James
Whitsett
Orange
County, North Carolina |
The
ancestry of James Whitsett of Orange County, North
Carolina has not been proven to the degree of
certainty with which I am comfortable. It
is based entirely on circumstantial evidence.
I welcome any information that might help substantiate
his pedigree. Much of the information on
his descendants was provided me by other researchers
and I have not verified their sources. If
you are interested in this particular family line,
you should make an effort to confirm any information
you use.
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Generation No. 1
1.
James Whitsett (JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born Bef. 1747 in Pennsylvania, and died Abt.
1788 in Orange County, North Carolina. He married
Mary Moore Bef. 1768 in Orange
County, North Carolina. She was born Bef. 1752.
November
15, 1776: James Whitsitt is one of
the names of the petition of freeholders in
Orange Co., North Carolina. Some of the other
names are:
Carns Tinnin
Charles Logue
Lawrence Thompson
Thomas Thompson
Joseph Thompson
James Mebane
Alex. Mebane
John Walker
Richard Bird
November 28,
1776: James Whitsett and Samuel Whitsett sign a petition
of freeholders of Orange County, N. C.; other names are:
Joseph Hart
Samuel Hart
James Mebane
Richard Bird
John Walker
Both of these petitions were initiated because
the election polls in Hillsboro closed early
before all of the eligible voters could cast
their ballots. A riot ensued. The petitioners
complained that they were denied their right
to vote.
Nov 9, 1784:
Samuel Whitsett is granted 270 acres on the waters of
Back Creek in Orange Co. adjacent James Whitsett; this land was
originally entered by John Whitsett in 1778 and surveyed for him
in 1782. This seems to indicate a relationship between these three
Whitsett's. This also lends some support to the theory that John
Whitsett was the father of James and Samuel.
1786:
The sale of the estate of John Whitsett, deceased, was recorded
in Orange County. The return from the sale mentions the following
Whitsett's.: Widow Whitsett (no name), Mary Whitsett, Sarah Whitsett,
James Whitsett and Samuel Whitsett. Samuel paid rent for the mill
and plantation for four years.
Nov. 25, 1788:
Empson Bird, John Stockard, John Griffith and Samuel Whitsides
make a bond as administrators of the estate of James Whitsides,
deceased. Abstracts of Wills Recorded In Orange County, North
Carolina 1752-1850, Ruth Herdon Shields, 1975.
Aug. 27, 1790: Empson Bird
is appointed guardian of Samuel, William and
Catherine Whitesides, orphans of James Whitesides.
Goodspeed, "History of Franklin"
etc. information pertaining of John Whitsett
and Alpha Witty of St. Louis, Mo. provided
by their son James Whitsett.
"William
Whitsett, father of James [of Rockingham
Co., NC] was born near the northern boundary
of England, and was the father of nine
children, two girls and seven boys; six
of his sons fought in the Revolutionary
War."
The following is an
interesting story. It parallels somewhat the family tradition
of the John and Alpha Witty family (above), except for the difference
of William Whitsett and James Whitsett. It appears that James's
children were too young to have been in the Rev. War. It would
not be unusual for both of the family traditions skipped a generation
or two, thus this one attributed to James may be William or John,
and the Missouri tradition skipped this James. The Goodspeed story
was given at an earlier date than Mr. Dover's below
Leroy
Dover of Montana wrote: "I am copying
my grandfather's journal and found this."
"... I remember Great
Grandmother Alpha Whitsett, who lived to be 85 years old and
died in 1885, very well. ... Great Grandpa Whitsett's name was
John was born in N. C. and married Alpha Witte of N. C. Great,
great grandpa Whitsett,s name was James (Sr.) And he lived in
N. C. during the Revolution. He had 5 sons in the American army
but he himself was a loyal old Scotchman and was hanged for
a Tory but a soldier who knew him cut him down saying, "Let
the d--d old fool say what he liked as it did not amount to
anything since he has five sons in the American Army!"
November
1, 1769, James Whitsett is a witness
to the will of John Logue in Orange Co., N.C.17
November 15, 1776, James Whitsitt is among the
names on a petition of freeholders in Orange Co.
1779, Tax List, James Whitsett, Orange
County, North Carolina
September 1780, Jas. Whiteside,
Orange Co., Chatham Dist.
July
27, 1782, A deed entered by Samuel
Whitsett for land adjoining the land of James
Whitsett on Back Creek in Orange Co.
August 20, 1783, James Whiteside
files Revolutionary War claim number 3967
at Hillsborough Auditors office.
1784,
James Whiteside, Salisbury District (probably
Rowan Co.) for militia service.
November 1, 1784, James Whitsett
granted 200 acres on Back Creek in Orange
County
November 9, 1784, Samuel Whitsett
granted 270 acres on Back Creek adjacent land
of James Whitsett
Children of James Whitsett and Mary
Moore are:
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William Whitsett, born Bet. 1769 - 1790 in Probably
Orange County, North Carolina.
3. ii.
James Whitsett,
born Abt. 1774 in Orange County, North
Carolina; died May 5, 1850 in Rockingham
County, North Carolina.
4. iii.
Samuel Whitsett,
born Abt. 1775 in Probably North Carolina;
died Bef. 1840 in Probably Georgia or
Alabama.
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iv. Catherine Whitsett, born Bef.
1784. She married John Bason November 25, 1800 in Orange County,
North Carolina; born Bef. 1780.
6. v.
John Whitsett,
born Abt. 1790 in North Carolina; died
1856 in St. Louis County, Missouri.
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Generation
No. 2
3.
James Whitsett (James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born
Abt. 1774 in Orange County, North Carolina, and
died May 5, 1850 in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
He married Nancy Moore
December 31, 1791 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina, daughter of John Moore. She was born
Bef. 1775.
