Guthrie Family Group 5 – Branch A
WILLIAM GUTHRIE 1722VA-1798KY & ELEANOR HARRIS ABBOTT
of Hanover,VA, Halifax,NC, & Madison,KY

CONTENTS:
Origin Theories
The Family of William Guthrie & Eleanor Harris Abbott
Historical Highlights
Mistaken Identities
The Guthrie DNA Project
Reading and Resources

The only Virginia county of record verified to be associated with William Guthrie is Hanover County where his son, Henry Guthrie, stated he was born. William is often mistakenly linked to the Guthrie family from early Middlesex County, Virginia. There is no genetic relationship between this William Guthrie and the family of John Guthrie of Middlesex, VA, nor is there any documentation linking him to that family. The void created by lost or non-existent records resulted in tangled trees.

Currently, the growing pool of Guthrie Family Group 5 genetic matches hints that it has a more distant history than the colonial shores of Virginia. Direct paternal line testing of some key lineages is needed to prove any shared connections. Whether or not there are any traceable lineages with a living male Guthrie to represent those Guthrie families is the question.

One potential progenitor of Guthrie Family Group 5 is the immigrant John Guthrie of King and Queen County, Virginia. This is a different man than John Guthrie of Middlesex County. Their matching names have been one of the main reasons for criss-crossing lineages as some have mistaken them as the same individual. The King and Queen line reportedly arrived in York County, Virginia from England rather than Scotland, with a presumption of earlier Scottish origins.

John Guthrie of King & Queen is said to be the father of Edward Guthrey, James Guthrie, Daniel Guthrie, and John Guthrie (who is also not either of the men from Middlesex, VA). Edward Guthrie is the man who is believed to be William Guthrie’s father. There are 2 major problems with proving that theory. Firstly, we have genetic evidence that another presumptive son of Edward Guthrey, namely Thomas Guthrie of King William and Cumberland Counties, VA who married Sarah Oakes, is of Guthrie Family Group 4. Edward Guthrie cannot be the biological father to both William Guthrie and Thomas Guthrie. Secondly, the paper trail between Edward and his potential descendants is thin and full of more theories than factual evidence.

Another potential set of parents for William Guthrie are also found in Middlesex, Virginia. David Guthrie and Susannah Thurston married there on 11 Oct 1723. Like Edward, they could have lived within the region and attended the parish church. There is no other documentation found on this couple. The names Susannah and Thurston are found among the names of William & Eleanor’s grandchildren by their eldest son Henry. The name David does not make a similar appearance, however.

There are several other lineages genetically matched to Guthrie Family Group 5, which suggests that William is not just the result of a paternal event or adoption. There are two major Guthrie family lines that do not currently have Y-DNA representation in the Guthrie DNA Project that are theorized to belong to GFG5:
— Descendants of Daniel Guthrie and Mary Little of Virginia and North Carolina
(Is this the same Daniel who was said to be a son of the immigrant John Guthrie of King & Queen, VA? Interrelated Families in Carteret County, NC and surrounding area.)
— Descendants of the Guthries of Thickety Creek, South Carolina (Matthew Guthrie & Elizabeth MNU; Frederick Guthrie & Mollie Louallen; William Guthrie & Clementine Thomas)

WILLIAM GUTHRIE
Parents: Unidentified
Born: 1722 (estimated)
Location: Virginia, possibly in Hanover County
Marriage: Eleanor Harris Abbott in 1752 Virginia, possibly in Hanover County
Death: 1798
Location: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Burial: Unknown, presumably in Madison County, Kentucky

ELEANOR HARRIS ABBOTT
Parents: Peter Harris
Born: 1737 (estimate)
Location: Virginia
Guthrie Children: 10
Death: 16 March 1816, Bourbon County, Kentucky
Burial: Batterton Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

NOTES:
According to the ‘family records of Susannah Guthrie Batterton’, William and Eleanor married in Virginia in 1752. There is no notation of this marriage date on the transcription of the Batterton Family Bible. This date may be accurate, or it could be a long-standing accepted estimation based on the birth date of the eldest child in the family.

