Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameMary PATRICK 
Birth Date1780
Death Date1846 Age: 66
Spouses
Birth Date12 Oct 1777
Birth PlaceWythe, Montgomery, Virginia
Death Date18 Jan 1854 Age: 76
Death PlaceMount Comfort, Washington County, Hempstead, Arkansas
OccupationWar Of 1812 Soldier,
FatherJames C. TUTTLE Jr. , 154 (1738-1811)
MotherRebecca WASHBURN , 155 (1740-1779)
Family ID7773
Marr Date1799
Marr PlaceGeorgia
Notes for Solomon (Spouse 1)
Solomon Tuttle
The Tuttles came from Norfolk County, England in 1637. They were always land owners. They bought and sold at a profit, always moving on to newer country. In 1829, Solomon Tuttle came with his family and his son-in-law William Donnel Cunningham to Washington County and settled at Mount Comfort. Cunningham staked off seven acres to be used as a church and his wife, Jane, named it Mt. Comfort from the church she had loved in Tennessee.
Solomon Tuttle was born October 12, 1777 in Virginia and married Mary Patrick. Their children were:
1. Mary Jane Tuttle, born September 27, 1800 in Georgia, died March 27, 1878 at Mt. Comfort, Washington County, Arkansas. She married William Donnel Cunningham, born July 7, 1797 in Virginia, died February 15, 1876 in Washington County, Arkansas. Our record shows seven children, although others may have died young.
2. Nathan Washburn Tuttle, born September 12, 1802 died October 26, 1839. He married Annaliza Biddle, born May 7, 1807, died 1866. Nathan was a circuit-riding preacher from the Mt. Comfort church. After his death, his widow married Thomas Smith. Nathan and Annaliza Tuttle had three children.
3. Rebecca Wily Tuttle, born October 12, 1804 in Tennessee. No further record.
4. Margaret Mariam Tuttle, born 1806 in Tennessee. She was 22 when the family came to Arkansas. It is believed that she did not come to Arkansas with the family. It is possible that she was married and continued to live in Tennessee.
5. James Middleton Tuttle, born June, 1811 in Tennessee, died 1878 in Washington County, Arkansas. He married Evangeline Smith, born 1814, died 1893. They had four children.
6. John Milton Tuttle, born September 23, 1814 in Tennessee. He grew to manhood in Mt. Comfort, Arkansas and married a Mary _____. He owned a farm formerly known as the Irish McMannus place, about a mile northeast of Mt. Comfort church and adjoining the former site of Ozark Institute.
7. Mary Alvira Tuttle, born September 23, 1817, died 1859. She married James Chestnut Pittman, born 1809, died 1847. They had seven children. After his death, she married James West and had three more children.
8. Martha Almina Tuttle, born September 23, 1817 (twin with Mary Alvira).
9. Eliza Mariah Tuttle, born August 17, 1818 in Tennessee, died February 21, 1883. She married Rev. Isaac Taylor Nolen on November 21, 1843. He was born September 5, 1813, died 1848. They had two children, one of whom grew to maturity.
William Donnel Cunningham was born July 7, 1797 in Virginia. He died in Fayetteville, Arkansas February 14, 1876. He was the son of Samuel Cunningham and Jane Donnel, both of Virginia. Samuel Cunningham was actively engaged in selling supplies to the Revolutionary troops. William Donnel Cunningham was married to Mary Jane Tuttle, who was born in Georgia September 27, 1800. She died in Washington County, Arkansas in 1878. Both are buried in the Mt. Comfort cemetery. William Donnel Cunningham and Mary Jane Tuttle were the parents of the following children:
Leroy Brown “Doc” Cunningham, born January 21, 1822 in Tennessee, died 1863. He was a practicing physician with Dr. Charles Deane. He was State Treasurer in 1862. A Confederate bill in the writer’s possession bears the name of Leroy Cunningham as State Treasurer. He went to California on the Gold Rush, serving as physician for a wagon train. He was hung by Mountain Federals during the Civil War. He had married Mary N. and had two children. The shock of his death killed his wife. The children, Willie and Lelia Cunningham, were adopted by his brother, Solomon Tuttle Cunningham. Willie died at the age of 17 and is buried in Mt. Comfort cemetery. Lelia married a Mr. Mayes and lived and died in Texas. Leroy Cunningham was the administrator of Solomon Tuttle’s will.
William Riley “Lee” Cunningham, born April 15, 1824, in Tennessee. Believed to have been killed by Mountain Feds during the War. He married Mary A. Parks, the daughter of Aaron and Nancy Parks. They had three children, Mary Lee Cunningham, born October 4, 1858; William Parks Cunningham, born July 21, 1861; and Gussie Cunningham, born July 21, 1863.
John Milton Cunningham, born January 5, 1832. He lived on the old McMannus farm north of Mt. Comfort. No further record.
