B: Robert Guthrie & Miss Darlington

Watercolor interpretation of eighteenth-century Pennsylvania countryside, with a cordwainer’s bench, leather, wooden shoe lasts, and land papers in the foreground.

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Robert Guthrie & Miss Darlington

Chester County, Pennsylvania · Family Lines into Pennsylvania & South Carolina

Branch B follows the families traditionally gathered around Robert Guthrie and a wife remembered as “Miss Darlington.” Chester County tax references name Robert in Fallowfield in 1732 and Nantmeal in 1734–1735, providing a Pennsylvania starting point for the investigation.

The family studies follow William, Adam, and John Guthrie, the three men retained as Robert’s proposed sons. Land and estate papers, church records, and the cordwainer’s trade help trace their households. William’s family extends into South Carolina, while Adam’s records continue in Chester County and John’s lead into other Pennsylvania communities.

The traditional family arrangement: Robert’s wife has not been identified by a marriage record, and the proposed parent–child relationships remain part of the research. The shared Three Brothers Tradition review compares the origin accounts and evidence connecting Branches B, F, and I.

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The Family at a Glance

Robert Guthrie

Chester County, Pennsylvania

Parents
Unidentified
Birth & Origins
Date and birthplace unconfirmed; Scottish origins belong to the family tradition
Proposed Marriage
“Miss Darlington”; no marriage record has been identified
Recorded Residence
Tax references place a Robert Guthrie in Fallowfield in 1732 and Nantmeal in 1734–1735, Chester County
Occupation
Ironworking is part of the Scottish account; his Pennsylvania occupation remains unconfirmed
Death & Burial
Date, place, and burial location not established

“Miss Darlington”

Personal identity unresolved

Given Name
Unidentified; “Miss Darlington” is the traditional research label
Parents
No Darlington parents have been established
Birth
Date and birthplace unknown
Proposed Marriage
Robert Guthrie; the relationship, date, and place remain unverified
Residence
Associated with Chester County through the proposed family reconstruction
Death & Burial
No securely identified record

Branch B brings together families whose records lead through Pennsylvania’s farms, workshops, churches, and land transactions. William’s family continued south to the Waxhaws of South Carolina; Adam’s remained rooted in Chester County; John’s is traced through other Pennsylvania communities.

Y-STR results place tested descendants of both William and Adam in GFG2A, supporting their shared paternal ancestry. The generation connecting these families to Robert remains a research question.

The Next Generation

Three proposed son lines are retained in the current Branch B reconstruction. The birth ranges below are estimates; this is neither an established birth order nor a proven complete list of children.

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Three proposed sons associated with Robert Guthrie and Miss Darlington, with estimated births, marriages, and later lives
Proposed Son & Family PageBirthMarriage & Later Life
William Guthrie 1713–1730, estimated
Pennsylvania, reported		 Married Elizabeth Barnett. Their family moved from Pennsylvania to the Waxhaws, South Carolina. William’s death is reported as 3 September 1778.
Adam Guthrie 1714–1733, estimated
Pennsylvania, reported		 Married Mercy Irwin by 1759. A cordwainer and farmer in Chester County, Adam died before letters of administration were issued on 6 July 1798.
John Guthrie 1724–1743, estimated
Pennsylvania, reported		 Married Margaret Brown on 5 November 1764 at St. James Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Later records associated with this family extend into Cumberland, Bedford, and Franklin counties; his death date remains unconfirmed.
Family Evidence NotesOpen for the proposed relationships, date qualifications, and DNA connections behind this summary

Robert & the Proposed Household

The Chester County tax references provide a local Robert Guthrie to investigate. Connecting that man with the Scottish ironworker of tradition, and establishing him as the father of William, Adam, or John, requires further evidence. Laurence R. Guthrie’s family reconstruction provides the starting framework for this research.

The Darlington Question: Names & Identity

No given name or marriage record has been established for Robert’s proposed wife. Elizabeth, Rebecca, Elizabeth Rebecca, and Rebecca Elizabeth should not be treated as verified identities or interchangeable aliases. Combining the two given names does not resolve the conflicting identifications. Even the Darlington surname remains part of the proposed reconstruction.

A Later Darlington Naming Clue

Otho Darlington Guthrie, born 26 August 1805, was a son of William Brown Guthrie and Isabella Sterrett in the descendant family associated with John Guthrie and Margaret Brown. Laurence R. Guthrie’s American Guthrie and Allied Families, pp. 188–189, records his name and quotes a baptism dated 1 December 1805. This provides a specific naming clue, but does not identify his namesake, establish Robert’s wife’s surname, or prove John’s proposed parentage.

Local Pennsylvania Families & the Brown Connection

Chester County had several Darlington households to investigate. Gilbert Cope’s Genealogy of the Darlington Family separately discusses Abraham of Birmingham, Joseph of East Caln, and William of Nantmel. Their presence supplies local research leads; it does not identify which woman, if any, married Robert Guthrie.

A Darlington connection through Margaret Brown’s family is also reported, not established. The tradition that a sister of her father, Robert Brown, married Meredith Darlington conflicts with Cope’s identification of Meredith’s wife as Sarah David or Davis, daughter of Rees and Catharine Davis (p. 520). The earlier John Guthrie & Margaret Brown study discusses this unresolved problem. It cannot yet explain Otho’s middle name.

Elizabeth Darlington in John Irwin’s 1728 Will

The recorded will of John Irwin of Caln, dated 19 September 1728, leaves £5 to Elizabeth Darlington, daughter of Joseph Darlington, payable by Irwin’s brother Robert when she reached fifteen or married, whichever happened first. This directly identifies an Elizabeth and her father. It does not name a Guthrie husband or give her the additional name Rebecca.

The payment condition suggests that Elizabeth was then under fifteen and unmarried; that is an inference, not a stated birth date. It creates a chronological constraint to test against the proposed sons’ estimated births. The will alone does not settle whether she could have been their mother. Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, Will Books A–C, vols. 1–3, 1713–1755, recorded p. 283; Ancestry viewer image 107 of 603.

Dates & Record Types

The sons’ broad birth ranges are working estimates. William’s exact death date is retained as reported. For Adam, 6 July 1798 dates the administration of his estate, rather than his death or the probate of a will. John’s marriage supplies a firmer dated event, while the identification of later records and his death interval still need comparison.

James Guthrie & Jeanette Wilson

This couple formerly appeared among Robert’s proposed children. Their tested descendant line is now assigned to GFG2A Branch G and is therefore omitted from the current Branch B child list. This is a reassignment within GFG2A, not exclusion from the wider genetic family group.

What the DNA Currently Supports

The William and Adam lines have matching GFG2A Y-STR participants. Their shared paternal ancestry does not by itself establish that they were brothers or identify Robert as their father. Both current Branch B Big-Y participants descend through Adam and Mercy’s son Adam, who married Mary Elton, and share R-FTB51152. No Y-DNA participant has yet been identified for John Guthrie and Margaret Brown in the current project roster. Y-DNA cannot identify Robert’s wife or establish her surname.

