Guthrie Family Group 5 – Branch A
ANNA GUTHRIE 1773 NC – Aft. 1813 and HENRY BATTERTON
of North Carolina and Kentucky, USA

ANNA GUTHRIE
Parents: William Guthrie 1772VA-1798KY and Eleanor Harris Abbott 1734VA-1816KY
Birth: 7 April 1773
Birth Location: Halifax County, North Carolina
Marriage: Henry Batterton on 23 Jan 1794 in Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Batterton Children: 5
Death: Before 1813
Death Location: Kentucky, USA
Burial: Unknown location in Kentucky, USA

HENRY BATTERTON
Parents: Amor Batterton 1740ENG – 1798KY and Sarah Harris 1751VA – 1805KY
Birth: 1770
Birth Location: Virginia
Occupation: Merchant
Military Service:
Marriage (2nd): Susannah (MNU) Bef. 1812
Death: February 1832 (1st vs 18th?)
Death Location: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Burial: Mount Salem Cemetery (see marker) vs. Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA

SUSANNAH (MNU)
Parents: Unidentified
Birth: 1785
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
Batterton Children: 8
Death: 7 October 1852
Death Location: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA

NOTES:
According to the Batterton family origin story related to us by Lawrence R Guthrie in ‘American Guthrie and Allied Families’, three brothers came from England to the colonies about 1756 settling in Virginia. One of them, Amor Batterton is reportedly the progenitor of this line. He married Sarah Harris there and removed to Kentucky where he became one of the first land owners in Lexington. Son Benjamin Batterton married William and Eleanor (Harris) Guthrie’s eldest daughter Susannah, and son Henry Batterton married their youngest daughter, Anna.

Anna Guthrie was born in Halifax County, North Carolina on 7 April 1773. The Guthrie family moved to the Lexington, Kentucky area in 1789 and settled in Madison County. On 23 January 1794, at the age of 20, Anna married Henry Batterton. They lived in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky.

Like many family trees this one has its timeline struggles when one wife dies and the widower remarries in an unknown year. Henry Batterton named 13 children in his 1832 last will and testament. These are:
William, Peter, Thomas, David, George, Sally now Sally Williams, Eliza now Eliza Hardesty, James, Nancy now Nancy Dubois, Henry, John, Granville and Mary Jane.

Which ones belong to Anna? The Batterton section of AGAF, p.479 credits Henry and Anna with 4 sons: William, Peter, Thomas, and David, but mentions no daughters. Nor does it specify any children for the second marriage going as far as to say ‘no children so far’. There does appear to be a misidentification problem as AGAF lists Henry’s second wife Susannah by the maiden name of Anderson. A different man still living in Madison, KY also named Henry Batterton, married a Susan Anderson there on 2 Mar 1848. Her shared memorial reads ‘Susannah Anderson’. While it is possible that the widower Henry also married a woman similarly named Susannah Anderson, it seems a bit coincidental, especially in the absence of a marriage record.

Evidence is found on an indenture between the Guthrie heirs and William McBride dated 6 Sep 1813, which lists the names of the heirs of William Guthrie including: Henry Batterton and William Batterton, Peter Batterton, Thomas Batterton, David Batterton and George Batterton infant heirs of said Henry Batterton and Anna his wife now decd late Anna Guthrie by the said Henry Batterton their guardian.
(Book I – 358)

Had the daughters enumerated in the 1810 census below been Anna’s offspring they too should have been listed as are other female heirs in the document. Since George Batterton, born 1804, is the last child named, it is presumable that he was Anna’s youngest and that the other eight children are Susannah’s. The first documented appearance of 2nd wife Susannah (MNU) found so far is an 1812 property sale by Henry and Susannah Batterton to John G Martin in Bourbon County, KY (Book I – 193).

The 1810 Census of Richmond, Madison, KY – Household of Henry Batterton
1M and 1F 26-44, 2M 10-15 (1795-1800), 2M and 2F under 10 (1801-1810)

The 1820 Census of Monroe County, IN – Household of Henry Batterton
1M 45 and over, 1F 26-44, 6M 16-25* (1795-1804) (*1M 16-18) (1802-1804), 1M and 1F 10-15 (1805-1810), 2M and 1F under 10 (1811-1820); Engaged in Manufactures: 5. Total Household Members: 13.

The 1830 Census of Monroe County, IN – Household of Henry Batterton
1M 50-59, 1F 40-49, 1M 20-29, 1F 15-19, 2M 5-9. Total Household Members: 7

Henry Batterton died in February of 1832. There are two Find-a-Grave memorial pages for him. One is at Rose Hill Cemetery where his wife is buried, but is noted to be an unmarked grave. Burial Records: Batterton, Henry D. / Date of Death – 2/1/1832 ‘ Last Residence – (Blank) / Place of Birth – (Blank) / Age 62 / Gender – M / Cemetery – Rose Hill / Section and Lot – Old Spencer Addition. The other is Henry Batterton at Mount Salem Cemetery, DOD 18 Feb 1832 (although the grave marker reads only Feb 1832 Aged 62 Years).

The Monroe, IN households for P Batterton, Wm Batterton, George Batterton, and David Batterton do not have a woman of Susannah’s age range enumerated in 1840. It appears that Susannah and a couple of her children were living the household of Jesse K Dubois in Lawrence, IL during the 1840 census. Jesse had marked daughter Nancy Batterton in 1831, but she died in 1839 and Jesse had remarried to Adelia Morris in Sep 1840. The Dubois household: 1F 50-59, 1M and 2F 20-29, 1M 15-19, 2F 5-9, 1M under 5.

