John Bobbitt and his family lived in Tennessee from 1808 until about 1817. We believe that his wife's people lived in Shelby Co

The Bobbitt Family In America

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John Bobbitt and his family lived in Tennessee from 1808 until about 1817. We believe that his wife's people lived in Shelby County, Alabama and that John and his family moved back and forth between Shelby County Alabama and Rutherford County Tennessee. John and his family were counted in the 1820 census of Alabama, and also in the 1820 census of Rutherford County, Tennessee. Three of the children of John and Nancy Bobbitt were born in Alabama. (see the 1850 census record in this study.)

In the 1820 census of Tennessee, the female 45 years of age or over cannot be John's wife, she is likely his mother. This is the 1820 census record from Shelby County, Alabama.

John Bobbitt:

2 males over 21 (before 1799) 1 female over 21 (before 1799)

3 males under 21 (1799-1820) 4 females under 21 (1799-1820)

According to the records we have these dates and places as residences for John and Nancy Bobbitt and their family.

1789 - 1808 Warren County, North Carolina

1808 - 1817 Rutherford County, Tennessee

1817 - 1823 Shelby County, Alabama

1823 - 1829 Rutherford County, Tennessee

1829 - 1863 Orange County, Indiana

Rutherford County, Tennessee was a meeting place and a settlers location for families from Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. It was here that John Bobbitt met Nancy Huse, who was born in Kentucky. Her parents were born in Virginia. All of the children of John and Nancy Bobbitt were born in Tennessee and Alabama. They were reared for the significant part of their lives in Indiana.

John and Nancy had ten children who lived to maturity, five boys and five girls. In the first census taken after they moved to Indiana the family was counted with the exceptions of Jemimah who was born in 1809 and was married. She lived near the family. The eldest son, Harrision, was also away from home at the time of this census, taken in 1830.

John Bobbitt:

1 male under 10 (1825-1830) 2 females 5 - 10 (1820-1825)

1 male 5 - 10 (1820-1825) 2 females 15 - 20 (1810-1815)

1 male 10 - 15 (1815-1820) 1 female 20 - 40 (1790-1800)

1 male 15 - 20 (1810-1815) 1 male 40 50 (11780-1790)

The children of John and Nancy married in the state of Indiana. Numerous descendants live in the state today, and many in the county of Orange. Several descendant became prominent in the fields of education and law.

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