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Richard Whitt Jr. (1730 - 1812)

Rev. Richard Whitt Jr.
Born in Colony of Virginiamap
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Brother of , and
Husband of — married 1755 in Montgomery County, Colony of Virginiamap
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Died at age 82 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USAmap
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Biography

A Life Summary of Richard Whitt:
When Richard Whitt was born around 1730, in Virginia, his father, Richard Whitt, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Liptrot, was 32. He had at least five sons and four daughters with Susannah Skaggs. In 1785, at the age of 60, his occupation is listed as minister in Montgomery, Kanawha County, Virginia. He died in 1812, in Montgomery County, Virginia, at the age of 87.[1]

Marriage

Richard married Susannah Skaggs about 1755 in Virginia.[2]. The following nine children have been attributed to this couple by David Whitt, table 4[3]:
  1. Abijah, m Elizabeth Elswick: Abijah Whitt (1757-1846)
  2. Rachel, m. Abraham Henderson: Rachel (Whitt) Henderson (1759-1853)
  3. Hezekiah, m. Rachel: Hezekiah Whitt (1761-1846)
  4. Archibald, m. Hannah Lowe: Archibald Whitt Sr. (1763-1831)
  5. Elizabeth, m. Cassiday: Elizabeth Whitt (1763-1857)
  6. Richard, III, m. Betsy Baster (plausibly): Richard Whitt III (abt.1770-bef.1817)
  7. Ruthy Whitt, m. Jesse Witt (cousin): Ruth (Whitt) Witt (1772-1839)
  8. Edmund, m. Hannah Lester: Edmund Whitt (abt.1770-aft.1840)
  9. Susannah, m. Harry Cresswell: Susannah Whitt (1776-1857)

Occupation

At a court convened on 26 July 1785 in Montgomery County, Virginia, Richard Whitt a Minister of the Baptist Church having presented his Ordination and Certificate of being in regular communication, with a Society of Christians, taken the Oath of Allegiance to the state, and entered into bond" is permitted to perform marriages. [4]
Record of marriages performed as minister of the gospel can be found in Annals of Southwest Virginia, Montgomery County Marriages 1757-1800 on ancestry.com.

Land Transactions

26 April 1769: Richard Whitt was a witness to the transfer of 104 acres on Meadow Creek, branch of New River, originally patented to Samuel Ratlive, 22 Aug 1753, and conveyed to James Scaggs/Skeggs, Sr.[5]
23 May 1785: Richard Whitt received a grant of 285 acres on Meadow Creek, branch of New River.
22 August 1786: Richard Whitte purchased 100 acres from James Skeggs.
19 August 1787: Richard Whitt sold 68 acres on Meadow Cr. branch of New R. to John Lawrence.
25 August 1797: Richard Whitt purchased 100 acres from John Ingles. And on 27 August 1797 he purchased an additional 50 acres from John Ingles.

Census

Richard Whitt and wife Susannah are listed in the 1810 Federal Census of Montgomery County, Virginia with 1 male over 45 and 1 female over 45.[6]

Death and Burial

Date of death is between Dec 1812 and Jan 1813.
Burial: Whitt-Lowe Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia
Richard passed away after December 1812. His will which was dated 25 Apr 1807 and presented in Montgomery County, Virginia court in Jan 1813, mentions my beloved wife; names sons Archibald and Richard; daughters Elizabeth Cassiday, Ruthy Whitt and Susanna Creswell. John Ingles and Archibald Whitt were appointed as executors.
Will of Rev. Richard Whitt:
He gives all the tract of land he now lives on to his son Archibald, this tract to him and his heirs forever. This tract to him to be understood to contain the whole of the land he bought from John Harrison on Meadow Creek ... to include the Parcel which I have allocated for my son Richard Whitt at the upper end of said tract." Signed April 25, 1807 and probated in the January Court, Montgomery County Virginia 1813. [7]

Sources

  1. ↑ FamilySearch Profile for RIchard Whitt
  2. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (an unreliable source) Ancestry Record 7836 #1320115
  3. ↑ Whitt, David F. 2004. Ancestors and descendants of William Whitt, 1775-1850: portrait of an American family. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books. Pp. 57-59.
  4. ↑ Fincastle and Montgomery Counties Deeds Vol. A 1773-1789 Vol. B Deeds 1788-1794 Vol. B Wills 1773-1797 Page 361 Image 212 26 July 1785 Rights to Celebrate Rites of Matrimony as a minister of the Baptist Church
  5. ↑ Probate Record for Richard Whitt in "Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850"; Ancestry Record 7832 #127151
  6. ↑ 1810 US Census: Montgomery County, Virginia; roll: 70; page: 608; image: 00057; FHL Film: 0181430
  7. ↑ Will of Richard Whitt (Internet Archive)




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Vincent-18 Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Witt-661 and Whitt-156 appear to represent the same person because: These two profiles represent the same man. His father spelled surname as "Witt." His adult records spell it as "Whitt." I'd be comfortable merging these two profiles either way, with Current Last Name being Whitt and Witt as alternative last name.
posted by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Vincent-18 Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Whitt-305 and Whitt-156 appear to represent the same person because: Richard Whitt multiplies like a rabbit. Same man.
posted by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Vincent-18 Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Whit-4 and Whitt-156 appear to represent the same person because: Whitt is proper spelling, so merge should be as proposed.
posted by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Vincent-18 Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Whitt-504 and Whitt-156 appear to represent the same person because: Multiple men with the similar details need to be merged.
posted by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Strutton-11 Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Whitt-223 and Whitt-156 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth and death dates; same father.
posted by Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Strutton-11 Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Whitt-161 and Whitt-156 appear to represent the same person because: Although the birth and death dates are different and need to be reconciled, these are the same person. Richard Witt, Sr., had only one son named Richard.
posted by Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Strutton-11 Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Richard Witt who married Susannah Scaggs was son of Richard Witt and Elizabeth Liptrot. He was born about 1725 and died 25 April 1812 in Montgomery County, Virginia. I have an abstract of his will dated 25 April 1807 and probated in January Court, Montgomery County, Virginia in 1813.
posted by Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)

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