W.I. Utterback Book Source Corrections

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Contents 1 Otterbach/Utterback Sources 1.1 The William Irvin Utterback (WIU) Book 1.2 The Benjamin Clark Holtzclaw (BCH) Book 1.3 The Germanna Foundation Database 2 Corrections to the W.I. Utterback Book 3 Sources

Otterbach/Utterback Sources

Most early Utterback genealogy information comes from these three major sources:

• Utterback history and genealogy of the Utterback family in America, 1622-1937: Family record of Herman Utterback and his descendants, (1622-1937), by William Irvin Utterback, published in 1937. (Sometimes referred to as the "Utterback book".)
• Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia 1714-1750, by Benjamin Clark Holtzclaw, published in 1964.
• The Germanna Foundation database, which uses both the above sources, as well as other biographical book sources, census records, etc.

The William Irvin Utterback (WIU) Book

Johann Hermann Otterbach (Herman Utterback), born circa 1664 in Trupbach, Nassau-Siegen, Germany, was the son of Johannes Otterbach and Anna Stuell. In his 1938 book, "Utterback history and genealogy of the Utterback family in America, 1622-1937", William Irvin Utterback was determined to have Hermann Utterback as the single "fountain head", the "Founder of our Family in America", from whom all American Utterbacks descended (thru Hermann's sons John Phillip (b. 1692) and John (b. 1702)). ^[1]

Unfortunately, W.I. Utterback incorrectly places multiple descendants of Hermann's brother, Johannes Otterbach (b. 1659 who married Margarethe Dornsieffer), under Hermann. ^[2]

The Benjamin Clark Holtzclaw (BCH) Book

Benjamin Clark Holtzclaw corrected these mistakes in his 1964 book "Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia 1714-1750", ^[3] showing that these Utterbacks in Virginia came from a different son of Johannes, Johann Henrich Otterbach (b. 1698), and a grandson, also named Johann Henrich Otterbach (b. 1714). In this uncle-nephew team that were in the 1734 Little Fork, Virginia group, the uncle is known as Henry "the elder" and the nephew as Henry "the younger". ^[4]

In the Corrections in the Utterback Genealogy in America section of Holtzclaw's book (pp. 488-491), he writes: ^[3]

"Professor William I. Utterback, Marshall College, Huntington, W. Va., published in 1938 "The Utterback Family, 1620-1938" an excellent genealogy of the Utterback family. However, there seems to me to be some need for corrections in his account of the first four generations of the family. He traced all the Virginia Utterbacks back to Harman Utterback, the 1714 immigrant, through his sons John Philip and John, while it seems to me that the evidence we have shows that they were all descended from Harman Utterback's nephew and great-nephew, the two Henry Utterbacks who came over in 1734. As indicated in previous chapters, it seems highly probable that Harman Utterback came over in 1714 with his sons-in-law, Jacob Holtzclaw and John Kemper, as did his contemporary, Philip Fishback. This view is confirmed by the early tradition in the Kemper genealogy that Harman Utterbach was a member of the 1714 group, by the fact that there is no record of his family in the Siegen church books after that date, and that unless he came to Virginia in 1714, it seems impossible to find wives for John Joseph Martin and Harman Fishback, and a second wife for Peter Hitt young enough to have been the mother of his children. As indicated previously, all these wives are proved to have immigrated in 1714, and their names correspond to those of Harman Utterback's daughters. In view of these facts, Professor Utterback thought that the later Utterbacks were all descended from Harman and gives the following pedigree (with numbers used in the genealogy):"

1. Harman Utterback, b. ca. 1663, d. in Prince William Co. after 1748 (!).

4. John Philip Utterback, son of Harman, b. 1692, d. in Prince William Co., Va., m __________, and had sons:

17. Henry Utterback;

18. John Henry Utterback.

9. John Utterback, son of Harman, b. 1702 in Germany, d. at Germantown after 1772, when he witnessed a deed from Jacob and Mary Rector to Jacob Utterback; wife unknown; sons:

28. Harman Utterback;

29. Henry Utterback.

The third generation is then given as follows:

17. Henry Utterback, son of John Philip, b. at Germantown 1717, d. in Culpeper Co., Va. 1799, wife Anna; sons:

30. John Utterback (of Fauquier Co.) b. 1740, d. 1826, with an account of his family from the Fauquier records:

31. Joseph Utterback, b. ca. 1742, of Culpeper Co.;

32. Harman Utterback, b. 1746. of Fauquier Co., Prof. Utterback's ancestor, with details of his family from the Fauquier records:

