Mary (Polly) WHITT

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The following was written by Alma Reed and copied verbatim By Juanita Collinsworth Oney.

July 1, 1957 Midland, Ohio.

To the best of my rememberance, my grandmother, Mary "Polly" Whitt Reed if she had lived up until now would have been 113 years old the 8th day of August 1957. She took me in when I was five days old after my mother died. She was a dear and loving grandmother to me. The Whitt generation about one hundred and twenty-five years ago came from Tazewell County, Virginia. He and his wife, Rebecca Day Whitt two years later was fixing for a working. He was cutting stove wood and supposedly a friend came along and gave him a few drinks of whiskey and so he was dead in four or five hours. Susannah Allen (was call "Sukey" by all) and a good neighbor was putting on his gloves after he was dressed for burial and he gripped her hand and she was so upset some one else had to put the gloves on him. So a few days latershe mentioned it to some one and they raised the casket and he had turned on his face in the casket. So the whiskey supposedly had put him in a coma for a time.

Note By Juanita Collinsworth Oney

I have heard this story from my father-in-law, George Kelly Oney, the great grandson of James Madison Whitt and Rebecca Day Whitt. James Madison Whitt and Rebecca owned all the land including the Kelly Oney, George Oney, and probably the Bowel Whitt farm on left hand fork of White Oak Creed at the time he died. Elisha Oney, who married James' daughter, Elizabeth Whitt bought out most of the heirs.
Elisha and Elizabeth had several children. One son, James Madison was named after James Madison Whitt. James Madison Oney married a daughter of Susannah (Sukey) Allen and Daniel W. Allen. Her name was Rosa Belle Allen and the land was handed down through the generations. James Madison Whitt and Rebecca Day Whitt are buried in the old garden spot on the bank of White Oak Creek fairly close to the Morgan and Magoffin county line. After James Madison Whitt died the children that were still at home were taken in by relatives. Elisha and Elizabeth took in two or three and James and Rhoda Day Oney took James according to the census. Rhoda and Rebecca were sisters.

Mary married Aronton L. REED 15 Nov 1865. Aronton was born 7 Jul 1845, Morgan Co., KY; died 1 Mar 1881, Lewis Co. KY. [Group Sheet]

1. Female REED

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Moved from Va. to Ky. 1850. James Madison Owned a large track of land White Oak Creek, Morgan, Co., Ky. After his death he left each child 47 Acres except Emberzetta who got 40 acres. His children went to live with different families after his death.

JAMES MADISON WHITT OWNED THE PRESENT DAY (until 1972) G.K. ONEY FARM WHICH IS SITUATED NEAR THE JUNCTURE OF SUGAR CAMP BRANCH AND WHITE OAK CREEK NEAR THE BORDER OF PRESENT DAY MORGAN AND MAGOFFIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY LINES. HIS DEATH WAS UNUSUAL IN THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT A MAN ON HORSEBACK RODE UP LATE ONE AFTERNOON AND OFFERED JAMES A DRINK OF MOONSHINE WHISKEY. AFTER SEVERAL SWALLOWS, JAMES FELL "DEAD IN HIS TRACKS." AS WAS THE CUSTOM IN THE MID 1800's, PEOPLE WERE PREPARED FOR BURIAL AT HOME WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A MORTICIAN; ALSO IT WAS CUSTOMARY TO PLACE WHITE GLOVES UPON THE HANDS OF THE DECEASED. IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT THE WOMAN HELPING TO PREPARE THE BODY FOR BURIAL WAS MY GREAT, GREAT-GRANDMOTHER, SUSANNA "SUKEY" ALLEN, WIFE OF DANIEL WEBSTER ALLEN. UPON PLACING THE GLOVES ON THE DECEASED, SHE THOUGHT SHE NOTICED MOVEMENT OF ONE OF THE HANDS, BUT CONFIDED THIS TO NO ONE UNTIL A DAY OF SO AFTER THE BURIAL. UPON LEARNING OF THIS, HIS BODY WAS IMMEDIATELY DISINTERRED. WHEN THE CASKET WAS OPENED, JAMES WAS FOUND TO BE LYING FACE DOWN IN THE CASKET.

JAMES, HIS WIFE REBECCA, AND AN INFANT CHILD ARE BURIED BELOW THE OLD GARDEN PLOT ON HIS FARM.


Note By Juanita Collinsworth Oney:
After Rebecca died James Madison Whitt went back to VA and married Lucinda Compton in Tazewell County, VA. Jan. 23, 1855. He was the son of Richard Whitt and Elizabeth Whitt. She was the daughter of James & Elizabeth McGuire both widowed. He age 49, she age 39. He died 3 months later, but she had a son by Elisha Oney.

Occupation:
Physician

James married Rebecca DAY 1835, Tazewell Co VA. Rebecca was born 1815, Grayson Co. VA; died 24 May 1854, Morgan Co., KY. [Group Sheet]

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Died in childbrith.

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Dr. Whitt and his wife Betsy Smallwood Whitt went from Tazewell County, Va. to Magoffin Co., Ky. about 1840.

Richard married Elizabeth (Betsy) Baxter SMALLWOOD 4 Oct 1797, Montgomery Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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He lived in South Carolina, North Carolina, Henry County VA. before moving to Montgomery County, VA.

At A court held for Montgomery County, Va. July 26, 1785 (annals of Southwest Virginia page 789) Richard Whitt 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.

It has been said, He married many couples in Montgomery county, Virginia.

He took the oath to the Free State of Virginia "Patriot" along with his son Hezekiah Whitt on Sep. 13, 1777. He was a Rev. War Vet. serving in the Montgomery County Virginia Militia.

Richard married Susanna SKAGGS 1755, Montgomery Co. VA. Susanna (daughter of James SKAGGS and Rachel) was born Abt 1730, Augusta Co. VA; died 4 Oct 1797, Montgomery Co. VA; was buried , Dunkard's Bottom. [Group Sheet]

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Deposition of WILLIAM RATLIFF (27 April 1836 at the home of WILLIAM SKAGGS, Aleck Fork of Pitman Creek). I was acquainted with MOSES SKAGGS of Green County, KY. He had 4 sisters, to wit: SUSANNAH, wife of RICHARD WHIT; LYDIA, wife of MATTHIAS HARMON, ELIZABETH "Betsy," wife of JOHN HANKINS; and NANCY, wife of WILLIAM MERIDY. I was quite intimate with them in Virginia. I knew them before they married. MOSES had a brother named JOHN SKAGGS. . . I knew the brothers of MOSES SKAGGS. They were HENRY, JAMES, CHARLES, JOHN, RICHARD and JACOB SKAGGS. I knew them in Kentucky and they all raised large families.

Deposition of FRANCES SAMPLES (27 April 1836). I was familiar with MOSES SKAGGS who died in Green County about 40 years ago. He had 4 sisters, to wit: SUSANNAH, wife of RICHARD WHIT; LYDIA, wife of MATTHIAS HARMAN; ELIZABETH, wife of JOHN HANKINS, and NANCY, wife of WILLIAM MERIDY. They lived in Virginia. When I knew them, MOSES had 6 brothers: HENRY, JOHN, JAMES, CHARLES, RICHARD and JACOB.
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