The Bobbitt Family In America
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On December 16, 1845, Green W. Bobbitt married Sarah Plant, and the marriage was recorded in Fayette County, Tennessee. Green and Sarah Bobbitt had the following children.
Presley H. Bobbitt born 1847 Lewis C. Bobbitt born 1850 James G. Bobbitt born 1852 Willey C. Bobbitt born 1855 Andrew J. Bobbitt born 1859
Sarah A. (Plant) Bobbitt was born on March 8, 1828 and died on November 25, 1859. Six months later, Green W. Bobbitt who was born on January 8, 1811, died on May 5, 1860. Both were buried in the Gwyn Family Cemetery located about one mile northeast of Moscow. Isabella C. Bobbitt married James Gwyn. Their youngest daughter, Sarah Gwyn died in 1860 and was buried in the Gwyn Family Cemetery.
The family was listed in the 1860 census of Fayette County, Moscow, Tennessee.
Family # 1-477, counted October 21, 1850
Green W. Bobbitt 39 (1811) North Carolina Sarah A. (Plant) Bobbitt 22 (1828) Alabama Isabella C. Bobbitt 17 (1833) Tennessee William Bobbitt 13 (1837) Tennessee Thomas Bobbitt 12 (1838) Tennessee John J. Bobbitt 9 (1841) Tennessee Felix D. Bobbitt 7 (1843) Tennessee Presley H. Bobbitt 3 (1847) Tennessee Lewis C. Bobbitt 7/12 (1850) Tennessee
After the death of Green W. Bobbitt the family was divided. The children of Sarah Plant Bobbitt were taken to Arkansas to live with relatives. A deed recorded in Fayette County in Minutes Book G, page 641, dated December 4, 1861 reads:
"James G. Bobbitt, Willey C. Bobbitt and Andrew J. Bobbitt, minors of G. W. Bobbitt, deceased. "Be it remembered that on this date was produced the record of appointment of John L. Pool, guardian for the minor heirs, by the court of Sevier County, Arkansas, which record is duly witnessed.... Green W. Bobbitt was possessed of considerable estate all of which was in Tennessee" interest of minors about $6,000.00."
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