Tuesday, July 15, 2014

On November 29, 1893 my grandfather Jesse Lockhart married his first wife Dora V. Clausey or Cleusy depending on which record you are reading. Both Jesse and Dora listed Bono as their place of residence. They were married by a magistrate in Lawrence County, Indiana. There are no children recorded for this marriage and Dora died of consumption in 1896. She was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Salem, Indiana.

Family members will remember that Jesse and Martha Shull were married in Washington County, Indiana on December 11, 1898.

Martha Shull Lockhart my grandmother was first married to Jesse Lockhart and then second married John Little. Martha and John filed an application for marriage and were married by a Justice of the Peace in Salem on October 7, 1916. Several facts on the application do not seem to match official records elsewhere. This application lists her birth date as January 19, 1897 as opposed to her official birth date of January 19, 1876. The application also lists the death of her first husband, Jesse, as May 15, 1908 while official records list the death on May 15, 1909. The witness to the facts being true in the application was Mary Lockhart. I do not know if this was Martha’s daughter Mary, if it was, she was only fifteen years old at the time.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Additional notes on Mathias Gabbert 1728-1798, one of my fifth great grandfathers on the Lockhart side.

In a posting on this website May 1, 2010, I made reference to a purchase of 800 acres in the Bear Spring Track by Mathias' father, Frederick. Now, I know that the following bond states this property was purchased in 1745 however, it more than likely was purchased around 1738. As it states in the bond, the property was purchased from Jost Hite. Hite had purchased over 100,000 acres from the royal government of Virginia and had started surveying and selling part of this property. About this time the crown in London confirmed a grant to lord Fairfax for most of the land in Virginia south of the Potomac River this included the Bear Spring Track. After the Revolutionary War Fairfax lost his right to most of the land in Virginia. And after several lawsuits and several years, the land reverted back to Hite and the people who had purchased property from him. This, of course, is a short, quick version of history but you could always Google for the complete story.
Rockbridge County, Virginia Will Book 1, pages 363 & 364.
Left-hand margin:
Gabbert to}
Feller
Exam.d &
dele.d to Jn.o
Huphman

Know all men by these presents I Mathias Kabort of the County of Rockbridge and State of Virginia am held and firmly bound unto John Feller Ulrich Feller, John Mauk, Martin Black and John Black of the County of Shannandoah and State aforesaid in the full and Just some of Two thousand pounds Current Money of Virginia to be paid unto the said John Feller Ulrich Feller, John Mauk, Martin Black and John Black their certain attorney their Heirs or Assigns to the which payment well and truly to be made I bind myself my Heirs Excors and__Administrators firmly by these presents. Sealed with my Seal and Dated this 21st Day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand and Eighty Seven.___

Whereas the said John Feller Ulrich Feller, John Mauk, Martin Black and John Black are now in the possession of a certain Tract of Land lying and being in the County of Shenandoah on a Drain of Toms Brook and known by the name of the Bears _Spring Tract containing eight Hundred Acres be the same more or less under a purchase made by Frederick Kabert of Jost Hite in the year of our Lord 1745__ Now the condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Mathias Kabert ^ who is the Heir at Law of the said Frederick Kabert do and shall give up a quit release And Confirm all his right and Title to the above mentioned Tract of Land as Heir at Law ^ to the said John Feller Ulrich Feller John Mauk Martin Black and John Black, to them and their Heirs or assigns forever and to be free and Clear of and from any Claim or Demand of him the said Mathias Kabert or his Heirs. Then the above Obligation to be Void otherwise to remain in full force and Virtue.
Sealed and Delivered Mathias Gabert SEAL
In the presence of}
Wm Pareton
Wm Daviston
george gaberts
At the court held for Rockbridge County April 6th, 1790____
This Obligation from Mathias Gabert to John Feller Ulrich Feller, John Mauk Martin Black and John Black was Acknowledged and ordered to the Recorded Together with the Certificate Annexed____
Teste A.Reid Cl.
These are to Certify that Mathias Gabert is Satisfyed of the whole of the within Obligation this Twenty first Day of May one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Seven____
Teste
William Davison
Wm Pareton
George Gabert
_______________
You might notice that the Bond and Certificate are dated May 21, 1787 but they were not recorded until April 6, 1790.

