Luckett, Wickliffe, & Oates ancestors . .

Collateral Relatives

Because we are direction descendants of the Wickliffes, we are collateral ancestors to George Rogers & William Clark.
reference:
History of the Throckmorton & Allied Families
by C. Wickliffe Throckmorton, 1930
929.2 T531 T at Filson Historical Society library
page 86 -
Catherine married Richard Clarke, alias Windsor Herald.
pg 420 & 426
Anthony Throckmorton married daughter of Sir Edward Rogers
pg 423/424 -
Sir Thomas Throckmorton married a daughter of Sir Edward Rogers (more research in the works)

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

1778 - General George Rogers Clark took 150 men plus families down the Ohio River by flatboats. He was on a secret mission to conquer four British forts west of the Mississippi River. The success of Clark's plan added five states to the Union, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

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Betty's Memories of Grandmother Southard's Farm

I was seven years old when Grandmother Southard died. I wish I had paid more attention to my surroundings as a small child, but I do remember some things.

I remember that the house was a very large, two story log cabin. Grandmother had covered the outside with some kind of tar paper. On the inside you could still see the huge logs and chinking between each log. Over the fireplace hung a Kentucky long rifle that had been Arrington Wickliffe's. (I wonder if he used it during the Revolutionary War. I know that Grandmother Southard was very proud to be descended from him.) There was also a painting of my Aunt Mary Catherine who died at age 4.

When we went for a weekend, we always slept upstairs in the half loft. There was a chicken coop just outside the kitchen door. The kitchen seemed large with a water pump at the kitchen sink. For breakfast, Grandmother stepped out to the chicken coop and gathered fresh eggs. I can remember chasing the chickens, trying to catch them. There was a tire swing in a tree near the the hen house.
Betty Southard Stokes

History of the Luckett surname

The name Luckett was spawned from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture that ruled a majority of Britain. It comes from the baptismal name Luke. The Lucketts are first found in Hertfordshire, England where they were seated from early times. Their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

In an attempt to escape the troubles of England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North American and its British colonies. The families hardy enough to make the voyage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution.

Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Lucketts to arrive on North American shores: Clothier Lucas settled in Virginia in 1652; Francis Lucas Luckett, his wife, and eight children settled in New England in 1709. Captain Lucas Luckett, settled in Boston Massachusetts with his wife in 1765. Our first Luckett ancestor found in the Americas is Samuel Luckett Sr (1650 England - 1705 Maryland Colony).

Luckett Family Cemetery, DePoy, KY

History of the Wickliffe surname

The Wickliffe name is first found in Yorkshire where they were anciently seated as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his most victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron or a Bishop with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. A baron could give these to his sons, nephews, and other members of his family. They became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under tenant with his holdings so as to distinquish him from the senior stem of the family.

After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, setting once and for all, who held which land. The census was called The Domesday Book, indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. The Wickliffes retained land, were well educated, and served in Parliament.

Some of the first Wickliffes in the colonies are recorded mid 17th century as part of the great migration from Europe. They entered through Maine, Virginia, the Carolinas and related islands. Our first Wickliffe ancestor found in the Americas was David Wickliffe (1614 England - 1690 Virginia Colony)

Gettysburg

In June 1863, Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion to the North. Many of his men wore tattered uniforms or none. Almost all were poorly fed. Lee divided his army between his top generals (Longstreet, Ewell, and Hill). He assigned Jen Stuart's cavalry to scout ahead and keep him informed of Union troops.

The plan didn't work as Stuart found himself fighting a series of small battles that pushed him further and further away from the front. After seven days, Lee did not know the position of either Stuart nor his enemy.

Lincoln had just replaced a Union general with Major General George Gordon Meade. Gettysburg was a battle that began without either commanding general near the field to lead the men. It was out in small farming community where neither side had intended to fight. The most important battle of the Civil War began on July 1, when General Hill (CSA) decided to drive a small Union cavalry force out of a small crossroads town (Gettysburg) so they could take supplies. The first day of battle was led by subordinate commanders. The fighting was confused and unorganized. Lee and Meade rushed forces to the new front.

By the morn of the second day, it appeared that the Confederates had an overwhelming advantage. But they lost precious time getting Longstreet's troops into position. Longstreet was of little help until late afternoon.

On the third day, Lee decided that he was going to attack the middle section of the Union defenses. General George Pickett led the charge. When they got within 1,200 yards of the Yankee lines, the Union cannons opened fired, followed by rifles and muskets of the troops. Wave after wave of Confederate men fell. Some of Pickett's command succeeded in penetrating the federal line, but it was a doomed effort. Over half of the attackers had fallen.

On the fourth day (July 4th) the Confederate troops retreated across the Potomac River. The battlefield was quiet.

