Genealogy Report: Descendants of Adam Guthrie
Descendants of Adam Guthrie
2.JAMES2 GUTHRIE (ADAM1) was born Abt. 1777 in Fincastle County, Virginia, and died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Clinton County, Kentucky.He married SARAH ATCHLEY January 07, 1810 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, daughter of THOMAS ATCHLEY and LYDIA RICHARDS.
Notes for JAMES GUTHRIE:
James Guthrie left left descendants in the area of Cumberland and Clinton Counties of southeastern Kentucky. This line of Guthries is well documented and many James Guthrie desendants live in this area at present.
Children of JAMES GUTHRIE and SARAH ATCHLEY are:
i. | THOMAS3 GUTHRIE, b. Abt. 1809, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1846, Clinton County, Kentucky. | ||
ii. | JAMES ANDERSON GUTHRIE, b. Abt. 1811, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1870, Clinton County, Kentucky; m. MARY, Abt. 1842, Kentucky. | ||
iii. | GUTHRIE, b. 1813. |
Notes for GUTHRIE: Died in infancy. |
iv. | ALBERT GUTHRIE, b. Abt. 1815, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1860, Clinton County, Kentucky; m. AGNES, 1841, Kentucky. | ||
v. | ADAM GUTHRIE, b. 1818, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1870, Clinton County, Kentucky; m. MARY E. VANCE, 1842, Kentucky. | ||
vi. | ARMENIAS GUTHRIE, b. 1820, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1870, Kentucky; m. MATILDA C. VANCE, Abt. 1844, Kentucky. | ||
vii. | LYDIA GUTHRIE, b. 1823; m. UNKOWN. |
3.GEORGE2 GUTHRIE (ADAM1) was born Abt. 1779 in Fincastle County, Virginia, and died Bet. 1840 - 1850 in Illinois.He married HANNAH Abt. 1800 in Tennessee.
Notes for GEORGE GUTHRIE:
George Guthrie and family removed west during the pioneer period. Most of his children raised large families in Fayette County, Illinois where George established. There are many desendants of this line at present.
Children of GEORGE GUTHRIE and HANNAH are:
i. | LYDIA3 GUTHRIE, b. Bet. 1800 - 1803, Tennessee; d. Illinois; m. OLIVER WILLIAMS, July 23, 1840, Fayette County, Illinois. | ||
ii. | MARY ANN GUTHRIE, b. Abt. 1803, Tennessee; m. DAVID SIDWELL. | ||
iii. | THOMAS GUTHRIE, b. Abt. 1805, Cumberland County, Kentucky. | ||
iv. | ADAM ALLEN GUTHRIE, b. 1808, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. Illinois; m. MAHALA SIDWELL, January 14, 1830, Fayette County, Illinois. | ||
v. | GEORGE WASHINGTON GUTHRIE, b. 1813, Cumberland County, Kentucky; m. (1) JANE A. AUSTIN, May 08, 1834, Fayette County, Illinois; m. (2) MARGARET CAWTHORN, January 02, 1848, Fayette County, Illinois. | ||
vi. | LAVINA JANE GUTHRIE, b. Bet. 1814 - 1815, Cumberland County, Kentucky; m. ISAAC DENTON SIDWELL, November 21, 1829, Fayette County, Illinois. | ||
vii. | NANCY GUTHRIE, b. October 06, 1817, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. January 29, 1901, Fayette County, Illinois; m. RICHARD AUSTIN, March 09, 1834, Fayette County, Illinois. | ||
viii. | JACKSON GUTHRIE, b. Abt. 1818, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. Fayette County, Illinois; m. LUVISTA AUSTIN, January 27, 1841, Fayette County, Illinois. | ||
ix. | GILBERT GUTHRIE, b. Abt. 1825, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. Fayette County, Illinois; m. EMILY I. YATES MAUGHAN, November 10, 1849, Kentucky. |
4.THOMAS2 GUTHRIE (ADAM1) was born 1789 in Southwest Territory (East Tennessee), and died 1845 in Hamilton County, Tennessee.He married MARY (POLLY) CANTERBURY September 08, 1809 in the vicinity of present day Sevier County, Tennessee, daughter of WILLIAM CANTERBURY and BETSEYANN LAWSON.She was born February 05, 1792 in Southwest Territory (western North Carolina or eastern Tennessee), and died 1860 in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Notes for THOMAS GUTHRIE:
THE THOMAS GUTHRIE STORY
Thomas Guthrie, son of Adam and Mary (Anderson) Guthrie was born in the Southwestern Territory, along the French Broad River (present day Sevier County, Tennessee) in 1789. On Thursday September 08, 1809 in that same area he married Mary, who was known as Polly Canterbury. Between 1809-1810, Thomas and Mary removed with part of Adam Guthrie's familyto Cumberland County, Kentucky where Thomas' brothers (James and George) had settled. Little is known of the Guthrie family in Kentucky but all owned farms farms in the area which they settled in addition to Adam Guthrie's lands in Tennessee. Upon the death of Adam Guthrie, one of these farms, noted as a plantation,was willed to Thomas the youngest son. While living in Kentucky all of Thomas Guthrie's children were born and the family remained there until 1834.
