Nicholas Guthrie (b.1804-11VA – d.p1840) & Esther M Franklin
of Amherst County, Virginia, USA

NICHOLAS GUTHRIE
Parents: William Guthrie (bef.1752VA-c1824VA) and Elizabeth Wingfield
Birth: Bet. 1804-1811
Birth Location: Virginia, probably in Amherst County
Occupation: Unknown
Marriage: [Unverified] Esther M. Franklin on 21 Nov 1836 in Campbell County, Virginia
Death: After 1840
Death Location: Unknown
Burial: Unknown

ESTHER M. FRANKLIN – ?
Parents: Unknown
Birth: Unknown
Birth Location: Unknown
Guthrie Children: Unknown
Death: Unknown, but after 1836
Death Location: Unknown
Burial: Unknown

NOTES:

Nicholas Guthrie is named in court records as one of the children of William and Elizabeth (Wingfield) Guthrie in Amherst County, Virginia. His mother Elizabeth was originally assigned as their guardian on 19 Sep 1825.

On 21 March 1832, a few years after his mother had passed away, Nicholas Guthrie assumed legal guardianship over his younger siblings Sally, Laurence P, Oliver, and Elizabeth.

There is a marriage record for a Nicholas Guthrie to Esther M Franklin in Campbell County, VA dated 21 Nov 1836, but it is unknown whether the record belongs to this Nicholas Guthrie.

The 1840 Amherst County Virginia Census lists the household of Nicholas Guthrie:
1 female 40-49
2 males 30-39
1 male and 4 females 20-29
Slaves: 6
These are probably his siblings. If he was married in 1836, Nicholas doesn’t appear to have any young children.

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

READING and RESOURCES

PERSONAL NOTICES: Pocket Book Lost. Lynchburg Virginian. 1832. Digital Repository: Genealogybank.com

CHANCERY COURT NOTICES: Guthrie vs. Guthrie and Kent. Lynchburg Virginian, 1849 and 1850. Digital Repository: Newspapers.com

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