last revised 18^th Feb 2006

The HUTTO Family

of Orangeburg, South Carolina

the early Generations

David V Agricola, M. D.

1997

revised Sept 2004, Dec 2004

March 2005 etc

Introduction

Researching this historic Southern family has been a challenge. It is probably a fair statement that if writing the genealogy of the Huttos were an easy matter, such a history would have been done years ago, considering the interest taken in the family. Two works have appeared to date. Manning and Manning (1) produced a typed summary of the Barnwell Co branch of the Huttos, but this work is sadly deficient in detail and is not referenced. Edgar Hutto had a fine booklet (2) printed in 1962 which collects various records pertaining to the family, and has a few family groups, but this is in no sense a connected genealogy. Recently several websites have sprung up with information on the family (15, 21, 22, 26) ; none attempts to cover the whole family.

The present work represents a first attempt to bring together all available data and to present a best effort to reconstruct the correct genealogical relationships among all early Huttos. The term “early” in this context means broadly prior to 1850, the first year of an all-name Federal census, although many persons born after this time are included where the data are at hand. By the year 1900 the family has become quite numerous, and after this time everyone is “on his own” to research his/her line in such detail as desirable.

The reader should be aware of the limitations placed on any attempt to write a complete genealogy of this family. First, in a misguided attempt to eradicate Southern culture, Federal forces had a policy of burning courthouses during the War between the States. Orangeburg was not spared. In one day a century of irreplaceable legal records dealing with the citizens of Orangeburg went up in flames. Second, the Huttos generally had large families and the same Christian names (Isaac, Henry, Charles, etc) were used over and over, making it very hard to distinguish contemporary cousins having the same name. Third, life was often short and so persons may only appear in one surviving record, if any. This makes correct placement difficult. Fourth, in census records often whole families were omitted, such as in 1840 half the Huttos were missed in Orangeburg Co; and in a few cases families are listed twice, creating confusion. Fifth, old family traditions are often inconsistent with each other, and with documented facts. Sixth, in many official records, persons liked to use only their initials instead of their whole names, making identification troublesome. Seventh, especially in the case of those persons with low literary skills, people would be very inconsistent in their reported birth year from record to record. Eighth, most of the earliest Huttos did not have the resources to leave marked gravestones. This is only a partial list of the roadblocks that face anyone seriously researching this family. Of course anyone who has done genealogy for years knows these are all common problems. This laundry list of limitations is being presented so that anyone fairly new to the field of family history will be fully aware that it will never be possible fully to set down a totally complete, accurate and adequately documented history of the Hutto family.

Having made that unambiguous disclaimer, we can proceed to the more positive side of things. For one, it can no longer be a matter of dispute that we are clearly dealing with a single descendancy, namely the descendants of Isaac and Mary Catharina Hutto. This makes things much simpler than if there were several immigrant lineages. For another thing, a large number of records do exist which help to clear up the relationships involved. The internet has been some of these more or less obscure sources readily available, which in the past may have easily been ignored. Your author has been at pains to scour any possible record sources, but will of course be unaware of some, especially as he is located at some distance from the primary scene of action. The kind reader of this book who can add to the knowledge base will do a great favor by contacting the author.

In summary, this is a best effort to reconstruct a difficult family, and in some cases relationships can only be suggested, not positively stated. The text attempts to clarify the degree of confidence one can place in any given statement, based on the evidence (or lack thereof).

This sketch is being published on the Web with the hope that you other Hutto researchers can provide useful feedback.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Your author is indebted to many dozens of Hutto researchers in the preparation of this work. Specific thanks to Joel Hutto, Mary Hutto (of Charleston), and Peggy Hatfield are in order.

H U T T O

The European origins of the Hutto family have been much debated over the years. A full discussion of this topic is given in the introductory section of this book. We shall begin our story in America with the father of the Hutto family in America. With a few very rare exceptions, all Huttos found in America descend lineally from this man and his wife.

1. Isaac Hutto¹ was born in or around 1693*, most likely in the southern Rhineland, possibly Switzerland or even Normandy. He married Mary Catherine [unknown**] about 1720 and began his family in Europe. Isaac and his family probably arrived on the Oliver which docked in Charleston on 20 July 1735. The SC Gazette of July 26, 1735 says of the arrival of the Oliver: On Sunday last arrived here Capt. Robert Robinson, mentioned in our last, with about 200 Palatines, most of them being poor, they are obliged to sell themselves and their Children for their Passages (which is six Pistoles in Gold per head) within a fortnight from the time of their arrival according to the agreement they made with the Captain, or else to pay one Pistole per head more to be carried to Philadelphia.(16) It is certain that Isaac indentured himself , for on 22 Feb 1738/39 he petitioned for 350 acres of land stating that he was now out of servitude and listing a family consisting of himself, his wife, a son 15 years old (Charles), daughter 16 (Anna), daughter 13 (Sarah), son 12 (Peter), and a son 2 (Jacob) (17). His grant of 350 acres on Limestone Creek and town lot No. 282 on Fenwick Street was surveyed on 25 July 1739 (18). He received the Royal Grant on 1 March 1744 (19).

Isaac took an interest in the affairs of the community and the local Church. In 1749 the citizens of Orangeburgh signed a petition on behalf of Rev John Giessendanner and “Isaac Gottow” was a signatory. (83) Reverend John Ulrich Giessendanner mentions his name on several occasions in the church record and recorded his death as follows: “1752 On Monday August 17th was buryed the Body of Isaac Hottow, a Settler in this Township for Several years past, who died Suddenly on Saturday August 15th in the Evening in the Path, as he was going home and was found and taken up dead between his house and the Town of Orangeburgh, no Mark of any Fall or Violence done him could be seen on his Body. He left a wife and 7 children, four of which are marryed. He was aged 57 years and buryed at his own plantation.” (2,5) The location of his original plantation on the Pon Pon (Edisto) was about six miles west of Orangeburgh. Isaac’s son Charles sold the home plantation to three younger brothers in Jan 1755.(24) After Isaac's death, his widow, Mary Catharina married Henry Mell on 24 Apr 1753. (2) She is subsequently mentioned several times in the old church records; the exact date of her decease is not known.

Children:

2. Anna Hutto, born ca 1722

3. Charles Hutto, born ca 1724

4. Sarah Hutto, born ca 1725

5. Peter Hutto, born 1727 Germany

6. Jacob Hutto, born about 1733 Orangeburgh

7. Isaac Hutto, born about 1740 “

8. Benjamin Hutto, born about 1742 “

* The date of his birth is estimated based on when his children were born. His death notice in Giessendanner’s record does not state an age.

** Her maiden name has been given as von Stern, but I have never seen a documented source for this, so we should be very reluctant to accept this name as being correct.

GENERATION 2

2. Anna Hutto², born ca 1722, married 25 May 1742 Peter Griffith in Orangeburgh. (5) The following were their children. (5) Peter is mentioned in several plats on the Edisto in Colleton Co 1759-1772 and may have lived there, at least early on. He was a petit juror “between the north and south fork of Edisto River” in 1778. (4)

a. Thomas Griffith,bp 3 Feb 1747, took out land in Colleton Co in 1771; living next to his father in 1778 (4)

b. Ann Mary Griffith, b. 14 Oct. 175(0), bp 16 Dec 1750.

c. Catharine Griffith, b. 1751?, died 26 Sept 1752, buried 27 Sept 1752.

3.Charles Hutto² was born ca 1720, married Ann Tschudy at Orangeburg ca 1745. (5) He sold the home plantation of his father on 25 Jan 1755 to his brothers Isaac, Benjamin and Jacob, presumably in preparation for starting anew (24). We could conclude that he was the oldest son in order to inherit the plantation. Charles received a Royal Land Grant of 250 acres on Deer Hill Branch of Four Holes Swamp in Berkeley Co (Orangeburgh Dist) SC in 1762. (Memorials vol 14 p 250 #3) He is mentioned in the Quit Rent Roll of 1768 as being a neighbor of Thomas Hill, whose farm was in Orangeburg Dist, Berkeley Co. on a branch of Four Holes Swamp called Sarrys Branch. (7) In 1774 he and his wife signed a lease to his younger brothers Jacob, Isaac and Benjamin. (SC Archives vol 04KO p 91) In 1778-9 he was a petit juror “below Orangeburg”, listed close to Thomas Hill. (4) . His wife Ann provided material aid to the revolutionary cause. In June 1782 she provided rations for three men and horses. In July 1782 she provided "3 Beeves and 1 year old Heifer" for the use of Col. Knotten's Regt. on their march to Ft. Sumpter, and in Dec. she provided 10 3/4 lb. of bacon for the troops. (11) Since these records all refer only to Mrs Hutto, one could guess that her husband had passed on to his reward, although this is not conclusive. The 1790 census of Orangeburg shows two Charles Hutto entries, but these may refer to younger men*. Six children are documented for certain, below. (2, 5, 7) Also another son [William] born after the Giessendanner records seems very likely in view of details discussed below.

9. Anna Hutto, born 15 March 1746 Orangeburgh.

10. Carl Hutto³Jr, baptized 15 March 1747, probably died young. A later son was named Charles. Both names are equivalent in German (Karl/Carl) so I am guessing the older son died. There is no record of a Carl Hutto later on, which supports this theory.

11. Susannah Hutto, b 1751, died 17 Aug 1752 age 1 year. (5)

12. John Henry Hutto³, bp. 26 May 1753, planter in Orangeburg Dist SC. He married Ann Zorn.

13. Charles Hutto Jr., baptised Sunday 25 Jan 1755/56 (Giess. # 308); married ......; he was living in 1800 in Orangeburg Dist between the Edisto, Beaver Creek, and 4 Holes Swamp. See discussion below.

14. Isaac Hutto, b. 23 March 1758 Orangeburgh Dist, see discussion below.

15. Ulrich Hutto, b. 18 May 1760, not in later records, probably died young and without issue.

* In the 1790 census there are two men named Charles Hutto as head of family. One was living east, in the Four Holes area and his family consisted only of a male and a female, both over 16. This might refer to an older couple where all the children had left home; or to a young couple which had not yet started a family. Comparing this entry with the Charles who was listed in this area in 1800, it seems that both refer to a very young man who started his family about 1792, hence Charles III, born about 1773-4. This interpretation is subject to revision. The other Charles found in 1790 was living west; I guess this is Charles Jr.

4. Sarah Hutto², daughter of Isaac, was b. ca 1724. She married Leonard Varnedore on 25 May 1742 in Orangeburgh. He was born in 1717 in Limousin, France, the original surname being spelled Varnadeaux or a variant. Later spelled Varnedoe, etc. Leonard owned land on Rocky Swamp, southwest of Orangeburg (map). A detailed biography is online. .

a. John Varnedore, b. 1 March 1747

b. Leonard Varnedore Jr, b. 15 Jan 1749/50. See 1790 Beaufort Co SC census; he died here

c. Henry Varnedore, born Oct 1749, died 6 Sept 1840 in Dooly, Ga. Because he had a very interesting life I will here reprint his biography.. “During the war years, all of Leonard Vernadeau's sons lived on his farm near Orangeburg. They were still all at home in 1782, including Henry who, at 33 years of age, was the oldest. Some of the boys may already have been farming on their own account. Henry is on record as having sold a beef cow worth two guineas to a company of rebel militia during the War. However, Henry continued to live on or near his father's farm until Leonard died sometime prior to 1809. In 1794 Henry patented 254 acres next to his father's acreage. After his father's death Henry moved 40 miles south and patented a 1,000 acre tract in the Beaufort District of South Carolina. In 1809 he crossed the Savannah River and spent the rest of his life in Georgia (Laurens Co).

Henry managed to sandwich a tour with the Tory militia between his service with the rebel militia. Henry's career in the two opposing armies surely illustrates how confused the situation was. The two conflicting sides were not clearly drawn and individuals found themselves, motivated by either conviction or self-interest, caught up on one side or the other, or, as in Henry's case, on both. Henry's mother, Sarah Hutto, was a member of a German family who probably remained loyal subjects of His Majesty as long as that was possible. Henry's father, a Frenchman, belonged to an ethnic group that was actively identified with the rebels. The conflict of interests inherit in a civil war such as the Revolution caused our ancestor to take up arms against his brothers, so to speak. The Varnadoe brothers probably felt little or no animosity toward each other. Whose militia they served in may have been dictated by purely personal and, perhaps, monetary concerns.”

"...Henry served in the South Carolina Whig [rebel] militia on three separate occasions. Before the capture of Charles Town by the British in 1780, he served for three months at the Orangeburg courthouse. A year and a half or two years later, he was drafted for the second time. He served for three months. He marched to Eutaw Springs where he was a guard of the baggage wagons during the Battle of Eutaw Springs on September 8, 1781. The third time that Henry was in the militia he was stationed around Orangeburg or at Col. Rumph's residence about six miles outside of town. He served for six months, beginning in July or August, 1782. His service ended in February, 1783, by which time the British and Tories had evacuated Charles Town. The withdrawal of the British concluded the war and left the state in peace.” (22)

d. Sarah Varnedore, b. 15 March 1751

e. Samuel Varnedore, b. 15 Feb 1754, married twice. Samuel already owned land when, in 1788, he patented 181 acres about ten miles from that of his father. In 1803 he patented another 263 acres and in 1807 another 376 acres. The last tract was held in partnership with his son-in-law Vincent Reeves. All of this land was in a single block about eight miles south of Orangeburg (22) He sold off his lands, and went to Miss, died 1837 Louisiana.

f. Thomas Varnedore, b. 12 May 1756

g. Anna Varnedore, b. 10 Mar 1758

h. Matthew Varnedoe, born 1760.

5. Peter Hutto², son of Isaac¹, born ca 1725 in Germany, married Margaret Barbara Shuler on 1 Jan. 1750 at Orangeburg. (5) She was baptized 7 Nov 1728 in Lambsborn, Kreis Kaiserslautern, a daughter of [Johann] Jacob Schuler and Anna Margaretha Lauer. The following three children were baptized by Rev Giessendanner; there may have been other children. The Giessendanner records cover the period to 1760. Peter was a signatory of the 1749 petition of citizens of Orangeburgh on behalf of Rev J Giessendanner. Peter does not appear in any records after 1755, and one suspects that he died very young, perhaps prior to 1760. There is no record that his wife remarried; perhaps she went to live with her parents.

16. Isaac Hutto, born 4 Dec 1750, bp. 20 Jan 1751 Orangeburg (5). He married about 1770 and had two sons whose name have come down. There were many Isaac Huttos, so confusion is likely!

17. Henry Hutto³ was baptized 25 Dec. 1752 in Orangeburg. As we shall show below Henry lived in eastern Orangeburg Co, in the Four Holes Swamp area and served in the Revolution along with his brother Martin.

18. Martin Hutto was born 1 April 1755. He served with Henry Hutto in Col. Charles Pinckney's Co., First SC Regt, 1775-78. His name does not appear in 1779 jury lists or the 1790 census. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825) was later member of the Constitutional Convention. He bravely led his troops in battle and was captured with his men at Charlestown. I suspect Martin Hutto died in battle or captivity. There is no record that he married or left any issue.

6. Jacob Hutto² was born ca 1733 and married first Anna ___ prior to 3 June 1753, on which day she was accepted into communion of the Orangeburgh Church. (5) She had no known children. About 1758 he married second Anna Maria Margaret Dietricks* by whom he had several children. He sold his interest in the home plantation along with his brothers Isaac and Benjamin Hutto in July 1770, at which time he is described as a labourer, resident of Berkeley Co. (24, p. 61) . He lived close to his brother Charles, taking out land in 1772 on a branch of Four Holes Swamp which was apparently located on the waters of Indian Branch Swamp, just about a mile north of the Colleton-Orangeburg border. (4). He was a soldier during the Revolution, being listed as a prisoner of the "Volunteers of Ireland", Capt. John Doyle's Co., from Feb. 1781 to June 1782. This was a loyalist force encamped at Charleston. (8) Jacob put in a claim for 41 days of service in the SC Militia and on 2 Dec 1785 signed a receipt for the interest on the indent claim. Then on 16 Jan. Mrs. Hannah Hutto used the indent claim to purchase land (Ann = Hannah). (59) Jacob received a land grant of 150 acres at Cow Castle Creek, tributary to Four Holes Swamp in April 1773 and later 150 acres on Harry’s Branch in Orangeburg Co. in Nov. 1786 (2)

It seems he left the Four Holes area about 1788- although this is arguable. Jacob was evidently living in 1790 next to his brother Isaac in the Goodland Swamp area, some miles west of Orangeburg. In this census he is shown as having one son, above the age of 16. In 1793 he was a neighbor of William Morris, who got a grant on Goodland Swamp in 1791. He is last shown on the 1800 census, with a female age 16-26, a possible daughter. Since the 1790 census is the first we have, it is very possible that there were other children born in the long interval between 1753 and about 1772. Indeed it would be rather unusual if this couple had no children for twenty years and then had a child! In addition to Jacob Jr. it is proposed to assign two hypothetical additional sons to Jacob Hutto Sr, based on naming patterns.** Careful study of land records may clarify their parentage better.

19. William Hutto, born about 1762, marr. Ann __ abt 1780, d ca 1812-1818

20. Daniel Hutto, 1767- 1847, lived in Colleton Co. SC

21. Jacob Hutto Jr, born 1770-1774 SC, died by 1840 Mississippi

* From the Giessendanner Book of Record: “1741. Sept 14 baptized privately Anna Maria Margaretta Dietricks, leg. child of Mr. Johannes Diedricks & his wife.” She was known as Margaret, and was still single on 23 March 1758 when she stood as sponsor. She was the 17-year-old wife of Jacob Hottow by 15 May 1759 when her grandfather Hans Dietrich. signed his will. When Peter Roth, millwright, wrote his will dated 26 March 1760 he mentions Margaret, now wife of Jacob Hottow, dau. of my late wife, deceased. Charleston Will Book 1757-1760, p. 282. Peter’s late wife was Anna Zaugg.

** William Hutto had sons named William and David. David had a son named William David Daniel Hutto apparently named his oldest son Jacob; his son Daniel W had sons named Jacob, David and William. Jacob Hutto (b 1772) had a son named William David.

7. Isaac Hutto Jr² was born about 1740; he was mentioned in the Giessendanner record on Whit Sunday, 3 June 1753, as a new communicant. [Since Isaac Hutto Sen. died the following year this does not refer to him.] Isaac obtained 200 acres of land on 20 Aug.1767 on Rocky Swamp, by a Royal Land Grant (Book 9, page 313).This land was originally granted to Henry Felder then sold to Isaac Hutto. He is said to have married Anna McMichael¹ about1765, and had [at least] two sons by her. He and his brothers Jacob and Benjamin sold the home plantation to George McMichael. In addition, McMichael had a plat surveyed for 232 acres next to Isaac in Dec 1772, and this land was granted in 1774 (memorial dated 24 Dec 1774). In 1774 his oldest brother Charles made out a lease to Isaac and the other two younger brothers. Isaac Hutto, apparently this man, served as a private in the Revolution under Gen Francis Marion (sworn before Lewis Golson JP 1 July 1784. He received an indented certificate which he sold on 21 June 1785 to Samuel Jones. (SC Rev file 3916). Another file at the SC archives is an empty envelope labeled “Isaac Hutto for 80 days service as a sergeant.” (59) It appears that Isaac was living in 1790 in the Rocky Swamp area, next to his brother Jacob². Two sons (Gideon and Isaac) have often been assigned to this couple. However, if we can agree with the idea that Isaac was the man found on the 1790 census (p 260), whose household had three males over 16, three under 16, and three females, we need to considerably revise our estimates as to the size of his family. And to carry the argument further, it should be noted that only one man named Isaac Hutto was a head of household in the 1800 Orangeburgh Dist census, in the Rocky Swamp area. This man’s entry reads as follows: 21001- 11100. In other words, this man was born prior to 1755 and had a sizable family. The only known men named Isaac Hutto born prior to 1755 were [7] Isaac Jr. and [16] Isaac, born 1751³. This census then infers an additional three children for Isaac Jr.

It is therefore proposed, based on the evidence of the 1790 and 1800 censuses, that Isaac Hutto Jr in fact lived past 1800 and had a large family. It is very evident from later records that the largest number of Huttos remaining in the Orangeburg area (prior to 1900 at least) were concentrated in the Rocky Swamp- Willow Swamp area about 20 miles west of the city of Orangeburg. In addition, some families moved farther west to the border area of Lexington and Orangeburg Counties. Possibly because they lived so close to the border there was some confusion as to which county they in fact lived in; this may help to explain why so many times Huttos were missed by the census taker! This does not make our job any easier.

22. Gideon Hutto³. This man was born about 1768, apparently at home in 1790; married .... (2)

23. Isaac Hutto³, presumably born in the mid 1760s, ? married about 1786.

24. son, born between 1774-1790, possibly Cornelius Hutto, but this child may have died young

25. son, born between 1774-1790; James Hutto, born ca 1780?

26. daughter born after 1774

27. daughter, born after 1774

28. son, born 1790-1799; William Hutto, born 1790's?

29. son, born 1790-99 = Benjamin Hutto, born 1790-91, went to Georgia

30. daughter, born 1790-99

31. daughter, born 1790-99

¹ She has been called a daughter of George McMichaels. It is known, however, that McMichael’s daughter Anna was born on 30 Oct 1763, married Jesse Pearson who was a member of Capt. Rumph's Co. in Revolution. Isaac’s wife might have perhaps been a sister to George McMichael?

² The 1790 Federal census of the Southern District of Orangeburgh, page 260 (original copy, page 100 of printed schedule) shows Isaac Hutto’s entry as 3 males over 16 (including head of family), two males under 16, and three females. The entry immediately following is that of Jacob Hutto, and this must be his brother. Looking at the neighboring entries this is clearly the Rocky Swamp area. (See annotated census schedules in appendix). The only other Isaac Hutto enumerated in the 1790 schedule is found on page 419, living next to Charles Hutto. They were both in the Four Holes Swamp area, and I propose that these two men were brothers, both sons of Charles Hutto Sen.

³Obviously Isaac Hutto Sr had died many years before! Consistent with my reasoning in 1790 that the Isaac Hutto found in the Four Holes area was a son of Charles Sr, I feel the same argument is valid in 1800.

8. Benjamin Hutto² was born about 1740-42 in South Carolina. In the Charlestown Gazette of 9 May 1768 we learn that Benjamin Hutto was convicted of horse stealing. He was burned in the hand as punishment. (7) He evidently learned his lesson and went on to marry and become a planter. He probably married about 1770, based on the birth of his children. His wife’s name was Susannah, as noted on a deed dated 1774..* In 1786 he was living on a branch of Rocky Swamp next to George Mignot. (28) On 22 March 1790 a plat was recorded for 350 acres of land he had received on Giddy Swamp, some 15 miles northwest, near Wagener SC. His 1790 census entry (p 259) shows he was living next to Simon Yawn (Yon). In 1790 he had one son over sixteen and two under sixteen living at home. Another neighbor was a John Hutto who had apparently recently married and could be an older son. In 1800 Benjamin was living near Samuel Hutto in the Forks of the Edisto; there were two implied daughters at home as well as two sons ages 16-26 still at home. Benjamin is last found in census records in 1810; his wife was still living then.

From census records we know for sure that Benjamin Hutto had three sons who lived to adulthood; although this does not constitute conclusive proof of parentage, we do note that in the 1810 census (Orangeburg, p 127) there is a cluster of Huttos living in the Giddy Swamp area- Benjamin Hutto Sr and three younger Hutto men: Samuel, Daniel, and Benjamin Jr., who could be his sons.

Hypothetical children of Benjamin Hutto Sr.

33. Benjamin Hutto Jr, born ca 1764, died by 1780 [killed in Rev War].

34. John Hutto, possible oldest surviving son, born about 1767, married about 1788

35. Samuel Hutto, born ca 1774, living next to Benjamin Hutto Sr. in 1810.

36. Daniel Hutto, born 1777, moved to Henry Co Ala by 1830

37. son, born after 1776 but before 1790

38. daughter, on 1790 census

39. daughter, on 1790 census, at home 1800

40. daughter born 1790-99

*Susannah Yon was sponsor for the baptism of Henry Hutto on Christmas Day 1752. She was still single in Nov 1755 when she was sponsor to Mary Platt. She married Martin Salley about 1756 and had issue. He took up land beginning in 1757. Her last known child by Martin was born about 1769. There are many records naming Martin Salley after this, the problem being it is impossible to tell which refer to his son of the same name, who was born around 1760! In 1774 three Hutto brothers signed a lease involving their late father’s lands. Benjamin Hutto and his wife Susanna signed. Was this Susanna Yonn? Years later, in Dec 1799 Mrs. Susannah Hutto (husband not named but Benjamin) got a third (dower) interest in a tract of 200 acres once owned by the late Martin Friday. The Yonn papers contain many such deeds and many were recorded years after the fact. In another 1799 deed her daughter Sarah (Mrs David Brown) also got land, indicating that Susannah had married at least some 18 years previous to this, or 1781 at the latest. This then suggests that Martin Friday died about 1772, and she promptly remarried, to Benjamin Hutto, about 1773. One source says she died on ____ 1804. This exact date is not referenced and is more likely the date of some document mentioning her as being deceased. (This source makes a similar mistake several other times. A request for more information was not answered.) [Drummond...]

GENERATION III

12. [John]Henry Hutto³ , baptized on 26 May 1753, a son of Charles², was an almost exact contemporary of a cousin of the same name, hence there has been some doubt as to which individual was which in later life. For reasons elaborated in an end note in the appendix, my position is that this man was the Henry who married Ann Zorn about 1785 and lived in what would later become Barnwell County, SC. During the American Revolution, this Henry leaves no absolutely clear record of military service. Since it is certain that the other Henry did serve in the 3^rd SC Regt until March 1780, which was stationed at Charles Town, it is felt by many that he was probably kept in prison through the rest of the year. IF this is the case, the Henry Hutto who served as a private in the company of (Tory) Orangeburgh militia from June through Dec of 1780 would necessarily refer to the present Henry. Henry married Ann Zorn about 1780*. She was the daughter of Henry Zorn, who died in 1800. There was a partition deed recorded in Barnwell Co (A: 50) in which his children and spouses divided up the tract that Henry had bought from James McMillan. In 1785 Henry got land on the Little Salkehatchie near James McMillion (7:466).

In the first (1790) federal census Henry is shown in the southern portion of Orangeburg (p 263), with the entry reading 2-3-1-0-1. The other adult male in the household appears to be a hired hand. In 1796 Henry got a larger (500 acre) tract of land, again adjacent James McMillion, as his family was growing. In the 1800 census we find Henry as head of household living in the southern part of Orange (sic) County, below the Edisto. This area had become Barnwell in 1798 but in 1800 the old Districts were being reorganized. Henry was awarded a grant of 1000 acres (larger than usual) on the Little Salkehatchie River in 1802. He seems to have been interested in land speculation and is named in a number of deeds between 1809 and the time of his death. In 1810 he was living near two sons and various Zorn in-laws. He died between 24 Aug 1817 when he signed his will, and 24 Oct 1817 when the will was probated in Barnwell Co. Court. He names his wife Ann and his oldest surviving son William as executor. He had ten children, not named in the will, but whose names are found from papers dealing with the division of his estate. (3, 12) He died rather wealthy for the time, his estate being valued at $8956.75. Ann was living in 1830 (census).

41. William Hutto Sr.⁴, born 23 March 1787, died 21 April 1863 (gravestone), married Lucy Montgomery ca 1804. She was born ca 1786, d 1851. See below.

42. Henry Hutto Jr, born ca 1784 SC, died 1818, married Mary Ann [Ziegler] about 1808. They had three children- two sons and a daughter, born 1800-09.

43. Nancy Hutto, born ca 1792, married Robert Delk ca 1818; she died about 1825. He was b. 1790, a lawyer, and married (2) Martha Elkins; six children by each wife. (1)

44. John Hutto Sr., born [Nov] 1793, died 27 March 1853, aged about 60 (on stone). He was a planter in America Twp., Barnwell Co. SC. His wife died prior to 1850. Two possible children, see below:

45. Jacob K Hutto, b. 11 Nov. 1793 (twin), married Elizabeth Gilliam ca 1816. They had one son in 1820 Barnwell Co SC census. They moved to Alabama by 1825.

46. Isaac Hutto, b. 1795, married Sarah Delk. Isaac died young, in 1818 or possibly 1827 (3). Following his death she remarried to William Touchstone, and moved to Lowndes Co. Ga., later to Clinch Co. (3)

47. Charles Hutto⁴, b. ca 1796, marr first ca 1816 _____ Jeter (one dau); m second Elizabeth Walker in Pike Co Ala. Charles Hutto died prior to 14 Dec. 1854 , Pike Co. AL. See below for details.

48. Nicholas Hutto⁴, b. 1799, died after 1860, was a planter in Barnwell Co SC. He married first _____ Jeter, and second Ann Browning ca 1844. Ann was born in 1820, living 1860. Ten children

49. Mary (Polly) Hutto was born in 1803 SC, married Jacob Jackson (1797- 1875), moved to Dale Co. Alabama in the 1850's, living there in 1860 with children.

50. Rebecca Hutto, b. 1804 SC, m James Touchstone 11 March 1824 Barnwell Co, moved to Lowndes Co Ga. He was b 1794, d 22 Aug 1865. She died 16 March 1878. Ch. are listed in (1, 3).

*A date of 5 Jan 1780 has been given for this marriage, no original source given.

13. Charles Hutto Jr³, son of (3) Charles Sr., was baptized 25 Jan 1755/56, which is to say 1756 (new style). He would have come of age in about 1777, and was probably still living at home in 1778 when the petit juror list was made (not listed). In 1790 there were two men named Charles Hutto on the Orangeburg census, both married, one with only two children and the other with none. In fact, in 1790, 1800 and 1810 we find a Charles Hutto living in the east in the Four Holes area, and another Charles living in the west in the Rocky Swamp area. Depending on how one interprets these census entries, the data are more or less consistent from decade to decade, and with other known facts. Due to this uncertainty we shall here present a possible interpretation of the known facts and let the gentle reader conclude for himself if this sounds reasonable.

Charles was born in the Four Holes area in 1756 but decided to move west of Orangeburg, where he set down roots in the Rocky Swamp-Dean Swamp area near other relations. In 1790 his household had a son under 16 and two females, one surely being his wife. In 1800 (p 531) he is shown as being before 1755, had three implied sons (grandsons?) under ten and one born 1774-84. His wife is younger than he, and there are also two young females. In 1805 he took out 230 acres “on the Edisto River” near John Garvin and Benjamin Hutto. This land was in the Giddy Swamp area a bit west of Dean Swamp, in what is now Aiken County. In 1810 he is shown as being born before 1765; there are four sons, one born after 1800, and his wife is consistent with 1800. The only Charles Hutto here in 1820 was born much later and we must conclude that Charles Jr had died in the interim.

If we accept this case, we must note that the 1800 census shows Charles as being born prior to 1755, but since we know he was born in early 1756 this is a minor problem.

The 1810 census shows two “C^s Hutto” entries; both refer to men born prior to 1765. The census entry for the eastern Charles reads 02101- 00110- 1, showing that Charles owned a slave and suggests that he was modestly prosperous. The Charles Hutto who was living in the Giddy Swamp area had this entry: 11201- 02001, no slaves. This entry is reasonably consistent with the 1800 entry cited above.

Four alleged sons of Charles Hutto Jr. are named in ref. (15), which does not provide documentation for this claim: they were all born in the 1770s and all moved to Alabama by 1830. There are several ways to deal with these seeming discrepancies. First, one might assume that the (alleged) sons shown below were in fact a bit younger than usually stated (in fact the birth years are mere guesses!) Second, by 1790 these sons (by a presumed first marriage) could be working as field hands in another household, and Charles may have recently remarried. This would imply then that Charles had additional sons born after 1790 which we need to account for.

Obviously, the situation as regards the Charles Hutto chronology is fraught with contradiction. For purposes of discussion here are names of children often assigned to Charles.*.

51. George Hutto, born about 1774, married Ann Hill about 1797, later to Ala..

52. Charles Hutto, born ca 1776, to Henry Co Alabama. by 1830

53. Jacob Hutto⁴, b about 1778 SC, to Henry Co Al by 1830; marr twice

54 [two implied daughters, born 1790-1799- see 1800 census-

55 “

?? three sons/ grandsons born in the 1790's,

* Daniel Hutto, born 1777, also moved to Alabama at the same approximate time as George, Charles and Jacob; he is often assumed to be a fourth son. For reasons given under his entry [section 36] I prefer to assign him as a son to [8] Benjamin Hutto. If new information comes to light we may need to reevaluate this idea.

14. Isaac Hutto, b. 23 March 1758, son of Charles Sr. Note that Isaac had an identically named cousin born in 1758 (see 16, below). Understandably, it is nearly impossible to state which of these two went on to survive (the evidence says that only one did.) As a guess, let us say that the present Isaac is the man who was listed on the 1790 census (p 419) living next to Charles Hutto in the Hills Bay area of eastern Orangeburg. This Isaac had one female living with him so had not started a family (or had no children that lived); he owned a slave. . Looking then at the 1800 census there is only one Isaac Hutto enumerated, and it would appear that this is [7] Isaac, born about 1740, based on comparison of the children’s ages and his location, in the Rocky Swamp area.. Based on evidence from the census records, we would have to conclude that this man either left no children and died by 1800, or perhaps did have a few children who were then raised by others. There is no evidence that he moved from the area before 1800.

15. Ulrich Hutto was born about 1760. There is no later record, so it is inferred that he died young.

Children of [5] Peter Hutto (16-18)

16. Isaac Hutto³ (Peter², Isaac¹) was born 4 Dec 1750, and may have lived to adulthood. Manning (1) says this man married and had two sons, John and Nicholas. However my analysis of the data does not support this statement. See also [14] Isaac, above. Pending further investigation, it appears that both this man and his cousin of the same approximate age failed to leave male issue. See also the discussion under [7] Isaac Hutto Jr.

17. Henry Hutto³, son of Peter²Hutto and Margaret Barbara Shuler, born 1751/2 in Orangeburg Dist, was baptized 25 Dec 1752 by Rev. Giessendanner. (5) We have already stated that records seem to indicate that Peter Hutto probably died by about 1760, before he could take out land, and when Henry was just a lad. If he went to live with his Shuler grandparents, which we do not know for sure, this would have been generally in the area around Bowman, some 6-8 miles southeast of Orangeburg town. After the time this man and his contemporary first cousin of the same name reached adulthood, they settled in very different parts of Orangeburg County. He served several enlistments in the Revolution. He first joined the 1st SC Infantry Reg't in Nov. 1775, serving a second term in 3rd SC Reg't. He was promoted to Corporal in 1780. He was captured at Charleston and [possibly] held there, being released at the end of the war. He returned home and began raising a family. In Dec 1786 Henry received an Indented Certificate for pay for service as a private soldier in the 3^rd SC Reg’t in 1780 and 1781. When he assigned this certificate over to John Murer in March 1787, this was witnessed by David Shuler, probably his uncle. In 1787 Henry secured 200 acres on a branch of Cowcastle Creek, near George Shuler. His wife's name has not been learned; he would have married about 1779. In the 1790 census his family of in the north part of Orangeburgh. In 1810 we find him living in Orangeburg Co, SC near Shulers, Snells, and Youns. Henry was an early trustee of the White House Methodist Church at Four Holes. ( 14) About 1817 he moved to Laurens Co Ga., and later to Williamson Co Ga. by 1820. He was living in Baker Co Ga in 1830 and there applied for a Rev War pension in 1831. A pension was denied as he had lost his discharge papers. He stated (1831) that he did not believe that he was worth five dollars in March 1818; since that time he had drawn 405 acres of land in the Georgia land lottery, but that it was 150 miles from his residence and nearly worthless. He had no children living with him in 1831, just an "aged and infirm wife". He died ca 1833. He died intestate. The following are given as his children. (2)

56. Isaac Hutto, b. 1781, m. Sarah ..... ca 1800. They moved to Ala

57. Margaret Hutto, b.

58. Barbara Hutto, b.

59. Elias Hutto⁴, b. 1780s, married Milly Ussary on 6 Oct 1814 in Laurens Co Ga.

60. Henry Hutto, b. 1787, married Catharine Bullock 21 July 1816 Laurens Co Ga.

61. Ann Hutto, b. 17.., probably marr David Scott 23 Feb 1817 Laurens Co Ga.

62. John Hutto, b. ca 1796, marr Polly Ussary 1 Sept 1816 Laurens Co Ga.

63. Daniel Hutto, b. 1800, marr Susan Dunbar 1820.

64. Peter Hutto, b. ca 1802, living in Williamson Co Ga 1820, marr Betsey Warren 1 Nov 1821

65. George Hutto, b. 1787 SC, hypothetical son

18. Martin Hutto, born 1755, probably died in the Revolutionary War, or at about that time.

children of [6] Jacob Hutto, born 1736 (19- 21)

19. William Hutto was born about the year 1762, shortly after the end of the famous Giessendanner “Book of Record”. He is being placed as a son of Jacob for reasons of timing, location, and family naming patterns. It appears he married Ann [Hill?] in 1782 as suggested below. William took out land in 1785 on Maple Branch, and also on Hill’s Bay (Providence Swamp). Although he almost surely had children by 1790 he does not appear on the census then. In 1800 he was listed in Colleton Co. [20101-00010, 3 slaves] This is consistent with marriage in 1782. On 3 July 1804 a plat for 589 acres on Wadboo Creek of Indian Fields Swamp was recorded for William Hutto. William is in the 1810 census in Orangeburg next to the Hill conclave. In addition to his wife, born prior to 1765, five daughters were living at home. However based on the 1800 census he had several sons who were not living at home any longer, as discussed shortly. William was well-to do and owned 4 slaves in 1810; he died by 1820. In that year the only Hutto households in the Providence area were Ann Hutto, Jacob Hutto, and David Hutto. The 1820 Ann Hutto entry is bizarre, 000201- 00000- 2 slaves. Apparently the census taker switched the male and female entries; she was evidently also shown living with her son David in 1810. The old estate records of Orangeburgh were destroyed when the courthouse was burned in 1865. William probably had a first son and namesake who left the area early, for Indiana. “Some time between 1820 and 1830 [William] and his son David returned to South Carolina to settle his father’s estate. One of the things that he received as his share in the estate was a Carriage. He returned to Indiana, with the Carriage. It is said to have been the first Carriage in Indiana.” (2) The timing is correct for an estate settlement if William [Sr] died about 1819, and mention of a valuable carriage inherited by the younger man suggests that the only Hutto living in SC at the time who was likely able to afford such a luxury would be William Sr.

William had a second possible son. David Hutto is known from later records to have been born in 1787, and by 1820 he owned 13 slaves so he was quite prosperous. In addition to his somewhat-younger wife living in his home in 1810 there was an older woman (presumably his mother) and four young women too old to be his daughters. The ages of the four young ladies exactly matches the ages of William’s daughters in 1810. Presumably the fifth daughter left home and married by 1820. I suggest that David was son to William, and that his mother [Ann] and four sisters moved in with him.

Ann Hutto is the only Hutto head of household (born 1780's) in St Mathews Parish in 1830; one adult daughter (aged 20-30) remained at home then. In 1840 Ann is not found. In 1850 there is an Ann Hutto, aged 80 as head of household living “between the River Road to Branchville and Four Hole Swamp), and Elizabeth Hutto, age 30, “idiot”. The following year the following obituary appears: “Died, the 19^th August... of Orange Parish*, aged 90 years.. amongst the first who joined the M. E. Church in this neighborhood, She married during the year of the evacuation of Charleston, [Ed.: Dec 1782] towards the close of the Revolution... She lived and died in the immediate vicinity of her birthplace.” (Southern Chr Adv. 5 Sept 1851) It is difficult to reconcile these various records. It is well known, however that elderly people are often quite inconsistent in reporting their ages. The alternative to accepting that all these records refer to the same Ann Hutto is to say that the records were all correct, and a different elderly Ann Hutto appears in each record only once. This seems improbable. Possible children:

66. William Hutto Jr, , c 1782

67. David Hutto, 1787-1841

68. Jacob Hutto, born 1789-90

69. daughter, b ca 1792, probably Rachel

70. daughter, b ca 1795 SC

71 daughter, b ca 1802

72. daughter, b ca 1805

72a daugher, born ca 1807

20. Daniel Hutto Sr.³ was born 1^st Jan 1767 SC, a possible son of Jacob Hutto.* The first certain record found naming him is a plat for 159 acres on the Pee Dee (Edisto) River surveyed for Daniel, dated 1801 (28). Mary Dur was living on adjacent land.⁺ Daniel married Mary Durr about 1795, daughter of Michael Durr (born c 1750 Switz) and Mary Aberly.** Mary was born in about 1780 (age 70 in 1850), died 10 Nov. 18__? Daniel is not located in 1800; in 1810 in Colleton Co SC p 324, with four daughters. In 1820 Daniel was living in Colleton Co. (200012 -21210), so two adult males were living with him, one younger, the other a contemporary. Living close by is Mrs. M. Durr, who in 1818 got a tract of 370 acres on Walnut Branch, Colleton Co. He is on the 1830 Colleton census, the only Hutto head of household in the county (0111.0001- 0030.001). Then in 1840 Daniel appears the last time in census records. Daniel died on 8 Feb 1847. They are buried at Indian Fields Methodist Church Cemetery., at Rosinville, 4 miles NE of St. George, South Carolina, where other Durr (Doerr etc) kin are also buried. They had issue. The census records do not match perfectly but give a fairly clear picture of the growth of his family. Here follows your author’s best guess as to the children:

72. Jacob Hutto, born about 1795, married about 1818

73. daughter born ca 1803 (prior to 1804 per 1820 census)

74. daughter born ca 1804

75. Mary Hutto, born 1805 Colleton Co So Car, died 28 March 1862. She married Reuben Knight.

76. Hannah Hutto, born about 1809, living with her mother [or mother-in-law] in 1850

77. Daniel Wright Hutto⁴, born b. May 28, 1815, in the Duncan Hill section of Bowman, South Carolina; d. January 14, 1890. He married Susannah Elizabeth Wimberly, daughter of Abraham Wimberly and Jane Russell. He had a large family, see below.

78. dau, b 1815-20

79. son, born 1810-20, living in 1830

* Since Daniel apparently did have an eldest son Jacob, and he was living not far from the oldest Jacob, he MIGHT be a son of [6] Jacob. Daniel could have also been a later son of [3] Charles Hutto Senior, who definitely settled in the eastern part of Orangeburg. Daniel is not a head of household in 1790 or 1800 even though of age. We know he had an “extra” white male of age living with him in 1820, perhaps a brother.

⁺ The plat for Daniel’s land shows that another neighbor was Wm Easterling. Easterling got land in 1797 adjacent Daniel Carns, and Enos and Silas Easterling.

** Michael Durr obtained half a dozen tracts of land in the area between Four Holes Swamp and Indian Fields Swamp near the Orangeburg-Colleton border between the years 1789 and 1793. He apparently died by 1801, as Mary Durr got land in her own right by then. .

21. Jacob Hutto Junior³ (Jacob Sr², Isaac) born between 1770-1774, married Lydia Lewis about 1805. They were enumerated in the 1810 census (p. 126A) in the Middle Pen Branch area, but evidently moved that summer as they are enumerated a second time on p. 136, the Rocky Swamp area to the west of Orangeburg. He was present at an election in 1813 in the Rocky Swamp area. (52) They continued west and he was enumerated on the 1820 census of Wayne County, Miss. They may have moved for a short time to Alabama based on place of birth of children. He is enumerated in Wayne Co in 1830, but by 1840 he had died and “Lyda” was head of the household (census p. 241) Children as given in (36) follow:

80. Mary Ann Hutto, b. 1805 SC, m John A Lewis

81. Lewis4 Hutto was born 1806 in Orangeburg Co., SC, and died prior to 1880 in Wayne Co., MS. He married Frances Strickland in 1835 in MS. She was born 1815 in Wayne Co., MS

82. Henry Hutto was born 1811 in Orangeburg Co., SC. He married Miranda ___________. She was born c 1830 in MS. There were at least five children

83. Jason Hutto was born 1819 in Wayne Co., MS, and died 1863 in service of CSA. He married Susan Laura Sheely. She was born 1842?

84. daughter, born 1810-19 MS, died by 1830

85. William David Hutto, born 1820 Wayne Co Miss, m Savina ___

86. Simeon Hutto was born 1825 in AL. He m. Ann Eveline Smith 1856 in AL. Six children.

87. Lydia Frances Hutto, born 1827, marr Simeon Lewis

88. Louisa Hutto, b 1830, marr Malcolm McNeil. Not found in 1880.

children of [7] Isaac Hutto Jr (22- 31)

22. Gideon Hutto³, son of Isaac², was born about 1768, married Isabella_____ about 1790. There is no listing for Gideon Hutto in the 1790 census so he was either not yet married, or perhaps was living with in-laws. There were two sons in the 1800 census, as well as four daughters, not identified for certain. In 1800 he was listed in the part of the Orangeburg census entitled “Forks of the Edisto”. We learn that in Dec. 1802 he received two grants of land jointly with Isaac Hutto Junior. This were for 1000 acres and 957 acres. (Plats 39: 167 and 39: ) We can pinpoint this tract exactly as is was on Rocky Swamp on the south border of Jacob Stroman’s plantation (plat in ref 44). Isabella was a member of the Dean Swamp Baptist Church. On the 10^th of August 1805 the Willow Swamp Baptist church was formally constituted from the membership of Dean Swamp church and she is named as one of 36 charter members. Evidently her husband belonged to the ME Church. Isabella sold one acre of land to for five dollars to her husband, Gideon Hutto and others in 1809 to establish Rocky Swamp Methodist Episcopal Church near Norway, SC. (50) Later their son Cornelius sold land to the Church and various Huttos are buried here. Gideon was prospering by 1810 when his household was shown to include four slaves. In 1810 his closest neighbors included Henry Young; soon Gideon’s oldest son would wed Henry’s (wealthy) widow. In 1820 Gideon had nine slaves, making him one of the most prosperous planters in the family. He and his wife were living in 1830, but at least he was evidently deceased by 1840.

Unofficial sources (IGI) state that Gideon’s wife was named Narcissa Isabella, that she was born in 1764, married second Erasmus Gibson in 1814 and that she died in 1844. An Erasmus Gibson was a private soldier in the Revolution in Virginia and at the age of 74 and resident of Orangeburg District started getting a Federal pension for his service, beginning Dec. 1833. It was pretty common for widows to marry pensioners (there were not many “good catches” available), but of course the suggested year of 1814 for their alleged marriage does not work. Here follow my best guesses as to Gideon’s numerous progeny.

88. Cornelius Hutto, born ca 1792, m. Martha (Young), then Mary _____

89. son, born 1790-99, maybe Levi, born about 1799?

90. 4 daughters born by 1800, but only one living at home in 1810. She was still at home in 1830

91. son born 1800-09, possibly Phillip Hutto, born about 1805

92. son born 1800-09--Gideon Hutto Junior, b ca 1808

93. dau born 1800-09, dead (or married) by 1820

94. son born 1810-1815, at home 1830 1840- Erasmus Gibson household?

95. son born 1815-1819, at home 1830

96. dau born 1810's, gone by 1830

97. dau. born 1810's, gone by 1830

23. Isaac Hutto³ , son of Isaac Jr, was born about 1772-1778, possibly married about 1798. This Isaac is not found as a head of household in the 1800 census. In 1802 he and his brother Gideon obtained a large land grant for 1000 acres on Rocky Swamp which they shared jointly. The 1810 census of Orangeburg shows Isaac was living near Gideon (p 136) and had begun a family, with two daughters at home. Since the older was aged 10-16 this suggests a marriage date of just before 1800. The name of his wife is unknown for certain; the 1810 census indicates she was older than Isaac, and was born 1765-84. The 1820 census (p 216) shows an Isaac Hutto living in the Willow Swamp area, but this man was born prior to 1775 and was probably his father. Listed just three names after Gideon Hutto we find Sarah Hutto, born prior to 1776 as head of a household which included a daughter age 10-16 plus two sons under 10. It is possible, not proven, that Sarah was the widow of Isaac Hutto³, who may have died about 1818 Sarah was also head of household in 1830. More work is needed to understand this family group.

98. daughter, born ca 1799

99. daughter, born 1800-09

99a son, born 1810-19

99b son, born 1810-19

24. son, born between 1774 and 1790, see 1790 census.

25. James Hutto³ was born about 1778. There is no direct proof of his parentage, but we do know that Isaac Jr had a son born in this time frame. James is first found on the Orangeburg census in 1810 (p. 136), listed a few names after [22] Isaac, who is known to have taken out a large tract of land in Rocky Swamp in 1802. So he lived in close proximity to this known son of Isaac Jr. James married about 1801 based on having six children in 1810. For reasons to be described more fully below I will suggest that his wife was a Chavis girl, possibly one of the many children of Lazarus Chavis, who lived almost next to James, Gideon and Isaac Hutto (see 1810 census p 136). We do not find James in 1820, but there is a Sarah Hutto living almost next to Lazarus Chavis; she was born prior to 1775. There were no males corresponding to the four (all born 1800-09) noted in the 1810 census, so if I am correct that Sarah was the widow of James, these boys either died young or went to live in other households by 1820. The latter arrangement was very common at the time, when life was short and uncertain. Families had to help each other out to an extent not commonly seen today. Sarah was still on the census in 1830 but not later.

100. son, b 1800-09, very likely James Hutto⁴, b 1803, m. Nancy ____ See below.

101. son, b 1800-09, possibly died young

102. son, b 1800-09

103. son, b 1800-09

104. dau, b 1800-09

105. dau, b 1800-09 (only one still at home in 1820)

106. son [of Sarah], b 1810-19

107. son [of Sarah], b 1810-19

26. daughter born after 1774

27. daughter, born after 1774

28. son, b 1790-99, possibly William Hutto, born about 1799. William married about 1826 and had two daughters, born 1827-1830 (1830 Orangeburg census). In 1840 there were no further children and he was living in Lexington County right next to Benjamin (b 1789). No trace of this family is found in 1850 or later.

29. Benjamin Hutto³ was born about 1789-91 in SC.* He was not literate and census records are not consistent with respect to his birth year. He married Ellender _____ about 1812. As a guess, her last name may have been Chavis**. Between 1810 and 1820 Benjamin and Ellender moved from Orangeburg County to Telfair County, Georgia, where they remained until moving by 1840 to neighboring Pulaski County. They were still in Telfair in 1837, when Benjamin served on a Grand Jury. They are on the 1850 census in Pulaski Co. (69^th District), living near some of their grown children. [In this census the enumerator has reversed the ages of Benjamin and Ellender]. Neither the date of their deaths nor their place of burial is known, although both had apparently vanished from census records by 1860.

Children of Benjamin and Ellender Hutto:

108. Daughter, born about 1814. At home 1820.

109. Isaac Hutto⁴, born about 1815, probably in South Carolina; he moved with his parents to Telfair County, Georgia by 1820, and on May 1, 1840 in nearby Tattnall County he married Katherine "Katie" Underwood Dunwoody (ca 1820-1911).. Isaac died in 1889 in Coffee County, while Katherine lived until December 4, 1911. Descendants are given below.

110.Daughter, born c1817

111. Daughter, born c1819 [Nancy, married Thos J Joiner 6 May 1839 Pulaski Co]

112. Daughter, born c1821

113. Son, born c1822

114. Mima Hutto, born c 1824, at home in 1850

115. Henry Hutto, born c1825; married Mary Nipper on 24 Dec 1848 in Pulaski Co., Ga. Not on 1850 Pulaski census

116. Daughter, born c 1826

117. William Hutto, born c 1828; married Mary Dunn on June 24, 1847 in Pulaski Co., Ga. She was several years older than William. By 1880 they were in Appling Co Georgia.

118. Daughter, born c 1830

119. Ann Hutto, born c 1831, married Joseph Buchanan in Montgomery Co Ga on 14 Dec 1860.

120. Alice Hutto, born c 1833, still living at home in 1850

In 1850 there were three younger children at home, and it is not perfectly clear whether they were very late children of Ellender (age given as 60 but should be 50), of Mima, or perhaps they were orphans.

*The father of Benjamin Hutto (b ca 1790) has been a matter of some controversy. John E Worth has proposed Benjamin Hutto Sr as the father. With all due respect, I beg to differ. It seems rather clear than the Benjamin who went to Georgia was born around 1790 (Worth suggests a bit earlier). The 1800 census shows us that Benjamin Hutto Sr had two sons at home then but both were born between 1774-1784. I propose that Benjamin (b ca 1790) was instead a son of Benjamin Sr’s brother Isaac, who did have a son living at home in 1800 who was born in the 1790 time frame. Adding support to this theory it should be pointed out that Benjamin (b ca 1790) named his oldest known son Isaac Hutto. ANOTHER Benjamin Hutto, born in 1789, remained in Lexington Co. SC.

** In the 1820 census of Telfair Co Ga the entry for Benjamin Hutto shows one white male, and all other family members as “free colored”. This requires explanation. Living in the Dean Swamp area in addition to the whites were the remaining descendants of the local American Indian tribes, known as the Beaver Creek Tribe of the Peedee Indians. Among these were families which took the names Williams and Chavis. Members of the Hutto family intermarried a number of times with descendants of Lazarus Chavis, who had a large brood. Looking at the various census records, the Chavis family members are denoted “white” in some years, “free colored” in others, and in a few cases “black”. There was no provision for “Native American” on the census prior to about 1870. The result is that the lighter skinned Indians were categorized as white and the darkest ones black. This was very important as depending on whether you could pass for white determined certain legal rights. The descendants of the Beaver Creek tribe are now (2004) trying to get legal status as a tribe, with the help of the Orangeburg Rep to Congress, who happens to be a Hutto.

Please note a similar situation with regard to [24] James Hutto, probably a brother to Benjamin.

Lazarus Chavis, born about 1756, enlisted with Captain Moon in South Carolina for fourteen months in 1778 under General Andrew Williamson. He was in the battles of Stono and Savannah. He applied for and received a pension in Orangeburg on 4 March 1835. A lawyer contacted the pension office in Washington on 1