Generation No. 1

1. Samuel Whitsett (John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born Abt. 1752 in Virginia (?), and died Abt. 1832 in Orange Co., North Carolina. He married Mary Stockard Abt. 1775. She was born 1760, and died 1830.

The ancestry of Samuel Whitsett (John, William, Samuel) is at this time mostly speculation.  Dr. William Thornton Whitsett claimed that Samuel's parents were Henry Whitsett and Jane Mebane.  He claimed that brothers Henry and Adam Whitsett, sons of William Whitsett and Elizabeth Dawson came to North Carolina from Pennsylvania or Virginia.  I have found no evidence to support his conclusion.  There were two German immigrant brothers, Henry and Adam Whitsell (Weitzel) who settled in that part of Orange County that is today Guilford County, North Carolina.  In the early hand-written records of Orange County it is sometimes very hard to distinguish between the name "Whitsett" and "Whitsell" and that difficulty may be the basis for the confusion between Henry Whitsett and Henry Whitsell.  I have found much documentation for the existence of Henry and Adam Whitsell but only questionable evidence for the existence of Henry Whitsett.  There is fairly good evidence of the existence of an Adam Whitsett in Orange County before, during and after the Revolutionary War but nothing to identify his kin or descendants.

Most of the information on Samuel comes from the papers of Dr. William Thornton Whitsett. Few sources are documented in his papers. There are apparently no documents still in existence that show Samuel's parentage, the name of his spouse or the names of his children. I have shown here Dr. Whitsett's information although I'm not confident of its accuracy. I have found no evidence that gives the name of Mary Stockard or the fact she was the wife of Samuel Whitsett of Orange Co., North Carolina. That information is only found in Dr. William Thornton Whitsett's papers. The only source for the names of Samuel's children is Dr. William Thornton Whitsett. My research indicates that Dr. Whitsett obtained his information on his great great grandfather from his Uncle Alfred.

1. November 28, 1776: James Whitsett and Samuel Whitsett sign a petition of freeholders of Orange County, N. C.; This petition was 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. Other names are: Joseph Hart; Samuel Hart; James Mebane; Richard Bird; John Walker.
2. 1779: Tax list, Sam’l Whitsitt Orange County, North Carolina; also on list are James Whitsitt and John Whitsett.
3. September 1780: Samuel Whiteside, Orange County, North Carolina tax list.
4. 1781: Sam'l Whiteside, Orange County tax list.
5. 1782: Samuel Whitside, 200 acres, Orange District tax list.
6. April 1783: Samuel Whitesides, public claim number 2303 for goods or services rendered during the Revolutionary War.
7. June 10, 1783: Samuel Whitsitt's claim allowed (I have photo copy of document).
8. November 9, 1784: State of North Carolina grant to Samuel Whitsett, entry no. 2392, grant no. 1517.
9. November 9, 1784: Land grant no. 708 to Samuel Whitsett, on waters of Back Creek adjacent land of James Whitsett (this deed is dated November 9, 1784 but recorded in the deed book that covers a period in the 1820's. Perhaps it was recorded as part of a probate of Samuel's estate). Deed Book 23, pg. 49, N. C.
10. 1790: Orange Co, Orange District, tax list; Sam'l Whiteside, 200 acres.
11. January 27, 1794: Warrant no. 1002 (also labeled 1481) for 50 acres on Back Creek adj. John Reaves and Whitsitt's own land, surveyed for Samuel Whittsid (sic) by William Ray.
12. March 1794: Grant to Samuel Whittsides, 190 acres on Back Creek.
13. March 1, 1799: Grant to Samuel Whittsides (sic) 50 acres on Back Creek.
14. March 10, 1794: Deed to Samuel Whitsett, 200 acres on Back Creek
15. March 11, 1799: Samuel Whitsett, 50 acres adjacent John Reaves and his own land, Wm. Bradford corner
16. June 10, 1799: Samuel Whittsides (sic); warrant issued, entered [recorded] March 1794, Book no. 101, pg. 284; 190 acres on Back Creek adjacent John McMinnery, Richard Cope, George Boyd, William Bradford and Samuel's own line. Deed states land was adjacent John Reeves, Boyd, Bradford, McMinnery, Thos. Linch's corner, Boyd's corner. (Entry 2392, Grant 1517, and Deed Book 10, pg. 42)
17. November 18, 1800: Grant from Samuel Whitsett to George Campbell, Orange Co., N. C. (since this is listed as grant rather than a deed, Samuel may be reassigning a grant to George Campbell that was never recorded as a deed).
18. July 13, 1805: Deed to John Whitsett from Wm. Dixon; wit. Samuel Whitsett and Wm. Holt.
19. January 4, 1807: Deed to Samuel Whitsett from Thomas Jones of Bertie Co., N. C. for 200 acres in Guilford Co. on Reedy Fork; wit. Wm. Whitsett and Levi Stow [may be Whitsell - not the Samuel of Back Creek].
20. Census 1810: Samuel Whitesett, Orange County, North Carolina
21. Nov. 11, 1815: Josiah Turner, Shff. sells land adj. John Reaves supposedly belonging to Sam'l and Joseph Whitsett or one of them for a sum of 9.8.10 pounds, recovered against Samuel and Joseph Whitsett by Cartlett Campbell, 31 Mar. 1800; Joseph Armstrong's corner, Buckhorn Creek, 150 acres. Deed Book 15-194;
22. Census 1820: Sam'l Whitsitt, Orange County, North Carolina