See Explore the Records for testing coverage and source discussions, and the Three Brothers Tradition for the shared review of Branches B, F, and I.

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Historical Highlights

Leather, Land & Family Papers

Interpretive watercolor of leatherworking tools and family papers, inspired by this branch’s Pennsylvania history.

The Pennsylvania story begins with a name in the Chester County tax records. Robert Guthrie appears in Fallowfield in 1732 and Nantmeal in 1734–1735. These references give the investigation a place and a period. His identification with the Scottish ironworker of family tradition, his proposed Darlington marriage, and his relationship to the later households remain questions to follow through the records.

Leatherworking gives this branch one of its distinctive themes. Adam and William are described as cordwainers, makers of leather footwear. The trade belongs alongside farming and landholding in their family histories. It also provides the inspiration for the leather, tools, and papers in this branch’s illustrations.

Adam Guthrie and Mercy Irwin built their family in Chester County. Their marriage is established by 1759 in the Irwin family records. Adam’s work as a cordwainer and farmer places the household within the county’s rural economy, while property transactions preserve connections among their children and allied families. His estate was placed under administration on 6 July 1798, following his death.

The estate papers carry Adam’s story into the next generation. A deed dated 20 October 1798 identifies his children and heirs and conveys their interests to his son Adam. Read with the administration record, it helps distinguish the elder Adam from his namesake and connects married daughters with the Campbell, Love, Thompson, Hanna, and Elton families. Such records preserve relationships that a surname-only search can easily miss.

William Guthrie and Elizabeth Barnett followed a different path, from Pennsylvania to South Carolina’s Waxhaws. Thomas Barnett’s 1771 will identifies William as his son-in-law. A John Gothery witnessed the will, providing an association worth examining alongside the proposed relationship between William and John. The witness’s name alone does not establish that they were brothers.

In South Carolina, William became a planter on Cane Creek and held people in slavery. Land grants and later family conveyances help trace his property. His death is reported as 3 September 1778. The next generation’s histories reach into Kentucky and Tennessee: son Robert married Mary Taylor, while son James married Jane Carnes. Their families provide two of the descendant paths now represented in the DNA project.

John Guthrie and Margaret Brown have a dated starting point in their marriage at St. James Church, Lancaster, on 5 November 1764. Later Pennsylvania records associated with their family require careful comparison because several men shared John’s name. Their family study follows Robert, Mary, and William Brown Guthrie; Robert’s work as a clockmaker and silversmith carries the theme of skilled trades into another generation.

The daughters’ families are an essential part of this history. Adam’s daughter Mary married James Love, and daughter Sarah married John Thompson, leaving families rooted in Chester County. William’s daughter Elizabeth married Samuel Walkup and settled in Kentucky. Following the daughters as well as the sons brings a wider network of households, records, and family memories into view.

DNA adds a shared paternal connection to the surviving paper trail. Tested descendants of William and Adam match GFG2A, supporting a relationship between those lines. Establishing the connecting generations—and testing a direct paternal descendant of John and Margaret Brown—remain central goals. The family’s history continues to develop as inherited accounts, original records, and new results are brought together.

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The Family Timeline

Tax, church, land, and estate records follow Robert Guthrie and the three families proposed as his sons’ households. Their placement together remains a working reconstruction. Reported dates and uncertain identifications are marked, and later recording dates are distinguished from the events themselves.

  1. 1732–1735Tax records

    Robert in Chester County

    Fallowfield and Nantmeal, Pennsylvania

    Tax references name Robert Guttery in Fallowfield in 1732 and Nantmeal in 1734–1735. Laurence R. Guthrie regarded these as the same man and used him as the proposed head of this family.

    Source: AGAF, pp. 169–170; Chester County tax lists.

  2. 1751–1752Tax records

    William in the Cumberland Valley

    Lurgan Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

    William Guthrie appears among Lurgan’s taxables. His identification with the later Waxhaws settler is the working interpretation developed in the family study.

    Source: AGAF, p. 195; History of Franklin County, p. 154.

  3. 1757Land purchase

    Adam Acquires West Nantmeal Land

    Chester County, Pennsylvania

    A sheriff’s conveyance records Adam Guthrie’s purchase of 100 acres. The transaction provides an early landholding reference for his Chester County history.

    The exact deed date needs comparison

    The Branch B research notes give 17 May 1757; Laurence R. Guthrie gives 30 August 1757. The year is retained here pending examination of the original deed. These dates could concern different stages of the transaction.

    Source: Chester County Deed Book K, p. 462; AGAF, pp. 170, 695.

  4. 14 March
    1759Land survey

    A Survey for Adam Guthrie

    Chester County, Pennsylvania

    A survey of 100 acres is recorded for Adam Guthrie. Laurence R. Guthrie cautioned that it might confirm the land acquired at the sheriff’s sale, so the two acreages should not automatically be added together.

    Source: AGAF, p. 170 and appendix note 163, p. 695; Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Vol. 24, p. 76.

  5. November
    1759Family transaction

    Adam & Mercy Are Named Together

    Chester County, Pennsylvania

    An Irwin family release names Adam Guthrie and Mercy, his wife. It establishes their marriage by this date, without supplying a wedding date.

    Source: Irwin family deed of release, Chester County Deed Book S, pp. 521–524.

  6. 5 November
    1764Marriage

    John Guthrie & Margaret Brown

    St. James Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    The church marriage record supplies a dated starting point for John and Margaret’s family. Their study follows the lines of Robert, Mary, and William Brown Guthrie.

    Source: St. James marriage reference retained in the John Guthrie family study.

  7. 8 June
    1768Land purchase

    Adam’s East Caln Property

    Chester County, Pennsylvania

    John Irwin and his wife Margaret conveyed land to Adam Guthery. The property later appears in the settlement among Adam’s heirs. Laurence R. Guthrie’s abstract gives a recording date of 14 June 1802, long after the transaction.

    Source: AGAF, appendix note 164, p. 695. Acreage and deed-book references require comparison with the original.

  8. 4 May
    1771Land grant

    William’s Waxhaws Property

    South Carolina

    A later deed identifies this as the date of a grant to William Guthrie. The land subsequently passed to his son James and helps trace the family’s South Carolina holdings.

    Source: Lancaster County Deed Book A, p. 216, as abstracted in AGAF, p. 195.

  9. 13 October
    1771Will

    The Barnett Family Connection

    Hamilton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

    Thomas Barnett’s will names William Gothery as his son-in-law; John Gothery appears as a witness. The will was probated on 12 November 1771. Their association is a research clue to the proposed Guthrie relationships.

    Source: Cumberland County Will Book B, p. 104; AGAF, appendix notes 210 and 219, pp. 700–701.

  10. 1773–1776Tax & land records

    John in Bedford County Records

    Bedford County, Pennsylvania

    Records assembled for John include a 1773 tax entry, land warrants dated 27 December 1774, and a 1776 Bethel Township assessment. Their identification with Margaret Brown’s husband remains part of the combined family reconstruction.

    Source: AGAF, appendix note 210, p. 700; Pennsylvania Archives references cited there.

