U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hutchison Family ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Pages 394-395 The name is Scotch and can be traced back as far as the days of Charles Stuart, first of the family that reigned as king of England, in his parliament was a Colonel Hutchison who was a faithful and efficient leader for the Stuart cause. However when Charles the first was beheaded and Oliver Cromwell became the same as king, all the assistants and sympathizers of Charles the first that did not seek safety in fight were put to death. As it happened Colonel Hutchison died at this time and certain ones of his descendents, his children to be exact, emigrated to the new world, with William Penn, and the Pennsylvania colonists. This was in the year of 1682. Joseph Hutchison settled somewhere near Chester, Pa. David Hutchison, son of Joseph Hutchison, settled in Westmoreland county. In 1745 William, son of David, settled in the valley of Virginia where one of his daughters married Jacob Warwick and moved to Clover Lick, Pocahontas county. September 17, 1770, William, son of William, married Rebecca Warwick. (They were cousins.) In June, 1771, he took pneumonia fever and died. His wife went and lived with her father where on Oct. 17, 1771, she gave birth to three children, Rebecca, William and Jacob. Rebecca married David Hanna of Greenbrier county, William went to Ohio and was lost sight of, and Jacob married Hanna MacMillian June 27, 1797. Four children were born: John, May 4, 1798; William, May 6, 1800; Jacob, May 22, 1802; Joseph, July 23, 1804. William and Jane MacMillian, daughter of Joseph and Jane MacMillian, were married February 6th, 1825. (They were cousins). For his second wife he married Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary Bell; to this union no children were born. To the former marriage the following children were born: Nathan MacMillian Hutchison, born Dec. 15, 1825. Daughter (not named), born Feb. 9, 1827. Died Feb. 10, 1827. Hannah Jane, born March 6, 1828. Joseph, born Sept. 22, 1829. Felix, born Feb. 20, 1831. Died April 22, 1916. Virginia, born Nov. 8, 1832. Miles M., born Nov. 11, 1834. Ann, born March 9, 1838. Died Dec. 22, 1838. William Hutchison died May 16, 1866. His former wife died April 5th, 1838. Felix Hutchison married Ann E. Knicely, daughter of John and Nancy Knicely, Aug. 28, 1852, by the Rev. William Sisk. She was born May 23, 1832, and died Aug. 7, 1906. The children were: William, born Sept. 12, 1853. Henderson B., born April 25, 1855. John R., born July 25, 1857. Elizabeth J., born Nov. 10, 1859. Ellis Lee, born March 27, 1862. Died Sept. 15, 1880. Nancy F., born Aug. 9, 1864. Died Aug. 28, 1877. Clark, born June 5, 1868. Died May 12, 1869. Winheld S., born April 7, 1870. Died March 17, 1872. Charles L. Hutchinson was born June 4, 1887, at Gem, Braxton county. His father, H. B. Hutchinson, was born at Corley, April 25, 1855, and his mother, Sarah V. (Moyers) Hutchinson, was born at Cutlip, May 28, 1860. His grandparents, Felix Hutchinson and Ann (Knicely) Hutchinson, were born at Corley, in the years 1831 and 1832, respectively. Charles L. Hutchinson was married Feb. 5, 1910, to Elsie D. Hefner. Mr. Hutchinson is a manufacturer of knit goods, and now resides in Cleveland, Ohio. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------