Children of Samuel Whitsett and Mary Stockard are:

2 i. James S. Whitsett, born Abt. 1775; died Bef. 1850 in Probably Shelby County, Tennessee.

3 ii. John Whitsett, born 1780 in Probably Orange County, North Carolina; died Aft. 1850 Clinton Co., Mo.

4 iii. William Whitsett, born 1780 in North Carolina; died Bef. 1860 in Memphis, Tennessee.

5 iv. Margaret Whitsett, born Bef. 1784.

6 v. Moses Green Whitsett, born 1792 in Virginia; died October 8, 1834 in Cherokee County, Georgia.

 

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Generation No. 2

2. James S. Whitsett (Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born Abt. 1775, and died Bef. 1850 in Probably Shelby County, Tennessee. He married Sarah Jackson August 22, 1801 in Orange County, North Carolina. She was born Abt. 1783 in North Carolina.

Known children of James Whitsett and Sarah Jackson are:

7 i. Wiley W. Whitsett, born Abt. 1802 in North Carolina; died Bef. 1860 in Memphis, Tennessee.

8 ii. Samuel H. Whitsett, born Abt. 1820 in Tennessee.

 

3. John Whitsett (Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born 1780 in Probably Orange County, North Carolina, and died after 1850 probably in Clinton County, Missouri. He married Ruth (Keziah) Lowe September 13, 1797 in Orange County, North Carolina. She was born Bef. 1782, and died 1846 probably in Clinton County, Missouri.

1. July 13, 1805: William Dixon of Orange Co. deed to John Whitsett of Orange Co., 250 acres on Little Alamance Creek adj. Michael Holt's corner; wit. Samuel Whitsett, William Holt, James Campbell and others.
2. 1810: Census, John Whitsell (sic), Orange Co., North Carolina.
3. August 15, 1814: Jacob Wilhoit, attorney for Jacob Wilhoit, Sr., deed to John Whitsett land on the waters of Great Alamance adj. Whitsett's own land and Mudock J. Holt and Thomas Powell; wit. Lewis Wilhoit and Thomas Powell (this may be John Whitsell who married Milly Wilhoit).
4. 1820: Census, John Whitsett, Orange County, North Carolina.
5. August 24, 1824: John Whitsett deed to James Whitsett, land on Little Alamance formerly owned by Wm. Densort; W. Holt's line, Wm. Roger's Corner, 96 1/2 acres.
6. June 12, 1837: William Hold [Holt] deed to John and Keziah Whitsett, Orange County, North Carolina.
7. 1850: John Whitsett is in the household of Low Whitsett, Clinton County, Missouri. Close by was John’s son Alfred and his family.

Children of John Whitsett and Ruth Lowe are:

9     i. Alfred Whitsett, born January 9, 1805 in North Carolina; died April 21, 1888 in Missouri.

10   ii. Austin Whitsett, born February 2, 1808 in Orange County, North Carolina; died November 29, 1890 in Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina.

11   iii. Low Whitsett, born Abt. 1815 in North Carolina.

12   iv. James Whitsett, born Abt. 1803 in Probably Orange County, North Carolina.

v. Euthia Whitsett, born Aft. 1797; died Bef. 1844. She married Hugh Shaw Bef. 1836; born 1805; died April 6, 1866.

vi. Nancy Whitsett, born Aft. 1797. She married Rev. Joseph Albright May 5, 1818 in Orange County, North Carolina.

15 vii. John Emsely Whitsett, born Abt. 1815 in North Carolina.

 

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4. William Whitsett (Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born 1780 in North Carolina, and died Bef. 1860 in Memphis, Tennessee. He married Jean Harden August 15, 1805 in Orange County, North Carolina, daughter of John Harden and Sarah Holt. She was born Abt. 1788 in North Carolina, and died in Memphis, Tennessee.

William Whitsett was a Cumberland Presbyterian minister. He removed along with his wife and family from North Carolina to Tennessee (where probably he was ordained) and then to Lauderdale County, Alabama. In about 1829 he left Alabama to establish a church in Memphis, Tennessee. He spent the rest of his life in Memphis. He died before 1860. Only one daughter and William’s wife Jean survived into the 1860’s. Some have thought that William was the father of the Whitsett brothers who lived and raised families in Lauderdale County but there is strong evidence that this is not so.

