Isom Puckett I (1723 - aft. 1775)

Born 14 Oct 1723 in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Colony of Virginia

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Descendants

Died after 1775 after age 51 in Virginia [uncertain]

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Biography

Isom Puckett I was a Virginia colonist.

Isham, son of Womack Puckett and Mabel Walthall, was baptized on 23 April 1724, Bristol Parish, having been born "14th octob^r last".^[1][2][3] He passed away sometime after 1775, possibly in Virginia, North Carolina, or South Carolina, where his sons were documented.^[4]

Records

Taxes - In June 1752, in Chesterfield Co, VA, Isham Puckett was on his own, on the tax list. This implies he was over 16, and therefore born before 1736.^[5]

• Listed next to each other:
  • Grouped together; Womack Puckett, Bows Puckett, Womack Puckett Junr.
  • Ephraim Puckett.
  • Isham Puckett.
  • Page Puckett. This man was born before 1736. Therefore, he is not the son of Isham Puckett, who was born in 1723. At most, Isham was 13 years old when this Page was born. Hence, this Page might be a brother of Isham Puckett. Alternatively, he might be the son of John Puckett, who named his son Page Puckett in his 1765 LWT. It was proven by oath of Page Pucket in March 1769, implying John's son was an adult before 1769.^[6]
• Listed close to above Pucketts:
  • Grouped together; Wm Walthall, Jamey, Abram, Dick, Harculis, Jno, Dinah, Pat, Sarah, Betty, Bess, Daniel Tery, Man.
  • Listed next to, grouped together; John Walthall, Dick, London.
• Listed separately, throughout the same page:
  • Grouped together; Brazire Puckett, Jos Puckett Junr.
  • Wm Walthal.

Moved - Isham presumably moved from Chesterfield to Lunenburg.

Patent - On 25 Sep 1762, in Lunenburgh Co, VA, Isham Pucket for 235 acres on Taylors Creek bounded by Dukes line and James Hix.^[7] Present day, Taylors Creek feeds into the Meherrin River in Mecklenburg Co, VA.

Taxes - In 1764, in Lunenburg Co, VA, both Isham Puckett, Senr. and Isham Puckett, Junr. are listed under St. Jas. Parish.^[4]

Boundary Change - In 1765, Mecklenburg was formed from Lunenburg Co, VA.^[8]

Deed - On 12 Nov 1774, in Mecklenburg Co, VA, Isham Puckett of Mecklenburg to Allen Love, land in Mecklenburg where said Puckett now lives, adjoining John Bugg, John Harris, David Taylor & Lewis Parham, 235 acres, debt, 12 Nov 1774. Signed Isham Puckett (S his mark). Wit: John Wardrop, James Rose, Benjamin Harrison, John Malone.^[9]

Deed - On 9 Oct 1775, in Mecklenburg Co, VA, Isham Puckett of Mecklenburg Co to John Ingram Jr of Brunswick, land in Mecklenburg bounded by Clay, Harris, Page Puckett, a chopt line, 135 acres. Isham Puckett (X his mark), no witnesses. Acknowledged by Isham Puckett & Martha his wife.^[9]

Deed - On 9 Oct 1775, in Mecklenburg Co, VA, Isham Puckett of Mecklenburg Co to Stephen Strange of Brunwick Co, land in Mecklenburg bounded by John Bugg, Lewis Parham, Clay, chopt [sic, ‘chopped’] line [probably meaning a line of chopped trees], 100 acres. Isham Puckett (X his mark), no witnesses. Acknowledged by Isham Puckett & Martha his wife.^[9]

Warrant - On 31 Dec 1778, in Surry Co, NC, Isham Puckett was mentioned in the following record. It's unclear if this is for Senior or Junior. For more information about Pucketts found in Surry, see Puckett - Surry County, North Carolina Land Entries.

• "#1208. SAMUEL HUMPHRIS enters 100 acres of land in Surry Co. on the FLATT SHOLE CREEK above the main road including ISHAM PUCKETT's improvement for quantity. December 31, 1778. [Warrant granted]"^[10]
• See 1776 Map of Southern VA including Ararat River in NC. Flat Shole Creek is believed to be a tributary of Ararat River, and located in present day Surry Co.

Research Notes

Logistical Considerations - Dates below represent the year said counties were formed.^[11][8] 04:02, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

• 1743 Bristol Parish was established. "Bristol Parish has served Charles City, Henrico, Prince George, and Dinwiddie counties."
• 1720 Brunswick Co, VA, from parts of Prince George (1703), Surry (1652) and Isle of Wight (1634) counties in VA.
• 1746 Lunenburg Co, VA, from Brunswick Co (1720).
• 1749 Chesterfield Co, VA, from Henrico (1611-1634). Chesterfield sandwiched between Henrico and Prince George.
• 1765 Mecklenburg Co, VA, from Lunenburg Co (1746).
• 1771 Surry Co, NC, from Rowan Co (1753).
  • VA counties adjacent to Surry Co, NC include:
    • 1791 Patrick Co from Henry Co (1777).
    • 1793 Grayson Co from Wythe Co (1790). Note Wythe from Montgomery.
    • 1842 Carroll Co from Grayson Co (1793).
• 1776 Henry Co, VA, from Pittsylvania (1766).

• Resources:
  • County Formation in Colonial VA
  • 1776 Map Southern VA
  • 1776 Map NC SC
  • 1822 Map VA
  • 1823 Map NC SC

Research Leads - Numerous Tax Records exist for the surname Puckett in the following area. Some of these records might represent some sons and/or descendants of Isham Puckett (subject of this profile). However, they may represent other, more distantly, related Pucketts. See 1822 Map VA.

