In the years between 1673 and 1850 members of the Bobbitt family lived in various counties of Virginia. According to tax lists and census records they lived in the counties of, Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Grayson, Greenbrier, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Kanawah, Lunenburg, Montgomery, Monroe, Nicholas, Norfolk, Nottoway, Pittsylvania, Prince George, Surry and Sussex.
Here are listed all the Bobbitt families from the 1850 census records found in the state of Virginia and before the state was divided into the state of West Virginia.
Cabell County was formed in 1809 from Kanawha County. The first Bobbitt family to live in this county is listed below.
Family # 1013, counted July 1850.
James T. Bobbitt was a son of Tilman and Jane Bobbitt of Monroe County. He married Malinda Alderson on December 31, 1857 in Monroe County.
Carroll County was formed in 1842 from Grayson and Patrick. Members of the family who were living in Grayson County in 1840 were listed in both Grayson and Carroll counties in 1850.
Family # 105, counted June 30, 1850.
William Bobbitt and his brother Lacy Bobbitt were sons of James and Rosanna Bobbitt. Rosanna Bobbitt was a daughter of Capt. William Bobbitt of Grayson County. James Bobbitt was a son of John Bobbitt of Pittsylvania County. James and Rosanna were first cousins.