Rachel Oates Boggess Wickliffe

Rachel Oates' father was Jesse Oates. She married her first husband (Boggess) at the age of 13 years. He died in 1833 when a slave rebelled against him. They had six child (Charles 1822, Zelpha 1824, Elizabeth 1826, Lemuel Earl Boggess Jr. 1828, Presley 1830 and Richard 1833). Her second marriage was to John D. Wickliffe (son of Arrington Wickliffe). Rachel is Sara Catherine Wickliffe's mother, Belle Luckett's grandmother & Betty's 2nd great grandmother. Her father & her 2nd father-in-law were both Revolutionary War veterans.

History of the Oates surname

The Oates surname emerged among the industrious people of Flanders, Belgium, an important trading partner and political ally of Britain during the Middle Ages. Oates is derived from Old French.

First found in Cornwall, England where they were seated from early times. Their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. In the immigration and passenger lists a number of early immigrants bearing the name Oates were found: John Oates arrived in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1635, Greg Oates settled in Virginia in 1637, and George Oates, wife Hannah and children settled in Barbados in 1679.

Our first Oates ancestors found in the colonies was James Oates (1647 England - 1703 North Carolina Colony) & Joseph Oates (fought in Bacon's Rebellion, Jamestown Colony, 1676).

1776 - 1781

Being a youth from Culpepper County Virginia, the Wickliffe boys (Arrington, Benjamin, and Moses) followed George Washington and neighbors into the Revolutionary War. Arrington was at Valley Forge, crossed the Delaware, fought at Monmouth and at Yorktown.

He served under Washington in the winter of 1776 when they limped into Pennsylvania. The boys had to build their own shelters to create Valley Forge. Roofs leaked, there wasn't enough food nor clothing to keep warm. Many boys died at Valley Forge. (Arrington's brothers, Benjamin & Moses, did not survive the war. We do not know exactly when or where they died.)

December 1776: Washington planned a surprise attack on Trenton, New Jersey. They left the banks of the Pennsylvania side on Christmas Day. The Delaware River was full of ice chucks. The boys were in their early 20s and late teens. They didn't have enough warm clothing. By the time everyone made it across, it was daylight.

Washington's boys feared the German Hessians more than the British or Indians. The Germans had hangovers from great celebrating way into the night. After a brief battle, nearly the entire Hessian force was captured, with negligible losses to the Americans. The battle significantly boosted the Continental Army's flagging morale, and inspired re-enlistments.

1778, Arrington was at the Battle of Monmouth. This is the same battle where a national heroine, Molly Pitcher manned the cannon after her husband was killed.

List of Washington's confrontations with the British: Chelsea Creek, Long Island, Fort Washington, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and Yorktown

Revolutionary War

Our direct ancestor, Arrington Wickliffe, was at Valley Forge, crossed the Delaware and fought at Monmouth & Yorktown with George Washington. William & George Rogers Clark's brothers, Jonathan and Edmund, plus their brother-in-laws, Richard Clough Anderson and William Croghan, were also in this company.

April 25, 2010, DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) dedicated a monument to Arrington in Frankfort's Cemetery (Kentucky). Arrington is my father's 2nd great grandfather. He is my 3rd great grandfather.

Direct ancestor of Arrington Wickliffe, 14th C England

John Wickliffe, a priest and scholar, preached that Christ was man's only overlord and that the Scriptures were our supreme authority. As Master of Balliol, one of the colleges of Oxford University, Wickliffe had one of the supreme scholarly pulpits in the all of England. He and his followers were the first to translate the Bible into English. His influence was primarily in clerical circles, but later affected the common man's attitudes. Wickliffe was a leader in the protestant movement, pulling away from Catholic doctrine.

John Wickliffe's influence: In the 14th century, people in the bottom of the feudal social system, the majority of the populace, became restless and angry. Buffeted by heavy taxation and war, worn out by plague, some people formed new movements against their current political structure. Serfs felt they had little to lose by giving up their ties to the land.

John Wickliffe's 14th century England is used as the setting for a
Newbery Medal Award book: "Crispin, the Cross of Lead" by AVI, 2002
One of the book's characters is John Ball, a real person. Ball advocated John Wickliffe's teachings and used them in his sermons. Ball was eventually killed because of his principles.

Arrington's story

Arrington Wickliffe was born in Prince William County, Virginia Colony, 1750. His family had immigrated from England to Maryland in 1635. They later moved to Virginia Colony where Arrington was born. Arrington was given his grandmother's maiden name (Dorcas Arrington). She married his grandfather, Robert Wickliffe.

Arrington was an officer in the American Revolution serving under General George Washington. He was at Valley Forge, crossed the Delaware, and fought at Yorktown with Lafayette. Shortly after the Revolutionary War he married Catherine Davis (daughter of Captain Jesse Davis of Virginia). The couple settled in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The county was named for Arrington's friend and war hero Peter Muhlenberg.

