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THOMAS BUSHROD DOGGETT

(Benjamin, Bushrod, Richard, Rev. Benjamin)

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346:2 THOMAS BUSHROD DOGGETT, son of Benjamin and Ann ("Nancy") (Peach) Doggett; b. Fauquier Co., VA ; d. 2 Jul 1840, Bath Co., KY; m. Dec 1794, Culpeper Co., VA, SARAH WARD, prob. dau. of Henry Ward of Culpeper Co., VA, b. abt 1780, Culpeper Co., VA, d. 4 Jan 1857, Bath Co., KY.
Children (Doggett):

346:21		Henry		b. 1795	d. 1836	m. 	Nancy Ann Smith
346:22		Benjamin	b. 1796	d. 1839	m. 1819	Frances H. Thomas
346:23		Arthur		b. 1797	d. 1858	unm.
346:24		Cyntha		b. 1802	d. 1852	unm.
346:25		Elizabeth			m. 1822	William Boyd
346:26		Leslie		b. 1806		m. 1824	Elizabeth
346:27		William
346:28		Nancy				m. 1824	Zachariah Corbin
346:29		Joel		b. 1811		m. 1833	Luvica Smoot
346:2A		Richard		b. 1814	d. 1854	m. 1839	Margaret Pauline Vice
346:2B		Daniel Ward	b. 1819	d. 1862	m. 1842	Eliza Myers

Thomas Bushrod Doggett was born in the early 1770's in Virginia, probably in Fauquier County, the home of his parents. He was the only son and had two sisters. Nothing is known about the whereabouts of Thomas and his sisters after the marriage of his widowed mother to Henry Settle, but we presume that they lived with their mother and stepfather in Fauquier County. Thomas married Sarah ("Sally") Ward in Culpeper County, Virginia, probably in January, 1795. Their Marriage Bond is dated 11 Dec 1794. It is no known whether he had moved to Culpeper County, or had met his bride while visiting his grandfather Bushrod Doggett, who had moved to Culpeper County in 1780.
The identity of Sally Ward's parents is uncertain, but in view of the use of the given name "Henry" for their first son, and the use of "Benjamin" for the second son, it is probable that she was the daughter of Henry Ward, who lived in Culpeper County at the time. The names "Henry" and "Ward" appear frequently in later generations of descendants of Thomas and Sally.
By 1797, Thomas and Sally had moved to Montgomery Co, Kentucky, in what is now Bath County, where Thomas engaged in farming. They lived the remainder of their lives in Bath County and raised a large family. Their eldest child Henry and probably their second child Benjamin were born in Virginia, and the rest of the children appear to have been born in Kentucky.
Thomas, as the only male child of his father Benjamin, and therefore his heir-at-law, applied for land bounty based on the Revolutionary services of his father. (See discussion above.) He also applied for land bounty based on the services of his uncle Richard Doggett, who was killed in 1779 at the Battle of Stono, S.C., while serving as Captain of the Continental Line. He was awarded 100 acres of land for his father's services as a private, but was denied additional bounty for services as a wagon master. He was awarded 4000 acres of land for his uncle's services, but in fact the award was improper, as Richard was a Captain in the South Carolina Line, not of Virginia. (See discussion in biography of Richard Doggett (347))
Thomas died in Bath County 2 July 1840, leaving a will dated 30 Jun 1840, probated in Bath County 13 Jul 1840. His wife and his two youngest sons, Daniel and Richard, were named as executors. The will left his wife Sally the entire estate during her lifetime. After her death, the remainder, except for sums of $1.00 each given to the seven older children (or to their heirs in the case of Henry and Benjamin, who had predeceased him), was left as follows: The 175 acre farm homestead was left in equal shares to his daughter Cyntha and his youngest sons Richard and Daniel W.; two female negro slaves were left to Cyntha and one male negro slave was left to Richard and one to Daniel; a fifth slave, George, was to be freed after the death of Sally, and to be clothed, fed and protected at the expense of the three children; a grandson, Thomas Corbin, was to receive a horse worth $50 and a good saddle and bridle; his son Joel was to receive one good bed and bedding and one cow; and his personal effects were to be equally divided between Cyntha, Richard and Daniel W.
Sally Doggett died in Bath County 4 Jan 1857. After her death, in 1857, the estate was appraised, the land was sold, and the estate settled. Records of these actions are in Bath County records, but have not been examined by the writer.

