RUTHA A. CLAMPETT
The Story as I know
it:
Rutha A. Clampett (Clampit) was born about 1775
probably in Delaware.
Her
family moved to Rowan
County
North Carolina by 1787. Rowan County Tax list 1787
A year later, Iredell County was created out of part
of Rowan County.
Moses Clampet is n the 1790 Iredell County
Census: M 637, roll 7, page 398
1 male > 16 - Moses
2 males < 16 - maybe Elisha and Jonathan
3 females - his wife, Elizabeth and Rutha
There
are no other Clampets on the same roll page.
Her father was Moses Clampett. Shelby County Ky Will Book #5, page 114. It names daughters Rutha Greenwood and Elizabeth Patrick. It is not known who her mother was or when she died. The Clampett family had moved on to Kentucky, perhaps as early as 1797. Rutha's brother Jonathan married in Washington Ct. Ky to another Delaware native Nancy Catlin on Aug. 14, 1797 re Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850
Rutha Clampett married Will Greenwood on August 5, 1806 in Lincoln Ct. from Lincoln County Kentucky Marriage Index We know this is our Rutha and William because the unusual name Rutha appears in the children of Rutha and William and the Clampitt family lives in close proximity to the Greenwood family when they moved on to Trimble county. The William Greenwood family has 1 female over 45, (Rutha was a bit older than William) a male 26-45 and 3 sons under 10, 2 from 10 - 16. 1820 Shelby Co. Ky census M33_24, page 167.
According to a personal record of
the Maddox family written by Ernest Greenwood Maddox about
1920, the children of Rutha and
William Greenwood were Joseph,
John C., Elisha, Isaac, and Moses.
The 1860 Trimble County census again gives us ages:
1. Joseph age 52, born
1808 in Lincoln County married to Nancy
Peggs
2. John was born about 1810 and died before 1850 leaving
his wife Martha with at
least 2 children. She had not remarried by 1870.
3. Elisha, age 48, born
1812 in Lincoln Ct.
4. Isaac, age 44, born in
1816 in Kentucky
5. Moses, age 42, born
1818 in Shelby Ct
The
1830 Oldham County Kentucky Census roll 40, page 296
finds a number of family together. The William Greenwood family has
both male and female 50 - 60 years old and 4 sons at home and
eldest son Joseph Greenwood
is listed just next to them. No daughters lived in the
household. Also, nearby are the Peggs and Moreland
families. The 1840
Trimble County Kentucky Census roll, page lists Joseph Greenwood with wife
both 30-40 and one male 50-60. This is most likely our William and Rutha had died sometime after
1830.
Tracing the family through counties
brings up the issue of County formation. My surmise is that
the family started in Lincoln
county and between 1812 and 1818 had moved to a spot that
was first in Shelby
County, created in 1792, then Oldham County, created in 1823
from Shelby County and finally in Trimble County, created in
1837 from Oldham County, without ever moving.
William
Greenwood married Mary
Parham on Sept 27, 1842 in Trimble County. He died
sometime after 1860 and before 1870 when Mary Greenwood was listed
alone on the federal census. It is not known where Rutha,
William or Mary are buried.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
If you know the answer please CONTACT US.
1. Who was Rutha's mother?
2. Where and when was Rutha born?
4. When did Rutha die and where is she buried?
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