It would appear that the Mathias Gabbert family were Presbyterian at least by the time they reached Rockbridge County. Children Michael who married Rachel Reed in 1786, Rebecca who married Benjamin Hart in 1787, John who married Judith Tuley in 1792 and Elizabeth who married Jonathan Entsminger in 1794 were all married by Presbertian ministers. I have not found any record for my direct relative George who married Ann Reed but I am now trying to find a record in church records in either Augusta, Shenandoah or Frederick Counties in Virgina.

There is an intersting website, Virginia Memory from the Library of Virginia, that has scanned and posted cases from Chancery Courts from counties of Virginia. The scanned images are of some original documents and some court clerk documents.....in this case, 18th century. It does look as if several were written with a dull quill pen and are hard to read and doubly hard to read with the quaint 18th century spelling. None the less, I have tried to follow two cases involving our Mathias and have quoted several of the passages that contain the quaint spelling. Remember, these people transcribing these documents were the educated clerks and in some cases, lawyers of the period.

It appears that on or about the 20th day of October 1769 our Mathias signed a series of bonds as security for Jacob Archenbright. The series of bonds, which were payment for a female slave, were to be paid on differing dates to an Isaac White. It appears Isaac White somehow mislaid at least one of the bonds and requested Jacob and Mathias to either pay the amount that was due to or agree to issue a new bond. It appears that both Jacob and Mathias declined to do so stating that Isaac may have sold the bond to another person. In 1771 Isaac White then sued both Jacob and Mathias for the amount of the bond he lost. There is no final settlement included in this court case posted.

In the second case our Mathias sues the same Jacob Archenbright and Frederick Hanger for non payment for some land and a mill that Mathias sold to Jacob. It appears that Mathias and Jacob wrote an agreement for payment of the property and deposited it with Hanger who was to allow free and open access to each party and supply a copy to either if needed. Mathias sued when Jacob did not make his payments and Hanger refused to give Mathias a copy of the agreement (Or at least, I think that is what happened.).
The following APPEARS to be a copy of the original sale agreement which I have tried to transcribe as written.
Ardickles of on agreemend made agres and Concludet upon This fourth Day of Nouembor and In the year of our Lord one thousent Seven hundert and Sixty Eight Badwen Mathias Geabert of agusty County and Coloney of virchenia of the on part and Jacob Ereenbect yoeman Bouth of the County and Coloney afore sayd ass folo weth uine (NO, I have no idea what the last four words mean.)

Then ardickles ass hereunto folowing hereunto Is to Say that the abovemantioned Mathias geaberd Sould and Delivered and made over unto the sd Jacob Ereenbrect or his hirs and assings on Hundert acre of Land with all the bildings mill XXXXX orchit and all other Conuinnicy Beloning thereto Exebt Som part of the filds and the madow Is Ict Exeblet unto the sd Mathias geaberd which wors Devidt by a Strat Line throu the filds and made acording to the Evidence that hat Ben there at that Presant Time of on Concluding of Such Bargin and for the true performenc Is the sd bargin for and In the Consideration of Two Houndred and fhorty Pount of Curant Lawfull money of virchenia to Be payt unto the Sd mathias geaberd His hirs and assings and to give Bondess for the Sam money the fivflinth of Nouember Nexd the forst Houndert pounts Is to Be payt unto the above Noamed mathais geaberd his hirs and assings this fiflin Day of Nouember Nexd and on of the Bonds Contaning Herafter fivfly pounts to Be payt In the year of our Lord one thousent Seven hundret and Sixty Nine on the fivflin Day of Nouember the Secont Bond Contineous fivfly pounts and Due In the yeare of our Lord one thousent Seven Hundert and Seventy and the Last Bond Is thorty pounds to Be Due In the yeare of our Lord one thousent Seven Hundert and Seventy on the fivflin Day of Nouember and the Sd Jacob Ergenbrect Is to In habid and posSeas the House mill of Such ualich at Eny tim Here after and the Sd mathias geaberd most Have Hous room along with till Such time as he Is movin a New house for Him Sealf and for the two par for menu Herof and all Sinulor Is that the ardickels Be Kiebt fulfild an the Sd partis Bindith them Selfs on to the other and the other to the other In the Penal Som of foure houndert and Sixty pounls of Curant Law ful Lawful Money of virchenia wherunto the Sd parlis In withnos herof Inchanchably Have put thir Hands and Seals the Day and yeare above Rilne Sealed and delivered
In the presents of us
John (unreadable) Mathias Gabbart (signature and seal)
Andrew Buchung (his mark)
John Henry Entsminger Jacob Ergenbrect (his mark and seal)

Additional unreadable notes in two different hands lower right.