346:23 ARTHUR DOGGETT; b. 1797, Bath Co., KY; d. 5 Jan 1858, Bath Co., KY. Unmarried.

The death of Arthur Doggett, son of Thomas and Sarah Doggett, is recorded in Bath County Vital Records as occurring in January 1858, at age 60, due to "Dropsy of the Heart." He was never married. From the 1850 census returns of Bath County, we know that he was born in Kentucky, probably the first child of his parents born in that state. He was a farmer and is listed in tax rolls of Bath County from 1820 to 1847.
Bath County records show Arthur as guardian of one John T. Doggett's estate of 396 acres of land, beginning in 1826, and continuing until 1842, when John T. apparently attained his majority. The identity of this John T. Doggett is unknown.
Arthur was also appointed in 1827 as guardian for John Morgan, whose estate also consisted of 396 acres of land. The connection between John T. Doggett, John Morgan, and Arthur Doggett must be the subject of further research.
The only other reference to John T. Doggett known to the writer is an abstract of a deed in Nicholas County, Kentucky records, dated 5 Nov 1849, by which one Elizabeth Beard of Nicholas County conveyed to John T. Doggett of Bath County, 50 acres on Licking River, which she lost in a suit in Bath County, together with six negro slaves. She was permitted to live on the land during her lifetime, however.This raises an interesting question. Bath County Marriage Records record the marriage of one Elizabeth Doggett to William Boyd on 31 Oct 1822. The identity of Elizabeth is unclear. It seems probable that she was another child of Thomas, but she was not named in his will. It may be that John T. Doggett was an illegitimate child of Elizabeth, who became estranged from her family, and perhaps abandoned John, moved to Nicholas County, and later married a man named Beard. After John T. attained his majority, he sued Elizabeth for his portion of the estate which she received from her husband. Other scenarios are possible, of course, and further research may clear up the confusion.

346:24 CYNTHA DOGGETT; b. 1802, Bath Co., KY; d. 27 Jun 1852, Bath Co., KY. Unmarried.

The death of "Syntha" Doggett, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Doggett, is recorded in Bath County Vital Records as occurring on 28 Jun 1852 due to "Diseas of the Brain." She was unmarried, and probably mentally handicapped.

346:25 ELIZABETH DOGGETT; m. Nov 1822, Bath Co., KY, WILLIAM BOYD.

See discussion under Arthur Doggett, 346:23, above.

346:21 HENRY DOGGETT, son of Thomas Bushrod and Sarah (Ward) Doggett; b. abt 1795, VA; d. 28 Jul 1836, Decatur Co., IN; m. NANCY ANN SMITH, b. 24 Sep 001791, VA, d. 4 Oct 1876, Decatur Co., IN.
Children (Doggett):

346:211		Ward T.		b. 1817		m.
						m.	Mrs. Claudia Randall
346:212		Arthur David	b. 1818	d. 1897	m. 1841	Elizabeth Frakes
						m. 1850	Sarah Martin
						m. 1875	Sarah Ellen Griswold
						m. 1881	Hester A. (Talbot) Silvers
346:213		Mariah A.	b. 1822	d. 1854	m. 1842	Alexander Gosnell
346:214		Henry Leslie	b. 1824	d. 1896	m.	Margaret Emily Boyer
346:215		William Isaac	b. 1827		m. 1850	Eliza A. Frakes
346:21x		Betsy
346:216		Alcibiades Joel	b. 1830	d. 1921	m. 1855	Nancy Maria Stephens
						m. 1868	Margaret Ann Morrison