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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Simpkins

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    • Reference Number: 12656

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    John Simpkins is supposed to have also had land holdings in Goochland, Old Lunenburg, Campbell and Pittsylvania Counties in Virginia. His will dated January 22, 1754 and proved April 2, 1754 is recorded in Will Book I page 119.
    Will of John Simpkins
    Lunenburg Co., Va. Will Book I p 119. Dated Jan. 22, 1754. Probated April 2, 1754
    In the name of God, Amen - The 22 day of Jan. 1754, I John Simpkins of Lunenburg Co. ( or Bedford when that Co. takes place) being very sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, God be thanked for it, do make my last Will and Testament in manner following - viz.
    Imprimis - I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mary Whealer, one shilling sterling to her and her heirs forever,
    Item: I give to my daughter Rachel Stoe one shilling sterling and her heirs forever.
    Item: I give to my daughter, Elizabeth Pruitt, the one half of my land being that part whereon she now lives to be divided by a right line from the river, also two negroes named Dick and Sam, to her and her heirs forever.
    Item: I give to my daughter Susannah Lawson, two negroes, named Will and Abigail, to her and her heirs forever.
    Item: I give to Rachel Simpkins and Webby Simpkins each of them a cow to be delivered to them when they marry or come of age, to them and their heirs forever.
    Item: I give to my well beloved wife, Elizabeth Simpkins, during her natural life, the other half of my land, and two negroes named Will and Hannah, being the father and mother of the other negroes, also my stock and household goods. After her decease, my will is that my daughter, Susannah Lawson should have the lower part of my land, to be possessed by her and her heirs forever; further my will is that after my wife's decease, my stock and household goods be equally divided between my said two daughters, Elizabeth Prewitt and Susannah Lawson, to be possessed by them and their heirs forever. But if my said wife should marry, my will is that my stock and household goods be then equally divided between her and my two daughters, Elizabeth Pruitt and Susannah Lawson. I also constitute and appoint my well beloved wife and son-in-law, Michael Pruitt, executors of this my last will and testamnet.
    And I hereby revoke, and disallow all former wills, testaments and bequests whatever by me before made, signed, published, pronounced and declared by the said John Simpkins as his last will and testament, in the presence of us subscribers.
    (Signed) John Simpkins
    Thomas Harris
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    Thomas Watkins

    John — Elizabeth Rench. Elizabeth (daughter of Seth Rench and Rachell (Unknown)) was born Abt 1700. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Simpkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1724, Accomack, Virginia, USA; died 1767, Halifax, Virginia, USA.
    2. 3. Mary Simpkins  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Rachel Simpkins  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Simpkins Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 1724, Accomack, Virginia, USA; died 1767, Halifax, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 12655

    Elizabeth married Michael Prewitt, Sr 1742, Nicholasville, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA. Michael (son of Andrew Pruitt and Agnes Goochland) was born 1720, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 4 Apr 1798, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Benjamin Byrd Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1753, Bedford, Virginia, USA.
    2. 6. Joseph Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1760, Bedford, Virginia, USA; died 31 Jan 1808, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA.
    3. 7. Elisha Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1749, Campbell, Kentucky, USA.
    4. 8. Elizabeth Betsy Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1767, Bedford, Virginia, USA.
    5. 9. James A Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1745, Kentucky, USA.
    6. 10. Judith Mitchell Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1747, Campbell, Kentucky, USA.
    7. 11. Michael Jr Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1751, Campbell, Kentucky, USA.
    8. 12. Rachel Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1743, Campbell, Kentucky, USA.
    9. 13. Robert Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jun 1758, Bedford, Virginia, USA.
    10. 14. Joshua Sr Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born , Bedford, Virginia, USA.

  2. 3.  Mary Simpkins Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

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    • Reference Number: 12657


  3. 4.  Rachel Simpkins Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

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    • Reference Number: 12658



Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Benjamin Byrd Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1753, Bedford, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11412


  2. 6.  Joseph Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1760, Bedford, Virginia, USA; died 31 Jan 1808, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Name: Joseph Pruitt
    • Reference Number: 11416

    Notes:

    Joseph was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War.

    Joseph married Leah Moss 1782, Virginia, USA. Leah (daughter of Frederick Moss and Sarah Elizabeth Tomlinson) was born Abt 1764, Halifax, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Elizabeth Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1795, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA.
    2. 16. Frederick Moss Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Mar 1799, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA; died 27 Feb 1871, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    3. 17. Joel Moss Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1787, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 18 Oct 1847, Fayette, Howard, Missouri, USA; was buried , Fayette, Howard, Missouri, USA.
    4. 18. Judith Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1798, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA.
    5. 19. Margaret Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1784, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA.
    6. 20. Martha Tomlinson Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1783.
    7. 21. Moses B Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Apr 1786.
    8. 22. Nancy Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Feb 1788, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.
    9. 23. Pleasant Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1793, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.
    10. 24. Price Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1795, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA.
    11. 25. Robert Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1782, Halifax, Virginia, USA.
    12. 26. Sarah Moss Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Oct 1785, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA; died 25 Sep 1851, Howard, Missouri, USA.
    13. 27. Mary Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    14. 28. Patience Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 7.  Elisha Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1749, Campbell, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11417


  4. 8.  Elizabeth Betsy Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1767, Bedford, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11419


  5. 9.  James A Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1745, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11433


  6. 10.  Judith Mitchell Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1747, Campbell, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11445


  7. 11.  Michael Jr Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1751, Campbell, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11457


  8. 12.  Rachel Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1743, Campbell, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11466


  9. 13.  Robert Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 10 Jun 1758, Bedford, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11470


  10. 14.  Joshua Sr Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born , Bedford, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11443



Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Elizabeth Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1795, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11418


  2. 16.  Frederick Moss PrewittFrederick Moss Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 27 Mar 1799, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA; died 27 Feb 1871, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.

