Jesse Trewhitt (abt. 1794 - abt. 1865)

Born about 1794 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Elizabeth (Gilstrap) Trewhitt — married 1 Apr 1813 in Roane, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died about 1865 at about age 71 in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Jesse Trewhitt, born in 1794. Married Nancy Elizabeth Gilstrap 1 Apr 1813 in Roane County, Tennessee. Morgan County was taken from Roane County in 1817 and they now lived in Morgan County.

Jesse studied medicine and received his Doctors Degree. When and where he studied is not known. In 1839, along with others of his family and friends, they moved to Putnam County, Missouri. He took up land in Hartford, three miles East of Unionville, Missouri. Then in 1861, with 6 of their 8 children, moved to Crawford County, Arkansas.

The war between the States started and in order to furnish the people with medical care, Dr. Jesse was hidden in a cave just South of Cedarville. The people came there during the night to get medicine and bring him provisions.

Soon after the War Dr. Jesse died and is buried in a small plot along with his wife Nancy. A fence was kept around the plot which is on his son's farm. Dr. Jesse and Nancy were the parents of 8 children. 1 James M., 2-Winifred, 3-Mary Ann, 4.-William, 5-Elizabeth, 6-Mary Eliza, 7-Levi, and 8-Lelia. BDavis1949 originally submitted this to Branches of Davis Mountain on 29 May 2009

Here is a letter written by Jesse: Adair, Mesoura May 8nd 1842 Dear Brother I am Blest with the oppertunity of Riting you a few lines to let you now that we are all well and has bin Ever Since I Rote to you before hoping these lines may find you all well the Reason I have not Rote sooner is because I had no paper I Received your letters dated october & march the one dated march the other day and was glad to here from you and I want you to Rite whither I do or not for I have not the chance to Rite when I please as you have or I should have Rote before now. I want you to Rite Every three months at the furthest Whither I do or not. I have nothing Strange to Rite. We had a Vary open warm winter & forward Spring and Vary Dry I planted a Bout twenty five acres in corn and got don by the 15 of april -- weighden Haglar son William is here and I want you to Rite what of a Caracter he is under as he Resorts my house he come hear with Garett Hall and he says he is well acquainted with you and your Boys. old Issac Gilstrap lives a bout two miles of me and is a peace of the Justice and patterns after Lavender, has as many fites as he can git, he has the hole Atkins crew a round him. Steve lope William the other day and whipt him and they have commence the old morgan tricks and it is a distroying Issac Estimation among the People they was old respectable men there the other day at the trial and they say that they never saw such a set before as he and atkins is -- old man Blake to come to this country he could take the confession of Issac - he could Penetentary all of them. I want you to Rite what James & Fenton are doing & a liveing -- the last letter I got from them they talk of moving to Georgia I would be glad to heare from them all and Rite with out fail if you Please -- money is scarce hear but Property will pay debts - they is no market for Produce only by new comers corn is worth $1.50 cents a Barrel, Bacon 6¼ cent lbs, I Recon William will have a Bout four thousand weight of Pork to sell this fall if no acident hapens to his hogs but they is no market -- I will Rite more in my next & I am your Effectionate Brother till Death. /s/ Jesse Trewhitt

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1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #50098384