John S Douthit Sr. (1709 - 1784)

Born 9 May 1709 in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth Hope (Scott) Douthit — married 12 Jan 1738 in Monocacy Chapel, Prince Georges County, Maryland

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1784 at age 74 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

John Douthit Sr. performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

John Douthit Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A033870.

Sr. John DOUTHIT was born on 9 May 1709 in Coleraine, Londonderry County, Ireland. He died on 22 Feb 1784 in Hope, Rowan County, North Carolina. He was buried on 23 Feb 1784 in Old Hope Cemetery, Near Clemmons, North Carolina. He was also known as John Douthit. [jshinn2.ged]

Census Records 1759 Rowan Co, North Carolina. Moved to America when he was 15 years old (with parents). Lived in Monocacy, Maryland. He was a weaver by trade and worked in PA, NY and MD. Patriot during the American Revolutionary War and furnished wheat to the Militia's of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. He helped organize and build the first Hope Moravian Church in 1780 at Clemmons, North Carolina (information from Brandon Hough). Has a bronze DAR Plaque on his grave. A record from the S.A.R. lineage book states that 'John Douthit was an active patriot and furnished supplies to the Rev. Soldiers as shown by NC Revolutionary Army Accounts.' It further states that 'John Douthit was a soldier in the Army of Gen. Nathaniel Greene as shown by payment in the NC Revolutionary Army Accounts. Parents: Robert Andrew DOUTHITT. Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Hope SCOTT. Sr. John DOUTHIT and Mary Elizabeth Hope SCOTT were married on 12 Jan 1738 in Monocacy Chapel, Prince Georges County, Maryland. Children were: Eliesabetha DOUTHIT, Jr. John DOUTHIT, Mary Mirah DOUTHIT, Sr. William DOUTHIT, James DOUTHIT, Thomas Jobe DOUTHITT, Thomas Job DOUTHIT, Isaac DOUTHIT, Sarah DOUTHIT, Sr. Abraham DOUTHIT, Rebecca DOUTHIT, Jacob DOUTHIT.

Birth

Date: 9 MAY 1709

Place: Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland

Death

Date: 22 FEB 1784

Place: Hope, Rowan Co, NC

Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 13, 2018), "Record of John Douthet", Ancestor # A033870.

Burial

Place: Rowan Co, NC

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Born: 9 May 1709, Coleraine, Kingdom of Ireland

Died: 22 February 1784 Hope, Rowan County, North Carolina

Buried: Old Hope Moravian Church Cemetery, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Cemetery's Coordinates: N36.0284 W80.3486

Late in life, John Douthit joined the Moravian Church in North Carolina. Well-known for their detailed and extensive record-keeping, the Moravians wrote an excellent obituary/memoir for John. The memoir is copied below in full,1 occasionally interrupted by additional details and commentary.

Memoir of the married Brother John Douthid, Sr., who passed away in Hope, Feb. 22, 1784.

He was born on May 9, 1709, at Coltrain [Coleraine], in the north of Ireland. His father was a Quaker, and his mother belonged to the Presbyterian Church in which he was baptized and brought up.

As he grew older he learned the trade of a weaver, and in his fifteenth year [i.e., late 1724 or early 1725] came to America. He worked at his profession in various places in New York and Pennsylvania, ultimately going to Manakosy [Monocacy] in Maryland, where in 1738 he married Mary Wilson, now his widow. God blessed them with 7 sons and 4 daughters, by whom he had 36 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; all living except one son and one grandchild. Some of them belong to the Hope Society and the rest are friends of the Brethren.

Other records corroborate 1864 as John's residence in Monocacy, Maryland. His name is on a list of Monocacy Hundred taxpayers for the year 1733, and a daughter of his was baptized there in 1740.

On 25 February 1743, he purchased a 50-acre tract called "Douthit's Chance" in Prince George's County, Maryland. The location of Douthit's Chance is marked on the master map.

The memoir's mention of "Mary Wilson" seems to be an error, since the surname Wilson is not corroborated by other records, and is contradicted by Mary's tombstone, which shows that her maiden name was Scott. Adelaide Fries (the translator of the memoir seen on this page, and long-time Moravian archivist) wrote in a letter, "I cannot imagine how 'Wilson' got in there. I thought possibly I had copied it wrong when I translated the Memoir but no, it is wrong in the original. I am certain that her name really was Scott, for it is so given everywhere else. I checked most carefully."

The memoir continues:

In the year 1750 he moved with his family from Maryland to North Carolina settling at the southwest corner of the land, known as Wachovia, which the Brethren took two years later.

John seems to have sold his Maryland property in late 1750. Apparently in preparation for the sale, on 5 September 1750 Alexander McKeen (the soon-to-be purchaser) received a special warrant to have Douthit's Chance re-surveyed. (The book Here Come the Douhit's: Coast to Coast Across Two Centuries on page 8 mentions two other records relevant to the sale, but I haven't found and examined those two records for myself.)

After settling in North Carolina, on 9 February 1761 1864John was granted 640 acres in Rowan County. A cartographer included John's property in a 1766 map of Wachovia Tract; I've marked the (approximate) location on the master map.

The memoir continues:

When the first Brethren came, and the country was sparsely settled, he shared with them the surplus of the food supplies which his industry had earned for him; and when he saw that he was dealing with upright people he not only became a good neighbor but came to have a real love for them and trust in them. That was the reason that he sometimes attended the English preaching in Bethabara, where during a certain sermon preached by the now departed Br. Rogers the Saviour for the first time knocked at his heart. As he was by nature light-minded and inclined to drink, the calls to grace always passed away, but the Good Shepherd, seeking His lost lamb, continued to follow him, until He found him. After a while he invited the Brethren to hold meetings in his house, and through them, and especially through the sermons of the now departed Br. Utley, he became more and more convinced that he needed a Saviour, and the Holy Spirit blessed to his heart the witness to the sufferings and death of Jesus.

On 4 April 1763, 1864 John hosted an English-language Moravian service in his home: "Br. Ettwein rode to John Douthit's, and for the first time held a meeting for the English neighbors living between the Wachau and the Yadkin. He read to them the story of the Crucifixion and Resurrection, and told them that Jesus of Nazareth, Who was slain by the Jews, was not only a Prophet, mighty in word and deed, but also was and is God over all, our Creator; that He bore all the pain and death for that He draws near to all seeking hearts, and gives them forgiveness of sin, gives them life, and salvation. There were only about forty present, as many did not arrive in time, but they were unusually attentive, many were touched, and a good spirit was evident among them."

