Thompson Utterback (1785 - 1862)

Born 15 Jul 1785 in Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Vaughan) Utterback — married 12 Oct 1809 (to 9 Aug 1845) in Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died May 1862 at age 76 in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Richard Ryker [send private message]

Biography

Thompson Utterback was born on 15 July 1785 on the old Germantown site, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA ^[1] to Harman Utterback (1746-1829) and Elizabeth Crump (1750-1795). ^[2]

He married 1) Elizabeth "Betsy" Vaughan (1790-1845) on 12 Oct 1809 in Culpeper Co., Virginia. ^{[3] [4]} The marriage being performed by Rev. William Mason at the famous "Old Gourd-Vine Church" 12 miles north of the town of Culpeper. ^[1]

After their marriage they lived on Bullock Run in upper Culpeper Co., Virginia on a farm deeded to him by his father "for natural affection and good will" on 23 Mar 1812, when the signing of the deed was witnessed by Thomas Spilman, Martin Fishback, Dennis Hudson and Presley Rector. On 2 May 1818, he sold this land to William Hitt and moved to Hardin Co., Kentucky, where he entered land on Sandy Creek and Orchard Knob, (now known as Silver Mine Knob), near Elizabethtown. In 1828 he moved to Montgomery Co., Indiana, where he entered land in 1831 (the deed is signed by Andrew Jackson). On 16 Dec 1829, he is on record in Fauquier Co., Va., by "Power of Attorney" to have drawn by lot a negro slave, named Washington, in the settlement of his father's estate. Elizabeth died 9 Aug 1845, in Montgomery Co., Indiana. ^[1]

He married 2) Sophia Pickrell on 12 Dec 1845 in Montgomery Co., Indiana; ^{[5] [6]} they had no children together. In 1852, they moved to Lucas Co., Iowa, where he died May 1862 near Chariton, Iowa. ^[1] His burial location is unclear; one source lists it as Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana, ^[7] while it is also seen as Potts Cemetery, Elmdale, Montgomery Co., Indiana, USA (where Elizabeth is buried). ^{[citation needed]}

From an 1881 biography of his son, William: ^{[8] [9]}

William Utterback, Boston Store, was born November 5, 1817, in Culpepper County, Virginia, and is a son of Thomson and Elizabeth (Von) Utterback, both natives of Virginia. The Utterbacks are of German descent, while the Vons are of Scotch extraction. William Utterback's parents moved to Kentucky in 1818, and in 1828 they emigrated to Montgomery County, Indiana, bringing eight children: Harmon, James, Martha, William, Vincent, Elizabeth, Mary, and Henry; leaving Virinda in Kentucky. Their son Jackson was born after their settlement here. They settled near what is Wesley chapel, in Wayne township, where they took a lease for two years, then moved to northern part of Wayne township, where she died in 1847. He sold and went to Iowa, where he died in May 1862. Both were members of the New Light Church many years.

Thompson and Elizabeth had the following children (with numbers from The Utterback Book): ^[1]

1. (#202) Harmon Utterback (1811-1893); m. (1) Anna Wilson; m. (2) Lois White.
2. (#203) Virinda Utterback (1811-1852); ^[10] m. Moab Martin. ^[11]
3. (#204) James Utterback (1812–1894); m. (1) Martha Monroe; m. (2) Roxana Strait. ^[12]
4. (#205) Martha Utterback (1813–1878); m. George White.
5. (#206) William Utterback (1817–1907); m. Keziah Walton.
6. (#207) Elizabeth Utterback (1817–1903); m. Benjamin Quick.
7. (#208) Vincent Utterback (1820–1901); m. Nancy Cooley.
8. (#209) Mary Elizabeth "Pop" Utterback (1822-1859); m. Thomas Baldwin.
9. (#210) Henry Utterback (1826–1907); m. Amy Blankenship.
10. (#211) Andrew Jackson ("Jack") Utterback (1829-1847); enlisted in the Mexican War in which he contracted measles and died somewhere in Mexico; bur. there; unmarried.