Mary Jane Cunningham, born February 13, 1834, married Thomas K. May and moved to Clarksville, Arkansas, where May operated a successful general store for many years. T. K. May was the first postmaster at Low Gap, Arkansas. Children of T. K. May and Mary Jane Cunningham were Lavina Clementine May, William Alfred May, Charles Walter May, Mary Louise May- married a Harden, died in 1960. Names of other children are not known.
Solomon Tuttle Cunningham, born April 15, 1836, died August, 1917, buried Mt. Comfort cemetery. He married Emily “Julia” Henbest, born December 27, 1843, at Marshall, Illinois. She died November, 1919. Solomon Tuttle Cunningham was a veteran of the Civil war. He served in Co. C, 1st Arkansas Cavalry of the Confederate army. He was wounded at Vicksburg and was invalid for years after the war ended. He served as a Scout for the army, carried a diary, and his memoirs contain orders carried out during the service. He was superintendent of the Washington County Home (for the poor) for several years.
Children of Solomon Tuttle Cunningham and Emily “Julia” Henbest are as follows:
Fairie Maude Cunningham, born April 4, 1868, died 1941. She married William Roswell Cannon January 1, 1889, by the Rev. Giles H. Henderson in Mt. Comfort church. William Roswell Cannon was born July 5, 1860, to Bird Joseph Cannon and Sevarine Gociotte, whose parents came from France to New Orleans about 1700. The Cannon family came from Scotland. William R. Cannon attended Cane Hill College. He was a farmer and market gardener, and lived at Mt. Comfort for 45 years. William Roswell Cannon and Fairie Maude Cunningham were the parents of ten children.
Cooa Cunningham, born 1873, died 1932 married Bertha Appleby, born 1871, died 1950. She was the daughter of John T. Appleby and Myra Stanfield Appleby. John T. Appleby was the son of Hezekiah, a Mt. Comfort pioneer who came from Tennessee.
Cooa Cunningham and Bertha Appleby Cunningham were the parents of:
Ruth Cunningham, who married (1) Mr. Keltner and (2) James Garriott; and Myra Jane Cunningham, married Berkley Pace. They live in California.
Mattie Mariah Cunningham, born November 2, 1838, died 1887, married John B. Neal of Lowell, Arkansas. No further record except gravestone in Mt. Comfort cemetery: “ Mattie C. Neal, b 1838, d. 1887”
Margaret Elizabeth Cunningham, born November 30, 1842 in the old brick home at Mt. Comfort, Arkansas, died 1924 in Los Angeles, California, and is buried there. Married to James Grace in Arkansas. Her two children died, first child, Gertrude, second in infancy. The information in this book about Mt. Comfort and the Cunningham family is due in large measure to Mrs. Grace’s faithfulness in collecting and preserving the early letters and other records.
Written by: Mildred Cannon Lavender
On Ancestry from bill2222162.
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The Tuttles came from Norfolk County, England in 1637. They were always land owners. They bought and sold at a profit, always moving on to newer country. In 1829, Solomon Tuttle came with his family and his son-in-law William Donnel Cunningham to Washington County and settled at Mount Comfort. Cunningham staked off seven acres to be used as a church and his wife, Jane, named it Mt. Comfort from the church she had loved in Tennessee.
Solomon Tuttle was born October 12, 1777 in Virginia and married Mary Patrick. Their children were:
1. Mary Jane Tuttle, born September 27, 1800 in Georgia, died March 27, 1878 at Mt. Comfort, Washington County, Arkansas. She married William Donnel Cunningham, born July 7, 1797 in Virginia, died February 15, 1876 in Washington County, Arkansas. Our record shows seven children, although others may have died young.
2. Nathan Washburn Tuttle, born September 12, 1802 died October 26, 1839. He married Annaliza Biddle, born May 7, 1807, died 1866. Nathan was a circuit-riding preacher from the Mt. Comfort church. After his death, his widow married Thomas Smith. Nathan and Annaliza Tuttle had three children.
3. Rebecca Wily Tuttle, born October 12, 1804 in Tennessee. No further record.
4. Margaret Mariam Tuttle, born 1806 in Tennessee. She was 22 when the family came to Arkansas. It is believed that she did not come to Arkansas with the family. It is possible that she was married and continued to live in Tennessee.
5. James Middleton Tuttle, born June, 1811 in Tennessee, died 1878 in Washington County, Arkansas. He married Evangeline Smith, born 1814, died 1893. They had four children.
6. John Milton Tuttle, born September 23, 1814 in Tennessee. He grew to manhood in Mt. Comfort, Arkansas and married a Mary _____. He owned a farm formerly known as the Irish McMannus place, about a mile northeast of Mt. Comfort church and adjoining the former site of Ozark Institute.
7. Mary Alvira Tuttle, born September 23, 1817, died 1859. She married James Chestnut Pittman, born 1809, died 1847. They had seven children. After his death, she married James West and had three more children.
