Catherine E. Toot1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 15992, (1810 - )
FatherAdam Toot4,5,6 (5 Nov 1770 - 14 Apr 1839)
MotherSarah King4,5 (28 Feb 1780 - 11 Jan 1835)

Key Events:

Birth: 27 Jul 1810, Virginia7,8,9
Marriage: 14 Dec 1830, Jacob Davis (about 1803 - )10,11,5
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

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Narrative:

     12 Catherine E. Toot was born on 27 Jul 1810 in Virginia.7,8,9
     Catherine married Jacob Davis on 14 Dec 1830.10,11,5
     Catherine was named an heir in the will of Adam Toot, her father, dated 12 Nov 1835, to receive an equal share of her father's estate after gifts and support to her two youngest siblings and deducting $503 previously advanced to her.13 She received a distribution of $280 from her father's estate, paid to her husband, on 24 Jul 1842.14
     Catherine and Jacob appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 26 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $8000. Their children Warren, Sally and Maria were listed as living with them, There were 15 slaves listed as well.15,16
     Catherine and Jacob appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, enumerated 6 Sep 1860, reporting real estate valued at $17,000 and personal estate of $15,000. Their children Sally and Maria were listed as living with them, as are Elizabeth Mechany, age 20, Venetia C. Davis, age 19, Clifton E. Davis, age 17, Federick C. Davis, age 14, and Mary N. Davis, age 12. They would appear to nieces and nephews. Also listed are 17 slaves owned by him, and 24 slaves he is holding for the heirs of John F. U. Davis.17,18
     Catherine appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, in the household of George C. Ayres and Maria W. Davis, her daughter and her husband, with her husband, Jacob Davis.19

Children:
     Children with Jacob Davis:

Citations

  1. [S1038] Owen Family Bible, shows name as Catharine E. Toot.
  2. [S731] Halifax Co. Marriage Bond Register, bk. 1, pg 133, 14 Ded 1830, Jacob Davis and Catherine E. Toot.
  3. [S1637] Jacob Davis household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Catherine E. Davis.
  4. [S1038] Owen Family Bible, lists her among the other children of Adam and Sarah.
  5. [S4477] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 19:75, Adam Toot will, 24 Jun 1839, shows Catharine Davis as his daughter.
  6. [S731] Halifax Co. Marriage Bond Register, bk. 1, pg 133, 14 Ded 1830, Jacob Davis and Catherine E. Toot, shows Adam Toot as "singer of the certificate."
  7. [S1038] Owen Family Bible, shows date.
  8. [S1637] Jacob Davis household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows age 40 and state.
  9. [S988] Jacob Davis household, 1860 U.S. Census, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, shows age 49 and state.
  10. [S731] Halifax Co. Marriage Bond Register, bk. 1, pg 133, 14 Ded 1830, Jacob Davis and Catherine E. Toot, shows date, with year as 1830.
  11. [S971] Stanley, "Descendents of the Toot Family", shows year, as 1833.
  12. [S971] Stanley, "Descendents of the Toot Family."
  13. [S4477] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 19:75-6, Adam Toot will, 24 Jun 1839.
  14. [S4477] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 20:180-4, Adam Tool accounting, 23 Jan 1843.
  15. [S1637] Jacob Davis household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  16. [S1631] Jacob Davis, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, slave schedule.
  17. [S988] Jacob Davis household, 1860 U.S. Census, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
  18. [S989] Jacob Davis, owner, 1860 U.S. Census, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, slave schedule.
  19. [S1606] George C. Ayres household, 1870 U.S. Census, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
  20. [S1038] Owen Family Bible, lists him among the other grandchildren of Adam and Sarah Toot.
  21. [S1637] Jacob Davis household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  22. [S1038] Owen Family Bible, lists her among the other grandchildren of Adam and Sarah Toot.
  23. [S988] Jacob Davis household, 1860 U.S. Census, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as parent and child.