Elizabeth Guthrie (b.1819-1824 VA – d.aft.1843) & John Glenn Wingfield
of Amherst County, VA, USA

ELIZABETH GUTHRIE
Parents: William Guthrie bef. 175VA – abt. 1824VA and Elizabeth Wingfield
Birth: Est. 1819-1824
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Married: 11 Nov 1843 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA to John Glenn Wingfield
Wingfield Children: Unknown
Death: Unknown, aft. 1843
Death Location: Unknown
Burial: Unknown

JOHN GLENN WINGFIELD
Parents: Unknown
Birth: Unknown
Birth Location: Unknown, presumably in Virginia
Occupation: Unknown
Death: Unknown, aft. 1843
Death Location: Unknown
Burial: Unknown

Wingfield Children: None Known / Verified
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: N/A – No Known Descendants

Notes:

Elizabeth Guthrie was the youngest child in the family. Her estimated birth range is about 1819-1824.

As a minor child legally orphaned at her father’s death, she was assigned a guardian, her own mother, Elizabeth (Wingfield) Guthrie. At her mother’s death, that guardian became her brother, Nicholas Guthrie.

Elizabeth married a cousin, John Glenn Wingfield on 11 Nov 1843 in Amherst County, Virginia.

They are mentioned in a Chancery Court Notice published in the Lynchburg Virginian in 1846: Considering that they did not show up for court as expected, they may have left Virginia. By 1850 several of Elizabeth’s siblings had moved to Missouri.

The 1850 Census of Amherst County, Virginia does not list a John G Wingfield household.

The closest potential match in 1850 is found in Northern Division, Bedford, Virginia:
John Wingfield, 35 (abt. 1815), male, laborer, born Virginia
Eliza Wingfield, 30 (abt. 1820), female, born Virginia
John W Wingfield 15, male, laborer, born Virginia
Harriet Wingfield 12, female, born Virginia
Susan Wingfield 10, female, born Virginia
Sally Wingfield 8, female, born Virginia
Henry Wingfield 6, male, born Virginia
Emma W Wingfield 3, female, born Virginia

No further data found.

READING and RESOURCES

DOCUMENTS: FHL Film # 007643859, Images 643-644. At a Court held for Amherst County the 19 Sep 1825. Bonds re: Estate of William Guthrie and orphans by Elizabeth Guthrie. Will Book No. 6 with Inventories & Accounts 1818-1827, Pages 619-621. Digital Repository: Family Search

DOCUMENTS: FHL Film #007643860, Images 80 and 81. At a Court Held for Amherst County 17 Mar 1828. Guardianship Bond by Elizabeth Guthrie. Will Book No. 7 with Inventories & Accounts 1827-1830, Pages 145-146. Digital Repository: Family Search

DOCUMENTS: FHL Film # 007643860, Image 101. At a Court Held for Amherst County on 17 Nov 1828. Bond re: Estate of William Guthrie, un-administered by Elizabeth Guthrie, deceased. Signed by Campbell Franklin, Thomas Franklin, Jno. Guthrie, and Nicholas Guthrie. Will Book No. 7 with Inventories & Accounts 1827-1830, Pages 188-190. Page 187. Digital Repository: Family Search

DOCUMENTS: FHL Film # 007643860, Image 102 – 103. At a Court Held for Amherst County on 17 Nov 1828. Bonds re: Estate of Elizabeth Guthrie. Will Book No. 7 with Inventories & Accounts 1827-1830, Pages 188-190. Digital Repository: Family Search

DOCUMENTS: FHL Film # 007643860, Image 295. At a Court Held for Amherst County, on 21 Mar 1832. Guardianship Bond by Nicholas Guthrie, Thos. Dinglefield, Nathan Guthrie. Will Book 8 with Inventories & Accounts 1830-1834, Page 187. Digital Repository: Family Search

DOCUMENTS: FHL Film # 007644996, Image 101, Franklin County Court Jan 1840. Division of the Estate of John Wingfield, decd, including the heirs of Elizabeth Guthrie. Franklin County Virginia Will Book No. 5 with Inventories & Accounts 1837-1845, Page 178. Digital Repository: Family Search

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