Notes for Samuel F. Bittick
Samuel Bittick and Elizabeth F. Goodrum, widow, born Oct 1792 were married 19 August 1824 in Williamson Co, Tennessee by G. Barnes, JP. Bondsman was Jacob Page.
[Williamson Co, Tennessee Marriage Book 1, p246]
[see Marriages]
Samuel F. Bittick and Mrs. Elizabeth Goodrum Marriage
[Item 1]
Marriage Bond - Cover page:
Saml F. Bittick
& } M Bond
Elizabeth Goodrum
1824
Aug 19
[Item 2]
Marriage Bond:
Know All Men, That we Samuel F. Bittick &
_[blank]_ all of the county of Williamson in the State of
Tennessee, are held and firmly bound unto William Carroll, Esquire, Governor of the state of
Tennessee for the time being and his successors, in the sum of twelve hundred and fifty dollars, which
payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our and each of our heirs, executors and
administrators, and each and every of us and them jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. -
Witness our hand and seals this 19th day of August A.D. 1824
The Condition of this obligation is such, that whereas the above bounden Samuel
F. Bittick hath this day prayed and obtained from the clerk of the Williamson county court,
a license to marry Elizabeth Goodrum a resident of said county of
Williamson. Now, if there is no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage between the said
Samuel F. Bittick & Elizabeth Goodrum then this obligation
to be void, else to be and remain in full force and virtue according to the true intent and meaning.
WhereofSamuel F. Bittick (seal)
Witnesses present,Jacob Page (seal)
[Item 3]
Marriage License:
The State of Tennessee -
Williamson County, ss.
To any authorised (sic) Minister of the Gospel having the care of souls, or to
any Justice of the Peace for said Count: -
These presents are to authorise (sic) you, or either of you, to solem-
nise the rites of matrimony between Samuel F. Bittick
& Elizabeth Goodrum provided always, that the said
Elizabeth to an actual resident in the aforesaid county of
Williamson.
Given at the Clerk’s office in Franklin, this 19th day of August A.
D. 1824 and in the 49th year of our Independence.
Tho. Hardwell ?? Clerk,
Williamson County Court
[Item 4]
Marriage License Cover and Marriage:
Samuel F. Bittick
& } License
Elizabeth Goodrum
Issd. 19th August 1824.
Filed 4th Apl 1825
I doe Certify that I solemnized the rights (sic)
of mattrimony (sic) between the Within named
Cople (sic) The 19th day of august
1824 given under my hand the day
and Date above written. G. Barnes JP
[courtesy of Dorothy Miller]
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Tennessee State Archives On-Line
Tennessee Petitions, 1819-1820:
1820: Williamson Co, page 32:
Bittock, Samuel F.: Petition of Samuel F. Bittock asking permission to peddle without a license.
Acts of Tennessee, 1796-1850:
1820: Williamson Co, Serial 25, Chapter & Section 41
Bittick, Samuel F., Williamson Co license tax waived
1837: Williamson Co, Serial 43, Chapter & Section 297.1
Biddix, (none given): Commissioner to mark Nolensville corporate limits
1849: Williamson Co, Serial 50, Chapter & Section 130.1
Bittock, Samuel F., Williamson Co, Nolensville, Female Academy Incorporated
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Census Enumerations:
1830 No Township Listed, Williamson Co, Tennessee, p165a:
Samuel F. Bittick - 112101/110001/8 slaves
1m -5 c1825-30 = Cyrus 1 Dec 1826
1m 5-10 c1820-25 = Josephus 25 May 1825
2m 10-15 c1815-20 = 2 Goodrum sons
1m 15-20 c1810-15 = Goodrum son
1m 30-40 c1790-1800 = Samuel F. 16 Apr 1790
1f -5 c1825-30 = Atlantic Minerva c1828
1f 5-10 c1820-25 = Goodrum daughter
1f 30-40 c1790-1800 = Elizabeth Fraiser 5 Oct 1792
8 Slaves:
1m -10
1m 10-24
1m 36-55
1f -10
2f 10-24
1f 24-36
1840 Nineteen First Civil District, Williamson Co, Tennessee, p163a, line 9:
Samuel F. Bittick - 01110001/0110001/2621/112/1001
1m 5-10 c1830-35 = William Darius c1830
1m 10-15 c1825-30 = Cyrus Samuel 1 Dec 1826
1m 15-20 c1820-25 = Josephus 15 May 1825
1m 50-60 c1790-1800 = Samuel F. Bittick 16 Apr 1790
1f 5-10 c1830-35 = Cordelia E. c1834
1f 10-15 c1825-30 = Atlantic Minerva c1828
1f 40-50 c1790-1800 = Elizabeth Fraiser 5 Oct 1792
17 Slaves
2 m -10
6 m 10-24
2 m 24-36
1 m 36-55
1 f -10
1 f 10-24
2 f 24-36
Total: 22 in household
11 employed in agriculture
1 employed in manufactures and trades
1843 Report of School, Williamson County, Tennessee:
July 31, 1843:
Samuel Biddick = 3 male 2 female
Wm. N. Whitsitt, clk. Total Males 123 Females 107
Nolensville August 1, 1843
To the Honourable clerk of the County Court of Williamson County Tennessee.