  11. 3 September
    1778Reported death

    William’s Death in South Carolina

    Waxhaws, South Carolina

    The family study reports William’s death on this date. His land later appears in conveyances by members of his family.

    What the book establishes

    Laurence R. Guthrie did not supply an exact death date. He established that William had died before the 2 October 1787 conveyance by James and Jane Guthrie. The reported 1778 date needs its own supporting record.

    Source: William Guthrie family study; compare AGAF, pp. 195–196.

  12. 7 December
    1781Land conveyance

    John & Margaret Sell Brush Heap

    Bethel Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

    John Guthrie and Margaret, his wife, conveyed the 150-acre tract called Brush Heap to John Moroney. The abstract says John purchased it on 15 August 1778. Its placement in this family should be checked against the other John Guthrie records.

    Source: AGAF, appendix note 210, p. 700.

  13. 2 October
    1787Inherited land

    James & Jane Convey William’s Land

    Lancaster County, South Carolina

    James Guthrie and Jane, his wife, sold 194 acres to Richard Wright. The deed identifies the property as part of William’s 1771 grant, devised to his son James; Robert Guthrie witnessed the conveyance.

    Source: Lancaster County Deed Book A, p. 216; AGAF, p. 195.

  14. 1792–1796Church records

    Adam’s Brandywine Church Connection

    Chester County, Pennsylvania

    Adam Guthrie appears among the pew holders associated with the Forks of the Brandywine Church. The family research also records his support for the graveyard wall fund in 1794–1795.

    Source: Forks of the Brandywine church references retained in the Branch B research.

  15. 28 March
    1798Land conveyance

    Adam Conveys Property to William

    Brandywine Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

    Adam Guthrie conveyed two adjoining tracts to William Guthrie. This transaction belongs to the elder Adam’s property history and helps distinguish his son William from other men of that name.

    Source: AGAF, appendix note 166, pp. 695–696; Chester County deed references.

  16. June–July
    1798Death & administration

    Adam’s Unfinished Will & Estate

    Brandywine Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

    The heirs’ later deed describes an unfinished, unsigned will dated 26 June 1798. Letters of administration were granted to son Adam on 6 July. These place the elder Adam’s death in this interval, assuming the deed’s account is accurate.

    The will and administration are different events

    The 26 June writing records Adam’s intended arrangements. Its unfinished and unsigned condition explains why the heirs later acted together. The 6 July entry concerns administration of the estate; it is not a recorded death date or proof that a completed will was admitted to probate.

    Source: AGAF, appendix note 166, p. 695; Chester County Administration Docket 2, p. 434, estate file 4643.

  17. 20 October
    1798Heirs’ conveyance

    The Children Settle Their Interests

    Brandywine Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

    Adam’s children and their spouses conveyed interests to his son Adam in accordance with their father’s unfinished wishes. The deed identifies the family relationships, including married daughters, and is central to reconstructing the household.

    Source: Chester County Deed Book W2, p. 52; AGAF, appendix note 166, p. 695.

  18. 1800Possible census match

    A Later John Guthrie Household

    Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

    The family study considers an 1800 John Gutherie household as a possible match. That identification remains conditional and should not be used alone to assign death dates to John or Margaret.

    Source: Branch B census research; household identification remains under review.

  19. 24 October
    1804Reported death

    Elizabeth Barnett Guthrie’s Later Life

    Lancaster County, South Carolina

    The family study reports Elizabeth’s death on this date. Laurence R. Guthrie’s account did not establish an exact death date for her, so the reported date remains subject to source confirmation.

    Source: William and Elizabeth’s family study; AGAF, p. 196.

Sources & Record Notes

Published reconstruction: Laurence R. Guthrie, American Guthrie and Allied Families (1933), abbreviated AGAF above. See printed pp. 169–171, 188, 195–196, and appendix pp. 695–696, 700–701. Printed page numbers differ from PDF image numbers.

Family studies: William Guthrie & Elizabeth Barnett; Adam Guthrie & Mercy Irwin; and John Guthrie & Margaret Brown.

Reading the sources: Several entries rely on published abstracts or retained research references. Those citations identify records for further examination; they do not imply that every original record image has been checked. Conflicting acreage, dates, and names remain research questions.

Margaret’s later records: The 1781 deed names a living wife Margaret. If this is the couple who married in 1764, it conflicts with the 1777 death assigned to Margaret Brown in some compiled information. That death date is not adopted here.

The linked family studies continue the descendants’ histories. For document references, unresolved questions, and current testing coverage, continue to Explore the Records →.

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Explore the Records

Land transactions, family settlements, church associations, and DNA results help distinguish the Guthrie households gathered under Branch B. The records are strongest when followed across generations: a deed may identify a wife, an inherited share, an occupation, or an earlier owner that separates one Adam, John, or William from another.

Foundational family narrative: Laurence R. Guthrie’s American Guthrie and Allied Families (1933) preserves the accounts behind this reconstruction. William, Adam, and John remain Robert Guthrie’s proposed sons. The shared Three Brothers Tradition page compares the origin accounts for Branches B, F, and I.

The Guthrie DNA Project

Tested paternal descendants of William Guthrie and Adam Guthrie match GFG2A. The current Branch B roster contains eight Y-DNA participants: seven with 111 markers and one with 37 markers. Two participants in Adam’s line have Big Y-700 results. John Guthrie and Margaret Brown’s line has autosomal representation, but no Y-DNA participant has been identified in the reviewed roster.

Descendant Lines of Robert Guthrie’s Three Proposed Sons
Proposed SonY-DNABig-YAutosomal
WilliamElizabeth Barnett✓5 kitsNot yet represented✓
AdamMercy Irwin✓3 kits✓2 Big Y-700✓
JohnMargaret BrownNot yet representedNot yet represented✓

✓ indicates recorded participation through the named line, not proof of every ancestral relationship in its submitted pedigree. Coverage follows the project results and member notes reviewed 15 October 2026, with AncestryDNA participation tracked separately. Participants are identified publicly by kit number only.

Representative Y-DNA Participants & Their LinesEight kits; historical generations shown without participant names.

William Guthrie & Elizabeth Barnett

  • 297757 — Y111: through Robert Guthrie & Mary Taylor.
  • 69040 — Y111: through James Guthrie & Jane Carnes → Samuel Guthrie. Also Family Finder.
  • 132679 — Y111: through James Guthrie & Jane Carnes → James G. Guthrie. Also Family Finder.
  • 640279 — Y111: through James Guthrie & Jane Carnes → Samuel Guthrie. Also Family Finder.
  • 894953 — Y37: through James Guthrie & Jane Carnes → Samuel Guthrie. Also Family Finder.

Adam Guthrie & Mercy Irwin

  • 190173 — Y111: through Adam Guthrie & Mary Elton → Robert Elton Guthrie & Eva Catherine Spawr. Also Family Finder.
  • 467718 — Y111; Big Y-700, R-FTB51152: through Adam Guthrie & Mary Elton → Robert Elton Guthrie & Eva Catherine Spawr. Also Family Finder.
  • 1018501 — Y111; Big Y-700, R-FTB51152: through Adam Guthrie & Mary Elton → Adam Guthrie & Phoebe Mercer Jones.

