Sussex County was formed in 1753 from Surry County. It is one of the cradle counties of the Bobbitt family. Members of the family have lived in this county from before its formation too the present day.
Family # 458, counted June 30, 1850.
Mary (Hadden) Bobbitt was the wife of James Edward Bobbitt who died in 1847. James was a son of John and Frances (Mitchell) Bobbitt.
Family # 517, counted June 30, 1850.
Peter Threewits Bobbitt was a son of John and Frances Bobbitt.
Family # 518, counted June 30, 1850.
William Golf Bobbitt was a son of John and Frances Bobbitt. William remained single throughout his life.
Family # 519, counted on June 30, 1850.
This family is said to have been closely related to the Bobbitt family. I have not been able to establish the connections other than one son, Green Branch Bobbitt, married Martha Sledge.
This is a complete listing of the Bobbitt families in the 1850 census records of the state of Virginia.
