Before Rufus and Jane married, they entered into a legal agreement which stated that neither they or the children of Rufus coul

The Bobbitt Family In America

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Before Rufus and Jane married, they entered into a legal agreement which stated that neither they or the children of Rufus could inherit property from the survivor. The agreement was recorded and approved of by John Rader.

Jane Bobbitt was a careful mother to her step children. In 1868 Jane Bobbitt had a son, who she named Newman Rader Bobbitt. The family was counted in the 1870 census of Nicholas County as:

Family # 19, counted June 30, 1870, Muddelty, by Patrick D. Horan.

Rufus Bobbitt 44 (1826) Virginia

Jane (Herold) Bobbitt 40 (1830) Virginia

John W. Bobbitt 21 (1849) Virginia

Elizabeth Bobbitt 19 (1851) Virginia

Alexander Bobbitt 17 (1853) Virginia

Elijah Bobbitt 15 (1855) Virginia

Lidia A. Bobbitt 11 (1859) Virginia

Nancy Bobbitt 11 (1859) Virginia

Mary M. A. Bobbitt 9 (1861) Virginia

Lee Bobbitt 7 (1863) Virginia

Newman Bobbitt 2 (1868) Virginia

John Fulkineer 20 (1850) Virginia

John Fulkineer was a nephew of Rufus Bobbitt and was working on the farm. John was a son of Elizabeth, a sister of Rufus Bobbitt.

The children of Rufus and Mary Elizabeth Bobbitt were:

Joanna Susan Bobbitt 1845 - 1864

Matilda Irene Bobbitt 1847 - 1867

John Williams Bobbitt 1849 - 1930

Martha Elizabeth Bobbitt 1851 - 1931

Alexander Winfield Bobbitt 1852 - 1942

Elijah Bobbitt 1855 - 1930

Nancy Ellen Bobbitt (twin) 1858 - 1934

Lydia Ann Bobbitt (twin) 1858 - 1928

Charles Dowtain Bobbitt 1853 - 1856

Mary Mahulda Bobbitt 1861 - 1893

Lee Hill Bobbitt 1863 - 1964

The son of Rufus and Jane Bobbitt was:

Newman Rader Bobbitt 1868 - 1891

Rufus Bobbitt had frequent contacts with his family in Monroe and Greenbrier counties. He was concerned about politics and was in sympathy with the Confederate cause. His sons were all too young to serve in the war between the states, but Rufus gave aid to the Confederate soldiers of the area.

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