In 1850, widow Susannah Batterton is living in the home of her married daughter Mary Jane (Batterton) and Dr John S Jones. Susannah Batterton died on 7 Oct 1852 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana. She was buried there at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Batterton Children: 13
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: YES

CHILD 1: WILLIAM BATTERTON
Born: 1795 KY – Died: 1880 IN
Spouse: Sarah W Archer (m. 12 Aug 1824)

William Batterton was apparently the eldest son of Henry and Anna (Guthrie) Batterton. He was born about 1795 most likely in Madison County, Kentucky. He was still a boy when his mother died, and his father quickly remarried as there was a houseful of children. William became a saddler. He moved from Kentucky to Indiana when the family headed north. There, he married Sarah W Archer on 12 August 1824, a daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Cheshire (Allison) Archer.

Note that many online trees have merged the profiles for William Batterton and his younger brother George W Batterton, both of whom married women named Sarah. All documents clearly define them as separate individuals with distinct families. Navigate cautiously as family data is sometimes jumbled on popular sites.

William and Sarah (Archer) Batterton resided in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana during the 1850 census, which listed the majority of their large family. Sarah died sometime between 1850 and 1860. The 1860 and 1870 censuses listing William Batterton and his children do not include her.

The obituary of son Edward mentions he was one of a “family of 13”. If so, there are additional unidentified children.

Batterton Children: 10 – 13
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Descendant of a Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

1.) Nancy Guthrie Batterton: born Nov 1827 IN – died 22 Jun 1904 IN – dressmaker – unmarried
2.) Edward Archer Batterton: born 16 Mar 1829 IN – died 25 May 1912 IN – saddler – unmarried
3.) Henry Batterton: born abt. 1831 IN – died aft. 1850 – saddler – no further data verified
4.) Eliza Batterton: born about 1834 IN – died aft. 1850 – not listed with family in 1860
5.) Mary E Batterton: born 25 Oct 1836 IN – died 2 Feb 1923 KS (m.abt. 1865) Reuben Scott +children
6.) Matilda Batterton: born 14 Mar ‘1842’ IN – died 7 Feb 1876 IA (m.1862IA) William S Tredick +children
7.) David Batterton: born abt. 1840 IN – died 15 Oct 1886 IN – no further data verified
8.) Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Batterton: born 19 Nov 1845 IN – died 30 Sep 1913 – unmarried
9.) Harriet ‘Hattie’ Batterton: born abt. 1845-48 IN – died aft. 1880 – unmarried in 1880
10.) Charles A Batterton: born 5 Dec 1851 IN – died 12 Mar 1923 IN – tinner / laborer – (m1.1874/div.) Mary Pauley +children, (m2.1895IN) Annie ‘Nannie’ Sutfin

CHILD 2: PETER BATTERTON
Born 1796 KY – Died 1875 IN
Spouse: Matilda Maxwell (m. 21 Dec 1820 IN)

Second son, Peter Batterton, was born in Kentucky on 29 February 1796. He married Matilda Maxwell in Jefferson County, Indiana on 21 Dec 1821. He was a prosperous miller and farmer. He seems to have been a proponent of education. The Maxwell History documents that his daughter Margaret attended Monroe Female Academy. His sons attended Indiana University. Peter Batterton was also on the Board of Trustees of the Monroe County Library.

During the 1860 census, at 61 years of age, Peter Batterton shows up in Shasta Valley, Siskiyou, California, while his wife Matilda is back in Monroe County, Indiana living with their daughter Margaret Dunn’s family. His son, Williamson Dunn Batterton was also living there at the time, but died there in 1867 or 1869. Matilda died in 1864. Either of these circumstances could have prompted Peter Batterton’s return to Indiana. He was living with his daughter Margaret Dunn during the 1870 census.

Sketches of Early Bloomington “They held court in a cabin on the south part of Peter Batterton’s garden, his home being on what is now Kirkwood Avenue and Walnut Street opposite the southeast corner of the courthouse square. When a missionary came around, religious services were held in this cabin, and here Mother had her three children baptized. The raised pulpit was floored with clapboards, and it was with fear and trembling as they shook under our feet that we might all tumble down together. They also held services in their cabins. I do not know why, but it was some time before we had churches.”

The 1830 Census of Monroe County, IN – Peter Batterton Household
1F50-59 (1771-1780), 1M and 1F 30-39 (1791-1800), 3M and 1F 15-19 (1811-1815), 1M 10-14 (1816-1820), 1M and 1F 5-9 (1825-1825), 2M under 5 (1826-1830).
This household includes more people than just Peter’s immediate family. Since he married Matilda in 1820, the younger children under 10 may be theirs, but everyone else siblings, or in-laws.

He may have also had a boarding house of sorts as is indicated by this advertisement in the Bloomington Post, Volume 1, Number 25, 22 April 1836:

The 1840 Census of Monroe County, IN – P Batterton Household
1M 40-49 (1791-1800), 1F 30-39 (1801-1810), 2M and 1F 15-19 (1821-1825), 1M 10-14 (1826-1830), 2F 5-9 (1831-1835).

