The family tree of John Whitsett, grandfather of First Lady Sarah Childress Polk, and his descendants in Tennessee and Alabama

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John Whitsett of Sumner Co., Tennessee

For the ancestry of John Whitsett of Sumner County, Tennessee and Greene County, Alabama see:  Samuel Whitsett of Ireland

John and Sarah Thompson Whitsett were the grandparents of First Lady Sarah Childress Polk, wife of president James Knox Polk.  In May, 2000 their graves were located by Joseph W. Strickland in Hale County, Alabama near Havanah.  The graves are on land owned by Ed Avery on the east side of highway 69 south of Havanah.  Also at the site were the graves of Mary and Josiah Perry. Mary was a daughter of John and Sarah. Mr. Strickland's e-mail address was: jwstrick@bellsouth.net   Click here for Mr. Strickland's Letter and Pictures.

On October 18, 2009 I received the following message from James Raywalt.  If you are a descendant of John and Sarah (Thompson) Whitsett you should consider joining.  Click on the link for more information.

Dear Mr. Wall,

I am the Founding President of the Hereditary Order of the Families of the Presidents and First Ladies of America. I happened on your web page while researching additional portraiture for Mrs. Polk for our collection. I am writing to make you aware of our organization (a membership society, like the Daughters of the American Revolution). All descendants of John Whitsett are eligible for membership and I thought I would make you aware of this in case you might be interested in providing a link to our web page Our web page is located at www.presidentsandfirstladies.org. I am happy to say that two of our members are descendants of John Whitsett, and I know that one of them used your web page to assist her in finding her connection. Thank you for your attention.

James Raywalt, M. G.
Founding President
HOFPFLA

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Descendants of John Whitsett


Generation No. 1

1. John Whitsett (JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born October 8, 1743 in North Carolina, and died August 11, 1819 in Greene County, Alabama. He married Sarah Thompson, daughter of Laurence Thompson and Sarah Finney. She was born January 15, 1746/47, and died January 31, 1831 in Greene County, Alabama. John and Sarah are buried in present day Hale County near Havana, Alabama.  The surname is spelled as "Whitsitt" on the grave markers.

William Heth Whitsitt, ANNALS OF A SCOTCH-IRISH FAMILY, pg. 240-241
Letter from Mrs. Anson Nelson of Nashville to Dr. Whitsitt, Sept. 16, 1890 (Mrs. Nelson was a mutual friend of Sarah Childress Polk and Dr. Whitsitt who sent Mrs. Nelson a list of questions concerning Mrs. Polk's family).

"Nashville, 146 North Summer Street,
September 16, 1890"

     "Mrs. Polk listened with lively interest to your letter, and took evident pleasure in talking of the family, seeming pleased to answer your inquiries. In those early times concerning which you are asking there was not so much appreciation of the relation of current events to history as there is now, and it was seldom that note was made of those events. This country was then a comparative wilderness, with little opportunity for recording occurrences or for keeping such records. Mrs. Polk does not know of any register of her ancestry, unless there may be a few names and dates in an old family Bible which was left to another branch of her mother's family and which she supposes is lost. She knows nothing of her ancestors in Scotland or Ireland or of any relatives living in those countries at the present time. The interesting items of tradition about the Whitsitt family in the seventeenth century, given in your letter, were entirely new to her. Mrs. Polk thinks that Mr. Jenkins, the historian, probably had access to sources of information unknown to her and that his statement is correct that her parents were married in Campbell County, Va. She has no record of the date of their marriage.
"The name of Elizabeth Whitsitt's father was 'John;' her mother's name was 'Sarah.' The family name is not remembered by Mrs. Polk. It was for her that the future Mrs. Polk was named 'Sarah.' Mrs. Polk's only sister was named for her father's mother, Susan Childress. John and Sarah Whitsitt lived in Sumner County, Tenn., and were plain country people, but were independent - owned their home, had slaves, and enjoyed the comforts of life. While Mrs. Polk was a child, they were carried to Alabama by their son, Lawrence Whitsitt, where they died at an advanced age. They had a son named 'James Whitsitt.'
"Mrs. Polk says there was no Episcopal Church in the place where her grandparents lived, and she thinks that they must have been Presbyterians, from the fact that her mother, Elizabeth Whitsitt Childress, was a devoted Presbyterian. She brought up her children strictly in the principles of that faith, although while living in the country in Rutherford County she could not be identified with the church.
"Elizabeth Whitsitt Childress had a sister, Mrs. Walton, much older than herself, living in Davidson or Sumner County - have claimed kin with Mrs. Polk, and she had a namesake, Sarah Polk Walton"

