William and Rufus Pickett were delegates to the state Whig convention in Mississippi.
The Yazoo City Whig and Political Register, Yazoo City, Mississippi, May 5, 1843. [25]
1800 William Pickett lived in Fairfield County, South Carolina in a household with free white males: 2 (Under 10), 1 (16 thru 25), and 1 (26 thru 44); and free white females: 1 (Under 10) and 1 (16 thru 25); and 10 enslaved persons. John King Senior was listed on the same page. [1] [2]
1805 The will of John D King was dated September 13, 1805 and was proved in January 1807 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. It named children, including daughters Selah wife of Charles Pickett, Mary wife of William Pickett, and Rodah Pickett wife of Micajah Pickett, and 2 grandsons: John King Pickett and Thomas King Pickett. [3] [4] [5]
1805 A land survey was made for William Pickett for a 52 acre tract on the Wateree Creek branch of the Wateree River, Fairfield District, South Carolina. Survey dated and recorded May 21. Micajah Pickett, Robert Laffins, and William Pickett were adjacent landowners. [6] [7]
1807 A biosketch of son Micajah reported that William came to Mississippi from South Carolina. [8]
William and Mary (King) Pickett, were natives of South Carolina. The family is descended from English ancestors, who emigrated to America and settled in Virginia. The father [William] came with his family to Mississippi in 1807, making the journey by a flatboat down the Tennessee and Mississippi rivers to Franklin county; there he and his wife spent the remainder of their days with the exception of a few years passed in Sicily Island, La.
1810 Wm Picket (age 26-44) lived in Orleans, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana with males: four (age under 10), one (age 10-15); and females: one (age under 10), one (age 10-15), and one (age 26-44) and 37 enslaved persons. The adjacent listing was Mik. Pickett (perhaps a son of Thomas Pickett and Nancy King) with oldest male (age over 45) and female (age 26-44) and 19 enslaved persons. [9] [10]
1813 William Pickett and Moses King witnessed an indenture between David Cathey and Nathan King for land in Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. [11]
1813 Land of William Pickett in section 25 with date 1813 was shown on a map of township 6, range 3 on the Washington Meridian, west of Pearl River. [12]
1816 A list of inhabitants of Franklin County, Mississippi includes William, Micajah Sr, Micajah Jr, and Thomas K Pickett. [13] [14]
1820 William Pickett lived in Franklin County, Mississippi in a household with free white males: 3 (Under 10), 3 (10 thru 15), 1 (16 thru 18), 3 (16 thru 25), and 1 (45 and over); and free white females: 1 (Under 10), 1 (10 thru 15), and 1 (45 and over); and 48 enslaved persons. [15] [16]
1823 William Pickett and Micajah Pickett Jr, of the state of Franklin County, Mississippi, appointed James Pickett of Greenfield District, South Carolina as their attorney to recover any assets due to them in the states of North and South Carolina. Perhaps these were heirs of Micajah and Kizannah (Hinson) Pickett [17]
1826 William Pickett died on May 27 and was buried at Campbell Cemetery, Meadville, Franklin County, Mississippi. William Pickett was born on December 15, 1769. [18] [19]
1828 Micajah Pickett Jr of Franklin County, Mississippi, residuary claimant on bond of Micajah Pickett to his wife Kissanah Pickett, wants to close the matter, so he agrees to payment of $1,500 to James Pickett for care of Kissanah. Rufus K Pickett and William Pickett, heirs to the estate of William Pickett Sr deceased, late of Franklin County, Mississippi agreed to the same. Dated September 8. [20]
1830 There was a census listing for son Rufus K in Franklin County, Mississippi. William, perhaps a son, was listed in Yazoo, Mississippi. A listing for Micajah K. Pickett could be for a son of age 18.
1830 Rufus K Pickett lived in Franklin County, Mississippi in a household with free white males: 3 (20 thru 29); and free white females: 1 (15 thru 19) and 1 (50 thru 59, perhaps mother Mary); and 42 enslaved persons. [21]
1830 Wm Pickett lived in Yazoo County, Mississippi in a household with free white males: 2 (Under 5) and 2 (20 thru 29); and free white females: 2 (20 thru 29); and 16 enslaved persons. [22]
1830 Micajah K Pickett lived in Franklin County, Mississippi in a household with free white males: 3 (15 thru 19), 1 (20 thru 29), and 1 (30 thru 39); and free white females: 2 (Under 5), 1 (5 thru 9), 1 (10 thru 14), and 1 (20 thru 29); and 7 enslaved persons. [23]
1841 William Pickett, William Bull, and Lewis Stevens posted bond for William Pickett as guardian of R.K. Stevens and Lewis Stevens, in the Yazoo County Orphans Court. Dated January 25. Lewis Stevens was appointed guardian of Mary Ann Stevens. [24]
1843 Wm Pickett and R. K. Pickett, perhaps sons, were named as delegates to the Whig state convention in Jackson, Mississippi.
1845 Only Micajah was listed in the state census for Franklin County.
1846 The will of Mary Pickett was presented to the probate court in Yazoo, Mississippi on January 26. [26]:
This day William Pickett and M Pickett Jr personally appeared before the Hon Probate Court of Yazoo County and on oath testified that during the last sickness of Mary Pickett deceased she did make known to them at her residence as witnesses her last will and testament as follows, viz To Cassandra Stevens, Martha, Ann Stevens, Micajah P Stevens, James M Stevens, Laura Stevens and Benjamin F Stevens and William Stevens, children of her daughter Celia Stevens, she gave to following negroes Hairah, Mussan Philip, Daphney and Winny as To Rufus R. Stevens and Levis Stevens children of her daughter, Mary Stevens an Negro boy Josha sworn to & subscribed in open court this 26th Jany 1846 Chas M Henderson. William Pickett, M Pickett Jr.