The theorized path of residences for William Guthrie’s ancestors would begin in York County, Virginia where the immigrant John Guthrie served on a jury and made a deposition in 1658. New Kent County, Virginia was formed from York in 1654. King and Queen County was formed from New Kent County on 16 April 1691. Records loss by fire in 1757 destroyed most of the colonial records. The immigrant, John Guthrie, patented land on 25 Oct 1695 in King and Queen County: 753 acres on the Matapony River also bounded by the York River. His presumed son Edward Guthrey who owned land where Gutteries Ferry was located crossing Mattapony and Pamunkey in 1702. The earliest location William Guthrie had been found documented was Hanover County, Virginia where his son Henry Guthrie attested to be his own birth location.

A newly found record may provide other clues. Although there are no other associated documents to verify this is the same William Guthrie, it does indicate that he was living in Hanover County at the same time this man was expected to be there during the early 1760s. William Guthrie and his family did not leave for Halifax, NC until 1766.
GUTTREY, WILLIAM & AGNES his WF to Perrin – p.733 – 17 Jul 1762 – IMG 425
William Guthrie & Agnes his wife of Parish of St Paul’s in Hanover County sold land in Henrico County in Parish of Henrico, Henrico County to Joseph Perrin, blacksmith, of same. Consideration of five shillings current money of Virginia. 200 acres of land in Henrico County.

Hanover County was formed from St Paul’s Parish in New Kent County in 1720. Could this be the same William Guthrie with an earlier wife? Are all children born prior to 1762 sons of Agnes rather than Eleanor (Harris) Abbott? Daughter Susannah, whose records list Eleanor as her mother, was born in 1767, so that scenario would still fit. It might also provide a longer time period for Eleanor’s first marriage to the unidentified Mr Abbott. Son Peter Guthrie was presumably named for Eleanor’s father, Peter Harris, and he was born in 1763. However, the William Guthrie married to Agnes might be another Guthrie considering the compact size of the region, unknown lines of descent, and multiple family groups.

If son Henry Guthrie was indeed born in Hanover County, Virginia, this indicates all children born prior to 1766 were most likely born there, too. The family then moved from Virginia to Halifax County, North Carolina until after the war. The remainder were born there.

The Revolutionary War Pension Application records of eldest son Henry Guthrie reveal that William Guthrie had a brother named Levi, for whom Henry served in the war as a substitute soldier.

The will of Peter Harris of King Wiliam Parish in Cumberland County, Virginia, dated 15 Feb 1771, probated 28 August 1775, named daughter Eleanor and her husband, William Guttery, granddaughter Mary, and his namesake, grandson Peter Guttery. A lawsuit brought by Peter Harris’ son, Henry Guthrie, challenged his father’s competence, possibly because he did not wait for his death to distribute shares of his estate to include his daughters in their inheritance.

On 15 November 1789, William Guthrie sold 400 acres of Halifax County, North Carolina land to John Andrew Garrett for 140 pounds. The family moved to the Lexington, Kentucky area. William Guthrie died in Madison County, Kentucky in 1798. His burial location is unknown. His widow Eleanor survived him by 18 years as her death came on 16 March 1816 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Her remains are buried at Batterton Cemetery in Paris, Bourbon, KY. The fieldstone lists her age as 82 (born 1734).

LINKED FAMILY PAGES for the CHILDREN of WILLIAM GUTHRIE and ELEANOR (HARRIS) ABBOTT:
1) HENRY GUTHRIE 1754VA – 1837TN (m.1796KY) NANCY ANN SHACKELFORD +children
2) JOHN GUTHRIE c1757VA – 1821NC (m.abt.1775) ANNA SMITH +children
3) REUBEN GUTHRIE 1759VA – 1813-16KY (unmarried)
4) SAMUEL GUTHRIE 1761VA – ????
5) PETER GUTHRIE 1763VA – 1802-1803KY (unmarried)
6) JESSE GUTHRIE 1765VA – 1823IN (m.abt.1795) PRISCILLA (MNU) +children
7) SUSANNAH GUTHRIE 1767VA – 1852KY (m.1790KY) BENJAMIN BATTERTON +children
8) MARY GUTHRIE 1769NC – 1803-13KY (m.bef.1792) GEORGE MARSHALL +children
9) ELIZABETH GUTHRIE abt.1773NC – aft.1811KY (m.1806KY) JESSE THOMAS +children
10) ANNA GUTHRIE 1773NC – abt.1804KY (m.1794KY) HENRY BATTERTON +children

