Susan L Guthrie (1810VA – 1886MO) & Preston Stockton
of Amherst County, VA and Saline County, MO, USA

SUSAN GUTHRIE
Parents: Wiliam Guthrie bef.1752VA-c1824VA and Elizabeth Wingfield
Birth: 1810
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Marriage: 9 May 1831 to Preston Stockton in Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Stockton Children: None Known
Death: 12 October 1886
Death Location: Marshall, Saline County, Missouri, USA
Burial: Unknown

PRESTON STOCKTON
Parents: Richard Stockton Jr and Elizabeth Copeland
Birth: 1801-1810, probably about 1805
Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia (probably)
Occupation: Unknown
Death: Unknown, probably bet. 1831 and 1840
Death Location: Unknown, probably in Virginia
Burial Location: Unknown, probably in Virginia

NOTES:
Susan Guthrie was born about 1810 in Amherst County, Virginia and married Preston Stockton there on 9 May 1831 with the permission of her guardian Campbell Franklin. Brothers Nicholas Guthrie and Nathan Guthrie provided security for the marriage bond.

Preston Stockton is potentially the single male of 20-29 years old living in the household of his widowed mother Elizabeth (Copeland) Stockton in Franklin County, VA during the 1830 census.

There is no Preston Stockton household listed in Virginia during the 1840 census. Both of Susan’s parents were dead by that time, and there is no couple of the appropriate age listed in Elizabeth Stockton’s household that year.

No probate records have been found so far for Preston Stockton, but it is presumed that he died before. 1840. By 1850 Susan (Guthrie) Stockton and her sister Sallie had moved to Missouri with their brother Nathan Guthrie.

After their brother’s death, Susan and Sallie remained housemates for about 3 decades. Unknown if they moved into separate relatives’ homes in their 70s or if they were both living with their youngest brother, Rev. Oliver Guthrie in Miami, Saline, Missouri. She was listed at 76 years of age at her death on 12 Oct 1886

READING and RESOURCES

1810 Census of Amherst County, Virginia – William Guthery Household
Free White Persons (10): 1M 45 and over; 1F 26-44; 1M 10-15; 5M and 2F under 10.
Number of Enslaved Persons: 9
Census Notes: The family ended up with 14 children, some of whom remain unidentified. William died

1810 Census of Franklin County, Virginia – Richard Stockton Household
Free White Persons (9): 1M and 1F 45 and over; 1M and 1F 16-25; 1M and 1F 10-15; 2M and 1F Under 10.
Number of Enslaved Persons: 16

1820 Census of Amherst County, Virginia – William Guthrie Household (NOT LISTED)
Census Notes: The only Amherst County, Virginia household for anyone named Guthrie is the household of Sophia Gutrey enumerated 7 Aug 1820: 1 FWF 16-25; 1M 10-15; 3F under 10. This person is Sophia (Wood) Guthrie, widow of David Guthrie of Amherst County, Va. She is also listed as the HOH in 1830. David Guthrie is potentially a brother to William Guthrie.

1820 Census of Franklin County, Virginia – Elizabeth Stockton Household
Free White Persons (4): 1F 45 and over; 1M 16-25, 1M and 1F 10-15
Free Colored Persons (2): 2M under 14
Slaves (10): 2M and 1F 45 and over; 1M 26-44; 3M and 2F 14-25; 1F under 14
Census Notes: Richard Stockton Jr died in 1819. His widow is the Head of Household. Son Preston would be the Male of 10-15 years of age.

1830: Census of Franklin County, Virginia – Elizabeth Stockton Household
Free White Persons (5): 1F 60-69, 2M and 1F 20-29, 1M under 5
Slaves (10): 1M 55-99; 3M and 1F 36-54; 2M and 1F 10-23; 2F under 10.

1840: Census of Franklin County, Virginia – Elizabeth Stockton Household
Free White Persons (1): 1F 60-69
Slaves (6): 1M 24-35; 2M and 2F 10-23; 1F under 10

1840: Census of Amherst County, Virginia – Nicholas Guthrie household
Free White Persons: 1F 40-49; 2M 30-39; 1M and 4F 20-29
Census Notes: Brother Nicholas Guthrie is unmarried, so these are likely siblings and/or their spouses.

1850 Census of District 46, Lafayette, Missouri, USA – Nathaniel Guthrie Household
Nathaniel Guthrie 38, male, Farmer, born Virginia
Sarah W Guthrie 28, female
Susan L Stockton 35, female, born Virginia
Census Note: Nathan, Sarah and Susan are all siblings.

1860 Census of Westport, Jackson, Missouri, USA – The Stockton-Guthrie Household
S L Stockton, 43, female, Housekeeper, Real Estate: 1,000, Personal Estate: 1,750, born Virginia
Sallie Guthrie, 35, female, Personal Estate: 1,750, born Virginia
Eudora Wetzel, 7, born Missouri, attended school within the year.
Census Notes: Their brother Nathan Guthrie had died in 1858. Sisters Susan and Sallie. Unknown if Eudora is a relative, foundling, boarder, or hired girl.

1870 Census of Westport, Jackson, Missouri, USA – The Stockton-Guthrie Household
Susan Stockton, 55, female, white, Keeping House, Real Estate: 700, Personal Estate: 100, born Virginia
Sallie Guthrie, 52, female, white, (no real estate or personal estate listed), (birthplace not listed)

1880 Census of Westport, Jackson, Missouri, USA – The Stockton-Guthrie Household
Susan L Stockton, white, female, 66, widowed, Keeping House, Self/Parents born in VA
Sarah Guthrie, white, female, 64, sister, single, at Home, Self/Parents born in VA

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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