(On a somewhat separate note, in 1770 John sold some of his land to his son William).

The memoir continues:

When several families, who were acquainted with the Brethren, came from Carols Manor in Maryland to Hope he helped them in their outward affairs with word and deed, as he always gladly helped and served the poor. He assisted them in the building of a schoolhouse, and as more families gathered who loved the Brethren and united themselves in a Society he became a member thereof. When in the year 1780, at the time of Br. Reichel's visitation, a small congregation of English-speaking Brethren was organized, he was glad and often spoke of the conversations which he had had with the aforesaid Brother.

On June 10, 1781, he was received into the congregation. The Saviour now brought him to a full knowledge of himself; he sought and found grace and the forgiveness of his sins in the blood of Jesus; and while he had hitherto been much given to drink he turned entirely away from it, so that one could heartily rejoice over him.

The memoir is silent about John's activity during the Revolutionary War, but we know that he provided food and supplies to the American patriots. As such, the NSDAR recognizes him as a patriot ancestor (#A033870). The NSDAR provides the following sources to prove his service, although I haven't looked these up for myself: "NC REV ARMY ACCTS, VOL 6, BOOK 25, P 23, ROLL 54.6; NC REV ARMY ACCTS, BOOK A, P 172, #5317, ROLL #53."

Although John got along well with the Moravians, war tensions provoked an interesting incident on 26 February 1780: "This afternoon a group of bad young men gathered in our Tavern, sons of our good friends John Padget and Doughted, and hitherto friendly. In the evening as they were leaving they threw several stones at Br. Heinzmann, whom they saw as they passed the Brother's House; they also threw a stone through the window of the shoe-shop, which fortunately did not touch any of the Brethren who were in the room, though it struck the stove and broke a tile. There appears to be much unrest at present, for the English troops are probably not far from Charlestown; paper money has fallen to 2d on the dollar, and people are bringing quantities of it to our town in order to buy things with it." The next day, "Br. Fritz preached in our English Settlement, and Br. Herbst went thither with him. Br. Fritz told Padget and Mr. Doughted of the misbehaviour of their sons yesterday; they were very sorry, and promised to speak to their sons about it."

Another record from around this time mentions one of 1864John's slaves by name. Dated 19 May 1782, the entry reads, "In Hope the day was made memorable by the baptism of an adult negro, the first such occasion there. The candidate was the negro Jupiter, belonging to the older Douthits."

The memoir continues:

On March 28, 1782, on Maundy Thursday, he partook with the congregation of the Holy Communion, and indeed for the first time in his life, which so excited him that he was like a happy child. He judged himself unworthy of the grace which the Saviour had given to him, and often said: "I came only in the eleventh hour, but the Saviour took pity on me, although I had distressed Him and had held His grace of little worth."

Although he was already old, and weakness was increasing, yet he never missed a service unless he must. He loved and was beloved, and his children, friends, and Brethren respected him as a father. The salvation of his children lay much upon his heart, and he often prayed earnestly for them, and we hope that the Saviour will not let his prayers remain unanswered.

For several winters he has been sickly, and there were clear signs of consumption, so that last winter his home-going was expected, but last summer he again seemed well. This winter his illness brought much discomfort, so that many a day and night were sleepless, as he sat in his chair. But in spite of pain he was patient, speaking much with the Saviour, Who gave him peace, comfort, and encouragement when things seemed beyond bearing. When one spoke with him about the love of the Saviour for poor sinners, and His great mercy, he brightened up saying: "I rely only on Him and His Atonement. He has bought me, a poor sinner, with His blood, and I hope that He will have mercy on me and never cast me off." When questioned he also spoke of his joy in looking toward the moment when he would be taken home to see Him on Whom he had believed; and refreshed himself on the hymns that were now and then sung for him.

The day before his homegoing he said: "The Saviour will soon put an end to all my misery, and will take me to Himself." He was conscious to his last breath, and passed away gently and peacefully between four and five o'clock on the morning of the 22nd, after his life journey had lasted 74 years and 10 months.

John had written his will a couple of years earlier, signed 28 December 1782. It names his wife Mary and children Abraham, Jacob, Elizabeth, John, Mary, William, Thomas, Isaac, Sarah, and daughter-in-law Mary. A somewhat rare treat is that the original copy of his will survives, so we can see how John actually signed it. You can see full document if you want, or a transcription.

John is buried in Old Hope Moravian Church Cemetery, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The cemetery is at coordinates N36.0284 W80.3486. A photo of his tombstone is below. The inscription reads,

"JOHN DOUTHIT DEPARTD THIS LIFE FEBRUARY THE 22d 1784 AGED 75 YEARS."

Sources Cited:

1: Adelaide Fries, ed., Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Volume V: 1784-1792 (The North Carolina Historical Commission, Raleigh, 1941), pages 2408-2409.

2: State of Maryland, Calendar of Maryland State Papers No. 1: The Black Books (Wildside Press, 2009), page 42. The name John Dowthit is on a list of taxables for Monocosie Hundred, Prince George's County for the year 1733.

3: Johann Casper Stoever, Records of Rev. Johann Caspar Stoever: Baptismal and Marriage, 1730-1779 (Harrisburg Publish Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1896), page 13. The relevant entry reads, "JOHN TONDITH, (Monocacy.) Tondith--Elizabetha, b. April 29, 1739; bap. May 2, 1740. Sponsors, Heinrich Bischoff and wife Elizabetha."

4: Maryland State Archives accession MSA SA1203-763, patented certificate 692, for 50 acres in Prince George's County patented to John Douthit on 25 February 1743. Archives of Maryland Online,

<https://plats.msa.maryland.gov/pages/unit.aspx?cid=PG&qualifier=S&series=1203&unit=763&page=adv1&id=1083237403>, accessed 4 March 2021.

5: The tombstone of Mary Douthit, "Born Scott" (1721 - 29 June 1794), Old Hope Moravian Church Cemetery, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The cemetery is at coordinates N36.0284 W80.3486.

6: Ruth Long Douthit and Davis Douthit, Here Come the Douthits: Coast to Coast Across Two Centuries (2nd printing, published by Jennifer Douthit Boget and Sue Douthit O'Donnell, 2003), page 9. The authors cite as the letter's source: "The Fries letter is part of the John Howard Pierce Genealogical Collection at the Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock, Arkansas."

