Ann Mason Tutt1

#103, (1807 - 25 June 1873)

FatherCharles Tutt1
Ann Mason Tutt|b. 1807\nd. 25 Jun 1873|p103.htm|Charles Tutt||||||||||||||||||

BirthAnn Mason Tutt was born in 1807 in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.2,3,4
 
MarriageShe married Charles Bonnycastle, son of John Bonnycastle and Bridget Newell, on 10 Jan 1826 in Locust Hill, Leesburg, Virginia.3,1,2
 
Newspaper
Prof Bonneycastle of the U of Va, to Miss Ann Mason Tutt, eldest daughter of Charles Tutt.1
 
Item. An article written about Charles after his death included the following sentence about Ann: He married a Virginia lady; and whatever deficiency of the softer and benevolent feelings of our nature, there was in his character, was amply supplied by her amiability and overflowing kindness.5 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband Charles died on 31 Oct 1840.6 
Note.In 1845, Mrs A M Bonnycastle was known to be in Washington DC. In 1857 her daughter Mary was married there.7 
1850 Census Has not been found in the 1850 census but was residing in Louisville by 1853.7 
(Other) 1860 CensusAnn Bonnycastle appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in the household of her daughter Ann Mason Robinson. She was recorded as age 40 [sic], born in Virginia, and owned personal estate worth $5000.8 
DeathAnn died on 25 Jun 1873 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.2
 
BurialShe was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.2
Bonnycastle monument
Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
Close-up of the inscription on the Bonnycastle monument
Cave Hill Cemetery

Family

Charles Bonnycastle b. 6 Nov 1796, d. 31 Oct 1840
Children

Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Charles Bonnycastle (1796-1840)
Bonnycastle Ancestors of Alan H C Lankford (Deborah's line)
Last Edited26 Aug 2010

Citations:

  1. Index to Marriages & Obituaries, Richmond newspapers, 1736-1982, compiled by Bernard J Henley, Library of Virginia, online at http://eagle.vsla.edu/henley/, Virginia Herald, 28 January 1826.
  2. Photograph of the Ann Mason Bonnycastle gravestone at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, taken by Barbara Murray, 2005.
  3. Frederick A. Virkus, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy (n.p.: n.pub., 1925; reprint 1987), p.802, Robinson family genealogy.
  4. Death Records of Kentucky, 1852-1953 (http://www.ancestry.com, images online), Anne Mason Robinson, 1918, #10911.
  5. Thomas W White, "Southern Literary Messenger" (published monthly, Richmond, Virginia), Vol. VIII, No. 1, page 50-1.
  6. University of Virginia Math History website. <http://www.math.virginia.edu/MathHistory/bonnycastle.htm>
  7. Gayle M Schulman, "Slaves at the University of Virginia" (Paper, presented to the African American Genealogy Group of Charlottesville, 2003).
  8. Online image of the 1860 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Kentucky, Jefferson County, 5-WD Louisville, Roll 376, Page 135.
  9. Letter from Angus Bonnycastle, Calgary, Alberta, to J Kolthammer, dated 1997.
  10. Letters from William Robinson (Rob) Bonnycastle, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, to J Kolthammer, dated beginning in 1990.
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