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John JETT

John JETT

Male 1781 - 1864  (83 years)

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  • Name John JETT 
    Census 1810, 20, 30, 40  Harrison Co, VA (now Barbour Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 1781  Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Died 2 Mar 1864  Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    • Barbour County Will Book 1, p. 153, contains the following entry for John Jett:
      Sally, wife; Polley (wife of Jonathan Reed), dau; Matilda (wife of James Lipscomb), dau; Lucinda (wife of William Petters), dau; William Jett, son; John Jett, son; Luiza Wattson, dau; Wesley Jett, grandson.
      Will executed on Jan 10 1863, proved in court on Sep 13 1864.
    Buried Pepper Cemetery, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15776  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2024 

    Father William JETT,   d. 1817, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah ___,   b. Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah "Sally" SMITH,   b. 1775,   d. 30 May 1864, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1803  Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6] 
    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]
    Children 
     1. Lucinda JETT,   b. CA 1808, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Mary "Polly" JETT,   b. 29 Sep 1810,   d. 22 Jun 1871  (Age 60 years)
    +3. Louisa JETT,   b. 23 Feb 1810,   d. 5 Apr 1911, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
     4. William JETT
    +5. John JETT, Jr.,   b. 1813,   bur. Spring Creek Cemetery, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Matilda JETT,   b. CA 1817
    Family ID F5623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    3. [S2191] 1850 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA.

    4. [S2017] Barbour County Death Records, Philippi, WV, DR Bk 1, p. 26.

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

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