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Family: John JETT / Sarah "Sally" SMITH (F5623)

m. 15 Jun 1803


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  • John JETTFather | Male
    John JETT

    Born  1781  Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Mar 1864  Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Pepper Cemetery, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  15 Jun 1803  [1, 2, 3]  Fauquier Co, VA  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William JETT | F5624 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah ___ | F5624 Group Sheet 

    Sarah "Sally" SMITHMother | Female
    Sarah "Sally" SMITH

    Born  1775   
    Died  30 May 1864  Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Pepper Cemetery, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Lucinda JETTChild 1 | Female
    Lucinda JETT

    Born  CA 1808  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  William PEPPERS | F23389 
    Married  Nov 1823  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mary "Polly" JETTChild 2 | Female
    + Mary "Polly" JETT

    Born  29 Sep 1810   
    Died  22 Jun 1871   
    Buried    Spruce Creek Old Baptist (aka Smith) Cemetery, Co Rd 34/5, Sun Valley Rd, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Johnathan REED | F23388 
    Married  Dec 1829  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Louisa JETTChild 3 | Female
    + Louisa JETT

    Born  23 Feb 1810   
    Died  5 Apr 1911  Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Watson-Vanhorn Cemetery, Co Rd 46/1, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Otho G. WATSON | F7679 
    Married  1836  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    William JETTChild 4 | Male
    William JETT

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     

    John JETT, Jr.Child 5 | Male
    + John JETT, Jr.

    Born  1813   
    Died     
    Buried    Spring Creek Cemetery, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary "Polly" WATSON | F5622 
    Married  1836  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Matilda JETTChild 6 | Female
    + Matilda JETT

    Born  CA 1817   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  James F. LIPSCOMB | F25586 
    Married  30 Oct 1838  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • Sometime before 1813, John & Sarah Smith Jett moved from Fauquier County to Franklin County, VA, remaining there until 1820, at which time they moved to present-day Barbour County (W)VA, which was formed from Harrison, Lewis and Randolph counties in 1843. A record of their children and John Jett's Last Will and Testament is on file at the Barbour County Clerk's Office.

      John Gett in the 1810 United States Federal Census
      Name John Gett [ ]
      Residence Date 6 Aug 1810
      Residence Place Harrison, Virginia, USA
      Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1
      Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 3
      Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1
      Number of Household Members Under 16 4
      Number of Household Members Over 25 2
      Number of Household Members 7

      John Jet in the 1820 United States Federal Census
      Name John Jet
      Enumeration Date 7 Aug 1820
      Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Harrison, Virginia, USA
      Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 2
      Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1
      Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 2
      Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1
      Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 2
      Free White Persons - Under 16 6
      Free White Persons - Over 25 1
      Total Free White Persons 8
      Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 8

      1850 Census, Barbour County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on August 24, 1850:
      John Jett, 69, farmer, value of real estate $1,600; Sarah Jett, 74. Both born in Virginia.

      1860 Census, Barbour County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on August 6, 1860:
      John Gett [sic], 78, occupation [blank], value of real estate $3,500, value of personal estate $50; Sarah Gett, 85, Lousinda Pepper, 52, domestic. All born in Virginia. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2626] Virginia Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 362.

    3. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 275.