February 7, 1769: John Whitsett and John Whitsett, Jr. petition for land in Wrightsboro, Georgia.

July 3, 1770: Land grant, John Whitsett, Jr. 250 acres, lot 35 in Wrightsboro

May 1771: John Whitsett and others from Orange Co. listed as left the province of Wrightsboro (probably John Whitsett, Sr.). Many of the settlers from Orange County left because of continuous Indian attacks on the colony.

1772: John Whitsett and wife Sarah sell John Hutchings lot number 35 of 250 acres in Wrightsboro, Georgia. This is John Whitsett, Jr.

1779: John Whitsett, Orange County tax list

September 1780: Jno Whitesett Orange County tax list

1782: John Whitside, tax list, 200 acres, Orange Dist., Orange County

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. My theory is that this was the father of the Orange County, North Carolina Whitsett's, including John.

May 18, 1789: John Whitsett assigned North Carolina land grant no. 966, entry no. 949 by the heirs of Pvt. William Cain; 640 acres on both sides of Smith's Fork in Davidson County (Sumner Co.), Tennessee.

Feb. 23, 1790: Will of Simpson Hart names relatives:
Nathaniel Hart, father
Kiziah Thompson, sister
Lawrence Thompson, brother-in-law and his children
Richard Lawrence Thompson
Sarah Fanny Thompson
Nathaniel Hart Thompson
China Burton Thompson
Azariah Thompson
Will witnessed by
N. Phillips
James Whitsett
Hugh Tennon
John Whitsett.

Oct. 26, 1790: Will of Laurence Thompson, Sumner County, Tennessee names the following relatives:
Sarah Whitsett, daughter
Sarah Whitsett, granddaughter
Mary Whitsett, daughter
Zebellon(?) Tinnin, daughter
Azariah Thompson, son
Laurence Thompson, son
Sarah Thompson, granddaughter
Sarah T. Thompson, granddaughter
Witnesses Thomas Simpson and Alexander Robinson.

1830: Census of Greene County, Alabama seems to indicate that Sarah was living with her son Lawrence Whitsett.

Children of John Whitsett and Sarah Thompson are:

__ i. Lawrence Whitsett, born Bet. 1770 - 1780 in North Carolina; died about September 26, 1836 in Greene County, Alabama. Left no direct descendants.  Much of what we know about the family of John and Sarah Whitsett comes from the estate documents of the Lawrence Whitsett estate. Some of those references are given below.

Snedecor, 1855-1856 Directory of Greene County, Alabama
"James and Lawrence Whitsett settled near Havana in Greene County in 1818. They received land patents on January 14, 1820"

January 14, 1820, Land Grant, Laurence Whitsett Greene County, Alabama

26 Sept. 1836, Greene Co., Ala. Orphans Book D, pg. 244
Lawrence Whitsett, deceased; Elias C. Field and Robert Williamson, administrators; heirs listed:
John Perry
Josiah Perry, Jr.
James Perry
William Perry (a minor)
Orville Perry (not in Alabama)
Lawrence Perry (not in Alabama)
John T. Rogers
[following heirs did not reside in Alabama]
Alexander Walker and wife Sibella
Elizabeth Childress
Mathew Rogers and wife Bridget
Elizabeth Simpson
Agnes Simpson
Clarissa Simpson
Keziah Simpson
Nancy Simpson
Lawrence Simpson
James W. Simpson
James Yeates appointed guardian ad litem for William Perry.