May
15, 1789, James Whitsett is paid
for serving as one of the three scouts during
an "alarm of Indians being seen on the
frontiers of Rowan Co.
September 10, 1793: James
Whitsett of Rockingham County sells to John
Trousdale of Orange County, 203 acres on both
sides of the main fork of Back Creek. Land
was granted to James Whitsett on 1 Nov. 1784;
Wit. Alex. Mebane, Sarah Mebane and John Clover;
This deed is indexed as James Whitsell but
is signed as "James Whitsett." In
the body of the text the name is "Whitsett."
James Whitsett of Rockingham County was about
sixteen at the time this land was granted,
thus it seems apparent that James of Rockingham
Co. was one of the heirs of James Whitsett
of Orange Co. who was married to Mary Moore.
Orange County, North Carolina, DB 5-384.
1795, James
Campbell sells to James Whitsette (sic) 200 acres on Big Troublesome
Creek, Rockingham Co., N. C.
November 27, 1795, James
Campbell sells to Samuel Maxwell, Sr., of
Guilford Co. 70 acres in Rockingham Co. on
branch of Haw River adj. James Whitesett (sic)
and Maj. Blair.
March 15, 1797, Deed, James Campbell to Sampson
Lanier, 24 acres in Rockingham Co. on Big Troublesome Creek adjacent
James Whitsett's. (sic); wit. Moses McClean and A. Phillips
1799: James and Nancy Whitsett
to Henry Lanier 200 acres on Big Troublesome
Creek, Rockingham Co., N.C.47
1810 Census: James Whitsett,
Rockingham County, North Carolina.
July 16, 1812:
Will of John Moore, Rockingham Co., N. C. dated mentions the following
heirs.
Isaac Moore, son
Peter Moore, son
Nathan Moore, son
Nancy Whitsett, daughter
Rebecca Lowe, daughter
1840 Census: James Whitsett,
Rockingham County, North Carolina
1852: Division of slaves
from the estate of James and Milton Whitsett
to Alfred M., Nathan and John Whitsett and
other heirs.
Children
of James Whitsett and Nancy Moore are:
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i. Eliza M. Whitsett, born Bef. 1819.
She married Obediah McMichael
February 1835 in Rockingham County, North Carolina;
born Bef. 1815.
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ii. Mary Whitsett, born Bef. 1818. She
married Hervey Moore
December 30, 1834 in Rockingham County, North Carolina; born
Bef. 1813.
__ iii. Nathan P.
Whitsett. born
about 1819, died in 1842, Grainger County,
Tennessee; m. Elizabeth
Coffee December 1, 1839
in Grainger County, she was the daughter
of John
Coffee and Elizabeth
Rucker.
Nathan
was a school teacher in Grainger County.
He was disowned by his father and
his portion of his father's estate
went to Nathan's daughters Nancy
Whitsett and Sarah
Whitsett.
Division
of slaves from the estate of James
and Milton Whitsett to Nathan Whitsett
and other heirs in 1852
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iv. Sarah Jean Whitsett. She married John
McGibboney; born Abt. 1816; died January 3,
1868 in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
11.
v. Alfred
M. Whitsett, born
November 10, 1805; died February 1, 1857
in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
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vi. Milton Whitsett, born Abt. 1809; died May
5, 1852 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Never married.
Was a large land holder in Rockingham County, N. C. (1842, Blake
W. Braswell deed to Milton Whitsett 1284 acres on waters of
Haw River in Rockingham County, North Carolina; 1852, Division
of slaves from the estate of James and Milton Whitsett to the
heirs)
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vi. Permelia (Emily) Whitsett, born Abt. 1814;
died October 10, 1838 in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
She married John Wall February
12, 1833 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. ( 1854, deed
to A.M. Whitsett from the estate of Emily Wall, deceased, part
of estate of James Whitsett, land on Haw River).
14. vii.
Nancy Whitsett,
born Bef. 1820 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina.
15.
viii. John
Whitsett, born Abt.
1774; died Bef. May 1806 in Rockingham
County, North Carolina.
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4.
Samuel Whitsett (James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born Abt. 1775 in Probably North Carolina,
and died Bef. 1840 in Probably Georgia or Alabama.
He married (1) Susan
Lowe Abt. 1806 in Probably Orange
County, North Carolina, daughter of Thomas
Lowe and Mary
Holman. She was born Abt. 1775
in Probably North Carolina, and died Bef. 1823
in Probably North Carolina. He married (2)
Ann Napier
October 16, 1823 in Rockingham County,
North Carolina, daughter of
Robert Napier and Catherine
Napier. She was born Abt. 1795
in North Carolina.
Much of the information
on Samuel and his family is from Uley T. Morgan's
manuscript, "The Family of Samuel Whitsett
and His Two Wives," Macon, Georgia (1989).
August 27,
1790: Empson Bird appointed guardian
of Samuel, William and Catherine Whitesides,
orphans of James Whitesides.
1803: John and Moses Nelson deed to John and
Samuel Whitsett, 225 acres on Jacob's Creek, Rockingham Co., N.
C.
December
19, 1807: C. Phillips surveyed
tract on Jacobs Creek (Rockingham Co.) adjoining
property of William Godsey, Samuel and John
Whitsett, Alexander Martin.
December
22, 1807: State of North Carolina
grants to Samuel Whitsett and Ashford Napier,
52 acres adj. lands of John and Samuel Whitsett.
1810 Census:
Samuel Whitsett, Rockingham County, North
Carolina.
1820 Census: Samuel Whitsett,
Rockingham County, North Carolina.