Sir, the following is submitted as the report of the school
[Williamson County Historial Society, No. 17, p45 found at Clayton Library, Houston, Texas by Johnny and Janie Bittick]
1850 19th District, Williamson Co, Tennessee, 3 September 1850, p199b:
#108 Billich Samuel 60 m w farmer $14,388 NC
E. 57 f w NC [Elizabeth]
Syrus 23 m w farmer Tn
Cordelia 15 f w Tn
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Land Records
1815 Williamson Co, Tennessee Tax Record:
Samuel F. Bittick, 2, Five Mile Creek
[Williamson Co, Tennessee Historical Society Publication 24, courtesy of Dorothy Miller]
1829 February 5
Williamson Co, Tennessee
Book E., p301:
Indenture - Samuel F. Bittick and Stephen Frazier - 181 acres on Mill Creek.
1835
Williamson Co, Tennessee
Deed Book N, p145:
Purchased from William Hay, 939 acres.
1836 December 3
Williamson Co, Tennessee
Deed Book O, p47:
Purchased from John Hay, 154 1/2 acres
1839 December 12
Williamson Co, Tennessee
John Hay and Samuel F. Bittick deeded 2 acres of land "on which the said church is now situated" to Mt. Olive Methodist Episcopal Church, South, trustee. These 2 acres were part of the 154 1/2 acres purchased by Samuel F. Bittick from John Hay on 3 December 1836, found in Williamson Co, Tennessee Deed Book O, p47.
[courtesy of Dorothy Miller]
21 April 1843
Williamson Co, Tennessee
Deed Book R, p378:
This Indenture made and entered into this twenty first day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty three by and between Vallentine Waggoner of the one part, Samuel F. Bittick of the other part, both parties of the County of Williamson and State of Tennessee, Witness that for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand and thirty six dollars and fifty cents unto to him in handpaid by the said Samuel F. Bittick, the receipt is hereby acknowledged by the said Vallentine Waggoner and he fully satisfied and paid, hath given, granted, bargained and sold and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, and sell unto the said Samuel F. Bittick a certain tract or parcell of land situate lying and being in the County of Williamson and State of Tennessee in the 16th District and on the head waters of Mill Creek butted and bounded as follows.
Beginning at a sugartree and counting east one hundred and sixty nine poles to a sugartree Leaths corner thence south with his line one hundred and ten poles to two whites Ashes, thence east thirty four and one half poles to a statke, thence one hundred and sixteen poles to a spanish Oak, thence West seventy eight and one half poles to a stake, thence North five (?) degrees West eighty six poles to a stake, thence West fifty seven poles to a stake, thence North forty two poles to a stake, thence west five and one half poles to a stake thence North thirty poles to a stake, thence West fifty five poles to a stake, thence North sixty nine one half poles to the place of beginning containing one hundred and seventy two and three fourths acres with all and singular the appuntenances thereunto belonging or in any appertain To have and to hold the above bargained premises to the only proper use of him the said Samuel F. Bittick and his heirs and assigns forever, In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this day and date first written.
Vallentine Wagner seal
Witness
J. C. Copeland,
Benj. T. King,
James A. Green.
State of Tennessee
Williamson County
Personally appeared before me Samuel B. MConnie (?) Clerk of the County Court of Williamson County Valentine Waggoner, the within bargainer with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that he executed the within deed for the purposes therein contained. Witness my hand at office this 13th day of November AD 1843. Samuuel B. MConnier(?) This deed was received for registration 13 day of Nov 1 H 3m P.M. 1843.
[Note: this land was Willed to son, Josephus, in August 1852.]
