Richard C. Hutcheson & wife Nancy Isabella Wolf


 
The Kentucky records of the Hutcheson in Hopkins County are sparse but, are quoted with some comments to reflect on their beginnings. Deed Book 3, page 42, Oct. 4, 1820 as recorded July 9, 1821; "George Wolf of Lawrence County and State of Missouri sells to Richard C. Hutcheson of Hopkins Co., KY for $228; 89 acres on Popular Creek, a head branch of Deer Creek, land bounded by John Pierson's land, (his land was later in Union Co., KY after Union Co., was formed). Samuel Compton's corner passing Michael Wolf's corner" attested; John Harvey Jr. and Thomas A. Compton. The George Wolf here May of 1820 according to court records here. Nancy's brother, Reverand John Wolf was to conduct a memorial service for Polly Pierson, a member of Major Wolf's household in 1859, and possibly of this Pierson family. It appears from this and subsequent land transactions that the Hutchesons did not depart KY with the Wolf-Adams clans in the 1818-1820 time frame. The "Harvey" name appears with the Hutcheson name later on in AR. The connections to these Harveys are not known.
Deed Book 9, page 245, February 13, 1840: "Richard C. Hutcherson of the county of Izard, State of AR, sells to Thomas Hobgood of Hopkins Co., for $200, 89 acres on Popular Creek, branch of Deer Creek and bounded by John Pierson". This 89 acres is the same acreage that Richard bought from George Wolf in 1820 for $228. The Hutcheson family was in our area(AR) according to our tax and census records as early as 1824.
Deed Book 4, page 66, April 4, 1822: "Richard C. Hutchison and Nancy Hutchison his wife, sell to Howel B. Cox, all of Hopkins Co., KY, for (do not know what this price is as one character in the amount is missing) $?35, 50 acres on Bull Creek, a branch of CrabOrchard Fort of Tradewater River. Nancy relinquishes her dower in said land. Recorded April 8, 1822.
Deed Book 7: "Thomas Hutcherson of Lunenberg Co., VA, appoints Dabney Brown as his attorney to collect from the estate of my brother, John Hutcherson, deceased. The administrator, John Crow, March 6, 1834. Witness John Harvey, Produced to me, the said county clerk on this day March 6, 1834, by Thomas Hutcherson". The Arkansas/Kentucky Hutchesons may have been from Lunenberg Co., VA.
Deed Book 8, page 385, March 3, 1834: "This indenture made March 3, 1834 between Richard C. Hutcherson, Thomas Hutcherson, John Crow and Nancy Crow his wife, Thomas Compton and Martha H., his wife, Dabney Brown and Elizabeth, his wife, all heirs of John Hutcherson, deceased, sell to Walter Cates, all of Hopkins County for $286, 100 acres". From the deed books you can see that John and Thomas were brothers but we do not know the relationship of 'Richard' other than he was an heir and that they were neighbors. Richard was in AR before 1824. The 1830 census, signed by Nancy's brother Major Wolf, does not show the children's names. It does show one male under 5, 4 females under 5 and 3 females 5-10 years of age. This was certainly a young and growing family with lots of daughters.

Commissioned 1st Lt. 12 May 1827 in Independence County, Arkansas Territory. He received 80 acres of AR land warrant #15631 for service as Pvt. in Capt Pools Co. 98 Reg, VA Militia, War of 1812. Nancy and Richard are thought to be buried in the family cemetery located on part of their acreage above the river mark and it is known that in 1902 Samuel S. Hutcheson son of John Wm. Hutcheson was buried there. He would have been a grandson to Nancy and Richard.
Drucilla, Samuel and Minnie were minors under 14 cited in a suit following their father's death (1863)

