Generation
No. 5
5.
WILLIAM THOMAS WHITSITT (WILLIAM
THOMAS4, WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born August 20, 1731 in
Antrim County, Ireland, and died July 14, 1811 in Nashville,
Davidson Co., Tennessee. He married
ELENOR MENEES May 30, 1764 in Amherst Co.,
Virginia - near Bethel, Lancaster Co, Pa, daughter of
JAMES MENEES/MCNEES
and ELLEN CARDWELL.
She was born December 03, 1746 in Bethel, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, and died September 13, 1818 in Rural Choir,
[Rural Choice] Kentucky.
Notes for
WILLIAM THOMAS WHITSITT:
Whitsett
Family Data Extracted from page 278 of Volume II of
the Book "My Findings" Privately published
by Lillian Vesta Brown-Johnson, Smyrna, Tennessee
in 1991, a copy of which is in the possession of Mary
Ann (Nee Calahan) McCaffrey, 974 Greerland Dr., Nashville,
Tennessee 37204.
"Came
to Pennsylvania from Ireland on or before 1740 with
two brothers John and Joseph."
"Notes
Whitsett, William Thomas Jr. William Whitsett (Immigrant
Whitsett, who we designate SR) was born 1709 in Ireland
and died 1798. He was married in Ireland to Elizabeth
Dawson, They had two sons born in Ireland, Henry b
1730 and William b 1731."
"Dar
Patriot, Indies BK, pg 3191. PVT. Virginia"
Per Charles
Dixon :
The Marriage
record of William Whitsitt and Ellen Menees as recorded
by the Rev. Stoever in Lancaster County, PA states,
"May 30 1764, William Whiteside and Eleanor McNees,
Bethal." Bethel being the township in Lancaster
Co. near where the Marriage took place. What is interesting
is the "Whiteside-McNees" names recorded
above. In Ireland the Whitsitt's were known as the
Whitesides and the Menees as McNees - probably because
of phonetic spelling, common at these times, the family
names evolved in the manner that they did as late
as the early 1800's, records move back and forth between
Whitsitt - Whiteside, and Menees - McNees. The Whitsitt's
in earlier times were identified as the "Bells
of Whiteside." The true derivation of the name
may well have been "Bell to Whiteside to Whitesides
to Whitesitt to Whitsitt".
THESE TWO
FAMILIES WERE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED FOR GENERATIONS IN
SCOTLAND, IRELAND, PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE.
Several instances of inter-marriage between the families
are recorded. Though not much is known or recorded
about the families in Penn.
BY 1752
The Whitsitt's had migrated to Albemarle County, Virginia,
where William III was a member of the Albemarle Militia
during the French-Indian wars. (1752-1763).
During this period the Virginia militia was commanded
by one, George Washington.
It is recorded
that, "the years in Albemarle were occupied by
a fierce and trying Indian War." Upon his marriage
to Eleanor "Ellen" Menees - only daughter
of James Menees, SR - William Whitsitt III moved to
Amherst Co., VA ostensibly seeking a peace that did
not come, as Indian attacks continued to occur and
in 1776 the Revolutionary War broke out. At the out
break of the War, William was 45 years old, with at
least seven of his eventual 11 children having been
born. On 10-01-1781 - 18 days prior to Lord Cornwallis'
surrender and war's end-William III sold his Amherst
lands and possessions and the family moved to Henry
Co., VA (near what is Martinsville, VA). In 1790 the
family moved once again. This time to Tennessee.
It was
then William III, probably at the influence of his
wife Ellen, who transitioned and shortened the name
Whiteside or Whitesides to Whitsitt. Deeds issued
in Amherst, VA evidence use of both names - though
when the Whiteside name was used his wife signed only
"his wife Ellie"; evidencing a preference
for the shorter Whitsitt. Later in Tennessee both
names were used - 640 acres were purchased at Neely's
Bend under the name Whitsitt in 1795, later 160 acres,
of this same land, were sold by Whiteside (02/24/1801).
It appears the common usage was Whitsitt, with only
occasional use of Whiteside. Records of the time show
this was becoming common usage among Whitsitt-Whitesides
in both the northern and southern sectors of the country.
Adaptation of the shorter form - Whitsitt - was also
occurring simultaneously, though at a much slower
pace, in Ireland.
In 1801
they moved to Logan County, Kentucky. The current
town of Russelville stands on land owned by William
Whitsitt while the family resided in Kentucky.
He is credited with being one of the town founders.
The family returned to Tennessee and William passed
away, in Davidson County, on the 14 July 1811. His
wife, Ellie, returned to Kentucky and lived there
with her daughter and son-in-law until she too passed
on in Sept 1818.
It was
the Blakey's that Ellen Menees joined in KY following
the death of her husband William III. Ellen lived
the remainder of her life in their home at, Rural
Choice, in Logan County.
Children of WILLIAM WHITSITT
and ELENOR MENEES are:
i.
ELLEN WHITSITT, b. 1765, Amherst County,
Virginia; d. March 1816.
Notes for ELLEN WHITSITT:
There was an Ellen Frances and an Frances Whitsitt
yet both were married to Judge Ewing. One in the
same person. PER BILL MITCHELL she was born
1770 and died Mar of 1816.
8.
ii. ELIZABETH
DAWSON WHITSITT, b. November 23, 1765,
Amherst County, Virginia; d. April 03, 1834, Logan
Co. Ky.
9.
iii. MARGARET WHITSITT,
b. October 23, 1767, Amherst County, Virginia; d.
October 25, 1859, Logan Co. Ky.
iv.
JANE WHITSITT, b. 1769; d. 1775. Notes
for JANE WHITSITT: These dates were per Charles Dixon.
10.
v. JAMES WHITSITT,
b. January 31, 1771, Amherst Co., Va; d. Nashville,
Davidson Co., Tennessee.
vi.
SAMUEL WHITSITT, b. Abt. 1773, Amherst
County, Virginia; d. 1792, Nashville, Davidson Co,
Tennessee. PER CHARLES DIXON SAMUEL WAS BORN
1773 AND DIED IN 1800.
vii.
NANCY WHITSITT, b. Abt. 1775, Amherst County,
Virginia; d. Aft. July 02, 1811, Nashville, Davidson
Co, Tennessee. THESE BIRTH AND DEATH DATES MAY
BE QUESTIONABLE.
viii.
ELLEN WHITSITT, b. 1779, Amherst County,
Virginia; d. March 26, 1834, Logan Co. Ky; m. JUDGE
REUBEN EWING/EUING, Abt. 1802, Russelville, Logan
Co. Ky.
PER CHARLES
DIXON
References
to Ellen as Eleanor exist. Most probably she was
Christened Eleanor and called Ellen just as was
her mother. Ellen moved to Kentucky with the family,
it was there that she met and married her husband,
Reuben Ewing. Her husband was much admired by
the Whitsitt's. This is evidenced by the fact
that several Whitsitt children in seceding generations
were given the name Reuben or Reuben Ewing - my
own great- great grandfather being one of them.
Some differences of opinion exist over the dates
for her birth, marriage and death. Mrs.
Nuss cites the Kentucky DAR as listing the birth
in 1780 in Amherst Co., VA. (the KY DAR would
have no official status for listing VA births).
The Logan County Marriage Book, per Mrs. Nuss
lists the marriage on 02-25-1796. These dates
fall a few years after or before those Dr. [William
Heth] Whitsitt recorded. There were 11 of these
children and I'm sure the dates tend to get stretched
and overlap as individuals are confused with each
other.
More
About ELLEN WHITSITT: Burial: March 29, 1834, Logan
Co. Ky
ix.
SUSAN WHITSITT, b. Abt. 1780, Henry Co.
Va; d. Abt. 1790, Henry Co. Va.
Notes
for SUSAN WHITSITT: THESE BIRTH AND DEATH DATES
WERE PER CHARLES DIXON
11.
x. WILLIAM WHITSITT,
Major General, b. 1780, Amherst County, Virginia;
d. March 21, 1842, Canton, Mississippi.
12.
xi. SARAH WHITSITT,
b. Abt. 1783, Henry Co. Va; d. Abt. 1810, Logan Co.
Ky.
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6.
JOHN WHITSITT (WILLIAM
THOMAS4, WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born 1746 in Amherst Co.
Virginia/Londonderry, Ire., and died 1786 in Orange Co.,
North Carolina.
Note by Bob
Whitesitt:
17-Nov-1986)
Serious doubts have arisen concerning the relationship
of John and Samuel V. Whitsitt having been brothers.
The fact of them being brothers should be disregarded
until such time as we can prove it one way or the
another. Several pieces of evidence point to
Samuel V. and a Joseph Whitsitt as having been brothers.
A Joseph Whitsitt is said to have migrated into Tennessee.
Anyone with evidence to that might clear up this relationship
please contact: [NOTE:
please see THE
IMMIGRANT WHITSETT FAMILIES OF PENNSYLVANIA on
this web site for newly uncovered information; new
research supports the conclusion that Samuel's father
(not Samuel) had a brother John. That John went
to North Carolina and was the great grandfather of
Sarah Childress Polk. Joseph was Samuel's brother;
he died in Harrison County, Kentucky.]
Bob
Whitesitt
111 West Argonne
Kirkwood, MO. 63122-4201
Address as of June 1991.
Phone; (314) 822-8212-Work
Phone; (314) 921-6676-Play
Note of Gordon
K Weddle:
I believe it is another
William Whitsitt who was a descendant of Samuel Varner Whitsitt's
brother John who separated from Sam and went south to North
Carolina. I am 99.9% certain that this is correct. The Logan
County Whitsitt's are from North Carolina. Our Whitsitt's were
never there. Logan County is about 150-200 miles south east
of Montgomery County KY.
Per William
Mitchell (Bill) John was born in Amherst Co. Virginia.
Naturalized 22 sept 1770
Orange County, North Carolina
Children of JOHN WHITSITT
and JUDITH TOLLY are:
13.
i. MARGARET WHITSETT,
b. 1765; d. August 01, 1844, Belfast, Marshall Co.,
Tennessee.
14.
ii. ABSOLOM WHITSETT,
b. 1770; d. 1814.
15.
iii. ELIZABETH
WHITSETT
7.