January 9, 1837, Sale of land belonging to Lawrence Whitsett, deceased

May 8, 1837, Bill of sale recorded for sale of land belonging to Lawrence Whitsett, deceased; Robert Williamson, administrator.

November 5, 1838, Power of attorney by Alexander Walker of Davidson Co., Tenn. to Josiah Walton of Sumner Co., Tenn. concerning the estate of Lawrence Whitsett

November 1838, John Wallis, "in right of my wife, Elizabeth, formerly Elizabeth Simpson" transfers his right of property, estate of Lawrence Whitsett, to her.

February 19, 1840, John A. Walker and Benjamin Meness, legatees of Sabella Walker deceased, give Josiah Walton power of attorney to handle their rights in the estate of Lawrence Whitsett

Greene Co., Ala. Orphan's Book H, pp. 210-221; Feb-Mar 1840
Distribution of receipts for estate of Lawrence Whitsett

19 Feb. 1840 - "We, said John A. Walker and Benjamin Meness of the county of Davidson, State of Tennessee, appoint Josiah Walton of Sumner County, Tennessee our attorney to go to Alabama and ask, sue for, receive and receipt for any or all moneys due us as legatees of Sabella Walker, deceased in hands of Robert N. Williamson and Fields, executors of Lawrence Whitsett, deceased."

13 Mar. 1840 - receipts for the distribution of the estate of Lawrence Whitsett; include James Gillespie Simpson and Sarah Elizabeth Simpson, heirs of Samuel Simpson, deceased, one of the original heirs of Lawrence Whitsett.

24 Mar. 1840 - Receipt of Josiah Perry, one of the heirs of Lawrence Whitsett, deceased; signed by Perry at Havana, "in the right of my mother, Mary Perry, who was the sister of Lawrence Whitsett."

[no date] 1840 - "Received of Elias C. Field and Robert Williamson as administrators of Lawrence Whitsett, deceased, $151, being full payment for the part of William Perry's estate of said William Perry's part of his distributive share of said Lawrence Whitsett's estate in right of his mother, Mary Perry; signed by Josiah Perry, attorney for William Perry." [Similar receipts for Lawrence, James and John Perry].

1 July 1841 - "You will please pay Joseph T. Whitsett the remaining part of my interest in the estate of Lawrence Whitsett, deceased, my brother." signed, James Whitsett.

28 June 1842 - Receipts from attorneys of heirs of Sybella Walker to Elias C. Field and Robert Williamson, administrators of estate of Lawrence Whitsett, deceased.

June 1842 - Power of attorney from John A. Walker, Cynthia Walker, Matilda Walker, Benjamin Menees and James Walker, heirs at law of Lawrence Whitsett, deceased, to Josiah Walton.

5 Feb. 1844 - William Stevens of Harrison County, Indiana, guardian of Henderson Stevens, Clarissa Stevens, Thomas S. Stevens, James L. Stevens and Elizabeth Stevens, minor heirs to the estate of Lawrence Whitsett, late of Alabama; power of attorney to John L. Bates.

21 Mar. 1844 - Power of attorney from Ann Farish [Farrah], Mathew Nelson and Lawrence W. Walker, heirs of Lawrence Whitsett; Ann Farish is of Winston County, Mississippi and Mathew Nelson and Walker are of Noxubee County, Mississippi.

 

3. ii.    James Whitsett, born February 21, 1770 in Orange Co., North Carolina; died September 15, 1843 in Greene County, Alabama. Married Margaret Howell.

4. iii.    Elizabeth Whitsett, born 1780 in North Carolina; died 1863 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Married Joel Childress. Mother of Sarah Childress Polk, wife of President James Knox Polk.

5. iv.    Sarah Whitsett, died Bef. September 1836. Married Samuel Simpson.

6. v.    Sibella Whitsett, born Bet. 1770 - 1775 in Probably North Carolina; died May 24, 1839 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Married Alexander Walker.