In 1799, Arrington rode by horseback cross country to Virginia to share the good opportunities of Muhlenberg County and the Green River region. His uncles, Arrington and Robert, brought their families to Kentucky so all could live near. Our Arrington established a law practice in the county and continued raising his family.

In the winter of 1819-20, Arrington again rode by horseback from Muhlenberg to his old homestead in Virginia. When returning to Kentucky he became ill from exposure on this journey. In March 1820, he passed from this illness.

Arrington was father to ten children. John D. Wickliffe, his eldest son, is our line to Arrington. John was born in 1799. (John mustered out at Gettysburg on August 12, 1863 fighting for the Confederacy.) He married Rachel Oates and fathered Sara Wickliffe. Sara married John Luckett and was mother to Belle Luckett, my paternal grandmother.

Valley Forge, winter 1777-1778

Arrington Wickliffe served in the Continental Army (the national army, authorized by the Continental Congress that met in Philadelphia). Arrington crossed the Delaware River with General Washington for a surprise attack on Hessian forces at Trenton, New Jersey on Christmas morning, 1776.

December 19, 1777 - Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, to camp for the winter. It was bitterly cold. The soldiers slept in tents until they could build log huts. They didn't have enough food, clothing, or shoes. When they went from tent to tent, they left bloody footprints in the snow.)

Images of General Washington wrapped in his cloak, snow up to his knees, his huddled men gathered around him, have come down to us a paradigm of the steadfastness, courage and sacrifice our ancestors made to be independent. Between 1500 and 3000 men died at Valley Forge. The deaths were attributed to starvation and disease.

Battle of Yorktown

By the summer of 1781, the American troops managed to force Cornwallis and his army to Yorktown, Virginia. The French naval fleet was on its way to Chesapeake Bay to support the American soldiers surrounding Yorktown.

On September 5, 1771, the French fleet attacked the British Navy in Chesapeake Bay. After defeating the British Navy, French Admiral Francois-Joseph de Grass positioned his fleet and began bombarding the forts with Cornwallis and his troops.

By late September the American and French forces had Cornwallis surrounded and began an artillery bombardment. Cornwallis was trapped between the American Army and the French Navy. The British had lost their escape route by sea. By mid-October, Cornwallis was running out of food and ammunition. Seriously outnumbered, with no way to escape, General Cornwallis and 8,000 British troops surrendered on October 19, 1781.

This was a decisive victory for the American and French forces. Although this was only one quarter of the British troops in American, the surrender had a devastating affect on the British government, concerned they were losing the war. This second major defeat for the British motivated them to negotiate the end of the was and the Treaty of Paris.

Greenville News

from Jesse Oates' Bible

The following, taken from Major Oates' old family Bible, will no doubt be of interest to generations of Oates both in Hopkins and Muhlenberg counties: Jessie Oates and Zilpha Mason were married April 13, 1798. Births: John M. Oates born April 19, 1799; Betsy Oates, Nov 4, 1800; Rachel Oates, Feb 14, 1805; Mariah Oates, Feb 12 1807; Zilpha Oates, Feb 16, 1813; Harriet Oates, Dec 14, 1814; Oliver H. Oates, July 23, 1817; Wyatt M. Oates, July 13, 1819; Charles C. Oates, Nov. 5, 1821. Deceased: Jessie Oates, Aug 10, 1831; Mariah Oates, July 12, 1822; Richard Oates, July 26, 1834; Oliver Hays Oates, Aug 23, 1840; Matthew M. Oates, Jan 10, 1919.

Jesse Oates fought with the Swamp Fox

In the Carolinas, Francis Marion led a band of patriot militia, carrying out bold and daring attacks against the British. The "Swamp Fox" would lead out his men (including Jesse Oates) from hidden camps, deep in the bayou, to surprise the enemy in rapid, deadly assaults. The British had their own special warrior, Banastre Tarleton, who failed to capture Marion and stop the guerrilla tactics. Marion became a local hero while Tarleton alienated the citizenry by numerous acts of cruelty on the civilian population.

Joseph Oates fought in the French & Indian War

The French & Indian War was a continuation of a series of battles that had taken place between the French & British in North America. The French controlled the Mississippi River and claimed the Ohio River Valley as well. They began building forts in the area. The British started to build their own forts. When the French tried to expand into areas claimed by the British in 1754, Major George Washington was sent to evict the French. He came upon a French scouting party and ordered his men to open fire. Washington's troops killed 12 Frenchmen. The French & Indian War had begun.

reference: "Oates-Earle and Related Families" by William Lloyd Winebarger. Filson Historical Society (929.9 011 W).

