The Migration Project is compiled information from members of the Dobbs, Greene, and Lenoir County ROOTS L Lists.

FELICIANA PARISH

Craven/Dobbs to Cheraws District - DARLINGTON COUNTY, SC, to La, then some to Ala.

 

WILLIAM WITHERINGTON (various spellings) - (Note: I have more extensive information but had to cut this down for this particular file) - William Witherington - Born Feb 4, 1756 in Craven Co, North Carolina (??). Died September 22, 1819 in AL.

, buried at Conecuh County, AL wife: Elizabeth Lewis born Sept 3, 17(?)1. The date is illegible in the prayer book. Daughter of Zelphra and Louise Lewis.

 

William probably had a brother Cleverly who remained in Lenoir County and Robert.

 

First went to Cheraws District then to Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, then to Conecuh County, Ala. William may have been born in the area of Craven that became Dobbs

 

i. Lewis4 Witherington, born June 26, 1766

ii. Laney (Janey) Witherington, born March 02, 1769 She married Peter DuBoise .

iii. Peter Witherington, born 1770 in NC died Abt. 1855 in Lowndes CO, GA He married Jane Wilkinson.

iv Elizabeth Witherington (m. Ezekial Norwood)

v Martha Witherington (m. David Pipes), remained in Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Elizabeth Norwood is buried at the Ellis Place Cemetery in Norwood, LA. Martha Pipes is buried in the Pipes Family Cemetery at Beechwood Plantation,

vi (Amanda) is said to have been born August 21, 1821 in Alabama

vii William WITHERINGTON Jr. was born on 11 Apr 1773 md Sarah "Sally" STANLEY before 1809 daughter of Sands Stanley of Jones Co, NC

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