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William Bickett Descendants

Heritage of Scotland

Robert Bickett of Kilmarnock, Ayr. Scotland, born 1652, marriaed Joan Gannley.

Robert Bickett, was born October, 28, 1688, in Kilmarnock, Ayr. Scotland, son of Robert Bickett, and Joan Gunnley, married Mary Crielman of Kilmarnock Ary. On September 6^th 1736 at the Presbyterian Parish of Kilmarnock Ayr.

Mary Crielman, was born June 29^th, 1714 in Kilmarnock Ayr. Daughter of John Crielman and Agnes Ferguson, Mary Crielman died October 20^th 1761 at Kilmarnock Ayr.

Children of Robert and Mary Bickett

Robert Bickett born August 4^th 1737 Kilmarnock Ayr, came to America

Agnes Bickett born January 31^st, 1739 Kilmarnock Ayr.

William Bickett Born December 2^nd 1742, Kilmarnock Ayr, came to America, married Jane Hart. *

Alexander Bickett born March 17^th, 1744 Kilmarnock Ayr, came to America

Mary Bickett born December 14^th 1745 Kilmarnock Ayr, died November 20^th, 1747

Mary Bickett born February 7^th, 1748, Kilmarnock, Ayr, married William Wallace, minister of Presbyterian parish of Kilmarnock Ayr, Scotland.

William Bickett and two brothers came to America. William’s parents and grandparents lived and died in Kilmarnock Ayr, Scotland.

William Bickett was a native of Scotland, born December 2^nd, 1742 in Kilmarnock Ayr. Scotland, the son of Robert Bickett, a bonnet maker, and Mary Crielman. He was baptized December 5^th, 1742 in the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. William died 82 years later on February 23^rd, 1824 in what is now Marion County, Kentucky. He was an American Patriot during the Revolutionary war and a Kentucky Pioneer.

William left England and came to America in 1773. He sailed from Liverpool, England as a bond servant to James Starr and assigns and arrived at Philadelphia, PA on April 30^th 1773. In 1776 William was living in Fredrick County, Maryland where he served as Justice of the Peace during 1777 and 1778. William took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States on March 21^st 1778. He served in the Maryland Militia as a soldier of the 50^th Regiment of Maryland during the War of Independence. William was discharged from the Maryland militia on May 5^th, 1796.

William Bickett left Maryland in 1792 for the new land in Kentucky. He arrived at the Catholic Settlement of Raywick on the Rolling fork River in 1798 and built a log house on 160 acres of land he acquired. He traveled through the Cumberland gap along the wilderness trail to Nelson county, Kentucky and from there to Washington County KY. William lived in Raywick for 26 years until his death in 1824.

The log home which he built still stands at this writing and is preserved by the William Bickett descendants of Marion County KY.

Bickett Log Cabin, Raywick, KY. Built in 1798 by William Bickett Photo taken July 4^th 1984 by another William Bickett

William Bickett married Jane Hart, an Irish Catholic and converted to the Catholic faith. Information from the bible and other records state that William was disinherited by father and came to America. Little is known of Jane Hart’s family. She was born in 1755 in Northern Ireland, came to America with William and was the mother of 7 sons and 2 daughters. She died in Washington County, KY sometime between 1820 and 1830. Both William and Jane are buried in St. Charles Cemetery in St. Mary, KY.

William Bickett died without a will. His land had been divided among his sons before his death, except for the 160 acres along the Rolling Fork River. This land, and his property was sold by the court of Washington County, KY. It was to the benefit of all the heirs that the land be sold, and the money from the sale be divided among the heirs. Samuel Bickett, son of William Bickett bought the land along the Rolling Fork River for $355, and included the house and all buildings. This land stayed in the Samuel Bickett line from 1830 to sometime in early 1900 when it was sold by the heirs of James Henry Bickett, son of Samuel Bickett.

Anthony Bickett was appointed by the court to look after the interests of Adain Bickett, grandson of William Bickett and son of James Bickett, deceased son of William. Anthony Bickett also had rights by the court to use the land of William for a fee until the estate was settled.

Seven of William and Jane’s children were born in Maryland, the two youngest being born in KY. Nathaniel was born in the wilderness on the way to Washington County, KY. William Arnold was born on Christmas day 1800 in Raywick, KY.