7: Maryland State Archives accession MSA S1197-1241, patented certificate 1177, for 280 acres in Frederick County patented to Alexander McKeen on 30 October 1752. Archives of Maryland Online,

<https://plats.msa.maryland.gov/pages/unit.aspx?cid=FR&qualifier=S&series=1197&unit=1241&page=adv1&id=1668754388>, accessed 4 March 2021.

8: North Carolina state land patent, Rowan book 6, page 141, file #181 and grant #54, issued 9 February 1761 to John Dowthen for 640 acres On a ridge of land betwixt the Yadkin and Mud[d]y Creek. North Carolina MARS ID 12.14.107.183.

<https://www.nclandgrants.com/grant/?mars=12.14.107.183&qid=626908&rn=142, accessed 7 March 2020.

9: Records of the Moravians, Volume V, op. cit., page 270.

10: Rowan County, North Carolina. Deeds book 7, pages 379-380. FamilySearch,

<https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898Q-3SM4?i=390&cat=328774>, accessed 7 March 2021.

11: Adelaide Fries, ed., Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Volume IV: 1780-1783, page 1527.

12: ibid., page page 1832.

13: Rowan County, North Carolina. Original wills, folder for John Douthit (1782), whose will is dated 28 December 1782. FamilySearch,

<https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9G4-3Y9B?i=493&cat=457207>, accessed 7 March 2021.

14: The tombstone of William Douthit (died 22 February 1784), Old Hope Moravian Church Cemetery, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The cemetery is at coordinates N36.0284 W80.3486. Photo taken by 1Bryant Knight, circa 2012.

Following is from FamilySearch Public Member Family Tree ~ Profile for John Douthit

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"It happened like this" by Tumlinson, Library of Congress catalog card no: 79-65815

John Douthit Sr. was honored as a Patriot of the American Revolution for furnishing wheat to the Militia of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, Acct. of US with NC, War of the Rev., Bk A.P. 172 and his wife Mary Scott had seven sons and four daughters. He is buried in the Hope Moravian Graveyard.

Tribute written by Jeffrey S. Coltrane, Jr., a great, great, great, great, great-grandson and read by Dr. Richard P. Douthit at the dedication of a DAR Patriot Marker on John Douthit, Sr.'s grave at Hope Moravian Church Old Cemetery, Winson-Salem, N. C. on July 4, 1983.

John Douthit, Sr., whom we honor today as a Revolutionary Patriot, was born at Coleraine [sic] in the north of Ireland, on May 9, 1709. We learn from his memoir in the Moravian Records that he came to America in his fifteenth year, and having learned the trade of a weaver, he worked at his profession in New York and Pennsylvania before settling in Monocacy, Maryland where he married Mary Scott in 1738.

Five of his eleven children were born there before they moved to North Carolina in 1750, settling near the present-day village of Clemmons on what became the Wachovia tract purchased by the Moravians in 1753. Thus, John Douthit is believed to be the first settler to arrive in the Hope section.

John Douthit displayed a deep concern for others, especially his neighbors. When the first Brethren came, and the country was sparsely settled, he shared with them his surplus food supplies. Later when several English-speaking families, who were acquainted with the Brethren, came to Hope from Carrols Manor, Maryland, he assisted them in both word and deed. According to his published memoir, he always gladly helped and served the poor.

He was concerned and interested in serving his community and helped the new settlers build their cabins. In 1776, he and his neighbors built a log structure to be used as a schoolhouse and meetinghouse. John frequently served on the jury and was appointed a road overseer. In 1770, he and Valentine Frey built a new road from their settlement toward Salem, as far as the Salisbury Road. He also had an interest in a ferry across the Yadkin River known as Douthit's Ferry, later called Idol's Ferry, and a road running from Douthit's place to Bethabara found on early maps is called Douthit Road.

While his spiritual course through life was not always an easy one, he came to have a real love for and trust in the Brethren. Baptized and brought up in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, he sometimes attended the English preaching at Bethabara and, in 1763, he took two of his children there to be baptized by a visiting English minister. Soon the Brethren, at his invitation, began holding regular English services in John's home, the first one was held on April 4, 1763, by Brother Ettwein.

On June 10, 1781, he and his wife were received into the newly organized Hope Society and on Thursday, March 28, 1782, he partook with the congregation of Holy Communion for the first time, which so excited him that he was like a happy child.

For sometime, political changes had been sweeping the country, the English rule of the colonies was being challenged, and by 1776, even the peaceful lives of the Moravians were being affected by the American Revolution. Because of their religious beliefs, it was contrary to the Moravians' calling to mix in political affairs or to bear arms. However, they were required to take an oath of allegiance and fidelity to the colonies. They would not become soldiers, but many Moravians supported the government in significant ways and the patriotism of these people must never be doubted. It is a matter of public record that John Douthit furnished wheat to the militias of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. For this, the Daughters of the American Revolution have honored John Douthit by placing his name on their roster of Revolutionary Patriots and today, 200 years after his death, a bronze marker is being placed on his grave in further recognition of his patriotism.

Our ancestor, John Douthit, Sr., may very well be the second of the Brethren from the Wachovia settlements to be so honored locally for his contribution to the American Revolution and both men were members of the Hope Society. John's friend and neighbor, Valentine Frey, whose grave only a few feet away is marked with a bronze plaque placed there in May 1978, was the first to be honored in this manner.

John and his wife, Mary Scott, had eleven children and through the many descendants, he left his mark on this community and other communities throughout the world. Many that are here today have traveled great distances to witness this ceremony, some have come here for the first time. This in itself is a tribute to the man we honor today, not only as a patriot but as an honest, industrious, thrifty, religious and public-spirited citizen of this community.

For several years before he died, John suffered much discomfort and death seemed near many times. In spite of the pain, he was patient, speaking often with his Savior, who gave him comfort and encouragement when things seemed beyond bearing. The day before his "home-going", he said, "The Savior will soon put an end to all my misery, and will take me to Himself."

John Douthit passed away gently and peacefully between four and five o'clock on the Morning of February 22, 1784, after his journey through life lasted 74 years and ten months.

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From: The Jarvis Family and Other Relatives

http://www.fmoran.com/douthit.html

Robert Andrew Douthit, born 1683, Coltrain, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, was a Quaker and his wife belonged to the Presbyterian Church in which their son, John (born 1709), was baptized and brought up.

When John was 15 years old, he came to America with his parents and they lived in Monocacy, Maryland. He was a weaver by trade and worked in PA, NY and MD. In 1738 he married Mary Scott of Maryland who was a daughter of Joseph Scott.