1722: BIRTH of WILLIAM GUTHRIE
William Guthrie was most likely born in Virginia. The birth date of 1722 is possibly an estimate. William’s exact birth location is unknown. The Revolutionary War Pension application of his son Henry Guthrie wrote “agreeable to my father’s Register I was born in Hanover County and state of Virginia the 10 day of December in the year of our lord 1754” which seems to have been inferred to be William’s birth location, too. A court house fire destroyed most early Hanover, VA documents that might have provided clues.

The parents of William Guthrie are unknown. There are no genetic clues at this time pointing toward any earlier couple within GFG5, although there may be a connection to the Guthrie family of Carteret County, NC, which goes back to Daniel Guthrie c1690-After1753NC & Mary Little.

Some speculate that William’s parents were David Guthrie and Susannah Thurston who married 11 Oct 1723 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia. There are no other documents found for David in that county, and there is no evidence of David being tied to the GFG1A line from that county, which leaves this theory open as a possibility. The middle name of Thurston was given to one of William’s granddaughters, the daughter of Henry Guthrie, Eleanor Thurston Guthrie.

1734: BIRTH of ELEANOR HARRIS
Eleanor was born in Virginia about 1734. A fieldstone lists her as age 82 at her death in 1816. Eleanor was the daughter of Peter Harris, who was living in King William Parish, Cumberland, Virginia at the time of his death in 1775 naming William, Eleanor, and two of his Guttery grandchildren in the will. Peter Guttery is likely his namesake. The other grandchild named was Mary Guttery, possibly a namesake for his wife.

1752: MARRIAGE of WILLIAM GUTHRIE & ELEANOR HARRIS ABBOTT
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
This date would make Eleanor about 18 at the time of her marriage to William. There is no data found on her marriage to anyone by the Abbott surname. Could that name be an error, or was there really a Mr Abbott? If so, the marriage was likely a short one if the 1752 date is accurate. (See 1762 Henrico deed)

1754: BIRTH of SON – HENRY C GUTHRIE
Hanover County, Virginia
Henry was born on 10 Dec 1754 in Hanover County, VA. He listed this place in his Revolutionary War Pension Application. There is some talk about whether he was a twin to John Guthrie, whose estimated DOB is listed here as 1757. No proof found.

1757: BIRTH of SON – JOHN GUTHRIE
Hanover County, Virginia
This is an estimated birthdate for John Guthrie. Some say he might have been a twin to Henry C Guthrie, whose known DOB was 10 Dec 1754. No proof found.

1759: BIRTH of SON – REUBEN GUTHRIE
Hanover County, Virginia

1761: BIRTH of SON – SAMUEL GUTHRIE
Hanover County, Virginia

1763: BIRTH of SON – PETER GUTHRIE
Hanover County, Virginia

1765: BIRTH of SON – JESSE GUTHRIE
Hanover County, Virginia

1766: REMOVED to HALIFAX COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Documents reveal that the family lived in Halifax, NC until after the American Revolution.

1767: BIRTH of DAUGHTER – SUSANNAH GUTHRIE
Hanover County, Virginia or Halifax County, North Carolina
Susannah Guthrie was born about the time that the family was moving from Virginia to North Carolina. Although trees primarily list Virginia, her birth on 27 Sep 1767 more likely would have occurred in NC according to the timeline her older brother Henry gave about the family’s move to NC.

1768: PROBATE (WITNESS)
Halifax County, North Carolina on 19 April 1768
William Guthrie was a witness to the Last Will & Testament of William Bennett. (Halifax Will Book).