SAMUEL VARNER WHITSETT (WILLIAM
THOMAS4, WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born Abt. 1747 in Londonderry,
Northern Ireland., and died 1815 in Montgomery Co, Kentucky.
He married (1) ELIZABETH BRUCKRITE.
She died. He married (2) MARGARET
TUTTLE July 06, 1766 in Pennsylvania.
Notes for
SAMUEL VARNER WHITSETT: When Samuel and his brother
immigrated here from Antrim County North Ireland and
that their ship left from Londonderry Ireland (we think)
Samuel went to Pennsylvania and John went South to Tennessee.
Samuel and John were in the Revolutionary war. Samuel
fought with Virginia when they were trying to claim
Western Pennsylvania. The Whitsitt Family was granted
land in Indiana for the service of serving in the Revolutionary
war. Virginia Colonial Records or Pennsylvania Colonial
records you will see Samuel's name on some affidavits
on record in History. Samuel owned a Farm at Mt.
Sterlin (A Small town that still barely exists) Many
Whitsitt's are buried in Mt. Sterling Cemetery. Samuel
was buried on his Farm. Per Gordon Weddle some family
members went there to find his grave not to long ago
and the old farm had been bulldozed up. They found half
of a Tombstone in a creek bed nearby. Was his grave
bulldozed up?
Elizabeth
Bruckrite received per source of the Daughters of American
Colonist, Member #19070 A Revolutionary War Pension
based on Samuel whitsett's Service in the American War.
One story
indicates that Samuel was a sheriff in Lancaster but
we have no evidence of this.
In a Court
House at Pennsylvania, a Plaque hangs with the names
of men in the Revolutionary war from there and Samuel
Whitsitt name is on it. The Whitsitt name is a well
traveled name. A town in Pennsylvania is named after
a Whitsitt, was this Samuel? A town in Washington is
named Whitsitt. Also in North Carolina. The Whitsitt's
are everywhere, Look for Whitsit, Whitsett,Whitsid,
Whetset.
It is theorized
even that the Whitsitt descendants have a claim to fame.
John Whitsitt went south to Tennessee. John married
and had a daughter. This daughter married a Childress
and had a daughter. This daughter Johns Granddaughter
) married James K Polk, The president of the United
States of America. Miss Childress was responsible for
the song Hail to the Chief. You see when James K Polk
would walk into a room he was such a short man that
people didn't know he was there. So his wife decided
they needed to play a song when the President entered
into a Room and then everyone would know he was there.
This has yet to be proven and will be worked on. We
shall see.
Samuel came
to Kentucky from perhaps Fayette County, Pennsylvania
about 1786. Some records indicate he came to Kentucky
in 1790. In 1803, he was located on Lulbegrud Creek,
Montgomery County, Kentucky.
From Melton
Family History sent by Phyliss Whitsett to Kathy Whitsett.
In 1989:
Samuel
Whitsett (Whitesides) birthplace unknown. Dr. William
Thornton Whitsett wrote an early day History on the
Whitsett family, but mostly on Whitsett's in North
Carolina. He says the first known families by this
name came to America about 1740 from Antrim Co. Ireland.
There were three brothers, John, Joseph and William.
William's wife Elizabeth, and his two young sons.
William and Henry. They settled for a while in the
lower Valley of the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg,
PA. From there they went into VA, NC, TN and MO. According
to him, the name spelled various ways, Whitesides,
Whitsed, Whitsitt, Whitsid and Whitsett. Between 1731
and 1770 thousands of Scotch-Irish landed in PA.and
settled up and down the Susquehanna Valley and Appalachian
Ridges. In land records of KY, Whitsett from
1790's. Samuel's Birth place and date are unknown.
On Court House in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co. Ky.
a bronze plaque with names of Rev. Soldiers. The name
of Samuel Whitsett on Plaque. (Not known at this time
how name came to be placed there). Samuel not in Published
DAR records. A Samuel Whitsett and Maggie Tuttle interred
Montgomery Co. KY.
!Samuel
Whitsett WILL; 1815 - Montgomery Co. KY.-Wife Margaret;
Samuel; John; William; Joseph; James; Ralph; Daus-
Nancy Bell; Peggy Ramsey; Rachel Ramsey; Sally Wilson.
Patrick Wilson-Husband of Sally; Joseph Bell-Husband
of Nancy; William Ramsey-Husband of Rachel John Ramsey-Husband
of Peggy.
Samuel
bought land 17-Aug-1804, and July 1810, near Sterling,
Montgomery Co., KY. Came from Lancaster PA. early
1800's probably late 1790 --- Name first spelled Whitsides.
From Melton History-Kathy Whitsett.
1790 KY
census lost - Whitsette Cemetery destroyed in Montgomery
Co. KY.
Notes per
WIlliam "Bob" T. Mitchell for ELIZABETH
BRUCKRITE:
Source
Daughters of American Colonist, Member #19070 Elizabeth
Bruckrite Received a Revolutionary War Pension based
on Samuel Whitsett's service in the American Revolutionary
War.
Children
of SAMUEL WHITSETT and MARGARET TUTTLE are:
16.
i. WILLIAM WHITSITT, b. May 06, 1767, ,,Pennsylvania;
d. Jefferson Co, Deputy, Indiana.
17.
ii. JOHN H WHITSETT, b. Abt. 1768, Kentucky or Pennsylvania;
d. February 1845, Lafayette Co., Missouri.
18.
iii. JAMES W. WHITSETT, b. Abt. 1774, Pennsylvania;
d. Montgomery Co, Kentucky.
19.
iv. JOSEPH WHITSITT, b. 1774, Pennsylvania;
d. February 24, 1824, Gibson County, Indiana.
20.
v. RALPH WHITSITT, b. July 27, 1778, Pennsylvania;
d. August 19, 1849, Putnam County, Indiana.
21.
vi. MARGARET 'PEGGY' WHITSITT, b. Bef. 1782;
d. Abt. 1849.
22.
vii. SAMUEL VARNER WHITSETT, b. Abt. 1784
viii.
NANCY O. WHITSITT, b. 1786; d. Deceased;
m. (1) DANIEL GREENE;
m. (2) JOSEPH BELL,
1815, Clark Co, Kentucky.
Notes
for NANCY O. WHITSITT: No Descendants listed.
Nancy Greene Hill who md. Nancy's Whitsitt's brother
William as his 3rd wife was a sister of Nancy Whitsitt's
second husband, Daniel Greene.
ix.
SARAH WHITSETT, b. May 06, 1787; d. July
22, 1859, Jefferson Co, Indiana; m. PATRICK
WILLSON, Abt. 1809; b. June 01, 1778; d.
May 08, 1856, Jefferson Co, Indiana.
Notes
for SARAH WHITSETT: No more info on any kids. Sarah
and Patrick resided in Jefferson County, Indiana.
PATRICK WILLSON was in Montgomery Co. KY in 1809,
and Jefferson Co. IN 1815. Died at the age
of 77 years, 11months, 8 days
23.
x. RACHEL WHITSETT, b. 1789; d. June 22, 1860,
Clark Co, Kentucky.
xi.
MARY WHITSITT, b. Abt. 1793
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Generation
No. 6
8.
ELIZABETH DAWSON WHITSITT (WILLIAM
THOMAS5, WILLIAM
THOMAS4, WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born November 23, 1765 in
Amherst County, Virginia, and died April 03, 1834 in Logan
Co. Ky. She married WILLIAM BREATHITT,
son of JOHN BREATHITT
and JANE KELLEY. He
was born Abt. 1755 in Hagerstown, Md, and died December
1817 in Russellville, Logan Co. Ky.
Children
of ELIZABETH WHITSITT and WILLIAM BREATHITT are:
[there were 10 children in this family]
i.
CARDWELL BREATHITT.
ix.
JANE KELLEY BREATHITT, b. 1783, Henry Co.
Va; d. December 14, 1851, Saline Co. Mo; m. JOHN
SAPPINGTON, 1800, Nashville, Davidson Co,
Tennessee; b. 1776, Hartford Co, Md.
Notes
for JOHN SAPPINGTON: John and Jane had a total of
9 kids.
x.
JOHN BREATHITT, b. September 09, 1786,
Henry Co. Va; d. 1842; m. CAROLINE
M. WHITAKER.
Notes
for JOHN BREATHITT: John became the Governor of
the state of Kentucky terms of office 1832-1836
9.
MARGARET WHITSITT (WILLIAM
THOMAS5, WILLIAM
THOMAS4, WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born October 23, 1767 in
Amherst County, Virginia, and died October 25, 1859 in
Logan Co. Ky. She married GEORGE
BLAKEY January 10, 1787 in Henry Co. Va, son
of THOMAS BLAKEY and
ANN HADEN. He was
born November 22, 1749 in Albemarle Co., Va, and died
September 08, 1842 in Rural Choice, Logan Co., Ky.
Notes for
MARGARET WHITSITT: Per Charles Dixon - It was the Blakey's
that Ellen Menees joined in KY following the death of
her husband William III. Ellen lived the remainder of
her life in their home at, Rural Choice, in Logan County.
Children
of MARGARET WHITSITT and GEORGE BLAKEY are:
i.
THOMAS BLAKEY.
ii. ELIZABETH DAWSON BLAKEY.
iii. SALLEY BLAKEY.
iv. REUBEN BLAKEY.
v. GEORGE D BLAKEY.
vi. NELLIE ANN BLAKEY.
vii. CHURCHILL BLAKEY.
viii. WILLIAM WHITSETT BLAKEY.
ix. PAMELA BLAKEY.
x. REVEREND JAMES W. BLAKEY,
b. January 31, 1771; d. January 31, 1850.
Notes
for REVEREND JAMES W BLAKEY: This information is
Per Bill (William T.) Mitchell. A Reverend James
Whitsitt had the same birth date and death date
and marrying the same woman as this James Blakey.
One of them is wrong. I believe this James W Blakey
was not married to Jane Cardwell and his birthday
was not 31 Jan 1771 Death 31 Jan 1850 and very possibly
not even a Reverend.
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10.