Records of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Memphis Theological Seminary Library, extracted by Hinkley Smartt of Memphis, Tenn., (1981); Rev. William Whitsett was a member of the Cumberland Synod between 1813-1828; member of Elk Presbytery in 1820 and transferred to Tennessee Presbytery when it was formed from part of Elk. After 1828 the records are insufficient to provide any information.

1. August 12, 1805: Marriage bond; William Whitsett and Jeany Harden, , Samuel Whitsett, bondsman, Orange Co., NC
2. September 2, 1805: "Married in Orange co., on Thursday the 15th inst., Mr. William Whiteside to Miss Jane Harden, daughter of
   John Harden, Esq., all of same county." (Raleigh Register, 2 Sep. 1805) Lois Smathers Neal, "Abstracts of Vital Records From Raleigh, North Carolina Newspapers 1799-1819," Vol. I, The Reprint Company Publishers, Spartanburg, S. C., (1979)
3. September 20, 1814: Will of Sarah Harden, Sept. 20, 1814, Orange County, N. C."I give and bequeath to my daughter Jean Whitsett all my title and interest in two hundred acres of land lying in Caswell county, also one negro woman by the name of Liddy and her increase, two cows and one heifer, one feather bed and furniture, one pewter dish, 12 dozen pewter plates, one set cups and saucers, one earthen dish, 1 doz. earthen plates, one woman's saddle, one chest called her father's chest, and two pounds of wool to have and to hold the said property during her life time and then to the heirs of her body forever. Should either of my children [Jean Whitsett and Mary Prather] dissent from such portion of land as I have given them, I hereby annul & make void such gift and direct that their property shall immediately revert to my daughter Peggy."
4. 1823-1828: Various marriages solemnized by William Whitsett, Minister of the Gospel in Lauderdale County, Alabama.
5. March 13, 1823: William Whitsett sells to Thomas Farmer "both of Lauderdale County" for $250.00 land "in Territory of Arkansaw" NE 1/4 of Sect. 36, Tsp 6N, Range 13W… "160 acres granted by U.S. to Elias Flanagan bearing date of 1821; Warranty No. 23818" [signed] Wm. Whitsett; [This land was in Faulkner Co., Ark. In Clifton or East Fork Twp. Near Wooster, Ark.] Lauderdale County, Alabama Deed Book A-1.
6. 1824: Minutes of the Tennessee Presbytery, "The Rev. William Whitsett came and took his seat; his excuses for absence were all sustained except the first and fourth. For these he as admonished by the moderator." Records of the Presbytery show that Rev. Whitsett was absent for the next four meetings between 1825 and 1828.
7. January 1, 1826: William Whitsett of 1st part, Abraham H. Wood, 2nd part, and Abraham Fox of 3rd part … all of Lauderdale County … Whitsett is in debt to Fox for $159.60 for a horse … debt paid by Wood … Deed of Trust for repayment to Wood … following property given as security "being part of lot no. 11, in town of Florence at corner of Tuscaloosa St. to Court St. … 33 feet as right angle to alley between Court & pint sts. Right angle to Tongigy where on said Whitsett now lives … [signed] William Whitsett, witnesses Alexander H. Wood, Abraham Fox. Lauderdale County, Alabama Deed Book A-4 pg. 336 (recorded on April 22, 1829).
8. April 22, 1829: Lauderdale County, Alabama Deed Book A-4, pg. 336, Whitsett to Fox deed recorded.
   1830: Census, William Whitsett, Lauderdale County, AL.
9. 1830: "The [Cumberland Presbyterian] church at Memphis, Tennessee, was organized in 1830, in the house of the Rev. Mr. Whitsett. For ten years preaching was kept up by Mr. Whitsett, W. A. Bryan, Robert Baker, H. A. Morgan, and Samuel Dennis." B. W. McDonnold, "History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church," Fourth Edition, 1899, pg. 373.
10. January 7, 1832: Lease from William Whitsett to Crow and Harrell; Deed Book 5, pg. 299.
11. January 30, 1837: Deed of trust from John P. H. Whitsett of Shelby County, Tennessee to Thomas Crow; lot 11 in Florence (same as described in the January 1826 deed); Deed Book A-7, pg. 150.
12. 1840: Census, Wm. Whitsett, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
13. 1850: Census, Wm. Whitsett, age 70, C. P. Clergyman, born in N. C.; Jane Whitsett, age 62, born in N. C. (living in a hotel kept by Edwin Manning, wife Susan).
14. 1873: "THE CUMBERLANDS – In 1829, I think the Rev. William Whitsett, of the Cumberland Church, came here [Memphis] and established a church of that denomination. Owing to the smallness of the membership he was rather unsuccessful for a time. His widow, at the extreme age of eighty-eight, still survives, with a strength of body, mind, hearing and voice that is truly remarkable. Of the large family they raised, but one daughter is now living – Mrs. Eliza Whitsett, wife and cousin of Wiley W. Whitsett, of whom few men of his day were more generally known and respected. Of their large family of children not one now survives."
    James D. Davis, HISTORY OF MEMPHIS, Memphis, Tenn., 1873, pg. 240.