The Monroe Lodge No. 22 F & A M was established in February 1840, Geo. Harding, Peter Batterton, and John Hill being the charter members. 818 have been enrolled since that time, sixty memos being now upon the rolls. (Bloomington Progress, Volume 23, Number 47, 15 Jan 1890)

The 1850 census of Bloomington, Monroe, IN – Peter Batterton Household
Peter Batterton 55 m Miller, real estate 2500, born KY
Matilda Batterton 50 F born KY
Ewing Batterton 22 m Miller, born IND
Mary M Batterton 18 f born IND
Paulina Batterton 18 f born IND
Patsy Maxwell 63 f born VA
Ephraim Kegwin 18 m student I.U. born KY
Jno Borland 16 m student I.U. born IA
Jno Havron 24 m student I.U. born IA
Jas Churchill 17 m student I.U. born ILL

The 1860 Census of Shasta Valley, Siskiyou, California – Peter Batterton Household
Peter Batterton 61 m Farmer real estate: 4000, personal estate 2000, born KY
Levi Burch 34 m Farmer real estate: 500, personal estate 2385, born IN
Eliza Burch 33 f, born KY, attended schools, cannot read/write, disability condition (not specified)
James Myers 36 m, farm laborer, personal estate 500, born NY

A report on productions of agriculture in Big Shasta Valley Township enumerated on the 19th – 29th day of June 1860, transcribed by Patricia Healy (Genealogical Society of Siskiyou County):

The 1860 Census of Monroe, IN – Samuel F. Dunn Household
Saml. F Dunn 40 m Grocer real estate: 2000, personal estate: 3000 born IN
Margaret A Dunn 37 f born IN
Their children: Elizabeth 11, Matilda 9, Saml. 7, William 5, George 3, Mary 1
M. Batterton, 70, f, born Virginia

The 1870 Census of Perry, Monroe, IN – Margaret Dunn Household
Margaret Dunn 49 f w Merchant, real estate: 3500, personal estate 3000, born IN
Her children: Ella M 19, Samuel F 17, Williamson B 15, George G 13, Mary P 12
Peter Batterton 72, m w – at home – real estate (no value listed), personal estate 11000, born KY

Batterton Children: 6
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Descendant of a Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

1.) Margaret Anderson Batterton: 7 Oct 1821 IN – 7 Dec 1915 (m.1848 IN) Samuel F Dunn grocer +children
2.) Davies Batterton: 16 Feb 1823IN – 29 Apr 1858 editor (m.1848IN) Margaret Ann Hazelrigg +children
3.) Williamson Dunn Batterton: 21 Jan 1825IN – 16 Apr 1867 Yreka, CA – merchant – unmarried
4.) Ewing Batterton: 12 Jul 1828IN – 28 Sep 1906 CO/IN grocer (m.1858) Eliza ‘Lida’ Bowland – no children
5.) Mary Malvina Batterton: 27 Jan 1832IN – 28 Feb 1919TX (m1.1858IN) Marmion H Bowers judge +children, (m2.1873TX) Alexander Stuart Walker lawyer
6.) Nancy Paulina Batterton: 27 Jan 1832IN – either 1855 or 1869 (m.1854IN) William H Brownler – no further data

CHILD 3: THOMAS BATTERTON
Born abt. 1799 KY – Died 1833 IN
Marital Status: Unmarried

Thomas Batterton was the third child of Henry and Anna (Guthrie) Batterton. His birth is listed in 1799 in Kentucky. He would have been under 10 years of age at the death of his mother, which may be why Find-a-Grave lists him as a child of Henry’s second wife, Susannah. Thomas is one of the five sons named as children of Anna (Guthrie) Batterton as heirs of William Guthrie. He is not listed on the Indiana census as a Head of Household, and was presumably still single at the time of his death on 1 February 1833. Thomas is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in the Old Spencer Addition. He was 34 at his death.

Batterton Children: None
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Descendant of a Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: N/A – No Known Descendants

CHILD 4: DAVID GUTHRIE BATTERTON
Born 1802 KY – Died 1867 IN
Spouse 1: Elizabeth Reid Maxwell (m.18 Sep 1828 IN)
Spouse 2: Amanda Malvina Tilford (m.27 Oct 1835 IN)

David Guthrie was born on 14 June 1802 in Kentucky. He was still very young when the family moved to Indiana settling in Monroe County. He worked in the tin industry owning a tin and stove shop. David was twice married. First on 18 Sep 1828 to Elizabeth Reid Maxwell, with whom he had two daughters. Their family is enumerated in the 1830 census of Monroe, IN: 1M and 1F 20-29, 1M 10-14, and 1F under 5. His wife Elizabeth died at 24 years of age on 11 Jan 1833.

Two years later on 27 Oct 1835, David married Amanda Malvina Tilford. They had three daughters and three sons.

Bloomington Post – 14 Apr 1837
David Batterton’s Tin Factory
Wholesale/Retail Business

The 1840 Census of Bloomington, Monroe, IN – David Batterton Household
1M and 1F 30-39, 1M 20-29, 2M 15-19, 2F 5-9, and 2F under 5.

The 1850 Census of Bloomington, Monroe, IN – David Batterton Household
David Batterton 48 m Tinner, real estate value: 2000, born KY
Amanda Batterton 37 f born KY
Nancy Jane Batterton 20 f born IND attended school
Lucinda M Batterton 18 f born IND attended school
Eliza E Batterton 14 f born IND attended school
Sarah A Batterton 12 f born IND attended school
Mary Batterton 9 f born IND attended school
David H Batterton 5 m born IND attended school
Elmira J Batterton f 2 born IND
Mary Tilford 28 born IND attended school
Robert J Hamilton 16 m Tinner born IND attended school

The 1860 Census of Perry, Monroe, Indiana (Post Office: Bloomington) – David Batterton Household
David Batterton 59 m Tinner, real estate 2500, personal estate 250, born KY
Amanda M Batterton 45 f born KY
Mary Batterton 19 f born IND
David Batterton 15 m born IND
Juliet Batterton 12 f born IND attended school
Frank Batterton 10 born IND attended school
Milton Batterton 8 born IND attended school

On 20 October 1862, an advertisement was set to the editors of the Indianapolis Journal seeking information about the disappearance of David Batterton and other members of the 18th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers who had been temporarily released from duty.

David Batterton apparently survived and applied for a pension in 1866. He died on 28 Jan 1867. His widow Amanda died just two years later on 14 Oct 1869, he was 64 and she was 56. They are buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington.

