| Name |
John Whittington |
| Born |
Mar 24, 1799 |
Marion county, South Carolina, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Sep 24, 1877 |
Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Buried |
Science Hill Cemetery, Allen parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Notes |
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His application for bounty land for service in the War of 1812; State of Louisiana, County of Opelousas; Parish of St. Landry:
"On this fourteenth day of November ... 1855 personally appeared ... John Whittington aged fifty six years, a resident of Parish of St. Landry in the State of Louisiana .... who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Peter Burnett in the Battalion of Infantry of Mississippi Militia commanded by Major Ross in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States the 18th June 1812, that he was a Substitute in place of (...? looks like Jonas Humble ?...) at Liberty courthouse, Amite County Mississippi on or about the 25th of September A.D. 1814 for the term of six months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of six months, less 3 days and was honorably discharged at Mobile Alabama on the 22nd day of March A.D. 1815 on account of the Peace, as will appear by the muster rolls of said Company he received a discharge which he forwarded to the Department when he made his application under the act of 28 Sept 1850."
"He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the "act granting additional bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States", approved March 8, 1855. ...." witnessed by Benjamin R. Garrett and Benjamin F. Linton.
December 1st 1874, a signed application for pension from the War of 1812 is signed by John and Elisha Whittington. "...John Whittington, aged 75 years, a resident of Bayou Cocodrile, county of St. Landry, state of Louisiana ... that his wife's name was Sarah Nelson, to whom he was married at Amite County Miss on the 21st day of September, 1817; that he served the full period of sixty days in the military service of the United States in the war of 1812; that he is the identical John Whittington who (..?..) enlisted in Captain Peter Barnett company, (..?..) regiment, Ropes Battallion at Amit Liberty Mississippi, on the 25th day of September 1814, and was honorably discharged at Mobile Alabama on the 22nd day of March, 1815; .... (statement of service ... copy unreadable) ...."
Mabel Alice Thompson, in her book "Looking Back, A Narrative History of Bayou Chicot", wrote about John Whittington: "... Mercy Ann, a minor when John made a petition in St. Landry Parish to divide all his property with his children. There was a family meeting before Willard S. Cushman, a Notary Public of Bayou Chicot, to sell all his property. It states that the only relatives in the Parish are his brothers, Elisha and Greene, who are the children's uncles."
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| Person ID |
I5655 |
mykindred |
| Last Modified |
Apr 21, 2005 |
| Family 1 |
Sarah (Sally?) Nelson, b. Jun 03, 1800, Marion county, South Carolina, USA , d. May 04, 1857, Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 56 years) |
| Married |
Sep 20, 1817 |
Amite county, Mississippi, USA |
| Notes |
- On the 1820 St. Landry Census, p. 107 is:
John Whittington (Snr?) |0|000|1|001|0|1|0|001|....(rest unreadable)
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1850 census, LA, St. Landry, St. Landry, p. 33, Oct. 17
-- HH 658/743
E. WITTINGTON, 46, planter, SC
Lucinda WITTINGTON, 32, Miss
Martha WITTINGTON, 12, LA
Melany WITTINGTON, 10, LA (hard to read)
Murbela WITTINGTON, 1, LA (hard to read)
Louis WITTINGTON, 16, LA (unclear -- almost looks like Louisa)
-- HH 660, 746
John WHITTINGTON, 50, M, planter, $1000, SC
Sara WHITTINGTON, 22, F, SC
? Eissha ? WHITTINGTON, 17, F, LA
John WHITTINGTON, 15, M, LA
Cara WHITTINGTON, 11, F, LA
Ann WHITTINGTON, 9, F, LA
Sara WHITTINGTON, 8, F, LA
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| Children |
| + | 1. Frances Whittington, b. Dec 09, 1818, Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA , d. Between 1870 and 1880 (Age 51 years) |
| + | 2. Thruly \ Truley Ann Whittington, b. circa 1824, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA , d. Texas, USA |
| + | 3. McKinnon Whittington, b. 1825, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA , d. Bef 1900 (Age < 74 years) |
| + | 4. Sarah Ann Whittington, b. 1832, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA , d. circa 1899, Avoyelles parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 67 years) |
| | 5. Stacey Whittington, b. 1833, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA , d. Y |
| + | 6. John G. Whittington, b. 1835, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA , d. circa 1863 (Age 28 years) |
| | 7. Thomas G. Whittington, b. 1837, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA , d. Y |
| + | 8. Caroline Lucinda Whittington, b. 1839, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 1870 (Age 31 years) |
| + | 9. Mercy Ann Whittington, b. Dec 05, 1841, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA , d. Apr 20, 1900, Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 58 years) |
| | 10. Sara Whittington, b. circa 1842, Louisiana, USA , d. Y |
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| Family ID |
F2050 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Angelina Franquery, b. Oct 11, 1844, d. Aug 13, 1867 (Age 22 years) |
| Married |
Jan 06, 1859 |
| Notes |
- John Whittington was bornd March the 24th day 1799.
Sarah Nelson, wife of John Whittington, was bornd June the 3rd 1800 and departed this life May the 4th 1857. ___________were married September the ____________.
wife of John Whittington Engelina Franquery was bornd October the 11th 1844 and departed this life August the 13th 1867 and we were married January the 6th 1859. Emily Whittington was bornd December the 31st 1859 las___________ John and Engelina Whittington. Ophelia Whittington was bornd May the _____________ William Washington Whittington was bornd February 25th 1863. Matilda Whittington was bornd May the 2nd 1864. Elisha Whittington was bornd February the 3rd 1866.
Written by Thomas R. Carroll October the 10th 1871
(Note added at bottom:)
*(This was taken from a sheet of paper in my husband's father's family Bible. My husband was Boyd Fitzhugh W. Do you have the children of William Washington W. - Boyd's father.)
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1870 St. Landry census p. 220, 4th Ward, 30 Jun 1870, Bayou Chicot
John Whittington. 71, farmer, SC
Emily, 10, LA
Ophelia, 9, LA
William W., 7, LA
Matilda, 6, LA
Elisha, 4, LA
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| Children |
| | 1. Emily Whittington, b. Dec 31, 1859, Rapides parish, Louisiana, USA , d. Y |
| + | 2. Ophelia Whittington, b. May 19, 1861, Rapides parish, Louisiana, USA , d. Jul 30, 1930, Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA (Age 69 years) |
| + | 3. William Washington Whittington, b. Feb 25, 1863, Rapides parish, Louisiana, USA , d. Apr 23, 1939, Science Hill, Louisiana (near Glenmora) (Age 76 years) |
| | 4. Matilda Whittington, b. May 02, 1864, Rapides parish, Louisiana, USA , d. Y |
| | 5. Elisha Whittington, b. Feb 03, 1866, Rapides parish, Louisiana, USA , d. Y |
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| Family ID |
F2059 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1799 - 1877 (78 years)
