John Routt (1742 - 1827)

Born 17 Dec 1742 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (White) Routt — married about 1762 in Virginia, American Colonies

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1827 at age 84 in Milford, Bracken County, Kentucky

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Biography

Soldier John Routt served with Culpeper County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

John Routt is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A098995.

Mariages per DAR Record

• Catherine White
• MARY WITHERS
• SARAH X TUTT

He will was made in 1817..^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Will of John Routt Bracken County, Kentucky, Will Book C, Page 122 WW 1817 WP 1827 I, JOHN ROUTT of Bracken County and State of Kentucky,being of sound and disposing mind and memory although of an advanced age in life, do constitute this my last will ad testament, to-wit; it is my first wish and desire that immediately after my death my just debts and funeral expenses be all duly paid by my executors herein after appointed, and as to eaching my estate, I do hereby ratify and confirm the partial distribution thereof the slaves, given and advanced to my children, in manners I have heretofore distributed them. It is my further will and desire that in case of my wife SARAH should survive me that she shall occupy my present mansion house during her life, and that she shall be entitled to one third part of the tract of land whereon I now live, and one third part of the household furniture and stock, and also a negro man, named DICK and the negro woman SUCK or CAROLINE, her choice as to SUCK or CAROLINE, to be determined by my heirs which said land, Slaves and property to be held by my beloved wife during her life or widowhood, and at her death or marriage to go to my children as herein after provided. I give and bequeath to my son JOHN W. ROUTT one hundred and fifty acres of land where he now lives and for which I have heretofore given him a deed of gift, to have and to hold to him and his heirs and assigns forever. I give to my daughter MARY CULP a small tract of land, being part of my present mansion tract, the quantity of acres not exactly known, but supposed to be about sixty acres, beginning at three beeches on the north side of the Spring branch and running on easterly course to intersect the line in the old survey, thence with the line of the old survey to the North Fork, thence running near the mouth of the Spring branch, to have and to hold to him and his heirs and assigns forever. I give and bequeath to my son NIMROD ROUTT all the residue of my land with my wife's third part thereof at her marriage or decease, to have and to hold to him and his heirs and assigns forever. I give and bequeath to my daughter PATSY SMITH one dollar in addition to what I have already given her and her children as her full portion of my estate, hereby ratifying and confirming the deed trust by me made of the negro woman HANNAH and her increase to the sue of my said daughter and her heirs forever. The remainder of my estate both real, personal and mixed is to be equally divided into nine shares, whereof my son John shall be entitled on share, my son NIMROD one share, my son in law, JOHN WHITEHEAD one share, my daughter MARY CULP one share, my daughter URSULA KEIZER one share, my daughter SARAH WALTER one share, the children and heirs of my daughter HANNAH CALVIN deceased one share, the children and heirs of ANN DELANEY deceased one share, the children and heirs of my daughter MARGARET BROWNING deceased one share, to be enjoyed by them and their heirs forever. And lastly I do appoint my sons JOHN W. ROUTT and NIMROD ROUTT my executors of his my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of July 1817 JOHN ROUTT (seal) attest John Thomson GEORGE D. ROUTT JACOB YOUNGMAN LEVIN (X) his mark, FIELDS

• https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A098995
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:33NR-GK9 : accessed 2015-05-17), entry for John /Routt/.

Acknowledgements

• Profile created by Karen Johnson through the import of snelling1.ged on Sep 21, 2017.