Edward Lett was related to Crook family who also came to Monroe County from Mecklenburg County, Va., circa 1830. Edward (Ned) Lett's wife was Elizabeth Crook, an older sister of William B. Crook.
Lett owned a home and a plantation between Burnt Corn and Peterman and also a plantation between Pine Orchard and Tunnel Springs. He was an elder in the Burnt Corn Presbyterian Church in the 1840s. The Letts were the parents of eleven children. The oldest, Elizabeth Lett married Richard Riddle Mosley, a prominent citizen of the Burnt Corn community. A son, James Edward Lett (1821-1862) received a lengthy tribute in the minutes of the Bethany Baptist Church following his death at the age of 42. He served this church as a deacon and was praised for his Christian character ad service. He and his wife, Elizabeth Boykins Hunter, are buried in the Burnt Corn Baptist Cemetery
Edward Lett was the son of Joseph Lett and Faithy Hubbard. He is mentioned in the will and division of the estate. He was one of the sellers of the land of his father-in-law, William Crook after he moved to Alabama. At least one his brothers-in-law, Osborne Crook, moved with him there. They settled at Burnt Corn, Alabama, which is now in Monroe County. Neighbors were Salter, Betts, Duke, Skinner, Booker, and Puryear.
Generation One
1.Edward "Ned"1 LETT; born 22 Feb 1787 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia; married Elizabeth Edwards Crook, daughter of William Crook and Martha Edwards, 12 Jun 1814 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia; died circa 1862 in Monroe County, Alabama. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, but his grave has not been located. He did not leave a will. His son, James Edward, was the administrator of his estate, but he died, also intestate, before the administration was finished. This was in the middle of the War Between the States, and by the time the estates were settled there was little wealth left.
Elizabeth Edwards CROOK was born on 3 Feb 1797 in North Carolina. She died in Monroe County, Alabama.
Children of Edward "Ned"1 Lett and Elizabeth Edwards Crook all born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, were as follows:
+ 2. i. Nancy Elizabeth2 LETT, married Richard Riddle Moseley; born 14 Oct 1815.
3. ii. Thomas O. LETT; born 16 Jun 1818.
+ 4. iii. James Edward LETT, born 4 Apr 1821; married Elizabeth Boykin Hunter.
5. iv. Martha P. LETT; born; married Garrett N. Booker, son of William and Sarah Booker, 27 Oct 1853 in Monroe County, Alabama.
Generation Two
2.Nancy Elizabeth2 LETT (Edward1) was born 14 Oct 1815 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia; married Richard Riddle Moseley there; died 19 Feb 1892 in Alabama at age 76.
Richard Riddle MOSELEY was born in 1806 in North Carolina. He died in 1867 in Alabama.
Children of Nancy Elizabeth2 Lett and Richard Riddle Moseley were as follows:
6. i. (--?--)3 MOSELEY Died at 9 months of age; according to legend, drowned in a barrel of rainwater by his nursemaid at 9 mos. Buried in a small family plot near his father, on Mosely plantation.
7. ii. Mary A. MOSELEY, born circa 1836 in Alabama.
+ 8. iii. Edward Lett MOSELEY, born 5 May 1837; married Mary Howard Watkins.
+ 9. iv. Richard Riddle MOSELEY, born circa 1841 in Alabama; married Allie White.
+ 10. v. Virginia "Jennie" MOSELEY, born 14 Jan 1845 in Monroe County; married William Hopkins Betts.
+ 11. vi. Nancy R. B. "Nannie" MOSELEY, born 17 May 1848 in Alabama, married Samuel Elliot Henderson; married Frank Duke.
+ 12. vii. Robert William MOSELEY, born 3 Aug 1852 in Monroe County; married Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Duke.
4.James Edward2 LETT (Edward1); born 4 Apr 1821 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia; married Elizabeth Boykin Hunter, daughter of Henry Lawrence Hunter and Mary Y. Howard, 13 Feb 1845 in Monroe County, Alabama; died there 22 Apr 1862 at age 41.
Elizabeth Boykin HUNTER was born on 25 Nov 1829 in Alabama. She died on 20 Mar 1878 in Monroe County at age 48.
Children of James Edward2 Lett and Elizabeth Boykin Hunter were as follows:
+ 13. i. Henry Hunter3 LETT, born 14 Sep 1849 in Burnt Corn, Monroe County, Alabama; married Caroline Goode King; married second Pellie Martin.