1826:
Jno. Bason deed to Samuel Whitsett, one negro
woman slave, Rockingham County, North Carolina.
1830 Census: Samuel Whitsett,
Rockingham County, North Carolina.
October
27, 1834: Samuel Whitsett deed to
William H. Lowe, land in Rockingham County,
"whereon I now reside ... including upper
half of entry made by me and Ashford Napier."
This deed was recorded in 1844 probably as
part of the settlement of William Lowe's estate.
March 1, 1837: William H.
Lowe deed to Samuel Whitsett, 439 acres on
Crocy and Mossy Creeks in Rockingham County,
North Carolina.
May 12, 1837: Samuel Whitsett
deed to James McClainey and others, 130 acres
in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
October 24, 1837: Samuel
Whitsett to Elisha Wade, 200 acres in Rockingham
County, North Carolina; deed was not recorded
until 1839.
August 8, 1842: Probate of
estate of Robert Napier, Marengo County, Alabama;
will dated Jan. 4, 1842 names the following
heirs:
wife Catherine Napier
son Richard Napier
son John W. S. Napier
daughter Charlotte Allen
daughter Elizabeth C. Lowe
daughter Ann Whitsett - her children
Jane Price
Richard Whitsett
Catherine Whitsett
Charlotte Whitsett
To daughter Charlotte Allen, "What I gave her in North Carolina."
executors Richard and John W. S. Napier.
Gandrud, Alabama Records, Vol. 39, pg. 43
Marengo County Will Book A.
Children
of Samuel Whitsett and Susan Lowe are:
16.
i. Thomas
J. Whitsett, born
July 4, 1807 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina; died April 19, 1877 in Vienna,
Dooly County, Georgia (now Crisp Co.).
17.
ii. Mary Whitsett,
born 1809 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina; died January 31, 1891 in Dooly
County, Georgia.
18.
iii. John
Whitsett, born April
11, 1810 in Rockingham County, North Carolina;
died February 18, 1852 in Lee County,
Georgia.
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iii. Rebecca Whitsett,
born Abt. 1812 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina. She married (1)
Enoch Jordan Bet. 1840
- 1850 in Lee County, Georgia. She married
(2) Mr.
Powell Abt. 1850 in Lee
County, Georgia.
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iv. William Whitsett,
born Abt. 1814 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina; died Abt. 1830 in Probably North
Carolina. Family tradition says William
never married.
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v. James Whitsett, born
Abt. 1815 in North Carolina or Virginia;
died Abt. January 1852 in Dooly County,
Georgia. Family tradition says James never
married. Probate: February 1852, Died
intestate, Thomas Whitsett administrator
of estate.
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vi. Susan Whitsett, born
1819 in Rockingham County, North Carolina;
died October 1903 in Dooly County, Georgia.
She married Charles
Culpepper Coney Abt. 1839
in Lee or Dooly County, Georgia.
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vii. Carolyn Whitsett,
born Abt. 1820 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina. Family tradition says
Carolyn never married.
Children
of Samuel Whitsett and Ann Napier are:
24.
i. Richard
Guilford Whitsett,
born Abt. 1828 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina; died 1883 in DeWitt County,
Texas.
25.
ii. Catherine
Whitsett, born Abt.
1831 in Rockingham County, North Carolina;
died Bet. 1850 - 1855 in Marengo County,
Ala..
26.
iii. Charlotte
Whitsett, born Abt.
1834 in Rockingham County, North Carolina;
died April 19, 1867 in Marengo County,
Ala.
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6.
John Whitsett (James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born Abt. 1790 in North Carolina, and died
1856 in St. Louis County, Missouri. He married
Alpha Witty
July 28, 1817 in Guilford County, North Carolina,
daughter of Elijah Witty and Trainey Cummings.
She was born Abt. 1800 in North Carolina, and
died 1886 in St. Louis County, Missouri. Family
tradition says that there were fifteen children
in this family. Removed in 1836, to St.
Louis County, Missouri.
1836:
John Winchestor sells to Alpha, Mary and Margaret
Whitsett a negro girl. Rockingham County,
North Carolina Deeds; DB 2nd G-76.
Known children
of John Whitsett and Alpha Witty are:
27.
i. James
Whitsett, born June
10, 1818 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
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ii. Alfred Whitsett,
born Abt. 1828 in North Carolina.
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iii. George W. Whitsett,
born Abt. 1833 in North Carolina.
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iv. Abigail Whitsett,
born Abt. 1836 in Missouri.
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v. Ezekiel Whitsett, born
Abt. 1838 in Missouri.
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vi. Alfred J. Whitsett,
born Abt. 1842 in Missouri.
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vii. Emily Whitsett, born
Abt. 1847 in Ireland.
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Generation
No. 3
11.
Alfred M. Whitsett
(James2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born November 10, 1805, and died February
1, 1857 in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
He married Sarah
Brown September
12, 1833 in Caswell County, North Carolina.
1840 Census:
Alfred Whitsett, Rockingham County, North
Carolina.
1842: James Frost deed to
Alfred M. Whitsett, 20 acres on waters of
Haw River, Rockingham County, North Carolina.
1842: Hubbard P. Braswell
deed to Alfred M. Whitsett, 334 acres on waters
of Haw River, Rockingham County, North Carolina.
1843: Peter and Elizabeth
Stricklin deed to Alfred M. Whitsett, 20 acres
in Rockingham Co.
1844: Smith Moore and Milton
Moore to Alfred M. Whitsett, 685 acres on
Troublesome Creek, Rockingham Co.
1852: Division of slaves
from the estate of James Whitsett to Alfred
M. Whitsett and other heirs.
1853: John Whitsett to Alfred M. Whitsett, 252
acres on a branch of the Raw River, Rockingham Co., N. C.