In 1834 Thomas, wife Polly, their nine children and possibly Thomas' sisters, Mary and Nancy, left Kentucky and returned to Tennessee as pioneers in the lands then opening for settlement in the Indian Territory of Southeast Tennessee. For a time the family lived in Roane County . It is known that the Guthrie family first lived at the site of the former Indian town of Toqua. By 1838 the family was noted as living at King's Point in what is now Hamilton County, Tennessee. Also living at King's Point about this same time was Absolem Sivley and wife Rebecca (formerly Rebecca Canterbury), Mary (Canterbury) Guthrie's sister.History texts written about the area note that Thomas Guthrie was the first permanent white settler on the South side of the Tennessee River in the former Cherokee Indian lands, known then as the Ocoee Land District. In 1839 Thomas was issued an occupant land grant by the State of Tennessee for 160 acres in this area and the grant was signed by Newton Cannon, Governor and James K. Polk. The family lived for a time here atKing's Point, which is the present day location of the swimming area near Chickamauga Dam in Hamilton County, Tennessee. After a short time the family acquired more land and moved north along the river, permanently settled and began farming near Wolf Tever Creek and the Tennessee River about one mile north of old Harrison, Tennessee. This would become home to four generations of the Guthrie family until the late 1930's when the family was relocated by the Tennessee Valley Authority in order to build the Chickamauga Reservoir.
Thomas Guthrie is noted as having been a prominent citizen and landowner during the pioneer period of Hamilton County and the census of 1840 lists him as a slave owner. All of his nine children lived until adulthood and started families in the area. The children likewise, are noted as being outstanding citizens in their communities and several gained political, religious and military notoriety in the region.
The exact burial location of Thomas and Polly Guthrie is questionable. It is possible they are buried on land currently in the possession of the Tennessee Valley Authority near King's Point and noted in W. P. A. records as "Old Guther's" Cemetery. The few stones located at this cemetery are unreadable. It is also possible that their graves are among the more than one hundred and fifty unreadable stones located in the Harrison Cemetery in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
OCCUPANT LAND GRANT FOR THOMAS GUTHRIE
The State of TennesseeNo. 735
TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME GREETINGS
Know Ye, That in consideration of an entry made in the Entry Takers Office of the Ocoee District of No. 770 dated the seventh day of August, 1839 by Thomas Guthrie as an Occupant entree there is granted by the said State of Tennessee, to the said Thomas Guthrie and his heirs a certain tract or parcel of land, containing one hundred and sixty acres lying in the county (left blank) in the said district, situated in the third range west of the basis line fifth fractional township, beginning at the Northwest quarter of said section: with its appurtenances, to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land, with its appurtenances, to the said Thomas Guthrie and his heirs forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Newton Cannon (signature) Governor of the State of Tennessee, hath hereunto set his hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed at Nashville, on the 13th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine and American Independence the sixty fourth.
James K. Polk (signature)
BY THE GOVERNOR
John S. Young (signature)
SECRETARY
Thomas Guthrie
Hath title to the above described land.