Children of William and Jane Bickett.

James Bickett b. 1775

Sarah Bickett b. 1778

Anthony Bickett b. 4/9/1783

Mary Bickett b. 1784

Henry Bickett b. 1785

Thomas Bickett b. 1/15/1788

Samuel Bickett b. 1790 *

Nathaniel Bickett b. 3/15/1798

William Arnold Bickett b. 12/15/1800

Grandchildren of William Bickett

Samuel Lawrence Bickett son of William and Jane Hart Bickett was born in Fredrick County, Maryland in 1790. He came to Kentucky with his father’s family in 1797. Samuel married Mary Livers in Washington County, KY on November 27^th, 1818. Mary Livers was born in Fredrick county Maryland, in 1788, the daughter of Thomas Livers and Judith Elder. The Livers family left Maryland in 1797 with a party of about eighty persons including the Bickett family. Thomas Livers and the William Bickett family settled in the Rolling Fork River settlement.

Farming was Samuel’s occupation. In 1830, he purchased the William Bickett farm from the heirs, 106 acres for $355. He also purchased other land and his farm consisted of about three hundred acres.

Samuel died in 1855 in Marion County KY. Mary Livers died in 1858. Samuel and his family were member of the St. Francis Xavier Church of Raywick. Both Samuel and Mary are buried in the Church cemetery.

Samuel and Mary had 6 children born in Marion County, KY.

Children of Samuel and Mary Polly Livers Bickett

James Henry Bickett, born July 6^th, 1822 *

Georgia Ann Bickett, born Jun 1823

Mary Josephine Bickett, born November 1^st 1826

Mary Ann Bickett, born July 3^rd 1826

William Thomas Bickett, born February 12^th 1828

Mary Isabella Bickett, born November 17^th, 1829

Samuel Bickett Mary Polly Livers Bickett

Samuel Bickett Family

James Henry Bickett son of Samuel L. Bickett and Mary Polly Livers was born in Washington County, KY on July 6^th, 1822, now Marion County. He was born in the same home which his grandfather, William Bickett built a quarter century earlier. James Henry inherited this home and the land from his father, Samuel L. Bickett and farmed until his death on November 17^th, 1889. He was married twice the father of 15 children born in Marion County, KY. His first marriage was in 1844 at the St. Francis Xavier Church in Raywick, KY to Mary Ann Miles. She was born in 1824, and died in 1870.

James Henry married Julia Ann Whitfield on November 28^th, 1871 at the St. Francis Xavier Church in Raywick, KY. Julia Ann was born December 16^th, 1848 one and a half miles from the town of Raywick. She was the daughter of Charles William Whitfield and Cecllia Ann Lyons.

Charles William Whitfield was born in Washington County, KY on August 15^th, 1810. one of three children of Bernard (Barnabus) Whitfield, and Eleanor Ann Constable. Bernard and Eleanor were married February 19^th, 1803 in Washington County, KY. Bernard Whitfield was born in Virginia and died in 1822 in Washington County, KY. He came to Kentucky in 1795.

Cecelia Ann Lyons was born in Maryland on October 12^th 1812, daughter of Augustine (Gusty) Lyons and Sarah Ann Mattingly. Augustine Lyons was born in Maryland in 1789, and died in Marion County, near Raywick in 1854. Sarah Ann died in 1844. Cecelia Ann came to Kentucky in 1817 with her parents and a brother. She was 5 years of age and rode the distance from Maryland to Kentucky on horseback behind her mother. Augustine Lyons was a carpenter in Marion County.

Charles William Whitfield and Cecelia Ann Lyons were married in Washington County, KY on November 26^th 1833. He was a farmer in Marion County. He died February 26^th, 1884. And Cecelia Ann died February 6^th, 1883. Both are buried at St. Francis Xavier cemetery, Raywick, KY.

Julie Ann Whitfield was married twice. After the death of James Henry Bickett in 1889, she was married to Clement Benedict Hill on July 11^th, 1892. Julia Ann and Clement had a daughter, Jane Frances Hill, born 1894 and died in 1979.

Julia Ann Whitfield died July 31^st, 1918 in Raywick, near her place of birth. She is buried in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.