JAMES WHITSITT (WILLIAM
THOMAS5, WILLIAM
THOMAS4, WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born January 31, 1771 in
Amherst Co., Va, and died in Nashville, Davidson Co.,
Tennessee. He married (1) JANE
CARDWELL 'JENNY' MENEES (MCNEES) December 10,
1792 in Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee, Fort Nashborough,
daughter of JAMES MENEES
and ELIZABETH. She
was born January 21, 1779 in Amherst County, Virginia,
and died June 10, 1840 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee.
He married (2) ELIZABETH WOODRUFF
September 17, 1840 in Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee.
FOLLOWING
INFORMATION FROM CHARLES DIXON;
when James
married his first cousin Jenny Menees at Fort Nashborough
in 1792, it was, according to a misguided family legend,
the first marriage at the Fort. They may well have
been married within the confines of the fort as the
indians were hostile at that time, or the marriage
may even have taken place at the Menees' Home near
Flat Rock, but much evidence exists to refute any
"first" claim. There is some evidence; however,
that the Flat Rock home was not yet complete, thus
the Menees may still have been at Neely's Bend at
the time of the wedding. If this was true then the
wedding most surely was held in the confines of the
Fort. But since the fort had been in existence
for 12 years at the time of this marriage, one has
to wonder at the legitimacy of the "first"
claim. To further muddy the 1st marriage claim the
State Library and Archives of Tennessee maintains
marriage records for Davidson County. Dating from
1789 - two years prior to the marriage of James and
Jenny, and during this period there were few places
to marry except for the Fort.
Calvin
M Fackler in his excellent history of Danville, Kentucky
(Early Days of Danville, 1941 Standard Printing, Louisville),
on page 11 relates an anecdote about a 1780 marriage
in Nashville (Cornelius Riddle to Jane Mulherin) where
food supplies were so low that two riders were dispatched
to Danville to obtain a small quantity of corn, to
make meal for the wedding supper. I cite this because
of the date, a full 12 years prior to the whitsitt-Menees
nuptials, and at a time when all settlers were living
in or very near the fort. Mr. Fackler further states
that his source (Guild, Joseph C., "Old Times
in Tennessee." Nashville 1878) cites a previous
wedding where supplies were just as short, though
no one went as far as central KY to obtain food supplies
for that one.
It is true that
the Reverend and Jenny spent their entire married life on a
farm of 640 acres on Mill Creek in Davidson County, TN. The
farm had been presented them by her father, James Menees, in
August 1796. They called their home place, "Solitude".
Of the 640 acres deeded by James Menees to James Whitsitt, 160
acres were reserved for the purpose of building a house where
he, Menees, might live in the immediate neighborhood of his
daughter and son-in-law. The 160 acres was to, and did, revert
to the Whitsitt's upon his death.
James
whitsitt is believed to have grown up in the Episcopalian
Church (the some evidence indicates that the family
may have originally been Presbyterian) One fact is
certain, that in 1785 a great Baptist revival began
in Virginia, and lasted through 1792. Early records
describe this revival as, "by far the most important
movement of the kind that was ever enacted in the
State of Virginia. It revolutionized affairs and altered
the face of religious Society. It touched all denominations
alike and it was quite plain that the Baptist were
established upon new and better foundations. "It
was during this revival that James whitsitt United
with the Baptists, was baptized and applied for license
to become a minister. Later, during his stay in Virginia
James drifted into skepticism and anti-Baptist views
- most probably due to the influence of his brother-in-law,
William Breathitt. At the time James was living in
the Breathitt home as the rest of the family had departed
for Tennessee. (circa 1790). Breathitt persuaded young
James that he had acted under excitement and with
undue haste in departing from the church of his fathers
and uniting with the Baptists. Sources are quoted
citing that "He instantly relinquished preaching,
stated a case to the Baptist brethren without disguise
and, since nothing else could satisfy him, sought
a prompt exclusion from the Church(Baptist)."
However the Church on Beaver Creek demurred to his
request, stating that he had committed no act that
deserved such a penalty. Forcing the point James went
to the Beaver Creek Church dressed in fashionable
clothes, with his hair done up into a "cue"
- this was really "getting wild" for a Baptist
in this period - whereupon the good brethren yielded
the point and promptly excluded him. (note: John Leland
in his, "Virginia Chronicles" says that,
"upon the first rise of the Baptist in Virginia
they were very strict in dress, men cut their hair
like Cromwell's roundheaded chaplains, and women cast
away all their superfluities; so they were distinguished
from others by their appearance and plain dress.")
Following
his marriage, in Tennessee to Jane Menees, and under
the joint influence of his bride and her father, his
sympathy for the Baptist truth and interests began
to return. In the course of time - it must have been
short as he didn't leave the church until 1791, and
married in 1792 - he requested reinstatement by letter
to the Reverend Joseph Anthony, in which he made satisfactory
acknowledgments to the Beaver Creek Church in VA.,
and was restored to its fellowship and to his station
as a licensed minister. He then went to work and with
his father-in -law founded the Mill Creek Baptist
Church in Davidson Co. Tenn. Officially recognized
April 15, 1797, the church was actually organized
in the autumn of 1794. James Whitsitt preached continually
at the Mill Creek Church from 1794 until 1846. In
a "History of the Mill Creek Baptist Church,"
written by Mrs. Cheatham O. Paris in 1935 there is
a brief reference to a Mrs. Elizabeth Woodruff, as
James Whitsitt's second wife. Family members surviving
at this writing were not aware of this and currently
no official records have been found that establish
this event - it would have occurred between the death
of Jane Menees, in 1840, and that of the Rev. whitsitt
in 1849.
This same
history cites the Woodruff's as being early members
of the church. A typed copy of this history was among
the possessions of Mrs. J. L. Wright (The Reverend's
granddaughter, Margaret) and if incorrect she certainly
would have noted the inaccuracy, we therefore assume
it to be true reference. (note: additional evidence
indicates this marriage did take place on September
17 1840 - see the following)
In a history
of the, "Concord Baptist Church, 1804-1846",
by George Franklin Watson, further reference to this
second marriage is made and a date of 17 Sept 1840
is given (approximately 3 months after the death of
Jenny Menees). The Rev Whitsitt took pastoral care
of the Concord Church in Williamson County - during
the period 1797-1846. While his main church was Mill
Creek, in addition to Concord, he also ministered
to the Rock Springs and Providence Churches of Rutherford
County. There is no record of any children resulting
from this pairing.
More About
JAMES WHITSITT: Burial: Mill Creek Cemetery, Davidson
Co., Tn
Notes for JANE CARDWELL MENEES:
Per Bill Mitchell Jane was born 21 Jan 1779 and died
10 Jun 1840; Per Charles Dixon Jane was born in 1776
and died in 1840. Burial: June 12, 1840, Nashville,
Davidson, Tennessee Mill Creek
Children of JAMES WHITSITT
and JANE MENEES are:
i.
JAMES MENEES WHITSITT, b. 1793, Nashville,
Davidson Co, Tennessee,; m. MARTHA
ANTHONY, August 08, 1815, Williamson Co.,
Tennessee; b. Abt. 1795; d. 1849, Williamson Co.,
Tennessee.
Notes for JAMES MENEES
WHITSITT: Per Bill Mitchel James was born in 1793,
Per Charles Dixon he was born in 1795
ii.
SAMUEL DAWSON WHITSITT, b. 1799, Nashville,
Davidson Co, Tennessee; d. Deceased; m. JEAN
PORTER, 1827, Paris, Tennessee.
iii.
CHILD WHITSITT, b. Aft. 1800; d. Aft. 1800.
Notes for CHILD WHITSITT:
Per Charles Dixon, 4 children died as infants between
the time of 1799 and 1810 in infancy
iv.
CHILD WHITSITT, b. Aft. 1801; d. Aft. 1801.
v.
WILLIAM WHITSITT, b. 1802, Nashville, Davidson
Co, Tennessee; d. Deceased; m. MARY
LAKE SLAUGHTER, Abt. 1823, Corydon, In;
b. 1805, Corydon, Ind. They had several children
vi.
CHILD WHITSITT, b. Aft. 1803; d. Aft. 1803.
vii.
CHILD WHITSITT, b. Aft. 1805; d. Aft. 1805.
ix.
RUEBEN EWING WHITSITT, b. February 02,
1813, Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee; d. February
12, 1853, Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee; m. DICEY
ANN MCFARLAND, November 06, 1839, Wilson
Co. Tennessee; b. December 1818, Wilson Co. Tennessee;
d. May 1872, Wilson Co. Tennessee.
Notes for RUEBEN
EWING WHITSITT: Reuben's Wife, Dicey Ann McFarland, was the
great niece of his mother Jane Cardwell Menees. Jane Menees
and Dicey's grandmother, Nancy Menees were sisters.(both daughters
of James Menees, JR) Reuben and his wife , Dicey Ann lived
out their married lives at "Solitude" the farm home
established by his father the Rev James whitsitt. In his father's
Will (Book 14,page 509 - Davidson Co., Tennessee) Reuben is
listed as a "Judge". Reuben died at the age of forty
(40). At that time his eldest child was 13, and the youngest
only 4. He and Dicey had four sons and a Daughter. Some 15
years after Reuben's death two of the sons, Jimmy (then 27-
the oldest child) and Reuben Ewing (then 18 - the youngest
child) died without issue on the same day in 1868. Reportedly
they were found together, early one morning in 1868 leaning
against a fence on the property, probably poisoned from drinking
bad "likker."
x.
CHILD WHITSITT, b. Aft. 1814; d. Aft. 1814.
xi.
CHILD WHITSITT, b. Aft. 1816; d. Aft. 1816.
Notes for CHILD WHITSITT:
Per Charles Dixon 3 Children died without issue,
meaning perhaps a miscarriage, or premature birth
between the dates of 1810 and 1820. Unknown sexes.
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11.
WILLIAM WHITSITT (WILLIAM
THOMAS5, WILLIAM
THOMAS4, WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) Major[?] General William Whitsitt
was born 1780 in Amherst County, Virginia, and died March
21, 1842 in Canton, Mississippi. He married EMILY
HADEN 1800 in Logan Co. Ky, daughter of CAPT
WILLIAM HADEN. She was born Abt. 1782 in Logan
Co. Ky.
