By 1850 Tilman and Jane Bobbitt were living in Greenbrier County. Greenbrier County was formed from Montgomery County in 1777.

The Bobbitt Family In America

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By 1850 Tilman and Jane Bobbitt were living in Greenbrier County. Greenbrier County was formed from Montgomery County in 1777. Monroe County was formed from Greenbrier County in 1799. The history of Monroe and Greenbrier counties are closely tied as the people of the two counties moved back and forth frequently.

By 1850 Tilman and his family was well established in Greenbrier County where Tilman was a successful farmer, owning land and several slaves. The farm was located near the village of Williamsburg. Living near by were many relatives of the Hill And Lively families. Oregon Bobbitt a brother of Tilman's also lived near by and the two families were close friends as well as relatives. Oregon Bobbitt's wife was Lucy Ann Hill, a first cousin once removed and a niece of Tilman Bobbitt's wife, Jane Hill.

John and Permelia Bobbitt lived near the families of Tilman and Oregon Bobbitt. We do not believe that John and Permelia owned any property in Greenbrier County, but that it was likely that they lived on land owned by Tilman Bobbitt. The 1850 census record of the three families is interesting. The families were counted in November 1850 in Greenbrier County

Family # 1412,

John Bobbitt 65 (1785) Virginia

Permelia (Hill) Bobbitt 64 (1876) Virginia

Frances Bobbitt 25 (1825) Virginia

Permelia Jane Bobbitt 20 (1830) Virginia

James Hill Bobbitt 22 (1828) Virginia

William Bobbitt (grandson)* 4 (1846) Virginia

*William Bobbitt was a son of Tilman Bobbitt. He was at the home of his grandparents when the census was taken.

Family # 1173,

Tilman Bobbitt 44 (1806) Virginia

Jane (Hill) Bobbitt 37 (1813) Virginia

Susan Bobbitt 19 (1831) Virginia

Mary Jane Bobbitt 16 (1834) Virginia

James Tolliver Bobbitt 14 (1836) Virginia

George Bobbitt 11 (1839) Virginia

Elizabeth Bobbitt 9 (1841) Virginia

Joseph Bobbitt 6 (1844) Virginia

Eliza D. Bobbitt 3 (1847) Virginia

Family # 408,

Oregon Bobbitt 33 (1817) Virginia

Lucy Ann (Hill) Bobbitt 32 (1818) Virginia

James Hill Bobbitt 6 (1844) Virginia

George Washington Bobbitt 4 (1846) Virginia

Napoleon Bobbitt 2 (1848) Virginia

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