Who is Thomas Doudith..."Thomas Doudith was listed in 1734 as not burning his tobacco properly and in 1735 (Solomon Hedges) was named Constable for Monocacy Hundred (MD), replacing Thomas Doudith, possibly a relative, who was incapable of duty."

Pioneers of Old Monocacy, The Early Settlement of Frederick County, Maryland 1721-1743, Grace L. Tracey & John P. Dern

Second Generation:

On May 2, 1740, John Toudith had his daughter Eliesabetha baptized by Pastor Stover at Manaquesen with Heinrich and Eliesabetha Bischoff standing as sponsors.

John Douthet settled just north of Robert Wilson on land he had surveyed in February, 1742. His 50 acres, which he called "Douthet's Chance" began" at a white oak standing about 50 perches easterly from Flat Run, a branch of Toms Creek."

In 1750 John Douthet conveyed this land to Alexander MacKeen who had it enlarged by a resurvey. In passing, we should note a David Doudeth who signed Joseph Wood's 1745 petition for a rerouting of the Monocacy Manor Road. -- Pioneers of Old Monocacy, The Early Settlement of Frederick County, Maryland 1721-1743, Grace L. Tracey & John P. Dern

Children of John Douthid (1709-1784) m. Mary Scott (1721-1794)

1. Eliesabetha (Nancy) Douthit (1738-1790) m. Stephen Riddle (1730-1807)
2. Rev. John Douthid, Jr. (1740-1813) m. Eleanor Davis (1741-1806) d/o James and Elinor Davis
3. Mary Douthit (abt. 1742 - bet. 1784/1794) m. Philip Howard (?-1808)
4. William Douthid (1746-1799) m. 1) Sarah Jobe (m. in 1772), d/o Thomas Jobe; 2) Susannah Harper; 3) Zelpha Fentor (or Jones?)
5. James Douthid (1749-1780) m. Mary Markland (1753-1804)(Mary Markland Douthit married Resin Williams after the death of James in 1780)
6. Thomas Job Douthid (1753-1819) m. Mary Phoebe Jones (1759,MD-1828)
7. Isaac Douthid (1756-1823) m. Maria Sarah Frey (1758-1822)
8. Sarah Douthid (1759-1821) m. Christopher Elrod
9. Rebecca Douthid (1762-?) m. Thomas Hill
10. Abraham Douthid (1762-1828) m. 1) Mary Catharine Star/Stoehr (1762-1794), d/o Casper Stoehr; 2) Mary Beroth (m. in 1805); 3) Nancy Jarvis
11. Jacob Douthid (1765-?) m. Elizabeth Hill

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Children of Isaac Douthid and Maria Sarah Frey

1. Philip Douthit (1783-1821) m. Margaret Cooper (or Cook?) (1786-1852)
2. John Peter Douthit (1784-1796)
3. Elizabeth Douthit (1788)
4. George Douthit (1792-1850) m. 1) Rutha Reed; 2) Rachel (Floyd) Perry (1804-1882), widow of John Perry
5. Benjamin Douthit (1798-1875) m. Maria "Polly" Ryley

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Personal communications with Dewey K. Griffith

Personal communications with Rebecca Fry Harris. Rebecca's email address is:

Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Adelaide L. Fries

LDS Ancestral File # K238-VL, JGTG-TB

Marylanders to the Carolinas, Henry C. Peden, Jr.

Douthit Family in America, by Marilyn Gibson, Arcata, CA

Notes on the Thomas Jefferson Wilkinson Family, by Imogene Springer

Here Come the Douthits, Coast to Coast Across two Centuries, compiled by Ruth Long Douthit; narrated by Davis Douthit.

Douthit Ancestry Newsletter published by Jan Douthit Weir, 2015 Eisenhower Drive, Louisville, CO 80027 or Assoc. Ed. Phyllis Fulk 1321 Riverview Drive, Horseshoe Bend, AR 72512

Grace A Kayser is a Douthit researcher who submitted a lot of information for these pages. Grace would like to correspond with any Douthit researcher, especially those interested in the John Douthit, Jr. line.

©, 2001-2007 Faye Jarvis Moran

Note

John Douthitt, born May 9 1709, (another source says Caleraine, Ireland) Goleria, Ireland, came with his parents to America, a Presbyterian and was brought up in that faith. He learned the trade of a weaver,

He worked as a weaver in New York and Pa.

February 22, 1784, married Mary Scott born 1721 Pa., died Hope, North Carolina June 29, 1794.

They moved to Rowan County, North Carolina, attended English service (She belonged to the English Church) at Bethabars, and they invited the Brethren to meet at their Hope Church.

On 10 June 1781, both John and Mary were received into the Hope Congregation and on 28 March 1782 partook of nged [sic] to the Moravian Church.

After John Douthit died, Mary lived with her son, Jacob. She had been in good health, but on February 21, he said:

"The Saviour will soon put an end to all my misery, and will take me unto Himself." He died be these [sic: bequeath?] as was his son-in-law's, Stephen Riddle, and also Christopher Elrod Jr..

Mary Scott had a sister Sarah Scott, and she JOHN DOUTHIT, Sr. and his BICENTENNIAL

When both famine and oppression Hit North Ireland's Coleraine John Douthit packed and departed with no notion to remain.

With his tiny trunk of leather In seventeen twenty-four, he braved the western waters toward a new land to explore. John was trained to be a weaver, But he ventured, when just fifteen, to New York and Pennsylvania, with ambitions.

While in Penn. he fell in love with Mary Scott in thirty-eight, [1838].

And in Monocacy, Maryland he took her for his lifelong beckoned strong [?] to North Carolina (in Wachovia) with vim and drive, they dropped stakes in seventeen fifty, now with children. It was near the Yadkin River, where wild game of squirrel and coon found their way to the family table And their neighbors: now with Frey's, Elrod's and Riddle's Tying knots with our family tree And with land thru grants and squatting they felt John was chiefly instrumental in erecting a neighboring school, and worshipping with Moravians - Famous for the Golden Rule John counseled with them on Sundays and found grace in eighty-one; they held the first service in English, Feeling life.

He and Mary had [become] Parents of eleven children when they joined the Church at Hope, John and Mary set examples with which each child could go now with pride, no inhibitions.

They looked forward to their rest In the peaceful cemetery at their Savior's deep behest as we now prepare to honor John's death and earthly deeds.

Two hundred years have left us Legacies he surely heeds overdue.

