There are a large number of records recorded in the Pittsylvania County Court house. Most of these records can be divided to a

The Bobbitt Family In America

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There are a large number of records recorded in the Pittsylvania County Court house. Most of these records can be divided to account for the lives of the four sons of James and Elizabeth Bobbitt. These four sons are basic to numerous lineages in the Bobbitt family. Each son will be taken separately and the records that apply to each will be recalled according to their application.

We do not know what happened to Elizabeth Bobbitt. The last time she is mentioned in any record is in the list of tithables taken in 1767.

John Bobbitt lived on the banks of Pigg River until 1810 at which time he sold his land and moved to Montgomery County where he died alone in 1814.

William Bobbitt and his brother James Bobbitt moved from the property in Pittsylvania County to what was then called Fincastle County, later known as Montgomery County Virginia.

Randolph Bobbitt, the youngest son, lived and died near the ancestoral home property in Pittsylvania County.

The descendants of John Bobbitt went to Amherst County and to Grayson County, later some of his descendants went to Kanawha and Monroe counties.

The descendants of William Bobbitt divided into Grayson County Virginia and into Pulaski County Kentucky, later migrating to Missouri and several western states.

The descendants of James Bobbitt went to Kentucky and some into Indiana.

The descendants of Randolph Bobbitt remained for the most part in Pittsylvania County, some did migrate to Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana.

All four sons are recorded as having done service in the War of the Revolution. All swore their allegiance to the newly formed nation in revolt against the government of England.

Basic research on the family in Pittsylvania County was done for me by commission of Mrs. Madalene V. Fitzgerald, historian, and genealogist for the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her work was certified. Copies of all the records, certified by the County Clerk, photo copies of the original records were obtained so that every possible clue and accuracy of the family history could be obtained. The total study of the Bobbitt family through out the United States from 1673 to 1900 is our best point of making our history one of accuracy and meaning.

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