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Judge Levi Trewhitt

Judge Levi Trewhitt

Male 1797 - 1862  (64 years)

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  1. 1.  
    Judge Levi TrewhittJudge Levi Trewhitt was born on 14 Jul 1797 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA (son of Levi Trewhitt, Jr and Susanna Morgan); died on 31 Jan 1862 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Lawyer, Judge, Farmer
    • Probate: Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; Just an index, but suggests his will was filed in Hamilton County, not Bradley County
    • Residence: 1830, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; Males<5:2 (Andrew, Levi), <15:1 (James), 20-29:1 (??), 30-39:1 (Levi, age 33), Females <5:Sarah, 20:29:1(wife Harriet, age 27t), 50-59:1 (mother or m.i.l?)
    • Residence: 1836, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Settled on his farm at about the same time that Bradley County was formed
    • Civil: 1837, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; TN General Assembly chartered Cleveland and appointed Levi Trewitt as a commissioner.
    • Residence: 1840, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Free White Males <5:1 (Wm), <10:1(Jesse), <15:2(Levi,Daniel), <20:1(James), <30:1(Levi;wrong), Female:<5:1(Mary A), <10:2(Lucinda,Harriett), <15:1(Sarah), <20:1(Susan). Wife Harriett(age 37) omitted.
    • Residence: 1850, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; 52, Lawyer. Real estate $5,000. Born in N.C. Wife Harriett(47); Children James(30), Andrew J(24), Sarah(22), Levi(21), Harriet(19), Lucinda(15), Mary Ann(14), Thomas(12;sic), Wm(9;sic), Rebecca(54), Caroline(2), Nancy(10).
    • Residence: 1860, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; 63, Lawyer. Real estate $15,000. Born in N.C
    • Possessions: 1862, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; IRS Tax assessment: J.M. Trewhitt, admin of Levi Trewhitt Dec. Acres:389 Valuation $2880, Taxes:$10.08 Penalty:$5.04

    Notes:

    Judge Trewhitt was a civic leader in Bradley County. In 1861, though he was in his 60's, he was arrested and imprisioned by the Confederacy without trial after Union sympathizers burned several bridges in East Tennessee. Despite numerous appeals for his release and testimony that he actively discouraged participation in the rebellion againts the Confederacy, he was not released, and he died in prison camp in Mobile, Alabama. The "History" media items attached to this record give more details of his case. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Tennessee_bridge_burnings


    Judge Trewhitt's parentage is not documented, and various unsourced online trees differ about who his parents were.

    The majority of Ancestry.com trees that include him say that his parents were James Madison Tewhitt and Elizabeth Mumford, and some list his grandparents as Levi Trewhitt (born 1725 in NC) and Mary West. There is a marriage record for Levi Trewhitt(1725) and Mary West, but I cannot find any contemporaneous documentation of James Madison Trewhitt or Elizabeth Mumford. A Jesse Mumford (age 80) was living with 63-year-old Levi Trewhitt and family in 1860.

    Other trees and GRid=39690158 say that Judge Trewhitt was the son of Levi Truitt and Susanna Morgan. There is some weak documentation of both Levi Truitt and Susanna Morgan, primarily through generic marriage record sources (e.g. "International Marriage Records"), but only ambiguous information about their birth places. (See their profiles, both linked from this one)

    FWIW, the online trees that report Judge Trewhitt's father to be James Madison Trewitt tend to list a brother named Jesse Trewhitt, a physician, who also lived in Morgan Co, TN, and migrated to Arkansas. (See his profile). On the other hand, the online trees that report Judge Trewitt's father to be Levi Truitt tend not to list Jesse Trewhitt as a brother, but do tend to list a brother named James Alford Truitt, who fought in the Texas War of Independence, and served as a justice of the peace and state legislator in Texas for many years.


    Residence:
    Wife Nancy (54) and children Madison(40;Farmer), Sally(33), Harriet(29), Wm(22), Thos(17), Rebecca(14), Caroline(12), Nancy(10). Also Jesse Mumford (80). Others who appear to be in the household: Levi's son A.J (34) and his wife Lousia(20) and Levi's dau Mary Ann (23) & her husb Benj F Bacon (25)

    Buried:
    GRid=39690158; headstone

    Died:
    Confederate Prison

    Levi married Harriett Lavender before 1820 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA. Harriett (daughter of Daniel Simeon Lavender and Elizabeth ?Koonce Adam Howard?) was born on 3 May 1803 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 9 Jan 1855 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    Based on birth of first child

    Children:
    1. James M Trewhitt was born on 19 Apr 1820 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Jun 1899 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    2. Daniel Coffee Trewhitt was born on 29 Jan 1823 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 4 Jan 1891 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.
    3. Susan Elizabeth Trewhitt was born on 4 Aug 1824 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Jul 1891 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Sugar Creek Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    4. Andrew J Trewhitt was born in 1826 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA.
    5. Levi (Sweet) Trewhitt was born on 22 Apr 1829 in Sunbright, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 19 Oct 1916 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    6. Sarah Sallie Trewhitt was born in 1830 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 1 Jul 1907 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    7. Harriett Trewhitt was born on 27 Mar 1831 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 25 Oct 1891 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    8. Jesse Trewhitt was born on 11 Jan 1833 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Mar 1843 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    9. Lucinda Trewhitt was born in 1835 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1865 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    10. Mary Ann Trewhitt was born on 2 Apr 1836 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Feb 1886 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    11. William Trewhitt was born on 3 Apr 1838 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Mar 1913 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    12. Thomas Thompson Trewhitt was born on 27 Mar 1843 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Jun 1896 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    13. Rebecca Trewhitt was born on 11 Feb 1845 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Feb 1927 in Bearden, Knox County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    14. Caroline Trewhitt was born on 17 Feb 1846 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 5 Jul 1930 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.
    15. Nancy Jane Trewhitt was born in 1850 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    16. Mary Trewhitt was born in 1855 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died in UNKNOWN.

    Levi married Nancy Brackney? after 1854 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA. Nancy was born on 18 May 1806 in Virginia, USA; died on 19 Jun 1885 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    After his first wife's death


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  
    Levi Trewhitt, JrLevi Trewhitt, Jr was born in 1775 in England; died on 15 Dec 1830 in Macon County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Brush Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1800, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1820, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1830, Macon County, North Carolina, USA

    Levi married Susanna Morgan in 1794. Susanna was born in 1780 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Jul 1860 in Macon County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Susanna Morgan was born in 1780 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Jul 1860 in Macon County, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Tennessee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA; Living with daughter Susannah Thommason
    • Residence: 1860, Welches, Macon County, North Carolina, USA; Living with 25-y-o William Lequire and family

    Children:
    1. James Alford Truitt was born on 23 Oct 1795 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Jun 1870 in Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas, USA; was buried in Truitt Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas, USA.
    2. 1. Judge Levi Trewhitt was born on 14 Jul 1797 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; died on 31 Jan 1862 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    3. Sarah Truett was born in 1798 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA; died in Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Tabernacle United Methodist Church Cemetery, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Jeremiah Truett was born on 9 Jan 1800 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA; died on 31 Aug 1838 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA.
    5. Susannah Rebecca Truett was born on 25 Jun 1817; died on 16 Nov 1890; was buried in Sawmill Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Solomon Truitt was born on 26 Dec 1827 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died on 28 Dec 1858 in Macon County, North Carolina, USA.


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