We're drawn together by deep Carolina ties - Where the Douthit's, Boone's, Moravian's grew prestigious, true and with the call: "Do-it, Doubt-it, Dough-it" (And but few can spell the name) Answer, smiling, but don't change it. Adore, respect.

By Slayden W. Douthit At the request, urging and nagging by Laura Patton, Miami, where we visit each January. I gave in. It has been fifty yet received Cary Anderson's and Marilyn Lauck's recent book. I felt like a member of a new species, a DOUTHIT SLACKER, as it might be. I am amazed at how much reverence all descendants of our John have toward the unusual name. My line from Ireland, etc. Most burned when a residence containing them was destroyed by fire in Brandon, Miss. Several, have sixth generation: had recorded the many family stories and experiences, another book could have been written.

The author: BIOGRAPHY:

BIOGRAPHY: Morvian Cem.

BIOGRAPHY: Information obtained from worldconnect, supplied by Gary J Buhrow and Debbie Ferguson (Ferguson received from the source. Use at your own discretion.

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John Douthit was a patriot during the American Revolutionary War and furnished wheat to the militias of North, North Carolina (information from Brandon Hough )

Both John and Mary have bronze DAR Plaques on their graves. A record shown by NC Revolutionary Army Accounts. It further states that "John Douthit was a soldier in the Army of Gen Nathaniel (?)

BIOGRAPHY: Rowan County Wills. Will book C page 148.

JOHN DOUTHIT 28 Dec 1782. no probate date.

Wife: Mary;

Son Abraham, to his children to have 5 shillings;

Elizabeth, John, Mary, William, Thomas, Isaac, and Sarah. Dau-in-law, Mary.

James Douthit's___DOUTHET Sr,

John Birth: IRL, 9 May 1709

Service: NC Rank: PS

Death: NC 22 Feb 1784 Patriot

BIOGRAPHY:----Rowan County Wills Will book C page 148.

JOHN DOUTHIT 28 Dec 17 & weak of body & of perfect mind & memory, Thanks be given to God & calling to mind the immorality of body & that it is and & recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it to me, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent the same again by the Almighty power of God and as touching such worldly goods as it hath pleased God to bless me

BIOGRAPHY: Item

I will & desire that all my just debts be paid first of all BIOGRAPHY: Item I will & bequeath unto my wife Mary all my stock & household goods & all implements belonging to the plar [sic] third only.

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Item, I will & bequeath unto my son Abraham two hundred acres of land adjoining Wm Douthit line & Valentine Fry the improvements & buildings

I give & bequeath five shillings to each of my children that is married, Elizabeth, John, their children Ann, John & James have an equal part with my children at my wife's death.

Item I constitute and appoint my

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty-eighth day of December 1782 Signed & seal

He was a weaver by trade. He belonged to the Presbyterian Church and was baptized in it. When John was in his 15th year he came to the southwest corner of the land, known as Wachovia, which the Brethern took two years later.

The old Moravian records for the Wachovia tract of land near Muddy Creek and the eastern boundaries of Clemmons, after the Moravians bought the tract line between Muddy Creek and the /Evan/ Ellis property...

John Douthit was the first permanent settler in the area.

On June ar [sic] and he furnished wheat to the Militias of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Both John and Mary have bronze plaques--

He furnished supplies to the Rev. Soldiers as shown by NC Revolutionary Army Accounts. It further states that

"John Douthit was a weaver by trade.

He belonged to the Presbyterian Church and was baptised in it. When John was in his 15th year he came to the southwest corner of the land, known as the Wachovia, which the Brethren took two years later. The old Moravian records for the Wachovia tract of land near Muddy Creek and the eastern boundaries of Clemmons, after the Moravians bought the tract lined between Muddy Creek and the Evan/Ellis property, John Douthit was the first permanent settler in the area.

Last Changed: 26 August 2013

Refer to person #10 for Reference Index LDS

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA.

DAR Ancestor # A033870

Born in Coleraine Ireland, He immigrated to America at 15 yrs of age with his parents. Lived at Monocacy, Maryland on a 50-acre tract of land known as Douthit's Chance. He was a weaver by trade. He is listed in "Accounts for Quartering Soldiers" Under command of Stephen Ransburger in The French and Indian Wars

In 1750 migrated to Clemmons N.C. In 1757 obtained land of 640 acres from the Earl of Grandville near the Yadkin River. John was an active Patriot who furnished Wheat to the Militia's of North Carolina and southern Virginia and was a soldier himself under General Nathaniel Greene as shown by payments in the Revolutionary Army Accounts.

John Douthit contributed greatly to the founding of the Hope Congregation of the Moravian Church, Helping to build the first church there about 1772 known as the Salem Congregation. He and his wife Mary are buried in the adjacent cemetery. The original church no longer stands.

US FIND A GRAVE MEMORIAL: Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 11 January 2021), memorial page for John B. Douthit Sr. (9 May 1709–22 Feb 1784), Find A Grave: Memorial #8717640, citing Hope Moravian Old Original God's Acre, Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Stephanie (contributor 46595910) : _______________

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA.

http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A033870 DAR Ancestor # A033870

John Douthit Sr. Free Pages Ancestry.com:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CD8QFjAFahUKEwiyqpmvuM7IAhVBgg0KHWF6Dt0&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffreepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com%2F~lzrslong%2Fb1401.htm&usg=AFQjCNEDGzdrbZs0JLWPLDT3eOcMeD5ZXg&sig2=KafkuEab-ZBPlta-iebxaA

John Douthit WorldConnect Project at:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=31&ved=0CB0QFjAAOB5qFQoTCOjohKOlzsgCFUyPgAodoosMcg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwc.rootsweb.ancestry.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Figm.cgi%3Fop%3DGET%26db%3D%3A1633560%26id%3DI74072709&usg=AFQjCNE2A7YyUxFwHFHFmyLDKkZhmTmEnQ&sig2=vI6vsrFXz7mcPzZJvf7wcA

Source for corroborating WikiTree Genealogy including biographical detail at: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CEAQFjAFahUKEwj9wvTovsvIAhUEjw0KHXipCfk&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikitree.com%2Fwiki%2FDouthit-34&usg=AFQjCNHAlJGZJkxzzEQHQn83t4Qlx6mYAw&sig2=I-LuD1dIyPFBLiZO3kjSVQ