1769: BIRTH of DAUGHTER – MARY GUTHRIE
Halifax County, North Carolina

1770: PROPERTY PURCHASE – HALIFAX COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Halifax County, North Carolina, USA on 6 March 1770
Sherwood Grimsey of Dobbs Co to William Guthrie of Cumberland Co, Va – 100 pds Virginia money, 300 acres adj Burnett, Rocky Branch, Thomas Gill, Gum Branch, Martin. Signed by Sherwood Grimsley and Ann Grimsley.

Note that this entry indicates William Guthrie was from Cumberland County, Virginia perhaps showing that the family had lived there for a time prior to moving further south to North Carolina. Cumberland is a common location for GFG4 descendants of Thomas Guthrey, whose numbers do include a William Guthrie.

1773: BIRTH of DAUGHTER – ELIZABETH GUTHRIE
Halifax County, North Carolina
There is speculation based on the 1773 estimate whether Elizabeth was a twin of Anna.

1773: BIRTH of DAUGHTER – ANNA GUTHRIE
Halifax County, Virginia on 7 April 1773

1775: DEATH of FATHER-in-LAW – PETER HARRIS
King William Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
The Will of Peter Harris of King William Parish dated 15 Feb 1771, probated 28 Aug 1775, names daughter Eleanor and her husband William Guttery, and grandchildren Mary and Peter Guttery.

“When Peter Harris died…his son Henry challenged his father’s last will as made while incompetent.” Peter Harris did not wait until he died to distribute shares of estate. Daughters inheritance given directly to children. Read about the legal battle surrounding Peter Harris’ will in ‘Inheritance and Wealth in America‘ by Robert K Miller and Stephen J McNamee.

Note that Peter Harris was living in Cumberland, VA, too.

About 1775: MARRIAGE of SON – JOHN GUTHRIE
Unknown location, possibly NC
John Guthrie married Anna Smith, presumably before the birth of their eldest child around 1776-1780.

1788: PROPERTY SALE – HALIFAX COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Halifax, NC on 15 Nov 1788
William Guthrie sells 400 acres to John Andrew Garrett , both of Halifax County, NC. Consideration: 140 pounds current money of Virginia.

1789: REMOVED to LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

1796: MARRIAGE OF SON – HENRY C GUTHRIE
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky on 24 November 1796
Henry Guthrie married Nancy Ann Shackleford. About 3 years after their marriage they removed to Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee.

1790: MARRIAGE of DAUGHTER – SUSANNAH GUTHRIE
Bourbon County, Kentucky on 11 March 1790
Susannah Guthrie married Benjamin Batterton.

Before 1792: MARRIAGE of DAUGHTER – MARY GUTHRIE
Kentucky, USA, date unknown
Mary Guthrie married George Marshall.

1794: MARRIAGE of DAUGHTER – ANNA GUTHRIE
Madison County, Kentucky, USA on 23 January 1794
Anna Guthrie married Henry Batterton.

1798: DEATH of WILLIAM GUTHRIE
Madison County, Kentucky, USA

1800: KENTUCKY, CENSUS SUBSTITUTE (TAX LIST)
Madison County, Kentucky on 12 Aug 1800
Aleniar Guthrie, KY, Madison County, No Township Listed, 1800, Tax List
Listed in Madison, KY: Peter Guthrie, Reuben Guthrie on 12 Aug 1800
Listed in Fayette, KY: Jesse Guthrie on 19 Aug 1800 in Lexington

1806: MARRIAGE of DAUGHTER – ELIZABETH GUTHRIE
Madison County, Kentucky, USA on 14 August 1806
Elizabeth Guthrie married Jesse Thomas.

1810: US CENSUS of KENTUCKY
Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Elenor Guthrie Household: 1F 45 and over, 1M under 10, and 2 slaves

1816: DEATH of ELEANOR (HARRIS) GUTHRIE
Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA on 16 March 1816
Eleanor is buried at the Batterton Cemetery in Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky. She was 82 years old.

William Guthrie is frequently found listed as a descendant of GFG1A’s John Guthrie and Elizabeth Baskett. These two families are genetically unrelated.