7. vi.    Mary Whitsett, died 1819 in Greene County, Alabama. Married Josiah Perry.

8. vii.   Bridia Whitsett.  Married Mathew Rogers.

9. viii.   Keziah Whitsett, born Bet. 1780 - 1790; died Bef. 1850. Married Robert Williamson.

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Generation No. 2

3. James Whitsett (John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born February 21, 1770 in Orange Co., North Carolina, and died September 15, 1843 in Greene County, Alabama. He married Margaret Howell Abt. 1793 in Sumner County, Tennessee.

Snedecor, 1855-1856 Directory of Greene County, Alabama
"James and Lawrence Whitsett settled near Havana in Greene County in 1818. They received land patents on January 14, 1820"

Greene Co., Ala. Orphan's Book H, pg 210-221
1 July 1841 - "You will please pay Joseph T. Whitsett the remaining part of my interest in the estate of Lawrence Whitsett, deceased, my brother." signed, James Whitsett.

Greene Co., Alabama Orphans Book D, pg. 2
(ca. 1834) - Eliza P. Farish widow of Robert S. Farish, deceased, appointed guardian [of minor children]; James Whitsett, John P. Libscomb and others appraisers of estate.

Bet. 1793 - 1797, Sumner County, Tennessee Deeds, deed from Azeriah Thompson heirs including James Whitsett)
Bet. 1793 - 1797, James Whitsett deed to heirs of Azeriah Thompson
September 20, 1825, Beaufort Seale deed to James Whitsett, Greene Co., Ala.
September 17, 1825, Jesse Crawford and wife, deed to James Whitsett, Greene Co., Ala.
May 25, 1829, James Whitsett and wife Margaret deed to Allen McDonald
January 14, 1820, land grant to James Whitsett Greene County, Alabama
Military service: 1812, Private, Capt. Blackman Coleman's Company, West Tennessee Volunteers, Cavalry, Col. John Coffee, Cmdr.

Children of James Whitsett and Margaret Howell are:

__. i.  Sarah H. Whitsett, born 1797. She married Absolem C. Harden August 3, 1825 in Greene County, Alabama; born Bef. 1805.

11. ii.   Major John Childress Whitsett, born 1801 in Sumner Co., Tennessee; died September 14, 1860 in Gainesville, Alabama.

12. iii.    Keziah Whitsett, born 1803 in Tennessee; died March 8, 1884 in Noxubee County, Mississippi.

13. iv.    Howell W. Whitsett, born 1810 in Tennessee; died Aft. 1853 in Kemper County, Mississippi.

___ v.     Ann N. Whitsett, born Abt. 1811 in Tennessee. She married John P. Lipscomb October 22, 1827 in Greene County, Alabama; born Abt. 1805 in Virginia.

15. vi.   Joel Childress Whitsett, born Bet. 1811 - 1815; died Bef. November 1851 in Probably Alabama.

16. vii.  James Thompson Whitsitt, born January 1, 1816 in Tennessee; died May 11, 1857 in Kemper Co., Mississippi.

17. viii.    Joseph T. Whitsett, born December 1, 1818 in Greene County, Alabama; died March 12, 1866 in Marion, Perry County, Alabama.

___ ix.    William H. Whitsett, born 1823 in Greene County, Alabama.

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4. Elizabeth Whitsett (John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born 1780 in North Carolina, and died 1863 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. She married Joel Childress in Sumner County, Tennessee. He was born March 22, 1777, and died August 18, 1819 in Rutherford County, Tennessee.

Children of Elizabeth Whitsett and Joel Childress are:

19. i.   Anderson Childress, born 1799; died 1827. He married Mary Wills Sansom 1820.

20. ii.   Susan Childress, born 1802; died 1888. She married William Read Rucker 1820.

21. iii.  Sarah Whitsett Childress, born September 4, 1803 in Rutherford County, Tennessee; died August 14, 1891 in Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee. She married James Knox Polk January 1, 1824 in Rutherford County, Tennessee; born November 2, 1795 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; died June 15, 1849 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. Left no descendants.

