Margaret Witt 1788

Margaret Witt, 1788–1858 (aged 70 years)

Name

Margaret Witt

Name: Margaret /Witt/
Given names: Margaret
Surname: Witt
Married name: Margaret /Wilks/
Nickname: Peggy

Gender Female

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	1788 Bedford, Virginia, USA
British King	George III from October 25, 1760 to January 29, 1820
1st President of the United States	George Washington April 30, 1789
2nd President of the United States	John Adams March 4, 1797
3rd President of the United States	Thomas Jefferson March 4, 1801
4th President of the United States	James Madison March 4, 1809
5th President of the United States	James Monroe March 4, 1817
British King	George IV from January 29, 1820 to June 26, 1830
6th President of the United States	John Quincy Adams March 4, 1825
Marriage	Samuel Wilks — View this family October 11, 1826 (aged 38 years) Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Selected Bedford County Virginia Marriages Source: Bedford County Marriage Bonds Note: ceremony performed by William Leftwich, minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with Joseph Crouch as surety on bond. Note: "Oct. 6, 1826; Samuel Wilks & Margaret Witt; Joseph Crouch, Surety; Married by William Leftwich, Oct. 11, 1826."[License issued 6 OCT 1826; married 11 OCT 1826]
7th President of the United States	Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829
British King	William IV from June 26, 1830 to June 20, 1837
8th President of the United States	Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837
Death of a husband	Samuel Wilks July 1, 1837 Bedford, Virginia, USA Source: Bedford County, Virginia, Wills Citation details: Book 9, pages 381, 384; Book 10, page 322 Note: his property was appraised by administrators Henry Wilks and Thomas Rider, and the last of sale buyer s included Samuel Norman Wilks (a grandson, Ben's son Samuel Norman)
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
9th President of the United States	William Henry Harrison March 4, 1841
10th President of the United States	John Tyler April 4, 1841
11th President of the United States	James K Polk March 4, 1845
12th President of the United States	Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849
13th President of the United States	Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850
14th President of the United States	Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853
15th President of the United States	James Buchanan March 4, 1857
Death	February 12, 1858 (aged 70 years) Bedford, Virginia, USA

Date differences

Family with Samuel Wilks
husband	Links Birth: October 24, 1764 30 24 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Milit-Beg: 1780 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Milit-End: March 1782 — Virginia, USA Marriage: July 9, 1783 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Property: Bedford County Virginia — after July 1783 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Occupation: petitioned to build a grist mill on Crab Orchard Creek — 1790 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Property: Grayson County, Virginia — after August 1803 — Grayson, Virginia, USA Property: Grayson County, Virginia — June 12, 1809 — Grayson, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 8D61E5EF8327A5F4C549BE2B472F9D6F387A Marriage: October 11, 1826 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Property: Patrick County, Virginia — after December 1832 — Patrick, Virginia, USA Pension Application: March 28, 1833 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Pension: Revolutionary Pension — May 11, 1833 — Virginia, USA Death: July 1, 1837 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 98E260B93B229A544318674F2DB6E54E Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Newman Israel Wilks Benjamin Wilks Elizabeth Wilks Francis Wilks Henry Wilks John Wilks Thomas Wilks Sarah Wilks Samuel Newman Wilks Family with spouse Margaret Witt Samuel Wilks 1764–1837 Birth: October 24, 1764 30 24 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Death: July 1, 1837 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
herself	Links Birth: 1788 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: October 11, 1826 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: February 12, 1858 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 98E260B93B229A544318674F2DB6E54E Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Wilks Margaret Witt 1788–1858 Birth: 1788 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: February 12, 1858 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
Marriage	Marriage — October 11, 1826 — Bedford, Virginia, USA