Known Children of William Whitsett and Jean Harden are:

16   i. Susan H. Whitsett, born Abt. 1808 in North Carolina, married Edwin Manning in Lauderdale County, Alabama.

ii. John P. H. Whitsett, born Abt. 1810.

18   iii. Elizabeth Jane Whitsett, born 1814 in North Carolina; married cousin Wiley W. Whitsett son of James and Sarah (Jackson) Whitsett.

19   iv. Bruce A. Whitsett, born Abt. 1820 in Tennessee or North Carolina.

v. Margaret Whitsett, born Bef. 1815. She married J. L. Sweeny May 3, 1831 in Shelby County, Tennessee.

vi. Mary Eliza Whitsett, born Bef. 1820. She married Felix G. Dooley May 16, 1837 in Shelby County, Tennessee.

 

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5. Margaret Whitsett (Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born Bef. 1784. She married Isaac McAddams December 15, 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina.

Notes for Isaac McCadams: Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange Co., North Carolina 1800-1850; Will Book E-162 - Isaac McCadams, will dated Mar. 17, 1828; proved in court, 1828; names wife Peggy, son Wiley, daughters Jane (minor), Rebbecca, Fanny Long, wife of William Long; executors brother-in-law Moses Whitsett; witness John Trolinger.

Children of Margaret Whitsett and Isaac McCadams are:

22 i. Wiley McAddams.

23 ii. Jane McAddams.

24 iii. Rebecah McAddams.

25 iv. Fanny McAddams. She married William Long.

 

 

6. Moses Green Whitsett (Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born 1792 in Virginia, and died October 8, 1834 in Cherokee County, Georgia. He married Nancy Thompson Bird January 11, 1827 in Orange County, North Carolina, daughter of James Bird and Rebeccah Thompson. She was born Abt. 1803 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, and died May 26, 1882 in Probably Forsyth County, Georgia. After the death of Moses, Nancy married William H. Ray, February 20, 1836.

Dr. William Thornton Whitsett indicates that Moses Whitsett was the son of Samuel and Mary Stockard Whitsett. That seems strange if he moved to North Carolina in 1824 as mentioned below. However, Moses is named in the will of Isaac McAddams. Isaac McAddams married Peggy [Margaret] Whitesides in Orange County on Dec. 15, 1800.

1. "Moses G. Whitsitt was born in Virginia in 1792. In 1824 he moved to North Carolina, where he lived until 1834, when he settled in Georgia and died in what is now Cherokee County in the same year. He as a tanner and a saddle and harness-maker by trade, and also devoted some attention to agricultural pursuits. His wife, Nancy T. (Bird) Whitsitt was born in Rockingham County, NC, and bore her husband five children, viz: Minerva J., Cornelia A., Wm. J., Joseph G. and Moses G."
2. September 2, 1820: James Woods deed to Moses Whitsett, 154 acres on Mill Creek in Orange County, adj. land of John Patten and Mason; wit. Johnston Freeland and James Hamilton.
3. December 3, 1821: Deed to Moses Whitsett for $178, Orange Co., N. C. Thos. Clancey, Shff. judgment against John Hamilton recovered by Elijah Pickard, land adjacent James Mebane and Wm. Prestley on Mill Creek, 86 acres.
4. December 31, 1821: Sherrif's sale to Moses Whitsett, 86 acres on Mill Creek in Orange Co., adj. James Mebane and William Paisley; settlement of debt recovered by Elijah Pickard against John Hamilton and others.
5. January 16, 1832: Moses Whitsitt is the bondsman for marriage bond of John C. Whitsitt (sic) and Jane Wilson
6. May 31, 1832: Photo copy of summons by the Orange County, North Carolina Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions - "State of North Carolina To the Sheriff of Orange County, Greeting: YOU are hereby commanded to summon Nicholas Thompson Executor of Sarah Thompson Dec. or heretofore Commanded if to be found in your county personally to be [appear] before the Justices of our next Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, to be held for Orange county, at the Court-House in Hillsborough on the 4th Monday in August next, then and there to answer Moses Whitsides & Nancy Whitesides his wife of a plea of [indiscernible] to them Damages - five hundred Dollars." Issued 31 May 1832. [Moses and Nancy apparently felt they were entitled to some of the estate, or the action was for a debt owed by the estate to Moses and Nancy. Nancy was the granddaughter of Sarah Thompson].
7. June 4, 1832: Nancy Cloud deed to Moses Whitsett, land in Orange County, N. C.
8. August 21, 1832: George A. Mebane deed to Moses Whitsett, land in Orange County, N. C.
9. October 10, 1832: John Carden to Moses Whitsett in Orange County, N. C.

