Rev. Richard WHITT Sr.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: minister of the Baptist Church.

• Land: various, 1774-1797, Montgomery County, VA and Fincastle County, VA. Richard Whitt is found many times in the land records.
"1774, RICHARD WHIT, 205 acres Meadow Creek; 385 acres Meadow Creek joining land he lives on, on lower side and adjoining land of Lorton, 1785 (Montgomery County Survey)" Fincastle Co., VA.^[28]
"1779, RICHARD WHITT from James Skaggs, 68 acres Meadow Creek." Montgomery Co., VA.^[29]
"1786, RICHARD WHITT(E) from James Skaggs, 100 acres part of the old ferry place on the west side of the New River where Skaggs now lives." Montgomery Co., VA.^[30]
He was listed as selling 68 acres on Meadow Creek to John Lawrence in 1787 in Montgomery Co., VA.^[31]
"1797, JOHN INGLES from Richard Whitt, two tracts 50 acres below mouth of Little River and 100 acres west side New River." Montgomery Co., VA.^[32]
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~swva/The%20Descendants%20of%20John%20Whitt3.htm

• Court: permission to marry, 1785, Montgomery County, VA. Annals of Southwest Virginia, page 789.
At a court held for Montgomery County July 26, 1785 -

Richard Whitt a Minister of the Baptist Church having produced to this court his Ordination, and a Certificate of his being in regular communication, with a Society of Christians, and having taken the Oath of Allegiance to this State and entered into bond according to Law is permitted to marry.

• Deed, 1787, Montgomery County, VA. Annals of Southwest Virginia pages 918 & 931
Montgomery County, Virginia
August 10, 1787 Grantor: Richard Whitt Grantee: John Lawrence 68 acres
August 25, 1797: Grantor: Richard Whitt Grantee: John Ingles 50 acres
August 27, 1797: Grantor: Richard Whitt Grantee: John Ingles 100 acres

• Will: RICHARD WHITT, SR, 1807, Montgomery County, VA. RICHARD WHITT, SR.
WILL

25 APRIL 1807

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Will Book __, pp. 120-121


In the name of God I RICHARD WHITT Senior of the County of Montgomery being in a Feeble State of
Health but sound in mind do ordain and declare this Instrument of Writing to be my last Will and Testament
Revoking all others. It is my Wish after my death and for that purpose do will and bequeath to my son
ARCHIBALD WHITT all the Tract of Land whereon I now live and that the title shall fully be invested in
him with all Other Claims that I may have to that and any other adjoining said Tract to him and his heirs
forever. This Tract is to be understood to contain the whole of the Land that I bought from JOHN
HARRISON on Meadow Creek supposed to be One hundred Acres be it more or less to Include the part
which I have allotted for my son RICHARD at the upper end of said Tract which son ARCHIBALD has
bought and a title never was conveyed for it. I do also Will to my beloved wife her equal one third of all my
personal Estate her Natural life time the balance to be equally Divided between my three daughters (To Wit)
ELIZABETH CASSIDAY, RUTHY WHITT & SUSANNA CRESWELL, and also Should there be any part of
my wifes Legasee left at her death also to be equally divided among my three daughters and their Heirs
forever. And for the good performance of my will and to execute the contents I do appoint JOHN
INGLES & my son ARCHIBALD WHITT to act as executors and it is my request as I can place the fullest
confidence in them that they shall act without being bound in security.
Signed and Subscribed to this my hand and seal this 25th day of April 1807.

/s/ RICHARD WHITT SR. (Seal)

Test
/s/WILLIAM CASSADY

His
/s/THOMSON + FARMER
Mark

At Montgomery January Court 1813. This last Will and testament of Richard Whitt, Sr. was presented in
Court proven by the oaths of the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. And on the motion of John
Ingles and Archibald Whitt the Executors therein named who made oath thereto.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/montgomery/wills/whitt1.txt

• Will, 1807, Montgomery County, VA. Will of Richard Whitt: (April 25, 1807 Montgomery County, Virginia)
In the name of God I Richard Whitt Senior of the County of Montgomery being in a feeble State of Health but sound in mind do ordain and declare this instrument of writing to be my last Will and Testament Revoking all others. It is my wish after my death and for that purpose do will and bequeath to my son Archibald Whitt all the tract of land whereon I now live and that the title shall fully be invested in him with all other claims that I may have to that and any other adjoining said tract to him and his heirs forever. This tract is to be understood to contain the whole of the land that I bought from John Harrison on Meadow Creek supposed to be one hundred acres be it more or less to include the part which I have allotted for my son Richard at the upper end of said tract which son Archibald has bought and a title never was conveyed for it. I do also will to my beloved wife her equal one third of all my personal estate her natural life time the balance to be equally divided between my three daughters Elizabeth Cassiday, Ruthy Whitt, And Susanna Creswell, and also should there be any part of my wifes legasee left at her death also to be equally divided among my three daughters and their heirs forever. And for the good performance of my will and to execute the contents I do appoint John Ingles and my son Archibald Whitt to act as executors and it is my request as I can place the fullest confidence in them that they shall act without being bound in security. Signed and Subscribed to this my hand and seal this 25th day of April 1807.

• Cemetery: Dunkard's Bottom.

Richard married Susannah SKAGGS, daughter of James Thomas SKAGGS and Rachel MOREDOCK, 1755 ? in Montgomery County, VA. (Susannah SKAGGS was born about 1730 in Montgomery County, VA and died before 1797.)

  Marriage Notes:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~swva/The%20Descendants%20of%20John%20Whitt3.htm

24. Richard WHITT (972);^[24] born circa 1730 in Montgomery Co., VA;^[25] married Susannah Skaggs (973), daughter of James Skaggs (4313) and Rachel Moredock (4314), 1755 in Montgomery Co., VA;^[26] died January, 1813 in Montgomery Co., VA.^[27]

Richard next married Betsy BAXTER on 4 Oct 1792.