22. iv.   John Whitsett Childress, born June 1, 1807; died October 6, 1884 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

23. v.   Benjamin W. Childress.

 


Granddaughter of John and Sarah Thompson Whitsett, Sarah (Childress) Polk, and husband President James K. Polk

5. Sarah Whitsett (John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) died Bef. September 1836. She married Samuel Simpson(?). He died Bef. 1840.

Sarah is mentioned in the will of her maternal grandfather, Lawrence Thompson. The fact of Sarah's husband's name is unproven. The Simpson children are named in the estate of Lawrence Whitsett of Greene Co., Alabama and it seems likely they were the children of Sarah.

Children of Sarah Whitsett and Samuel Simpson are:

24. i.   Sarah Elizabeth Simpson. She married John Wallis Bef. November 1838.

25. ii.  Agnes Simpson.

26. iii.  Clarissa Simpson.

27. iv.   Keziah Simpson.

28. v.   Nancy Simpson.

29. vi.  Lawrence Simpson, born Bef. 1815.

30. vii. James Gillespie Simpson.

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6. Sibella Whitsett (John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born Bet. 1770 - 1775 in Probably North Carolina, and died May 24, 1839 in Davidson County, Tennessee. She married Alexander Walker December 15, 1789 in Sumner County, Tennessee, son of John Walker and Ann Barnett. He was born June 30, 1766 in North Carolina, and died July 2, 1840 in Davidson County, Tennessee.

Children of Sibella Whitsett and Alexander Walker are:

31. i.   John A. Walker, born December 9, 1790 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died August 15, 1861 in Davidson County, Tennessee. He married Elizabeth.

32. ii.   Sarah Walker, born July 12, 1792 in Sumner Co., Tennessee; died April 10, 1876 in Sumner Co., Tennessee. She married Josiah H. Walton August 6, 1813 in Davidson County, Tennessee; born 1788; died 1857.

33. iii.   Ann Walker, born 1796 in Probably Davidson County, Tennessee. She married Landon C. Farrar July 4, 1816 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Residence: March 21, 1844, Winston County, Mississippi.

34. iv.   Alexander M. Walker, born 1798 in Probably Davidson County, Tennessee. He married Susan B. Saunders January 25, 1828 in Probably Davidson County, Tennessee.35  

35. v.  Elizabeth Walker, born 1800 in Probably Davidson County, Tennessee. She married Benjamin Menees August 22, 1832 in Davidson County, Tennessee.

36. vi.    Lawrence William Walker, born Bet. 1802 - 1804 in Tennessee; died December 16, 1889 in Sumner County, Tennessee.

37. vii.   Cynthia Walker, born Abt. 1806; died in Probably Dyer County, Tennessee. Probably never married.

38. viii.   Matilda Walker, born Abt. 1808 in Probably Davidson County, Tennessee; died Bef. February 5, 1842 in Sumner County, Tennessee. Probably never married.

39. ix.    Sabella Walker, born June 15, 1808 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died May 12, 1887 in Noxubee County, Mississippi. She married Matthew Nelson August 7, 1820 in Davidson County, Tennessee; born 1798 in Louisiana.

40. x.    James W. Walker, born 1811 in Probably Davidson County, Tennessee; died August 11, 1876 in Sumner County, Tennessee. Never married, lived with a sister most of his life.

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7.   Mary Whitsett (John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) died 1819 in Greene County, Alabama. She married Josiah Perry. He died 1831 in Greene County, Alabama.

Children of Mary Whitsett and Josiah Perry are:

41. i.   Josiah Perry, born Bef. 1815. He married (1) Rebecca Parker June 14, 1825 in Greene County, Alabama. He married (2) Clarissa Davis October 19, 1831 in Greene County, Alabama.

42. ii.   John Perry, born Bef. 1815. He married Emily Seal January 4, 1832 in Greene County, Alabama.