Samuel Wilks + Elizabeth Newman
husband	Links Birth: October 24, 1764 30 24 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Milit-Beg: 1780 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Milit-End: March 1782 — Virginia, USA Marriage: July 9, 1783 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Property: Bedford County Virginia — after July 1783 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Occupation: petitioned to build a grist mill on Crab Orchard Creek — 1790 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Property: Grayson County, Virginia — after August 1803 — Grayson, Virginia, USA Property: Grayson County, Virginia — June 12, 1809 — Grayson, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 8D61E5EF8327A5F4C549BE2B472F9D6F387A Marriage: October 11, 1826 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Property: Patrick County, Virginia — after December 1832 — Patrick, Virginia, USA Pension Application: March 28, 1833 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Pension: Revolutionary Pension — May 11, 1833 — Virginia, USA Death: July 1, 1837 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 98E260B93B229A544318674F2DB6E54E Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Newman Israel Wilks Benjamin Wilks Elizabeth Wilks Francis Wilks Henry Wilks John Wilks Thomas Wilks Sarah Wilks Samuel Newman Wilks Family with spouse Margaret Witt Samuel Wilks 1764–1837 Birth: October 24, 1764 30 24 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Death: July 1, 1837 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
husband’s wife	Links Birth: about 1765 20 21 — Dunmore (later Shenandoah), Virginia, USA Marriage: July 9, 1783 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: before October 1826 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 8D61E5EF8327A5F4C549BE2B472F9D6F387A Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Wilks Israel Wilks Benjamin Wilks Elizabeth Wilks Francis Wilks Henry Wilks John Wilks Thomas Wilks Sarah Wilks Samuel Newman Wilks Elizabeth Newman 1765–1826 Birth: about 1765 20 21 — Dunmore (later Shenandoah), Virginia, USA Death: before October 1826 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
Marriage	Marriage — July 9, 1783 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
14 months stepson	Links Birth: August 30, 1784 19 19 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: December 28, 1805 — Patrick, Virginia, USA Immigration: before June 17, 1817 — Hardin, Kentucky, USA Family census: April 3, 1820 — Hardin, Kentucky, USA Death: March 4, 1824 — Hardin, Kentucky, USA Burial: March 1824 — Hardin, Kentucky, USA Probate: 1843 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: AACE159D5C229B554FC68C3A5CB7C980 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Combs John W. Wilks Amos C. Wilks Samuel M. Wilks Loamie Wilks Thomas Fielding Wilks Eura Ann Wilks James Wilks Israel Wilks 1784–1824 Birth: August 30, 1784 19 19 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: March 4, 1824 — Hardin, Kentucky, USA
3 years stepson	Links Birth: December 16, 1787 23 22 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: February 24, 1806 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Military Beg: 1818 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1830 — Grayson, Virginia, USA Immigration: 1834 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Estate: September 1843 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Death: September 1843 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Burial: Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: 4DA3D7DB1C6D9C5F4EC8C77B9C01494F Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Foster Ezekiah Wilks Elizabeth Ann Wilks James Foster Wilks Samuel Norman Wilks Robert Wilks Eadith Wilks William Henry Wilks Nancy George Wilks Francis Wilks Benjamin Wilks 1787–1843 Birth: December 16, 1787 23 22 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: September 1843 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
2 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: April 28, 1790 25 25 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: December 28, 1809 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: August 15, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: Unique identifier: 4A5B6A7A5627B52F4B4AD5345F094F08 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abner Dobyns Samuel Russell Dobyns Sarah Dobyns Albert Dobyns Griffin Dobyns Benjamin W. Dobyns Elizabeth Wilks 1790– Birth: April 28, 1790 25 25 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death:
11 years stepson	Links Birth: between 1794 and 1800 35 35 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: October 5, 1818 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1820 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: June 1, 1830 — Mason, Virginia (later WV), USA Death: between 1830 and 1840 — Mason, Virginia (later WV), USA Unique identifier: 1F59CCB0DAC29A4A4E22400EF9F5A5C8 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucinda Dobyns Francis Wilks 1794–1840 Birth: between 1794 and 1800 35 35 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: between 1830 and 1840 — Mason, Virginia (later WV), USA
2 years stepson	Links Birth: 1795 30 30 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Census: 1820 — Grayson, Virginia, USA Marriage: May 26, 1824 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: 1830 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Occupation: Tavern Keeper — 1844 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: August 16, 1850 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: July 25, 1870 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Will: 1878 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: 1878 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 21FECA7E2E5BB47A463F1D03449D9F2E Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Judah Dowdy William C. Wilks Cathandra Wilks Timandra Wilks Samuel Henry Wilks Pernetta Harriett Wilks Frances Ellen Wilks Julia Ann Wilks Henry Wilks 1795–1878 Birth: 1795 30 30 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: 1878 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
2 years stepson	Links Birth: about 1796 31 31 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: January 22, 1815 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family residence: 1820 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: 1826 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 6BE127F0DC299290467270AA2FECDBEF Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susannah Rider Abner Phillip Wilks Elizabeth Wilks John Wilks 1796–1826 Birth: about 1796 31 31 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: 1826 — Bedford, Virginia, USA
3 years stepson	Links Birth: about 1798 33 33 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: January 5, 1811 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Family census: August 31, 1850 — Henry, Virginia, USA Death: Unique identifier: CB5630C254FAA4884C894397A31E2FFF Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Betsy Morris Thomas Wilks 1798– Birth: about 1798 33 33 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death:
6 months stepdaughter	Links Birth: June 30, 1798 33 33 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Marriage: December 25, 1809 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Immigration: about 1833 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: October 30, 1850 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: 1860 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: June 28, 1870 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Census: 1880 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Number of children: 5 sons, 8 daughters Death: April 24, 1885 — Cloverdale, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Burial: April 1885 — Cloverdale, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: FECF86DEBB459D2A4EB099E3491034A1 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jabez Beard Sarah Wilks 1798–1885 Birth: June 30, 1798 33 33 — Loudoun, Virginia, USA Death: April 24, 1885 — Cloverdale, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
5 years stepson	Links Birth: May 13, 1803 38 38 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage: October 8, 1824 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: DE2DD34BA181821D4F233E725C4AE26C Marriage: July 26, 1830 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Immigration: 1834 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Unique identifier: 4A2C02631EC2B70743B17F9CF7EF9C99 Religious marriage: September 3, 1835 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Family census: 1840 — Lauderdale, Alabama, USA Immigration: before February 1, 1848 — Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA Family census: December 18, 1850 — Red River, Texas, USA Family census: June 23, 1860 — Red River, Texas, USA Death: after February 28, 1861 — Red River, Texas, USA Unique identifier: E3E3722AE5A5AF1241219B66EEE14665 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emily Newman Israel Wilks Family with spouse Matilda Woodford Infant Wilks Infant2 Wilks Family with spouse Cynthia Killough Robert Wilks Ebeneazear Killough Wilks Amanda F. Wilks Rebecca Wilks Thomas Wilks Samuel Newman Wilks 1803–1861 Birth: May 13, 1803 38 38 — Bedford, Virginia, USA Death: after February 28, 1861 — Red River, Texas, USA