14. ii. Sarah Hunter LETT; born 10 May 1846 in Monroe County; married George D. Duke 19 Jun 1860 in Monroe County, .
+ 15. iii. Mary Howard "Minna" LETT, born circa 1850 in Monroe County; married Charles W. Watkins; married Claude Sheilds.
16. iv. Martha "Mattie" LETT; born circa 1853 in Monroe County; married John Shields.
+ 17. v. Elizabeth "Libb" LETT, born 3 Dec 1854 in Monroe County; married Benjamin J. Skinner.
+ 18. vi. Virginia Marion "Jennie" LETT, born circa 1858 in Monroe County; married John McDuffie.
19. vii. James Edward LETT; born 1859 in Monroe County; married Annie Archinard; died in Dallas, Texas.
+ 20. viii. Anna "Nannie" LETT, married Robert Brown.
Generation Three
8.Edward Lett3 MOSELEY (Nancy2Lett, Edward1); born 5 May 1837; married Mary Howard Watkins, daughter of John Watkins and Mary Y. Howard; died 28 Jan 1908 at age 70; Buried in Burnt Corn Baptist Church cemetery.
Mary Howard WATKINS was born on 4 Feb 1840 in Alabama. She died there on 26 Oct 1930 at age 90.
Children of Edward Lett3 Moseley and Mary Howard Watkins were as follows:
+ 21. i. Eliza4 MOSELEY,born 24 Dec 1862 in Alabama; married John W. Cowan.
+ 22. ii. Richard Watkins MOSELEY, born 1868, married Laura Richardson.
+ 23. iii. Howard Bond MOSELEY, born 24 Dec 1869; married Annie Lee Colgin.
24. iv. Mary Howard MOSELEY; born 21 Oct 1871; died 7 Aug 1872 in Monroe County; buried in plantation plot near her grandfather.
25. v. Edward Lett MOSELEY; born 12 Oct 1874; died 25 May 1959 in Monroe County at age 84; married Peytiebel Bowman.
+ 26. vi. Lizzie Hunter MOSELEY, born circa 1877, married Wade H. Graham.
+ 27. vii. William Benjamin MOSELEY, born 1878; married Fannie Skinner.
9.Richard Riddle3 MOSELEY (Nancy2Lett, Edward1); born circa 1841 in Alabama; married Allie White.
Children of Richard Riddle3 Moseley and Allie White were:
28. i. Ralph4 MOSELEY.
10.Virginia "Jennie"3 MOSELEY (Nancy2Lett, Edward1); born 14 Jan 1845 in Monroe County; died 28 Dec 1918 at age 73; married William Hopkins Betts.
William Hopkins BETTS was born on 18 Jan 1836. He died on 13 Mar 1898 at age 62.
Children of Virginia "Jennie"3 Moseley and William Hopkins Betts were as follows:
29. i. Isaac4 BETTS; married Alberta Skinner, daughter of Benjamin J. Skinner and Elizabeth "Libb" Lett.
30. ii. Frank BETTS.
11.Nancy R. B. "Nannie"3 MOSELEY (Nancy2Lett, Edward1); born 17 May 1848 in Alabama; died 29 May 1885 at age 37; married Frank Duke, son of Albert Grant Duke and Rebecca Jane Nash; married Samuel Elliot Henderson.
Samuel Elliot HENDERSON was born on 14 Aug 1844. He died on 14 Nov 1868 at age 24.
Children of Nancy R. B. "Nannie"3 Moseley and Samuel Elliot Henderson were:
31. i. Eugene4 HENDERSON.
There were no known children of Nancy R. B. "Nannie"3 Moseley and Frank Duke.
12.Robert William3 MOSELEY (Nancy2Lett, Edward1); born 3 Aug 1852 in Monroe County, Alabama; died there 9 Jan 1908 at age 55; married Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Duke, daughter of Albert Grant Duke and Rebecca Jane Nash.
Children of Robert William3 Moseley and Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Duke were as follows:
32. i. Lula4 MOSELEY; born 14 Dec 1876; died Sep 1877.
33. ii. William Albert MOSELEY; born 1878; died 1953; married Adie Gene Russell.
34. iii. Nannie Riddle MOSELEY; born 14 Jan 1881; married Leroy Chaoman Baggett.
35. iv. Robert Lee MOSELEY; born 1884; died 1948; married Mabel Clair Betts.