43. iii.  James Perry, born Bef. 1815. He married Susannah M. Elliot November 25, 1846 in Greene County, Alabama.

44. iii.   Orville Perry, born Bef. 1815.

45. iv.    Lawrence Perry, born Bef. 1815.

46. v.    William Perry, born Aft. September 1815.


8. Bridia Whitsett (John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC). She married Mathew Rogers September 27, 1803 in Sumner County, Tennessee.

Children of Bridia Whitsett and Mathew Rogers are:

47. i.    Bediah T. Rogers. She married William McMin Nuner.

48. ii.   John T. Rogers, born Bef. 1815.

 


9. Keziah Whitsett
(John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born Bet. 1780 - 1790, and died Bef. 1850. She married Robert Williamson September 10, 1806 in Sumner County, Tennessee.

Child of Keziah Whitsett and Robert Williamson is:

49. i.    Louisa M. Williamson, born 1819. She married Robert Green Hamill in Greene County, Alabama.

 

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Generation No. 3

11. Major John Childress Whitsett (James2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born 1801 in Sumner Co., Tennessee, and died September 14, 1860 in Gainesville, Alabama. He married (1) Martha A. Bliss June 10, 1839 in Sumter Co., Alabama. She was born December 9, 1811, and died February 24, 1846. He married (2) Mary Charlotte Jackson July 5, 1848 in Sumter County, Alabama, daughter of General James Jackson. She was born Abt. 1825 in Georgia.

Garrett's Public Men In Alabama, pg. 369: "John C. Whitsett of Sumter was a North Carolinian. His first session in the House was in 1843. Merchant, he died about the close of the war between the States."

John C. Whitsett is a party to several land transactions in Mississippi for land sold by Indians and other individuals of the Chickasaw Nation. The Chickasaw Nation was given title to the land by the treaty of May 24, 1834. This land was later resold at a profit. As late as 1859 he advertised land for sale located in the former Chickasaw Nation in Mississippi.

Owen, HISTORY OF ALABAMA AND DICTIONARY OF ALABAMA BIOGRAPHY:  WHITSETT, JOHN C. merchant, was born in Tennessee, but spent most of his life in Alabama. He died in Gainesville. He moved to that place in 1833, and was one of the earliest citizens. He was a successful merchant and was first elected to the legislature in 1843. He was again elected in 1851 and re-elected in 1853. At that time, because of infirm health he withdrew from public life. He died during or about the close of the War of Secession. He was a Mason, and at the time of his death was president of the Bible Society of Gainesville.

Children of John Whitsett and Martha Bliss are:

50. i.    Laura Whitsett, born July 1835; died May 20, 1841 in Sumter Co., Alabama.

51. ii.    Martha Lucretia Whitsett, born November 1842 in Sumter Co., Alabama; died May 12, 1844 in Sumter Co., Alabama.

52. iii.    John C. Whitsett, born November 1844 in Sumter Co., Alabama; died April 18, 1845 in Sumter Co., Alabama.

53. iv.    William J. Whitsett, born August 1849 in Alabama.

Children of John Whitsett and Mary Jackson are:

54   Harriet S. Whitsett, born Abt. 1852.

55   Sallie Jane Whitsett, born Abt. 1856. She married William B. Parker.

56   Clair Whitsett. She married Mr. Woodruff.


12. Keziah Whitsett (James2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born 1803 in Tennessee, and died March 8, 1884 in Noxubee County, Mississippi. She married Allen McDonald July 9, 1823 in Greene County, Alabama. He was born 1797 in North Carolina, and died 1861 in Neshoba County, Mississippi. Keziah Whitsett moved in 1843, to Noxubee Co., Mississippi. She was on April 1, 1837, a founding members of Gainesville, Alabama Presbyterian Church.

Children of Keziah Whitsett and Allen McDonald are:

57. i.    Sarah Jane McDonald, born Bet. 1823 - 1825.

58. ii.   Eliza Helen McDonald, born Bet. 1823 - 1825.

59. iii.   Margaret Ann McDonald, born 1828.