William Pickett further states that she bequeathed to Elizabeth Stevens, and Mary Ann Stevens her Baroncke? and Horse in his presence and the presence of his wife Elizas Pickett
Sworn to & subscribed in open court Jany 26 1846 Chas M Henderson ccp Recorded Feby 2st 1848. William Pickett.
1846 Mary King Pickett died on January 11 and was buried at Pickett Cemetery, Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi. Mary King Pickett was born on April 5, 1774. [27] [28]
Filial affection erects this monument. Sacred to the memory of Mary Pickett consort of William Pickett.
1848 William Pickett and Micajah Pickett [sons?] put their plantations in Jackson County, Mississippi up for sale.
Research Notes:
1791 William Pickett, Wm Whitehead (perhaps future spouse of sister Elizabeth) and others were indicted for participating in a riot by the Fairfield Court, South Carolina. Plead Not guilty. June 17. [30] [31] Advised to pay cost of prosecution. June 17, 1792. [32]
About 1807 William Pickett & Mary left Fairfield County, South Carolina. In 1809 they were in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana and in 1815 they moved to Franklin County. (Later Yazoo County was formed from Franklin). After William's death in 1827, Mary moved to Yazoo County with some of her children, where she lived for the rest of her life. [33]
Information from the bible of William Pickett and Mary King has been abstracted and is available at Ancestry.com:
September 2000 – The following has been transcribed by Charles Bruce Pickette from pages 274-5 of The Pickett Fence, edited by J. Johnston. With the exception of capitalization, the published copy has been duplicated here as closely as possible.
William Pickett - Mary King Bible
Births
William Pickett Sen. son of Micajah Pickett and Kisanah his wife was born Dec 15th 1769
Mary Pickett daughter of John & Amy King was born April 5th 1774
John Pickett son of W. & M. Pickett was born on May the 5th 1797
Mary Pickett daughter of Wm. & M. Pickett was born on Jany 1799
Micajah K. Pickett son of Wm. & M. Pickett was born April 27th 1800
Celia Pickett daughter of Wm. & M. Pickett was born on Nov. 29th 1801
Rufus K. Pickett son of Wm. & M. Pickett was born on March 2nd 1803
William Pickett son of Wm. & M. Pickett was born Sept 18th 1804
Nathan Pickett son of W. & M. Pickett was born July the 7th 1806
Elizabeth Pickett daughter of W. & M. Pickett was born July 1st 1808
James M. Pickett son of W. & M. Pickett was born Nov. 29th 1809
Louisa Pickett daughter of Wm. & M. Pickett was born July 18th 1811
Micajah Pickett son of Wm. & M. Pickett was born Nov 29th 1812
Lucian H. Pickett son of John & Amy Pickett born on 4th Dec 1820
Georgie M. Parks daughter of George H. & Maye Parks was born March 18 1922
Edna Lorraine Parks was born on April 9, 1924 daughter of George Hamel & Maye Parks
George Washington Pickett son of John & Amy Pickett was born on January 13, A.D. 1823
Adeliza Pickett daughter of John & Amy Pickett was born the 26th day of April 1824
William Rufus King son of John & Elizabeth King was born on the 24th of April A.D. 1826
James Madison Pickett son of William & Susannah Pickett was born on March 6th 1829
Livingston Pickett King son of Jno. And Elizabeth King was born Feb. 4th 1835Marriages
William Pickett and Mary his wife were married on the 31st day of August A.D. 1796
Lewis Stevens and Mary his wife were married on the 10th day of May A.D. 1815
Joel Stevens and Celia his wife were married on the 10th day of June A.D. 1817
John Pickett and Amy his wife were married on the 15th day of June A.D. 1819
John King and Elizabeth his wife were married on the 31th day of December 1822
William Pickett and Suzanna his wife were married April 1st 1828Deaths
Micajah Pickett, Jr. son of Wm. & M. Pickett departed this life Feby 29th 1808 – aged seven years, two months & two days
Louisa Pickett, daughter of Wm. & M. Pickett, on the 18th of August 1812 – aged one year 1 month
George W. Pickett son of Jno & Amy Pickett died on the 4th day of February 1823 – aged 21 days
Lucian H. Pickett, son of John & Amy Pickett on the 13th August 1823 – aged two years 8 months and 9 days
John Pickett, son of Wm. & M. Pickett departed this life on Aug the 27th 1824 – aged 27 years 3 months 22 days
William Pickett Sr son of Micajah & Kisanah Pickett departed this life on the 27th day of May A.D. 1826 aged 56 years and 12 days
Elizabeth King, daughter of William & Mary Pickett, departed this life July 10th A.D. 1830 – aged 22 years 10 days
James Madison Pickett son of William and Mary Pickett departed this life February 22 AD 1838 aged 28 years 2 months and 24 days. He died Thursday 11 minutes after 8 oc AM
William Rufus King, son of John and Elizabeth King, departed this life April 25th AD 1843 aged 17 years and one day. He died 20 minutes after 9 P.M. Tuesday
Mary Pickett, daughter of John & Amy King, departed this life at 8 ½ o’clock P.M. on the 11th day of January 1846 aged seventy-one years eight months and six days.575hlgoriginally submitted this to Graves-Albright on 6 Oct 2011
Original Bible was last in possession of Mrs. William J. Pickett of Yazoo City, Mississippi. Bible was published 1816 by M. Carey of Philadelphia. All the records were copied from a photocopy of original hand-written record of four pages.
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