36. v. Virginia "Jennie" MOSELEY; born 12 Dec 1885; married Willie Pittman.
37. vi. Emma Rebecca MOSELEY; born 4 Nov 1887; married Mack Paccker Hobdy.
38. vii. Arthur Eugene MOSELEY; born 1890; died 1972.
39. viii. Margaret "Maggie" Ruth MOSELEY.
13.Henry Hunter3 LETT (James2, Edward1); born 14 Sep 1849 in Burnt Corn, Monroe County, Alabama; married Caroline Goode King, daughter of William Douglas "Dock" King and Rebecca Singleton Tait, 15 Dec 1874 in Monroe County; married Pellie Martin 16 Sep 1903 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama; died 15 Oct 1920 in Monroe County, at age 71.
Caroline Goode KING was born on 27 Dec 1854 in Monroe County: she died there on 27 Dec 1901 at age 47.
Children of Henry Hunter3 Lett and Caroline Goode King born in Monroe County were as follows:
+ 40. i. Henry Hunter4 LETT, born 4 Oct 1875; married Velma Hale.
+ 41. ii. Wiliam K. "Willie" LETT, born 2 Nov 1877; married Ophelia Duke.
42. iii. Maude LETT, born 31 Mar 1878; lived at Plant City, Fl. on 7 Sep 1950; married Thomas R. Guthrie.
43. iv. James LETT; born 14 Oct 1880.
44. v. George Fred LETT; born 12 Jun 1882; died 7 Sep 1950 in Jackson, Clarke, Alabama, at age 68; married Lillian Lambrecht.
45. vi. Lopez LETT; born 25 Jun 1885.
+ 46. vii. Phillip Wood LETT, born 8 Aug 1886; married Lillian Octavia Kennedy.
+ 47. viii. Mary Scott LETT, born 23 Jul 1889; married Robert Abner Lee.
+ 48. ix. Edward Archie LETT, born 8 Jun 1891; married Eva Abbott Lamar.
+ 49. x. Sim Lambrecht LETT,; born 28 May 1894; married Flossie Mary Ann Yeomans.
Pellie MARTIN was born on 18 Jan 1874. She died in 1968 in Mobile, Alabama.
Children of Henry Hunter3 Lett and Pellie Martin both born in Monroe County, Alabama, were as follows:
50. i. Ouita4 LETT; born 6 Jul 1906.
+ 51. ii. Charles Russell LETT, born 11 Nov 1909; married Mary Ethel Clancey.
15.Mary Howard "Minna"3 LETT (James2, Edward1); born circa 1850 in Monroe County; married Charles W. Watkins there on 4 Apr 1865; married Claude Sheilds there on 14 Dec 1877.
Children of Mary Howard "Minna"3 Lett and Charles W. Watkins were:
52. i. Lena4 WATKINS; married (--?--) Hatcher.
Children of Mary Howard "Minna"3 Lett and Claude Sheilds were as follows:
53. i. John4 SHEILDS.
54. ii. Carter SHEILDS.
55. iii. Bry SHEILDS; married Eugenia Foster.
56. iv. Claudin SHEILDS; married (--?--) Spottswood.
17.Elizabeth "Libb"3 LETT (James2, Edward1); born 3 Dec 1854 in Monroe County, Alabama; married Benjamin J. Skinner there on 22 Sep 1875; died there on 22 Jun 1904 at age 49.
Benjamin J. SKINNER was born on 24 Sep 1849 in Monroe County, Alabama. He died on 12 Jan 1912 at age 62.
Children of Elizabeth "Libb"3 Lett and Benjamin J. Skinner were as follows:
57. i. Alleine4 SKINNER; born Nov 1879; died May 1880 in Conecuh County, Alabama.
58. ii. Benjamin SKINNER.
59. iii. Virgie SKINNER.
60. iv. Lizzie SKINNER; married (--?--) Jones.
61. v. Suggie SKINNER.
62. vi. Alberta SKINNER; born 8 Aug 1887; married Isaac Betts, son of William Hopkins Betts and Virginia "Jennie" Moseley.
18.Virginia Marion "Jennie"3 LETT (James2, Edward1); born circa 1858 in Monroe County, Alabama; married John McDuffie 30 Jun 1876.
Children of Virginia Marion "Jennie"3 Lett and John McDuffie were as follows:
63. i. John4 MCDUFFIE; married Cornelia Annet Hixon Oct 1916.