Cherokee ancestor, and the Douthit/Elrod lines,

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CFEQFjAIahUKEwj9wvTovsvIAhUEjw0KHXipCfk&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2Fcgi-bin%2Fsse.dll%3Fdb%3Dmediaphotopublic%26rank%3D1%26sbo%3Dt%26gsbco%3DSweden%26gsln%3DDouthitt%26gss%3Dangs-d%26gl%3D%26gst%3D%26hc%3D20%26fh%3D220%26fsk%3DBEFmZmYIgAAERQEjH10-61-%26pgoff%3D11&usg=AFQjCNFJ0bM_wkdygxVfyN-6aC5JkCJQQw&sig2=RjihvKaBE16RMxehKrCpdQ

More Ancestry.com media: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=10&ved=0CFYQFjAJahUKEwj9wvTovsvIAhUEjw0KHXipCfk&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2Fcgi-bin%2Fsse.dll%3Fdb%3Dmediaphotopublic%26rank%3D1%26sbo%3Dt%26gsbco%3DSweden%26gsln%3DDothety%26gss%3Dangs-d%26uidh%3D000%26gl%3D%26gst%3D%26hc%3D50%26fh%3D550%26fsk%3DBEHmZmYIgAAERQEjH20-61-%26pgoff%3D11&usg=AFQjCNGOAMyw78dfPGm37BXGBiiyOPMNTQ&sig2=ZU2RqFDrT0fnAmvsCQoQJA

Following narrative excerpt from:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&ved=0CEYQFjAGahUKEwj9wvTovsvIAhUEjw0KHXipCfk&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.genealogy.com%2Fftm%2Fw%2Fi%2Fl%2FDonna-Williams-NC%2FWEBSITE-0001%2FUHP-0198.html&usg=AFQjCNEcVXw-V0PHWkaDkABeh0cIlXwG5A&sig2=TJPv-GVn_JOuIcy7NZ-gsg

John Douthit (son of Robert Andrew Douthout) was born May 09, 1709 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland and died February 22, 1784 in Hope, North Caroline. He married Mary Scott in 1738 in Monocacy, Frederick Co, Maryland.

Includes Notes for John Douthit: (From WFT Vol 1,#816) 11/13/94

Re: "The Douthit Family in America"

This book is from the Sutro Library, S.F., CA Sub-title: The descendants of John Douthit, Sr., 1709-1784

Compiled by: W. Cary Anderson

Publisher: Marilyn Gibson Publishing Co. 1983

I have discovered that my ancestors (DOUTHIT) played a large part in the Moravian Church. Here is what I found out through a response to a message I posted in the Religion Forum of Compuserve recently.

"The Moravian Church was perhaps the most radical church of its day (circa 1700s). It was made up of believers from all over Europe, mainly. They moved to an area in Moravia where a noble promised them security from persecution. From there they sent out missionaries around the world, particularly to the Americas.

Some even sold themselves into slavery so they would be able to reach the lost slaves in America.

Much of what is known about the Moravian church may have just been a footnote in history if it were not for a "chance" encounter by some Moravian's with a young Anglican minister on a ship from the Americas back to England. That young minister's name was John Wesley.

He credited the Moravians with having a life-changing influence in him. And it was from John and his brother Charles that the Methodist church swept through England and the USA generating one of the largest and longest revivals (8 generations) the world has seen; along with giving us most of the hymns we sing today. So, you see that John Wesley played a large role in my personal history."

The Moravians began work as missionaries in England in 1734. They went to North America the following year. The sect is still going strong, especially among the German communities of America. Now, for a quote from the above-named book on DOUTHIT'S.

The origin of the Douthit line--it is said that the Douthit family first lived in France (hear, hear!!). Their name then was Doucette, pronounced Dow Shay.

Because of wars and religious persecution, they left France about 1600 and went to Holland. They were in Holland less than 40 yrs. They went to England, where the name was changed to Douthwaite. They gained some prominence in England and were given a Coat of Arms in 1675.

We learn of Andrew James Douthout (whose father was Robert Andrew Douthwait) born in Scotland. He was asked by the King of England to settle in N. Eire. (why, I wonder) his son Robert Andrew was born there. This was in the Scotch-Irish area of Ireland. The people were mostly English and French Hugenots. Robert settled in Coleraine, Ireland and his son John was born there in 1709. He came to America in 1723 as an apprentice weaver...as an apprentice in Boston and N.Y.C. He moved to Frederick County, Maryland and married Mary Scott of PA. In 1725, on to KY.. lived 2 years there.. then Lord Grenville granted John a huge tract of land in North Carolina on the Yadkin River (now Rowan County) More interesting stuff from that book:

"...The Douthitt family were first cousins to Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart of Scotland, son of ...James Francis Edward Stuart (King James II) and Maria Clementine Sobieski, granddaughter of the King of Poland.

"...If this is true, then the father or mother of John Douthit (1709-1784) would have had to been the child of King James II of England, King James II (1633-1701) who had many illegitimate children that he recognized..."

"...Could it be that Andrew James Douthout married one of the illegitimate daughters of King James II about 1675 and received from the present king, Charles II, brother of James, a Coat of Arms and a grant of land in Ireland? Could it be that the Douthit's in Ireland supported the Jacobite efforts to restore the British throne to the Stuarts and thus had to flee to the colonies or were exiled to the colonies?..."

Note the various spellings of the name DOUTHIT.

John Douthitt, born 9 May 1709, Goleria, Ireland, came to America in 1724 at age 15. Settled first at Monocacy, Md. His father was a Quaker and his mother a Presbyterian. He was baptized a Presbyterian, and brought up in that faith. He learned the trade of a weaver. He worked as a weaver in New York, Pennsylvania, then to Monocacy, Maryland., where he married Mary Scott in 1738.

They had 7 sons and 4 daughters.

John died at Hope, North Carolina on 22 February 1784. Mary Scott born in 1721 in Pennsylvania, and died at Hope, North Carolina 29 June 1794.

They moved to Rowan County, North Carolina in 1750, settling near land later taken by the Brethren, called Wachovia's. They were friendly neighbors. They attended English service (She belonged to English Church) at Bethabars, and they invited the Brethren to meet at their house. He had first Moravian service in his home on 4 April 1763. He and Christopher Elrod, Sr., helped round and build the Hope Church. On 10 June 1781, both John and Mary were received into the Hope Congregation and on 28 March 1782 partook of the Lord's supper. They are buried in Hope Cemetery. Two sons and a daughter died before their mother. Two sons and a daughter belonged to the Moravian Church.

After John Douthit died, Mary lived with her son, Jacob. She had been in good health, but on 28 June, she complained of chest pains, and she died about noon on 29 June 1794.