8. Martha Almina Tuttle, born September 23, 1817 (twin with Mary Alvira).
9. Eliza Mariah Tuttle, born August 17, 1818 in Tennessee, died February 21, 1883. She married Rev. Isaac Taylor Nolen on November 21, 1843. He was born September 5, 1813, died 1848. They had two children, one of whom grew to maturity.
William Donnel Cunningham was born July 7, 1797 in Virginia. He died in Fayetteville, Arkansas February 14, 1876. He was the son of Samuel Cunningham and Jane Donnel, both of Virginia. Samuel Cunningham was actively engaged in selling supplies to the Revolutionary troops. William Donnel Cunningham was married to Mary Jane Tuttle, who was born in Georgia September 27, 1800. She died in Washington County, Arkansas in 1878. Both are buried in the Mt. Comfort cemetery. William Donnel Cunningham and Mary Jane Tuttle were the parents of the following children:
Leroy Brown “Doc” Cunningham, born January 21, 1822 in Tennessee, died 1863. He was a practicing physician with Dr. Charles Deane. He was State Treasurer in 1862. A Confederate bill in the writer’s possession bears the name of Leroy Cunningham as State Treasurer. He went to California on the Gold Rush, serving as physician for a wagon train. He was hung by Mountain Federals during the Civil War. He had married Mary N. and had two children. The shock of his death killed his wife. The children, Willie and Lelia Cunningham, were adopted by his brother, Solomon Tuttle Cunningham. Willie died at the age of 17 and is buried in Mt. Comfort cemetery. Lelia married a Mr. Mayes and lived and died in Texas. Leroy Cunningham was the administrator of Solomon Tuttle’s will.
William Riley “Lee” Cunningham, born April 15, 1824, in Tennessee. Believed to have been killed by Mountain Feds during the War. He married Mary A. Parks, the daughter of Aaron and Nancy Parks. They had three children, Mary Lee Cunningham, born October 4, 1858; William Parks Cunningham, born July 21, 1861; and Gussie Cunningham, born July 21, 1863.
John Milton Cunningham, born January 5, 1832. He lived on the old McMannus farm north of Mt. Comfort. No further record.
Mary Jane Cunningham, born February 13, 1834, married Thomas K. May and moved to Clarksville, Arkansas, where May operated a successful general store for many years. T. K. May was the first postmaster at Low Gap, Arkansas. Children of T. K. May and Mary Jane Cunningham were Lavina Clementine May, William Alfred May, Charles Walter May, Mary Louise May- married a Harden, died in 1960. Names of other children are not known.
Solomon Tuttle Cunningham, born April 15, 1836, died August, 1917, buried Mt. Comfort cemetery. He married Emily “Julia” Henbest, born December 27, 1843, at Marshall, Illinois. She died November, 1919. Solomon Tuttle Cunningham was a veteran of the Civil war. He served in Co. C, 1st Arkansas Cavalry of the Confederate army. He was wounded at Vicksburg and was invalid for years after the war ended. He served as a Scout for the army, carried a diary, and his memoirs contain orders carried out during the service. He was superintendent of the Washington County Home (for the poor) for several years.
Children of Solomon Tuttle Cunningham and Emily “Julia” Henbest are as follows:
Fairie Maude Cunningham, born April 4, 1868, died 1941. She married William Roswell Cannon January 1, 1889, by the Rev. Giles H. Henderson in Mt. Comfort church. William Roswell Cannon was born July 5, 1860, to Bird Joseph Cannon and Sevarine Gociotte, whose parents came from France to New Orleans about 1700. The Cannon family came from Scotland. William R. Cannon attended Cane Hill College. He was a farmer and market gardener, and lived at Mt. Comfort for 45 years. William Roswell Cannon and Fairie Maude Cunningham were the parents of ten children.
Cooa Cunningham, born 1873, died 1932 married Bertha Appleby, born 1871, died 1950. She was the daughter of John T. Appleby and Myra Stanfield Appleby. John T. Appleby was the son of Hezekiah, a Mt. Comfort pioneer who came from Tennessee.
Cooa Cunningham and Bertha Appleby Cunningham were the parents of:
Ruth Cunningham, who married (1) Mr. Keltner and (2) James Garriott; and Myra Jane Cunningham, married Berkley Pace. They live in California.
Mattie Mariah Cunningham, born November 2, 1838, died 1887, married John B. Neal of Lowell, Arkansas. No further record except gravestone in Mt. Comfort cemetery: “ Mattie C. Neal, b 1838, d. 1887”
Margaret Elizabeth Cunningham, born November 30, 1842 in the old brick home at Mt. Comfort, Arkansas, died 1924 in Los Angeles, California, and is buried there. Married to James Grace in Arkansas. Her two children died, first child, Gertrude, second in infancy. The information in this book about Mt. Comfort and the Cunningham family is due in large measure to Mrs. Grace’s faithfulness in collecting and preserving the early letters and other records.
Written by: Mildred Cannon Lavender
On Ancestry from bill2222162.
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