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Eleanor Harris Abbott m. VA b. 1734? VA d. Mar 16, 1816 Bourbon Co. KY |
John b. Dec 10, 1754 Hanover Co. VA d. Jan 14, 1837 Nolansville, Williamson Co. TN |
Henry (twin) b. Dec 10, 1754 Hanover Co. VA | Reuben b. 1759 Hanover Co. VA d. aft. Oct 11, 1805 |
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Samuel b. 1761 Hanover Co. VA |
Peter b. 1763 Hanover Co. VA d. by Oct 11, 1805 ?KY |
Jesse b. 1765 Hanover Co. VA |
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Susannah b. Sep 27, 1767 Halifax Co. VA d. May 11, 1852 Bourbon Co. KY |
Mary |
Anna |
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Hanover Co. VA was created on Nov 26, 1719. |
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William may have owned land in NC. Son Reuben received a land grant in Burke Co.
NC Oct 9 1782/3 for 172 acres bordering the land of a William Guthrie. |
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Son Reuben was appointed Power of Attorney several times "to look after lands" of different
individuals, in 1784 and 1787, and appears to be attorney in fact for the heirs of
brother Peter Guthrie on Oct 11, 1805 pertaining to Peter's property in the city of
Lexington KY. |
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In Mar 1790, William's daughter Susannah married Benjamin Batterton (1767-1833),
in Bourbon Co. KY. They had 10 children. The firstborn was named Reuben in 1791
and another son was named William Guthrie Batterton in 1801. |
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William's wife Eleanor is buried in the Batterton Cemetery in Paris, Bourbon Co., KY.
According to the fieldstone, she was 82 years old. |
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Sources: Batterton Bible,referenced in "Benjamin BATTERTON", website. Bynum, C. M., Marriage Bonds of Tryon & Lincoln Counties, NC. Census 1850, Tippah Co., MS; Nelson Guthery aged 83 living in a Bryant household. Fayette Co. (KY) Records, Oct 11, 1805, indenture involving heirs of Peter Guthrie, dec'd of Madison Co. KY, p. 502. Thompson, Mrs. S. L., letter, Spartanburg, SC, Mar 3, 1993, to L.M.Holloway. USGenWeb Archives, Burke County (NC) Land Grants, 1778-1790; Reuben Guthery, 1782, no. 461. |
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