Descendants are also searching for information on Eleanor Harris Abbott. As we know, she was born in Virginia and was the daughter of Peter Harris. However, the Abbott connection suggests that she was previously married to a man by that surname prior to marrying William Guthrie. Some trees erroneously list her as an Abbott by birth and include her as being a member of the Abbottstown, PA family. One GFG5 researcher has found evidence to counteract that supposition. A book entitled, A History of Abbottstown, by Willis W Eisenhart (1953) reveals details on the family of the founder, John Abbott, who indeed had a daughter named Elinor. However, that daughter married James Mackey and they resided in Pennsylvania for the remainder of their lives. The Abbott marital connection for GFG5’s ancestor remains unidentified.

Guthrie Family Group: GFG5
Group Designation: Branch A – (The Guthries of Hanover County Virginia)

Haplogroup: R-M269
Confirmed Haplogroup: R-M269

YDNA Matches:  
Kit 157554
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie/Anna Smith > Shadrack Guthrie/Florence Chambers > Goodson McDaniel Guthrie/Matilda Caroline Howard (GGP) +more

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits: 
Kit 13297
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > Henry Guthrie/Nancy Ann Shackelford > Eleanor Thurston Guthrie/Thomas Mason > William Edward Mason/Anna Eliza Root (GGP)

Kit 28330
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie/Anna Smith > Jonathan Guthrie/Sarah Emelina Arrington > Lara E Guthrie/Unknown Partner (GGP) // 
ALSO: 
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie/Anna Smith > Shadrach Guthrie/Florence Chambers > Jemima Ann Guthrie/Benagah Joseph Proffitt > Jaura Josephine Proffitt/Edward West Briggs (GGP)

Kit 28331
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie/Anna Smith > Jonathan Guthrie/Sarah Emelina Arrington (GGP) // 
ALSO: 
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie/Anna Smith > Shadrack Guthrie/Florence Chambers > Jemima Ann Guthrie/Benagah Joseph Proffitt (GGP)

Kit 126361
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie/Anna Smith > Shadrack Guthrie/Florence Chambers > Goodson McDaniel Guthrie/Matilda Caroline Howard > Margaret Amanda McDaniel Guthrie/William Nelson Waller > Maud Ellen Waller/Fitzhugh Boyd Lamb (GGP)

Kit 129442
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > Henry Guthrie/Nancy Ann Shackelford > Eleanor Thurston Guthrie/Thomas Mason > William Edward Mason/Anna Eliza Root (GGP)

Kit 189136
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > Henry Guthrie/Nancy Ann Shackelford > Eleanor Thurston Guthrie/Thomas Mason > William Edward Mason/Anna Eliza Root (GGP)

Kit 291250
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > Mary Guthrie/George Marshall > Elizabeth Marshall/Samuel Taylor > Samuel Columbus Taylor/Josephine Outten > Anna Belle Taylor/Wilmot Benjamin Hull (GGP)

Kit 351143
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie/Anna Smith > Shadrack Guthrie/Florence Chambers > Jemima Ann Guthrie/Benagah Joseph Proffitt > Bluford H Proffitt/Emaline Crane > Altha/Alpha Josephine Proffitt/William Case > James Howard Case Sr/Bertha Luella Kellar (GGP)

Kit 358242
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie/Anna Smith > Jonathan Guthrie/Sarah Emelina Arrington > Lara E Guthrie/Unknown Partner > James Henry Guthrie/Bertha Emma Briggs* (GGP) // 
ALSO: 
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie/Anna Smith > Shadrach Guthrie/Florence Chambers > Jemima Ann Guthrie/Benagah Joseph Proffitt > Jaura Josephine Proffitt/Edward West Briggs > Bertha Emma Briggs*/James Henry Guthrie (GGP)

Kit 393849
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie/Anna Smith > Shadrach Guthrie/Florence Chambers > James Guthrie/Amanda Roberts > Thaddeus Oscar Guthrie/Mary A McDaris > Eutokia Guthrie/Robert Lee McDaris (GGP)

