Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
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Whitsctt. WhItcSi.i.S, urrnthct.
ireland, August -. 1891. came to Al
bemorlc County. Va. lIil. Served i'm
FRENCH and Indian wars under Majo,
Washington, 1857 -. After the WA,
removed to'AmhcrSt County, Va where
he married Ellen Mcn.cs ana reared n
FAMILY. Lett Amherst for Henry Coun-
" after the close OF the Rcvolutionar;
war in October. 1881: he removed from
t!enry County. Va, to Nashville. Tenn.
october. 1870 He left Nashville for
Logan county. KT.. in the autumn OF
1900 where lie settled on the spot where
Russellviilc now stands. and became
one OF the ionndorS OF that important
city. IL. died IN Nashville at The home
OF his son, Rev. James WhitSett. july.
ISL His last will, dated March 10
lHn'. is an record in the office at Rus
Scllrillc. ky He dcviScs TO his son.
William Whltsctt. $500; to William
Whitsctt Blakeiy. son OF ,;cor@r ana
'eES% Blakcly, Zoo: to William -.
Nhitsctt. son of JAS. Whitsctt. a negro
boy: to Williams Whitsett Ewing. son
OF Rcuhcn ANA Ellen Ewing, cloc. lie
lati'cs the gift that lie made his daugh-
ter. sally rorter. Of land il Neliy's
i!cnd. ana directs. that the remainder
OF his estate snail belong to his wife.
ellen during her lifetime. and that ar
ter her death il shall be divided be-
set, Betsy Brcachett. Peggy Blakciy
and Ellen Ewing.
The responsibility Of changing the
name from Whitsidc to Whitsctt APP
pears To rest with William Whitsctt.
Ills father always signed himself Whit
side in the records of Albcmuric militia.
Ellen Ncr"cS WAS the daughter of
James Mcnccs, Sr., ana his wife, FL
ler James Mcnecs, ST.. made his way
I" America With the Scotch-Irish migra-
ton shortly after 1890. He married
Mrs. Ellen Cardwc!l Brcathett, widow
OF Ramcy Breathcil. He lived in Am
herst until February. 17S2, when he
went with his wife to reside in PittsyI-
Nania County, Va. In October. 1888
he took UP his residence with the Whit
sett. near Martinsvillc in Henry Coun-
IS, ana remained with them until his
removal to Tennessee In October l7gp
where he found a home with his grand
children. Mr. ana Mrs. William Breath
EFT, until his death in 1882
IIowcrton, Purkins.
Can any reader help us TO discntangIc
the llowc:ton and rurkins cor rirkins
or Perkins, families, who long. long
years ago lived in Essex County:
The Howcrtons and rurkins both
came to this country from England, and
settled Ia Essex. Some OF the old
liowcrton names arc William Thomas,
James and Philip.
some OF the old purkins names are
William, james and George.
Captain Philip Iowcrton. who came
to this county GaliraX) after he was
twenty one years OF age, married Eliza
Cahanss.
rurkins married --- Cabaniss was
the i'urkins who married Judith Hover
fo1. first cousin Of his wife.
We would be glad TO know something
OF the Cabansses. Also the kascys,
originally from Bedford County, Va
Alexander kascy had Il son John. who
married Fannie Burks, daughter of
Judge Burks tshe is now living In Bed
ford city and might give you informn-
ton). and a son, Watson Kascy, brother
OF John, who married Lizzie purltins
Alexander kasey's wife was Il Miss Con-
dit cor Cundito, and her mother or
grandmother was E.cEols or Echols.
The wife OF Watson kascy was the
daughter OF George Washington Pur-
kins and Judith Howcrton Purkins
George w. Purkins was a member of