There are several of our ancestors that stand out or serve as a focal point in the story of our family. One example would be Sir Geoffery De Lotrial that is credited with establishing the family duringthe reign of Kings Richard and John. \u00a0James Luttrell, sometimes referred to as “the immigrant” is another as he established the line of our family in the new world. \u00a0I would make the same argument for John Litteral that was the\u00a0progenitor\u00a0of the family in Eastern Kentucky.<\/p>\n
John Litteral was born abt 1790 in Southwestern Virginia to Daniel Littrell and Abigail Bayless. Daniel and Abigail were married in Lee Co., Virginia. \u00a0John was the oldest of eleven children. \u00a0John’s father Daniel was born abt 1755 in Prince William County, Virginia and died 1809 in Lee County, Virginia. John’s mother Abigail was born abt 1758 in Virginia. Unfortunately that is all I know of Abigail Bayless. She has a few contemporaries that share her name and they are all sometimes confused in family trees I have seen.<\/p>\n
Daniel Littrell and his wife Abigail are mentioned in the book\u00a0Early Settlers of<\/em> The children of Daniel Littrell and Abigail Bayless are:<\/p>\n John Litteral was to have served in the War 1812 in the Virginia Militia. There is a John Littrell listed on the muster rolls of the 41st Virginia Militia. \u00a0A\u00a0Corporal\u00a0John Littrell also appears on the War of 1812 payroll presented by the Online Catalog Library of Virginia<\/a>. \u00a0I will have to research his military records to see if it is our same John Litteral. It is unclear if his wife Elizabeth ever filed for a pension under John after he died.<\/p>\n John Litteral passed away on 4 OCT 1840. His wife Elizabeth would live on for another 38 years and there is no record of her ever remarrying. \u00a0John’s legacy is in his sons, Hairston, Daniel, George and John, Jr. \u00a0These men stayed in the Johnson-Magoffin region and are the ancestors to probably most, if not all, Litterals that still live in that region today.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are several of our ancestors that stand out or serve as a focal point in the story of our family. One example would be Sir Geoffery De Lotrial that is credited with establishing the family duringthe reign of Kings … Continue reading
\nLee County, Virginia and Adjacent Counties Vol. II.<\/em> by Hattie Byrd Muncy
\nBales. I have not seen this book but there supposedly is a copy in the Lee County, Virginia, public library. \u00a0As of this writing, parts of it are posted under this link<\/a>. \u00a0According to the book, Daniel purchased land along Indian Creek in Lee County on April 12, 1796. \u00a0He and his wife lived there until their deaths.<\/p>\n\n