Newitt Hugh Cloyd, CSA^[1]

circa 1821 - 1868  (~ 47 years)

• Name	Newitt Hugh Cloyd
  Suffix	CSA
  Born	circa 1821	Clarke county, Alabama, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military	Jun 01, 1861	Hempstead, Austin county, Texas, USA
  Died	1868	Hempstead, Texas, USA
  Notes	When Newitt came to Texas in the 1840's, he was married to Elizabeth Macon.  He had two daughters by her: Mary and Ophelia.  After Elizabeth's death, he was working and living on the estate of James Bell, a wealthy planter who had come to Austin's colony in 1822. Newitt caught the attention of Bell's 16 year old daughter, Rebecca, and they were married against her father's wishes.  Newitt later became manager of the Jared Groce's plantation in Waller/Grimes counties.  Groce was known as the "Father of Cotton" in Texas.  Newitt Cloyd was appointed Sheriff of Austin County Texas in September, 1865.  He was robbed and killed on the streets of Hempstead Texas in late 1868 or early 1869, allegedly while being robbed of a load of grain he was taking to the mill. Newitt along with his brother Hiram and sister Mary are mentioned in his grandfather's will, Noah Doddridge in Clarke County, Alabama.
  Person ID	I24657	mykindred
  Last Modified	Sep 13, 2022

  
  

  Father	Newitt ? Cloyd,   d. Y
  Mother	Elizabeth Doddridge,   b. Between 1790 and 1800, Georgia, USA ,   d. 1842, Grove Hill, Clarke county, Alabama, USA  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Family ID	F8973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Macon,   b. 1790,   d. 1850  (Age 60 years)
  Married	Sep 21, 1840	Clarke county, Alabama, USA
  Notes	- 1860 Austin county, Texas census, p. 167: N. Cloyd, 39, farmer, born AL Rebecca, 28, wife, b. TX Ophelia, 16, AL Mary, 14, AL Joshua, 8, TX Murnertia, 5, TX -
  Children	1. Ophelia Cloyd,   b. Mar 1843, Austin county, Texas, USA ,   d. Aug 08, 1867, Austin county, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 24 years)   2. Mary Cloyd,   b. 1846, Austin county, Texas, USA ,   d. Y   3. Joshua Cloyd,   b. circa 1852,   d. Y
  Family ID	F8956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca Bell,   b. Feb 1833, Austin county, Texas, USA ,   d. circa 1900, Hempstead, Austin county, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	Jun 13, 1857	Austin county, Texas, USA
  Children	1. Joshua Cloyd,   b. 1852,   d. 1860  (Age 8 years)   2. Margaret Minerva Cloyd,   b. circa 1855, Texas, USA ,   d. Y   3. Perry Ryle Cloyd,   b. Dec 1860, Waller county, Texas, USA ,   d. Y   4. Eli Hugh Cloyd,   b. Jan 17, 1864, Austin county, Texas, USA ,   d. Dec 29, 1949, Flomot, Motley county, Texas, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F8994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S528] Gedcom - Meischen, Betty.