Recorded 25th of January 1840
F. J. R. Edwards (signature)
Register of the Ocoee District
SECRETARY
More About THOMAS GUTHRIE:
Burial: 1845, Hamilton County, Tennessee
More About MARY (POLLY) CANTERBURY:
Burial: 1860, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Children of THOMAS GUTHRIE and MARY CANTERBURY are:
5. | i. | WILLIAM C.3 GUTHRIE, b. Abt. 1811, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. April 06, 1864, Hamilton County, Tennessee. | |
6. | ii. | ELIZABETH GUTHRIE, b. November 25, 1815, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. January 17, 1897, Hamilton County, Tennessee. | |
iii. | LAWSON GUTHRIE, b. 1816, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. March 05, 1875, James County, Tennessee; m. NARCISSA SMITH, 1849, Hamilton County, Tennessee; b. Abt. 1832, Tennessee; d. Hamilton County, Tennessee. |
Notes for LAWSON GUTHRIE: KNOWN HISTORY AND MILITARY CAREER OF LAWSON GUTHRIE Lawson Guthrie is likely the most colorful of Thomas and Mary Guthrie's nine children. Lawson was not only a prominent figure during the early years of Hamilton County but a large land owner and merchant in the area of Bartlebough along the Tennessee River. At one point he served as a county deputy but later gained fame as a soldier during the war with Mexico. Lawson raised a Company of men from Hamilton County for service during the Mexican War which became known as Company A. of the Fourth Tennessee Infantry. Lawson fought throughout the war and at the battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico he was breveted for gallantry. He served throught the conflict as a Captain and was present present at the surrender of Mexico City. After returning home in 1848, Captain Guthrie, as he was then known, settled down to the enterprise of farming along the Tennessee River and according to one source, "he was a prime example of what a peace time soldier should be". Shortly thereafter he married Narcissa Smith, many years younger than Lawson and said to have been "very lovely" however Lawson and Narcissa remained childless. In early 1861 Governor Isham Harris commissioned David M. Key and James W. Gillespie with the assistance of Lawson Guthrie to organize a regiment from Hamilton County for the Provisional Army of Tennessee to be mustered into Confederate service upon secession of the state. Lawson, retaining the rank of Captain, raised a company from the area of Ooltewah, Tennessee and organized them in October of 1861. After the regiment was formed it was first know as the Fifth East Tennessee Volunteers, Gillespie's Regiment with Captain Lawson Guthrie in command of Company K. The regiment was mustered into Confederate service at Knoxville on December 14, 1861 at which point Lawson Guthrie was elected its regimental Major and the organization became known as the 43rd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment and in 1863 as the 43rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry. Lawson Guthrie's Confederate military career is well documented in the Tennessee State Library and Archives, volume II of Zella Armstrong's "History of Hamilton County and Chattanooga Tennessee", along with several other local history texts including "James County, Lost County of Tennessee". The following account of Major Guthrie's service in the Confederate Army is taken from the above sources along with other bits of information gleaned from various historical sources........ During 1862 most of the 43rd Tennessee was detached to East Tennessee where they guarded the bridges against sabotage by Unionists from upper east Tennessee. Some of the bridges under guard were at Strawberry Plains, Lick Creek, Morristown, Loudon and the all important Hiawassie bridge at Charleston Tennessee which Unionists tried to burn. The regiment was reported to be poorly armed during late 1861 through early 1862 with flintlock muskets or shotguns but was later outfitted with better weapons and moved into Virginia. From this point they participated in minor engagements during an attempted invasion of Kentucky. One diary lists the miles traveled daily while in Kentucky and totals them at more than 600. While in Kentucky the regiment camped for some time at Mount Sterling which was sympathetic to the Southern cause. While there the regiment was presented with a large and handsome battle flag by the the ladies of the area. It was received by Lt. Col. Key in an eloquent address and history records that the battle flag of the 43rd, when surrendered, had 972 bullet holes in it that could be counted. After a time the 43rd returned to Lenoir Station in Tennessee and while there Major Lawson Guthrie participated in a Confederate Court Martial at Knoxville. In a letter of thanks, General E. Kirby Smith, in charge of the Department of East Tennessee notes Lawson Guthrie and signs a voucher to pay mileage to and from the trial. During this same period several receipts for monthly pay and forage allowances exist for Lawson Guthrie. His normal pay as a Confederate Major was one hundred and fifty dollars per month with a forage allowance for horses. While at Lenoir Station the regiment became part of a brigade composed of three Tennessee infantry regiments, a North Carolina infantry regiment and a battery of Maryland artillery. On December 22, 1862 the brigade was dispatched by rail to fortify the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi and was engaged in picket duty and the building of fortifications around the city.On May 15, 1863 while in the rear guard on the march to Raymond, Mississippi, the 