John Maffitt, Jr.^[1]

1792 - 1878  (85 years)

• Gender	Male
  Biography	I should have told you that Father's residence is in McDowell County NC. After he married, my father bought land on the Catawba River on the north side about one mile above where Crooked Creek empties into the river a little more than a fourth mile above Jonothan Bird's residence and about the same distance below what I called the Logan Place. My father and Uncle Zechariah Kelley swapped land and my father now lives about six miles below Marion on Little Muddy Creek, two miles from the math county road. The residence is sometimes called the James Gibbs place as he cleared the land.  [2]
  Submitter	438
  Birth	5 June 1792	Burke Co., North Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Death	7 January 1878	McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Burial	after 7 January 1878	Old Ebenezer Cemetery, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I27028	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 January 2009

  
  

  Father	John Maffitt, Sr.,   b. 16 December 1767, County Cork, Ireland d. 24 August 1854, Old Fort, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Sarah Whitaker,   b. 24 November 1767, Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA d. after 1840, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA (Age > 74 years)
  Notes	I will now try to give you the names and residence of my uncles and aunts on my father's side commencing with the oldest: I) Eleanor married Wm McGe residence Macon County N.C. 2) John (my father) was born June 5, 1792, married Matilda Bird 3) Mary married Thos. Curtis, Moses Curtis' son, residence in Georgia 4) James married Eleanor Mackey (who was almost a devil), residence Macon Co. NC 5) Elizabeth never married, residence Macon Co. NC 6) Sarah married Curtis Saunders, residence Macon Co. NC 7) William married Eliza Bird, residence McDowell County NC 8) Abagail, never married, residence Macon Co. NC 9) Josiah married, but I have forgotten her name, residence Macon Co. NC [2]
  Family ID	F5056	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Matilda Bird,   b. 31 January 1795, Greenbrier Co., Virginia, USA d. 16 May 1861, Burke Co., North Carolina, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	8 March 1822  [1]
  Alternate Marriage	8 March 1823  [3]
  Notes	Father and mother had twelve children, some of whom died while young: 1) Richard (myself) is the oldest 2) William married but I have forgotten her name as he married after I left home, his residence is McDowell County NC 3) Nelson married Elmira Finger, residence McDowell NC 4) Sarah Ann married Jesse R. Mason, residence Georgia There was a child older than Sarah Ann but it died and was not named. 5) Wilson, died at about age four 6) Elizabeth married a Loughrun who was killed in Virginia; he was with General Lee, Elizabeth lives with Father. 7) James Westlake died when about six years old 8) Elvira married a Simmons (I think his name was James) residence McDowell NC 9) John Whittaker was raised by Grandfather Maffitt and lived with him as long as he lived. After his death and that of Grandmother, Grandfather and Aunt Elizabeth lived together until 1862 when he and Nelson were conscripted and went into the Rebel army. The last I heard of him he was in Knoxville, Tennessee. Nelson was also in the same company but was discharged. 10) Celina Matilda is single, lives with Father [2]
  Children	+ 1. Dr Richard Bird Maffitt,   b. 16 December 1823, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA d. 27 July 1880, Clarksville, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA (Age 56 years)   2. William Maffitt,   b. 15 May 1825, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA bur. McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA   3. Nelson Maffitt,   b. 9 April 1828, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA bur. McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA   4. Sarah Ann Maffitt,   b. 31 August 1829, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA bur. Georgia, USA   5. Wilson Maffitt,   b. 11 December 1830   d. about 1834 (Age 3 years)   6. Elizabeth Caroline Maffitt,   b. 28 August 1832, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA   7. Elvira Maffitt,   b. 2 January 1834, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA bur. McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA   8. Lucinda Maffit,   b. 16 July 1835, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA + 9. John Whittaker L. Moffitt,   b. 7 December 1836, Old Fort, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA d. 1905, Old Fort, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA (Age 68 years)   10. James Westlake Maffitt,   b. 11 September 1838, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA d. 23 October 1849 (Age 11 years)   11. Celina Matilda Maffitt,   b. 29 May 1843, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F9755	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 January 2009

  
  

• Histories

  A Letter to Emily and John Maffitt This letter was written by Richard Bird Maffitt to his children Emily Virginia Maffitt and John Walton Ward Maffitt. It was left to the Johnson County (Arkansas) Historical Society by Miss Martha Basham (daughter of Emily Virginia Maffitt) and published in their journal in April 1981.

  
  

• Notes

  surname also spelled Moffitt [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Robert and Frances Moffitt, Original Moffat GEDCOM File. [S1946] written by Richard Bird Maffitt, Article titled “A Letter to Emily and John Maffitt”. [S1926] submitted by Richard Kleckner, Clan Moffat Society Lineage Sheet.