1854: Deed to A.M. Whitsett
from the estate of Emily Wall, deceased, part
of estate of James Whitsett, land on Haw River.
1857: Deed from estate of
Alfred M. Whitsett, deceased , to Alfred M.,
James T., Sarah and Sarah I. Whitsett, division
of slaves and 753 acres on Haw River.
Children
of Alfred Whitsett and Sarah Brown are:
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i. Nancy Whitsett, born
Abt. 1847; died June 20, 1855 in Rockingham
County, North Carolina.
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ii. Alfred M. Whitsett,
born Bef. 1848 in Probably Rockingham
County, North Carolina. He married Victoria
M. Webb April 14, 1868
in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
Alfred served during the Civil War with
the CSA, North Carolina 45th Infantry
Co.
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iii. James Thomas Whitsett,
born Bef. 1842. He married Lucy
Bevill August 2, 1862
in Guilford County, North Carolina; born
Bef. 1846.
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iv. Sarah Jane Whitsett,
born Bef. 1850. She married George
S. Kernodle September
10, 1866 in Rockingham County, North Carolina;
born Bef. 1846.
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14.
Nancy Whitsett
(James2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born Bef. 1820 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina. She married Samuel
McNeeley January 18, 1837 in Rockingham
County, North Carolina. He was born Abt. 1808,
and died May 21, 1855 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina.
Children
of Nancy Whitsett and Samuel McNeeley are:
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i. Thomas McNeeley,
born 1838.
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ii. Elizabeth McNeeley,
born 1840 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
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15.
John Whitsett
(James2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born
Abt. 1774, and died Bef. May 1806 in Rockingham
County, North Carolina. He married Judy
Frances "Fanny" Lowe
October 19, 1796 in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
August 23,
1790: John Stockard appointed guardian
of John Whitside, orphan of James Whitsides.
March 11, 1796: John
Whitsett and Robert Napier witness the will of William Yours,
Rockingham Co., N. C.; Thomas Lowe executor.
1800 Census: John
Whitsett, Orange Co., N. C.
1803: John and
Moses Nelson deed to John and Samuel Whitsett, 225 acres on Jacob's
Creek, Rockingham Co., N. C.
May 1806: Will of
John Whitsett's. (sic) probated in Rockingham Co., N. C. (will
is dated April 3, 1806). names the following heirs:
Fanny Whitsett's., wife
Samuel Whitsett's., son
John Whitsett son
Witnessed by R. Martin, William Engle, John
Godsey
May 28, 1806:
James Whitsett loans John Whitsett's widow,
Frances, 50 pounds so that her son Samuel
could be paid for his share of the personal
and perishable property, the money to be put
in care of a guardian to be appointed; signed
by Frances Whitsett, James Lowe and Thomas
Lowe; Witnessed by I. Lowe and Jas. Miller.
This loan was recorded in 1831, probably as
part of an estate settlement.
December
19, 1807: C. Phillips surveyed tract
on Jacobs Creek adjoining William Godsey,
Samuel and John Whitsett, Alexander Martin.
1828: Samuel and John Whitsett
to William H. Lowe, "land received from
our father John Whitsett ... along Samuel
Whitsett, senior's line."
Children
of John Whitsett and Judy Lowe are:
40.
i. Samuel
Whitsett, born March
11, 1799 in North Carolina; died 1863
in Washington County, Alabama.
41.
ii. John Whitsett,
born Abt. 1805 in Probably Rockingham
County, North Carolina; died October 24,
1829 in Jones County, Georgia.
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16.
Thomas J. Whitsett (Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born July 4, 1807 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina, and died April 19, 1877 in Vienna, Dooly
County, Georgia (now Crisp Co.). He married Susan
Caroline Hooks Abt. 1845 in Dooly
County, Georgia, daughter of Barden
Hooks and Sarah
Walters.. She was born December
20, 1827 in Twiggs County, Georgia, and died December
13, 1884 in Dooly County, Georgia.
October
9, 1830: Messenger from Beulah
Baptist Church, Houston County, Georgia
February
8, 1836: Buckskin Hussers militia,
Dooly County, Georgia.
1840 Census:
Dooly County, Georgia.
Children
of Thomas Whitsett and Susan Hooks are:
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i. Eliza L. Whitsett,
born August 1846 in Dooly County, Georgia.
She married Henry Homer Liggin Abt. 1865
in Lee County, Georgia. Several children.
43.
ii. John
H. Whitsett, born
Abt. 1849 in Dooly County, Georgia; died
September 27, 1885 in Dooly County, Georgia.
44.
iii. Sarah
E. Whitsett, born
November 16, 1851 in Dooly County, Georgia;
died April 26, 1892 in Dooly County, Georgia.
45.
iv. Susan
Caroline Whitsett,
born December 12, 1854 in Lee County,
Georgia; died March 2, 1920 in Dooly County,
Georgia.
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v. William T. Whitsett,
born July 1, 1858 in Lee County, Georgia;
died December 3, 1887 in Dooly County,
Georgia.
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vi. Mary Emma Whitsett,
born February 20, 1861 in Lee County,
Georgia; died September 13, 1871 in Dooly
County, Georgia.
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17.
Mary Whitsett
(Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born 1809 in Rockingham County, North Carolina,
and died January 31, 1891 in Dooly County, Georgia.
She married Pleasant
Ray Abt. 1844 in Dooly County,
Georgia. He was born 1807 in Rockingham County,
North Carolina, and died March 12, 1877 in Dooly
County, Georgia.
