Rebecka Nutter

Birth

Rebecca (Muirhead) Nutter was bon on May 20, 1768 to George Muirhead (Moorhead) and Martha Hannah Stevenson.

Marriage

Christopher Nutter (1760 - 1845) and Rebecca Moorehead (AKA Muirhead) were married on June 28, 1785 by Isaac Edwards, Minister of Gospel and sworn by Eli Marsh, Clerk of County Court of Harrison County, Virginia on November 11, 1845.

Children

1. Thomas Christopher Nutter (1786 - 1870)*
2. George C. Nutter 1789 - 1854
3. Charles (researching)
4. Nancy Rachael Nutter Barnes (1795 - 1880)*
5. Martha Nutter Thompson (1803 - 1857)*

• Calculated relationship

Census

1840 Census -

• 1 Male 80-90 Christopher Nutter
• 1 Female 70-80 Rebecca Moorehead

1850 Census - Dist 5, Barbour, Virginia - Household 1041

• James Nutter, 32, male, farmer, RE-$4000, Virginia (grandson of Rebecca Nutter)
• Julian Nutter, 31, female, Virginia
• Ingaby Nutter, 11, female, Virginia, deaf & dumb
• Mary Nutter, 6, female, Virginia
• Rebecca Nutter, 4, female, Virginia
• David Nutter, 2 male, Virginia
• Rebecca Nutter, 83, female, Virginia

Revolutionary War Pension

Widow Pension for Christopher Nutter's service filed on February 21, 1845

Death

Rebecca (Muirhead) Nutter passed away on October 10, 1862 in Barbour County, West Virginia at the age of 94. She was buried in Nutter Cemetery, Barbour County, West Virginia.

Rebecka Moorehead Nutter BIRTH 20 May 1768 Barbour County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 10 Oct 1861 (aged 93) Barbour County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Nutter Cemetery Barbour County, West Virginia,

Children

• Thomas Christopher Nutter 1786–1870
• Nancy Rachael Nutter Barnes 1795–1880
• Martha Nutter Thompson 1803–1857

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Sources

• Marriage - "US Genealogical Archives," database, US Gen Web (: online 24 February 2020), Nutter Christopher; Moorhead Rebecca; marriage 1785.
• Marriage - West Virginia, West Virgina Culture Death, Burial, Marriage Records, birth, marriage, and death http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=847273&ImageN....
• Marriage - Haymond, Henry. Author. History of Harrison West Virginia: From the Early Days of Northwestern Virginia to the Present. Reprint. 1910 reprint. Reprint. Parsons, West Virginia: Acme Publishing Company/McClain Printing Company, 1973. Digital. https://archive.org/stream/historyofharriso00inhaym#page/n7/search/... : 2018. (see pg 448)
• 1840 Census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBM-7HW?i=125&cc=...
• Revolutionary War Pension - "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WB-78ZN?cc=2069831&w... : 22 September 2016), 18-vol Q Widow pensions > image 92 of 377; citing NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962).
• Death - image 31 - http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4943346&Type=Death
• Burial - Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78669614/rebecka-nutter: accessed May 4, 2024), memorial page for Rebecka Moorehead Nutter (20 May 1768–10 Oct 1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78669614, citing Nutter Cemetery, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Jim Sample (contributor 47616928).