Kit 396024
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > Anna Guthrie/Henry Batterton > David Guthrie Batterton/Amanda Malvina Tilford > Mary Amelia Batterton/David Hurt > Frank Paul Hurt/Fannie Linnie Hamline (GGP)

Kit 803849
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > Henry C Guthrie/Nancy Ann Shackkelford > John Nathaniel Guthrie/Jane Elizabeth Wolfe > Mary Ann Guthrie/William Hannah Lovell > Albert Sidney Lowell/Sadie Ann Gresham (GGP)

Kit B308068
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie/Anna Smith > Jonathan Guthrie/Sarah Emelina Arrington > Margaret Saphronia ‘Fronie’ Guthrie/Spouse or Partner UNK > No Further Lineage Info Provided

Kit B365637
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > Henry C Guthrie/Nancy Ann Shackelford > Nancy B Guthrie/Shadrach Boaz > Ann Eliza Boaz/John Silas Muchison (GGP)

Kit B1196327
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie/Anna Smith > Shadrack Guthrie/Florence Chambers > Goodson M Guthrie/Permelia Wyatt > William Reagan Guthrie/Allie B Phenix > Doke Henry Guthrie/Mary Lee Hyatt (GGP)

Kit (AncestryDNA)
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > Henry C Guthrie/Nancy Ann Shackelford > Henry Clay Guthrie / Henley Sims Nevins > Henry Clay Guthrie / Mary Ann Hamlet > John Robert Guthrie / Mary ‘Molly’ Taylor Moore (GGP)

Kit (AncestryDNA)
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > Jesse Guthrie/Priscilla (MNU) > Peter Guthrie / Jane Bonner Senters > William Fillmore Guthrie / Mary ‘Mollie’ A Robb (GGP)

Kit (AncestryDNA)
William Guthrie/Eleanor Harris Abbott > John Guthrie / Anna Smith > Shadrack Guthrie / Florence ‘Flora’ Chambers > Goodson McDaniel Guthrie / Permelia Wyatt > William Reagan Guthrie / Allie Phenix > Doke Henry Guthrie / Mary Lee (GGP)

Findings: 

Y-DNA Kit 157554 is currently a Y37 marker test showing Group Mode DNA results 37/37 for Guthrie Family Group 5.

The other kits for the group show a few unique mutations that do not appear to be inherited pattern markers.

Guthrie Family Group 5 does not match any of the other group profiles, so it has its own direct paternal ancestry. We need Y-DNA from the Carteret, NC line to determine if they are a match.

DOCUMENTS: New Kent County, Virginia
– New Kent County was established in 1654 being formed from York County.
(See Interactive Map of Virginia County Formation History)
– Records losses included: 1790, 1800, 1890 censuses
– Also heavy record loss in a fire on 15 July 1787 destroying most colonial records
– Records were again lost during the Civil War era

DOCUMENTS: Henrico County, Virginia – County Court Records, Deeds, Wills, Settlements of Estates, etc., 1677 – 1787. Digital Repository: Family Search.
Only 1 Guthrie (variant) entry found i a direct index search.
Henrico County was one of the oldest political subdivisions in Virginia, established in 1634 as one of the eight original shires or counties. Its original borders encompassed fully nine modern counties and part of another.
1750 – 1767 – FHL 007645097
1750-1767 Part 1 – Letter G Index – IMG 11
GUTTREY, WILLIAM & AGNES his WF to Perrin – p.733 – 17 Jul 1762 – IMG 425
William Guthrie & Agnes his wife of Parish of St Paul’s in Hanover County sold land in Henrico County in Parish of Henrico, Henrico County to Joseph Perrin, blacksmith, of same. Consideration of five shillings current money of Virginia. 200 acres of land in Henrico County.