Children of Moses Whitsett and Nancy Bird are:

26 i. Minerva Jane Whitsett, born December 23, 1827 in Rockingham County, North Carolina; died May 16, 1904 in Catoosa County, Georgia. She married William Harris December 18, 1842 in Cumming, Georgia; born February 20, 1820 in South Carolina; died February 8, 1884.

27 ii. Cornelia A. Whitsett, born August 10, 1829 in Orange County, North Carolina; died 1902. She married Richard Wright Blackstock July 2, 1843 in Cumming, Georgia; died 1894.

28 iii. William Jimps Whitsitt, born October 7, 1831 in Orange County, North Carolina; died 1911 in Catoosa County, Georgia.

29 iv. Joseph Green Whitsett, born May 14, 1833 in North Carolina. He married Sarah Elizabeth Green May 18, 1854 in Georgia; born April 1843 in Georgia. On the Census of 1900, in Bell County, Texas Joseph states that his father was born in Virginia; Military service: July 31, 1864, 1st Lt., HQ Military District of Florida (Confederate), Lake City, Florida. Residence after 1865, Bell County, Texas.

30 v. Moses Green Whitsett, born April 8, 1835 in Georgia; died in Allen County, Kansas.

31 vi. Augustus Ray, born December 12, 1836 in Georgia; Stepchild. He married Emma Miller May 2, 1859 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.

32 vii. Henry L. Ray, born July 8, 1838 in Georgia; died December 13, 1873; Stepchild. He married (1) Annie Thornton December 14, 1865; died Bef. 1872. He married (2) Lou Sharp July 18, 1872.

33 viii. Mary Angie Ray, born January 9, 1842 in Georgia; died June 21, 1858; Stepchild.

 

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7. Wiley W. Whitsett (James S.², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born Abt. 1802 in North Carolina, and died Bef. 1860 in Memphis, Tennessee. He married first cousin Elizabeth Jane Whitsett November 28, 1832 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, daughter of William Whitsett and Jean Harden. She was born 1814 in North Carolina.

Known Children of Wiley Whitsett and Elizabeth Whitsett are:

34 i. William J. Whitsett, born Abt. 1836 in Tennessee.

35 ii. Wiley H. Whitsett, born Abt. 1844 in Tennessee.

 

8. Samuel H. Whitsett (James S.², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born Abt. 1820 in Tennessee. He married Elizabeth. She was born Abt. 1824 in Mississippi.

Known Children of Samuel Whitsett and Elizabeth are:

36 i. Samuel W. Whitsett, born Abt. 1851 in Louisiana.

37 ii. George R. Whitsett, born Abt. 1856 in Tennessee.

 

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9. Alfred Whitsett (John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born January 9, 1805 in North Carolina, and died April 21, 1888 in Missouri. He married Sarah G. Baxter June 18, 1839 in Probably Missouri, daughter of Steven Baxter. She was born February 17, 1815 in Tennessee, and died November 24, 1897 in Missouri. The family removed from North Carolina to Missouri before 1840.

Both Alfred and Sarah are buried in Whitsitt family plat at Old Antioch Cemetery, Holt, Missouri. There is a large, gray, granite monument and smaller head markers about 100 feet in from main front gate on left side of drive.

Children of Alfred Whitsitt and Sarah Baxter are:

38    i. William Wood Whitsitt, born March 7, 1840 in Missouri.

ii. Ann W. Whitsitt, born August 1, 1841 in Missouri; died 1911 in Missouri. She married Mr. Hulen.

40  iii. James Young Whitsitt, born March 14, 1843 in Missouri.

iv. Keziah C. Whitsitt, born January 15, 1845 in Missouri; died August 5, 1846 in Missouri.

v. Margaret Elizabeth Whitsitt, born March 22, 1847 in Missouri.

vi. John Baxter Whitsitt, born March 21, 1849 in Missouri; died 1922; buried in Whitsitt family plat at Old Antioch Cemetery, Holt Missouri.

44 vii. Casper C. Whitsitt, born June 11, 1852 in Clinton County, Missouri; died February 8, 1922 in Missouri.

viii. Sarah Adda Whitsitt, born March 7, 1858 in Probably Missouri. She married Sidney Wilson.

 

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10. Austin Whitsett (John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born February 2, 1808 in Orange County, North Carolina, and died November 29, 1890 in Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina. He married Margaret Barbara Bason March 1833 in North Carolina, daughter of Joseph Bason and Barbara Foust. She was born October 9, 1817, and died November 30, 1902.

Children of Austin Whitsett and Margaret Bason are:

46 i. Barbara J. Whitsett, born December 8, 1833 in North Carolina; died November 7, 1874 in Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina.

47 ii. Joseph Bason Whitsett, born October 27, 1834 in North Carolina; died September 3, 1917 in North Carolina.