Per Bill
Mitchell: William III Served in War of 1812 as Major
General
CHARLES DIXON AGREES
WITH BILL MITCHELL ON THE BIRTH AND DEATH DATES Per Charles to
account for all individuals carrying the name William Whitsitt,
I have designated this one William IV, as he was the fourth to
carry the name - two died in Ireland, and two in America. This
particular William did go through his life as William Jr., and
patents bearing his signature will note that (tho in some cases,
probably most, he too merely signed William Whitsitt). During
the War of 1812, this William entered the United States Army and
was posted on the Northwestern Frontier in on or about Sept 12,
1812. He remained in the field under the command of William Henry
Harrison until Dec 1814. He formed a strong attachment to Harrison.
After returning to Kentucky following the war he became very involved
in politics of the Democratic Party - especially as they affected
his nephew, John Breathitt - who became Gov. of KY in 1832. In
1837 he left KY for Mississippi, spending all his remaining days
there until his death in 1842. William married Emily Haden in
1800. They had four children
Children
of WILLIAM WHITSITT and EMILY HADEN are:
i.
ELLEN WHITSITT, m. WILLIAM
COMFORT, 1821.
Notes
for ELLEN WHITSITT: Per Charles Dixon,
"About 1830 the Comforts moved to Canton, Mississippi.
When William moved from KY, in 1837, it was to join
his daughter and her family. When William Henry
Harrison declared for the presidency in 1840 as
the Whig party candidate, William Whitsitt left
the Democratic party and stumped the state of Mississippi
for Harrison. William Whitsitt bore the honorary
title, "General". This was not a rank
he obtained while serving in the field, but came
following the war, most probably from serving as
a commander of Kentucky Militia Brigade."
ii.
ANN HADEN WHITSITT.
iii. SALLY WHITSITT.
iv.
WILLIAM CHURCHILL WHITSITT.
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12.
SARAH WHITSITT (WILLIAM
THOMAS5, WILLIAM
THOMAS4, WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born Abt. 1783 in Henry
Co. Va, and died Abt. 1810 in Logan Co. Ky. She married
(1) WM. J. CON EWING.
After his death she married (2) REESE
PORTER 1805 in Russellville, Logan Co. Ky.
He was born in Giles Co., Tennessee.
Notes for SARAH WHITSITT:
Unclear if this Susan Whitsitt, called Sally, was William
Thomas Jr Whitsitt daughter AND that he also had a sister
by this name. BIRTH DATES AND DEATH DATES WERE PROVIDED
PER CHARLES DIXON
Notes for WM. J. CON EWING:
This Ewing is probably a brother to Ellen Frances Whitsitt's
husband - Judge Reuben Ewing.
Children of SARAH WHITSITT and REESE PORTER are:
i.
REESE WHITSITT PORTER, b. 1806, Russellville,
Logan Co. Ky.
ii.
DAUGHTER PORTER, b. Abt. 1807, Russellville,
Logan Co. Ky.
iii.
DAUGHTER PORTER, b. Abt. 1809, Russellville,
Logan Co. Ky.
13.
MARGARET WHITSETT (JOHN5,
WILLIAM THOMAS4,
WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born 1765, and died August
01, 1844 in Belfast, Marshall Co., Tennessee, Burial:
August 04, 1844. She married JOSEPH
MCADAMS January 02, 1782 in Orange Co., North
Carolina, son of JAMES MCADAMS
and REBECCA HILL.
He was born April 03, 1761 in Orange Co., North Carolina,
and died May 18, 1823 in Belfast, Marshall Co., Tennessee.
Notes per
Bill Mitchell: Family Bible Records of Joseph McAdams
giving Marriage date and children's births were included
with the Revolutionary War Pension application made
in Marshall Co. Tennessee August term of the court of
1840. Book A, page 409 by Margaret McAdams, Widow of
Joseph McAdams NO. 7606 - pension No. R-6579, included
was a copy of the original page from the family bible.
Moved to Tennessee NLT 1814. Joseph McAdams served
in the Revolutionary war first under Capt. Carrington
in the regiment commanded by Hugh Tinnen. He later saw
service under Capt. George Hodge. He moved to Lincoln
Co., Tennessee after 1804 on Cane Creek south of Lewisburg
near James Brown, Jesse McLean, and Henry Bagley. He
died on May 18 1823 leaving a will in which he named
his wife and son Irwin, as his executors. Margaret died
on 1 Aug 1844 and both are believed to be buried in
the family cemetery on the old Fishing Ford Road south
of Belfast, Tennessee. On the 1840 and 1850 Census of
the Henderson Co., Tennessee.
He was 67 years old in 1850.
Children of MARGARET
WHITSETT and JOSEPH MCADAMS are:
i.
SUSANNAH MCADAMS, b. Orange Co., North
Carolina.
ii.
CATHERINE MCADAMS, b. Orange Co., North
Carolina; d. February 19, 1801, Orange Co., North
Carolina; died at birth.
iii.
JAMES MCADAMS, b. October 21, 1782, Orange
Co., North Carolina; d. May 1861.
iv.
IRWIN MCADAMS, b. February 16, 1784,
Orange Co., North Carolina; d. October 21, 1861,
Belfast, Marshall Co., Tennessee.
v.
MARY MCADAMS, b. April 24, 1786, Orange
Co., North Carolina; m.
WILLIAM DAVIS.
vi.
JOHN W MCADAMS, b. September 22,
1788, Orange Co., North Carolina; d. April 18, 1870,
Richmond, Lincoln Co., Tennessee.
vii.
JOSEPH JR. MCADAMS, b. June 22, 1791,
Orange Co., North Carolina; d. March 11, 1866.
viii.
HUGH MCADAMS, b. April 1794, Orange Co.,
North Carolina; d. March 12, 1881, Belfast, Marshall
Co., Tennessee.
ix.
SAMUEL MCADAMS, b. July 18, 1798, Orange
Co., North Carolina.
x.
WILLIAM SHERMAN MCADAMS, b. July 12,
1804, Orange Co., North Carolina; d. March 17, 1884,
Lincoln Co., Tennessee.
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14.
ABSOLOM WHITSETT (JOHN5,
WILLIAM THOMAS4,
WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born 1770, and died 1814.
He married ELIZABETH KIDD.
She was born 1792, and died Aft. 1850.
Children
of ABSOLOM WHITSETT and ELIZABETH KIDD are:
i.
JAMES WHITSETT.
ii.
ABSOLOM WHITSETT, b. 1814; d. 1854.
15.
ELIZABETH WHITSETT (JOHN5,
WILLIAM THOMAS4,
WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) She married CAPT
JOEL CHILDRESS.
Children
of ELIZABETH WHITSITT and CAPT CHILDRESS are:
i.
SARAH CHILDRESS, b. September 04, 1803, Near
Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., Tn.; d. August 14, 1891, Nashville,
Tn.; m. JAMES KNOX POLK, January
01, 1824, Nr Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., Tn.; b. November
02, 1795, Mecklenburg Co., N. C.; d. June 1849, Columbia, Maury
Co., Tn.
Shortly
after James K. Polk's death in 1849, his widow adopted
the young daughter of a niece who had died recently.
The child, Sarah Jetton, grew up at Mrs. Polk's
Nashville home and provided companionship for the
former First Lady. When the girl married local merchant
George William Fall, Mrs. Polk persuaded the couple
to live with her.
When
Mrs. Polk died in 1891, her beloved great-niece
inherited many family possessions including White
House items. To call attention to James K. Polk's
overlooked accomplishments, Mrs. Fall planned public
exhibitions of the President's personal belongings
and political memorabilia. In 1924, her daughter
Saidee Fall Grant founded the James K. Polk Memorial
Association to continue efforts to collect, preserve,
and display Polk artifacts.
Although
the Association originally exhibited its collections
at several locations in Nashville, the organization
recognized that James K. Polk's surviving home in
Columbia, Tennessee would be an ideal site for a
Presidential museum. In 1929, the Association helped
the State of Tennessee raise funds to purchase the
house. The State assumed ownership of the historic
home; the Association agreed to maintain the property
and display its artifacts there.
In accordance
with its original mission statement, the James K.
Polk Memorial Association works to "perpetuate
the memory of the eleventh President of the United
States." If you would like to join the Association
or support its projects, please email us at jkpolk@usit.net
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16.
WILLIAM WHITSITT (SAMUEL
VARNER5 WHITSETT,
WILLIAM THOMAS4,
WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2,
WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born May 06, 1767 in Pennsylvania,
and died in Jefferson Co, Deputy, Indiana. He married (1) REBECCA
MALCOMB/FORCAN in Jennings Co., Ind. She was born March
10, 1776 in Virginia, and died in Jefferson Co, Indiana. He married
(2) MARGARET ANNE MCGEE February
21, 1797 in Clark Co., Ky. He married (3) MARTHA
'PATSY' WOODARD Abt. 1812 in Ky. She was born Abt. 1782
in Kentucky, and died Aft. January 23, 1820. He married (4) NANCY
GREENE/HILL March 09, 1820 in Jennings Co, Indiana, daughter
of THOMAS GREENE. She was born
April 11, 1790 in R. I., and died 1828. William was buried
May 12, 1854, Jefferson Co, Deputy, Indiana, Hansell Cemetery (Mt.
Carmel) 2 Miles SE of Deputy.
Could be
Whitsitt, or Whitsett, or Whitsit. Look to Jefferson
County for information on William. William was removed
from Montgomery County Kentucky to Jefferson County,
Indiana. He married his 2nd wife Mrs. Nancy Green Hill
March 9 1820 by Elder Thomas Hill. He married his 4th
wife Rebecca Malcomb, Mrs Rebecca Forceu. Some sources
for William Whitsitt: 1820-60 U.S. Census, Gibson County,
Indiana. The Hoosier Genealogist, Vol 9,No 6; Vol 10,
no 5; Vol 11, no 4; vol 13, no 4; Vol 18, no 3.
Written in
a Whitsitt family Bible it states that Williams death
was the 8th of May of 1854. It is also recorded
that William death was in 1856 at age 89 years. The
1856 is more likely.
The cemetery
where William is buried is Hansell Cemetery also known
as Mt. Carmel Cemetery. This is located about 2 mi SE
of Deputy in Jefferson County IN and is to location
of the graves of William Whitsitt Sr. and his 4th wife
Rebecca Malcomb (no relation to us) and of Chesley and
James's Sister Sara (Sally) Whitsitt Stewart and her
family. Per Gordon K Weddle," I have a better photo
of William's gravestone but remember the computer problems."