64. ii. Bessie MCDUFFIE; married Charles R. Bricken Jun 1908.
65. iii. Mary Howard MCDUFFIE; married Paul Duncan McGehee 1913; died 5 Jun 1938.
66. iv. Hunter Lett MCDUFFIE; married Bessie Matthews Mar 1934 in Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama.
67. v. Archie MCDUFFIE; born 1891; died 1902 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.
68. vi. Virginia Marion MCDUFFIE; married Charles Louis Hybart 22 Sep 1925 in Franklin, Alabama.
69. vii. Laura Agnes MCDUFFIE; died 6 Sep 1906 in Point Clear, Alabama.
20.Anna "Nannie"3 LETT (James2, Edward1); married Robert Brown.
Children of Anna "Nannie"3 Lett and Robert Brown were as follows:
70. i. Lena4 BROWN.
71. ii. Grace BROWN; married (--?--) Megetrick.
72. iii. Brownie BROWN; married Tom Williams.
Generation Four
21.Eliza4 MOSELEY (Edward3, Nancy2Lett, Edward1); married John W. Cowan; born 24 Dec 1862 in Alabama; died 10 Jan 1943 at age 80.
John W. COWAN was born on 17 Mar 1855. He died on 16 Mar 1929 in Alabama at age 73.
Children of Eliza4 Moseley and John W. Cowan were as follows:
73. i. Laura5 COWAN; born 1890; died 1946; married Osborne Crook.
74. ii. Mary Howard COWAN; born 1892; died 1900.
75. iii. John Edward COWAN; born 1894; died 1928; married Peytiebel Bowman.
22.Richard Watkins4 MOSELEY (Edward3, Nancy2Lett, Edward1); born 1868; died 1954; married Laura Richardson.
Laura RICHARDSON was born in 1869, and died in 1937.
Children of Richard Watkins4 Moseley and Laura Richardson were as follows:
76. i. Eva5 MOSELEY.
77. ii. Marie MOSELEY.
78. iii. Gladys MOSELEY.
79. iv. Leon MOSELEY.
23.Howard Bond4 MOSELEY (Edward3, Nancy2Lett, Edward1); born 24 Dec 1869; died 5 Aug 1934 at age 64; married Annie Lee Colgin.
Annie Lee COLGIN was born on 27 May 1874 and died on 30 Nov 1940 at age 66.
Children of Howard Bond4 Moseley and Annie Lee Colgin were as follows:
80. i. Rubye5 MOSELEY.
81. ii. John MOSELEY.
82. iii. Kathleen MOSELEY.
83. iv. Kervin MOSELEY.
26.Lizzie Hunter4 MOSELEY (Edward3, Nancy2Lett, Edward1); married Wade H. Graham; born circa 1877 and died 1964.
Children of Lizzie Hunter4 Moseley and Wade H. Graham were:
84. i. Mary Earle5 GRAHAM.
27.William Benjamin4 MOSELEY (Edward3, Nancy2Lett, Edward1); married Fannie Skinner; born 1878 and died 1963.
Fannie SKINNER was born in 1889 and died in 1974.
Children of William Benjamin4 Moseley and Fannie Skinner were:
85. i. Dora Frances5 MOSELEY.
40.Henry Hunter4 LETT (Henry3, James2, Edward1); born 4 Oct 1875 in Monroe County, Alabama; married Velma Hale Apr 1935; died 19 Feb 1936 in Lower Peachtree, Wilcox County, Alabama, at age 60.
Child of Henry Hunter4 Lett and Velma Hale was:
86. i. Virginia Caroline5 LETT.
41.Wiliam K. "Willie"4 LETT (Henry3, James2, Edward1); born 2 Nov 1877 in Monroe County, Alabama; married Ophelia Duke 28 Apr 1900 in Clarke County, Alabama.
Children of Wiliam K. "Willie"4 Lett and Ophelia Duke were as follows:
87. i. William Leonard5 LETT.
88. ii. Robert Winston LETT Graduated from Auburn 1941; married Catherine Tatum.
89. iii. John Blake LETT; married Ann Perry Spencer 1954.
46.Phillip Wood4 LETT (Henry3, James2, Edward1); born 8 Aug 1886 in Monroe County, Alabama; married Lillian Octavia Kennedy, daughter of Thomas J. Kennedy and Lula Davis, 3 Sep 1913.
