Elizabeth (Gillespie) McNutt (abt. 1776 - bef. 1830)

Born about 1776 in Augusta County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of James McNutt — married after 16 Feb 1794 in Southwest Territory, United States

Descendants

Died before 1830 before about age 54 in Blount County, Tennessee

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This is the profile of Elizabeth Gillespie named in the marriage bond with James McNutt dated 16 February 1794 in the Territory south of Ohio, surety Joseph Tedford.

Biography

In all records in which she is known to appear, her name was Elizabeth. She was born about 1776, estimating from her marriage. Her parents owned property in Augusta County, Virginia until 1787. The 1880 census for Eleanor (McNutt) Ewing gives parents birthplace as Virginia. At some point they moved to the area that later became Blount County, Tennessee, which was first settled about 1785, not being safe for some time to come. Although a DAR profile suggests that a James Gillespie resided in North Carolina at the time of the Revolution, no records are cited and the claim is contraindicated by land records in Augusta County. ^{[citation needed]}

James McNutt and Joseph Tedford filed a marriage bond for James and Elizabeth Gillespie on 16 February 1794 in Knox County, Tennessee.^[1]

She was not counted in the 1830 census with her husband in Blount County. He was in Edgar County, Illinois in the 1840 census. Her son Robert was buried in Edgar County in 1836.

Research Notes

The 1810 and 1820 census records for Blount County were lost. https://tennesseegenealogy.org/statewide/blount-county-tennessee-census-records/. Joseph Tedford's wife was Mary McNutt (?), this is relevant and needs verification. Smith-112541 22:27, 27 January 2024 (UTC)

Place Creation

• Tyrrell County, North Carolina, was created on 1729 from Chowan Precinct, Currituck Precinct and Pasquotank Precinct and Albemarle County.
• Sullivan County, Tennessee, was created on 18 Oct 1779 from Washington County [Tyrrell?], North Carolina.
• Washington County, North Carolina, was created on 1799 from Tyrrell County.
• Greene County, Tennessee, was created on 18 Apr 1783 from Washington [Tyrrell?] County, North Carolina.
• Hawkins County, Tennessee, was created on 6 Jan 1787 from Sullivan County.
• Knox County, Tennessee, was created on 11 Jun 1792 from Greene County and Hawkins County.
• Blount County, Tennessee, was created on 11 Jul 1795 from Knox County.

Vital Statistics

Name
What is the reliable source for the first name Margaret? Should her first name be changed to Elizabeth, and the middle name deleted? Spratlin-29 19:17, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Birth
Should the 1765 birth place of Blount, Tennessee instead be Tyrrell County, North Carolina? Spratlin-29 19:17, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

An alternate, unsourced birth place of Augusta County, Colony of Virginia has been suggested.

Sources

1. ↑ County Court Clerk, Marriage records, 1792-1915; marriage index, 1838-1922, Licenses, bonds 1792-1806 ; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-Y8S9-SV), images 138-139.

See also:

• Goodspeed History of Blount County on tngenweb. (Although Blount County did not get the usual full Goodspeed treatment, it is still a must read. Smith-112541 09:42, 6 January 2024 (UTC)) https://tngenweb.org/goodspeeds/blount-county-history/

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LX79-CWW