near the road. The nearest cemetery to Layton would be about 1 mile away on the hill overlooking Perrryopolis....Mt. Washington Cemetery."

... I was checking out your site a few days ago, and you've done it. You figured out the PA Whitsett's.!!!! I'm impressed. I've worked for 20 years and couldn't find William W. Whitsett's father. I have some facts to add to what you have, and some questions. Here's some info on William's daughters. Amanda went to Texas, Galveston to be exact and was alive after the Civil War and visiting Ralph in Whitsett, PA. I was in the Fayette Co. Library working on the Vail family, and the librarian read me an excerpt from the Genius of Liberty (the Fayette Co. Newspaper) that said Ralph Whitsett of Perryopolis was being visited by his sister. The date on the paper meant that it had to be Amanda, as the other 2 were dead by then, but, alas, I didn't take time to make notes or to copy the paper, as I was working on Vails. (I can only get my Vails back to James, father of Jane (1805-1890). So much for hindsight!

Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. XXII, pg. 393; Transcript of Property in Westmoreland County, 1783
Whiteside, Joseph - 100 acres, 5 inhabitants
Whitesides, Samuel - 200 acres (nr. Inhabitants not listed)
Whitesides, William - 100 acres, 3 inhabitants

Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Vol. XXII, Tax Lists
William Whiteside, Menallen Twp., Fayette County, PA, 1786, (pg 618)

1790 Census, Man allen Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, pg. 51
Whitesides, Wm 1-1-1

Dear Sir:
I enclose you clipping from the Ashville, N. C. Citizen. I am the youngest son of Ralph Crawford Whitsett and Rachel Dunn Whitsett of Va. My grandfather, Wm. Whitsett, fought in the Revolution, was under Col. Crawford and married Col. Crawford's niece, Hadessa. I am of Scotch-Irish descent and all my forebears came from Va. Grandfather was born in 1752, Father in 1801, and self in 1852. If you can figure out any relation I would be pleased to hear from you.
I have my winter home at Eustis, Fla. And leave for there last of this week. I would have been there but have been laid up for over a month with an infected right hand.
Yours truly,  H. G. Whitsett
P. S. My oldest Brother's name was James Estel Whitsett. I have one Brother, A. H. living at Mt. Ida and sister, M. H. Whitsett Hindron living in Dayto [sic] Wash. She is past 90.

Eustis Fla. Nov 1929
Mr. J. E. Whitsett, Weatherford Tex

      Your letter of Nov. 24 received here. Owing to bad weather in mountains we did not get started here till the 19th and got here the 21st and it takes some time too get tying [sic] cleaned up after six months absence.
      I am confident that we are some kind of kinfolks. I will give you our family tradition as I remember it. We are of Scotch Irish decent and are from Virginia. James - John and William Whitsett left Va. To go south and my Grandfather William stopped in Pa. And his two brothers went on south and grandfather never heard from either of them while he lived.
     My grandfather William was born in 1752 and married Hadessa Crawford a niece of Col. William Crawford of Revolutionary fame.
        Grandfather fought under Col. Crawford. Col. Crawford and grandfather lived at Connellsville Pa and the City have recently erected a monument to his memory. Grandfather William also lived at Layton Pa and Pittsburgh and Jacks Run Pa. Grandmother died and was buried at Layton Pa.
        Grandfather and Grandmother had thirteen children. Twelve girles and one boy who was the youngest and my father born in 1801 and died at my house in 1892. My father and mother had thirteen children of which I am the youngest born May 31 1852. My mother was Rachel Estep a Daughter of Dr. James Estep a practiceing physitien [sic] and baptist preacher all his life. My grandmother was Rachel Dunn an F.F.V. of Va.
        I have one brother A.H.Whitsett living at Mt. Ida Ark and a sister R Hadessa Whitsett Hendron living at Dayton Washington. She is past 90 and spry as a crickit.
        My daughter Gertrude Whitsett Kipp is applying to get into the Daughters of the Revolution. Grandfathers service record under William Crawford in the state records at Philadelphia Pa. Are the same as our traditions. An old history of Fayette Co. Pa. By Nelson speaks of my grandfather as being a great indian fighter and scout and a friend of George Washington.
           I was born in Fayette Co. Pa. Was in Ky. Six years and came to Fla. In 1890. Bought a summer home at Brevard N. C. six years ago. It is up in the mountains on the head of French Bread River.
           Mountains around us run from 3000 to 6000 ft. The river is 2300.
          I have tried to give you the high points of our familey and if you can connect up I will be much pleased.
         If interested I can go into more detail. I do not think that there are very many living whose grandfather fought for our independence.
           I have had some correspondence with William Thornton Whitsett of Whitsett N. C. but have not gone to see him yet. He lives over 200 miles from Brevard. If you should get near here do not fail to come to see me. Hoping that we may get better acquainted I remain
Very Truly Yours
H. G. Whitsett [actual signature]

Ronald N. Wall

Modified: 28 May 2011