He had consumption for several years. On 21 February, he said,

"The Saviour will soon put an end to all my misery, and will take me unto Himself." He died between 4 and 5 a.m., 22 February 1784.

There were 17 who purchased supplies for Revolutionary soldiers, and he was one of these as was his son-in-law, Stephen Riddle, and also Christopher Elrod Jr. Mary Scott had a sister Sarah Scott, and she married Robert Elrod, brother of Christopher Elrod Sr. [NOTE: insert note of correction: Sarah Douthit, is shown in FamilySearch Public Member Family Tree ~ as being the wife of Christopher Elrod Jr. Her sister: Elizabeth 'Nancy' Douthit married Stephen Riddle Sr. and their daughter: Elizabetha Douthit Riddle married Robert Elrod Sr.]

...Slayden W. Douthit

A Note by Donna KNAPP Williams:

The first 4 children of John and Mary were born in Maryland, near Fredrick. Between 1749 and 1753 when the fifth child was born they moved to NC. The first five children had common English names. Starting with the sixth in 1756, Bible names were used. Is this when they started to worship with the Moravians?

WFT #816 says they moved to NC in 1750. This fits. He also says that John helped build the Hope Moravian church in 1763. This was an English-speaking church. The other Moravian churches in the area were German speaking.

More About John Douthit and Mary Scott:

Marriage: 1738, Monacasy, Frederick Co, MD.

Children of John Douthit and Mary Scott are:

Elizabeth Douthit b April 22 1739 d date Unknown.

John Jr. Douthit b April 10 1742 d date Unknown.

William Douthit b December 27, 1746 d date Unknown.

James Douthit b December 25, 1749 d date Unknown.

Thomas Douthit b February 4, 1753 d date Unknown.

Isaac Douthit b August 10, 1756 d date Unknown.

Sarah Douthit b March 10, 1759 d date Unknown.

Abram Douthit b March 09, 1762, Hope North Carolina d February 05, 1828, Lexington North Carolina.

Rebecca Douthit b March 09 1762 d date Unknown.

Jacob Douthit b July 23, 1765, d date Unknown.

Mary Douthit b ? d..date Unknown.

John DOUTHIT Sr.

• Census Records 1759 Rowan Co, North Carolina.
• Moved to America when he was 15 years old (with his parents).
• Lived in Monocacy, Maryland.
• He was a weaver by trade and worked in Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland.
• Patriot during the American Revolutionary War and furnished wheat to the Militia's of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
• He helped organize and build the first Hope Moravian Church in 1780 at Clemmons, North Carolina (information from Brandon Hough).
• Has a Bronze DAR Plaque on his grave. A record from the S.A.R. Lineage Book states that ...

..."John Douthit was an active patriot and furnished supplies to the Rev. Soldiers as shown by North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts." It further states that...

..."John Douthit was a soldier in the Army of Gen. Nathaniel Greene as shown by payment in the North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts...."

http://www.angelfire.com/ky/DaviessCountyKin/douthitt.html

The following material copied from FamilySearch Public Member Family Tree Profile, Notes for John Douthit Sr.

Note

• Was in Revolutionary War. His father was a Quaker and Mother belonged to the Presbyterian Church. In his 15th year, came to US working in NY, and PA and MD where he married Mary Scott.
• 1750 moved to NC settling at the SW corner of land known as Wachovia to which Brethren came 2 yr. later. He shared his food supplies with them.
• Was inclined to drink.
• After a while, the Brethren were invited to hold mtgs in his home and on 10-6-1781 he was received into the congregation.
• He received Holy Communion 28 3 1782.

John Douthit was a patriot during the American Revolutionary War and furnished wheat to the Militia's of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. He helped organize and build the first hope Moravian Church in 1780 at Clemmons, North Carolina (information from Brandon Hough) Both John and Mary have bronze DAR Plaques on their graves. A record from the S.A.R. lineage book states that "John Douthit was an active patriot and furnished supplies to the Rev. Soldiers as shown by North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts. It further states that "John Douthit was a soldier in the Army of Gen Nathaniel Greene as shown by payment in the North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts.

BIOGRAPHY: Rowan County Wills Will book C page 148.

JOHN DOUTHIT 28 Dec 17 82. no probate date.

Wife: Mary, Son Abraham to have 200 acres adj Wm Douthit and Valentine Fry. Son Jacob to have 240 acres, the remainder of my tract. Each of my married children to have 5 shillings; Elizabeth, John, Mary, William, Thomas, Isaac, and Sarah.

Dau-in-law, Mary. James Douthit's children: Ann, John, James

Exrs: Wife and son Thomas

Wit John Frits. Christopher Elrod, James Wilson

Will book C page 148. JOHN DOUTHIT 28 Dec 1782 no probate date.

In the name of God Amen, I John Douthit of Rowan County in the State of North Carolina being sick & weak of body & of perfect mind & memory Thanks be given to God & calling to mind the immortality of body & that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this to be my last will & testament

Principally & first of all I give & recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it to me and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian-like manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Almighty power of God and as touching such worldly goods as it hath pleased God to bless me with I give demise & dispose of in manner & form as followeth.

Source Record Abstracts:

North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782

Name:...............John Douthet

Event Type:...Military Service

Event Date:........22 Sep 1786

Event Place:...Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina

Gender:...........................Male

______________________________

The following material is from

The Elrod Family

and allied lines of

Douthit, Riddle, Douglas, and

Redenbaugh Families

1971

Manuscript By Pauline Walters

________________________________

The Douthit’s and Elrod’s lived on southwest border of 98, 985 acre Wachovia tract. They established the Hope cemetery the same year, 1780. They wanted an English Church, others spoke only German. They started the Hope church in 1775, finishing it in 1780.

Also, the Riddles, Ellis, McKnight’s, Johnson’s and others were all neighbors. Page 181 and 182 of Rev Reicherts book gives birth and death dates for Christopher Elrod, John Douthit and Thomas Butner.