The Henry
Clay Whitsitt/Minerva stone is at Bethany Baptist Cemetery
also in Jefferson County IN and about 1 mile from Hansell
Cemetery. Henry Clay Whitsitt was Gordon's great grandfather
and was the first child born to Chesley Whitsitt. Henry
Clay is the one who came to Kansas for a while. He would
have been a nephew of our Joseph.
William is
the one who was quartermaster in the Revolutionary War.
We know this because of a handwritten letter of one
of his grandsons in which it was said that he swam the
Ohio river at Cincinnati and helped to "herd the
army's horses".
It is from
Gordon K Weddle that there were no children by William
and Rebecca Malcomb. She did however have children from
her first marriage 1-3 unknown at this time. It is possible
that Malcomb was her first husbands name and Forcan
was her maiden name. So her children will probably be
Malcombs.
Children of WILLIAM WHITSITT
and MARGARET MCGEE are:
i.
JOHN WHITSITT, b. April 10, 1798, Montgomery Co.,
Ky.; d. February 24, 1855, Danville, Vermillion Co., Il.; m.
MARY ANN BLANKENSHIP, May
30, 1816, Jefferson Co., In.; b. December 1800, N. C.; d. June
02, 1865.
Notes
for JOHN WHITSITT: Per a Dana Hicks, Pawnee Oklahoma:
These WHITSITT'S spelled their names WHITESITT.
Reasoning is yet unknown, yet I tend to believe
that both could be correct. For John Whitsitt could
have used both names. The families that followed,
picked which one. Which I have seen happen often.
Information per Kathy Whitsett and Dana Hicks.
Notes
for MARY ANN BLANKENSHIP: Information per Kathy
Whitsett and Dana Hicks.
ii. SAMUEL
WHITSETT, , b. August 11, 1800, Montgomery Co., Ky.;
m. LETTA JONES, April 08,
1823, Jennings Co., Ind.
iii.
POLLY WHITSETT, b. December 13, 1802, Mont.
Co., Ky.; m. WILLIAM BLANKENSHIP,
October 18, 1820, Jefferson Co., In.
iv. JAMES WHITSETT, b. October 22, 1804,
Mont. Co., Ky.; m. (1) ELIZABETH
ROSEBERRY; b. 1820, Va.; m. (2) NANCY
DIXON, May 05, 1835, Jefferson Co., In.;
b. 1816, IN; d. between 9-Oct-1850 and 1860.
v.
WILLIAM WHITSETT,
b. February 25, 1807, Mont. Co., Ky.; d. June 29,
1885; m. LUCINDA WHITSETT,
May 28, 1828, Jefferson Co., In.; b. September 28,
1807; d. April 18, 1891.
vi.
ELIZABETH "BETSEY" WHITSETT,
b. February 07, 1809, Mont. Co., Ky.; d. September
24, 1878; m. GEORGE W. EARHART;
b. January 14, 1813; d. January 13, 1890.
Children of WILLIAM WHITSITT
and MARTHA WOODARD are:
vii.
JOSEPH WHITSETT, b. June 07, 1813, Jefferson,
Deputy, Indiana; d. January 13, 1892, Scott, Indiana;
m. (1) ELVIRA FOSTER,
November 27, 1834, Jennings Co., In.; b. October 07,
1819, Jefferson, Deputy, Indiana; d. April 09, 1872,
Scott, Indiana; m. (2) ELZINA
SMITH, July 26, 1873, Jennings Co., In.;
b. February 20, 1821; d. March 05, 1906, Jefferson
Co, Deputy, Indiana.
viii.
SARAH ANN 'SALLY' WHITSITT,
b. December 31, 1817, Jefferson Co, Indiana; d. March
15, 1887; m. JAMES STEWART,
December 23, 1834, Jefferson Co, Deputy, Indiana;
b. 1815, Kentucky.
Notes
for SARAH ANN 'SALLY' WHITSITT: Burial: March 18,
1887, Jefferson Co, Deputy, Indiana, Hansell Cemetery.
The cemetery is also known as Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
This is located about 2 mi SE of Deputy in Jefferson
County IN and is to location of the graves of William
Whitsitt Sr. and his 4th wife Rebecca Malcomb (no
relation to us) and of Chesley and Joseph Sister
Sara (Sally) Whitsitt Stewart and her family.
Marriage
Notes for SARAH WHITSITT and JAMES STEWART: Per
a typewritten genealogy in the Scottsburg (Scott
Co IN)Library. Marriage BK II page 129
ix.
CHESLEY WOODARD WHITSITT, b. January 23,
1820, Jefferson Co., IN.; d. April 12, 1902; m. "POLLY"
MARY MARIAH EVANS, October 27, 1842, Jefferson
Co, Deputy, Indiana; b. February 23, 1822, Ky.; d.
June 30, 1902, Jefferson Co, Deputy, Indiana.
Notes
for CHESLEY WOODARD WHITSITT: The cemetery where
William is buried is Hansell Cemetery also known
as Mt. Carmel Cemetery. This is located about 2
mi SE of Deputy in Jefferson County IN and is to
location of the graves of William Whitsitt Sr. and
his 4th wife Rebecca Malcomb (no relation to us)
and of Chesley and James's Sister Sara (Sally) Whitsitt
Stewart and her family.
More
About CHESLEY WOODARD WHITSITT Burial: April 15,
1902, Bethany Baptist Cemetery, Jefferson County,
Deputy, Indiana
More About "POLLY"
MARY MARIAH EVANS: Burial: July 01, 1902, Bethany
Baptist Cemetery, Jefferson County, Deputy, Indiana
Marriage Notes for CHESLEY
WHITSITT and MARY EVANS: Book V page 120
Children
of WILLIAM WHITSITT and NANCY GREENE/HILL are:
x.
LOT WOODARD WHITSETT, b. January 07, 1821,
Jefferson Co., In.; d. 1843; m. EMILY
PHILLIPS WHITSETT, April 15, 1841, Jefferson
Co., In., Bk 4 P362.
Notes for LOT WOODARD
WHITSETT: Lot was Lucinda & Emily's Cousins,
and William Whitsett's half brother (Lucinda's husband)
Marriage Book 4 Page
362.
Notes
for EMILY PHILLIPS WHITSETT:
Emily Phillips Whitsett, married her cousin also.
In fact, it was her sister Lucinda's husbands (William's)
half brother. Same Father, different Mother.
xi.
RALPH WHITSITT, b. November 12, 1822, Jefferson
Co., In.; d. October 05, 1876; m. MARTHA
JANE ACREE, January 03, 1845, Jefferson
Co., In.; b. February 18, 1830, In.; d. August 15,
1905.
Notes
for RALPH WHITSITT: In 1850 Scott Co. Census IN.
Notes
for MARTHA JANE ACREE: Martha Jane was a sister
to her husband Ralph's brother's (Allen Hill WHITSITT's
) 3rd wife Mariah Gudgel Acree.
xii.
DANIEL GREENE WHITSITT, , b. December 28,
1824, Jefferson Co., In.; d. July 10, 1910; m. (1)
AMERICA GUDGEL;
m. (2) MARTHA ANN WILSON,
September 07, 1847, Jefferson Co., In.; b. June 25,
1830; d. December 05, 1901.
Notes for
DANIEL GREENE WHITSITT: Per Kathy Whitsett Daniel
was born in 1848. Yet per a Family Record from the
Whitsitt Family Bible he was born in 1824. Burial:
July 13, 1910
Notes
for AMERICA GUDGEL: Died shortly after marrying.
xiii.
ALLEN HILL WHITSITT, b. January 12, 1827,
Jefferson Co., In.; d. October 26, 1892, Deputy, In.;
m. (1) MARY JANE HARROD,
November 25, 1847, Jefferson Co., In.; b. September
22, 1828; d. March 23, 1858, 29yrs 6mo 1da; m. (2)
MARIA GUDGEL ACREE,
May 20, 1858, Scott Co., In.; b. January 01, 1824;
d. March 21, 1912.
Notes
for ALLEN HILL WHITSITT:
Marriage to Mary in BK 6 P278.
Marriage to Mariah in BK 3 page 344.
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17.
JOHN H. WHITSETT (SAMUEL
VARNER5 WHITSETT,
WILLIAM THOMAS4,
WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2,
WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born Abt. 1768 in Kentucky or Pennsylvania,
and died February 1845 in Lafayette Co., Missouri. He married (1)
LUCY DAVIDSON. She died and
he married (2) LUCY RAMSEY.
Notes for
JOHN H WHITSETT: Lafayette County, Missouri was formed
from Lillard County which was formed from the Howard
Land District, Louisiana Territory. John H whitsett
in 1818 removes form Kentucky to the Howard Land District
in Missouri. September 14 1819 John Whitesitt and James
D Whitesitt inhabitants on the Howard Land District
sign a Petition; January 22 1822 John Whitesides, SR.
appointed Justice of Lillard County.
Notes for
LUCY DAVIDSON: This could have been the maiden name
of Lucy Ramsey and Ramsey could have been her first
husbands name. Or John really could have married 2 Lucys.
Notes for
LUCY RAMSEY: This could have been the maiden name of
Lucy Davidson and Davidson could have been her first
husbands name. If she had 2 husbands. Or John really
could have married 2 Lucys. Unknown
Children
of JOHN WHITSETT and LUCY RAMSEY are:
i.
JAMES WHITSETT, m. [Nancy] HORN.
No children listed on chart that came from Bob Whitesitt
in MO.
ii.
ISAAC TOLLIVER WHITSETT, b. Tn.; m. SARAH
ANN SHACKLEFORD.
iii.
ELIZABETH "BETTY" WHITSETT, m.
LILLARD.
No descendants.
iv.
MARGARET WHITSETT, m. DR.
ROBERT RANKIN. No descendants.
v.
NANCY WHITSETT, m.
BINGHAM. No descendants.
vi.
SALLY WHITSETT, m. STEAL.
No descendants.
vii.
LUCY WHITSETT, m. JENNINGS.
No descendants.
viii.
