After his marriage in 1839 to Julia Ann Sledge, Alpheus worked as a paid manager on the plantation of John Sledge, and apparent

The Bobbitt Family In America

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After his marriage in 1839 to Julia Ann Sledge, Alpheus worked as a paid manager on the plantation of John Sledge, and apparently was a paid worker on the plantation of his father, Miles Bobbitt. On March 24, 1842, Miles Bobbitt sold part of his land holdings to his son, Alpheus. It was a strictly business sale, with the land being priced at current market value.

"Miles Bobbitt to Alpheus Bobbitt, both from Warren County, 125 acres of land for $ 500.00. Land in Warren County along Sommerville's line from the road and along Dukes line, up the branch to the road near Miles Bobbitt's fence and along the road that leads to Warrenton. Witness: Samuel Bobbitt. (DB-28, P.402.)

On January 29, 1842 Henry D. Martin sold to Alpheus Bobbitt 145 acres of land on the south side of Reedy Creek, land that adjoined the above land purchased from Miles Bobbitt. In 1842 Alpheus Bobbitt had a plantation of 170 acres on which he built his home and reared his family.

Alpheus Bobbitt was the father of ten children, all of whom lived to maturity. The first nine children were born to Julia Ann Bobbitt, and one child was born to Nancy H. Bobbitt.

William Henry Bobbitt born Feb. 1841

Miles Bobbitt born Oct. 1843

Susan Gunn Bobbitt born .... 1847

Martha E. (Pat) Bobbitt born .... 1850

James Alpheus Bobbitt born Nov. 1857

Julia Ann Bobbitt born 1852 John A. Bobbitt born 1860 Lucy Bobbitt born 1864 Edwin Bobbitt born Nov. 1867 Charles Peter Bobbitt born Oct. 1870 Robert Winston Crews furnished a list of the marriages of the children. All the children were married, and their marriages are recorded in Warren, Franklin, Granville, and McDowell counties. William Henry Bobbitt m. Winfred C. Fleming Miles Bobbitt m. Mary Christian Sledge Susan Gunn Bobbitt m. James Alfred Welch Martha E. (Pat) Bobbitt m. Robert Johnson James Alpheus Bobbitt m. Eliza Perry Julia Ann Bobbitt m. Dock Davis John A. Bobbitt m. Hilda Noblett Lucy Bobbitt m. Jack Winston Edwin Bobbitt m. (1) Tempie Battle, 2 later ms. Charlie Peter Bobbitt m. Elizabeth Edwards [23]