Family Finder is listed where confirmed in the reviewed notes. Its absence from an entry does not establish that the participant has never taken an autosomal test.

Autosomal ParticipationFamily Finder representatives and the separately recorded AncestryDNA line.

Twenty additional Family Finder kits are recorded below. Six Y-DNA participants identified above also have Family Finder results; they are not counted again in this list.

William & Elizabeth Barnett — 11 additional kits

  • Robert Guthrie & Mary Taylor: B929551, B590014, B268349, B574658, MK69052.
  • James Guthrie & Jane Carnes: 191915, B82386.
  • Elizabeth Guthrie & Samuel Walkup: 122333, B925615.
  • William Barnett Guthrie & Patsy Jackson: 93036, 235210.

Adam & Mercy Irwin — 8 additional kits

  • Adam Guthrie & Mary Elton: 848344, 509486, 482491, 469488, 533187, 615709.
  • Sarah Guthrie & John Thompson: B393896, B155849.

John & Margaret Brown — 1 kit

Through William Brown Guthrie & Isabella Sterrett: 515833.

AncestryDNA

The project also records participation through Adam Guthrie & Mercy Irwin → John Guthrie & Mary Ann Kerr. AncestryDNA representation is maintained separately from the FamilyTreeDNA kit roster.

Autosomal participation provides opportunities to compare descendant families. A submitted descent path does not, by itself, identify the ancestor responsible for a particular shared segment.

What the Big-Y Results Currently RepresentTwo descendant lines of Adam Guthrie and Mary Elton.

Kits 467718 and 1018501 share R-FTB51152. Both pedigrees pass through Adam Guthrie and Mercy Irwin’s son Adam Guthrie, husband of Mary Elton, then separate through sons Robert Elton Guthrie and Adam Guthrie.

The reviewed branch path is R-FTD48772 → R-FTD50650 → R-BY107525 → R-FTB51152. These results provide a more detailed genetic reference for that descendant family. The supplied Match Time Tree is a participant’s match view, not an exhaustive tree of every project lineage.

William and Elizabeth Barnett’s line still needs Big-Y representation, and John and Margaret Brown’s line needs its first identified Y-DNA representative. The reviewed roster contains no identified Big-Y participant from Branch F or Branch I. The available results therefore do not establish an exclusive B/F/I genetic branch or identify Robert as the father of all three proposed sons.

Why every claimed paternal lineage should be tested: participants descended from Robert Guthrie and Eliza Jane Caldwell, formerly associated with Branch I, genetically mismatch GFG2A and are now designated GFG2C. The participant descended from Thomas Guthrie and Mildred Howell belongs to GFG5. A familiar origin story can preserve valuable clues while placing a family in the wrong paternal group.

Within GFG2A, similar Y-DNA results still leave documentary questions about particular fathers and sons. Our research tests the proposed family placements as well as the shared origin story.

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Family-Specific Records & Research Findings

The summaries below distinguish what the supplied deed images state from relationships still under investigation. Execution and recording dates are kept separate. The complete Chester County finding aid follows, including later records and households whose connection to Branch B has not been established.

Adam & Mercy Irwin: The Earlier GenerationThe Irwin release, the 1798 estate settlement, and the family land.
  • 1759 release, recorded 15 March 1775 — S:521–524: Adam Guthrie and wife Mercy appear among the heirs connected with George Irwin’s property. This supports the Irwin connection; it does not itself prove the proposed Robert Guthrie–Darlington parentage.
  • 28 March 1798, recorded 30 May 1798 — R2:34: Adam Guthrie to William Guthrie for £600, involving a tract of 90 acres 51 perches and a separate one-acre parcel. The images establish 1798, correcting the 1789 index entry. The title recitals trace more than one Irwin-related acquisition; they should not be compressed into a single purchase.
  • 20 October 1798, recorded 1 June 1802 — W2:52–54: the family settlement names deceased Adam’s ten children: Hannah Campbell, William, Robert, Mary Love, Sarah Thompson, Jane Hammond, Martha Elton, John, Elizabeth, and Adam. Martha was the widow of Abel Elton. The family agreed to carry out an unfinished testamentary plan; this is not evidence of a fully executed and probated will.
  • 2 February 1802, recorded 1 June 1802 — W2:54–56: Adam Guthrie and wife Mary conveyed 81 acres 59 perches to John Thompson, an Uwchlan innkeeper, for £700. The deed recites the earlier family settlement.
  • 2 February 1802, recorded 31 May 1806 — Z2:406–407: Adam and Mary conveyed land to John Guthrie for five shillings, again referring to the estate arrangement. Later deeds help follow John’s heirs.

Keep the generations separate: the Adam/Mercy couple belongs to the earlier records; Adam/Mary appears in the 1802 conveyances. The W2 heirs’ deed identifies Hannah as Adam Campbell’s wife, while a subsequent recital gives Margaret. That discrepancy remains under review.

Adam’s estate administration is referenced as 6 July 1798, administration docket 2:434, estate file 4643. The original estate packet remains a priority source. W2:50–51, the adjoining Irwin transaction, also needs full image review.

John’s Heirs & Adam and Margaret’s Later LandInherited shares, Wagoner releases, a school lot, and subsequent conveyances.
  • 20 August 1833, recorded 22 April 1834 — I4:73–74: John Guthrie, blacksmith, and Mary Ann his wife conveyed a one-quarter interest to Adam Guthrie, carpenter, for $300. The typed copy names the deceased carpenter John’s children as Phebe, John, Adam, and Mary, with Phebe married to Francis Armstrong.
  • I4:72, ending of the preceding deed: Joseph Smith and wife Mary, together with Mary Guthrie, conveyed two quarters to Adam. One share is traced through Francis and Phebe Armstrong’s 1829 conveyance. The missing opening page and differences between the stated consideration, receipt, and later date recitals need checking.
  • 1833 Wagoner releases — H4:209, H4:210–212, H4:262–264, H4:264–266, and H4:266–268: these family releases identify Margaret, wife of Adam Guthrie, within Peter Wagoner’s family. The parallel September and November recordings must be compared before being counted as separate sales. Miscellaneous Book 2, deed 461, remains an index reference without a supplied image.
  • 18 May 1833, recorded 21 April 1851 — N5:436–437: the Wagoner heirs conveyed one acre to Joseph Esworthy, indexed as Estworthy. The long delay between execution and recording is significant.
  • 7 March 1836, recorded 8 March — L4:308–309: Adam, carpenter, and Margaret conveyed half an acre to Joseph Smith, cordwainer, for $18.
  • 26 October 1837, recorded 7 August 1838 — Q4:123–124: Adam and Margaret conveyed a school lot of 44 perches for $5, with access to a spring. The deed refers to other heirs of deceased John Guthrie. The following Joseph Smith acquisitions are separate transactions.
  • 1 April 1840, recorded 3 April — S4:657–658: Adam and Margaret conveyed the remaining family property to Bennett Marsh for $2,250, with earlier inheritance deeds recited.
  • 31 March 1865, recorded 1 April — X6:504–505: Adam Guthrie and Phebe J., residing in Penn Township, Union County, conveyed property in Penn Township, Chester County, to Michael Lynch for $3,700. Residence and property location must not be confused.

