Thomas Hutchison (1768 - 1808)

Born 1768 in Shenandoah, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Baley) Hutchison — married 1789 in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1808 at about age 40 in Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Thomas Hutchison,b. abt 1768, son of John Hutchison and Margaret McNail, married Sarah Baley in 1789.^[1] Thomas would pass away in 1808 at around 40 years of age.

Children
Thomas Hutchison and Sarah Baley had the following children:

1. Jane Hutchison, married Jordan Williford, Jr.
2. Mary Hutchison, married Humphrey Jett
3. Luciller Hutchison, married Richard J. Floyd
4. William Milliam Hutchison, married 4 times.
5. Thomas Hutchison, married Harriett Dill.
6. James B. Hutchison, married Catherine Sanders.

Research Notes

"The Elizabeth [Hutchison] who married Edward Jett was the daughter of John Hutchison of Shenanadoah. They married in 1796 and the record is on file at the Virginia State Library. The rest of John Hutchison's family also married in Shenandoah County and their marriage records are also available at the Virginia State Library. His oldest son, Thomas Hutchison married Sarah Baley/Bayly there in 1789; next son James married Sarah Thomas in 1790; dau. Mary married Joshua Reeves/Rives there in 1790."

"The Hutchison family left Shenanadoah County, Virginia in late autumn 1796, stopping briefly in Davidson County, TN where they had relatives (Thomas and Overall families) before settling on McAdooo Creek in what became Montgomery County in 1797. In the Hutchison party were ; John and Margaret Hutchison, the parents of the young marrieds - Thomas and Sarah Baley Hutchison; James and Sarah Thomas Hutchison, Edward and Elizabeth Hutchison Jett; and a son William Hutchison. Mary Huthison Reeves and her husband, Joshua Reeves settled in Prince William County, VA until 1798 when they sold and moved west as well."

"Thomas Hutchison was the oldest son, and he and his young family remained in Montgomery County on McAdoo Creek for no more than 5 years before returning to Rutherford County (formerly part of Davidson). Thomas died in 1808 just a year or two later, leaving Sarah to bring up their 8 children. In the late 1820's Thomas and Sarah's children began leaving the County and three of them settled in Bond/Montgomery County, Illinois area. They were Jane Hutchison and her husband Jordan Williford; Mary Hutchison and her husband Humphrey Jett (they had resided in Montgomery County, TN before leaving for Illinois);and William Hutchison and his wife Jane Lorance."

"Life was not kind to them those first few years in Illinois. Humphrey Jett died in 1829, leaving Mary a widow with children to raise. Her brother William and his wife Jane lost their little daughter, Margaret Ann, b. 1829, d. 1832, and they were hearing from home that their Mother, Sarah was ailing in Rutherford County. She wrote her will in Feb 1831. In it she speaks of William quitclaiming his right to any of her land to his brother James and she made provisions to sell two of her slaves and the proceeds to be divided equally for her daughters Mary Jett and Jane Williford. Sarah Baley Hutchison died in 1832. The slaves were sold for $903 and the proceeds divided between Mary Jett and Jane Williford. These were special provisions for her three children who had left the state to live in Illinois - the other three children inherited land and slaves, and all six children divided the proceeds of her personal estate."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Jett and Hutchinson (Hutchison) By Ernest Jett June 30, 2003
2. ↑ [2] Source

• Montgomery Co, TN, Turner Publishing Company, Apr 3, 2000. Page 221. [3]

• From behind the Ancestry veil... [4]

• Thomas and Sarah are mentioned in their son's Find A Grave Memorial Find A Grave: Memorial #20095431