--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Family Group Record 0126 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband's Name Jesse Bittick Born: Abt 1804 Place: North Carolina Died: 1859 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Married: Abt 1826 Place: Clark (Pike) County, Arkansas Father: Samuel Bittick Mother: ....... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife's Name Polly Wood Born: Place: Died: Bef 1840 Place: Pike County, Arkansas (census) Father: Richard Wood Mother: ....... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sex Name M John Bittick Born: Place: Clark (Pike) County, Arkansas Died: Place: Married: Place: Spouse: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Sex Name F Caroline Bittick Born: Place: Clark (Pike) County, Arkansas Died: Place: Married: Place: Spouse: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike County, Arkansas established November 1, 1833 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Sex Name F America Vanetta Bittick Born: 11 Nov 1835 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: 01 Feb 1917 Place: Gorman, Eastland County, Texas Married: Abt 1860 Place: Pike County, Arkansas Spouse: Edwin Lynn Married: 21 Nov 1868 Place: Montgomery County, Arkansas Spouse: John Leander Pearcy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Sex Name M Samuel Bittick Born: Place: Pike County, Arkansas Died: Place: Married: Place: Spouse: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources of Information: Census Records: Clark County, Arkansas 1830; Pike County, Arkansas 1840, 1850; Pike County, Arkansas Tax Lists 1834-1848. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Bittick to Jesse Bittick: Deed of Gift --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Know All Men By These Presents: That, this Indenture, made this twenty-fourth day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty six; between Samuel Bittick of the Territory of Arkansas and County of Clark, of the one part; and Jesse Bittick of the County and Territory, aforesaid, of the other part. Whereas, the said Samuel Bittick, being the father of the said Jesse Bittick, by reason of his age and infirmities, in consideration of the natural love and affection which I have and bear for my son, Jesse Bittick, and also for divers other good causes and considerations, me, the said Samuel Bittick, hereunto have given and granted, and confirmed and by these presents, do give, grant, and confirm unto the said Jesse Bittick, three head of horses, called by the names - dick, and roane, and hos, and also seven cows and calves and four heifers and ten steers, and also one set of turners tools, to have and to hold, and enjoy all singular, the said horses and cattle and tools, aforesaid, unto the said Jesse Bittick, his executors, adminstrators, and assignes, to the only proper use and behoof of, forever; and I, the said Samuel Bittick, all and singular, the said horses, cattle, and tools, to the said Jesse Bittick, his executors, administrators, and assigns against me, the said Samuel Bittick, my executors and administrators, and all and every other person or persons, whatsoever, shall and will warrant and defend, by these presents, of all and singular, put the said Jesse Bittick in full possession, by delivering to him the above mentioned horses, cattle, and tools, at the time of the sealing and delivering of these presents hereby granted. Whereunto, I have set my hand and seal, this 24th day of March, 1826. Samuel Bittick (Seal) Test: William Kelley Elijah Kelley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Territory of Arkansas, Clark county, This day, personally appeared William Kelley and Elijah Kelley, whose names are subscribed to the foregoing deed of Gift, and after being duly sworn, deposeth & saith, that they saw Samuel Bittick subscribe the same and that he acknowledged that it was for the use and purposes therein specified. William Kelley Elijah Kelley Sworn to & subscribed before me, an acting Justice of the Peace, this 15th April, 1826. T.S. Drew, J. Peace I, Thomas S. Drew, Clerk of the Circuit Court in & for the County of Clark, do certify that the foregoing record is a true and complete copy or transcript of the original which was received and recorded this 17th day of April, 1826 T.S. Drew --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark County, Arkansas Deed Book B, page 5. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estate of Richard Wood --------------------------------------------------------------------------- March Term 1822. William Trimble Esq. presented the Last Will and Testament of Richard Wood, deceased, which was proven by the subscribing witnesses before the courts, and letters testamentary ordered to be granted to the executors named in said Will by their entering with bond and security in the penal sum of two thousand dollars. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark County, Arkansas, Circuit Court Minutes, March Term 1822, page 44-45. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May Term 1827. John Wood, surviving Executor of the last will and Testament of Richard Wood, deceased, this day produced in Open Court a receipt signed by Polly Bittick, late Polly Wood, and Jess Bittick her husband, one of the heirs of Richard Wood, deceased, for the sum of One hundred and Seventy nine dollars, which was allowed and Ordered to be filed as a credit in favor of said Executor against the estate of said Richard Wood, deceased. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark County, Arkansas Probate Record Book, May 1827-Oct 1838: containing inventories, appraisements, sale bills and settlements. May Term 1827, page 3. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- July Term 1834. On motion, it is ordered that Letters of Administration on the Estate of Richard Wood, deceased, be granted unto John Wilson upon his executing Bond in the Clerk's office of this Court with William Gentry, James Ward and James G. Melson, as his securities, in the penal sum of fourteen hundred dollars, conditioned as the Law directs. Whereupon the said John Wilson was qualified as the Law directs. Ordered that Court adjourn until nine o'clock tomorrow morning. A.H. Rutherford --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark county, Arkansas, Circuit Court Minutes, July Term 1834, page 149. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States of America, Territory of Arkansas, County of Clark, Clark County Court July Term 1834 To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: Whereas, on the day of the date, hereof, the Last Will and Testament of Richard Wood, deceased, was produced in our said Court by John Wilson, appointing Jacob Wood and John Wood, executors, which said Will is duly proven and stands of Record in this Court and the said executors having deceased. Therefore, on motion of the said John Wilson, letters testamentary were granted to him on the estate of the said Richard Wood, deceased. Whereof, there is hereby granted unto the said John Wilson, as executor of the Last Will and Testament of Richard Wood, deceased, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, ... to administer all and singular the good(s), chattels, rights, credits, --------- and effects of the said Richard Wood, deceased, according to law. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand as clerk and affixed the seal of Office, this 14th day of July, A.D. 1834, and of the Independance of the United States, the fifty ninth. Isaac Ward, Clk. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Territory of Arkansas, Sct. County of Clark, I, Isaac Ward, Clerk of the County Court of said county and Exofficio recorder therefor, do hereby certify that the foregoing letters testamentary granted to John Wilson on the Last Will and Testament of Richard Wood, deceased, were this day duly recorded in my office on the 1st day of August, 1834, before the same were delivered to the Executor. Witness, my hand as Clerk & exofficio Recorder, this 1st day of August, 1834. Isaac Ward, Clk. & exofficio recorder. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark county, Arkansas Will Book A, pages 34-35. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark County, Arkansas Census 1830 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE of the whole number of persons within the division allotted to Jacob Barkman. Head of Household Males Females Missouri 00 05 10 15 20 30 00 05 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 Township 04 09 14 19 29 39 04 09 14 19 29 39 49 59 69 Jesse Bittick 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike County, Arkansas Census 1840 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHEDULE of the whole number of persons within the division allotted to Richard L. Wilson. Head of Household Males Females Brewer 00 05 10 15 20 30 40 50 00 05 10 15 20 Township 04 09 14 19 29 39 49 59 04 09 14 19 29 Jesse Bittick 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike County, Arkansas Census 1850 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule 1. Free inhabitants in Thompson Township in the County of Pike, State of Arkansas, enumerated by me on the 16th day of November, 1850. William H. Preston, Ass't Marshal. 208-208 Jesse Bittick 46 m Farmer North Carolina John 23 m Arkansas Caroline 20 f Arkansas America 18 f Arkansas Samuel 16 m Arkansas --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estate of Jesse Bittick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract made by an unknown abstractor about 1890 from original records of Pike County, Arkansas and recorded in Abstract of Title Book Prior to 1890 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Probate Book 1 page 271. In Vacation. March 29th 1859. Edwin Lynn petitions and states and represents that on the 26th day of March 1859 he took letters of administration on the estate of Jesse Bittick deceased &c. That all the immediate heirs are of age, that there is personal property belonging to said estate &c., etc., and prays for an order to sell said personal property &c. The prayer of the petitioner is granted by the Court. Probate Book 1 page 298. April Term 1859. Administrator presents bond for $1600 and the same is by the Court approved. Probate Book C page 133. July Term 1875. A.W. Davis administrator de bonis non of said (estate) files his final account current and settlement. The same is in all things confirmed by the Court and the administrator de bonis non is discharged. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract of Title Book Prior to 1890, page 302. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike County, Arkansas Census 1860 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule 1. Free inhabitants in Thompson Township in the County of Pike, State of Arkansas, enumerated by me on the 21st day of June, 1860. W.J. White, Ass't Marshal. Post Office: Murfreesboro 35-35 Edwin Lynn 24 m Farmer Tennessee A.V. Lynn 24 f Arkansas Caroline Bittick 26 f Arkansas --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fowler/Wright Descendants Generation No. 5 153. James Henry-5 Wright (Henry L.-4, Elizabeth-3 Fowler, America-2, Francis-1) was born July 30, 1869 in Garland County, Arkansas, and died January 3, 1916 in Gorman, Eastland County, Texas. He married (1) America Laura Cenit Pearcy December 29, 1891 in Gorman, Eastland County, Texas, daughter of John Pearcy and America Bittick. She was born June 26, 1871 in Garland County, Arkansas, and died October 19, 1910 in Gorman, Eastland County, Texas. He married (2) Pearl aft. 1910. Children of James Wright and America Pearcy are: 424. i. Jewel Agnes-6 Wright, born February 4, 1901 in Gorman, Eastland County, Texas; died June 2, 1987 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. 425. ii. Jessie Moiston Wright, born July 6, 1903 in Gorman, Eastland County, Texas; died June 13, 1987 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. 426. iii. Otis B. Wright, born July 17, 1906 in Gorman, Eastland County, Texas; died February 7, 1988 in Gorman, Eastland County, Texas. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeanann's Place, Updated October 11, 2000. Goss, 1602 Melissa, Graham, Texas 76450, lady@digitalpassage.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- © Copyright 1996-2000, Genealogy.com, LLC. All rights reserved. 10.24.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ancestry World Tree --------------------------------------------------------------------------- America Vanetta Bittick (F) Birth: 11 Nov 1835 Pike County, Arkansas Death: 1 Feb 1917 Gorman, Eastland County, Texas Spouse: Edwin Lynn Spouse: John Leander Pearcy Parents: Jesse Bittick, Polly Wood Submitter: bthompson@hoflink.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries 10.30.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike County, Arkansas GenWeb Posted Queries for October through December 1999 BITTICK posted by Jeanann Goss on Wednesday, October 27, 1999 Searching for information on Jesse Bittick, father of America Bittick. Jeanann Goss Email: lady@digitalpassage.com Address: 1602 Melissa, Graham, Texas 76450 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- © 1999-2000 The Pike County GenWeb Site. All rights reserved. 11.03.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 11.03.00 David Kelley 2000 FGR-0126.HTM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------