Children
of Mary Whitsett and Pleasant Ray are:
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i. Thomas Johnson Ray,
born January 12, 1845 in Dooly County,
Georgia; died June 17, 1900 in Dooly County,
Georgia. He married Jane
Fenn October 20, 1873
in Dooly County, Georgia; born February
5, 1855 in Dooly County, Georgia; died
April 24, 1943.
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ii. William Ray, born
1846 in Dooly County, Georgia; died Abt.
1855 in Dooly County, Georgia.
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iii. James A. Ray,
born October 16, 1848 in Dooly County,
Georgia; died November 5, 1921 in Crisp
County, Georgia. He married Ann Walden
May 2, 1870 in Dooly County, Georgia.
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18.
John Whitsett (Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born April 11, 1810 in Rockingham County,
North Carolina, and died February 18, 1852 in
Lee County, Georgia. He married Elizabeth
Green Abt. 1845 in Lee County,
Georgia, daughter of Benjamin
Green.
Children
of John Whitsett and Elizabeth Green are:
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i. Benjamin F. Whitsett,
born November 19, 1846 in Lee County,
Georgia; died September 28, 1864 in Lee
County, Georgia.
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ii. Rachel Susan Whitsett,
born April 6, 1849 in Lee County, Georgia;
died January 3, 1870 in Lee County, Georgia.
She married Virgil
A. Clegg Abt. 1867 in
Lee County, Georgia.
53.
iii. John
T. G. Whitsett, born
November 28, 1851 in Lee County, Georgia;
died October 20, 1878 in Lee County, Georgia.
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24.
Richard Guilford Whitsett (Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born Abt. 1828 in Rockingham
County, North Carolina, and died 1883 in DeWitt County, Texas. He
married Jane Hill December
10, 1850 in Marengo County, Alabama. Richard G. Whitsett joined
the Confederate Army from Texas. The Ellis children (children
of Richard's sister Charlotte) were living in Richard's household
when the 1870 census was taken in DeWitt County, Texas.
Whitsett, Texas was named
for two sons of Richard and Jane Hill Whitsett as stated in this
letter from Cecil P. Wilson, resident of Whitsett, Texas, to Cathy
Lynn, San Jose, California, March 13, 1987. "The land
here was a Spanish Grant from Mexico to John Houllihan, in about
1829; which was about 4, 000 acres. John came from Ireland, as
did the Whitsett family. The Whitsett people settled about 50
miles east of here. When John got too old to run his ranch, he
sold it to the Whitsett boys, Sam and Taylor. Neither was married.
They ran the ranch until 1912 when the railroad came in. They
gave 620 acres to become a town. The town site was surveyed and
marked off in blocks and lots. Some 10 acre blocks and 300x300
foot lots. About 140 in all. In later years the remaining ranch
was sold to Blackwell, they to Deason and now belongs to Harrison.
Presently the voting population is around 300; approximately 100
of those live in town. From 1931, when I came to Whitsett until
about 1940, Whitsett was a thriving town of about 1000. We had
a high school, 2 cotton gins, depot, 3 stores, cafe, 2 blacksmith
shops, lumberyard, barber shop and hotel. The U.S. government
programs tore the little town up; also, the school consolidated
with the Three Rivers, Texas and took the school. Presently we
still have a post office, beauty salon, beer joint, fire truck
and community hall. A real good water system, comes from deep
wells. Whitsett is a very nice quiet place with good sandy loam
which in some places the top soil is 7 ft. deep. It will grow
most any fruit or vegetable. The rainfall is about 36-40 inches
a year."
Children of Richard Whitsett
and Jane Hill are:
54.
i. Samuel
Jefferson Whitsett,
born May 1852 in Washington On-The-Brazos,
Texas.
55.
ii. Sarah
A. Whitsett, born
1854; died Abt. 1924.
56.
iii. Laura
A. Whitsett, born
1856; died Abt. 1910.
__
iv. B. Guilford Whitsett,
born 1858; died 1926. He married C.
W. Wofford.
__
v. Richard Whitsett,
born 18652; died Abt. 1890.
__
vi. Taylor Whitsett,
born October 1865; died Abt. 1915. Never
married.
"The
Handbook of Texas." states, "Whitsett
[Texas] near the northwestern border
of Live Oak County on the Atascosa
River and the San Antonio, Uvalde,
and Gulf Railroad, was named for Taylor
Whitsett, an early settler. In 1940
the community had eight businesses
and a population of 280."
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25.
Catherine Whitsett (Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)was
born Abt. 1831 in Rockingham County, North Carolina,
and died Bet. 1850 - 1855 in Marengo County, Ala.
She married James Burnett
December 22, 1845 in Marengo County, Alabama.
Child
of Catherine Whitsett and James Burnett is:
__
i. Catherine Ann Burnett,
born August 1850; died Bet. 1850 - 1855.
26.
Charlotte Whitsett (Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born Abt. 1834 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina, and died April 19, 1867 in Marengo County,
Ala. She married (1) Henry
Williams June 9, 1853 in Dayton,
Marengo County, Alabama. He died Abt. 1854 in
Marengo County, Alabama. She married (2)
Elijah Ellis
September 26, 1858 in Dayton, Marengo County,
Alabama. He died October 1866 in Marengo County,
Ala.
Children
of Charlotte Whitsett and Elijah Ellis are:
__
i. Mary Jane Ellis, born
September 20, 1859 in Marengo County,
Ala.; died in DeWitt County, Texas.
__
ii. Sarah Ann Ellis, born
October 28, 1861.
__
iii. Augusta Ellis, born
October 19, 1864.
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27.
James Whitsett
(John2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born June 10, 1818 in Guilford County, North
Carolina. He married (1) Margaret
McCullough February 14, 1840 in
St. Louis or Franklin County, Missouri. She died
September 1, 1840. He married (2) Mary
Keatley August 28, 1841 in Franklin
County, Missouri. She was born Abt. 1819 in Franklin
County, Missouri.