43rd was engaged by Federal troops at Big Black River and Bakers Creek. The 43rd fell back to Vicksburg and for the next 47 days was caught up in what has become known as the Siege of Vicksburg. During the siege, the city was starved and shelled into submission by Federal troops and on June 25th, 1863 Lawson Guthrie was shot in the thigh by a Union sharpshooter, this according to the diary of Private Clack of Rhea County, Tennessee, a soldier in the 43rd who kept a written history of the siege. On July 04, 1863 the city fell and Lawson Guthrie was captured along with the rest of the garrison. State Archive records list Lawson Guthrie as being among the sick and wounded prisoners awaiting transport to the occupied city of New Orleans. In prearranged surrender terms the prisoners would be forced to sign paroles in order to be released or exchanged. Upon arrival in New Orleans, Major Guthrie was sent to Demopolis, Alabama where he was freed in a prisoner exchange. Sometime in late 1863 Lawson Guthrie returned to his regiment, which was nowgarrisoned near Bulls Gap, Tennessee. During this period of reformation the 43rd was issued horses and served as mounted infantry until the end of the war. In this same location on January 4th, 1864, Lawson Guthrie, almost 50 years old, resigned his commission. According to surgeons reports he could only serve under the most remitting of circumstances, suffering from wounds received at Vicksburg, chronic bronchitis and dysentery brought on during his term as a wounded prisoner. His resignation was sent to W.A. Seddon, Secretary of War for the Confederacy, and accepted and signed by Brigadier General John C. Vaughn who commanded Major Guthrie's division. Upon returning home through occupied East Tennessee, Lawson Guthrie lived the remainder of his days on his farm in Hamilton County. The 43rd Regiment, which Lawson Guthrie helped to organize, continued to be active until the end of the war, serving in Virginia during 1864-1865 and as part of President Jefferson Davis' escort as he attempted to evade Federal forces after the surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in the spring of 1865. The regiment was finally surrounded at Washington, Georgia in May of 1865 where it surrendered to United States forces. All of the regiment's staff officers survived the war and Col. Key became a representative from Tennessee after reconstruction. The regiment held annual reunions until about 1920...... PRISONER OF WAR PAROLE CARD, MAJOR LAWSON GUTHRIE Vicksburg Mississippi July 15, 1863 TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, KNOW YE THAT: I L. Guthrie and Major of the 43rd Reg't Tenn. Inf. Vols. C. S. A. being a Prisoner of War in the hands of the United States Forces, in virtue of the capitulation of the City of Vicksburg and its garrison, by Lieut. Gen. John C. Pemberton, C. S. A., Commanding on the 4th day of July, 1863, do in pursuance of terms of said capitulation, give my solemn parole under oath- That I will not take up arms again against the United States,nor serve in any military, police or constabulary force in any Fort, Garrison or field work held by the Confederate States of America, against the United States of America, nor as guard of prisons, depots or stores, nor discharge any duties usually performed by Officers or soldiers, against the United States of America, until duly exchanged by the proper authorities. L. Guthrie (his signature) 43rd Tenn., Vols. Sworn and subscribed before me at Vicksburg, Miss., this 15th day of July, 1863. John C. Fry (signature) 20 Reg't Ohio Vols. Major and PAROLING OFFICER |
More About LAWSON GUTHRIE: Burial: Smith Family Cemetery, Hamilton County, Tennessee Military service: Co. E 4th Tennessee (Mexican War) & 43rd Regiment Tennessee Volunteers (C.S.A.) Occupation: Merchant & Farmer (1850 & 1860 census for Hamilton County, Tennessee) |
Notes for NARCISSA SMITH: In old written interviews about her husbands military experience it has been related that Narcissa was very beautiful and many years younger than her husband. She was born and reared on the Smith family farm which adjoined King's Point where the Guthrie family first lived in Hamilton County. She was the daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Skillern) Smith. The Smith family was prominent during the pioneer period of Hamilton County. Narcissa's brother, Joseph A. Smith served during the Mexican War with Tennessee State Troops and as a Lt. Colonel and Executive Officer of the 35th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Confederate States Army during the War Between the States. |
More About NARCISSA SMITH: Burial: Smith Family Cemetery, Hamilton County Tennessee |
7. | iv. | THOMAS JEFFERSON GUTHRIE, b. February 24, 1819, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. January 01, 1903, Lawrence County, Arkansas. | |
8. | v. | ROBERT HENDERSON GUTHRIE, b. March 27, 1820, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. May 20, 1881, Harrison, Tennessee. | |
9. | vi. | MARY GUTHRIE, b. 1822, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1860, Hamilton County, Tennessee. | |
10. | vii. | JAMES A. P. GUTHRIE, b. July 11, 1824, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. March 29, 1896, James County, Tennessee. | |
11. | viii. | GEORGE B. F. GUTHRIE, b. November 17, 1825, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. March 13, 1871, Hamilton County, Tennessee. | |
12. | ix. | CAROLINE GUTHRIE, b. 1827, Cumberland County, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1870, Arkansas. |