REV. JOHN RANKIN WHITSITT, b. May 03, 1803,
Ky.; d. August 11, 1879, Mo.; m. SALLY
CULL.
ix.
WILLIAM MCGEE WHITSETT, b. 1805; d. 1883;
m. ELIZABETH 'BETTY' WHITSETT;
b. 1809; d. 1895.
x.
SAMUEL TOLLIVER WHITSETT, b. 1809; d. 1864;
m. MAHALA BROADWATER;
b. 1812; d. 1893.
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18.
JAMES W. WHITSETT (SAMUEL
VARNER5 WHITSETT,
WILLIAM THOMAS4,
WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born Abt. 1774 in Pennsylvania,
and died in Montgomery Co, Kentucky. He married ELIZABETH
LACKERIDGE July 15, 1801 in Warren County,
Kentucky. She was born 1785 in Virginia, and died 1875
in Montgomery Co, Kentucky.
Notes for JAMES W. WHITSETT:
The W. most likely stands for William. James W. Whitsitt
has been spelled both Whitsett and Whitsitt and Whitsides.
Per Kathy Whitsett The death date was May 8 1838
1800 KY Census
355-James Whitsett- 20010-20100-1800 Mont. Co
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1820 KY C.I.
Whitsell, James-Mont.Co. 239-Twp.
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More About ELIZABETH LACKERIDGE:
Burial: 1875, Montgomery Co, Kentucky
Children of JAMES
WHITSETT and ELIZABETH LACKERIDGE are:
i.
JOHN RANKIN WHITSETT, b. Kentucky;
d. June 01, 1892, Jackson County, Missouri; m. ELIZA
LESLIE OLDHAM; b. October 08, 1808, Kentucky;
d. April 25, 1883, Jackson County, Missouri.
Notes
for JOHN RANKIN WHITSETT: [see above] There was
also a Reverend John R. Whitsett in Missouri named
John Rankin. The two may have been cousins.
Removed
from Kentucky to Missouri about 1839. September
29 1840 Members Church of Christ in Independence.
Lived Near Hickman Mills, Missouri. July 9 1847
new born male child dies. 1850 Census, In Jackson
County, Missouri
In June
of 1892 John Rankin was Buried in Whitsett family
Cemetery.
Sold land Lulbegrud
Creek KY. & moved to Jackson Co. Mo. in 1837.
ii.
SAMUEL WHITSETT. Possibly
married to a Margaret Ramsey?
iii.
ANNIE 'ANN' WHITSETT, b. 1802, Montgomery
County, Ky.; d. Deceased; m. NATHANIAL
HAINLINE, April 22, 1821.
iv.
JAMES W. WHITSETT, b. Abt. 1804, Montgomery
Co, Kentucky; d. Abt. October 1843.
Notes for JAMES W. WHITSETT:
Extract of will of James Whitsett, dated 4 Oct 1843,
probated June, 1844, Montgomery County, Kentucky,
names heirs- John Anderson, Miller Black, Wm. McCutter,
John whitsett. Sisters: Anne Hainline, Elizabeth
Whitsett. Brothers William and Preston. Brother
-in-law John Anderson. "Land to my mother."
Witnessed by Jesse Hainline and Ed Combs.
!End of Lineage, From Bob Whitesitt in MO.
!KY-1800 census-20010-20100-Mont. Co.
!KY-1820-James-Mont Co.-239-TWL
More About JAMES W. WHITSETT:
Burial: Abt. October 1843
v.
ISAAC E. WHITSETT, b. 1805, Clark Co, Kentucky/Montgomery
County, Kentucky; d. 1882, Lafayette Co., Missouri; m. CYNTHIA
NOLAND, April 29, 1826, Madison County, Kentucky;
b. Abt. 1804; d. Aft. 1860, Lafayette Co., Missouri.
Notes
for ISAAC E. WHITSETT: It was Isaac's son William
who was first married to Susan Crawford, the Susan
Vandiver that died in the collapse of the Kansas
City building with her sister Armenia Silvey during
the Civil War. About 1836 Isaac removed from
Kentucky to Jackson County, Missouri. Resided in
1860, Sni-bar Township, Jackson County, Missouri.
Lived 77 years.
It is
possible that his middle name was Ezekiel after
his mother's fathers name. Was in MO. after 1830.
Melton Family Hist. says this Isaac E. married to
a Sarah Ann Shackleford on 5-Mar-1837. (Do not have
any children down anywhere for them-Kathy). Per
Kathy Whitsett he was born in Montgomery County
not Clark County.
More About ISAAC
E. WHITSETT: Burial: 1882, Lafayette Co., Missouri.
Notes
for CYNTHIA NOLAND: It was Isaac's son William
who was first married to Susan Crawford, the Susan
Vandiver that died in the collapse of the Kansas
City building with her sister Armenia Silvey during
the Civil War. About 1836 Moved from Kentucky
to Jackson County, Missouri. Resided in 1860, Sni-bar
Township, Jackson County, Missouri.
More About CYNTHIA
NOLAND: Burial: Aft. 1860, Lafayette Co., Missouri
Marriage
Notes for ISAAC WHITSETT and CYNTHIA NOLAND: Marriage
bond, Madison County, Kentucky states Isaac Whitesides
and Cynthia Noland.
vi.
MARGARET WHITSETT, b. Abt. 1806, Montgomery
Co, Kentucky; m. MILLER BLACK.
vii.
DORCUS WHITSETT, b. 1810; d. 1855.
ix.
ALLY ELIZABETH WHITSETT, b. 1815, Montgomery
Co, Kentucky; m. (2) WILLIAM
MCCULLOUGH.
x.
JILSON S. WHITSETT, b. 1817, Ky.; d. 1883;
m. (1) MARY B. TIPTON;
b. 1820; d. 1900; m. (2) UNKNOWN.
Notes for JILSON S. WHITSETT:
Another Source says that Rankin & Bud from Jilson's
second marriage are actually children from his first
wife also. Burial: 1883
xi.
POLLY ANN R. WHITSETT, b. 1822, Montgomery
Co, Kentucky; d. 1888. Moved to Lafayette Co.
MO. in 1866. End of Lineage
xii.
ELIZA LESLIE WHITSETT, b. 1824; d. 1889,
Clark Co, Kentucky; m. ELIJAH MILLER; no descendants.
xiii.
WILLIAM DILLY FLETCHER WHITSITT, , b. 1827,
Montgomery County, Ky.; d. 1900; m. (1) ARENIA BLACK;
b. 1830; m. (2) MRS. MARY EUBANK, 1879.
Notes
for WILLIAM DILLY FLETCHER WHITSITT: Was 23
years old in 1850 census, Putnam Co. IN. Only member
of the family to spell his last name with an "I".
Notes
for ARENIA BLACK: Arenia name was spelled Adana
is 1850 census
xiv.
PRESTON SIMPSON WHITSETT, b. April 30,
1830, Montgomery County, Ky.; d. 1878.
Notes
for PRESTON SIMPSON WHITSETT: Preston was
not married in 1850 census. Per Rachel info
Preston was born around 1808, unclear which.
Burial: 1878
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19.
JOSEPH WHITSITT (SAMUEL
VARNER5 WHITSETT,
WILLIAM THOMAS4,
WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born 1774 in Pennsylvania,
and died February 24, 1824 in Gibson County, Indiana.
He married (1) REBECCA STEWART
December 20, 1794 in Clark Co., Ky. She was born Abt.
1778, and died 1825 in Montgomery Co., Ky. He married
(2) MARY LEMASTERS Abt.
1806 in Gibson County, Indiana. She died 1824.
Notes for
JOSEPH WHITSITT: Son, Samuel Whitsitt of Gibson County,
Indiana wrote to his relatives in Lafayette County shortly
after the death of his brother, James Stewart Whitsitt.
He states in that letter that there were eight brothers
and that he was the only one still living. He also mentions
a sister Polly Summers of Lafayette County. The
letter dated 1860 has lead to much controversy in that
the brothers did not add up to eight there were nine
that Gerald Whitsett knows of. Kathy Whitsett wife of
Gerald Whitsett received Joseph and Mary and their children
from one Bob Whitesitt in Kirkwood, Missouri sent to
her in 1991-1992. Bob had inherited it from his grandfather
and then father.
Joseph and
Rebecca divorced and Rebecca remained in Kentucky and
Joseph remarried and moved to Gibson County, Indiana
having another family.
Joseph Whitsett
and Rebecca Stewart Marriage Bond & Cert. Montgomery
Co. KY. Entered land on May 3 1817, T2S R10W E-NE-S4
Gibson County, Indiana. On March 28 1825 Relinquished
land (above).
Will of Rebecca
Stewart Whitsett. Children 1-3 names were supplied
by Marty Helm Brunetti a desc. of Mary (Polly) Whitesides
Summers.
No's.
2 & 3-indenture papers signed by Joseph Whitesides
Whitsett.
Children
in Joseph's WILL; Gibson Co. IN.- Princeton, In. Feb
9th, 1824,- Samuel, Benjamin, Joseph L., Isaac, Wife
Mary; Daughters Margaret, Malissa, Rachel. (These are
apparently children of Joseph's second marriage).
This is from
Marty's sheet on; Joseph, was born around 1775, in either
Lancaster or Westmoreland Co. PA. Joseph married twice
and had children by both wives. He married to Rebecca
Stewart on 20-Dec-1794 in Clark Co. Ky. Rebecca was
born to Ezekiel Stewart & Rachel Garrison in Gloucester,
New Jersey in 1778, Rebecca & Joseph had 6 children
before they obtained a divorce. They may have had Stewart
& Isaac in 1805 & 1807 before separating for
good. Joseph is found in Clark Co., Ky. census in 1810
with one son and one daughter under 10 years age. In
1820 he is found in Gibson Co. IN. with 4 sons and 3
daughters. Joseph's second wife was a Mary DeMasters
or LeMasters. This was apparently was her previous married
name, and possibly had a son from this marriage by the
name of Simeon.
More About
JOSEPH WHITSITT: Burial: February 27, 1824, Jefferson
Co, Deputy, Indiana, Wesley Cemetery
Information
per Kathy Whitsett:
Polly was
Joseph and Rebecca's daughter. Mary Polly Whitsett.