DOCUMENTS: Halifax County, North Carolina, Deeds 1732-1934
Register of Deeds – Index to Deeds and Mortgages
Grantees – Volume D – G – 1732-1905 FHL 007547208 (Begins IMG 237 of 725)
Guthrie Index (Grantees) – IMG 420
Guthrie, John from John Scott – Book 14 – Page 620 – 20 May 1782
Guthrie, John from Wm Bagby – Book 14 – Page 664 – 9 June 1783
Guthrie, Reuben from Jno. Moore – Book 15 – Page 335 – Feb 1785
Guthrie, Reuben from State of NC – Book 16 – Page 326 – 9 Oct 1783
Guthrie, Reuben from Jas. Heath – Book 17 – Page 69 – 4 Sep 1787
Guthrie, Reuben from Chas. Eades, P.A. - Book 17 – Page 253 – 20 Nov 1790
Guthrie, Wm of Cumberland County VA from Sherwood Grimmsley – Book 12 – Page 12 – 6 Mar 1770
Note: William Guthrie’s father-in-law (Reuben’s grandfather) Peter Harris lived in King William Parish, Cumberland, VA.
Grantors – Volume D-G 1732-1905 – FHL 007547335 (Begins IMG 253 of 725).Guthrie Index (Grantors) – IMG 438 
Guthrie, John to Peter Smith – Book 18 – Page 2 – 5 June 1784
Guthrie, Wm to John Lamssett – Book 17 – Page 109 – 15 November 1788

DOCUMENTS: Madison County, Kentucky – Deeds, 1787-1902
Grantor Index, A-K, 1787-1899 – FHL 007899061 – IMG 725 and 726
Book E-448-IMG250: Guthrie Mary, Robert to John Hill – Deed – 1803 – 52.5A Taylors Fork 
Book E-955-IMG458: Guthrie, William heirs to Eleanor Guthrie – Power of Atty – 1805
Book E-956-IMG459: Guthrie, Peter heirs to Reubin Guthrie – Power of Atty – 1805
Book E-956-IMG459: Guthrie, Eleanor to Reubin Guthrie – Power of Atty – 1805
Book I-356-IMG432: Guthrie, Reuben heirs to Jesse Guthrie – Power of Atty – 1813
Book I-358-IMG433: Guthrie, Henry & Jesse to William McBride – Deed – 1813 – Tract Madison Co
Book K-57-IMG563: Guthrie, Henry to William Guthrie Heirs – QCD – 1814 – 100A Boonesborough
Book N-462-IMG252: Guthrie, Reuben Heirs to John Bentley – Deed – 1819 – 113.5A Calloways Creek

Grantee Index, A-J, 1787-1899 – FHL 007896909 – IMG 503 and 504
Book D-147-IMG92: Guthrie, Robert from Benjamin Duncan & wf – Deed – 1796 – 52A Silver Creek
Book D-637-IMG337: Guthrie, Elizabeth from James Moores – Deed – 1799 – 100A Cow Creek
Book E-955-IMG458: Guthrie Eleanor from William Guthrie Heirs – Power of Atty – 1803
Book E-956-IMG459: Guthrie Reubin from Peter Guthrie Heirs – Power of Atty – 1803
Book G-346-IMG577: Guthrie, James from Christopher Harris Heirs – Deed – 1809 – 1200A Bourbon Co
Book G-346-IMG577: Guthrie, Jesse from John Bennet & wf – Deed – 1809 – 600A Bourbon County
Book I-356-IMG432: Guthrie Jesse from Reuben Guthrie Heirs al – Power of Atty – 1813
Book K-57-IMG563: Guthrie, William Heirs from Henry Guthrie – QCD – 1814 – 100A Boonesborough
Book L-201-IMG114: Guthridge, Jesse from John Moore & wf – Deed – 1814 – 105A Calloways Creek
Book L-203-IMG115: Guthrie, Jesse from John Moore & wf – Deed – 1815 – 113.25A Calloway Creek