Children
of James Whitsett and Mary Keatley are:
__
i. John C. Whitsett,
born Abt. 1843 in MIssouri.
__
ii. James M. Whitsett,
born Abt. 1845 in Missouri.
__
iii. Altha P. Whitsett,
born Abt. 1846 in Missouri.
67.
iv. Samuel
B. Whitsett, born
1848 in Franklin County, Missouri.
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No. 4
40.
Samuel Whitsett
(John3,
James2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born March 11, 1799 in North Carolina, and
died 1863 in Washington County, Alabama. He married
Elizabeth Lowe
November 10, 1820 in Rockingham County, North
Carolina. She was born May 10, 1801 in North Carolina,
and died 1852 in Washington County, Alabama.
Children
of Samuel Whitsett and Elizabeth Lowe are:
__
i. Ruth Whitsett, born
1831 in North Carolina.
69.
ii. Thomas
Lowe Whitsett, born
1824 in North Carolina; died 1903 in Healing
Springs, Washington Co., Alabama.
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41.
John Whitsett (John3,
James2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born Abt. 1805 in Probably Rockingham County,
North Carolina, and died October 24, 1829 in Jones
County, Georgia.
Raleigh Register, November
12, 1829: Died in Jones County, Georgia on the 24th ult., Mr.
John Whitesette (sic), in the 24th year of his age, late of Rockingham
County, N. C.
Known child
of John Whitsett is:
__ i.
Francis Whitsett.
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43.
John H. Whitsett
(Thomas J.3,
Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born Abt. 1849 in Dooly County, Georgia, and
died September 27, 1885 in Dooly County, Georgia.
He married Ruth E. Massey
in Macon County, Georgia. She was born March 26,
1858 in Macon County, Georgia, and died February
14, 1924 in Dooly County, Georgia.
John H. Whitsett is buried in the Whitsett-Ray
cemetery, Crisp Co., Ga.
Children
of John Whitsett and Ruth Massey are:
71. i.
Homer B.
Whitsett, born April
8, 1872 in Dooly County, Georgia; died
October 14, 1899 in Dooly County, Georgia.
__
ii. Emmie Irene Whitsett,
born December 11, 1873 in Dooly County,
Georgia; died August 16, 1878 in Dooly
County, Georgia.
__
iii. James H. Whitsett,
born April 3, 1877 in Dooly County, Georgia;
died April 20, 1903 in Dooly County, Georgia.
Never married.
__
iv. Susan L. Whitsett,
born December 20, 1878 in Dooly County,
Georgia; died May 28, 1903 in Dooly County,
Georgia. Never married.
__
v. Mary Celia Whitsett,
born January 20, 1881 in Dooly County,
Georgia; died September 27, 1882 in Dooly
County, Georgia.
__
vi. William T. Whitsett.
__
vii. Marshall Whitsett.
__
viii. Ruth Whitsett.
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44.
Sarah E. Whitsett (Thomas
J.3,
Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born November 16, 1851 in Dooly County, Georgia,
and died April 26, 1892 in Dooly County, Georgia.
She married John
P. Clegg December 23, 1869 in
Dooly County, Georgia.
Children
of Sarah Whitsett and John Clegg are:
__
i. William P. Clegg,
born Abt. 1873. Lived in Sumter County,
Georgia
__ ii.
Mamie E. Clegg, born Abt.
1875. Moved to Tyler, Texas.
__
iii. Thomas Davis Clegg,
born Abt. 1878. Lived in Tyler,
Texas.
__ iv. Whitsett
Clegg. Lived in Tyler,
Texas.
__ v. James
H. Clegg. Lived in Tyler,
Texas.
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45.
Susan Caroline Whitsett
(Thomas
J.3,
Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born December 12, 1854 in Lee County, Georgia,
and died March 2, 1920 in Dooly County, Georgia.
She married Toombs
Taylor Morgan February 17, 1875.
He was born June 16, 1850 in Jefferson County,
Georgia, and died March 13, 1925 in Dooly County,
Georgia.
Children
of Susan Whitsett and Toombs Morgan are:
__ i. Ben
Hill Morgan, born January
5, 1877 in Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia;
died December 13, 1924 in Vienna, Dooly
County, Georgia.
__ ii.
Amie L. Morgan, born May
2, 1878 in Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia;
died February 27, 1967 in Vienna, Dooly
County, Georgia.
__
iii. Scage Whitsett Morgan,
born December 11, 1880 in Vienna, Dooly
County, Georgia; died August 17, 1955
in Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia. He married
Mae Butler.
__ iv.
John Joseph Morgan, born
September 16, 1882 in Dooly County, Georgia;
died April 18, 1955 in Dooly County, Georgia.
He married
Lilly Godwin.
__ v.
Ida Morgan, born November
28, 1888 in Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia;
died June 26, 1966 in Vienna, Dooly County,
Georgia.
__ v.
Toombs Morgan, born August
26, 1891 in Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia;
died July 22, 1897 in Dooly County, Georgia.
__ vi.
Myrt Susan Morgan, born
November 29, 1893 in Vienna, Dooly County,
Georgia; died September 5, 1970 in Dooly
County, Georgia. She married
Wilbur Grady Williamson.
91. vii.
Uley Morgan,
born November 30, 1896 in Vienna, Dooly
County, Georgia; died February 2, 1954
in Dooly County, Georgia.
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John T. G. Whitsett (John3,
Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born November 28, 1851 in Lee County, Georgia,
and died October 20, 1878 in Lee County, Georgia.