Child of Phillip Wood4 Lett and Lillian Octavia Kennedy was:
+ 90. i. Phillip Wood5 LETT, married Katy Lee Howell.
47.Mary Scott4 LETT (Henry3, James2, Edward1); born 23 Jul 1889 in Monroe County, Alabama; married Robert Abner Lee; died 7 Dec 1975 in Pineville, Louisiana, at age 86.
Robert Abner LEE was born on 8 Jun 1880 in Marengo County, Alabama. He died in Sep 1978 in Colombia, Mississippi, at age 98.
Children of Mary Scott4 Lett and Robert Abner Lee were as follows:
91. i. George Frederick5 LEE.
+ 92. ii. Robert Lett LEE, married Mary Alice "May" Kearns; married second Grace McCain.
93. iii. William H. "Billy" LEE.
48.Edward Archie4 LETT (Henry3, James2, Edward1); born 8 Jun 1891 in Monroe County, Alabama; married Eva Abbott Lamar, daughter of Robert E. Lee Lamar and Sarah "Sally" Estelle Stanford, 17 Apr 1920 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama; died 22 Jun 1928 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at age 37.
Eva Abbott LAMAR was born on 4 Jun 1902 in Montgomery, Alabama. She died on 8 Apr 1971 in Brice State Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, at age 68.
Children of Edward Archie4 Lett and Eva Abbott Lamar are:
+ 94. i. Edward Archie5 LETT, married Mary Louise Jackson.
49.Sim Lambrecht4 LETT (Henry3, James2, Edward1) Lived in Brewster, Fla., in 1926; married Flossie Mary Ann Yeomans; born 28 May 1894 in Monroe County, Alabama.
Children of Sim Lambrecht4 Lett and Flossie Mary Ann Yeomans were:
+ 95. i. Sim Lambrecht5 LETT, married Mildred Ford.
51.Charles Russell4 LETT (Henry3, James2, Edward1); born 11 Nov 1909 in Monroe County, Alabama; married Mary Ethel Clancey 13 Apr 1936 in Mobile; died 19 Mar 1994 in Mobile, at age 84.
Mary Ethel CLANCEY died in Sep 1997 in Mobile.
Children of Charles Russell4 Lett and Mary Ethel Clancey were as follows:
96. i. Charlene5 LETT; married John Flournoy.
97. ii. Shirley Ann LETT; married Joe Clark.
98. iii. Cynthia LETT; married (--?--) Cawthorn.
99. iv. Bette Kay LETT; married Carlton Nell.
Generation Five
90.Phillip Wood5 LETT (Phillip4, Henry3, James2, Edward1) married Katy Lee Howell 9 May 1948.
Children of Phillip Wood5 Lett and Katy Lee Howell are as follows:
100. i. Warren6 LETT.
101. ii. Kathy LETT.
102. iii. Lisa LETT.
92.Robert Lett5 LEE (Mary4Lett, Henry3, James2, Edward1); married Mary Alice "May" Kearns; married second Grace McCain in Pineville, Louisiana.
Mary Alice "May" KEARNS died circa 1964 in Pineville, Louisiana.
Children of Robert Lett5 Lee and Mary Alice "May" Kearns were as follows:
103. i. Robert Lett6 LEE.
104. ii. Linda LEE; married Bob Brian.
Children of Robert Lett5 Lee and Grace McCain were:
105. i. Kathryn Grace6 LEE; married Tommy Harless.
94.Edward Archie5 LETT (Edward4, Henry3, James2, Edward1); born 12 Jun 1921 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama; married Mary Louise Jackson 9 Aug 1942 in McClenny, Baker County, Florida.
Mary Louise JACKSON was born on 12 Aug 1923 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. She died 29 December 2000 in East Point, Georgia.
Children of Edward Archie5 Lett and Mary Louise Jackson all born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, are as follows:
106. i. Joye Lamar6 LETT; married Frank William Quinn in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
107. ii. Edward Archie LETT; married Latiffe de Jesus Fagres Seijas in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
108. iii. Maura Louise "Morgana" LETT, married Ron Stewart.
109. iv. Celia Elizabeth LETT
95.Sim Lambrecht5 LETT (Sim4, Henry3, James2, Edward1); married Mildred Ford.
Children of Sim Lambrecht5 Lett and Mildred Ford were:
110. i. Cindy6 LETT; married (--?--) Little.