60. iv.   Mary Elizabeth McDonald, born 1828.

61. v.    Caroline Keziah McDonald, born May 6, 1831.

62. vi.    James Whitsett McDonald, born Bet. 1831 - 1835.

63. vii.   Daniel McDonald, born 1837.

64. viii.   Martha Frances McDonald, born 1839.

65. ix.    John Lawrence McDonald, born 1841.

66. x.    Laura Frances McDonald, born December 25, 1835.

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13. Howell W. Whitsett (James2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born 1810 in Tennessee, and died Aft. 1853 in Kemper County, Mississippi. He married (1) Margaret, (2) Martha, (3) Nancy. Nancy was born Abt. 1823 in Alabama. This family needs much more research.

Children of Howell and Nancy Whitsett are:

67. i.  John Whitsett, born Abt. 1842 in Mississippi.

68. ii.  Sarah Whitsett, born Abt. 1846 in Mississippi.

69. iii.  Laura Whitsett, died Abt. December 23, 1865.

 

15. Joel Childress Whitsett (James2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born Bet. 1811 - 1815, and died Bef. November 1851 in Probably Alabama. He married Mary Walker Winston April 5, 1834 in Sumter Co., Alabama.

Child of Joel Whitsett and Mary Winston is:

70. i.   Margaret Elizabeth Whitsett, born December 25, 1835; died November 3, 1851 in Sumter County, Alabama.

 

16. James Thompson Whitsitt (James2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born January 1, 1816 in Tennessee, and died May 11, 1857 in Kemper Co., Mississippi.  He married Elizabeth Winston December 18, 1839 in Sumter Co., Alabama. She was born Abt. 1822 in Alabama. James Thompson Whitsitt is buried in Barksdale-Cannon Cemetery, Kemper Co., Miss.

Children of James Whitsitt and Elizabeth Winston are:

71. i.   John Childress Whitsitt, born December 24, 1847 in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama.

72. ii.   William H. Whitsitt, born Abt. 1849 in Mississippi.

73. iii.   Betty Whitsitt, (proper name was probably Elizabeth) born Abt. 1856.

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17. Joseph T. Whitsett (James2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC)  was born December 1, 1818 in Greene County, Alabama, and died March 12, 1866 in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. He married (1) Elizabeth J. Huckabee February 22, 1842 in Greene County, Alabama. She was born October 7, 1823 in North Carolina, and died May 26, 1855 in Hale County, Alabama. He married (2) Eliza Peck March 31, 1857 in Greene County, Alabama. She died Aft. April 2, 1866.

Children of Joseph Whitsett and Elizabeth Huckabee are:

74. i.   Cornelia J. Whitsett, born March 2, 1844 in Alabama; died May 13, 1857 in Hale County, Alabama.

75. ii.   Elizabeth Green Whitsett, born September 22, 1846 in Alabama; died August 5, 1917 in Staunton, Virginia.

76. iii.   Harriet J. Whitsett, born Abt. 1849 in Alabama.

Child of Joseph Whitsett and Eliza Peck is:

   77. iv.  Lida Whitsett.

 

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22. John Whitsett Childress (Elizabeth Whitsett2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born June 1, 1807, and died October 6, 1884 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He married (1) Sarah J. Williams December 29, 1831. She was born 1815, and died 1850. He married (2) Mary Philips October 15, 1851.  John was the brother of First Lady Sarah Childress Polk.

Children of John Childress and Sarah Williams are:

78. i.   Mary Childress.

79. ii.   James Knox Polk Childress, born Abt. 1838.

80. iii.   Elisha Childress.

81. iv.   John Whitsett Childress, born April 20, 1845.

82. v.   Elizabeth Childress.

83. vi.  Joseph Childress.

Children of John Childress and Mary Philips are:

84. vii.   William Childress.

85. viii.   Horace Childress.

86. ix.   Eloise Childress.

87. x.   Annie Childress, born 1870.

88. xi.   Eugene Childress, born 1873.