48 iii. John William Whitsett, born November 29, 1836 in North Carolina; died August 21, 1909 in North Carolina.

49 iv. Maria Catherine Whitsett, born October 12, 1838 in North Carolina; died September 6, 1910 in North Carolina.

50 v. Henry James Whitsett, born September 18, 1840 in North Carolina; died June 7, 1918 in Linn County, Missouri.

51 vi. Margaret Kivette Whitsett, born September 13, 1842 in North Carolina; died July 2, 1913 in North Carolina. She married Joseph Caldwell Holt September 9, 1861 in Alamance County, North Carolina; born Bef. 1841 in Probably North Carolina. Left no issue.

52 vii. Jeremiah Lewis Whitsitt, born May 5, 1844 in North Carolina; died August 8, 1902 in Columbus, Georgia.

53 viii. Mary Elizabeth Whitsett, born February 27, 1847 in North Carolina; died July 19, 1913 in North Carolina. She married Jeremiah W. Holt; born December 7, 1848; died August 3, 1923 in North Carolina.

54 ix. Austin Madison Whitsett, born February 16, 1850 in North Carolina; died December 18, 1899 in Baltimore, Maryland. He married Jennie Lanehardt; died 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland.

55 x. George Walters Whitsett, born March 6, 1856 in North Carolina. He married Maude Beebe Brent February 23, 1888. Left no issue. George was a dentist in Greensboro.

56 xi. Alfred Thomas Whitsett, born July 28, 1852 in North Carolina; died June 24, 1934 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

 

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11. Low Whitsett (John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born Abt. 1815 in North Carolina. He married Margaret Groomer April 1, 1842 in Clay County, Missouri. She was born Abt. 1820 in Kentucky. Removed from North Carolina to Missouri probably before 1840.

Known Children of Low Whitsett and Margaret Groomer are:

57 i. Lucy Whitsett, born Abt. 1844 in Missouri.

58 ii. William P. Whitsett, born Abt. 1846 in Missouri.

 

12. James Whitsett (John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born Abt. 1803 in Probably Orange County, North Carolina. He married Mary. She was born Abt. 1809 in North Carolina. It appears from the birthplaces of their children James and Mary removed from North Carolina to Kentucky about 1840 and then to Missouri between 1845 and 1850.

Children of James and Mary Whitsett are:

59 i. William Whitsett, born Abt. 1833 in North Carolina.

60 ii. Elizabeth Whitsett, born Abt. 1834 in North Carolina.

61 iii. George Whitsett, born Abt. 1836 in North Carolina.

62 iv. John Whitsett, born Abt. 1840 in Kentucky.

63 v. Jane Whitsett, born Abt. 1842 in Kentucky.

64 vi. Thomas Whitsett, born Abt. 1845 in Kentucky.

 

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15. John Emsely Whitsett (John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born Abt. 1815 in North Carolina. He married Sarah Margaret Marsh February 24, 1842 in Clay County, Missouri. She was born Abt. 1821 in Kentucky.

1850 Census, Fishing River Twp., Clay Co., Mo., pg. 376

Known Children of John Whitsett and Sarah Marsh are:

65 i. James Whitsett, born Abt. 1843 in Missouri.

66 ii. Martha Whitsett, born Abt. 1848 in Missouri.

 

16. Susan H. Whitsett (Rev. William², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born Abt. 1808 in North Carolina. She married Edwin Manning March 19, 1829 in Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was born Abt. 1805 in Virginia.

1850 Census, Hotel owned by Edwin Manning, wife Susan, William Whitsett (C. P. Clergy), Jane Whitsett

Known Child of Susan Whitsett and Edwin Manning is:

67 i. William A. Manning, born Abt. 1833.

 

18. Elizabeth Jane Whitsett (Rev. William², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born 1814 in North Carolina. She married first cousin Wiley W. Whitsett November 28, 1832 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, son of James Whitsett and Sarah Jackson. He was born Abt. 1802 in North Carolina, and died Bef. 1860 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Known Children of Wiley Whitsett and Elizabeth Whitsett are:

34 i. William J. Whitsett, born Abt. 1836 in Tennessee.

35 ii. Wiley H. Whitsett, born Abt. 1844 in Tennessee.

 

19. Bruce A. Whitsett (Rev. William², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born Abt. 1820 in Tennessee or North Carolina. He married Lucy R. Hardaway December 18, 1845 in Shelby County, Tennessee, daughter of John C. Hardaway. She was born Bet. 1825 - 1828 in Virginia. Note: Bruce Whitsett may be the son of James and Sarah Jackson Whitsett rather than Rev. William and Jane Harden Whitsett.

Children of Bruce Whitsett and Lucy Hardaway are:

68 i. Lavonia Whitsett, born Abt. 1848.

69 ii. James A. Whitsett, born 1849.

70 iii. John P. H. Whitsett, born Abt. 1851.