Batterton Children: 8
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Descendant of a Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: YES

1.) Nancy Jane “Jennie” Batterton: 1 Dec 1829IN – 22 Sep 1908IN (m.1871 IN) Samuel Short – no children
2.) Lucinda M Batterton: 17 Nov 1832IN – 2 Jan 1922IN (m.1857IN) James Madison Evans +children
3.) Sarah A Batterton: 30 Sep 1839IN – 7 Apr 1857 IN – died at 17 years of age
4.) Mary Amelia Batterton: 1842IN-1886WA (m1.1869) Joseph Barton Alford +child; (m2.1875) David Hurt +children
5.) David Harry Batterton: 1845IN – 1866 – Civil War Veteran Co. I, 10th Ind. Cav. Vol. and 125th Reg.
6.) Juliet Elmira Batterton: 18 May 1848 IN – 22 Jun 1874 IN (m.1872 IN) William Henry Croxson +child
7.) Frank T Batterton: 14 Jun 1851 IN – 23 Dec 1930 IN (m.1874 IN) Dorothy L Schell – no children
8.) Milton Batterton: born abt. 1852 IN – died aft 1880 MO (m.) Mary Hart – no further details

CHILD 5:  GEORGE W BATTERTON
Born 1804 KY – Died 1870 IN
Spouse: Sarah Bagwell (m. 27 Oct 1831 IN)

George W Batterton was born on 5 August 1804 in Kentucky. Online trees have merged or switched his identity with that of his eldest brother, William Batterton who married Sarah Archer. George’s marriage took place on 27 October 1831 to Sarah Bagwell in Monroe County, Indiana. Also note that there is no original document listing his middle name as being William. Documents list him as ‘George W’ or ‘G W’ Batterton.

George W Batterton was a cabinet maker. Sadly, only three of George and Sarah’s seven children lived to adulthood. Their family lived in Bloomington where they were listed in the 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses until George W Batterton’s death on 2 August 1876. His wife Sarah (Bagwell) Batterton survived him by thirteen years. She died on 23 February 1889.

The 1840 Census of Monroe County, IN – George Batterton Household
1M and 1F 30-39, 2M 15-19, 1F 10-14, 1F 5-9, 1M and 1F under 5.

The 1850 Census of Bloomington, Monroe County, IN – Geo. W. Batterton Household
Geo. W Batterton 46 m Cabinet Maker, real estate value 1500, born KY
Sarah Batterton 41 f born KY
Eliza Batterton 16 f born Ia (Indiana) attended school
George Batterton 14 m born Ia (Indiana)
Martha Batterton 11 f born Ia (Indiana) attended school
Allice Batterton 1 f born Ia (Indiana)
Jno. Cherry 27 m Cabinet Maker real estate value 600, born SC
Christopher McCuller 20 f born SC
Margaret Miller 22 f born ‘unknown’ attended school
Sarah Shields 15 f born Ia (Indiana)

The 1860 Census of Bloomington, Monroe, IN – G. W. Batterton Household
G. W. Batterton 56 m Cabinet Maker, real estate 1800, personal estate 1500, born Kentucky
Sarah Batterton 50 f born Kentucky
Eliza A Batterton 25 f born Indiana
Alice Batterton 10 f born Indiana attended school
Emma Batterton 9 f born Indiana attended school

The 1870 Census of Bloomington, Monroe, IN – George W Batterton Household
George W Batterton 65 m w Retired Cabinet Maker born Kentucky, male citizen of 21 and upwards
Sarah Batterton 60 f w Keeping House born Kentucky

Batterton Children: 7
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Descendant of a Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

1.) Eliza Ellen Batterton: 7 Sep 1835 IN - 26 May 1909 (m.1858) Jacob Vance Wolfe +children
2.) George Batterton: 1 Aug 1837* IN – 1 Sep 1865* IN – Civil War Vet. Co. K 133rd Indiana Inf. Reg; 28y4m
3.) Martha J Batterton: 14 Jul 1841 IN – 20 May 1897 (m.) John Denton** + children
4.) John Batterton: 3 Sep 1843 IN – 29 Mar 1848 IN – died 4y6m26d
5.) Samuel Batterton: 24 Dec 1846 IN – 5 Apr 1848 IN – died 1y3m12d
6.) Alice Batterton: 31 Mar 1849 IN – 21 Jan 1861 – died at 11y9m21d
7.) Emma Batterton: 14 Jul 1851 IN – 3 Aug 1866 – died 15y20d

*The death year from a very faded headstone actually reads 1865, which also changes the birth year calculation. George Batterton enlisted in 1864 per the records. He died in 1865. Census records and military documents both place his est. birth year at 1836-1837.

**Index to Deed Books 1-10 lists: Grantee (Buyer) Sarah Batterton (widow of George Batterton) from (Grantor) Martha Denton (daughter of George Batterton) & John W. (husband)

CHILD 6: SARAH BATTERTON aka ‘SALLY’
Born 1805-10 KY – Died Aft 1831
Spouse: (FNU) Williams (m. before 1831)

Sarah ‘Sally’ Guthrie would have been Henry’s daughter by his wife Susannah. Little evidence has been found to establish her story. She was most likely born in Kentucky between 1805-1810, and probably one of the first three children by Henry’s second spouse.

She married a man by the Williams surname prior to her father’s will in 1831, but he has not yet been identified making it difficult to establish exactly where they were living. Chances are that the marriage took place in Indiana.

Williams Children: Unknown
Guthrie DNA Project Participants: N/A

CHILD 7: JAMES BATTERTON
Born 1805 KY – Died Aft. 1831
Marital Status: Unknown

James Batterton would likely have been the eldest son of Henry Batterton by his second wife Susannah. He was named in his father’s 1831 will, but nothing else has been verified about him at this time.