James Oates participated in Bacon's Rebellion, 1676

Bacon's Rebellion was a revolt in 1676 by frontiersmen, indentured servants, and slaves in colonial Virginia. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon, who organized a militia to deal with Indians who were raiding inland farms. In 1676, Bacon was elected to the House of Burgesses where he continued to promote his Indian raids, much to the dismay of colonial Governor William Berkeley. Bacon denounced the colonial government for doing little to protect the frontier farmlands and unjust taxation.

Eventually, Bacon's militia turned on the colonial capital of Jamestown by seizing, burning, and destroying property of the aristocracy for several months. The capital was moved inland and Williamsburg was built to replace the capital at Jamestown. Jamestown was never the same after Bacon's Rebellion. This was the first real defiance from colonists against the British crown. The rebellion ended when Bacon died due to illness.

reference: "Oates-Earle and Related Families" by William Lloyd Winebarger. Filson Historical Society (929.9 011 W)

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

Muhlenberg County was named for Revolutionary War veteran Peter Muhlenberg. The Wickliffes settled and raised their families in Muhlenberg County. The Wickliffes and George Rogers Clark's family were collatoral relatives. George's older brother fought with Peter Muhlenberg.

In 1772, Jonathon Clark was selected with Peter Muhlenberg to serve as delegate from the Dunmore County, Virginia for an important convention held at Richmond. Trouble began between the patriotic citizens of Virginia and the Royal Governor Lord Dunmore. Dunmore had seized public powder belonging to the colony without authority. This led to an uprising of the colonists to regain possession of the powder. Young Lieutenant Jonathon Clark marched an independent company of riflemen towards Williamsburg. Clark's company returned home without bloodshed.

Jonathon Clark and Muhlenberg were again sent as delegates to a convention which met at Richmond in December 1775 . Early in the summer of 1776, Clark marched again with Muhlenberg's regiment to Charleston, South Carolina. They arrived on the 24th of June, and were at once involved in an important military action.

Luckett, Wickliffe, & Oates ancestors . .

Sara Catherine Wickliffe (Luckett)

H. H. Luckett (1866-1935)

Rankin Luckett (1867-1916)

John Luckett (1870-1904)

Nellie J. Luckett (1873-1921)

Tilden Luckett (1875-1917)

Hayes was president when Belle was born.

Billy the Kid

Belle Lee Luckett (1877-1957)

Belle Lee Luckett, born 1877, Muhlenberg Co, KY

KY Governor Charles Wickliffe

14th C, John Wickliffe, translated Bible to England

Collateral Relatives

The Wickliffes are collateral relatives with . . .

Rogers & Clark genealogy

Luckett coat of arms

Oates connection

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

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Belle Luckett Southard . . .

Belle Luckett Southard 1877-1958, Muhlenberg CO, KY

Johnny playing in the wash tub!

The wash tub is on Grandmother Southard's back porch.

Three Generations

Belle, age 62

Betty's Memories of Grandmother Southard's Farm

History of the Luckett surname

Luckett Homestead

Women's dress fashion in the 1860s.

Rankin Luckett

Tin Type of John M. Luckett III

John M. Luckett I

Elizabeth Beaver Luckett

Luckett Family Cemetery, DePoy, KY

Wickliffe-Luckett

History of the Wickliffe surname

Wickliffles & Clarks of Kentucky-Collaterally Related

Collateral relative of George Rogers & William Clark

Sarah Catherine Wickliffe Luckett & John M. Luckett, Jr's family

John D. Wickliffe (C.S.A.) fought in the Civil War

Battle at Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Sara Catherine Wickliffe Luckett & her granddaughter.

Rachel Oates Boggess Wickliffe

History of the Oates surname

Lemuel "Earl" Boggess Jr

1776 - 1781

Revolutionary War

Moses & Benjamin

Following the Revolutionary War

Note on Arrington Wickliffe

Direct ancestor of Arrington Wickliffe, 14th C England

Wickliffe Estate

links re: Revolutionary War veteran, Arrington Wickliffe

Kentucky . . . .

"History of the Throckmorton and Allied Families"

Arrington Wickliffe (1750 - 1820)

Arrington's story

Valley Forge, winter 1777-1778

Valley Forge

Valley Forge

Battle at Monmouth

Yorktown

Battle at Yorktown

Yorktown

Battle of Yorktown

Washington's Revolution

Arrington's DAR marker

Direct Descendants of Arrington Wickliffe

Warren Oates

links re: Revolutionary War veteran, Major Jesse Oates Jr.

Major Jesse Oates, Jr owned slaves:

Greenville News

Jesse Oates (1756 - 1831)

Jesse Oates fought with the Swamp Fox

Francis Marion, "The Swamp Fox"

Francis Marion's Revolution

Jesse's DAR marker

The French & Indian War