He married Mary
Elizabeth Wells June 8, 1871 in
Lee County, Georgia.
Children
of John Whitsett and Mary Wells are:
__
i. Rachel Ruby Whitsett,
born April 22, 1872 in Lee County, Georgia;
died June 20, 1875 in Lee County, Georgia.
__
ii. Meta Whitsett, born
March 1877 in Lee County, Georgia. She
married C.
A. Castellow November
27, 1901 in Lee County, Georgia.
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54.
Samuel Jefferson Whitsett
(Richard
Guilford 3, Samuel
2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born May 1852 in Washington On-The-Brazos,
Texas. He married Rhoda
Frances Pullen. Living in Floresville,
Wilson County, Texas in 1900.
"The land here was a Spanish Grant from
Mexico to John Houllihan, in about 1829; which
was about 4, 000 acres. John came from Ireland,
as did the Whitsett family. The Whitsett people
settled about 50 miles east of here. When
John got too old to run his ranch, he sold
it to the Whitsett boys, Sam and Taylor. Neither
was married [obviously not true about Sam].
They ran the ranch until 1912 when the railroad
came in. They gave 620 acres to become a town.
The town site was surveyed and marked off
in blocks and lots. Some 10 acre blocks and
300x300 foot lots. About 140 in all. In later
years the remaining ranch was sold to Blackwell,
they to Deason and now belongs to Harrison.
Children
of Samuel Whitsett and Rhoda Pullen are:
94.
i. Emmett
Lyons Whitsett, born
March 2, 1876 in DeWitt County, Texas;
died September 8, 1953 in Floresville,
Wilson County, Texas.
95.
ii. Ola Whitsett,
born Abt. 1879; died Abt. 1934.
96.
iii. Ada
Whitsett, born Abt.
1881; died Abt. 1965.
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55.
Sarah A. Whitsett
(Richard
Guilford 3, Samuel
2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born 1854, and died Abt. 1924. She married
John A. Watts.
Children
of Sarah Whitsett and John Watts are:
__
i. John W. Watts.
__
ii. Jane Watts.
__
iii. Andrew Watts.
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56.
Laura A. Whitsett (Richard
Guilford3, Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born 1856, and died Abt. 1910. She married
Carroll Teas.
Children
of Laura Whitsett and Carroll Teas are:
__
i. Richard Carroll Teas,
born Abt. 1878; died Abt. 1939. He married
Penny McDaniel.
__
ii. Laura Teas,
born Abt. 1880; died Abt. 1919. She married
Blake D.
Fore.
__
iii. Samuel Whitsett Teas,
born Abt. 1883; died Abt. 1955. He married
Nannie
Moukhouse.
__
iv. Bema Teas, born
Abt. 1885; died Abt. 1956. She married
Lee McDavid.
__
v. Willis A. Teas,
born Abt. 1888; died 1952.
__
vi. Elena Teas,
born Abt. 1890; died Abt. 1975. She married
Sam L.
Fore.
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67.
Samuel B. Whitsett (James3,
John2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born 1848 in Franklin County, Missouri. He
married Bettie Houston
in 1876, daughter of Hamilton Houston and Mary
Dreyer. She was born in Du Page County, Illinois.
Children
of Samuel Whitsett and Bettie Houston are:
__
i. Ida May Whitsett.
__
ii. Jessie Maude Whitsett.
__
iii. Mary Ethel Whitsett.
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69.
Thomas Lowe Whitsett (Samuel4,
John3,
James2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born 1824 in North Carolina, and died 1903
in Healing Springs, Washington Co., Alabama. He
married Elvira Mahetabell
Daniels 1850 in Barbour County,
Alabama. She was born December 6, 1833 in Alabama,
and died 1920 in Healing Springs, Alabama.
Thomas listed his and his father's place of
birth as Virginia; however, the 1850 census
of Barbour Co., Alabama indicates that both
were born in North Carolina.
Children
of Thomas Whitsett and Elvira Daniels are:
__
i. John Glen Whitsett,
born October 22, 1851 in Washington County,
Alabama.
__
ii. Huldah Elizabeth Whitsett,
born December 8, 1853 in Washington County,
Alabama.
__
iii. Mary Margaret Whitsett,
born March 4, 1855 in Washington County,
Alabama.
__
iv. Julia Catherine Whitsett,
born July 16, 1857 in Washington County,
Alabama.
__
v. Ruth Amanda Whitsett,
born January 10, 1860 in Washington County,
Alabama.
__
vi. Amelia Elvira Mahetabell Whitsett,
born May 23, 1863 in Washington County,
Alabama.
__
vii. Joseph Samuel Whitsett,
born January 23, 1866 in Washington County,
Alabama.
116.
viii. Thomas
Sidney Jeremiah Whitsett,
born June 13, 1868 in Washington County,
Alabama.
__
ix. Charles Wesley Whitsett,
born September 7, 1871 in Washington County,
Alabama.
__
x. Mary Olivia Whitsett,
born June 13, 1873 in Washington County,
Alabama.
__
xi. Rebecca Whitsett,
born Abt. 1874 in Washington County, Alabama.
120.
xii. John
Allen Whitsett, born
August 25, 1877 in Washington County,
Alabama; died 1942.
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71.
Homer B. Whitsett (John
H.4, Thomas
J.3,
Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born April 8, 1872 in Dooly County, Georgia,
and died October 14, 1899 in Dooly County, Georgia.
He married Lena
J. Powell November 7, 1894 in
Dooly County, Georgia, daughter of James
Powell and Frances
Lane. She died July 31, 1968 in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Children
of Homer Whitsett and Lena Powell are:
___
i. John Hutchinson Whitsett,
born August 5, 1895 in Dooly County, Georgia;
died 1950 in Tampa, Florida.