She went by polly. #2, Rebecca never remarried after
she and Joseph divorced. Mary Polly Whitsett their
daughter married to a Caleb Summer and they removed
to Mo.
Notes for REBECCA STEWART:
Joseph & Rebecca divorced.
Joseph remarried and moved to Gibson Co. IN. Rebecca
died in the summer of 1825; never Remarried
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KENTUCKY BOOK OF WILLS:
WHITSELL, Rebecca-Montgomery Co.-KY-097-Book C-1822
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The 1810
census of Montgomery County, Kentucky lists a Rebecca
Whitesides and three children under the age of ten.
In her will, probated in 1825, she names her three
children: Stewart, Isaac, and Polly Summers. This
would indicate that the two boys were born after 1805.
Descendants of Polly Summers provided Mrs. Pauline
Maciejewski with the names of John through Polly;
however, their sources are not known.
Information
per Kathy Whitsett: Polly was Joseph and Rebecca's
daughter. Mary Polly Whitsett. She went by polly.
#2, Rebecca never remarried after she and Joseph divorced.
Mary Polly Whitsett their daughter married to a Caleb
Summer and they removed to Mo.
Marriage
Notes for JOSEPH WHITSITT and REBECCA STEWART: The Clark
County marriage bond names James Whiteside and Rebecca
Stewart. It seems clear, that Joseph was the husband
of Rebecca Stewart. Perhaps his full name was Joseph
James Whitsett, or James Joseph and he preferred to
be called Joseph, or just named James Whitsitt and had
a nick name for "Joseph".
In April
, 1803 Joseph Whitesitt (sic) placed a notice in the
Kentucky Gazette (published in Lexington) that his wife
Rebecca had left him and he would not pay her bills.
After April 1803 Joseph divorced Rebecca. Joseph remarried
around 1806 to Mary LeMasters.
Notes for
MARY LEMASTERS: Mary Lemasters maiden name is unknown,
She was married to a Mr. Lemasters before marrying Joseph
Whitsitt.
Marriage
Notes for JOSEPH WHITSITT and MARY LEMASTERS:
It is very possible that Joseph and Mary only enjoyed
their marriage for a few short months before Joseph's
death which was probably and unfortunately in the same
year they were married.
Children
of JOSEPH WHITSITT and REBECCA STEWART are:
i.
JOHN W. WHITESIDES, b. 1795, Clark Co,
Kentucky; d. 1825, Lafayette Co., Mo.; m.
UNITY FIELDER; d. Deceased.
Notes for JOHN W. WHITESIDES:
Per Kathy Whitsett he died in 1849. !Lived 54 years.
John W. Whitsett died under Guardianship bonds.
Guardian& curator was brother James S. (Bond
dated July 1851) - Phyllis Melton History.
Children's names came from Melton Fam. Hist.
Unsure where wife's name came from. It did come
from another source.
ii. JAMES
STEWART WHITSETT, b. October 22, 1797, Clark Co,
Kentucky, /Montgomery Co, Kentucky; d. November 10, 1860, Lafayette
Co., MO.
Notes for JAMES STEWART
WHITSETT: Was suppose to have married to?????, but
married on 10-Nov-1814. in Madison Co., KY.
Lived 63 years. Do not have any further on any descendants.
According Kathy Whitsett,
his name was whitesides not Whitsitt.
Samuel
Whitsitt of Gibson COunty, Indiana wrote to his
relatives in Lafayette County shortly after the
death of his brother, James Stewart Whitsitt. He
states in that letter that there were eight brothers
and that he was the only one still living. He also
mentions a sister Polly Summers of Lafayette County.
iii.
LEVI WHITSETT,
b. 1800, Clark Co, Kentucky; d. Deceased; m. (1) SALLY
STRANGE, December 05, 1822, Mont. Co.,
Ky.; b. Ky.; m. (2) ELIZABETH
STONE, July 22, 1850.
Notes
for LEVI WHITSETT: Have a History written
on Levi and his desc. sent to me by Phyliss Whitsett
and Kathy, in 1989. In that history it says that
one source says that Levi had sons Jeremiah, Barker,
Henry & dau. Mary.
from the history sent by Phyliss Whitsett: Levi
Whitsett born about 1800 Married first to Sally
Strange on5-Dec-1822, in Montgomery Co. KY; she
was born in Ky. Married second to; Elizabeth Stone,
on 29-July-1850 Lafayette Co. MO. born about 1812
in KY. Levi listed as head of the household
Lafayette Co. Mo. 1830 census and on Tax Rolls.
He served on Grand Jury of Johnson Co. Mo. 1835
through 1837. The first Grand Jury 5-Aug-1835. The
Jury assembled under a tree and gravely listening
to some minor cases brought them for consideration.
They reported to the court it was not worth while
to kick up a fuss over such trivial matters and
according found no indictments. ( From History of
Johnson Co. 1881). Johnson Co. was formed
from a part of Lafayette Co. 1835. Jackson Co. from
Lafayette. Levi Whitsett and brothers and sister
were in Lafayette County, Johnson and Jackson Cos.
1830 and after.
Notes
for ELIZABETH STONE: !I think, that the children
LINVILLE living with them in 1850 MO. were hers
from previous marriage.
iv.
SAMUEL WHITSITT, b. Abt. 1802, Clark Co,
Kentucky.
Notes
for SAMUEL WHITSITT: Son, Samuel Whitsitt of Gibson
County, Indiana wrote to his relatives in Lafayette
County shortly after the death of his brother, James
Stewart Whitsitt. He states in that letter that
there were eight brothers and that he was the only
one still living. He also mentions a sister Polly
Summers of Lafayette County.
v.
"POLLY" MARY WHITSETT, b. May
31, 1802, Montgomery Co., Ky.; d. April 12, 1869,
Lafayette Co., Mo.; m. CALEB
SUMMERS, July 05, 1818, Ky.
information
per Kathy Whitsett: Polly was Joseph and Rebecca's
daughter. Mary Polly Whitsett. She went by polly.
#2, Rebecca never remarried after she and Joseph
divorced. Mary Polly Whitsett their daughter married
to a Caleb Summer and they removed to Mo.
Notes
for CALEB SUMMERS: Was in Mo. 1835.
vi.
STEWART WHITSETT, b. Abt. 1807, Montgomery
Co., Ky.; d. Abt. April 1871, Lafayette Co., Missouri;
m. (1) MARY LEMASTERS;
m. (2) ELIZA ANN STUART,
Abt. 1833; b. Abt. 1817, Ky.; d. Bef. 1865, Lafayette
Co., Missouri.
Notes
for STEWART WHITSETT: The last two names
of the kids were on 1860 Laf. Co. MO. Census the
others on 1850 Laf. Co. MO. Admin. Papers
for estate of Stewart Whitsett. 1865-66 Enrollment
Papers - State Adjutant General Office. Wife
Eliza must have died btwn 1860 Census & papers
of Enrollment 1865-66 for Stewart, as he is listed
as single.
Rebecca
Whitsett Will. Stewart 's Parents were: Joseph
& Rebecca (Stewart) Whitsett.
Marty's
notes:
Laf Co. census 1850
1880-1900
Mrs. Ben Melton
301 Laf. Probate Stewart H.
Stewart S-I-L Will of Rebecca D. (Callison OR Allison)
Goodrich
1860-Laf
Marty
also thinks that Stewart middle initial was H.
He was born in Montgomery Co. KY. & died in
Laf. Co. MO. Married Eliza Ann (GOODRICH or WILCOX
?)
Kathy:
Look up daughters Julia & Mary E. in Oregon
under husband's last name.
1880 Soundex K-460 T-768 roll 4
1880 Soundex S-536 T-768 roll 7
Look up Henry A. Keller 1870 MO.
Look up Henry Keller 1880 OR.
Look up Saunders also, both years.
1850-Lafayette
County, Dist. #46 - Missouri Census
Whitsett, Stewart 45-Farmer KY
Whitsett, Eliza A. 33- KY
Whitsett, Marcus L. 16- KY
Whitsett, Frances J. 13- MO
Whitsett, Isaac K. 11- MO
Whitsett, James H. 09- MO
Whitsett, Julia Ann 07- MO
Whitsett, Benjamin E. 06- MO
Whitsett, Mary E. 03- MO
Whitsett, Rebecca E. 01- MO
1860-Lafayette
County, Washington Township
Whitsett, Stewart 54
Farmer KY
Whitsett, Eliza A. 45 KY
Whitsett, Julia 16 MO
Whitsett, Mary 13 MO
Whitsett, George 07 MO
Whitsett, Almona 05 MO
Per Rachel Collier it
is Possible that Stewart was born in Clark County,
Kentucky
Notes for ELIZA ANN STUART:
Is it Possible that Eliza's last name was
STUART? Eliza must have died between years
1860 & 1865. See Stewart's notes.
*Phyliss also said in
one of her letters to me <Kathy> that a relative
that is no longer living told her that Eliza's maiden
name was STUART-So will enter her in as Stuart until
find different.
Children
of JOSEPH WHITSITT and MARY LEMASTERS are:
vii.
JOSEPH L. WHITSITT, d. 1847. Died in testate;
1842; No known children.
Joseph
and Rebecca divorced and Rebecca remained in Kentucky
and Joseph remarried and moved to Gibson County,
Indiana having another family. The letter dated
1860 has lead to much controversy in that the brothers
didn't add up to eight there were nine that Gerald
Whitsett knows of. Kathy Whitsett wife of Gerald
Whitsett received Joseph and Mary and their children
from one Bob Whitesitt in Kirkwood, Missouri sent
to her in 1991-1992. Bob had inherited it from his
grandfather and then father.
viii.
ISAAC NEWTON WHITSETT, d. 1842.
ix.
SAMUEL WHITSITT.
x.
MARGARET WHITSETT.
xi.
MALISSA WHITSETT.
xii.
RACHEL WHITSETT.
xiii.
ISAAC NEWTON WHITSETT, d. January 1842.
Notes for ISAAC NEWTON
WHITSETT: Melton family History says; Died with
no heirs- Samuel Admin.
xiv.
BENJAMIN WHITSETT, b. Aft. 1807; d. August
03, 1857.
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20.