71 iv. Wiley W. Whitsett, born Abt. 1856.

72 v. Samuel Whitsett, born Abt. 1858.

 

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28. William Jimps Whitsitt (Moses Green Whitsett², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born October 7, 1831 in Orange County, North Carolina, and died 1911 in Catoosa County, Georgia. He married Harriet G. Willis December 1, 1853 in Georgia, daughter of William Willis.

"William J. Whitsett was brought up and educated in Forsyth County, Ga. In early life he followed clerking until the outbreak of the civil war. He then joined the Confederate Army as a private in Company B, First Georgia Battalion, which afterward became the Thirty-sixth Georgia regiment. In 1861 he was elected lieutenant of Company B, and was afterward promoted to be captain of the company. In 1865, after the war, he engaged in the mercantile business at Ringgold, and continued in the same until 1885, since which time he has been engaged largely in the real estate and hotel business at the same point. In 1856 he was elected judge of the inferior court of Catoosa County, and held the office until 1866. In January, 1867, he was elected sheriff of the county, was re-elected four times and served until 1877. In 1878 he was elected county treasurer and held that position until 1883. On December 1, 1853, he was married to Miss Harriet G. Willis, daughter of Wm. Willis, of DeKalb County, Ga. One son has been born to this marriage, Charles H.   Mr. Whitsitt is a Democrat, a Free Mason, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church."

Child of William Whitsitt and Harriet Willis is:

73 i. Charles H. Whitsitt, born Abt. 1854.

 

30. Moses Green Whitsett (Moses Green², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born April 8, 1835 in Georgia, and died in Allen County, Kansas. He married Nancy E. McCrory August 8, 1860 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. She was born Abt. 1841 in Arkansas.

1858 land grant to Moses G. Whitsett, Sect. 28, T7N R30W, Crawford County, Arkansas (located within the area of Fort Chaffee, south of Fort Smith, Ark.)  Moses was a merchant in Fort Smith in 1860. Removed to Allen County Kansas probably before 1870.

Child of Moses Whitsett and Nancy McCrory is:

74 i. Frank S. Whitsett, born March 1862.

 

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38. William Wood Whitsitt (Alfred³, John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born March 7, 1840 in Missouri. The name of his wife is unknown.  Buried in Kansas City, Missouri.

Child of William Wood Whitsitt is:

i. Bertha Whitsitt, died May 15, 1947 in Kellerton, Iowa. She married Mr. Miller.

Bertha Whitsitt Miller supervised the first building of the Florence Crittenden Home for Wayward Girls and Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. and was the first head nurse for many years. She had no children.

40. James Young Whitsitt (Alfred³, John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born March 14, 1843 in Missouri. The name of his wife is not known.

James lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was a builder and master carpenter and the inventor of the bungalow hip roof type of house. He moved to Beverly Hills, California and built many of this type of house in that area. His two daughters married Culver brothers. One son-in-law Basil Culver ran a department store in Beverly Hills.

Children of James Young Whitsitt are:

76 i. Mabel Whitsitt.

77 ii. Cora Whitsitt.

 

44. Casper C. Whitsitt (Alfred³, John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born June 11, 1852 in Clinton County, Missouri, and died February 8, 1922 in Missouri. He married Emma Florence Henderson March 21, 1891 in Probably Missouri. She was born February 10, 1865, and died February 16, 1932.

Casper and Emma Florence Whitsitt are buried in the Whitsitt family plat at Old Antioch Cemetery, Holt Missouri. The family farm, owned by Gow family in 1983, was located four miles south of Converse, Missouri between Holt and Lawson in Clay County.

Children of Casper Whitsitt and Emma Henderson are:

78 i. Casper Earl Whitsitt, born November 11, 1899; died May 27, 1950 in Texas.

79 ii. Oren Louis Whitsitt, born July 31, 1905; died 1981 in Lurdalen, Norway.

 

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47. Joseph Bason Whitsett (Austin³, John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born October 27, 1834 in North Carolina, and died September 3, 1917 in North Carolina. He married Mary Louisa Foust October 15, 1863 in Guilford County, North Carolina. She was born 1845.

Children of Joseph Whitsett and Mary Foust are:

80 i. William Thornton Whitsett, born August 5, 1866 in Guilford County, North Carolina; died March 22, 1934 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

81 ii. Lizzie Whitsett, born 1872. She married Francis Marion Smith; born 1864.

82 iii. Effie Whitsett. She married James Henry Joyner.

 

 

48. John William Whitsett (Austin³, John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born November 29, 1836 in North Carolina, and died August 21, 1909 in North Carolina. He married Lettie Kivette Foust September 26, 1871. She was born March 11, 1835, and died February 3, 1927 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Child of John Whitsett and Lettie Foust is:

i. Minnie Whitsett, born Aft. 1871. She married Thomas D. Tinnin.

