James Levi Bobbitt, Sr. was born on April 27, 1772, in what was then Montgomery County, Virginia. He was named for his grandfather.
In 1796, James married Rebecca Day, the daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Day of Bute County, North Carolina. Rebecca was a Quaker. She later joined the Methodist Church with the provision that they would not put any water on her.
In 1799, James' sister, Elizabeth married a William Morgan who was from Pulaski County, Kentucky. They were married in Virginia, but later moved to Kentucky. It was likely this William Morgan who convinced several of Captain William's children, including James Levi, to follow their Uncle James Bobbitt to Kentucky, hoping to find more fertile land on which to grow tobacco.
James Levi and Rebecca moved to Pulaski County in 1804, where they lived with his Uncle James Bobbitt who had received a land grant there for his service in the Revolutionary War. James' sister Jane Bobbitt Richardson and her husband, David Richardson also moved to Pulaski County in 1804, but they later went on to Rush County, Indiana. Jane is buried in a Richardson Cemetery in Big Springs, Boone County, Indiana.
James Levi and Rebecca Day Bobbitt had six children who lived to maturity. The first three were born in Virginia and moved with their parents to Kentucky. They all married in Kentucky. William married Permelia Cragg; Susannah married John McKenzie; and John married Orpha Pascall.
The last three children of James Levi and Rebecca were born in Kentucky. The sisters, Nancy and Polly, never married, while our ancestor, James Levi Jr., married Jane Hubble.
The 1850 census of Pulaski County indicates that 78 year old James Bobbitt owned $3,000 worth of real estate. He lived with his 77 year old wife, Rebecca, and their unmarried daughters, Nancy and Polly. Their son James Levi Jr. lived with them as well, with his wife Jane and their children, eight year old Rebecca, six year old Nancy, four year old Sarah, and three year old Mary. William Levi had not been born at the time the census was taken.
Rebecca died on September 10, 1852 and James Levi on November 12, 1853. They are both buried in the Old Bobbitt Cemetery which is located in a wood, close to the "old Green Woodall Place", east of Welborn Post Office, somewhere near Somerset, Kentucky (this is the cemetery we couldn't find). James Levi had named his sons, William and James Levi Jr., as executors of his will. William preceded his father in death, so James Levi Jr. became the sole executor of the will. After their parents' deaths, the property and the furnishings were used by Nancy and Polly, the two unmarried daughters.
In 1796, James married Rebecca Day, the daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Day of Bute County, North Carolina. Rebecca was a Quaker. She later joined the Methodist Church with the provision that they would not put any water on her.
In 1799, James' sister, Elizabeth married a William Morgan who was from Pulaski County, Kentucky. They were married in Virginia, but later moved to Kentucky. It was likely this William Morgan who convinced several of Captain William's children, including James Levi, to follow their Uncle James Bobbitt to Kentucky, hoping to find more fertile land on which to grow tobacco.
James Levi and Rebecca moved to Pulaski County in 1804, where they lived with his Uncle James Bobbitt who had received a land grant there for his service in the Revolutionary War. James' sister Jane Bobbitt Richardson and her husband, David Richardson also moved to Pulaski County in 1804, but they later went on to Rush County, Indiana. Jane is buried in a Richardson Cemetery in Big Springs, Boone County, Indiana.
James Levi and Rebecca Day Bobbitt had six children who lived to maturity. The first three were born in Virginia and moved with their parents to Kentucky. They all married in Kentucky. William married Permelia Cragg; Susannah married John McKenzie; and John married Orpha Pascall.
The last three children of James Levi and Rebecca were born in Kentucky. The sisters, Nancy and Polly, never married, while our ancestor, James Levi Jr., married Jane Hubble.
The 1850 census of Pulaski County indicates that 78 year old James Bobbitt owned $3,000 worth of real estate. He lived with his 77 year old wife, Rebecca, and their unmarried daughters, Nancy and Polly. Their son James Levi Jr. lived with them as well, with his wife Jane and their children, eight year old Rebecca, six year old Nancy, four year old Sarah, and three year old Mary. William Levi had not been born at the time the census was taken.
Rebecca died on September 10, 1852 and James Levi on November 12, 1853. They are both buried in the Old Bobbitt Cemetery which is located in a wood, close to the "old Green Woodall Place", east of Welborn Post Office, somewhere near Somerset, Kentucky (this is the cemetery we couldn't find). James Levi had named his sons, William and James Levi Jr., as executors of his will. William preceded his father in death, so James Levi Jr. became the sole executor of the will. After their parents' deaths, the property and the furnishings were used by Nancy and Polly, the two unmarried daughters.