• Henry Co, VA
  • 1782 Thomas Puckett. Possibly Thomas Puckett Jr, son of Thomas Puckett (D10).
  • No Pucketts found in 1783 and 1784.
  • 1785, 1786, 1787A, 1788B, 1789A, 1790B Isham Puckett. Use caution, there are several Isham Pucketts being conflated. This is believed to be Isham Puckett Jr. (abt.1743-)
• Patrick Co, VA created from Henry Co in 1791.
  • 1791-1815, Pucketts are on tax lists every year taxes were collected. See Isham Puckett Jr. (abt.1743-).
• Surry Co, NC
  • 1816-1823, Pucketts are on tax lists every year. None found 1824-1826. Then one in 1827.

Location Research

• Grayson County, Virginia, was not created until 7 Nov 1792, from Wythe County. He therefore could not have died there. Spratlin-29 17:16, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
  • See details about Grayson County in the Research Notes on his son Daniel's profile (click here).
• Lunenburg County was created from Brunswick County in 1746.^[8]
• Bristol Parish never served Lunenburg County. In 1702, one of the counties it served was Prince George County (which was formed from Chales City County that year).^[12]
• Brunswick County was formed from Prince George County "1720-1734" ('the first is the "pending" formation date, and the second is the legally "effective" date').^[8]

Conclusion: Since Bristol Parish and 1723 are correct,^[2] then probably Prince George or Brunswick County would be the correct county. ~ Noland-165 19:17, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

• "Christening Place: Bristol Parish, Prince George" listed in FamilySearch entry for his brother Ephraim.^[13]

DNA Information

• Puckett Y-DNA Testing at Womack Genealogy site.
• Additional YDNA tests are needed to help build the halpotree for Puckett. Ideally, we need the results to reflect an MRCA within genealogical times. See:
  • FTDNA Project for Puckett
  • YDNA Tree for Puckett
  • Puckett Y-DNA SNP

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch Record: VR5Y-F6B; Womack Puckett in entry for Isham Puckett, 1724. Event Type: Christening; Event Date: 23 Apr 1724; Event Place (Original): Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Transcription of Bristol Parish Register, page 350 (transcribed and published, 1898, by Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne; accessed 30 November 2021).
3. ↑ Bristol Parish Register; FamilySearch Image (275 of 1018), page 350 (accessed 30 November 2021).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Lunenburg County, Virginia - Sunlight on the Southside; usgwarchives.net; Part 7; p266. (accessed Jan 2024)
5. ↑ Lists of tithables and insolvents, 1747-1821; Taxation Chesterfield, VA; FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS7S-M9HT-5; Film # 007856400; image 21.
6. ↑ Chesterfield Co VA Will Book 2, Page 164. Abstract from Ancestry.com; Hatcher, Marshall and Puckett records. Court records of Chesterfield County, Virginia (database on-line).
   • John x Puckett's Will, July 9, 1765. Exer. Wife and Francis Walthall. Witnesses - Page x Puckett, Sarah Westbrook and George Lenn. Legatees - Daughter Agnes, Eady and Phebe, Granddaughter Fanny, Grandson Joel, son of Page Puckett.
   • Page 264. March Court 1769. The LWT of John Pucket dec'd was proven by the oath of Page Pucket and Sarah Westbrook and ordered recorded.
7. ↑ Virginia Patents, v. 35, 1762-1764; FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C37S-VYX7; Film # 008570222; image 75, p55. See also Library of Virginia. Archives.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} Virginia Formation Maps (accessed 30 November 2021).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} FamilySearch; Deed books, v. 3-4 1771-1776; Mecklenburg Co VA;
   • DB 4, p412 Isham Puckett to Allen Love. FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4F-NQRR; Film 7897243, image 549.
   • DB 4, p470 Isham Puckett to Stephen Strange. FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4F-NQRV; Film 7897243, image 578.
   • DB 4, p471 Isham Puckett to John Ingram Jr.
   • See also: OB 4, p321, Film 8190598, image 184
10. ↑ Surrey county, North Carolina land entries 1778-1781 by Winston, Joseph. p183, image 189.
11. ↑ County formation information compiled from Wikipedia.
12. ↑ Freddie Spradlin, Parishes of Virginia (accessed 30 November 2021).
13. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch Record: VR51-VMK, Womack Pucket in entry for Ephraim Pucket, 1721.

This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress, always in need of direct and primary sources. Please contribute valid sources with your information.

See also:

• A comprehensive analysis by Robert E Burke, at Womack Genealogy and blogspot.
• FamilySearch Person: 9JH8-YK8
• 25 March 2018 "DNA proven, records of Yvonne Reasoner of Bridgeport TX and DNA records on Puckett and Niblett." Note: Additional information required to support this statement. 23:19, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
  • See the DNA Information section of the Profile Example posted by the US Southern Colonies Project.
  • See also, information regarding WikiTree standards for adding DNA confirmations.

The following was used upon initial set up this profile.

• Birth, death, and other details were collected from the well-documented Rootsweb website of MyKindred.com. It may not be 100% accurate, but it is as close to accurate as we can attain given the information and sources available to us. Note: No sources aside from MyKindred were listed as of 30 November 2021; the MyKindred entry for Isom Puckett cited as source "Gedcom - Brady, James".
• Source documents appear to support the secondary website of Cindy Turkett myheritage tree

Acknowledgments

• A debt of gratitude to Robert E. Burke for sharing his research. See also.