 

 

49. Maria Catherine Whitsett (Austin³, John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born October 12, 1838 in North Carolina, and died September 6, 1910 in North Carolina. She married Joseph John Wood August 14, 1860 in Alamance County, North Carolina. He was born August 17, 1829, and died June 2, 1879 in North Carolina. The entire family of Wood children died within a week of each other in the fall of 1877 during the diphtheria epidemic of that year.

Children of Maria Whitsett and Joseph Wood are:

i. Frances E. Wood, born May 27, 1861; died October 7, 1877.

ii. Martha C. Wood, born May 7, 1864; died October 1, 1877.

iii. Mary E. Wood, born January 3, 1867; died September 20, 1877.

iv. Joseph H. Wood, born April 8, 1870; died October 8, 1877.

v. Lou S. Wood, born October 22, 1872; died October 6, 1877.

vi. Maggie D. Wood, born April 11, 1875; died October 1, 1877.

 

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50. Henry James Whitsett (Austin³, John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born September 18, 1840 in North Carolina, and died June 7, 1918 in Linn County, Missouri. He married Mary S. Reed. She died February 8, 1918 in Linn County, Missouri. Both are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Missouri.

Child of Henry Whitsett and Mary Reed is:

90 i. Alice Whitsett.

 

 

52. Jeremiah Lewis Whitsitt (Austin³, John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born May 5, 1844 in North Carolina, and died August 8, 1902 in Columbus, Georgia. He married Mary Ellen Lamb December 30, 1875. She was born June 23, 1844, and died May 14, 1916 in Columbus, Georgia.

Child of Jeremiah Whitsitt and Mary Lamb is:

91 i. Barbara Nell Whitsitt, born March 19, 1882.

 

 

56. Alfred Thomas Whitsett (Austin³, John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born July 28, 1852 in North Carolina, and died June 24, 1934 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He married Eulalia Donnell. She died in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Children of Alfred Whitsett and Eulalia Donnell are:

92 i. James A. Whitsett

93 ii. Mary D. Whitsett

94 iii. Onnie Minor Whitsett, born January 20, 1889; died July 2, 1958 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

95 iv. Margaret J. Whitsett. She married Carl Durham.

 

74. Frank S. Whitsett (Moses Green³, Moses Green², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born March 1862. He married Ada. She was born June 1867 in Massachusetts.

Known children of Frank and Ada Whitsett are:

96 i. Walter R. Whitsett, born October 1891 in Kansas.

97 ii. Nellie M. Whitsett, born October 1894 in Kansas.

98 iii. Lester W. Whitsett, born May 1899 in Kansas.

 

Generation No. 5

78. Casper Earl Whitsitt (Casper C.⁴, Alfred³, John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born November 11, 1899, and died May 27, 1950 in Texas. Buried in Jacksboro, Texas. He married Virgie Mary Myers. She was born August 8, 1907 in Sulphur, Oklahoma.

Children of Casper Whitsitt and Virgie Myers are:

99 i. Norma Ann Whitsitt

100 ii. Emma Jane Whitsitt, married William E. Horton. Informant for this family. Information from family Bible, notes and pictures belonging to Mrs. Horton's grandmother, Emma Florence Henderson Whitsitt.

101 iii. Mary Earlene Whitsitt

 

80. William Thornton Whitsett (Joseph Bason⁴, Austin³, John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born August 5, 1866 in Guilford County, North Carolina, and died March 22, 1934 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He married Carrie E. Brewer June 30, 1906.

William Thornton Whitsett, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina) is the source of much that is known or reported about the descendants of Samuel Whitsett or Orange County, North Carolina. He was the founder and president of the Whitsett Institute in Whitsett, North Carolina.

Children of William Whitsett and Carrie Brewer are:

i. Lucille E. Whitsett, born about 1908, Guilford County, North Carolina, m. Arnold Holt.

ii. William Thornton Whitsett, Jr., born about 1911, Guilford County, North Carolina, m. Ruth Wood.

iii. Carrie B. Whitsett, born about 1915; she married Hadley Hayes. Carrie Whitsett Hayes provided Pearl Whitsett Miller with Dr. Whitsett's typewritten notes on the Whitsett family in about 1980.  Pearl provided me with copies in 1982.

iv. Gordon Whitsett, born about 1920, Guilford County, North Carolina

 

94. Onslow "Onnie" Minor Whitsett (Alfred Thomas⁴, Austin³, John², Samuel¹, John^A, William^B, Samuel^C) was born January 20, 1889, and died July 2, 1958 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He married Birdie Brewer Abt. 1909. She was born August 17, 1891, and died August 19, 1963 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Children of Onslow Whitsett and Birdie Brewer are:

104 i. Onnie Burton Whitsett, born March 14, 1929; died June 20, 1929 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

105 ii. Donald Whitsett

106 iii. Jack Whitsett

107 iv. Alfred Whitsett

 

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