34. Jacob Utterback. b. ca. 1750 of Culpeper Co.;

40. Henry Utterback, b. 1770, of Culpeper Co.;

41. William Utterback, b. 1771, of Culpeper Co.

18. John Henry Utterback, son of John Philip, m. Frankie, granted land in Culpeper Co. in 1747 and 1751, deeded land there in 1774 with wife, Frankie; sons

42. John Utterback, b. 1747, unknown wife, of Culpeper Co.;

43. Henry Utterback, b. ca. 1751, of Culpeper Co., m. Tabitha McDowell in 1796;

44. Elijah Utterbach, b. 1752, shown in Culpeper Co. in 1810; no further reference.

28. Harman Utterback, son of John, b. 1721 at Germantown, d. after 1793, unknown wife; sons:

45. Jacob Utterback, b. 1743 of Fauquier Co. (later for a short time Culpeper);

46. Joel Utterback, b. ca. 1747, no further reference;

47. Benjamin Utterback, b. 1754, of Fauquier Co.;

48. Harman Utterback, b. 1755, of Culpeper Co.

29. Henry Utterback, son of John, b. ca. 1725 at Germantown, m. Agnes Brumback of Germantown; sons,

49. Henry Utterback, b. ca. 1758, of Fauquier Co.;

50. Peyton Utterback, no further reference;

51. Charles Utterback, b. 1769, of Fauquier Co.

"With regard to the first and second generations given above, Professor Utterback gave no documentary evidence at all from the Virginia records, except in the case of John Utterback, son of Harman, who is identified with the John Utterback who witnessed the Rector deed at Germantown in 1772. However, everything seems to indicate that the witness in 1772 was John Utterback, No. 30 above, who lived all his life in Fauquier Co. The complete silence of the Virginia records on Harman Utterback and his sons, John Philip and John, would seem to indicate that, like Philip Fishback, they all died early at Germanna, and the sons left no heirs. This would not affect the question so much, if we did not have the records fairly clearly on the two Henry Utterbacks who came over in 1734."

"With regard to the third generation as given in the genealogy, the following seems to be indicated by the Virginia records:

• (1) Henry Utterback, No. 17, is well attested by the records of Culpeper Co., lived there practically all his life, and died in 1799, leaving a will; he seems almost certainly to be identical with the younger Henry Utterback who came over in 1734, b. at Trupbach in 1714;
• (2) I can find no documentary trace of John Henry Utterback, No. 18; the Henry Utterback who was granted land in Culpeper Co. in 1747 and 1751 was Henry Utterback, No. 17, just preceding; the Henry Utterback who deeded land in Culpeper Co. with his wife Frankie in 1774 is specifically called "Henry Utterback of Fauquier Co." in the deed, and seems to have been identical with Henry Utterback No. 49;
• (3) I can also find no trace of Harman Utterback No. 28 in the documents, though the Fauquier Co. records refer many times to Harman No. 46;
• (4) Henry Utterback No. 29 seems almost certainly to have been the elder Henry who came over in 1734, b. at Trupbach in 1698, who m. Agnes Brumback soon after his arrival in this country.

"Of the four grandsons of Harman Utterback listed in the genealogy, then, (Henry No. 17 and John Henry No. 18, sons of John Philip Utterback, and Harman No. 28 and Henry No. 29, sons of John Utterback) only the two Henrys are definitely shown in the documents, while the records seem to be silent about John Henry No. 18 and Harmon No. 28 as about their supposed fathers, John Philip and John Utterback. "

"If the above is the case, it seems that Professor Utterback was acting on an erroneous hypothesis, though a reasonable one at the time, in trying to trace all the documented Utterbacks of the fourth generation back to Harmon Utterback. Most of the fourth generation men of the genealogy were sons of the 1734 immigrants, Henry b. 1698 and Henry b. 1714, the former of Fauquier Co. and the latter of Culpeper Co. The evidence I have indicates that the following men, all of whom were definitely identified with Fauquier Co., were sons of Henry Utterback (b. 1698) and his wife Agnes Brumback:

1. Henry No. 49,
2. John No. 30,
3. Jacob No. 45,
4. Harman No. 32,
5. Benjamin No. 47, and
6. Charles No. 51, in the very probable order of their births;

"and that the following men, all of whom lived in Culpeper Co., were sons of Henry Utterback (1714-1799) of Culpeper:

1. Joseph No. 31,
2. John No. 42,
3. Harman No. 48,
4. Jacob No. 34,
5. Henry No. 40, and
6. William No. 41, also in the order of their ages.