Monday, May 27, 2013

JOHN FLETCHER, FATHER OF ELIZABETH FLETCHER LOCKHART
WHO MARRIED WILLIAM LOCKHART
Most of the following information comes from Patty Black, a Fletcher cousin.
Additional information I have found in the records of Henry and Patrick County,
Virginia records and the records of North Carolina and Kentucky. The first record
has John Fletcher appearing in Henry County, Virginia in 1778 and the last record
has him disappearing from Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1815.

1778, Henry County, Virginia.
John and Miriam Parr to John Fletcher 198 acres on White Head Creek.

1778, Henry County, Virginia.
John Fletcher appears on the tax list for 1778.

1782, Henry County, Virginia.
John Fletcher 1 tithe, 3 blacks, 4 horses, 12 cattle. Evidently there were no sons
in his household who were 16 or older.

1783, Henry County, Virginia.
John Fletcher married Marian Parr. She was the daughter of John and Miriam
Parr. (Ref. above, John Fletcher purchased 198 acres from Miriam’s parents in
1778.)

Oct. 27, 1785, John Fletcher signed a petition in Henry County, Virginia. (I have mentioned this petition before, Thomas Lockhart, William’s father and Robert
and Richard Stockton, William’s uncles, also signed the petition.)

April 9, 1787 (Henry Co VA DB1:530) [inserted between pp. 530-31] "A poll taken of a section of Delegates at Henry County Courthouse this 9th of April 1787 for Abraham Penn, Esq." [included the following]:
184. John Fletcher
(Thomas Lockhart also appears on this list.)

1788, Henry County, Virginia.
John Fletcher was a witness to a deed between John Preston and John Simmons,
but it wasn’t recorded until that section of Henry County became Patrick County, Virginia.

1790, Henry County, Virginia Personal Tax.
John Fletcher 2 males over 16, 1 black 12-16, 6 horses and cattle. He now had
one son at home who was 16 or older.

1791, Patrick County, Virginia.
John Fletcher was listed as owning 198 acres and 36 acres. He remained on the
land tax records through 1803. In the years 1798 and 1799, the 36 acres was
listed as of James Lyons.

November 6, 1791, Book 1 Patrick County, Virginia .
Francis Barrott to Elizabeth Sesson 400 acres on South Mayo River near Azariah
Shelton, James Shelton, and Hezekiah Shelton and witnessed by John Fletcher
and Robert Hall.

February 2, 1792, Patrick County, Virginia. Elizabeth Fletcher, daughter of John Fletcher, married William Lockhart. Surety, John Fletcher. Witnessed by George
Penn.

March 12, 1792, Patrick County, Virginia, George Dodson ordained as a Baptist Minister of the gospel. Witnessed by John Fletcher & George Penn..

October 18, 1792, Book 1, page 107 Patrick County, Virginia.
Andrew and Elizabeth Heron to Patrick John Simons 260 acres near Thomas Lockhart and Thomas Stockton and witnessed by Jonathan Commins, Hezekiah Shelton, and John Fletcher. (Thomas Lockhart, William’s father and my forth great grandfather. Thomas Stockton, brother of Thomas’ wife Elizabeth Stockton.)

1793, Book 1, page 140, Patrick County, Virginia.
Azeriah Shelton to Robert Rowan 811 acres on Mathews and Rich Creek near Jacob Adams, Barton, and Fletcher (on Mathews Creek).

February 1794, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
Samuel Clark, John Parr, John Fletcher, and David Rogers or any 3 of them are appointed to appraise the said estate (H––––ston Lyon) and return an inventory thereof to the court.

July 1794, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
John Fletcher was appointed as a juror.
(John Fletcher was appointed to as a juror three times in July 1794.)