Unresolved wording: I4:73 calls an earlier Adam a “grandfather,” although its title recital points to the 1802 Adam/Mary deed. It also names Francis Armstrong where the published family account gives Joseph. These differences require comparison with the handwritten record and related deeds before revising the pedigree.

Which John? Which William?Records that separate households and test proposed family placements.
  • 29 December 1802 partition, recorded 7 May 1825 — Y3:70–72: John Guthrie and wife Esther, and William Guthrie, divided land inherited from their father James Guthrie, whose will was dated 11 August 1798. William’s wife Mary appears in the body. These details closely fit the James/Ann descendant family studied under Branch I. They do not identify James’s own father.
  • 20 April 1825 — Y3:72–73: John and Esther conveyed 2 acres 10 perches to William for $80. The following deed, Y3:73–74, conveys land from William and Hannah to James B. Guthrie on 5 May 1825 for $1,600. Both were recorded 7 May. The latter transaction does not expressly state a father–son relationship.
  • 14 June 1811, recorded 23 July — F3:87–88: William senior and Hannah conveyed 32 acres 95 perches to William junior for $1,066.67. It explicitly traces the land to Adam’s 28 March 1798 deed. Senior and junior distinguish the men; those terms alone do not prove their relationship.
  • 25 February 1820 — M3:545–546: John, blacksmith, conveyed 58 acres 116 perches to William, yeoman, for $2,349. Execution, acknowledgment, and recording are all 1820. The grantee list’s 1817 label is incorrect for this deed.
  • 17 May 1821, acknowledged 18 May, recorded 8 August — S3:413–414: Sheriff Samson Babb conveyed 58 acres 116 perches, formerly William Guthrie’s property, to William Guthrie junior for $1,510 after debt proceedings involving William and John. Matching acreage suggests a connection with M3:545 that should be tested against the boundaries.
  • S3:414–415: William junior and wife Ann conveyed 24 acres 24 perches to Gainer Pierce for $900. Its 9 May 1821 execution and acknowledgment precede the sheriff deed dated 18 May in its recital. The discrepancy is retained for review; its recording was 8 August 1821, not the indexed 1721.
  • 1 April 1837, recorded 5 April — O4:168–169: Hannah, widow of William Guthrie, conveyed 2 acres 58 perches to John Birch for $250. She is identified as formerly Hannah Butler, singlewoman. This requires careful distinction from other Hannahs associated with Guthrie families.

Working question: do the proposed sons belong to the families in which earlier authors placed them? We compare explicit relationships, spouses, occupations, residences, inheritance, and associates across Branches B, F, and I. A shared paternal DNA profile is compatible with several possible relationships. No new reassignment is made merely because two men share a name or live nearby.

Additional Reviewed Deeds & Community ConnectionsTrade, property, church trustees, and records needing continuation pages.
  • 17 May 1810 — E3:21: Rebecca and Elizabeth Llewellyn, children of deceased John Llewellyn, conveyed to Patricius Lea and William Guthrie for $160. William is described as a cordwainer of East Caln. The continuation remains unreviewed; the preceding record’s endorsement must not be assigned to this deed.
  • 8 August 1810, recorded 13 February 1811 — E3:225–226: Jesse and Elizabeth Kersey conveyed East Caln lot 46 to William Guthrey, farmer of Brandywine, for $50.
  • 1812, recorded 5 April 1813 — H3:52–53: John Guthrie and Mary conveyed 33 acres to John Barr for $325. The typed execution day is incomplete; acknowledgment is dated 29 April 1812.
  • 3 February 1817, recorded 4 February — M3:380–381: Thomas and Judith Pennington conveyed 3¼ acres to William Guthrie, storekeeper of Tredyffrin, for $2,055. Keep this identity distinct while comparing it with the Brandywine Williams.
  • 3 March 1823, recorded 1 May 1827 — Z3:505–506: William Rigg and Hannah conveyed Brandywine land to William Guthrie, blacksmith, for $200. Fine acreage and title-chain details are faint in the supplied copy.
  • 3 June 1825, recorded 26 July — Y3:191–193: John Dowlin, ironmaster, and Elizabeth conveyed one acre for $1 to trustees of the Methodist Episcopal congregation of Brandywine and adjacent places. The trustees include William Guthrie and James B. Guthrie. The land included an existing graveyard and provided space for public worship. Trusteeship establishes a community association, not kinship.
  • 7 August 1826, recorded 1 May 1827 — Z3:506–508: Mary and James Battin, administrators of Russel Battin, conveyed twenty acres to William Guthrie for $450. Purchase from an estate does not itself establish that the purchaser was an heir.
  • 28 March 1831, recorded 12 November 1834 — I4:348: Ephraim Hughes, carpenter, and Elizabeth conveyed 2 acres 38 perches to William Guthrie of Tredyffrin for $110. The index’s 1834 heading reflects recording, not execution.
  • 6 January 1832, recorded 6 February — E4:324–325: John Guthrie senior conveyed 22 acres 31 perches to Lewis Righter, blacksmith, for $800.
  • 28 March 1835, recorded 1 August — K4:245–246: James B. Guthrie and Isabella conveyed four tracts to James Davis for $3,700, with a separate mortgage condition. The earlier William/Hannah conveyance is part of the title-chain research.

Complete Chester County Deed Finding Aid

This register retains all 266 dated entries from the accumulated grantor and grantee research lists, together with their index-image references. It includes later generations and other Guthrie households; inclusion does not assign a person to Branch B. An entry in both indexes can refer to the same deed.

Reading the entries: grantor = conveying party; grantee = receiving party; ux = wife; al = others; Exr. = executor; Admr. = administrator; Rec. = recorded. Titles and spellings largely follow the working index transcription. Confirmed corrections are marked. Unreviewed dates, names, and relationships remain subject to the original record. The grantee survey remains a work in progress; “complete” here means every entry already gathered for this page, not every Guthrie deed in the county.

