I know all about the Nevitts. Benjamin Franklin Nevitt's father Benjamin Lovejoy Nevitt was the brother of my ancestor William Miles Nevitt. They were born in MD and moved to Fairfield Co.SC as boys with their family.

Descendants of William Miles Nevitt




First Generation


1. William Miles1 NEVITT was born 1749 in Prince George's Co. Maryland.

He married Priscilla Miles NEVITT. William Miles Nevitt and his wife, Priscilla, were formerly of Prince George County, MD.

William Miles NEVITT and Priscilla Miles NEVITT had the following children:

i William Miles Nevitt, Jr.
iiCornelius Quincey Nevitt
III Kellis Nevitt
+ 3 iv. Benjamin Lovejoy NEVITT was born 17 April 1794.
V Elizabeth Nevitt




Second Generation


3. Benjamin Lovejoy2 NEVITT (William Miles1) was born 17 April 1794. Benjamin died 19 January 1871 in Pickens Co., AL, at 76 years of age. His body was interred in Oak Grove Cem., Aliceville, AL.

He married Elizabeth MORRIS. Elizabeth was born in Fairfield Co., SC 11 November 1795. Elizabeth was the daughter of John MORRIS and Mary HANCOCK. Elizabeth died 24 August 1866 in Pickens Co., AL, at 70 years of age. Her body was interred in Oak Grove Cem., Aliceville, AL. Benjamin Nevitt's brother, Kellis Nevitt, was one of the executors of John Morris' will.

Benjamin Nevitt and his family moved to Pickens Co., AL by the 1840 census. He owned land in the southe ast corner of the county. By 1870, the only Nevitts left in the county were African Americans. Benjamin preferred to spell his last name "Nevett."

In the 1850 Pickens Co., AL Census, a Mary Wafford, age 28, and Elisa M. Fant, age 23, Physican, were living with the Nevitts. They were both from South Carolina. Elisa was a nephew of Benjamin's--the son of Elizabeth Nevitt and Valentine D. Fant of Anderson Co., SC.

Benjamin Lovejoy NEVITT and Elizabeth MORRIS had the following children:

+ 4 i. Benjamin Franklin3 NEVITT was born about 1829.
5 ii. William J. NEVITT was born in Fairfield Co., SC 16 October 1833. William died 18 October 1863 at 30 years of age. His body was interred in Oak Grove Cem., Aliceville, AL.




Third Generation


4. Benjamin Franklin3 NEVITT (Benjamin Lovejoy2, William Miles1) was born in Fairfield Co., SC about 1829. Benjamin died 1862 at 33 years of age.

He married Ophelia E. ?. NEVITT in near Macon, AL, about 1853. Ophelia was born in Noxubee Co., MS 3 March 1837. She married Thomas N. COHEN in Pickens Co., AL, 8 April 1868. Ophelia died 24 February 1875 in North Pickens Co., AL, at 37 years of age. Ophelia Nevitt Cohen, her second husband Thomas Cohen, and her daughter Mary Ophelia were all killed in a storm which swept away their home on 24 February 1875. Their young son, name unknown, was wounded.

Benjamin Franklin NEVITT and Ophelia E. ?. NEVITT had the following children:

+ 6 i. Alice4 NEVITT was born 1854.
7 ii. Florence NEVITT was born in Pickens Co., AL 5 August 1859. Florence died 21 September 1862 in Pickens Co., AL, at 3 years of age. Her body was interred in Oak Grove Cem., Aliceville, AL.




Fourth Generation


6. Alice4 NEVITT (Benjamin Franklin3, Benjamin Lovejoy2, William Miles1) was born in Pickens Co., AL 1854. Alice died 9 April 1893 in Gadsden, Calhoun Co., AL, at 38 years of age.

She married Clifford P. COHEN in Pickens Co., AL, 30 November 1869. Clifford was born in Carrolton, Pickens Co., AL about 1847. Clifford was the son of T.J. COHEN and Martha ?. ?. COHEN. Clifford died 15 May 1893 in Gadsden, Calhoun Co., AL, at 45 years of age. Alice Nevitt married Clifford Cohen at the home of her grandfather Benjamin Nevitt. Alice and Clifford moved from Carrolton, Pickens Co. AL, to Gadsden, Calhoun Co., AL. Alice, her husband Clifford, and her daughter Ophelia all died of pnuemonia within two weeks of each other. They were survived by a widowed daughter and two little boys.

Alice NEVITT and Clifford P. COHEN had the following child:

8 i. Ophelia5 COHEN. Ophelia died 1 May 1893 in Carrolton, Pickens Co., AL.
II Pearl F. Cohen born c1875


Pearl must have been the widowed daughter with the two boys. Does anyone know if these boys had descendents? It would be nice to know that Benjamin Nevitt had some descendents somewhere because his family went through a lot of heartache. Looking forward to hearing from anyone with additional information.

Susan
PS: Benjamin Nevitt's line goes back to the first colony in MD. His ancestor Richard Nevitt came on the Ark and Dove in 1634.