The old Bickett homestead was sold to William Bickett descendants in 1900 and still remains in the Bickett line, kept in good condition by the Bickett Owners.

Children of James Henry and Mary Ann Miles Bickett.

Samuel Bickett, born March 24^th, 1847

John Philip Bickett, born January 20^th, 1848 *

Mary Elizabeth Bickett, born November 1^st, 1844 baptized January 1^st 1845

Charles Carroll Bickett, born November 16^th, 1853

Francis Bickett, born November 16^th, 1853, died at birth

Benedict Joseph Flaggett Bickett, born March 1^st, 1857

William Thomas Bickett, born February 10^th, 1862

Josephine T. Bickett, born November 3^rd 1865

Children of James Henry and Julia Ann Whitfield Bickett

James Henry Bickett Jr. born April 30^th, 1874

Wallace Augustine Bickett, born August 31^st, 1876

Leonard Oscar Bickett, born July 27^th, 1878

Edward Vitalis Bickett, born August 21^st, 1880

Mertle Bickett, born March 20^th, 1883, died March 20^th, 1883

Hugh Philip Bickett, born November 4^th, 1885

Jesse Bernard Bickett, born May 13^th, 1889.

James Henry Bickett father of John Philip Bickett

John Philip Bickett, son of James Henry Bickett and Mary Ann Miles was born in Marion County, KY on January 20^th, 1849 and died in Roseville, Hancock County, KY. In 1870, he moved to Daviess County, KY with his brother, Samuel Bickett and later moved to Hancock County to farm. John Married Mary Elizabeth Payne on August 6^th, 1878 in Owensboro, KY. Mary Elizabeth was born in Daviess County on November 5^th, 1863, daughter of Charles Louis Payne and Rachel Priscilla Beavan. John and Elizabeth were catholic and members of St. Thomas Church in Roseville. John died October 21^st, 1941, and Mary Elizabeth died August 14^th, 1940. Both are buried at St. Thomas Cemetery in Roseville, KY.

Children of John Philip and Mary Elizabeth Bickett

Mary Josephine Bickett, born November 4^th, 1883.

Frances Roberta Bickett, born 1884, died 1884 at age 6 months.

Rachel Priscilla Bickett, born 1885, died at age 6 weeks.

James Ivo Bickett, born October 10^th, 1887, died August 1967 in South Dakota

Agnes Louise Bickett, born October 17^th, 1888

Henry Louis Bickett, born August 19^th, 1891

Arnold Leo Bickett, born April 3^rd, 1894, *

John Philip Bickett Jr. born January 3^rd, 1895

Inez Elizabeth Bickett, born November 1^st, 1896

Joseph Kendrick Bickett, born September 20^th, 1898

Leonard Oscar Bickett, born October 24^th, 1900, died December 28^th, 1900

Eugene Bickett, born March 12^th, 1902, died January 7^th, 1905

Edward Bickett, born 1906, died at birth

William Bickett, born 1906, died at birth twin to Edward.

Perrenella (Nellie) Bickett, born October 28^th, 1905, died January 6^th, 1906

John Philip and Mary Elizabeth Bickett

Arnold Leo Bickett son of John Philip Bickett and Mary Elizabeth Payne was born April 3^rd, 1894, in Daviess County, KY and died December 15^th, 1986 in Crofton, NE, Arnold Leo married Catherine Kribell May 8^th, 1928 at Beresford, SD. Catherine Died in 1984 in Crofton, NE.

Children of Arnold Leo and Catherine Kribell Bickett

Joseph Leo Bickett, born February 23^rd, 1929, died August 31^st 1999

Helen Elizabeth Bickett, born July 3^rd, 1931

Mary Ruth Bickett, born May 21^st, 1933

Paul Eugene Bickett, born March 31^st, 1935

Margaret Ann Bickett, born December 18^th, 1938

Thomas Philip Bickett, born February 20^th, 1943

Patricia Rose Bickett, born April 14^th, 1945

Kathleen Therese Bickett, born March 16^th, 1949

Baby girl Bickett, born and died June 2^nd 1950

Cecelia Marie Bickett, born March 11^th, 1952

Leona Geraldine Bickett, born November 6^th, 1953

More to come!