Guthrie Family Group 6 – Branch F
BEBJAMIN GUTHRIE 1820MD-1864VA and SARAH ROBINSON SATERFIELD
of Maryland and New Castle, Delaware

CONTENTS:
Origin Theories
The Family of Benjamin Guthrie & Sarah Robinson Saterfield
Historical Highlights
The Guthrie DNA Project

ORIGIN THEORIES for GUTHRIE FAMILY GROUP 6 – BRANCH F

According to the 1850 US Census, Benjamin Guthrie was born in Maryland. This is contradicted by the 1860 US Census and his Civil War enlistment record, which both list his birthplace as Delaware.

Maryland has ties to several other Guthrie Family Groups: GFG1A, GFG2A, and GFG3A. There is no specific major foothold known to be associated with Guthrie Family Group 6 in colonial Maryland. The DelMarVA penninsula is an area that had long been settled by Scots and the Scot-Irish. Colonial Delaware is definitely a major settlement area for GFG6 – Branch K: Descendants of William Guthrie of Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware.

Benjamin Guthrie also lived in Mill Creek Hundred during the 1850 and 1860 census periods, so a connection to Branch K seems like a good bet.

THE FAMILY of BENJAMIN GUTHRIE & SARAH ROBINSON SATERFIELD

BENJAMIN GUTHRIE
Born: 1820
Location: Maryland or Delaware
Married: Sarah (Robinson) Saterfield on 23 Jan 1839 in Delaware
Occupation: Laborer / Farm Hand
Died: 19 August 1864 (Civil War – Killed in Action)
Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia
Buried: Unknown

SARAH ROBINSON
Born: 1809
Location: Maryland or Delaware
Saterfield Children: None Known
Sons: John Guthrie (1839), Benjamin F Guthrie (1841)
Daughters: Ann Guthrie (1844), Sophia Guthrie (1845)
Died: After 1870
Location: Unknown, possibly Chester County, Pennsylvania
Buried: Unknown

CHILDREN:

JOHN GUTHRIE
1839DE-1921PA

John Guthrie was born about January 1839 in Delaware. He was a resident of Mill Creek Hundred during his youth and worked as a cotton carder in a wool mill. He married Christiana Barr on 15 August 1862 at Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. They had 4 children born in Stanton, New Castle, Delaware who all appear to be outside the home at a young age. They boys are all working in separate locations, and daughter Annie appears to be at the Delaware Home for Friendless and Destitute Children suggesting that both parents may have died 1870-1880. This is not be the case, however, as there is a John Guthrie, 70, ‘border’ living in the home of Annie (Guthrie) Palmer in 1910. He is still living with them in 1920, and listed as the uncle to the HOH, Henry Palmer, which confirms the relationship.

There is a John Guthrie, 83, born c1838, died 9 Dec 1921, a veteran of the Civil War serving in the Army Co. A 4th Reg. Delaware Infantry, private, from 7 Aug 1862 to 16 Aug 1865 who is buried at Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading, Berks, PA.

Children: 4
Sons: Samuel J Guthrie, Benjamin Hamilton Guthrie, George Clement Guthrie
Daughters: Annie Guthrie

Y-DNA Project Participants: No
Family Finder Participants: No

BENJAMIN F. GUTHRIE
1842DE-1919PA

Benjamin Guthrie was born about 1842 in Delaware. The family lived at Mill Creek Hundred during his youth. Benjamin worked as a farm hand prior to the Civil War. He was mustered into duty at Wilmington on 4 Sep 1861 as a private in Captain Leonard’s Company, 1st Regiment Delaware Infantry serving as a bugler. He was reported as Missing in Action on 2 July 1863 at Gettysburg. Benjamin had been captured and taken as a prisoner of war being confined at Richmond, Virginia on 21 July 1863. He was paroled at City Point, Virginia in September and reported at College Green Barracks, Annapolis, Maryland. He was granted a leave of absence beginning in November 1863, and then mustered out on 29 Dec 1863 at Wilmington. He was only 21 years of age at the time. He returned to duty in 1864.