Batterton Children: Unknown
Guthrie DNA Project Participants: N/A

CHILD 8: ELIZA BATTERTON
Born 1806 KY – Died 1886 IN
Spouse: Reese Hardesty (m. 24 Jun 1822)
Spouse: James Talbott (m. 20 Jul 1848 IN)

Eliza Batterton was probably the last of Henry and Susannah’s children born in Kentucky. Her birth date is given as 15 Nov 1806. Their marriage date is give as 24 June 1822, which would have made Eliza only 15 at the time. No source data found. Their first known child was not born until 1828, so there might be a discrepancy in the DOM or Eliza’s birth year.

The family was living in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana during the 1840 census:
1M and 1F 30-39, 3M and 1F 20-29, 1M 15-19, 1F 10-14, 1M and 1F 5-9, and 2F under 5. Persons in Manufacture and Trade: 2. Total Household Members: 12.

Reese Hardesty died on 23 Sep 1843 and is buried at Greencastle City Cemetery.

Eliza appears to have remarried to James Talbot on 20 July 1848 in Putnam County, Indiana. He was a widower with several children of his own. Their combined household during the 1850 census shows:
James Talbott 47 m Farmer real estate 6,800, born Virginia
Eliza Talbott 45 f born Kentucky
Nathaniel Talbott 17 m Farmer born Indiana attended school
Sarah E Talbott 15 f born Indiana attended school
Julia A Talbott 13 f born Indiana attended school
Mary C Talbott 11 f born Indiana attended school
James E Talbott 2 m born Indiana
Sarah A Hardesty (age not listed) f born Indiana attended school
Nancy D Hardesty 11 f born Indiana attended school
Josephine Hardesty 8 female born Indiana attended school
Rees Hardesty 6 m born Indiana attended school
Daniel M Talbott 11/12 m born Indiana

Hardesty Children: 6
Talbott Children: 1
Guthrie DNA Project Participants: N/A

CHILD 9: HENRY BATTERTON
Born 1811-20 IN – Died Aft. 1831
Spouse: Unidentified

Henry Batterton is listed in his father’s 1831 will having also been found in the 1830 census of Putnam County, Indiana: 1M 20-29, 1F 30-39, and 1M under 5. This suggests that he had married prior to 1830.

Book: Weik, Jesse W (1910) ‘Weik’s History of Putnam County Indiana, Illustrated‘ BF Bowen & Company, Publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana. Digital Repository: Family Search.
p.65
For several years after the organization of the county there was no central place to which the indigent poor or those who were charges on the public could be taken, but in January 1836, the commissioners decided to provide an asylum for such cases and to that end purchased of Henry Batterton a farm in Marion township, which is still owned by Putnam County.

Publication: Putnam County History: Indiana Sesquicentennial, 1966. Digital Repository: Family Search.
p.284
When the commissioners decided, back in January 1936, that the county needed a place to care for those unable to take care of themselves, they purchased 120 acres of land from Henry Batterton in section 19 and 20, and paid him $720 for it. In 1837 the buildings were erected. Since then improvements have been added. The County Farm is still in operation.

Book: Lewis Publishing Company (1887) Biographical and Historical Record of Putnam County, Indiana, Chicago, Illinois. Reprinted 1967 by Eastern Indiana Publishing Co, Knightstown, Indiana.
p.312
On the 5th day of January, 1836, the Board of County Commissioners bought of Henry Batterton a farm to by used as an asylum for the poor of the county, allowing him thereafter the sum of $720. This land was entered by Mr. Batterton October 14, 1825. Suitable buildings were constructed on the poor-farm during the summer after its purchase. The present edifice was erected in the year 1845.

BOOK: Beers, J.H. & Co. (1879) Atlas of Putnam County Indiana to which are added various general maps, history, statistics, illustrations. Digital Repository: Family Search.
p.6
(Same as above except ‘present edifice was erected in the year 1855’.)

Index of Persons and Firm
Batterton, Henry, A 6; H 312; F 284; W 65

Batterton Children: None Identified
Guthrie DNA Project Participants: N/A

CHILD 10: JOHN BATTERTON
Born 1811-20 IN – Died Aft. 1831
Spouse/Marital Status: Unknown

The 1840 Census of Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana – The John Batterton Household
1 free white male 20-29, employed in commerce.

Batterton Children: None Known
Guthrie DNA Project Participants: N/A

CHILD 11: NANCY BATTERTON
Born 1812 IN – Died 1839 IN
Spouse: Jesse Kilgore DuBois (m. 29 Sep 1831 IN)

Nancy Batterton was born on 1 August 1812 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana. She married Jesse Kilgore Dubois on 29 Sep 1831 when she was 19 years old. They had two daughters: Jane and Suzanne. The family moved from Monroe to Knox County where they settled in Vincennes. Nancy died when she was only 26 years old on 6 March 1839. Jesse lived until 1876. They are buried at Greenlawn Cemetery in Vincennes.

DuBois Children: 2
Guthrie DNA Project Participants: N/A

CHILD 12:  GRANVILLE BATTERTON
Born 1820IN – Died 1872 IA
Spouse: Mary Jane Keller (m. 17 Sep 1843 IN)

Granville Batterton was born on 13 October 1820 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana. He was listed in the preparatory department of Indiana University in the 1840 catalog. Two years later on 17 September 1843, he married Mary Jane Keller. They made their home in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana while Granville worked as a teacher. They had one child, John Batterton. By 1856, they moved to Wyacondah Township in Davis County, Iowa, and were living in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa during the 1870 census. At that time he was working in Retail as a Dry Goods Merchant Granville died in Iowa on 15 June 1872. His wife Mary Jane lived until 1908.