Richard and Nancy Hutcheson names appear on many land documents in AR showing that they had extensive land holding along the fertile White River. The family cemetery is located on part of their acreage above the river high water mark and was used as late as 1902 when Samuel S. Hutcheson (John W, Richard C) was buried. This graveyard, now grown up and long abandoned, is thought to be the final resting place of Nancy and Richard, although practically all grave markers found to date are without inscription.
The 1850 census for Richard C. Hutcheson, household 297, North Fork Township gives the following information: Richa C. Hutcheson, 58; Polly (McCubben), 34 wife; Cinderella, 20; Susan, 19 - attending school; Michael, 16; John, 15; Nancy F., 13; Margaret, 12; Richard, 11 - all listed as attending school; George, 8.
Missing children known to us and probably married are: Pernetta C. who was born about 1822 and married A.B. Hawkins and then Fielding Herron; Elizabeth D. who was born about 1823 and married William Pugh; Olizary Lucinda who was born Nov. 17, 1824 and died Feb 4, 1891, and married Henry W. Bandy and then Capt. S. J. McGuffin. According to Nancy Wolf Hutcheson's 1844 obituary, there were 14 surviving children. The hour and one half old child is known to be George who is shown as 8 years old on the 1850 census. So there are 3 children not accounted for in the time period 1844 to 1850.
Religious affiliation of the Hutchesons appear to have been with the Baptist, in the early states. The family is mentioned as being in the Big Camp Meeting of the Missionary Baptist Church in 1843 which as upriver from their home. Then there are many Methodists in the family also.
The North Fork store accounts of 1850-1853 show that Richard and his second wife Polly traded there.

Several of the males in this family served in the CSA.

Reference: KY Deed books, KY Census, AR Census, Material furnished by Bob Bounds, 2001, CSA records
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Richard Hutcheson received 80 acers of Ar land, warrant # 15631; "for service as Pvt. in Capt. Fools Co. 98th Regmt., VA Militia, War of 1812". This land was in the S.W. Qtr. of section 17 T.18, R12, on the left bank of the White River and on the opposite side of the River from his and Nancy's homestead. We do not know when they homesteaded on the right bank of the White River, but it had to be on or after 1828 as that was the year that the Cherokees relinquished their land and moved west. Their neighbors on the right bank were Peter F. Adams and Matthew Adams.
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On 27 Feb.1817 William McCubbin purchased 120 acres from Andrew and Charlette Buckham in Hopkins Co. Ky. Att:John Harvey,Jr. and Wilson Adams
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Ky Land Warrants by Willard Rowe Jillson P 658 William McCubbins purchased 50 acres on Bull Creek,Hopkins Co.,Ky-Book C page 284 dated Sept.3,1817
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On date of Thursday, December 24,1818 Dr. William McCubbin purchased from Levi Davis a track of land located (see indenture) and being in the Cherokee Indian boundary between Arkansas and White river above the mouth of Levi's creek on said river. The Territory of Missouri,County of Lawrence. Recorded 23 Jan,1819
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On date of September 15,1818 William McCubbin gave his Power of Attorneey to "My friend Robert Adams" with instructions to sell the land he lived on to either Richard C. Hutcherson or Amy Hutcherson and to collect, and pay all debts. Test:Ed and Hiram Bauldwin.
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On date of Saturday,February 27,1819 William McCubbin Lf Lawrence County, Territory of Missouri sold 120 acres (see deed) on the Headwaters of Treadwater on one of the head branches of Bull Creek, Hopkins,County to Amy Hutcherson. Transaction handled by William's attorney in fact, Robert Adams.
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1810 Census Hopkins Co. Ky page 493 William McCubbin
1 Male age 16-26-----William
2 Females age 0-10---Elizabeth and ?
1 Female age 16-26----Nancy
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In 1830 Nancy had 3 slaves, in 1840 she had 8 slaves.

Kay Peterson - 23 Feb 2004
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On the Izard Co., AR tax list for 1839, there are two Pugh's. William
and
William P.
On the Izard Co., AR tax list for 1828-1832 there is a Richard C.
Hutcheson
Richard C. Hutcheson is on the 1830 Census for Izard County, AR as
follows:
1 male under 5
1 male 30-40
4 females under 5
5 females 5-10
1 female 20-30
Richard was given a land grant in Batesville of 44.77 acres in March
1855.

