The supplied research notes preserve this abstract of the 17 March 1828 bond:

LUCY GUTHRIE — 7:145 GB — ELIZ. GUTHRIE, Wm Turner; Jas. Petit; Wm. M. Bolling, and Willis M. Reynolds, 17 Mar 1828, for EG as gdn. of Lucy, Nathan, Susan, Sarah, Laurence, Oliver and Eliz. Guthrie, orphs. of WM. GUTHRIE, decd.

This is a transcription of the retained abstract, not a newly prepared transcription of the original court volume. It names seven wards and identifies their deceased father as William Guthrie. “Orphans” here does not mean that their mother was already dead; Elizabeth was acting as their guardian.

Source: Amherst County, Virginia, Will Book 7 with Inventories and Accounts, pp. 145–146; supplied abstract references 7:145. The Library of Virginia lists this volume on reel 20.

Marriage reference: 23 September 1833, Amherst County, Virginia.

The supplied tree entry preserves the note “SW: Campbell Franklin, N. Guthrie.” Those names should be carried forward exactly. The initial N. has not been resolved as Nicholas or Nathan, and the original document is needed to confirm each person’s role.

The source list includes two entries from Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785–1940. The bond, consent, license, and minister’s return should be compared to establish whether September 23 records the bond or the marriage ceremony.

Source: Lucy’s supplied research-tree screenshot and retained marriage reference. Library of Virginia finding aids list Amherst Marriage Bonds and Consents for 1829–1833 on reel 121 and 1833–1836 on reel 122; the year overlaps those reels. Ministers’ returns and related marriage records are listed on reel 128.

Court: Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Amherst County, Virginia. Rules held Monday, 5 October 1846.

Transcription of the heading and parties:

VIRGINIA:—

AT Rules held in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery, for the County of Amherst, on Monday the 5th day of October, 1846:

William T. Campbell and Samuel H. Quarles,
Plaintiffs,

against

Nicholas Guthrie, Nathan Guthrie, Susan L. Stockton, Sarah H. Guthrie, Lawrence P. Guthrie, Oliver Guthrie, Alfred Guthrie, John Guthrie, John G. Wingfield, and Elizabeth his wife, Creed Taylor and Mary Louisa Taylor, an infant under 21 years of age,
Defendants.

IN CHANCERY.

The remainder of the notice directs the nonresident defendants to appear on the first Monday in February next and answer the plaintiffs’ bill. It specifically identifies Oliver Guthrie, Alfred Guthrie, John G. Wingfield, and Elizabeth his wife as nonresidents. That description should not be extended to Creed or Mary Louisa.

What it establishes: Creed and Mary Louisa were named parties in the proceeding, and Mary Louisa was under twenty-one. Her reported 1834 birth is consistent with that description. The notice does not name Lucy or explicitly state the relationship between Creed and Mary Louisa; the bill and exhibits may provide that explanation.

Source: archived clipping captioned Lynchburg Virginian, Monday, 7 December 1846, vol. 25, issue 37, p. 5. The crop carries a November 23 insertion notation; the issue details come from its retained caption. Order attested by Robert Tinsley, clerk. Line-end hyphenation has been joined in the excerpt.

Open the complete newspaper notice →

Locality: Eastern District, Amherst County, Virginia.

This census did not record each resident’s relationship to the household head. Jane’s presence does not establish a marriage to Creed. Mariah’s age is compatible with Mary Louise’s reported birth, but age and household association alone do not prove that they were the same person.

Source lead: 1850 U.S. census, Eastern District, Amherst County, Virginia; household of Creed Taylor, as extracted in the earlier family research. Page, dwelling, and family numbers remain to be added from the original schedule.

Locality: Giles County, Virginia. The retained extract gives the post office as “Pearlsburg.”

The family reconstruction identifies Maria as Mary Louise Taylor Moore and the older Creed Taylor as her father. Because the 1860 census does not state relationships, the marriage record and other connecting documents remain important to confirming those identifications.

Jane Taylor is absent from this extract. Her absence does not establish that she died between 1850 and 1860. The earlier notes also assign school attendance to four-year-old Creed Moore; that entry should be checked against the original column before being adopted.

Source lead: 1860 U.S. census, Giles County, Virginia, household of Whitmel W. Moore; retained family extract. Full schedule citation and column readings remain to be verified.

The earlier family account gives their marriage as 15 May 1851 in Lynchburg. With the reported birth date of 26 June 1834, Mary Louise would have been sixteen. The family later appears in the Giles County research.

The 1860 extract contains the first six children in this list. Gordon’s reported birth year and census age should be compared with an independent birth or burial source; the approximate dates do not establish that he and William were twins.

Mary Louise’s reported death is 19 April 1894 in Giles County. Whitmell’s reported death is 20 May 1900. No obituary for either person was included among the materials reviewed for this page.

Source: retained Taylor–Moore family account and 1860 census extract. Middle names, later children, and exact vital dates need supporting records; no additional spouses or descendants have been inferred.

• 19 September 1825 — Amherst Will Book 6, pp. 619–621: Family estate and guardianship bonds. The retained abstract at p. 619 names Nicholas, Lucy, Nathan, and Susan under Elizabeth Guthrie’s guardianship.
• 17 March 1828 — Amherst Will Book 7, pp. 145–146: Elizabeth’s guardianship bond naming Lucy and six siblings.
• 17 November 1828 — Amherst Will Book 7, pp. 187–190: Bonds concerning William’s unadministered estate after Elizabeth’s death and the administration of Elizabeth’s estate.
• 21 March 1832 — Amherst Will Book 8, p. 187: Nicholas’s guardianship of Sally, Laurence P., Oliver, and Elizabeth. Lucy is not named as a ward in this later bond.
• January 1840 — Franklin County Will Book 5, p. 178: Division of John Wingfield’s estate, including heirs of Elizabeth Guthrie. This is a family research lead; the entry should be checked for the way Lucy’s branch is represented.
• 1846 Amherst chancery proceeding: Seek the bill, answers, exhibits, and orders under plaintiffs William T. Campbell and Samuel H. Quarles. The notice alone does not establish the suit’s subject or each defendant’s interest.

The Library of Virginia’s Amherst County microfilm guide lists Will Book 6 on reel 19, Will Books 7 and 8 on reel 20, and Chancery Orders No. 2, 1841–1849, on reel 35. These are Library of Virginia reel numbers, not FamilySearch film or digital image numbers.

The book-and-page citations preserve the earlier family research. Original records and complete case papers should be used to resolve relationships and dates.

The family’s GFG1A connection is supported by John William Guthrie’s line, with its GFG1A modal Y-DNA and matching Augusta County, Virginia locations.

Lucy did not transmit her father’s Y chromosome. Descendants through Mary Louise Taylor Moore therefore do not carry the Guthrie paternal Y-DNA through this connection. Guthrie Y-DNA and Big-Y comparisons must come through direct male Guthrie lines elsewhere in the family.

Documented descendants of Mary Louise may contribute useful autosomal evidence. No specific autosomal test evidence through this mother–daughter line has been established in the material assembled for this page.

Learn about the Guthrie DNA Project →