December 11, 1952
Transcribed by Timothy R.
Meador, Jr.
1437 East 39,
Apt. E,
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
November 24, 1952
Mr. Calvin Gregory
Macon County Times
Lafayette, Tenn.
Dear Mr. Gregory:
Thank you
so very much for a copy of the August 21st Times with the article on
the Witchers. I am very interested in this family and am enclosing two charts
which I have made from information supplied by the family here and by Mr. Ora
Witcher of whom I wrote you. I am also sending you a few notes I have in the
hope they will show some light on your questions.
William
Witcher, 1724-1880, Capt., Pittsylvania Co., Va., born in England and died in
Virginia, married Polly (Sallie) Dalton. His son, Daniel (1746-1785?) married
1767 Susanna. Daniel was a collector of fines for bounty of soldiers under Col.
Davis. He died in Smith Co., Tenn. Daniel had a daughter, Tabitha.
Source of
this not certain, but believe it is from a book in our public library and could
try to verify it if important to you.
Capt. Wm.
Witcher was a vestryman of Camden Dist. Parish, 1763. He raised a company of
militia in 1775. Died in Pittslyvania Co., Va., 1820. His wife was Polly Dalton.
From
Archives Dept., State Library, Richmond Va. Va. Soldiers of 1776, p 1228, by
Burgess (not in index).
1790 Va.
Census, Pitts. Co. Witcher, Daniel, James, John, Wm.
W. W.
Witcher born January 19, 1853, died January 15, 1912.
Samantha
(Mattie) Sloan Witcher, wife of W. W. Witcher, born February 3, 1858, died
December 15, 1915.
Richarson
Graveyard Tombstone Inscriptions.
Milton
Young married Nancy Witcher, September 16, 1790.
Nancy
Witcher, daughter of Daniel and Susannah Witcher, born March 12, 1768.
Patsy
Witcher, deceased on Monday, the10th of April, 1815.
Susannah,
Witcher, departed this life 13th September, 1818.
Milton
Young died January 10, 1834.
Nancy Young, wife of Milton Young, departed this life
September 10, 1856. - - The Milton Young Bible Records.
In court minutes 1836-1840 Nathan Witcher mentioned in
1836 and Lacy in 1840.
Tandy
Wade Witcher had sister, Jane Witcher Brown. She had three children –Tandy
Witcher Brown, Nancy Elizabeth (Mrs. W. A. Jones, deceased, February 20, 1952.
and Urah, still living, address Rt. 1, Box 25, Granville, Tenn. Tandy Wade
Witcher married Mary E. Baugh. Nancy Eliz. Brown Jones’ grandfather was Daniel
Witcher, wife, Martha, and he came from N. Carolina and he and wife died near
Bagdad and are buried on Jennings’ Creek. Her uncle, Tandy Witcher, owned a
store at Flynn’s Lick. Another uncle, Pleas (Pleasant?) married and lived in
Kentucky. – From Mrs. W. A. Jones.
I should
have said that our chart if from information supplied by the family here and by
Mrs. Jones. She added the Daniel and Martha(?) generation for me. The rest was
furnished by William Robert Witcher, my son’s grandfather.
Mr. Jones
wrote me that “an old man named Billingsley who lived neighbor to the Witchers
knows a lot of the family” but she couldn’t get over to visit him and I have
neither his full name nor address.
I
understand from some note I made in the past that a Mrs. Rhea E. Garrett, a
genealogist of Dixon Springs, Tenn., is interested in Smith County, Tennessee,
records and wonder if you know of her work.
The fact
that the Witcher children were orphaned no doubt makes it very difficult to
trace the line.
I am
wondering how extensive your interest is in this family – whether as members of
your community or possibly as relatives. I think it is a splendid thing to
publish such articles as you are doing. It does help others who are searching
for records and it encourages people to maintain an active interest in the
family, the basis of our society, and the heritage of the American people.
I realize
that you are very busy and your time no doubt more than full, but shall be so
pleased to hear from you if you care to write. Any information about the
Witchers, or any suggestions for continued research will be more than welcome.
Sincerely,
(Mrs.)
Mary Smith Witcher
The editor of the Times is not related to the Witcher
family in any way, but he desires to help keep alive such information, as some
later member of the family may desire and which will perhaps not be obtainable
on the part of such a person. Hence we are glad to publish the above informative
letter from Mrs. Mary Smith Witcher. We shall strive to add some items of
interest now and then as we obtain same. Mrs. Witcher’s kind words about the
paper are appreciated and make the editor to feel that he is not laboring in
vain when he publishes historical matters.
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