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Children of RICHARD HUTCHESON and NANCY WOLF are:

                i.    WILLIAM MARTIN8 HUTCHESON, b. Abt. 1819, Ky probably.
              
 ii.    EBALINE HUTCHESON, b. Abt. 1820, Ky probably
               iii.    P
ERNETTA C. HUTCHESON, b. Abt. 1822, KYprobably; d. Abt. 1876, age 52, Near Northfork River in Baxter Co., Ark..
                       She married A. B. Hawkins and had a son and a daughter, Sarah G. Hawkins.  At his death she married
Fielding Herron
                        and had a son , James Porter Herron.  Sarah G. Hawkins married unknown Tracy and had a son James B. Tracy and
                        a daughter, Elizabeth Tracy.  It is suspected that she was also the mother of Edward P. Cantrell.
         
     iv.    ELIZABETH D. HUTCHESON, b. Abt. Feb 1823, KY or one source says AR; d. 18 Feb 1918. 
                       She married 
William Pugh and had a son and a daughter.  Her daughter Amy married an Evans.
          
     v.     OLIZARY LUCINDA HUTCHESON, b. 17 Nov 1824, Baxter Co., Ark; d. 04 Feb 1891, Batesville, AR.
                         She married a
Bandy and then Augustus Harris
               vi.    T
HOMAS HUTCHESON, b. Aft. 1826.
              vii.    A
MY HUTCHESON, b. Abt. 1829, Died Young; d. Named after her grandmother probably
             viii.   C
INDERELLA HUTCHESON, b. 1830, Baxter Co., Ark.; d. Abt. 1896, Lone Rock, AR.
               ix.    M
ATTHEW HUTCHESON, b. Abt. 1831, Baxter Co., Ark. probably

                x.    NEWTON HUTCHESON, b. Abt. 1832, Baxter Co., Ark, probably.
                       I found a note that said he married Buch Hawkins but I think it might have been about his sister Nettie
                       who married A. B. Hawkins.
              xi.    MICHAEL MADISON HUTCHESON, b. 1833, Baxter Co., Ark. probably; d. 1873.
             xii.   J
OHN W. HUTCHESON, b. 13 Sep 1834, Baxter Co., Ark.; d. 09 Mar 1880.
        
    xiii.  SUSAN M. HUTCHESON, b. 1836, Baxter Co., AR; d. 1886, Martin Springs, AR m. Thomas D. Martin
         
   xiv.  MARGARET A. HUTCHESON, b. 05 Oct 1837, Baxter Co., Ark.; d. Melbourne, Ark..
          
   xv.   NANCY M. HUTCHESON, b. Abt. 1838, Baxter Co., AR; d. Aft. 1880
             xvi.  R
ICHARD C. HUTCHESON, JR., b. 1839, Baxter Co., Ark.; d. 1862, Hospital near Fayetteville, AR of pneumonia
                      while serving CSA, he was attended by Dr. John M. Casey who married Major Wolf's daughter
                      Mary Cummin Wolf - after the war.  John M. Casey a surgeon in the CSA writes that Richard is near death with
                      pneumonia in his hospital near Fayetteville, AR.  A subsequent letter indicates that he had died.  This was in 1862.
                      John Casey married to Mary Cummin Wolf a niece to Richard's mother Nancy B. Wolf Hutcheson
                      Burial: Confederate Cem Fayetteville, AR - Confederate Cemetery at Fayetaville - most stones there are
                      without names and his name could not be found.  CSA: AR
            xvii. C
HARLEY HUTCHESON, b. Abt. 1840, Baxter Co., Ark. probably; d. California where involved with death of
                     Indian Squaw and was killed  himself.
          xviii.   M
INNIE HUTCHESON, b. 1841.
             xix.  D
RUCILLA HUTCHESON, b. Abt. 1842, Ky probably.
              xx.   S
AM HUTCHESON, b. Abt. 1843.
         
   xxi.  GEORGE W. HUTCHESON, b. Jan 1844, Baxter Co., Ak. probably.

Children of RICHARD HUTCHESON and MARY MCCUBBIN are:
             xxii.    SUSAN8 HUTCHESON, b. 1855.   A census entry indicated that she was blind.
 
            xxiii.     T
HOMAS HUTCHESON, b. Abt. 1856  - 1880 Census Arkansas White River, Marion, AR
                         Source FHL Film 1254051 national Archives Film T9-0051  Page 35D Thomas Hutcheson Self,
                          MSW 24 AR%$ Occ: Work on Farm FA: TN, MO, IN

 

Allied Families:  Webb, Martin, Hawkins, Pugh, Evans

 

 

 

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