The 1850 Census of Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana – Granville Batterton Household:
Granville Batterton 27 m Teacher real estate value 500 born Indiana
Mary J Batterton 29 f born Kentucky
John Batterton 6 m born Indiana

The 1870 Census of Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa – Granville Batterton Household:
Granville Batterton 52 m w Dry Goods Mer (Ret) Personal Estate 3100 Real Estate 1200 born Indiana
Mary J Batterton 53 f w Keeping House born Kentucky
Henrietta Batterton 19 fw born Pennsylvania
John Batterton 27 m w Dr Goods Mer (Ret) Personal Estate 1600 born Indiana
Emma A Batterton 2/12 f w born Iowa
Charles McAdams 9 born Iowa

Batterton Children: 1
Guthrie DNA Project Participants: N/A

CHILD 13: MARY JANE BATTERTON
Born 1826IN – Died 1894IN
Spouse: Dr. John S Jones (m. 1 Aug 1846 IN)

Mary Jane Batterton was born about 1826 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana. She was 20 at her marriage to John S Jones in Putnam County, Indiana. They settled in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana where Mary Jane’s widowed mother, Susannah Batterton, lived with them for a time. Although John S Jones was noted to be a doctor, he is listed in the 1850 census as a farmer. He died on 31 Dec 1854 at 31 years 8 months and 11 days of age. He is buried at Greencastle City Cemetery in Putnam County, Indiana.

The 1850 census shows:
John S Jones 26 m Farmer real estate value 600 born Kentucky
Mary J Jones 24 f born Indiana
Mary F Jones 3 f born Indiana
Silas Jones 17 m born Indiana
Martha Jones 16 f born Indiana
Susannah Batterton 66 f born Kentucky

The 1860 census indicates that Mary and her daughter (Mary) Florence continued to live with Silas Jones who was then listed as the Head of Household.
Silas P Jones 25 m Merchant real estate: 13,000 personal estate: 4,000 born Kentucky
Nannie Jones 21 f Housekeeper born Indiana
John P Jones 3 m born Indiana
Mary J Jones 33 f occupation: Lady personal estate 2,000 born Indiana
Florence Jones 13 f born Indiana

Mary Jane (Batterton) Jones does not appear to have remarried, although she is elusive in census records due to the common name. She is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Greencastle with a burial marker with a death date of 1894. Her daughter Florence Jones had married a young attorney, Hamilton J Dunbar, but he lived only 8 years after their marriage. No verified descendants.

Jones Children: 1
Guthrie DNA Project Participants: N/A

READING and RESOURCES

DOCUMENT: Will of Henry Batterton
(Monroe County (IN) Public Library, Local History Microfilm Collection Roll 37, Will Book 1, pp. 48-49.)

I, Henry Batterton, being weak in body but of sound mind and memory, do hereby make and constitute this my last will and testament in the form and manner following, to wit:

1st–I commend my soul to God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my wife.

2nd–I wish all my just debts and funeral expenses paid out of any monies on hand or debts which may be due or owing me.

3rd–I leave in the hands of my wife, Susannah, all my estate both real and personal for her own support and the purpose of raising and schooling my children who are now minors. For her to have the use of my real estate during her life and my personal estate after paying my just debts. I give to her to be at her disposal in an way she may think proper without accounting in any way to any or either of my heirs.

4th–I hereby direct and allow my wife, Susannah, if circumstances in her opinion should make it necessary either for paying debts or for the support of my children who are with her as minors, to sell my out-lot of five acres on any credit she may think advisable, and I hereby appoint and authorize William Alexander, Commissioner, to convey to the purchasers of the above-named five-acre lot by a deed of fee simple in as full and ample a manner as I could do were I living.

5th–And lastly, I appoint my wife, Susannah, executrix and my son, James, executor of this my last will and testament. And at the death of my wife, Susannah, I wish all my real estate which may then remain to be sold and equally divided between my children hereafter named: William, Peter, Thomas, David, George, Sally now Sally Williams, Eliza now Eliza Hardesty, James, Nancy now Nancy Dubois, Henry, John, Granville and Mary Jane.

Ratifying this and no other as my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 25th day of October in the year of our Lord 1831.

Henry Batterton

NOTE: Witnessed by Sophronia A. Beck and William A. Alexander. 

Will proven on February 27, 1832.

BOOK: Guthrie, Laurence Rawlin (1933) ‘American Guthrie and allied families : lineal representations of the colonial Guthries of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North and South Carolina, some post-revolutionary emigrants and of some allied families.’ Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: Kerr Printing Co.
p.477-481 – The Battertons
Digital Repository: Ancestry (Searchable Database)
Digital Repository: Family Search

p.477 “About 1758 three brothers by the name of Batterton came from England to the Colonies. In 1778 one of the brothers with a party of others came down the Ohio River from Virginia, landed where Maysville now stands, built cabins and marked trees. A short time afterward, Batterton was killed by the Indians. His Brother Amor settled in Virginia and married Sarah Harris. Some years later he removed to Kentucky and was one of the first land owners of Lexington.”
p.478 The records sent us by those claiming descent from Amor Batterton Sr, differ in some respects and may contain errors. We include a part of these records in the belief that they will lead to further research and will perfect the early history of these Battertons. Benjamin, Abraham, Amor, Jeremiah, Moses, Sarah, and Henry born in 1770 were probably all children of Amor Batterton, Sr. Moses, James, Elizabeth, Nancy, and Henry Batterton were brothers and sisters and the children of Samuel Batterton born 1758,”

DOCUMENTS: Madison County, Kentucky Deeds, 1787-1902
Grantee Index A-J, 1787-1899 – FHL 0007896909
Batterton Index – IMG 77
Book B – 465: Henry Batterton from Green Clay – 6 May 1793 – 68A Callaways Creek
Book L – 357: Henry Batterton from Richmond City – 23 Oct 1816 – Lot 49 Richmond
(additional entries for HB dated after 1840 appear to be a different person)