Chester County deeds and indexes — FamilySearch catalog

GRANTOR INDEX D, E, F, G 1688-1922 – FHL 007856899
G Index begins IMG 283 of 413 – Arranged by date/Alphabetically

Grantor Index — Given Names A–F26 dated entries; index-image references retained.
  • IMG 284 – Letter A Grantors – Given Names
  • 1759 – Book S – 521: Guthrie, Adam ux al to George Irwin – Recorded 1775
  • 1789 – Book R2 – 34: Guthrie, Adam to William Guthrie – Rec. 1789 [Deed and recording: 1798.]
  • 1802 – Book W2 – 54: Guthrie, Adam to John Thompson – Rec. 1802
  • 1802 – Book Z2 – 406: Guthrie, Adam ux to John Guthrie – Recorded 1806
  • 1833 – Book Misc#2 – Deed461: Guthrie, Adam ux al to Methuselah C Davis – Rec. 1833 – Release
  • 1833 – Book H4 – 209: Guthrie, Adam ux al to Maria Wagoner al – Rec. 1833 – Release
  • 1833 – Book H4 – 210: Guthrie, Adam ux al to Peter Wagoner – Rec. 1833 – Release
  • IMG 285
  • 1833 – Book H4 – 262: Guthrie, Adam ux al to M.C. Davis – Rec.1833 – Release
  • 1833 – Book H4 – 264: Guthrie, Adam ux al to Maria Wagoner al – Rec. 1833 – Release
  • 1833 – Book H4 – 266: Guthrie, Adam ux al to Peter Wagoner – Rec. 1833 – Release
  • 1836 – Book L4 – 308: Guthrie, Adam ux to Joseph Smith – Rec. 1836
  • 1837 – Book Q4 – 123: Guthrie Adam ux to Brandywine School District – Rec. 1838
  • 1840 – Book S4 – 657: Guthrie, Adam us to Bennett Marsh – Rec 1840
  • 1833 – Book N5 – 436: Guthrie, Adam ux al to Joseph Estworthy – Rec. 1851
  • 1851 – Book O5 – 242: Guthrie, Allen ux to Jeremiah Joint – Rec. 1851
  • IMG 286
  • 1865 – Book X6 – 504: Guthrie, Adam ux to Michael Lynch – Rec. 1865
  • IMG 287: No Guthrie Grantor Entries
  • IMG 288
  • 1879 – Book D9 – 72: Guthrie, Abbie J to Samuel Rhodes – Rec 1879
  • IMG 289: No Guthrie Grantor Entries
  • IMG 290
  • 1903 – Book L12 -336: Guthrie, Abbie J to Chamiola Tribe #162 – Rec. 1903
  • 1865 – Book S12 – 104: Guthrie, Adam ux to Aaron W Foreman – Rec. 1904
  • IMG 291 – 293: No Guthrie Grantor Entries – Letter A Given Names
  • IMG 293 – 295: Letter B Given Names – No Guthrie Grantor Entries
  • IMG 296: Letter C Given Names – No Guthrie Grantor Entries
  • IMG 301: Letter D Given Names begin
  • IMG 304
  • 1907 – Book K13 – 136: Guthrie, DeWitt Clinton ux to J. Curtis Thomson – Rec. 1907
  • IMG 306: Letter E Given Names
  • 1798 – Book W2 – 52: Guthrie, Elizabeth al to Adam Guthrie – Rec. 1802
  • IMG 308:
  • 1866 – Book A7 – 516: Guthrie, Evelyn A al to Reuben Baker – Rec. 1866
  • IMG 310:
  • 1890 – Book S10 – 401: Guthrie, Ella J al to Charles Pfitzermeyer – Rec. 1890
  • IMG 311:
  • 1898 – Book X11 – 32: Guthrie, Elizabeth P al to Edith W Poole – Rec 1898
  • IMG 315: Letter F Given Names — public index link needs correction
  • IMG 317:
  • 1906 – Book E13 – 451: Guthrie, Frank A al to William H Becker – Rec. 1907
  • 1913 – Book M14 – 262: Guthrie, Florence May to John Bowman – Rec 1913
Grantor Index — Given Names G–I38 dated entries; index-image references retained.
  • IMG 319: Letter G Given Names
  • IMG 320:
  • 1854 – Book W5 – 13: Guthrie, Grace S to Mary Ann Woodward al – Rec. 1858
  • 1858 – Book G6 – 328: Guthrie, Grace S. to David H Branson – Rec. 1858
  • 1859 – Book L6 – 92: Guthrie, Grace S. to Caleb R Martin al – Rec. 1859
  • 1876 – Book T8 – 54: Guthrie, George W to Jacob Barrett – Rec. 1876
  • IMG 321:
  • 1891 – Book Y10 – 123: Guthrie, G.T. ux to George W Stine – Rec 1891
  • 1891 – Book Y10 – 124: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Edward Sheehy – Rec 1891
  • 1891 – Book Y10 – 135: Guthrie, G.T. ux to James Patton – Rec 1891
  • 1891 – Book Y10 – 136: Guthrie, G.T. ux to W.B. Stauffer – Rec. 1891
  • 1891 – Book C11 – 13: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Harriet Miller – Rec 1892
  • 1892 – Book C11 – 11: Guthrie, G.T. ux to William W Gurtizen – Rec 1892
  • 1891 – Book C11 – 12: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Lewis Miller – Rec 1892
  • 1892 – Book C11 – 94: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Edward Sheehy – Rec 1892
  • 1892 – Book C11 – 120: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Theodore M Griffith – Rec 1892
  • 1892 – Book C11 – 123: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Wells & Roberts – Rec 1892
  • 1892 – Book C11 – 124: Guthrie, G.T. ux to James R Gordon – Rec 1892
  • 1892 – Book C11 – 125: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Milton C Holl – Rec 1892
  • 1892 – Book C11 – 140: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Rogers & Parke – Rec. 1892
  • 1892 – Book C11 – 240: Guthrie, G.T. ux to George W Stine – Rec. 1893
  • 1892 – Book C11 – 241: Guthrie, G.T. ux to George W Stine – Rec. 1893
  • 1893 – Book C11 – 256: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Frank W Keech – Rec. 1893
  • 1893 – Book G11 – 36: Guthrie, G.T. ux to E. H. Hunt – Rec. 1893
  • 1893 – Book C11 – 466: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Reinhart Keller – Rec. 1893
  • 1893 – Book C11 – 519: Guthrie, G. T. ux to John H Bender – Rec 1893
  • 1893 – Book C11 – 596: Guthrie, G. T. ux to Alexander P Tutton – Rec. 1893
  • 1894 – Book D11 – 510: Guthrie, G. T. ux to James E. Himelright – Rec. 1894
  • 1894 – Book I11 – 28: Guthrie, G. T. ux to Rev. Benjamin T. Ruley – Rec 1894
  • 1895 – Book O11 – 58: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Frank P. Shull – Rec 1896
  • IMG 322
  • 1898 – Book W11 – 135: Guthrie, G. T ux to W. Bruce Barrow – Rec 1898
  • 1899 – Book X11 – 242: Guthrie, G. Thompson to William Love – Rec. 1899
  • 1897 – Book H12 – 181: Guthrie, G. T. ux to William H. Wells al – Rec. 1901
  • 1903 – Book P12 – 345: Guthrie, Grier T ux to Penna RR Co. – Rec. 1903
  • 1905 – Book Z12 – 49: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Downington School District – Rec 1905
  • 1905 – Book Z12 – 137: Guthrie, G.T. ux to Mary McCannon – Rec 1905
  • 1908 – Book N13 – 502: Guthrie, Grier Thompson ux to Florence Mae Guthrie – Rec 1908
  • 1908 – Book N13 – 503: Guthrie, Grier Thompson ux to Thompson Clyde Guthrie – Rec 1908
  • IMG 323 – Letter H Given Names Begin
  • IMG 324:
  • 1837 – Book O4 – 168: Guthrie, Hannah to John Birch – Rec. 1837
  • IMG 327:
  • 1890 – Book R10 – 387: Guthrie, Howard M ux al to Clement R. Wainwright al – Rec 1890
  • 1906 – Book W15 – 494: Guthrie, Howard M ux to L. Frances Sheeler – Rec. 1921
  • IMG 333 – Letter I Given Names Begin – No Guthrie Grantor Entries
  • IMG 335 – Letter J Given Names Begin
Grantor Index — Given Names J–K27 dated entries; index-image references retained.
Grantor Index — Given Names L–V29 dated entries; index-image references retained.
Grantor Index — Given Names W–Z30 dated entries; index-image references retained.