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Marriage	Source: Selected Bedford County Virginia Marriages Source: Bedford County Marriage Bonds
Note	Source: Bedford County, Virginia, Wills Citation details: Book 9, page 372

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Marriage	ceremony performed by William Leftwich, minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with Joseph Crouch as surety on bond. "Oct. 6, 1826; Samuel Wilks & Margaret Witt; Joseph Crouch, Surety; Married by William Leftwich, Oct. 11, 1826."[License issued 6 OCT 1826; married 11 OCT 1826]
Note	allotted a "widow's dower" of his estate, 48 acres on Crab Orchard Creek Source: Bedford County, Virginia, Wills Citation details: Book 9, page 372

Research links

Australia 2

Belgium 1

Rijksarchief België

Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

Banca Dati dei Caduti e Dispersi (link only)

Netherlands 24

Poland 1

Szukaj w Archiwach (tylko link)

Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

Extra information

Last change

June 17, 2010 – 05:06:19

Author of last change: barbaracorner

Unique identifier

391F088FDD4C8CA149E46AC0A15E9A39

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Family with Samuel Wilks
husband Parents John Wilks Sr Elizabeth Mead	Samuel Wilks 1764–1837
herself	Margaret Witt 1788–1858

Samuel Wilks + Elizabeth Newman
husband Parents John Wilks Sr Elizabeth Mead	Samuel Wilks 1764–1837
husband’s wife Parents Johann Conrad Newman Anna Margaretta Brubeck	Elizabeth Newman 1765–1826
stepson Family Mary Combs John W. Wilks Amos C. Wilks Samuel M. Wilks Loamie Wilks Thomas Fielding Wilks Eura Ann Wilks James Wilks	Israel Wilks 1784–1824
stepson Family Mary Foster Ezekiah Wilks Elizabeth Ann Wilks James Foster Wilks Samuel Norman Wilks Robert Wilks Eadith Wilks William Henry Wilks Nancy George Wilks Francis Wilks	Benjamin Wilks 1787–1843
stepdaughter Family Abner Dobyns Samuel Russell Dobyns Sarah Dobyns Albert Dobyns Griffin Dobyns Benjamin W. Dobyns	Elizabeth Wilks 1790–
stepson Family Lucinda Dobyns	Francis Wilks 1794–1840
stepson Family Judah Dowdy William C. Wilks Cathandra Wilks Timandra Wilks Samuel Henry Wilks Pernetta Harriett Wilks Frances Ellen Wilks Julia Ann Wilks	Henry Wilks 1795–1878
stepson Family Susannah Rider Abner Phillip Wilks Elizabeth Wilks	John Wilks 1796–1826
stepson Family Betsy Morris	Thomas Wilks 1798–
stepdaughter Family Jabez Beard	Sarah Wilks 1798–1885
stepson Family Emily Newman Israel Wilks Family Matilda Woodford Infant Wilks Infant2 Wilks Family Cynthia Killough Robert Wilks Ebeneazear Killough Wilks Amanda F. Wilks Rebecca Wilks Thomas Wilks	Samuel Newman Wilks 1803–1861

Descendants

Margaret Witt(1788–1858)
- Samuel Wilks1826
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