Newitt Vick
Reverend Newitt Vick (March 17, 1766 – August 5, 1819) was a Methodist pastor from Virginia who moved to Mississippi with his wife and thirteen children, where he would spread the gospel and found Vicksburg, Mississippi.[1]
Early life and family
Newitt Vick was born on March 17, 1766, to William and Martha Vick in Southampton County, Virginia, where, by the end of the 1760s, he, his parents, and siblings would move to North Carolina. His ancestor, Joseph Vick, would move to Virginia around 1675.[2][not in citation given]
In 1791, he married Elizabeth Clark in North Carolina, and they became the parents of thirteen children. He went on to become a circuit pastor for around fourteen years before moving to Mississippi. In 1805, they moved to Fayette, Mississippi before moving to Walnut Hills, now Vicksburg, Mississippi, to be closer to family who lived there.[citation needed]
Ministry in Mississippi
Newitt Vick moved to Mississippi for business and religious reasons. Most circuit pastors were poorly educated and moved from place to place without opening up a church[2]. What made Newitt Vick stand out from other pastors was that he would actually stay at a location so people would know where he was to listen to his preachings.[2] After moving to Warren County, Mississippi, he and his family opened a small plantation that he called Open Woods. In 1814, Newitt and his nephew Foster Cook would erect a small Methodist Church just outside of Open Woods.[2] When Vick moved to Walnut Hills, he had always dreamed of establishing a village just on the bluffs of the Mississippi River, so between 1816 and 1819, Newitt bought some 640 acres of land for the purpose of town lots.[2]
Death and Events After
Death
Just before his dream had been completed, Newitt and his wife Elizabeth both caught Yellow Fever, and Newitt Vick passed away on August 5, 1819. Newitt's son-in-law would continue selling Newitt's land to be turned into town plots.[3][not in citation given]
Vicksburg
After his death, in 1825, Walnut Hills was renamed to Vicksburg, Mississippi in honor of his accomplishments and the growth of the town[3], and just one year later, Vicksburg, Mississippi would become the county seat of Warren County, Mississippi. Vicksburg, Mississippi would go on to play a critical role in the American Civil War.[4]
References
- ↑ "Stanley Nelson: 'Newitt Vick: Founder of Vicksburg'". Hanna Newspapers. June 3, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Vicksburg will honor its pioneer settlers". The Ada Evening News. May 13, 1925. p. 8 – via newspapers.com. Cite error: Invalid
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