The Bobbitt Family In America

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The Albemarle Parish Register is the Reverend Willie's gift to posterity. The vestry book kept by the clerk of the parish, is also in Mr. Willie's hand writing. Half a century later, after Willie had died, Bishop Meade, seeing the register for the first time, called it, the most particular one that he had ever seen. Bishop Meade said at the time, "So methodical and painstaking a man, living for thirty eight years amongst a people, as respectable as any in Virginia, was it is hoped, a worthy minister in all other respects."

The Virginia Gazette, on April 5, 1776, reads, "Died on Good Friday, the Reverend William Willie, of Albermarle Parish, whose conduct through life, as a husband, a member of society, and a Christian, justly entitles him to general esteem and respect."

The Reverend William Willie was the pastor of the second generation of the Bobbitt family. He was the first pastor of the first members of the family to be born in America.

Most of the names in the register are considered relatives with the families they are associated with in the entries. Godparents were usually aunts, cousins, uncles, or in-laws of the person recorded. These are the members of the Bobbitt families.

January 11, 1740 

Mary Bobbitt and Amy Bobbitt, god-parents of Anne, daughter of Robert Newman, and his wife Catherine. Christened on March 15, 1741.

May 20, 1740 

Mary Bobbitt, god-parent to James, son of Joseph Wheless and his wife, Mary.

May 6, 1742 

Amy Bobbitt, Anne Threewits, god-parents to Winny, daughter of Robert Newman and his wife Catherine.

November 13, 1744 

Amy Bobbitt, god-parent to Ann, daughter of Henry Sturdivant and his wife, Margaret.

Amy Bobbitt was a daughter of John Bobbitt of Chowan, North Carolina. Later she married Peter Threewits of Sussex County, in Virginia.