Census Data

1830: Montgomery, Indiana, USA ^[13]

Includes: Males: < 5: 1 (Andrew), 5-9: 1 (Henry - should be 4), 10-14: 2 (Vincent, William), 15-19: 2 (James, Harmon), 40-49: 1 (Thompson); Females: 5-9: 1 (Mary), 10-14: 1 (Elizabeth), 15-19: 1 (Martha), 30-39: 1 (Elizabeth).

1840: Wayne Township, Montgomery, Indiana, USA ^[14]

Includes: Males: 10-14: 2 (Andrew, Henry), 20-29: 2 (Vincent, William), 50-59: 1 (Thompson); Females: 50-59: 1 (Elizabeth).

1850: Monroe Township, Monroe, Iowa, USA ^[15]

Age 66, farmer, born in Virginia. Includes (2nd) wife, Sophia (50, born in New York), and her children, Matilda Pickerell (17, born in Indiana), Amanda Pickerell (16, born in Indiana), and Francis Pickerell (10, male, born in Indiana).

Research Notes

Will: 11 July 1826 Fauquier, Virginia

"In the years 1830, 1831 and 1832 the winters were very severe. 1844 was an extremely wet year and the wheat had to be cut and carried to high ground and shocked. The winter of 1854 and 1855 was very severe. So much snow fell that roads and fences were completely obliterated. From a wilderness with a few dwellers in log-cabins scattered here and there in the midst of dense forests, struggling for an existance. Thompson and Elizabeth (Vaughn) Utterback moved to Kentucky in 1818 from Virginia. In 1828 they emigrated with their children, with the exception of one daughter, to Montgomery Co., IN. They settled near what is Wesley Chapel, in Wayne Twp., where they took a lease for two years, the moved to the northern part of Wayne Twp. where she died in 1847. He sold and went to Iowa where he died in May 1862. Both were members of the New Light (Christian) Church, many years." - Extract from what source?

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Utterback, William Irvin. Utterback history and genealogy of the Utterback family in America, 1622-1937: Family record of Herman Utterback and his descendants, (1622-1937) (Marshall College, West Virginia, Gentry Bros, 1937), pages 51-52 (#70).
2. ↑ Utterback, W.I. Ibid, page 39 (#32).
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch : 11 February 2018, Thompson Utterback and Betsey Vaughan, 12 Oct 1809; citing Culpeper, Virginia, reference P 17; FHL microfilm 30,927.
4. ↑ Holtzclaw, B.C. Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia 1714-1750, Harrisonburg, Virginia, The Germanna Foundation, 1964 , page 496.
5. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch : 9 March 2021, Thompson Utterback, 12 Dec 1845; citing Montgomery, Indiana, United States, Marriage, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 101235547.
6. ↑ The INGenWeb Project, Montgomery County Website, transcribed by Karen Zach, Montgomery County, Indiana Marriage Indexes.
7. ↑ Warren Lewis Duffie's Genealogy Page, Page for Ancestors of Mary Verinda Utterback.
8. ↑ Beckwith H. W. History of Montgomery County, Indiana, (Chicago, 1881), Biography of William Utterback via The INGenWeb Project, Montgomery County Website, transcribed by Karen Zach.
9. ↑ Germanna Foundation database, entry for William Utterback, Person ID: I070497. (Paid membership.)
10. ↑ "Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970", database, FamilySearch : 19 February 2021, Thompson Utterback in entry for Viranda Martin, 1852.
11. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch : 9 March 2021, Tompson Uterback in entry for Moab Martin and Virinda Uterback, 25 Feb 1827; citing Marriage, Hardin, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 390,262.
12. ↑ "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch : 18 January 2020, Thompson Utterback in entry for James Utterback, 28 Aug 1883; citing Marriage, Otoe, Nebraska, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,977,799.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch : 24 August 2017, Thompson Utterback, Montgomery, Indiana, United States; citing 22, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 30; FHL microfilm 7,719. Note: First name mis-transcribed as Thomas.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch : 15 August 2017, Thompson Utterback, Wayne Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States; citing p. 182, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 100; FHL microfilm 7,732.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch : 19 December 2020, Thomas Utterback, Monroe Township, Monroe, Iowa, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Note: First name mis-transcribed as Thomas.

• FamilySearch profile for Thompson Utterback.
• Edwin Duane Sebring, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #5066, Date of Import: May 26, 1999. (1995), "Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 8, 1999.