From records of Moravian’s N.C. Vol.4 p,1925

The following lists have been compiled from various church records in Salem Archives. The list of men living on separate plantations. Taken from tax list of 1780; the date after each name is year of birth:

Abraham Douthit 1762

Isaac Douthit 1756

James Douthit 1749

John Douthit 1709

Thomas 1753 (he's a Douthit)

William Douthit 1746

George McKnight 1765

Roger McKnight 1763

John Wainscott 1749

Adam Elrod 1744

Adam Elrod (miller) son of Jeremiah and Catherine Elrod)

Christopher Elrod Sr. 1721

Christopher Elrod Jr 1759

John Elrod 1762

Robert Elrod 1759

Thomas Butner 1741

Stephen Riddle 1730

William Bonner 1747

JOHN and MARY SCOTT DOUTHIT

JOHN DOUTHIT was born 5-9-1709, at Goleria, Ireland, and came to America in 1724 at age 15. He settled first at Monocacy, Maryland. His father was a Quaker and his mother a Presbyterian. He was baptized a Presbyterian and brought up in that faith. He learned the trade of a weaver. He worked as a weaver in New York, Pennsylvania, then to Monocacy, Maryland, where, he married MARY SCOTT in 1738. They had 7 sons and 4 daughters. He died at Hope, North Carolina, on 2-22-1784.

MARY SCOTT was born in 1721, in Pennsylvania, and she died at Hope, North Carolina 6-29-1794 They moved to Rowan County, North Carolina in 1750, settling near land later taken by the Brethren, called Wachovia. They were friendly neighbors.

They attended English service (She belonged to English Church) at Bethabara, and then they invited the Brethren to Meet at their house. He had the first Moravian service in his home on 4-4-1763. In 1780, he and Christopher Elrod Sr. helped to found and build the Hope Church. On June 10, 1781, both John and Mary were received into the Hope Congregation and on March 28, 1782, and partook of the Lords supper.

They are buried in Hope cemetery. Two sons and & a daughter died before their mother.

Two sons and a daughter belonged to the Moravian church.

After John Douthit died, Mary lived with her son, Jacob. She had been in good health, but on June 28th, she complained of chest pains, and she died about noon on June 29th, 1794. He had consumption for several years. On February 21st, he said:

the Saviour will soon put an end to all my misery, and will take me unto Himself."

He died Between 4 and 5 A.M. on February 22. 1784.

There were 17 who purchased supplies for Revolutionary soldiers and he was one of these, as was his son-in-law, Stephen Riddle and also Christopher Elrod Jr.

MARY SCOTT had a sister SARAH SCOTT and she married ROBERT ELROD, brother of Christopher Elrod Sr.

1. ELIZABETH DOUTHIT, born 4-29-1739 Maryland, died 10-22-1790 North Carolina.

She married STEPHEN RIDDLE, born 1730, Ireland, and died12-3-1807 Rowan County North Carolina. Buried, both of them are buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, near Clemmons, North Carolina

1b..Elisabeth Riddle born 2-15-1763 m. Robert Elrod (these two were my husbands great, great, Great-grandparents, and they came to Orange County, Indiana in 1816. (See their family under Elrod)

2b..John Riddle born 7-1764 on the Yadkin River, Rowan County N.C., he was baptized at Wachovia, register. He married Mary Keehan

1c. Elisabeth Riddle was born 2-26-1790—1st Hope Book

2c. William Riddle was born 8-19-1791—1st Hope Book, page 1

3c. Sarah Riddle was born 12-12-1792—1st Hope Book, page 5

4c. Stephen Riddle was born 4-18-1796—1st Hope Book, page 11 [?]

William Riddle married Nancy Slater

Mary Riddle married Robert Markland

4b. Sarah Ann Riddle, born 8-24-1767 at Rowan County North Carolina.

She married John Elrod, brother to Robert Elrod above (see in Elrod Family).

5b. Benjamin Riddle, born 1769 married Mary Slater on 2-5-1795 at Stokes County, North Carolina.

She died 9-27-1812. She was Buried at Hope, N.C.

His family settled in Tennessee and Indiana.

1c. Henry Riddle was born 7-31-1796 at Rowan County, North Carolina—Hope Book, page 12

2c. Elijah Riddle was born 9-10-1798 at Rowan County, North Carolina—Hope Book, page 18

3c. John Riddle was born 10-10-1800 at Rowan County. North Carolina—Hope Book, page 23

4c. Wiley or William Riddle was born 6-15-1804, at Rowan County North Carolina—Hope Book, page 33

5c. Anna Elizabeth Riddle was born 5-7-1807, at Rowan County, North Carolina—Hope Book, page 35

6c. Sarah Riddle was born 9-25-1809 at Rowan County, North Carolina—Hope Book, page 40

*1c. Nancy Riddle was born 3-26-1812 at Rowan County, North Carolina—Hope Book, page 220

6b. Stephen Riddle Jr. was born 1-12-1776, baptized at Friedburg.

7b. Anna Riddle was born on 11-7-1772. She married William Ellis Jr. at Rowan Co. N.C. 3-27-1792 by John Johnson, baptized and recorded in the Bethabara’s Church Book

2a. JOHN DOUTHIT Jr was born 4-10-1740 in Maryland. He married ELEANOR DAVIS in about 1765. They moved to Tabor Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina (See vol 3 p 424 Journal of Bishop Francis Asbury. Records of children’s baptisms in Wachovia register "Auswatege Kinder".

From North Carolina Historical Commission. Records of the Moravians in North Carolina Vol,4. p. 1725 Names and birthdates are given

John Douthit………..1709………Adam Elrod....................1744

Issac Douthit……….1756………Adam Elrod the miller..1753

Jamas Douthit……..1747………Christopher Elrod Sr.....1721

Abraham Douthit..1742………Christopher Elrod Jr......1759

Thomas Douthit….1753……….John Elrod......................1762

William Douthit…..1746………Robert Elrod...................1759

George McKnight..1765………Thomas Butner..............1741

Roger McKnight…..1763………Stephen Riddle..............1730

John Wainscott…...1749……….William Boner...............1767

12. Robert Elrod, brother to Christopher Elrod Sr (b 1722), went from N.C. to Fayette County, Kentucky.

Will Book. B. p. 102. He was ordered on 1-24-1756-N.C. to serve as constable in his room (place) of Mark Sappenfield. His will names wife Sarah. She was Sarah Scott who, sister to Mary Scott Douthit, wife of John Douthit

Sources

• Source: S117 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data
• "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-PTJW : accessed 19 December 2019), John Douthet, 22 Sep 1786; citing Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
• US Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications 1889-1970 for John Ireland Douthett--US Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications 1889-1970; (Notes)

Evidence of Name, Birth and Death

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 13, 2018), "Record of John Douthet", Ancestor # A033870.

Trees

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/6125615/family
• http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=350746&ti=0&indiv=try
• http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=350746&ti=0&indiv=try

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Douthit-34 created through the import of Newsom.ged on Nov 6, 2012 by Hans Nielsen. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Hans and others.