The Bobbitt Family In America
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The family settled in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee, where they were recognized for their industriousness. There are descendants living in the county to this day. The 1870 census presents an interesting picture of the family.
Family # 5, Ashland City, July 27, 1870
Sarah (Bradley) Bobbitt 75 (1795) North Carolina Ryna Bobbitt, black servant* 11 (1859) Tennessee*Ryna is undoubtedly a young slave who was freed after the war but too young to be on her own and was kept here as a servant.
Family # 14, Ashland City, June 1, 1870
Stephen Bobbitt 51 (1819) Tennessee Virginia (Forbes) Bobbitt 53 (1817) Tennessee Nancy Mc. Bobbitt 18 (1852) Tennessee John D. Bobbitt 21 (1849) Tennessee (Kentucky) Stephen L. Bobbitt 16 (1854) Tennessee Alvira Bobbitt 14 (1856) Tennessee
Family # 17, Ashland City, June 1, 1870
William J. Bobbitt 29 (1841) Tennessee Nancy H. Bobbitt 30 (1840) Tennessee Mary E. Bobbitt 2 (1868) Tennessee William J. Bobbitt 11/12 (1869) Tennessee Henry B. Carigan (nephew) 13 (1857) Tennessee Mary L. Forbes (aunt) 56 (1814) Virginia
Family # 19, Ashland City, June 1, 1870
Joseph Bobbitt 24 (1846) Tennessee Martha A. Bobbitt 27 (1843) Tennessee Sarah Blankenship Bobbitt 4 (1866) Tennessee
Family # 84, Ashland City, June 1, 1870
James Bobbitt 45 (1825) Tennessee Julia A. Bobbitt (second wife) 39 (1831) Tennessee Louisa Bobbitt 17 (1853) Tennessee James D. Bobbitt 15 (1855) Tennessee Martha Bobbitt 12 (1858) Tennessee John V. Bobbitt 10 (1860) Tennessee [7]