John Welch Prewitt

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John Welch Prewitt was a son of Abraham Pruitt and Margaret Ann White. John married his cousin, Nancy Pruitt (spelled Pruett, Prueit or Prewitt).

John was landowner at Tuscaloosa and the richest man in the state. He had over 300 slaves. He established the 2-acre burial ground in the 1820's. Possibly the largest known slave cemetery in Alabama, the Prewitt slave cemetery became the final resting place for 300 to 500 slaves and their descendents. See Old Prewitt Slave Cemetery.

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Before his death at the age of 85 in March 1878, John Welch Prewitt, had amassed an estimated 6,000-acre plantation just north of what is now Northport.

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John married Mrs. Nancy W. (..) Pruitt about 1818. Nancy was born on 11 Apr 1798; died on 2 Jun 1837 in Northport, Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama; was buried in Prewitt Hagler Cem, Northport, Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth Cooper about 1840. Elizabeth was born on 20 Apr 1810 in Wilkes Co, Georgia; died on 4 Sep 1883 in Dodsons, Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama; was buried in Prewitt Hagler Cem, Northport, Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Margaret Jane Pruitt was born on 1 Nov 1847 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; died on 17 Sep 1871 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; was buried in Prewitt Hagler Cem, Northport, Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama.