John Snodgrass1

d. before 15 September 1818
FatherJohn Snodgrass2
Marriage2 Oct 1800 John Snodgrass married Margaret Hutton, daughter of John Hutton and Jane Dickson, on 2 Oct 1800 in Washington County, Virginia.3,4 
  John's brother Joseph Snodgrass married Margaret's sister Ann Hutton 3 years earlier. 
  In 1786 John Snodgrass [Sr.] had purchased a large tract of land adjacent to the eastern boundary of the land Margaret's father owned. Hence Margaret and John [Jr.] grew up on neighboring properties. In August 1794 John Snodgrass Sr. deeded the northeast half of this land to John Jr.]'s brother Joseph. John Sr.'s will left the remainder of the land to John [Jr.]. Hence once they married, John and Margaret lived with her parents to their west, and John's brother Joseph (with Margaret's sister Ann) to their east.5,6,7 
Tax1815  In 1815 John was assessed for one farm on the north side of the Middle Fork of the Holston River containing 180 acres. It was described as adjacent to land owned by Joseph Snodgrass and others, and included a log house, a log barn and 4 log "cabbins."8 
Deathbefore 15 Sep 1818 John died before 15 Sep 1818 at which time guardians were appointed to care for the interest of his minor children.1 

Family

Margaret Hutton b. abt 1780, d. aft Sep 1870
Children
Last Edited1 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 16. Moses Hutton named guardian of Joseph, Polly, John, Moses, Eleanor and Edward Snodgrass, orphans of John Snodgrass, dec'd; bond: $2,000 with sureties James Hutton, William Snodgrass and Joseph Snodgrass.
  2. [S1987] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 22: 38.
  3. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 55. Marriage abstracted as: John Snodgrass and Margaret Hutton, 2 Oct. 1800.
  4. [S2152] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 4: 388. This deed, dated 8 Nov. 1810 and recorded 21 Nov. 1810, contained a release of interest in 15 acres of land signed by 8 of John Hutton's children (and/or their husbands) in favor of their brother Leonard. John Hutton purchased a tract of land in 1795 from George Gamble and then sold it to Leonard in 1797. Later it was discovered that the original surveyor mistakenly omitted a 15 acre section of the tract from his survey.
  5. [S1046] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 1: 32. 21 Mar 1786: Thomas Bates and Elizabeth his wife of Washington Co., VA to John Snodgrass, of same, tract of land granted to Bates 24 Jun 1785 on the waters of the Middle Fork of the Holston River; estimated at 400 acres.
  6. [S1046] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 1: 344. 19 Aug 1794: John Snodgrass and Mary, wife, to Joseph Snodgrass, both of Washington Co., VA, 220 1/2 acres on a branch of Stalnackers Creek, on the north side of the Middle Fork of the Holston River.
  7. [S616] John Snodgrass will (recorded 1796), Washington Co., Virginia Will Bk 2: 72. The will was dated 8 June 1795 and exhibited in court on 15 March 1796. The will named wife Mary, daughters Elisabeth, Elenir [Eleanor] and Mary; also sons David, William, Joseph, John, and Mathew (to live with son Joseph or John); also son-in-law James Duffy. The plantation was left to son John on his mother's death. Son-in-law James Duffy and son William Snodgrass were named executors. Robert Buchanan, Joseph Snodgrass and James Buchanan witnessed the will.
  8. [S2124] Mary Kegley, Supplement to Southwest Virginia Tax Assessments, p. 23.
  9. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 16. Moses Hutton named guardian of Joseph, Polly, John, Moses, Eleanor and Edward Snodgrass, orphans of John Snodgrass, dec'd; bond: $2,000 with sureties James Hutton, William Snodgrass and Joseph Snodgrass; 15 Sept. 1818.