Benjamin married Elizabeth Turner, an English immigrant, in 1866. During the 1870s they lived in Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania where he worked as a farm laborer. They lived in New Garden Township in Chester, PA during the 1900 census, and in Birmingham, Delaware, Pennsylvania during the 1919 census. In later years, Benjamin worked odd jobs. He died on 23 Jun 1919 and is buried at Elam United Methodist Cemetery in Glen Mills, Delaware, Pennsylvania.

Children: 12

Sons: William H Guthrie (1873), Clement Palmer Guthrie (1876), Samuel James Guthrie (1877), Benjamin Harrison Guthrie (1882), John F Guthrie (1884)
Daughters: Caroline Guthrie (1867), Sarah Guthrie (1868), Laura R Guthrie (1870), Annie Guthrie (1872), Jane E Guthrie (1879), Bertha Guthrie (1880)
Unknown: 1 unidentified

Y-DNA Project Participants: Yes
Family Finder Participants: No

ANN GUTHRIE
1844DE-1919PA

Ann Guthrie aka ‘Annie’ was born on 30 March 1844 at Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. She lived there until her marriage to Clement Palmer on 3 March 1866. They moved across the state line to New Jersey where Clement was employed as an engineer. In 1880, they were living in Philadelphia where Clement worked as the foreman of a Sheet Iron Mill. Annie died in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania on 11 Feb 1919. Her husband Clement died in 1926. They are buried at Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading.

Children: 4
Palmer Sons: Henry Palmer (1869), Arthur C Palmer (1875)
Palmer Daughters: Helen R Palmer (1862), Sophia Palmer (1871)

Family Finder Participants: No

SOPHIA GUTHRIE
1845DE-1878PA

Sophia Guthrie was born about 1845 in Delaware and lived with her family in Mill Creek Hundred. She married George Elliott on 2 April 1868 in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. George was a harness maker. Sophia died at the age of about 33 in 1878.

Children: 3
Elliott Sons: None
Elliott Daughters: Eva V Elliott (1870), Anna M Elliott (1874), Ida Elliott (1877)

Family Finder Participants: No

HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS

About 1809: BIRTH of SARAH ROBINSON

Sarah Robinson was about 10-11 years older than Benjamin Guthrie. She was born about 1809 in either Maryland or Delaware.

About 1820: BIRTH of BENJAMIN GUTHRIE

Benjamin was born in either Maryland or Delaware about 1820.

1839: MARRIAGE of BENJAMIN GUTHRIE & SARAH SATERFIELD
New Castle County, Delaware on 23 January 1839

Thomas Barton, Justice of the Peace for New Castle County, certifies that he is a minister of the gospel and as such united in the holy bonds of matrimony Benjamin Guthrie and Sarah Saterfield.

Sarah was the widow of Joseph Saterfield. I have not confirmed if there were children born to the marriage, but I believe they had at least 1 son named Joseph.

1839: BIRTH of SON – JOHN GUTHRIE
New Castle County, Delaware in January of 1839

The approximate date of John Guthrie’s birth seems to coincide with the marriage date of his parents, Benjamin and Sarah.

1840: US CENSUS of DELAWARE
White Clay Creek, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

Bengamine Guthrie Household: 1M 20-29, 1F 30-39, 1M <5; 1 employed in commerce, 1 person over 20 who cannot read and write.

1841: BIRTH of SON – BENJAMIN F GUTHRIE
New Castle County, Delaware, USA

1844: BIRTH of DAUGHTER – ANN GUTHRIE
Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, USA on 30 March 1844

1845: BIRTH of DAUGHTER – SOPHIA GUTHRIE
Mill Creek Hundre, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

1850: US CENSUS of DELAWARE
Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

GUTHRIE HOUSEHOLD: Benjamin Guthrie 32 laborer MD; Sarah Guthrie 42 DE; Joseph 19 laborer DE; John 11 DE; Benjamin 9 DE; Ann 6 DE; Sophia 5 DE.

Note: Joseph is likely Sarah’s child from 1st marriage.

1860: US CENSUS of DELAWARE
Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

GUTHRIE HOUSEHOLD: Benj 40 farm hand DE; Sarah 51 MD; John 20 cotton carder DE; Benj 18 apprentice___ DE; Ann 16 ___ of cotton DE; Sophia 14 DE; Elizabeth W 5.