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    • Find-A-Grave: 28540505
    • Reference Number: 11423

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Columbia Cemetery

    Frederick married Nancy L Johnston 9 May 1828, Boone, Missouri, USA. Nancy (daughter of William Henry Johnston and Rachel Spears) was born 11 Apr 1811, Kentucky, USA; died 22 Jan 1871, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Clara M Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Mar 1839, Missouri, USA; died 9 Oct 1913, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    2. 30. Ella T Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1832, Missouri, USA; died 6 Feb 1851, New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA.
    3. 31. Emma B Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1837, Missouri, USA; died 1859, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    4. 32. Henry M Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born Bef 1849; died 1849, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    5. 33. Laura R Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1849, Missouri, USA.
    6. 34. Margaret Bass Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Nov 1830, Missouri, USA; died 16 Jul 1873, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    7. 35. Martha A Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Apr 1841, Missouri, USA; died 4 Dec 1910, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    8. 36. Mary Eliza Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Feb 1829, Missouri, USA; died 28 Mar 1851, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    9. 37. Robert Thomas Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Nov 1845, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; died 25 May 1880, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    10. 38. Sallie Frances Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Apr 1835, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; died 2 Dec 1911, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    11. 39. William J Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1843, Missouri, USA.

  3. 17.  Joel Moss Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1787, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 18 Oct 1847, Fayette, Howard, Missouri, USA; was buried , Fayette, Howard, Missouri, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11436
    • Residence: 1820, Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
    • Residence: 1830, Howard, Missouri, USA
    • Residence: 1840, Richmond, Howard, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Family Cemetery (Since plowed over)

    Joel married Mary Ann Netherland 22 Jul 1805, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Netherland and Theodosia Bramlett) was born 21 Sep 1789, Surry, North Carolina, USA; died 22 Sep 1811, Nicholasville, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA; was buried , Nicholasville, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Benjamin Mosby Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Oct 1809, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA; died 30 Sep 1849, California, USA.
    2. 41. Mary Ann Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Apr 1808, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA; died 27 Dec 1877, Howard, Missouri, USA.

    Joel married Mary Trimble 29 Dec 1813, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA. Mary was born 1790, Clark, Kentucky, USA; died 6 May 1866, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried , St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 42. Paul Jones Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jan 1830, Howard, Missouri, USA; died 1 Jun 1895, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA.
    2. 43. James Moss Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jan 1830, Howard, Missouri, USA; died 3 Nov 1898, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA; was buried , Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
    3. 44. Theodore Frelinghuisen Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Mar 1832, Fayette, Howard, Missouri, USA; died 17 Oct 1904, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried , St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
    4. 45. Joel Moss Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1826, Kentucky, USA; died 1852, Missouri, USA.
    5. 46. Robert Trimble Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Aug 1818, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 16 Sep 1873, Howard, Missouri, USA; was buried , Fayette, Howard, Missouri, USA.
    6. 47. Margaret Elizabeth Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Nov 1816, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 6 Jun 1901, Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, USA; was buried , Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, USA.
    7. 48. Maria Louisa Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Apr 1815, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 4 Feb 1849, Howard, Missouri, USA; was buried , St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
    8. 49. Mary Jane Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1824, Oldham, Kentucky, USA; died 1897, Missouri, USA; was buried , St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
    9. 50. Laura Cornelia Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1834, Howard, Missouri, USA; died 28 Jun 1859, Utica, Livingston, Missouri, USA; was buried , St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
    10. 51. Patrick Henry Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jul 1820, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 8 Nov 1842, Fayette, Howard, Missouri, USA; was buried , Fayette, Howard, Missouri, USA.
    11. 52. William Wallace Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 May 1822, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 8 Oct 1910, Vernon, Missouri, USA; was buried , Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, USA.
    12. 53. Edgar Ward Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1828, Kentucky, USA; died 1866, Missouri, USA; was buried , St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA.

    Joel married Susan Hutchison 22 Sep 1811, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA. Susan died Dec 1813. [Group Sheet]


  4. 18.  Judith Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1798, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 11444


  5. 19.  Margaret Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1784, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11449


  6. 20.  Martha Tomlinson Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1783.

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    • Reference Number: 11453


  7. 21.  Moses B Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 18 Apr 1786.

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    • Reference Number: 11459


  8. 22.  Nancy Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 11 Feb 1788, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11461


  9. 23.  Pleasant Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1793, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11464


  10. 24.  Price Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1795, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11465


  11. 25.  Robert Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 1782, Halifax, Virginia, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 11471


  12. 26.  Sarah Moss Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1) was born 20 Oct 1785, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA; died 25 Sep 1851, Howard, Missouri, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 32925
    • Birth: 30 Oct 1785, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

    Sarah married Thomas Hickman 17 Feb 1803, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA. Thomas (son of David Lewis Hickman and Clara McClanahan) was born 17 Aug 1782, Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 4 Sep 1849, Howard, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 54. Ann Hickman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 May 1805, Max Meadows, Wythe, Virginia, USA; died 17 Oct 1881.

  13. 27.  Mary Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1)

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    • Reference Number: 11454


  14. 28.  Patience Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (6.Joseph3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.John1)

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    • Reference Number: 11463