GRANTEE INDEX – F, G, H, I, J, K – FHL 8067027
IMG 71 of 480 – LETTER G SURNAMES – LETTER A GIVEN NAMES BEGINS

Grantee Index — Given Names A–F15 dated entries; index-image references retained.
Grantee Index — Given Names G–I26 dated entries; index-image references retained.
  • IMG 97 – Letter G Given Names
  • IMG 98
  • 1850 – M5 – 2 – Guthrie, Grace S, from William R Chambers admir. – Rec 1850
  • 1985 – P5 – 178 – Guthrie, Grace S from Richard J. Lamborn – Rec 1851 [Conflicting years in the index transcription; original needed.]
  • 1855 – Y5 – 487 – Guthrie, Grace from Joseph L Paxson adminr. – Rec 1855
  • 1858 – H6 – 482 – Guthrie, Grace S from Joseph Peirce – Rec 1858
  • 1873 – G8 – 246 – Guthrie, George W from George G. Hipple assign. – Rec 1873
  • IMG 99
  • 1886 – D10 – 370 – Guthrie, G. Thompson from A P Tutton ux – Rec 1886
  • 1889 – M10 – 435 – Guthrie, G. Thompson from Downing’n Mfr Co Ltd – Rec 1889
  • 1889 – S10 – 227 – Guthrie, G. Thompson from Anne B. Parks al – 1890
  • 1889 – Q10 – 482 – Guthrie, Greer T. from F. Donleavey Long ux al – Rec 1890
  • 1890 – X10 – 31 – Guthrie, G. Thompson from Thos. E Parke al – Rec 1891
  • 1892 – U10 – 307 – Guthrie, Grier Thompson from A P Tutton ux – Rec 1892
  • 1893 – D11 – 165 – Guthrie, G. T. from Thos. W. Downing – Rec 1893
  • 1893 – D11 – 166 – Guthrie, G. T. from George W Spine ux – Rec 1893
  • 1895 – I11 – 107 – Guthrie, G. T. from John H Bender ux – Rec 1895
  • 1895 – I11 – 422 – Guthrie, G. T. from Robert King ux – Rec 1895
  • 1901 – F12 – 31 – Guthrie, G Thompson from William Love ux – Rec 1901
  • 1902 – M12 – 146 – Guthrie, G. T. from Jesse L Miller al – Rec 1902
  • 1901 – M12 – 309 – Guthrie, G T from Thomas Furlong ux – Rec 1902
  • 1902 – M12 – 310 – Guthrie G T from Thomas Furlong ux – Rec 1902
  • 1902 – M12 – 371 – Guthrie, G T from John G Lary ux – Rec 1902
  • IMG 100
  • 1905 – W12 – 360 – Guthrie, G. T. from Maria L Johnson al by atty – Rec 1905
  • 1905 – Z12 – 281 – Guthrie, G. T. from Arthur T Hess ux – Rec 1905
  • 1907 – N13 – 208 – Guthrie, Grier Thompson from Thomas Furlong ux – Rec 1908
  • 1908 – Q13 – 210 – Guthrie, Grier Thompson from Thomas Furlong ux – Rec 1908
  • 1908 – U13 – 22 – Guthrie, G. Thompson from Jos. H Johnson ux – Rec 1908
  • IMG 101 – Letter H Given Names Begin
  • IMG 105
  • 1902 – P12 – 73, Guthrie, Howard M. from Mary K Pilman al – Rec 1902
  • IMG 108 – Letter I Given Names – No Guthrie Grantee Letter I Given Names
Grantee Index — Given Names J35 dated entries; index-image references retained.
  • IMG 110 – Letter J Given Names Begin
  • 1757 – Book K – 365 – James Guthrie al of New Castle DE from John Fairlamb sheriff – Deed Poll – Rec 1757
  • 1768 – Book F2 – 184 – James Grthrey from James Steele ux – Rec – 1791
  • IMG 111
  • 1768 – Book F2 – 188 – James Guthrey from John Batten ux – Rec – 1791
  • 1792 – Book H2 – 262 – James Guthrie from James Finney ux – Rec 1792
  • IMG 112
  • 1802 – Book Z2 – 406 – John Guthrie from Adam Guthrie ux – Rec 1806
  • 1809 – Book D3 – 201 – John Guthrie from John Umstead al – Rec 1810
  • IMG 113
  • 1819 – Book Q3 – 304 – John Guthrie from William Guthrie ux – Rec 1819
  • 1819 – Book Q3 – 305 – John Guthrie from William Guthrie ux – Rec 1819
  • IMG 114
  • 1825 – Y3 – 73 – James B Guthrie from William Guthrie ux – Rec 1825
  • 1825 – Y3 – 191 – James B Guthrie al Trust from John Dowlin ux – Rec 1825
  • 1828 – A4 – 466 – James B Guthrie from Isaac Dowlin al – Rec 1828
  • 1827 – D4 – 231 – James B Guthrie from James Batten ux – Rec 1830
  • 1821 – E4 – 323 – John Guthrie from Wm. Entrekin ux – Rec 1832
  • IMG 115
  • 1802 – E4 – 409 – John Guthrie from William Guthrie ux – Partition – Rec 1832
  • 1825 – E4 – 411 – John Guthrie from Wm Guthrie ux – Rec 1832
  • IMG 116
  • 1838 – Q4 -124 – Joseph Guthrie from John M Mullin Admr. – Rec 1838
  • 1838 – Q4 – 126 – Joseph Guthrie from James Davis – Rec 1838
  • 1838 – Q4 – 127 – Joseph Guthrie from James Davis – Rec 1838
  • 1841 – U4 – 304 – John D Guthrie from William Walton ux – Rec 1841
  • IMG 117
  • 1845 – A5 – 627 – Joseph Guthrie from John Kerlin ux – Rec 1845
  • 1848 – G5 – 277 – Joseph Guthrie from Benjamin Griffith Excr – Rec 1848
  • 1848 – G5 – 335 – John D Guthrie from David Edwards ux – Rec 1848
  • 1849 – H5 – 582 – Joseph Guthrie from Mahalaleel B Yarnall ux – Rec 1849
  • IMG 118
  • 1851 – Book N5 – 256 – Joseph Guthrie from I. Kersey Marsh ux – Rec 1851
  • 1852 – Book Q5 – 51 – Joseph Guthrie from William Windle assign. – Rec 1852
  • 1852 – Book Q5 – 93 – Joseph Guthrie from William E Blakeslee ux – Rec 1852
  • IMG 119
  • 1855 – Book Z5 – 254 – Joseph Guthrie from Mary Haven – Rec 1855
  • 1855 – Book A6 – 67 – John D Guthrie from James M Dorlan ux – Rec 1855
  • IMG 120
  • 1860 – Book N6 – 346 – Joseph Guthrie from Henry J Nields ux – Rec 1860
  • IMG 121
  • 1859 – Book D7 – 131 – Joseph Guthrie from Joseph McFarlan ux – Rec 1866
  • 1868 – Book M7 – 65 – John D Guthrie from Jacob Barrett ux – Rec 1868
  • IMG 122
  • 1872 – Book G8 – 88 – Jones Guthrie from Davis Gill sheriff – Deed Poll – Rec 1872
  • IMG 125
  • 1886 – Book H10 – 8 – Jones Guthrie from H. M. Rile al – Rec 1886
  • IMG 126
  • 1890 – Book S10 – 338 – J. Frank Guthrie from James P Hood – Rec 1890
  • IMG 131
  • 1919 – Book L15 – 552 – James H. Guthrie from Howard M. Gregg ux – Rec. 1919
Grantee Index — Given Names K–T17 dated entries; index-image references retained.
Grantee Index — Given Names U–Z23 dated entries; index-image references retained.
  • IMG 160 Letter U, V, W Given Names Begin
  • 1798 – Book R2 – 34 – William Guthrie from Adam Guthrie – Rec 1798
  • IMG 161
  • 1810 – Book E3 – 21 – William Guthrie al from Rebecca Llewellyn al – Rec 1810
  • 1810 – Book E3 – 225 – William Guthrie from Jesse Kersey ux – Rec 1811
  • 1811 – Book F3 – 87 – William Guthrie Jr from William Guthrie ux – Rec 1811
  • 1817 – Book M3 – 380 – William Guthrie from Thomas Pennington ux – Rec 1817
  • 1817 – Book M3 – 545 – William Guthrie from John Guthrie – Rec 1817 [Deed and recording: 25 February 1820.]
  • 1821 – Book S3 – 413 – William Guthrie Jr from Samsom Babb sheriff – Rec 1821
  • 1802 – Book Y3 – 70 – William Guthrie from John Guthrie ux – Partition – Rec 1825
  • 1825 – Book Y3 – 72 – William Guthrie from John Guthrie ex – Rec 1825
  • 1825 – Book Y3 – 191 – William Guthrie al Trust from John Dowlin ux – Rec 1825
  • 1823 – Book Z3 – 505 – William Guthrie from William Rigg Jr – Rec 1827
  • 1826 – Book Z3 – 506 – William Guthrie from Mary Battin al Admrs. – Rec 1827
  • 1834 – Book I-4 – 348 – William Guthrie from Ephraim Hughes ux – Rec 1834 [Executed 28 March 1831; recorded 12 November 1834.]
  • IMG 162
  • 1843 – Book Y4 – 370 – William Guthrie from Samuel Morris ux – Rec 1844
  • 1846 – Book F5 – 161 – William Guthrie from William Rigg ux – Rec 1847
  • 1847 – Book F5 – 163 – William Guthrie from James Powell – End Rel – Rec 1847
  • 1849 – Book I-5 – 471 – William Guthrie from David Harris al Exrs. – Rec 1849
  • 1857 – Book L6 – 432 – William Guthrie from William Nelson ux – Rec 1859
  • 1857 – Book S6 – 128 – William Guthrie from John Waileigh ux – Rec 1859
  • 1861 – Book F7 – 172 – William Guthrie from William Nelson ux – Rec 1866
  • IMG 163
  • 1866 – Book F7 – 173 – William Guthrie from William Nelson ux – Rec 1866
  • IMG 166
  • 1908 – Book I-13 – 238 – Warrington F Guthrie from Matthew R Davis Admr. – Rec 1908
  • IMG 168
  • 1921 – Y15 – 304 – William T Guthrie from Fillmore G Chandler ux – Rec 1921
  • No Letter X, Y, Z Given Names – Grantee Guthrie