"As to the other fourth generation men of the genealogy, Henry Utterback No. 43 seems to have been a much younger man than given in the genealogy, and was probably a son of Henry No. 49 of Fauquier Co. or of John No, 42 of Culpeper; I cannot place Elijah Utterback No. 44, unless he was identical with Elijah No. 65, son of Harman No. 32 (who seems to fit in very well here); and I can find no documentary reference to Joel Utterback No. 46 nor to Peyton Utterback No. 50. As Mr. W. H. Utterback, Jr., 1532 Lipscomb St., Amarillo, Texas, informs me that the Utterback genealogy, of which no extra copies for sale survived Professor Utterback's death, is now being republished by descendants, what follows in this chapter will deal only with the two Henry Utterbacks who came over in 1734 and their sons, as all the Virginia Utterbacks seem to be descended from them."

So, according to the research by B.C. Holtzclaw, instead of the lineages outlined in the W.I. Utterback book:

#29 Henry Utterback (#9 John, #1 Herman), b. 1725; m. Agnes Brumbach			is really			Henry Utterback "the elder" (Johannes b. 1659, Johannes b. 1622), b. 1698; m. Agnes Brumbach
#17 Henry Utterback (#4 John Philip, #1 Herman), b. 1717; m. Anna ?			is really			Henry Utterback "the younger" (Johannes b. 1680, Johannes b. 1659, Johannes b. 1622), b. 1714; m. Anna ?

The Germanna Foundation Database

The Germanna Foundation database uses both the Utterback and Holtzclaw books as sources for their profiles (as well as census data and other sources). (The above Holtzclaw book is Germanna Record #5.) Where there are differences, however, it uses the Holtzclaw book. The table below includes the Germanna database record numbers, but a membership is required to access the data ($50 per year).

Corrections to the W.I. Utterback Book

The following table attempts to document the corrections that Holtzclaw mentions in his book, or those borne out by other facts and sources. As other errors in the W.I. Utterback (WIU) book come to light, feel free to add them to this table.

