Tabitha South (bef. 1780 - aft. 1840)

Born before 1780 in Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of William Huddleston — married 17 Nov 1798 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died after 1840 after age 60 in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Tabitha's birth year is somewhere between 1771-1780, according to her age in the 1830 and 1840 censuses. Given her marriage date and the ages of her children, it is likely to be closer to 1780 than to 1771.

Her birth location of Virginia comes from her daughter Permelia Williams' response in the 1880 census.

Tabitha is sometimes stated to be the first, brief wife of William Huddleston, with most of his children being born later to a second wife ("Elizabeth Newton"). However, Tabitha is found alone in the 1840 census near the grown Huddleston children. No marriage record between William Huddleston and an Elizabeth Newton has been located.

Tabitha is also often cited as a wife of Littleberry West, with the unexamined evidence showing that she married to him and having children with him at the same time that she was married to Huddleston. DNA does support links between Huddleston and West descendants, not including the known marriages of Tabitha and William's descendants with the West line. Perhaps the Tabitha Ann South who married Littleberry West will turn out to be a first cousin or similar to this Tabitha.

DNA Notes

The following segment locations, particularly chromosome 8, may be worth noting for descendants seeking to triangulate with each other.

Chromosome 4: position range 157-175

• descendants of Tabitha's daughter Permelia (single line)
• descendant of Tabitha's alleged brother Phillip South (single line)

Chromosome 8: position range 101-124

• descendants of Tabitha's daughter Permelia (single line)
• descendant of Tabitha's alleged brother Phillip South (two different lines)

Sources

• North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979. Rutherford County. 17 November 1798. William Huddleston and Tabitha South. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8BW-X5N

• United States Federal Census. 1830. Alabama. Blount County. Page 17. Presumed to be in the household of William Huddleston. Link to image of original document at Ancestry.com: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=454&indiv=try

• United States Federal Census. 1840. Louisiana. Claiborne Parish. Page 98. Household of Tabitha Huddleston. Link to image of original document at Ancestry.com: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=1305239&indiv=try

• United States Federal Census. 1880. Texas. Limestone County. Page 361a. Daughter Permelia in household of her son-in-law Joel Reed. Link to image of original document at Ancestry.com: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&indiv=try&h=7058714