122.
ii. Cortez
Whitsett, born September
10, 1897 in Dooly County, Georgia; died
Aft. August 1986.
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91.
Uley Morgan (Susan
Caroline Whitsett4, Thomas
J.3,
Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born November 30, 1896 in Vienna, Dooly County,
Georgia, and died February 2, 1954 in Dooly County,
Georgia. He married Sarah
Georgia Forbes June 15, 1921 in
Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia. She was born January
23, 1898 in Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia.
Children
of Uley Morgan and Sarah Forbes are:
___
i. Uley Taylor Morgan
___ ii. Franklin Forbes
Morgan
___ iii. Benjamin Augustus
Morgan
___ iv. Arthur Fort Morgan
___ v. Thomas Whitsett Morgan
___ vi. Laura Caroline Morgan
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94.
Emmett Lyons Whitsett (Samuel
Jefferson4, Richard
Guilford3,
Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born March 2, 1876 in DeWitt County, Texas,
and died September 8, 1953 in Floresville, Wilson
County, Texas. He married
Nora Adella Camp October
16, 1912. She was born April 26, 1883, and died
June 23, 1962 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
Child of
Emmett Whitsett and Nora Camp is:
129.
i. Emmett
Lyons Whitsett
95.
Ola Whitsett (Samuel
Jefferson4,
Richard
Guilford3,
Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born Abt. 1879, and died Abt. 1934. She married
James H. Brown.
Child
of Ola Whitsett and James Brown is:
___
i. Jamie Brown,
married L.
Driskell Roberts.
96.
Ada Whitsett (Samuel
Jefferson4,
Richard
Guilford3,
Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born Abt. 1881, and died Abt. 1965. She married
James H. Bain.
Children
of Ada Whitsett and James Bain are:
___
i. Travis Whitsett Bain,
born Abt. 1908; died Abt. 1966. He married
Zelma Middleton.
___
ii. James Henry Bain married
Sarabel
Endley.
___
iii. William Woodrow Bain,
born Abt. 1914; died Abt. 1968. He married
Ruth Gaines.
___
iv. Frank Leslie Bain
married Josephine
Fordham.
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No. 6
116.
Thomas Sidney Jeremiah Whitsett (Thomas
Lowe5, Samuel4,
John3,
James2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born June 13, 1868 in Washington County, Alabama.
He married Hulda.
She was born June 1858 in Alabama.
Children
of Thomas Whitsett and Hulda Whitsett are:
___
i. Sidney G. Whitsett,
born June 1897 in Alabama.
___
ii. Thomas E. Whitsett,
born March 1898 in Alabama.
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120.
John Allen Whitsett (Thomas
Lowe5, Samuel4,
John3,
James2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born August 25, 1877 in Washington County,
Alabama, and died 1942. He married Lucy
Catherine Winslett Abt. 1900 in
Probably Washington Co., Alabama. She was born
January 14, 1876, and died 1935.
Children
of John Whitsett and Lucy Winslett are:
___
i. Charles Edward Grace Whitsett,
born October 17, 1902.
138.
ii. Wesley
Gavin Whitsett
___
iii. Daniel Cleveland Whitsett
___
iv. Paul Timothy Whitsett
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121.
John Hutchinson Whitsett
(Homer
B.5, John
H4,
Thomas
J.3,
Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born August 5, 1895 in Dooly County, Georgia,
and died 1950 in Tampa, Florida. He married
Edna Louise Pless June
18, 1913 in Arabi, Crisp County, Georgia. She
was born 1898, and died 1938 in Pahokee, Florida.
Children
of John Whitsett and Edna Pless are:
__
i. John Hutchinson Whitsett,
born Mar 13, 1914; died Nov 3, 1936 in
Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia.
__
ii. Donnie Jean Whitsett
married James
Edwin Richardson.
122.
Cortez Whitsett (Homer
B.5,
John
H4,
Thomas
J.3,
Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born September 10, 1897 in Dooly County, Georgia,
and died Aft. August 1986. She married (1)
Norman Peoples Cooledge
June 29, 1924 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born
July 23, 1894, and died November 1953 in Atlanta,
Georgia. She married (2) Robert
Hall Smith Aft. 1953. He was born
January 1, 1899, and died June 8, 1983 in Atlanta,
Georgia. No children by her second marriage.
Children
of Cortez Whitsett and Norman Cooledge are:
__
i. Cortez Cooledge
__ ii. Norman A. Cooledge
__ iii. John W. Cooledge
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129.
Emmett Lyons Whitsett (Emmett
Lyons5, Samuel
Jefferson4,
Richard
Guilford3,
Samuel2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
married Mary Francis Smyth
May 3, 1958. Mary died 7 February 2011 and is buried Floresville,
Texas. (NOTE: Information from Benjamin Whitsett Steiger).
Children
of Emmett Whitsett and Mary Smyth are:
__
i. John Emmett Whitsett
__ ii. Martha
Francis Whitsett, aka Frances Caroline; m. Fritz S. Steiger.
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No. 7
138.
Wesley Gavin Whitsett (John
Allen6, Thomas
Lowe5, Samuel4,
John3,
James2,
James1,
JohnA,
WilliamB,
SamuelC)
was born April 7, 1906. He married Nancy
Elizabeth Greene.
Gavin Whitsett corresponded
with me for a number of years. He is responsible for much of the
work on his particular family line down from James Whitsett of
Rockingham County, N. C. Gavin is now deceased.
Children
of Wesley Whitsett and Nancy Greene are:
__ i.
Nancy Elieen Whitsett
__ ii.
Gavin Crawford Whitsett
__ iii.
Rebecca Marie Whitsett
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