WIU #	Entry in WIU Book	WikiTree Profile	Germanna DB #	Notes
17	Henry Utterback, b. 1717 in Germantown, VA; d. 1798 in Culpeper Co., VA. Child of #4 John Philip and ?	Henry Utterback "the younger" (Utterback-333), b. 1714 in Trupbach, Germany; d. 1799 in Culpeper Co., VA. Child of Johannes Otterbach (b. 1680) and Gertrude Schneider	I058411	BCH considers #17 to be a different person. See above.
18	John Henry Utterback, b. 1721 in Germantown, VA; d. ? in Culpeper Co., VA. Child of #4 John Philip and ?	John Henry Utterback (Utterback-406), b. 1714 in Trupbach, Germany; d. 1799 in Culpeper Co., VA. Child of #4 John Philip and ?	I106773	BCH found no doc trace of #18 and put wife "Frankie" with #49. See above. Germanna DB has no children for him.
28	Harmon Utterback, b. 1724 in Germantown, VA; d. after 1793 in Fauquier Co., VA. Child of #9 John and ?	Harmon Utterback (Utterback-239), b. 1724 in Germantown, VA; d. after 1793 in Fauquier Co., VA. Child of #9 John and ?	I037390	BCH found no doc trace of #28. See above. Germanna DB just has son (Joel #46) for him.
29	Henry Utterback, b. ca. 1725 in Germantown, VA; d. after 1769 (in VA?). Child of #9 John and ?	Henry Utterback "the elder" (Otterbach-40), b. 21 Sep 1698 in Trupbach, Germany; d. before 1779 in Fauquier Co., VA. Child of Johannes Otterbach (b. 1659) and Margarethe Dornsieffer	I093641	BCH considers #29 to be a different person. See above.
30	John Utterback, b. 1740 in Germantown, VA; d. after 1833 in VA. Child of #17 Henry and Anna ?	John Utterback (Utterback-52), b. 1740 in Germantown, VA; d. after 1833 in Fauquier Co., VA. Child of Henry Utterback "the elder" and Agnes Brumbach	I096115	Different father. See above.
31	Joseph Utterback, b. ca. 1742 in Culpeper Co., VA; d. after 1810 in Culpeper Co., VA. Child of #17 Henry and Anna ?	Joseph Utterback (Utterback-459), b. ca. 1742 in Culpeper Co., VA; d. 1810 in Culpeper Co., VA. Child of Henry Utterback "the younger" and Anna ?	I098793	Different father. See above.
32	Harman Utterback, b. 1746 in Germantown, VA; d. after 11 Jul 1826 in Fauquier Co., VA. Child of #17 Henry and Anna ?	Harman Utterback (Utterback-318), b. 1746 in Germantown, VA; d. after 11 Jul 1826 in Fauquier Co., VA. Child of Henry Utterback "the elder" and Agnes Brumbach	I081003	Different father. See above.
33	Mary Utterback, b. 1748; d. ?; m. Alexander Scott. Child of #17 Henry and Anna ?	Mary Utterback (no profile yet), b. 1748; d. ?; m. Alexander Scott. Child of Henry Utterback "the younger" and Anna ?	I106869	Different father. BCH book, pg 498. Mentioned as Mary Scott in her father's will.
34	Jacob Utterback, b. ca. 1750 in Germantown, VA; d. ?. Child of #17 Henry and Anna ?	Jacob Utterback (Utterback-460), b. ca. 1765 in Germantown, VA; d. ? possibly in KY? Child of Henry Utterback "the younger" and Anna ?	I041026	Different DOB and father. See above.
35	Christina Utterback, b. ca. 1752 in Germantown, VA; d. ?; m. Peter Wommack. Child of #17 Henry and Anna ?	Christina Utterback (no profile yet), b. 1762-63 in Germantown, VA; d. ?; m. Peter Wommack. Child of Henry Utterback "the younger" and Anna ?	I112795	Different DOB and father. BCH book, pp 498, 506. Mentioned as Christian Wommack in her father's will.
36	Elizabeth Utterback, b. ca. 1755 in Germantown, VA; d. ?; m. George Norman. Child of #17 Henry and Anna ?	Elizabeth Utterback (no profile yet), b. ca. 1755 in Germantown, VA; d. ?; m. George Norman. Child of Henry Utterback "the younger" and Anna ?	I101787	Different father. BCH book, pp 498, 506. Mentioned in her father's will.
37	Anne Utterback, b. ca. 1756 in Germantown, VA; d. ?; m. George Willingham. Child of #17 Henry and Anna ?	Anne Utterback (no profile yet), b. ca. 1756 in Germantown, VA; d. ?; m. George Willingham. Child of Henry Utterback "the younger" and Anna ?	I096507	Different father. BCH book, pp 498, 506. Mentioned in her father's will.
38	Caty Utterback, b. 1759 in Fauquier Co., VA; d. ?; m. John Corder. Child of #17 Henry and Anna ?	Caty Utterback (Utterback-170), b. 1759 in Fauquier Co., VA; d. ?; m. John Corder. Child of Henry Utterback "the younger" and Anna ?	I101094	Different father. BCH book, pg 498. Mentioned in her father's will.
39	Sarah Utterback, b. 1760; d. ?; m. Richard Barnett. Child of #17 Henry and Anna ?	Sarah Utterback (no profile yet), b. 1760; d. ?; m. Richard Barnett. Child of Henry Utterback "the younger" and Anna ?	I025017	Different father. BCH book, pp 498, 507. Mentioned as Sarah Barnett in her father's will.
40	Henry Utterback, b. 1770 in Germantown, VA; d. 15 Nov 1842 in Ohio. Child of #17 Henry and Anna ?	Henry Utterback (Utterback-461), b. 1781-1782 in Germantown, VA; d. 15 Nov 1842 in Harrison Co., Ohio. Child of Henry Utterback "the younger" and Anna ?	I117508	Different DOB and father. See above.