1794, Book F, page 101 Surry County, North Carolina.
Obediah Martin Benge to John Fletcher of Patrick County, Virginia 155 acres on the Yadkin River, Spring Branch, and Tumbling Sholes; witnessed by Wm. Fletcher, Richard Wilburn, and M. Lewis. (Wm. Fletcher was the son of John Fletcher therefore, my third great grand uncle.)

1794, Surry County, North Carolina, Court Order.
Deed of Obediah M. Benge to John Fletcher.

1794, Surry County, North Carolina Tax Record Capt. Benge’s District
John Fletcher 150 acres no poll.
(The term “no poll” indicates that no male twenty one years of age or older was living on this property. This information would indicate that John Fletcher still lived in Virginia.)

February 1795, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
John Fletcher is allowed 2 days attendance as a witness for James McCain verses Harvey Fitzgerald.

February 1795, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
John Fletcher was appointed as a juror.

July 1795, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
John Fletcher was appointed as a juror.

July 1795, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
John Fletcher and William Fletcher were appointed as jurors.
(William Fletcher, son of John Fletcher.)

September 1795, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
On the motion of William Banks, General Collector of the Subscription for opening the navigation of Dan River, verses John Francis and John Fletcher for a judgment against them agreeable to their subscription. The said defendants appearing and making oath that the said subscriptions are wrong. On consideration thereof, the court are of opinion that one dollar of each subscription be deducted and judgment for the balance.

July 1796, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
John Fletcher was appointed as a juror.

July 1796, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
John Fletcher is allowed 3 days attendance as a witness for Levy Smith verses E. Shelton.

1796, Book F, page 317, Surry County, North Carolina.
John Cook to John Fletcher of Patrick County, Virginia 11 ½ acres on the north side of the Yadkin River; attested by William Fletcher and John Ballinger.

1796, Surry County, North Carolina, Court Order.
Deed of John Cook to John Fletcher.

1796, Surry County, North Carolina, Tax Record Capt. Wilburne’s District.
William Fletcher 161 ½ acres (John Fletcher’s land.)

1797, Surry County, North Carolina, Tax Record Capt Wilbourn’s District.
William Fletcher 166 ½ acres (John Fletcher’s land. )

January 1797, Patrick County, Virginia Order Book 0.
James Lyon Jr. is appointed surveyor of the road in the room of John Fletcher the list filed be his gang.

May 1797, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
Cummings verses Going referred to John Fletcher and Moses Reynolds and in case they disagree to choose an umpire and his or their award to be the judgment of the court.

July 1797, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
Fletcher verses Dodson and John Tatem.

July 6, 1797, Patrick County, Virginia.
John Fletcher married Lillyann Russell. Surety, William Barton. Minister, Isaac Adams.
(The minister, Isaac Adams, was a Baptist.)

August 1797, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
James Thomson, Augustine Thomas, John Fletcher, Arther Parr, or any 3 of them are appointed to view a way for a road from the Hatton Road below John Parr’s into the Courthouse Road below Barton’s plantation and make report thereof to the court.

1798, Surry County, North Carolina, Tax Record Capt. Wilburn’s District.
John Fletcher 166 ½ acres no poll 125 acres in Surry County, North Carolina in 1797 from James Defrees. being the same land.

April 1798, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
Hall verses Dunkin & Fletcher in chancery, dismissed as to Fletcher.

February 8, 1798, Book H, page 23, Surry County, North Carolina.
Thomas Adams Word, Esq., High Sheriff, on an order from the County Court offered the land, property, and tenements of Obediah Martin Benge to the highest bidder, which was John Fletcher, Sr., 150 acres opposite the Tumbling Sholes and south to the Yadkin River and to the Tumbling Sholes. Witnesses were Rezia Jervis, Levi Jervis, and William Fletcher.

Note: William Fletcher purchased land surveyed for James Bruce in 1778 and lying on Forbes Creek and running with a conditional line made with William Lockhart. William Lockhart had on the same day purchased land from James Defrees. The witnesses for both deeds were Richard Wilbourn, John Burch, and Ezekiel Wilmoth. (This William Lockhart is my third great grandfather.)

1798, Surry County, North Carolina, Court Order Book.
Deed of Sheriff Thomas A. Word to John Fletcher, SR, witnessed by Levi Jarvis.

1799, Surry County, North Carolina, Tax Record Capt. Wilbourn’s District.
William Lockhart 283 ½ aces 1 poll (this was probably partially for John Fletcher, SR’s land).