1862: CIVIL WAR ENLISTMENT – BENJAMIN & JOHN GUTHRIE
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA on 7 August 1862

Company A, 4th Regiment Delaware Infantry. Company Descriptive Book: Age – 42; Ht – 5 feet 7-1/2 inches; Complexion – Dark; Eyes – Hazel; Hair – Dark; Where Born – New Castle Del; Occupation – Laborer. Enlisted in Wilmington for term of 3 years.

Company A, 4th Regiment Delaware Infantry. Company Descriptive Book: Age – 23; Ht – 5 feet 7 inches; Complexion – Dark; eyes – Grey; Hair – Dark; Where Born – New Castle Del; Occupation – Laborer. Enlistment Aug 7, 1862; Where – Wilmington, By Whom – Capt Williams – Term – 3yrs.

1862: MARRIAGE of SON – JOHN GUTHRIE
Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA on 15 August 1862

John Guthrie married Christiana Barr. They had 4 children: Samuel J Guthrie, Annie Guthrie, Benjamin Hamilton Guthrie, and George Clement Guthrie. Christiana may have died between 1870-1880. The children were all listed in other locations in 1880. John’s trail is also lost until he shows up living in the household of his sister in Berks County, PA during the 1910 census.

1862: CIVIL WAR – DETACHED SERVICE
September, 1862

Company Muster Roll: Benjamin Guthrie was listed as absent on detached service arresting deserters.

1864: CIVIL WAR – KILLED in ACTION
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA on 19 August 1864

Benjamin Guthrie was killed in action on 19 Aug 1864 on the skirmish line near Petersburg & Walden Rail Road VA.

1866: MARRIAGE of DAUGHTER – ANN GUTHRIE
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA on 3 Mar 1866

Annie Guthrie married Clement Palmer at Immanuel Church. Minister: R. Whittington. They had 4 children: Helen, Henry, Sophia, and Arthur.

1866: MARRIAGE of SON – BENJAMIN F GUTHRIE
Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA on 2 Dec 1866

Benjamin Guthrie married Elizabeth Turner. They became parents to 12 children, 11 of whom survived to adulthood. Children: Caroline, Sarah, Laura, Annie, William, Clement Palmer, Samuel James, Jane, Bertha, Benjamin Harrison, and John.

1868: MARRIAGE of DAUGHTER – SOPHIA GUTHRIE
Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA on 2 Apr 1868

Sophia Guthrie married George Elliott. They had 3 daughters: Eva, Anna, and Ida.

1870: US CENSUS of PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania on 25 July 1870 (Post Office: Fairville)

ELLIOTT HOUSEHOLD:
George Elliott 27 m w harness maker PE 100 PA
Sophia Elliott 24 f w keeping house Delaware
Eva Elliott 1 f w at home PA
Sarah Guthrie 74 f w no occupation Maryland

After 1870: DEATH of SARAH (ROBINSON) GUTHRIE

Sarah Guthrie died sometime after the 1870 census of Pennsbury, Chester County, Pennsylvania. She was 61 at the time. The date and location of her death are unknown.

THE GUTHRIE DNA PROJECT

Guthrie Family Group: GFG6
Group Designation: Branch F – (The Guthries of New Castle, Delaware)

Haplogroup: R-M512 > RM198
Confirmed Haplogroup: R-YP371

YDNA Matches:  1
Kit 231327
Benjamin Guthrie/Sarah Robinson > Benjamin F Guthrie/Elizabeth Turner > Samuel James Guthrie/Ella Hoopes (GGP)

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Kits:
None

Findings:

Our Y-DNA Project participant matches the genetic profile of Guthrie Family Group 6. 

He has a Y67 marker test matching 66/67 with Group Mode DNA. His single genetic variance is found on YCAii – 22 instead of 23, a result unique to himself.

The closest genetic matches at 64/67 and 63/67 all belong to descendants of GFG6 – Branch K: Descendants of William Guthrie of Mill Creek Hundred. This genetic finding also supports the theory that Benjamin is also one of William’s descendants.