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Will of Samuel F. Bittick
Samuel F. Bittick deceased, Will February Term 1853
In the name of God Amen. I Samuel F. Bittick of the County of Williamson and State of Tennessee, being in health and perfect sound memory do hereby constitute make and ordain, confirm and declare, this instrument of writting to be my Last Will and Testement, revoking all other Wills and Testiments by me heretofore made. This present one by me now made, this only to be my Last Will and Testiment.
Item the First:
I give and bequieth to my beloved wife Elizabeth during her natural life, all the cleared land on the south side of the big road. Except a piece known as the Hamlet Place, and where I now have tobacco, and a small place known as the Hill Place containing about six acres, also I give and bequich to my wife Elizabeth during her natural life the following negroes (to wit) Amy and her infant child Madison a negro man named Bob, a negro girl named Jane, these negroes are valued by me at twent one hundred dollars, also two hundred dollars in money, two milk cows, one farm horse gear and plow worth eighty dollars, two bulls and furniture and bedstead table and kitchen furniture for a small family, also during her life the privalege of all the pasture lands and wood lands south of the dwelling house, also it is my will and desire that after my death my wife Elizabeth shall have one years provisions laid off for her use, and the event her and my executor here after to be named cannot agree, the County Court may then appoint a commisioners to lay off one years provisions for my wife.
Item the Second:
I will and bequich to my son Josephus Bittick the following property. One trust of land known as the Waggoner Place, containing one hundred seventy three acres, more or less valued by me at seventeen hundred dollars. The above discribed land I have hereto fore made my son Josephus a Deed to it. I also give to my son Josephus the following negroes (to wit) a negro man named Turner, also a man named Jack, one girl named Marion, also a girl named Mary C. These four negroes valued by me at twenty two hundred and twenty five dollars. I also give to my son Josephs my irin safe not to be counted in his divident, this gift for services rendered me and other services he will render for me.
Item the Third:
I give and bequich to my son Syrus S. Bittick the tract of land which he now lives upon, containing one hundred and seventy six acres more or less which I have made him a Deed to some time since, valued by me at seventeen hundred and sixty dollars, also a piece of wood land known as The Knob tract containing twenty three and one fourth acres more or less valued by me at two hundred and thirty dollars, also the following negroes (to wit) Aaron a negro man one other negro man named Spince, one other negro man named Byron, three negroes and valued by me at twenty two hundred dollars.
Item the Fourth:
I give and bequich to my daughter Atlantic Minerva Waggoner wife of James Waggoner during her life and to the heirs of her body at her death, a tract of land where she now lives containing ninety acres more or less which I have made a Deed to her during her life and then to the heirs of her body, some time hense valued by me at fourteen hundred dollars, I also give to my daughter Atlantic Minerva Waggoner (wife of James Waggoner) during her life and then to the heirs of her body, the balance of the Knob tract of land containing seventy three and one fourth acres more or less, valued by me at two hundred and thirty dollars. It is espressly under stood that I give my daughter the privilege to swap or exchange this last mentioned tract of land for one equal amount in value the deed to the land got in exchange to be made to her in her life, and at her death to the heirs of her body. Some years since I gave to my daughter Atlantic Minervia a negro girl named Martha to have during her life and at her death the heirs of her body. I have since consinted for her to sell the said girl Martha which she has done for six hundred dollars, and sometime hince, now it is my will and desire that the six hundred dollars is collected the procedes of the girl Martha, it shall be invested in another negro girl, and her increase to be vested in my daughter Atlantic Minerva Waggoner (wife of James Waggoner) during her life and at her death to the heirs of her body. I also give and bequeath to my daughter Atlantic Minerva Waggoner (wife of James Waggoner) two negro men Macon and Harry to have during her life, and at her death to the heirs of her body. I value the three negroes Martha, Macon & Harry at nineteen hundred and twenty five dollars.
Item the Fifth:
I give and bequeath to my son William D. Bittick the tract of land where he now lives, containing one hundred and ninety five acres more or less, valued by me at nineteen hundred dollars. Also I give to him the following negroes (to wit) a negro man named Hall and his wife Phebe and a boy named John, also another boy named Everett, also a boy named Bill. These five negroes are valued by me at twenty two hundred and twenty five dollars.
Item the Sixth:
I give and bequeath to my daughter Cordelia Bittick all the land contained in the following boundries, (to wit) beginning where my line crosses the big road between me and John King, near old Bethlem Meeting House, thence east down the big road that goes to Nolensville, thence north with the said road to Dr. W. McClarks line thence west with John Nolens line, to continue with my line to the beginning, It is my will and desire that after my death, that my execters heretofore to be named, shall have the above described land surveyed and ascertain the number of acres, whcih my daughter Cordelia shall pay fifteen dollars an acre. I further give and bequeath to my daughter Cordelia E. Bittick the following negroes (to wit) a negro woman named Fanny, and her child Adeline and their increase, also a negro boy named Jim Nick. Also two negro men named Edmund and Washington. I value the negroes at twenty five hundred and twenty five dollars. The land and negroes I have given to my daughter Cordelia E. Bittick is in the following terms and condition. That it is to be her property during her life, and at her death to go to heirs of her body, but in the event of her death under twenty one years or without lawful issue of her body, in either case then her portion shall returned to my estate and be equally divided between all my children then living or the heirs of their body. I also give to my daughter Cordelia E. Bittick a bed & furniture & stead, one cow & calf, one horse or buro worth bewteen sixty and eighty dollars, not to be counted in her dividend.
Item the Seventh:
It is my will and desire that after my death my executors heretofore shall be named shall advertise and sell all my perishable property not other wise desposed off to the highest bidder on a twelve month credit taking bond and good security, also they shall at the same time and place sell one thousand dollars worth of stock in the Nashville & Nolensville Turnpike Company on the same terms and conditions. Also a negro man named Edward shall be sold at the same time and place and in the same terms. It is my will and desire that after my death that my executors hereafter to be named shall rent out from year to year all my cultivating lands not otherwise disposed off, until the death of my wife the proceeds of the land rented out, shall be equally divided between all my children or their heirs. At anytime my executors may think it to the interest of my estate not to rent the above land, they have the power not to rent it out. It is my will and desire that after the death of my wife, all the land that I have given to her during her life with the land my executors are renting out, shall be equality divided between my five children, to be divided by commissioners appointed by the County Court, and said commissioners shall divide it agreeable to quanity as near as can be and each child that has land adjoining the above land, shall take the portain alloted to them adkoining their own land. After the death of my wife all the negroes then living that I gave her during her life, it my will that they be sold to the highest biddor on a twelve month credit and the proceeds be divided between all my children. It is my will and desire that after my death my executor hereafter to be named, shall make an estimate of the amount given in this Will to each child agreeable to the prices I have charged them and ascertain what each has got and what ever the differencce shall be, it shall be the duty of executors to make them all equal out of my moneys not otherwise apportioned, to that the lwest shall be equal to the highest, after that shall the balance of money that is in the hands of executors, shall be equally divided between all of children or teh heirs of their body's.
I do here by nominate and appoint my two sons Josephus Bittick and William D. Bittick my executors to this my Last Will and Testment, and having full faith and confidence that they will execute the trust commited to them, it is my will and desire that they shall not be required to give security for their performance as executors as witness my hand and seal this 23rd day of August 1852 in the presence of witnesses
Park Street
Bolen C. Barnes
Samuel F. Bittick {seal}
The state of Tennessee Williamson County Court February Term 1853
The Last Will and Testiment of Samuel F. Bittick late of this county deceased is processed in court for Probate and the execution there of duly proven thus Park Street and Bolin C. Barnes subscribing witnesses there to being sworn say tho become such in the presence and at the request of the testor, that they believe said testor was of sound and disparing mind and memory at the making and publication of said Will and was not under influence, ordered that said will be recorded and thereupon William D. Bittick one of the executors nominated in said will appears in court and is duley sworn order that letters of testamentany issue to him accordingly.
[courtesy of Dorothy Miller, FHL #0454000]
Samuel F. Bittick Probate 1853: 1.
Bittick, Samuel F.
(Wife: Elizabeth Bittick)
Children:
Josephus Bittick
Syrus S. Bittick
Atlantic Minerva (Mrs. James Waggoner)
William D. Bittick
Cordelia E. Bittick (Mrs. James T. Shannon)
Grandchildren:
Samuel Waggoner
James Waggoner
James O. Shannon
William T. Shannon
Elizabeth L. Shannon
Oscar S. Shannon
Walter E. Shannon
Note* Atlantic Manerva married 2nd W. F. Chrisman.
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Will: 1853
Copy of Will: 1853
Inventory & Sale: 1853
Settlement: 1855
Bill of Sale: no date
Guardian Settlement: 1853 (2)
Division of Land: not date
Deed of Gift: not date
Deed: 1854 (3)
Legatees Bond: no date
Refunding Bond: 1853 (6)
Receipt: no date
Chancery Court: Hannah Waggoner vs. Samuel & James Waggoner
Bill: 1859
A & S Bill: 1859
Answer: 1859 (2)
Deposition: 1859, 1868
Report of Sale: 1860
Report of C & M: 1859, no date
Report: 1861
Decree: no date (3), 1873
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Bittick, Samuel F. Card No. 2 1853
Chancery Court: W. F. Chrisman, et al vs. Josephus Bittick
O. Bill: 1859
A. Bill: 1859
Summons: 1860 (5)
Answer: 1858, 1860
Deposition: 1860 (3)
Attachment Bond: 1860
Final Decree: no date
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Chancery Court: James T. Shannon & Wife vs. James O. Shannon, et al
O. Bill: 1870
Subpoena to Answer: 1870
Deposition: 1870
Report of Sale: 1871
Report of C & M: 1870, 1871, 1872
Decree: 1870 (3), 1871 (2)
Final Decree: 1872
Bill Cost: no date
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Nolensville Road Cemetery, Williamson Co, Tennessee located on top of a hill on the farm of Mark and Mary Blankenship, 7375 Nolensville Road, Nolensville, Tennessee.
Sacred to the memory of Samuel F. Bittick born 4-16-1790 died 1-18-1853.
Sacred to the memory of James M. Wagoner born 7-12-1825 died 11-5-1852 (married Atlantic Minerva Bittick (born 1828) on 2-1-1848. Atlantic's parents were Samuel F. Bittick (born 1-16-1790) and Elizabeth Frazier. James and Atlantic had two sons, James M. and Samuel.)
[Note: This cemetery has also been called, Waggoner Cemetery and Old Mt. Olive Cemetery. It is currently known as Nolensville Road Cemetery.]
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For photo of Samuel F.'s tombstone, see Cemeteries & Tombstones
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The Democratic Clarion and Tennessee Gazette, published by Thomas G. Bradford:
April 9, 1811, III. No. CLXVII
The following is a list of letters remaining at the post office in Franklin on April 1, 1811, per Gurdon Squier, a.p.m.:
Samuel Bitttick [is this Samuel F.?]
[Genealogical Absracts from Tennessee Newspapers, 180301812, compiled by Sherida K. Eddleman, Heritage Books, Inc. 1989, p163. courtesy of Dorothy L. Miller]
Williamson Co, Tennessee Will Book, Vol. 4:
William Robards, Settlement [p15]
January Term 1826, page 90
Dated: December 5, 1825
Executors: Thomas Nilson and John Hamer
Witnesses: Thomas S. Ring and Samuel F. Bittick
Young McLemore, Settlement [p24]
July 1826, pages 131, 132
Signed: Thos. King
Samuel F. Bittick
G. Barnes
James Fleming, Settlement with Thomas S. King
Jan. Term 1828, pages 295, 196 [p56]
Dated: Dec. 15, 1827
Adm.: James S. King
Witnesses: Jabez Owen
G. Hunt
Sarah/Samuel F. Bittick
[Williamson County Tennessee, Will Book, V. 4, 1825-1830, transcribed by Mrs. Felix Burnard Hays and Hellen Davis Duke, 1954, p15, 24, 56. Courtesy of Dorothy L. Miller. FHL: 976.856 P2h v.4]
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4 February 1836
State of Tennessee
Williamson County
In pursuance of the act of the General Assembly of the state of Tennessee, entitled, "An act to provide for the laying off the several counties in this state into districts of convenient size, within which Justices of the Peace and Constables shall be elected and other purposes".
The county of Williamson contains three thousand and upwards of qualified voters, according to the enumeration of 1833, and we have laid off said county into twenty-five districts, as follows:
No. XVII. Bounded as follows:
Beginning on the Davidson county line at the north east corner of the sixteenth district; thence south, with the east boundary line of the same, to the Jefferson road; thence east with the said road, to the Huntsville road, so as to include SAMUEL F. BITTICK; thence south, with said road, to the top of the ridge near Dr. John Hay's; thence east, with said ridge, to the Rutherford county line; thence north, with said line, to the south east corner of Davidson county; thence west, with the county line, to the beginning. And have designated, in like manner, the house of Sutherland M. Champ as a suitable place for holding elections, &c.
Notes of Ruth Thompson Bittick found in the files of Dorothy L. Miller:
"Little is known of the Bittick family early history other than the fact that the three brothers were living at Franklin Tenn near Nashville, Joe raising race horses and running a stable. Darius is said to have gone to Texas." [3 brothers: Josephus 'Joe', Cyrus Samuel and William 'Darius'. mbg]
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