July 1799, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
John Fletcher is allowed 2 days attendance for Hale verses Semmons.

September 26, 1799, Patrick County, Virginia, Book 1, page 626.
John Fletcher to John Fletcher, his son, a power of attorney “to act for and in my name in the state of Kentucky, touching more especially the collecting of all sum or sums of money due me from a certain Elizabeth Davis, relict and widow of Joseph Davis, deceased and to give legal acquitance for me and in my name in as full and as an ample a manner as I might or could do were I personally present.”

September 1799, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
A power of attorney from John Fletcher, SR to John Fletcher, JR acknowledged & O. R. (Ordered to be recorded.)

October 1799, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
John Fletcher was appointed as a juror.

1800 Surry County, North Carolina, Tax Record Capt. Wilbourn’s District.
William Lockheart 166 ½ acres (John Fletcher’s land).

March and April 1800, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
John Fletcher, James Epperson, Joseph Going, and George Fulcher or any 3 of them are appointed to view a way for a road from Barton’s old place into the road at the old line/sine post and make a report thereof to the court.

April 1800, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
John Fletcher was appointed a juror.

May 1800, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
A view of a road from the corner of Epperson’s fence into the road at the ‘sone’ post returned and ordered that the same persons before mentioned except John Fletcher, and in his place Daniel Fain, and that they do review the same and make report thereof to the court.


June 1800, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 0.
William Jones is appointed surveyor of the road leading form Joshua Rentfroe’s to Eliphas Shelton’s in the room of John Fletcher, who having resigned & the list filed be his gang.

April 1801, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 1.
John Fletcher was appointed a juror.

April Court, Patrick County, Virginia, (20 April 1801) James Taylor foreman, Alexander Lackey, Adron Anglin, Jesse Reynolds, David Taylor, Thomas Mitchell, Robert Hudspeath, James L. Gains, John James, John Frans Jr., George Clark, Sharp Barton, Samuel Corn, James Epperson, John Tatum, & John Fletcher were Sworn a Grand Jury of Inquest for the body of this County, whereupon they withdrew to Consult on their Presentments.

October 1801, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 1.
John Fletcher was appointed a juror.

February 1802, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 1.
Fletcher verses Barton dismissed.

February 1802, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 1.
Fletcher and wife verses Barton dismissed

September 1803 Patrick County, Virginia, Book 2, page 246.
John Fletcher to John Homes 160 acres on Matthews Creek.

September1803, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 1.
Also a deed from John Fletcher to John Homes acknowledged and Lillyan, the wife of the said John being privyly examined, relinquished her right of dower & O. R.

November 1803, Patrick County, Virginia, Book 2, page 270.
John Fletcher to Alexander Finney 80 acres on Matthews Creek.

November 1803, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 1.
Also a deed from John Fletcher to Alexander Finney the same & dower relinquished.

April 1804, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 1.
Fletcher verses Smith continued.

April 1804, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 1.
Richard Powell is allowed 3 day attendance as a witness for Fletcher verses Smith, Alexander Finney the same, William Jones the same, and Elijah Fletcher the same.

April 1804, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 1.
Fletcher verses Smith-Richard Nowlen security for plaintiff’s costs.

July 1804, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 1.
Fletcher verses Smith-Jury sworn and the verdict returned for the defendant and judgment thereon in favor of the defendant.

July 1804, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 1.
Richard Powell is allowed two days attendance as a witness for Fletcher verses Smith. William Jones the same and Alexander Finney the same. Jacob Michaux, Gabriel Hanby,
Moses Reynolds, and Thomas Reynolds were witnesses for Smith.

August 1804, Patrick County, Virginia, Order Book 1.
Kellam for benefit of Corn/Coen against Carter & Powell on the motion of the defendant motion thereof having been proven, a did emus is awarded them to take the deposition of John Fletcher and wife of the state of North Carolina and that Thomas A. Ward, Matthew Davis, John Davis, Elijah Harris, & Lewis Falkner Senior or any 3 of them are appointed commissioners for that purpose.
(This record would appear to prove that John Fletcher had moved to North Carolina between July and August of 1804.)

