John Willoughby Genealogy

Record modified: 2025-03-22
This is my ancestor 6 generations back.

 / Richard Willoughby
 / Anthony Willoughby|
|  \ Margaret Vincent
John Willoughby |
|  /
 \ Elizabeth Biggerstaff |
 \

Born: 1779-02-19 Johnston Co?, North Carolina USA
Died: 1867-05-15 Warren Co, Kentucky USA
Marriages:
1. Elizabeth Armstrong
Children of John Willoughby and Elizabeth Armstrong:
Susannah Willoughby b. 1796-00-00
William Willoughby b. 1800-00-00
Hiram Biggerstaff Willoughby b. 1803-03-14
Elizabeth Willoughby b. 1805-08-03
*Vincent Willoughby b. 1808-02-09
John Armstrong Willoughby b. 1810-12-02
Mary Willoughby b. 1814-07-20

Notes:

married in late 1790s

Source: Sledge

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Some Ancestry.com trees give their marriage date as 1795-12-27, but none gives a source.
Several give the date as 1810-12-27, which is obviously wrong.

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Allen Co KY deed book C

Pg205-06 Mar 23, 1816 ... between JOHN WILLOBY of the county of Allen ...Kentucky and HENRY
SCOFIELD of the county and commonwealth afsd ... sum of $ 350 ... parcel of land ... in the county of Allen
.. on the waters of little difficult creek containing 100 acres ... corner to ROBERT LEE ... Wit: JOHN
LANDIS, CONELIAUS SCOFIELD, JEREMIAH A. MEREDITH Signed: JOHN WILLOUGHBY... recorded
May 12, 1823

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1860 census Warren Co KY p757, District #1, Bowling Green post office
John Willoughby 81 NC
[lives alone]

He has no occupation. He can read and write.
Next door is Wm Willoughby 23 and wife Almarinda, and on the other side is John S 25 and wife Julia. They are sons of John A.

Is this him?
1840 census Warren Co KY p90, twp not given
Jno Willoby Senior 1 M 15-20, 1 M 50-60, 1 F 60-70

[He should be 61, and I don't know who the younger male could be. A grandson?]
[Also listed is Jno H Willoby 30-40 with children who match what I know about John Armstrong Willoughby. No other Willoughbys are in Warren Co.]

1830 census Warren Co KY p71, twp not given
John Willoughby 1 M 5-10, 1 M 10-15, 1 M 20-30, 1 M 50-60, 2 F 5-10, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 15-20, 1 F 30-40, 1 F 50-60
[Edward Lynn c6, John W Lynn 12, John 20, John 51, Martha A Lynn 8, Elizabeth Lynn, Mary Lynn, Mary 16, Susannah Willoughby Lynn 34, Elizabeth 54]

1800 census records for KY are missing.
1800 tax list Warren Co KY
John Willoughby
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 191
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