Miles Bobbitt was a successful planter and owned a large plantation. In the 1850 census of Warren County, Miles and his wife, M

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Miles Bobbitt was a successful planter and owned a large plantation. In the 1850 census of Warren County, Miles and his wife, Martha, were living alone. The family was counted as family # 526, on August 28, 1850 in the Warrenton District.

Miles Bobbitt 58 (1792) North Carolina

Martha Bobbitt 65 (1785) North Carolina

Both Miles and Martha were listed in the 1860 census of Warren County. Miles Bobbitt died in 1861 and Martha must have died soon after as she was not listed in the 1870 census.

The family of Miles and Susan Bobbitt had three sons and two daughters who lived to maturity.

Eliza Bobbitt born 1815

Samuel L. Bobbitt born 1816

Alpheus Bobbitt born 1817

Lewis T. Bobbitt born 1819

Susan Gunn Bobbitt born 1822

Eliza Bobbitt married Hubbard A. Sledge

Samuel Lewis Bobbitt married Martha Ann Dowtain

Alpheus Bobbitt married Mrs. Julia Ann Sledge

Second marriage married Nannie H. Griffin

Lewis Bobbitt married Ann T. Minor

Second marriage married Mary F. Minor

Third marriage married Ann Holmes Walton

Susan Gunn Bobbitt married John M. Wilson

Several of the children of Miles and Susan Bobbitt, named their children, Martha, in memory of their stepmother. All showed their appreciation for the love and care Martha Bobbitt gave to them.

The Bobbitt lineage of Miles Bobbitt is:

William Bobbitt from Wales 1645 - 1703

William Bobbitt Junior 1675 - 1738

Lewis Bobbitt Senior 1704 - 1769

Lewis Bobbitt Junior 1742 - 1818

Miles Bobbitt 1792 - 1861

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