DOCUMENTS: Index to Court Records – Madison County, KY – FHL 007857240
1787 to 1800 – IMG 179 – No Guthrie Entries
1797 to 1803 – IMG 180
Bundle 21 – Guthrie, Peter vs Daniel Williams – Box 11
Bundle 21 – Guthrie, Elenor vs Wm Hurd – Box 11
Bundle 21 – Guthridge, John vs David Elliott – Box 11
1804 to 1807 – IMG182 – No Guthrie Entries
1806 to 1811 – IMG183
Bundle 47 – Guthrie, Elenor vs John White – Box 24
Bundle 57 – Guthrie, E vs John white – Box 29
Bundle 67 – Guthrie, Jno. vs H. Harris admr. – Box 34
Bundle 67 – Guthrie, Jno. vs. H. Harris admr. – Box 34
1811 to 1813 – IMG184
Bundle 70 – Gutridge, Jno. vs Wm Raffity – Box 35
1813 to 1815 – IMG185
Bundle 109 – Guthrie, Jesse vs Achilles Snead – Box 55
1815 to 1819 – IMG186 – No Guthrie Entries
No additional Guthrie entries until 1831 to 1832-IMG194
Bundle 289 – Guthrie, N. vs Chas. Davis – Box 145
1843 to 1844-IMG199
Bundle 436 Guthrie, N. admr. vs R. Gentry admr. Box 218
No Additional Entries through 1850.

DOCUMENTS: Madison County Circuit Court Casefiles Index – Plaintiff
FHL 008749469 – Index IMG 383 of 1727
Guthridge, Jno. vs W. Hook – Case Number 3322 – 1807 – FHL 008581234 IMG 1517
Guthrie vs Herd – Case Number 1447 – 1803 – FHL 008272332 IMG 1001
Guthrie, Elenor vs John White – Case Number 3320 – 1805 – FHL 008581234 IMG 1501
Guthrie vs Williams – Case Number 1477 – 1802 – FHL 008272332 IMG 1192
Guthrie, Alexander vs O’Hernden & others – Case Number 13168 – 1831 FHL 008362113 IMG 670
Guthrie, Elenore vs Little B. Herd – Case Number 12589 – 1803 – FHL 008686801 IMG 879
Guthrie, Nathaniel vs Moses Charles & others – Case Number 13400 – 1833 – FHL 008362114 IMG 135
Guthrie, Reubin & Peter vs Daniel Williams – Case Number 12590 – 1802 – FHL 008686801 IMG 884
Guthrie, Peter vs Daniel Williams – Case Number 12592 – 1803 – FHL 008686801 IMG 902
Gutridge vs Farris – Case Number 15440 – 1835 – FHL 008580422 IMG 370
Gutry, Henry vs William Barnett – Case Number 12747 – 1828 – FHL 008686802 IMG 902

DOCUMENTS: Wills – Bourbon County, Kentucky – FHL 004818822
Batterton Index – IMG 17
Batterton, Benjamin 1250; Batterton, Henry 1162; Batterton, Wm G 1667; Batterton, James 2547; Batterton, Moses 1053; Batterton Ben 2692; Batterton Jas. M 3065; Batterton, Katharine 3953; Batterton, Elcie 6030; Batterton, B.A. 6576; Batterton, Jas. M. 7054; Batterton, Eliz. 7094, Batterton, Bishop S. 7095; Batterton, Ida S 7198; Batterton, Ida 8997

Guthrie Index – IMG 51
Guthrie, Eleanor – Entry 557 – IMG 177
Ords. F Admr. 55, Ini. 61, Sales 74 /// Wills F: Inv. 26, Sales 40

DOCUMENTS: Bourbon County Kentucky Wills, 1786-1871
Book F – FHL 004818820
Eleanor Guthrie – Inventory – Book F – Page 26 – IMG 274 of 501
– one negro man, George, aged about 47 or 48
– one negro woman, Hannah, aged about 37 years (with a wen on her shoulder)
– an old bay mare blind of an eye
– appraisers: John L Hickman, Ganirlee Allen, John Cradick – signed 15 Feb 1817
– recorded Bourbon County March Court 1817.
Eleanor Guthrie – Sales – Book F Page 40 – 3 May 1817 – IMG 281 of 501
– a list of sales includes: one negro man named George bought by Henry Batterton
– one negro woman named Hannah bought by Benjamin Batterton
– signed by Henry Batterton, admr of Eleanor Guthrie, decd.
– recorded Bourbon County June Court 1817.
Eleanor Guthrie – Admr. Book F Page 55 ????