Anthony Willoughby Genealogy

Record modified: 2025-04-06
This is my ancestor 7 generations back.

 / Andrew Willoughby
 / Richard Willoughby|
|  \ Anne (unknown)
Anthony Willoughby |
|  /
 \ Margaret Vincent |
 \

Born: 1753-00-00 Dorchester Co, Maryland USA
Died: 1816-00-00 Warren Co, Kentucky USA
Marriages:
1. Elizabeth Biggerstaff
Children of Anthony Willoughby and Elizabeth Biggerstaff:
Mary (Polly) Willoughby
*John Willoughby b. 1779-02-19
Araminta (Minty) Willoughby b. about 1780-00-00
Solomon Willoughby b. 1780-00-00
Vincent Willoughby b. 1782-00-00
Margaret (Peggy) Willoughby b. about 1784-00-00
Andrew Willoughby b. 1785-00-00
Nancy Ann Willoughby b. about 1790-00-00

Notes:

Of legal age in 1774, when he witnessed a deed.
Listed in the books as a solider in 1780, residence Johnston County NC.
Served in the Revolutionary War in the Militia from the Newborn District.
Sold land in Johnston County NC on 1784-05-03.
Received a KY land grant before 1799 in Warren County KY and is listed in the 1800 tax list.

Source: Sledge

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In the DAR database he is number A075140.

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Presumably married in Johnston Co NC.
I have to wonder why Elizabeth was there at the time, if she was born in KY.
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died before 1817-02
Some trees give other children Nehemiah, Job, and Anthony II, but they are not listed as heirs in the deed below.

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NC Archives

Record ID: 12.14.78.1562
Johnston Co NC Land Grants, Anthony Willoughby
Entry #181 1778-06-26; Grant #106 1778-12-12; Book 40 p107; 200 acres, South side of Neuse River

Record ID: 12.14.78.2266
Johnston Co NC Land Grants, Anthony Willoughby
Entry #500 1779-03-03; Grant #809 1782-10-21; Book 46 p266; 400 acres, On both sides of Sams Creek

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Warren Co KY Deed Book H
1817-02-01. John Willoughby, Solomon Willoughby, Vincent Willoughby, Andrew Willoughby, Ann
Willougby, John Hardcastle & wf. Margaret, of Warren Co., KY, Samuel Biggerstaff & wf. Araminta, of
Cumberland Co, KY and Charles Harrington & wf. Polly of the Missouri Territory (spelled "Mizurah
Territory"), the heirs of Anthony Willoughby, dec'd, to Larkin Brown, for L160, 210 acres in Warren
County on the Waters of the Brushy Fork of Sinking Creek. Granted to the said Anthony Willoughby,
dec'd., assee of Jacob Harrington, beginning in line of Daniel Green and touching lines of Lewis Porter &
John McIntosh. Wit: Robert Ragsdale
Andrew Christy
John Russell
Isaac Moody

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1810 census Warren Co KY p273, twp not given
Anthony Willowby 2 M 0-10, 2 M 16-26, 3 M 26-44, 1 M 45+, 2 F 16-26, 1 F 45+
[x, x, x, x, Vincent 28, x, x, Anthony 57, x, Margaret 26, Elizabeth 53]

[Who are the extra people? Did Vincent have an earlier wife who died?]

2 houses away is his son Andrew.

1800 census records for KY are missing.
1800 tax list Warren Co KY
Anthony Willoughby
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 248
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