Reference Sources & Family Studies

Most Wanted Documents

Records That Could Resolve the Family ConnectionsPriority gaps, competing identities, and opportunities for new testing.
  • Robert Guthrie and “Miss Darlington”: a marriage, estate, guardianship, deed, church entry, or contemporary family paper naming a spouse or children. Recheck the 1730s Fallowfield/Nantmeal records before equating every Robert.
  • Adam’s early land and estate: the complete 1757 sheriff transaction at K:462; W2:50–51; and the 1798 administration packet, docket 2:434, file 4643. These may clarify title, kinship, and the unfinished will arrangement.
  • Missing continuations and conflicting recitals: E3:22 and any further pages of the Llewellyn deed; I4:71; the handwritten I4:73–74; the Armstrong transfer at B4:529; and Miscellaneous Book 2, deed 461. Compare the “grandfather” wording, Armstrong’s given name, estate shares, and receipt discrepancies.
  • James and Ann’s family: the original will dated 11 August 1798 and its 1799 codicil, compared with Y3:70–74. Establishing this descendant household leaves the earlier James/Bissell parentage question open.
  • Possible misplaced sons across B/F/I: records linking each proposed son to a named parent, and evidence distinguishing generations. Investigate Branch F’s unidentified sons without assigning names merely to fill the gaps. Compare the Westmoreland William’s references to a brother James with the relevant probate beneficiaries and local families, including Branch G.
  • William and Elizabeth Barnett: original Barnett probate and South Carolina estate, land, and church records that identify the couple’s children and establish William’s death chronology.
  • John and Margaret Brown: the marriage entry and a continuous Lancaster–Cumberland–Bedford property and probate trail, including the Brush Heap transactions. Determine which records belong to the same John before accepting a death date or migration.
  • Later deeds of heirs and estates: records after 1840 may explicitly name relationships only implied in the earlier material. These remain part of the investigation.
  • Additional Y-DNA and Big-Y representation: an identified paternal-line representative of John/Margaret Brown; Big-Y coverage of William/Elizabeth Barnett; and additional independently documented B/F/I lines that could help test competing ancestry interpretations.

Contact Ann privately with a source citation, a complete image including its continuation pages, or details of the ancestral line you would like to discuss.

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The families gathered under Branch B carry a story of leatherwork, land, faith, and migration, preserved in deeds, estate papers, and remembered origins. William, Adam, and John Guthrie remain the proposed sons of Robert Guthrie and the woman remembered as “Miss Darlington.” Y-DNA matches through William’s and Adam’s paternal lines connect those families with Guthrie Family Group 2A. Their precise connections to Robert, and the placement of John’s family, remain questions for the records. The shared Three Brothers Tradition study follows the wider comparison with Branches F and I.

What might your family add? A Bible entry, letter, deed, estate paper, or carefully sourced family history could identify a parent, distinguish two men with the same name, or follow a child into another community. Later records may explain relationships left unstated in earlier ones. Please share complete images, including continuation pages, and tell us where the material came from. Questions, corrections, and discoveries are welcome with or without DNA results. Descendants interested in contributing Y-DNA or Big-Y evidence can explore joining the Guthrie DNA Project.

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