RALPH WHITSITT (SAMUEL
VARNER5 WHITSETT,
WILLIAM THOMAS4,
WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born July 27, 1778 in Pennsylvania,
and died August 19, 1849 in Putnam County, Indiana. He
married (2) SARAH GILMORE
Aft. 1814. He married (3) SALLY
"ALLIE" PHILLIPS Bef. 1823. She was
born 1784, and died July 14, 1813.
Notes for RALPH WHITSITT:
"Phillips and Whitsitt Bible," Kentucky Bible Records,
D.A.R. Vol. IV, 1966-The DAR compiler stated that the items were
copied from Photostats sent from Mrs. R. M. Hostine of Palmyra,
Missouri; the Bible was apparently physically located in Deputy,
Indiana. The Phillips and Whitsitt's were both from Montgomery
County Kentucky. Allie Phillips Whitsitt, the original owner of
the Bible, apparently died at a young age. Age 29 yrs.
1850 U.S. Census Mortality Schedule: Ralph Whitsill
(sic) age 72, widower, born in Pennsylvania, died August,
1850 from cancer.
Married between 1815 &
1823.
In Clark Co. KY. in 1815 & was in Montgomery Co.
IN. in 1836.
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1810- Ky Census reads:
Pg 355- Whitesides, Ralph- 2001-/20100-1800 Mont.
Under 10
10-16
16-26
26-45
45-& over
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1820-KY
Whitsell, Ralph- Mont-245-TwpL
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1830 KY
Whitsett, Ralph-Mont-025-TwpL.
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Not in 1840 OR 1850.
More About RALPH WHITSITT:
Burial: August 22, 1849, Putnam County, Indiana
Cause of Death: Cancer
Notes for SARAH GILMORE:
Information on Sarah Gilmore from Whitsitt family of
Joseph E. Whitsett, Jr..
Notes for SALLY 'ALLIE"
PHILLIPS ?:
"Phillips and Whitsitt Bible," Kentucky Bible Records,
D.A.R. Vol. IV, 1966-The DAR compiler stated that the items were
copied from Photostats sent from Mrs. R. M. Hostine of Palmyra,
Missouri; the Bible was apparently physically located in Deputy,
Indiana. The Phillips and Whitsitt's were both from Montgomery
County Kentucky. Allie Phillips Whitsitt, the original owner of
the Bible, apparently died at a young age. Age 29 yrs.
More About SALLY 'ALLIE"
PHILLIPS:
Burial: July 17, 1813
Children of RALPH WHITSITT and SARAH GILMORE are:
i.
WILLIAM WHITSETT, m. THOMPSON.
Notes for WILLIAM WHITSETT:
Moved to MO. Never lived in IN.
Possibly married a woman
by the name of Thompson and sons by the name of
Thomas
& William.
ii. MARY
WHITSETT, b. Abt. 1807; m. JOHN MILLER; b. 1801,
N. C.
Notes for MARY WHITSETT:
No more on Desc.
Children of RALPH WHITSITT
and SALLY PHILLIPS are:
iii.
GIRL WHITSETT,
m. MCGIBSON.
iv.
GIRL WHITSETT,
m. HENRY CORWIN.
Notes for GIRL WHITSETT:
Lived & dcd in Bainbridge, IN. owned 800 acres.
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21.
MARGARET "PEGGY" WHITSITT (SAMUEL
VARNER5 WHITSETT,
WILLIAM THOMAS4,
WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born Bef. 1782, and died
Abt. 1849. She married JOHN RAMSEY
September 29, 1798 in Clark Co, Kentucky. He
was born Abt. 1766, and died 1837.
Notes for MARGARET 'PEGGY'
WHITSITT:
No info on any Grandchildren, All this info and ancestors
was from Bob
Whitesitt's chart.
More About MARGARET 'PEGGY'
WHITSITT:
Burial: Abt. 1849
More About JOHN RAMSEY:
Burial: 1837
Children of MARGARET WHITSITT and JOHN RAMSEY are:
i.
SAMUEL B. RAMSEY.
ii.
ALEXANDER RAMSEY,
d. Bef. 1820.
iii.
JAMES V. RAMSEY.
iv.
DULCENA RAMSEY,
m. FRY.
v.
LUCINDA E. RAMSEY,
m. REDMAN.
vi.
CHILD RAMSEY.
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22.
SAMUEL VARNER WHITSETT JR. (SAMUEL
VARNER5 WHITSETT,
WILLIAM THOMAS4,
WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2,
WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was
born Abt. 1784, Deceased. He married (1) BETSEY
PHILLIPS. He married (2) ELIZABETH
KING in Clark Co., Ky. She died 1825 in Jefferson Co,
Indiana/Clark County, Kentucky. He married (3) DOLLY
"DOLLIE" PHILLIPS July 19, 1833. She was born
Abt. 1810 in Kentucky.
Notes for JR. SAMUEL VARNER
JR. WHITSETT:
Married 3 times: second to Elizabeth King and 3rd to
; Dollie Phillips.
!was in Montgomery Co. in 1815.
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Have found no WILL for Sam'l Jr. says compiler of Melton
Fam. Hist.-Kathy
Whitsett
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Kathy Whitsett is not the compiler.
Some researchers have mistaken Samuel Jr for his father
Sr.
Notes for ELIZABETH KING:
Per Kathy Whitsett she died in Clark County Kentucky
Notes for DOLLY 'DOLLIE'
PHILLIPS:
Of the three daughters: One married a Baxter and one
married a Campbell
Children of SAMUEL WHITSETT and BETSEY PHILLIPS are:
i.
JOHN WHITSETT.
Notes for JOHN WHITSETT:
No More on Desc.
End of line
ii.
NEWTON WHITSETT, m. ANN
BAXTER, January 05, 1835.
iii.
EMILY PHILLIPS WHITSETT, m. (1) LOT
WOODARD WHITSETT, April 15, 1841, Jefferson
Co., In., Bk 4 P362; b. January 07, 1821, Jefferson
Co., In.; d. 1843; m. (2) BAXTER,
Aft. 1843.
Notes for EMILY PHILLIPS
WHITSETT:
Emily Phillips Whitsett, married her cousin also.
In fact, it was her sister
Lucinda's husbands (William's) half brother. Same
Father, different Mother.
Notes for LOT WOODARD
WHITSETT:
Lot was Lucinda & Emily's Cousins, and William
Whitsett's half brother (Lucinda's husband) Marriage
Book 4 Page 362.
iv.
ELIZA WHITSETT.
Notes for ELIZA WHITSETT:
End of line.
v.
DULCENA WHITSETT.
Notes for DULCENA WHITSETT:
End of Line.
vi.
SAMUEL WHITSETT.
Notes for SAMUEL WHITSETT:
End of Line.
vii.
LUCINDA WHITSETT, b. September 28, 1807;
d. April 18, 1891; m. WILLIAM
WHITSETT JR.,
May 28, 1828, Jefferson Co., In.; b. February 25,
1807, Mont. Co., Ky.; d. June 29, 1885.
Notes
for LUCINDA WHITSETT: Married her Cousin. William
Whitsett - Son of William Whitsett - Son of Samuel
V. etc.
More About LUCINDA WHITSETT:
Burial: April 21, 1891
More About WILLIAM WHITSETT:
Burial: July 02, 1885
viii.
WESLEY T. WHITSETT,
b. January 19, 1811; d. June 26, 1892; m. LURANA
WELLS, September 19, 1832; b. February
12, 1813; d. October 06, 1886.
Children of SAMUEL WHITSETT
and ELIZABETH KING are:
ix.
MARY MARGARET WHITSETT, m. DANIEL
MCCLELLAND.
Notes for MARY MARGARET
WHITSETT: End of line. No more Desc.
x.
POLLY ANN WHITSETT, m. SILAS
EVANS.
Notes for POLLY ANN WHITSETT:
End of Line. No more Desc.
xi.
MARIAH WHITSETT, m.
LAWHEAD.
Notes for MARIAH WHITSETT:
End of Line. No more Desc.
xii.
JAMES HOOD WHITSETT (TWIN) , b. March 07,
1827.
Notes for TWIN JAMES
HOOD WHITSETT: End of Line. No More Desc.
xiii.
WILLIAM KING WHITSETT (TWIN) , b. March
07, 1827; d. September 30, 1907; m. (1) EDNA
BARROW, October 16, 1851; m. (2) MARTHA
HARROD, September 17, 1856; b. November
27, 1833; d. March 19, 1875.
Notes
for TWIN WILLIAM KING WHITSETT: Had a twin brother;
James Hood Whitsett. William had a second wife Martha
Harrod; she was born, 27-Nov-1833 and died, 19-Mar-1875,
buried in Pisgah Cem. She was 42 yrs.
Children
of SAMUEL WHITSETT and DOLLY PHILLIPS are:
xiv.
MARENCIA WHITSETT.
Notes for MARENCIA WHITSETT:
End Of Line No More Desc.
xv.
EVENNA WHITSETT.
Notes for EVENNA WHITSETT:
End Of Line No More Desc.
xvi.
CLARINDA WHITSETT.
Notes for CLARINDA WHITSETT:
End Of Line. No More Desc.
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23.
RACHEL WHITSETT (SAMUEL
VARNER5 WHITSETT,
WILLIAM THOMAS4,
WILLIAM3,
SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1
WHITESIDE) was born 1789, and died June
22, 1860 in Clark Co, Kentucky. She married WILLIAM
RAMSEY September 13, 1804 in Clark Co, Kentucky.
He died 1840 in Clark Co, Kentucky.
Notes for RACHEL WHITSETT:
Rachel and William Lived in Clark County Kentucky and
had several children.
More About WILLIAM RAMSEY:
Burial: 1840, Clark Co, Kentucky
Children of RACHEL WHITSETT and WILLIAM RAMSEY are:
i.
WILLIAM M. RAMSEY.
ii.
JOHN A. RAMSEY.
iii.
JOSEPH H. RAMSEY.
iv.
FRANKLIN RAMSEY.
v.
SAMUEL W. RAMSEY.
vi.
MARIAH RAMSEY.
vii.
POLLY ANN RAMSEY, m. GARDNER.
viii.
ELIZA RAMSEY, m. HARMAN.
ix.
MARGARET RAMSEY, m.
WHITESIDES.
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