Grantor Indez A-K, 1787-1899 – FHL 0007899061
Batterton Index – IMG 78 and 79
Book E – 955: Harry Batterton al to Eleanor Guthrie – Power of Attorney – 13 Oct 1803
Book E – 956: Henry Batterton al to Reubin Guthrie – Power of Attorney – 12 Oct 1803
Book I – 356: Henry Batterton al to Jesse Guthrie – Power of Attorney – 8 Sep 1813
Book I – 358: Henry Batterton al to William McBride al – Deed – 6 Sep 1813
Book M – 526: Henry & Susan Batterton to Thompson Burnam – Deed – 19 May 1818 – Lot 49 Richmond
Book N – 23: Henry & Susannah Batterton to George C Pearson – Deed – 19 May 1818 – Lot 49 Richmond

DOCUMENTS: Bourbon County, Kentucky Deeds, 1786-1905
Deeds, Index A – B: FHL 007899050 – Batterton Entries Starting IMG 271
HENRY BATTERTON (There is more than one man of the same name within these documents)
Book F – 150: HB from Aaron Griffin and Peggy wf – 9 Nov 1807
Book I – 193: HB and Susanna wf to John G Martin – 25 Sep 1812
Book K – 58: Susanna wf of HB (quit claim) to John G Martin – 20 Feb 1814
Book K – 299: Henry and Moses Batterton (brothers) from Wm Barnett – 24 Feb 1814
Book K – 300: Henry and Moses Batterton (brothers) from John Savary – 23 Feb 1814
Book N – 286: Henry and Moses Batterton from John Tribby Jr and Maria wf – 3 Apr 1818
Book N – 327: from James Hawthorne (p.327 missing, see p.328 for last part) – 29 Jun 1815
Book O – 54: Henry and Moses Batterton to Geo. Pinckard, Admrs. – 19 Jan 1819
Book O – 93: HB and Susanna wf to John Craddock – 17 Nov 1818
Book P – 479: HB and Susanna wf to Thos. McCutchen – 18 Jun 1821
Book R – 18: Henry, Moses, and James Batterton from John Hall – 18 Feb 1823
Book R – 444: Henry and Moses Batterton from Franklin Fite – 8 Sep 1824
Book S – 516: Henry and Moses Batterton from Joseph Miller and Patsy wf- 18 Apr 1826
Book V – 99: HB from Moses Batterton – 2 Feb 1828
Book V – 119: HB to Moses Batterton – 2 Feb 1828
Book X – 550: HB from Moses Batterton & wf Rhoda and James Batterton & wf Laura – 8 Jul 1830
Book Y – 58: HB from John H Sanders & Polly wf – 1 May 1830
Book 32 – 18: HB from Samuel Watson – 31 Dec 1832
Book 34 – 18: HB heirs from Wm Miller & Rebecca wf – 25 Apr 1835
Book 35 – 301: HB devisees to Turnpike Co
Book 37 – 22: HB devisees to Alex. S. Miller – 6 Aug 1838
Book 48 – 74: HB heirs from Ben Batterton heirs – 9 Feb 1844
Book 48 – 76: HB heirs to Ben A Batterton heirs – 10 Feb 1845

REPORT: Monroe County, Indiana Deed Records, 1818-1887
Online access to Monroe, IN deeds at Family Search is locked.

REPORT: Monroe County Church Index – Sorted by Surname. Digital Repository: Monroe County History Center.

REPORT: Monroe County IN Death Index 1882-2023. Digital Repository: Monroe County History Center.
Batterton, Edward – Age: 88 – DOD: 25 May 1912 – Burial Place: Rose Hill
Batterton, Elizabeth – Age: 67 – DOD: 39 Sep 1913 – Burial Place: Rose Hill
Batterton, Lyda – Age: 68 – DOD: 23 Apr 1906 – Burial Place: N/A
Batterton, Nancy – Age: 77 – DOD: 22 Jun 1904 – Burial Place: N/A

REPORT: Monroe County IN Court Records Index, 1818 to 1960. Digital Repository: Monroe County History Center.
Includes:
Box: 50 – Plaintiff: Batterton, Susannah (State ex rel) – Defendants: Alexander, William & Rogers, Aquilla – Year: 1839 – Cause: Debt

REPORT: Land Records – Deed Records Index (c1811-1926). Digital Repository: Monroe County History Center.
Sorted by Grantee – Batterton Entries p198 – 201
Book A – 69 – HB from Addison Smith Act – 5 May 1821 – land sold to or by county/town official
Book A – 140 – HB from Addison Smith Act – 28 Jan 1823 – land sold to or by county/town official
Book A – 142 – HB from James Borland Agt- 28 Jan 1823 – land sold to or by county/town official
Book A – 169 – HB from Daniel Rollins – 6 Aug 1823
Book A – 169 – HB from Rebecca Rollins
Book A – 296 – HB from Addison Smith Act – 4 Jul 1825 – land sold to or by county/town official
Book B – 130 – HB from Benjamin Freehand – 5 Dec 1826
Book B – 410 – HB from Benjamin Freehand – 15 Apr 1828
Book C – 209 – HB from Margaret McCollough – 22 Nov 1830
Book C – 209 – HB from William D McCollough – 22 Nov 1830
Book D – 104 – Susannah Batterton from Henry Batterton – 25 Oct 1831 – Henry Batterton’s Will
Book D – 182 – HB from Joshua Kendall – 24 Jun 1833
Book D – 182 – HB from Mary Kendall – 24 June 1833
Book L – 512 – Susanah Batterton from William Alexander by sheriff – 19 May 1849 – Sale due to legal case