89. xii.   Saline Childress, born 1877.

 

29. Lawrence Simpson (Sarah Whitsett2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born Bef. 1815. He married Eunice Burchfield.

Child of Lawrence Simpson and Eunice Burchfield is:

90. i.   Lawrence Whitsett Simpson.

 


36. Lawrence William Walker (Sibella Whitsett2,
John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born Bet. 1802 - 1804 in Tennessee, and died December 16, 1889 in Sumner County, Tennessee. He married Sophia J. Cade December 20, 1827 in Greene County, Alabama. She was born 1812 in Georgia.

Children of Lawrence Walker and Sophia Cade are:

91. i.  Lawrence W. Walker, born 1839.

92. ii.   William G. Walker, born 1841.

93. iii.   Robert Walker, born 1845.

 

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Generation No. 4

53. William J. Whitsett (John C.3, James2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC)  was born August 1849 in Alabama. He married Sally W. Martin, daughter of Joseph Martin and Virginia White. She was born July 1858 in Alabama.

Gandrud, Alabama Records, Vol. 145 (1880); "Charles P. Cabaniss, deceased, who died intestate, July 5, 1880; probate records mentions Sarah A. H. White, sister of deceased, whose daughter, Virginia O. Martin had a daughter, Sally W. Whitsett, wife of William J. Whitsett living in Sumter County. Virginia O. Martin was the wife of Joseph Martin of Huntsville."

Huntsville Democrat, Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 10, 1884: "Mary St. Clari Whitsett, daughter of William J. and Sallie Whitsett died at the residence of her grandfather Joseph Martin, Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 7, age 3 years."

Huntsville Independent, Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 11, 1884: "Died at the residence of her maternal grandfather Mr. Joseph Martin, September 7, 1884, Mary St. Clair Whitsett, daughter of W. J. and S. M. Whitsett, age 3."

Children of William Whitsett and Sally Martin are:

94. i.   Mary St. Clari Whitsett, born 1881; died September 7, 1884 in Madison County, Alabama.

95. ii.   William Whitsitt, born March 1886.

96. iii.   Charles Whitsitt, born April 1895.

 

71. John Childress Whitsitt (James Thompson3, James2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born December 24, 1847 in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama. He married Emma Louisa Jackson January 20, 1880 in Scooba, Kemper County, Mississippi.

Child of John Whitsitt and Emma Jackson is:

97. i.   Walton Whitsitt, born August 4, 1894 in Scooba, Kemper County, Mississippi.

 


72. William H. Whitsitt
(James Thompson3, James2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born Abt. 1849 in Mississippi probably died in (Harrison Co.) Texas. He married Sallie. She was born Abt. 1861 in Texas.

Children of William Whitsitt and Sallie Whitsett are:

98. i.   Mary Whitsett, born Abt. 1874 in Texas.

99. ii.  James Whitsett, born Abt. 1880 in Louisiana.



75. Elizabeth Green Whitsett (Joseph T.3,
James2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born September 22, 1846 in Alabama, and died August 5, 1917 in Staunton, Virginia. She married Rev. John Sawyer Arbuthnot probably in Nashville. Elizabeth Green Whitsett is buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn. John Sawyer Arbuthnot was a Presbyterian minister in Nashville, Tenn.

Child of Elizabeth Whitsett and John Arbuthnot is:

100. i.   Joseph Whitsitt Arbuthnot, born June 8, 1867; died October 29, 1930.

 

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100. Joseph Whitsitt Arbuthnot (Elizabeth Green Whitsett4, Joseph T.3, James2, John1, JohnA, WilliamB, SamuelC) was born June 8, 1867, and died October 29, 1930. He married Julia Moore Barron. Joseph Whitsitt Arbuthnot was a banker, and lived in Nashville and Marion, Alabama.

Child of Joseph Arbuthnot and Julia Barron is:

101. i.   Joseph Whitsitt Arbuthnot, born December 2, 1902; died 1952. He married Fanny Perry Marshall.

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Updated: 02 JUNE 2011