41	William Utterback, b. 1771 in Germantown, VA; d. 28 May 1843 in Harrison Co., Ohio. Child of #17 Henry and Anna ?	William Utterback (Utterback-462), b. 1783-1784 in Germantown, VA; d. 28 May 1843 in Harrison Co., Ohio. Child of Henry Utterback "the younger" and Anna ?	I070497	Different DOB and father. See above.
42	John Utterback, b. 1747 in Culpeper Co., VA; d. ? in Morgan Co., KY. Child of #18 John Henry and "Frankie"	John Utterback (Utterback-437), b. 1747 in Culpeper Co., VA; d. ? in Morgan Co., KY. Child of Henry Utterback "the younger" and Anna ?	I106090	Different father. See above.
43	Henry Utterback, b. ca. 1751 in Culpeper Co., VA; d. 1805 in Montgomery Co., KY. Child of #18 John Henry and "Frankie"	Henry Utterback (Utterback-405), b. abt. 1770 in Culpeper Co., VA; d. 1805 in Montgomery Co., KY. Child of John Utterback (#42) and Susannah ?	I080148	Different DOB and father. See above. Germanna DB places Henry as son to John #42.
44	Elijah Utterback, b. 1752 in Culpeper Co., VA; d. after 1810. Child of #18 John Henry and "Frankie"	BCH could not place him, unless he was identical with Elijah #65, son of Harman #32	N/A	See above. Not in BCH book nor Germanna DB.
45	Jacob Utterback, b. 3 Aug 1743 in Germantown, VA; d. 27 Apr 1842 in Woodford Co., KY. Child of #28 Harmon and ?	Jacob Utterback (Utterback-13), b. 3 Aug 1743 in Germantown, VA; d. 27 Apr 1842 in Woodford Co., KY. Child of Henry Utterback "the elder" and Agnes Brumbach	I040978	Different father. See above.
46	Joel Utterback, b. ca. 1747 in Prince William Co., VA; d. ?. Child of #28 Harmon and ?	Joel Utterback (no profile yet), b.ca. 1747 in Prince William Co., VA; d. ?. Child of Harmon Utterback #28 and ?	I118133	BCH found no doc trace but in Germanna DB. See above.
47	Benjamin Utterback, b. 17 Jan 1754 in Germantown, VA; d. Mar 1842 in Morgan Co., IN. Child of #28 Harmon and ?	Benjamin Utterback (Utterback-441), b. 17 Jan 1754 in Germantown, VA; d. Mar 1842 in Morgan Co., IN. Child of Henry Utterback "the elder" and Agnes Brumbach	I080143	Different father. See above.
48	Harmon Utterback, b. 16 Oct 1755 in Germantown, VA; d. 1854 in Nicholas Co., KY. Child of #28 Harmon and ?	Harmon Utterback (Utterback-238), b. 16 Oct 1755 in Germantown, VA; d. 1854 in Nicholas Co., KY. Child of Henry Utterback "the younger" and Anna ?	I096519	Different father. See above.
49	Henry Utterback, b. 1758 in Germantown, VA; d. 1808 in Montgomery Co., KY. Child of #29 Henry and Agnes Brumback	Henry Utterback (Utterback-234), b. 1737-1738 in Germantown, VA; d. 1805 in Shelby Co., KY. Child of Henry Utterback "the elder" and Agnes Brumbach	I093642	Different DOB, DOD, and father. BCH thought #18 was same person as #49 and put #18's wife, "Frankie", with #49. See above. Germanna DB also puts Frankie with Henry, even tho this seems unreasonable.
50	Peyton Utterback, b. ca. 1760; d. ?. Child of #29 Henry and Agnes Brumback	Peyton Utterback (Utterback-233), b. ca. 1760; d. ?. Child of Henry Utterback "the elder" and Agnes Brumbach	I093644	Different father. See above. BCH found no evidence of Peyton, but he is listed in the Germanna DB.
51	Charles Utterback, b. 8 May 1769 in Fauquier Co., VA; d. 14 Feb 1843 in Anderson Co., KY. Child of #29 Henry and Agnes Brumback	Charles Utterback (Utterback-222), b. 8 May 1769 in Fauquier Co., VA; d. 14 Feb 1843 in Anderson Co., KY. Child of Henry Utterback "the elder" and Agnes Brumbach	I093645	Different father. See above.
94	Henry Utterback, b. 5 Mar 1802 in Montgomery Co., KY; d. 1824 in Henry Co., KY; m. Dorcas McDowell. Child of #43 Henry and Tabitha McDowell	Henry Utterback (Utterback-404), b. 5 Mar 1802 in Culpeper Co., VA; d. 9 Apr 1883 in Boone Co., IN; m. 1) Dorcas McDowell, 2) Eliza Thompson. Child of Henry Utterback and Tabitha McDowell	I098776	Different birth and death info. BCH combines with son (#310) as one person.
310	Henry Utterback, b. 1824 in Henry Co., KY; d. 8 Aug 1881 in Boone Co., KY; m. Eliza Thompson. Child of #94 Henry and Dorcas McDowell	Henry Utterback (Utterback-404), b. 5 Mar 1802 in Culpeper Co., VA; d. 9 Apr 1883 in Boone Co., IN; m. 1) Dorcas McDowell, 2) Eliza Thompson. Child of Henry Utterback and Tabitha McDowell	I098776	Different birth and death info. BCH combines with father (#94) as one person.

Sources

1. ↑ Utterback, William Irvin. Utterback history and genealogy of the Utterback family in America, 1622-1937: Family record of Herman Utterback and his descendants, (1622-1937) (Marshall College, West Virginia, Gentry Bros, 1937), pp. 32-34.
2. ↑ Utterback, W. I. Ibid, p. 15.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Holtzclaw, B.C. Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia 1714-1750, Harrisonburg, Virginia, The Germanna Foundation, 1964 , pp. 491-492; see also the "Corrections in the Utterback Genealogy in America" section, pp. 488-491.
4. ↑ Germanna Foundation, List of Original Germanna Settlers, "The Little Fork Group", published September 10, 2013.