Sorted by Grantor – Batterton Entries p 225 – 228
Book A – 141 – HB to Daniel Rollins – 28 Jan 1823
Book A – 141 – Susannah Batterton to Daniel Rollins – 28 Jan 1823
Book C – 206 – HB to William D McCollough – 22 Nov 1830
Book C – 206 – Susanna Batterton to William D McCollough – 22 Nov 1830
Book C – 371 – HB to Alexander Owens – 11 Mar 1831
Book C – 371 – Susannah Batterton to Alexander Owens – 11 Mar 1831
Book D – 104 – Henry Batterton to Susannah Batterton – 25 Oct 1831 – Henry Batterton’s Will
Book D – 274 – Henry Batterton to Zachariah Williams – 20 Feb 1833 – Estate of Henry Batterton
Book D – 274 – Susannah Batterton to Zachariah Williams – 20 Feb 1833 – Estate of Henry Batterton
Book E – 378 – Henry Batterton to James Batterton – 10 Dec 1831

REPORT: Monroe County IN Probate Records: Index 1818-1960. Digital Repository: Monroe County History Center.
Batterton, Amanda & David – 1870 – Heirs – Box: *P109 – Folder: 2
Batterton, David – 1873 – Heirs – Box: *P112 – Folder 2
Batterton, David – 1875 – Heirs – Box: *P 89 – Folder: 5
Batterton, David C. – 1870 – Estate – Box – *P 40
Batterton, Edward & Elizabeth – 1909 – Unsound mind – Box: *P 226 – Folder: 4
Batterton, Edward A. – 1906 – Heirs – Box: *P 259 – Folder: 1
Batterton, Henry – 1832 – Estate – Box: *P 10 – Folder 28
Batterton, Henry – 1832 – Heirs – Box: *P 10 – Folder 29
Batterton, Lizzie – 1906 – Unsound Mind – Box: *P 261 – Folder 2
Batterton, Mary 1877 – Estate – Box *P 69 – Folder 2
Batterton, Nancy G. – 1905 – Estate – Box: *P 194 – Folder 1
Batterton, William D. – 1874 – Heirs – Box: *P124 – Folder 1

REPORT: Rosehill and White Oak Cemetery Index, 1818-2018, Digital Repository: Monroe County History Center.
Includes map of cemeteries/plots.
Rosehill Cemetery – Batterton Entries p.21-22

BOOK: Blanchard, Charles (1884) Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and biographical. F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago. Digital Repository: HathiTrust.
p.404 – County Commissioners: Henry Batterton, 1821; Henry Batterton, 1824.
p.455 – The settlement of the town (of Bloomington) was phenomenal. At the close of the year 1818, not less than thirty families lived in the town in hastily built log cabins, or rude frame houses, from the saw mill of old man Blair. (…) The following year (…) About this time or soon afterward, Joshua O Howe, alexander Owens and Henry Batterton established separate stores of much greater pretensions than that of Hardin.
p.457 – During the remainder of the decade of the twenties the merchants of Bloomington (included) Henry Batterton.
p.458 – The merchants during the decade of the thirties (included) Henry Batterton.

REPORT: Monroe County Indiana – Index to Deed Books 1 – 10
Grantor to Grantee

BOOK: Bowen, E. F. (1914) History of Lawrence and Monroe counties, Indiana : their people, industries, and institutions. Indianapolis. Digital Repository: Internet Archive.

OBITUARIES: Monroe County Obituary Index – Batterton Search. Digital Repository: Indiana Room Local & Family History

DOCUMENTS: Land Patents – General Land Office Records – Bureau of Land Management.
Includes entries for David Batterton (1824), Henry Batterton (1826, 1826), Gabriel Batterton (1835, 1850)

OBITUARY of EDWARD ARCHER BATTERTON – The Bedford Daily Mail, Bedford, IN – Monday 27 May 1912. Digital Repository: Newspapers.com

BOOK: Slevin, Ruth M (1900) Monroe County, Indiana will records 1818-1904: books 1 through 5. Digital Repository: Archive.org
p.8
DAVID BATTERTON – Bk 3 pp. 324, 325, 326
Dated 25 Sep 1861 / Recorded 7 Feb 1867
Wife – Amanda M Batterton to have residue of property after debts, etc, for the means of raising the children (minor).
After death of sd wife estate to be divided equally among the children taking into consideration advancements made to the older ones (no names).
Exec – Amanda M Batterton – wife
Wit – Johnson McCollough, Milton McFetridge

pp. 8 – 9
HENRY BATTERTON – Bk 1 pp. 48, 49, 50
Dated 25 Oct 1831 / Recorded 27 Feb 1832
Wife – Susannah Batterton to have all of estate to raise the children
Children – William Batterton, Peter Batterton, Thomas Batterton, David Batterton, George Batterton, Sally Williams, Eliza Hardesty, James Batterton, Nancy Dubois, Henry Batterton, John Batterton, Granville Batterton, Mary Jane Batterton.
Exec – Susannah Batterton, wife, and James Batterton, son
Wit – Sophronia A Beck, William Alexander

pp. 54-55
SAMUEL F. DUNN – Bk 3 pp. 222, 223, 224
Dated 25 Jan 1864 / Recorded 28 Jan 1864
Wife – Margaret Dunn to have all real estate & personal property
Bro – Felix C Dunn of Martin, IND, William D Dunn
Exec – Felix C Dunn, bro, Margaret Dunn, wife, Carry Batterton, wife’s bro
Wit – William D Dunn, James L Maxwell

p.149
Absalom Morgan – Bk 2 pp. 100, 101
Dated 9 Apr 1845 / Recorded 15 Aug 1849
Wit – (include) G. W. W. Batterton

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