James Levi Bobbitt, Sr. was born on April 27, 1772, in what was then Montgomery County, Virginia. He was named for his grandfather.
In 1796, James married Rebecca Day, the daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Day of Bute County, North Carolina. Rebecca was a Quaker. She later joined the Methodist Church with the provision that they would not put any water on her.
In 1799, James' sister, Elizabeth married a William Morgan who was from Pulaski County, Kentucky. They were married in Virginia, but later moved to Kentucky. It was likely this William Morgan who convinced several of Captain William's children, including James Levi, to follow their Uncle James Bobbitt to Kentucky, hoping to find more fertile land on which to grow tobacco.
James Levi and Rebecca moved to Pulaski County in 1804, where they lived with his Uncle James Bobbitt who had received a land grant there for his service in the Revolutionary War. James' sister Jane Bobbitt Richardson and her husband, David Richardson also moved to Pulaski County in 1804, but they later went on to Rush County, Indiana. Jane is buried in a Richardson Cemetery in Big Springs, Boone County, Indiana.
James Levi and Rebecca Day Bobbitt had six children who lived to maturity. The first three were born in Virginia and moved with their parents to Kentucky. They all married in Kentucky. William married Permelia Cragg; Susannah married John McKenzie; and John married Orpha Pascall.
The last three children of James Levi and Rebecca were born in Kentucky. The sisters, Nancy and Polly, never married, while our ancestor, James Levi Jr., married Jane Hubble.
The 1850 census of Pulaski County indicates that 78 year old James Bobbitt owned $3,000 worth of real estate. He lived with his 77 year old wife, Rebecca, and their unmarried daughters, Nancy and Polly. Their son James Levi Jr. lived with them as well, with his wife Jane and their children, eight year old Rebecca, six year old Nancy, four year old Sarah, and three year old Mary. William Levi had not been born at the time the census was taken.
Rebecca died on September 10, 1852 and James Levi on November 12, 1853. They are both buried in the Old Bobbitt Cemetery which is located in a wood, close to the "old Green Woodall Place", east of Welborn Post Office, somewhere near Somerset, Kentucky (this is the cemetery we couldn't find). James Levi had named his sons, William and James Levi Jr., as executors of his will. William preceded his father in death, so James Levi Jr. became the sole executor of the will. After their parents' deaths, the property and the furnishings were used by Nancy and Polly, the two unmarried daughters.
In 1796, James married Rebecca Day, the daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Day of Bute County, North Carolina. Rebecca was a Quaker. She later joined the Methodist Church with the provision that they would not put any water on her.
In 1799, James' sister, Elizabeth married a William Morgan who was from Pulaski County, Kentucky. They were married in Virginia, but later moved to Kentucky. It was likely this William Morgan who convinced several of Captain William's children, including James Levi, to follow their Uncle James Bobbitt to Kentucky, hoping to find more fertile land on which to grow tobacco.
James Levi and Rebecca moved to Pulaski County in 1804, where they lived with his Uncle James Bobbitt who had received a land grant there for his service in the Revolutionary War. James' sister Jane Bobbitt Richardson and her husband, David Richardson also moved to Pulaski County in 1804, but they later went on to Rush County, Indiana. Jane is buried in a Richardson Cemetery in Big Springs, Boone County, Indiana.
James Levi and Rebecca Day Bobbitt had six children who lived to maturity. The first three were born in Virginia and moved with their parents to Kentucky. They all married in Kentucky. William married Permelia Cragg; Susannah married John McKenzie; and John married Orpha Pascall.
The last three children of James Levi and Rebecca were born in Kentucky. The sisters, Nancy and Polly, never married, while our ancestor, James Levi Jr., married Jane Hubble.
The 1850 census of Pulaski County indicates that 78 year old James Bobbitt owned $3,000 worth of real estate. He lived with his 77 year old wife, Rebecca, and their unmarried daughters, Nancy and Polly. Their son James Levi Jr. lived with them as well, with his wife Jane and their children, eight year old Rebecca, six year old Nancy, four year old Sarah, and three year old Mary. William Levi had not been born at the time the census was taken.
Rebecca died on September 10, 1852 and James Levi on November 12, 1853. They are both buried in the Old Bobbitt Cemetery which is located in a wood, close to the "old Green Woodall Place", east of Welborn Post Office, somewhere near Somerset, Kentucky (this is the cemetery we couldn't find). James Levi had named his sons, William and James Levi Jr., as executors of his will. William preceded his father in death, so James Levi Jr. became the sole executor of the will. After their parents' deaths, the property and the furnishings were used by Nancy and Polly, the two unmarried daughters.
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Age 76 years, 11 months, 28 days.
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Mother of Polly D. Bobbitt and Wife of James Bobbitt
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