1806, Book L, page105 Surry County, North Carolina.
John Fletcher to Joel Hurt 155 acres on the north side of the Yadkin River opposite the Tumbling Sholes and on the head of Spring Branch; witnessed by Wm. Hurt, Taylor Layne, Francis Kearby.

1806, Book L, page 107, Surry County, North Carolina.
John Fletcher to Joel Hurt 11 ½ acres; attested by Wm. Hurt, Taylor Layne, and Francis Kearby.

1806, Book L, page 125, Surry County, North Carolina.
Colby Creed to John Fletcher 40 acres on Little Fish River beginning on a conditional line of Colby Creed, Joab Hill, and James Hill; witnessed by G. Edwards and Wm. Smith.

1806, Surry County, North Carolina, Court Order #10.
Colby Creed verses John Fletcher, the jury found that the instrument declared on was the act and deed of the defendant and the covenants are not performed, no tender or refusal, and there was a person to receive and there is no erasure and assess the plaintiff’s damage 37:7:2. Witnesses for the defendant were Joel Hart, Elijah Fletcher (eight miles and four days), and Fielding Herring.

1806, Surry County, North Carolina, Court Order.
Deed of John Fletcher to Joel Hart was proved by Francis Kearby.

1806, Surry County, North Carolina, Court Order.
Deed of Colby Creed to John Fletcher was proved by William Smith.

1806, Surry County, North Carolina, Court Order.
John Fletcher was one of the judges in the election of commons on Mitchells River.

October 14,1811, Book 1, page 229, Casey County, Kentucky.
John Fletcher of Barren County, Kentucky to friend Joseph Baker of Casey County, Kentucky his power of attorney to receive from the estate of Major Geddian Edwards of
Surry County, North Carolina all debts and dues coming to him. John appeared in the
Casey County Court to acknowledge it to be his act and deed.
(Other factoids: Jincy Fletcher, believed to have John's daughter, married Reason Snow October 21, 1811 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Joseph Fletcher, believed to have been John's son, lived very near the Casey and Lincoln line. Both Joseph and Sarah Fletcher, believed to have been another of John's daughters, had married Snows.)

1813, Book G, page 279, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Joseph Fletcher to John Fletcher 70 acres on the banks of the Green River, attested by Felix Richards and Noah Snow. (This Joseph believed to have been John’s son.)

1813 and 1814, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
John Fletcher listed in the tax records with 75 acres on Green River.

1815, Book H, page 96, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
John Fletcher and wife Lillyann to Joseph Fletcher 70 acres on Green River; witnessed by Morgan Inyart, Reason Snow, and Lewis Snow. (All three of these men were from Surry County, North Carolina. Reason Snow is believed to have been John‘s son in law, see 1811 entry above.)

Saturday, November 24, 2012




Adair County was formed from Green County in
December 1801. Henry Aton appears on the first
tax list for Adair County, Kentucky in 1802 when
he was taxed for owning 75 acres on the drains of
Leatherwood and having one male over the age
of 21 years of age living in his household. Daa,
yes, that would have been Henry himself.

The above deed is dated 1803. In my view, this
deed to Isaac would strongly indicate that Henry
had been married (at least once) before he married
Febe (Phoebe) in Mercer County, Virginia (now
Kentucky). I don't know the legal age for a male
to own property in Kentucky in 1803, but Henry and
Febe had only been married about 11 years at the time.
It seems odd to me that Henry would sell 100 acres
complete with house and animals to an eleven year
old.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Fletcher

In an earlier posting I stated that Joseph Fletcher was probably the father of Elizabeth Fletcher who married William Lockhart. Well, that is incorrect. Elizabeth’s father was John Fletcher. The following information comes from research done by a Fletcher cousin, Patty Black. Marriages of Patrick County, Virginia, 1791-1850, Lela C. Adams Southern Historical Press, Jan 1, 1984 Elizabeth Fletcher married William Lockhart, daughter of John Fletcher. Surety, John Fletcher and witnessed by George Penn. Dated 2-21-1792. “Apparently John Fletcher was married first to a lady, whose name is unknown, then to Mirram Parr and then Lillyann Russell……. ”it looks as if your Elizabeth was from the unknown marriage. My own line, apparently, came from the unknown line. I don't even have a first name.” Elizabeth Fletcher and William Lockhart are my 3rd great grandparents. This makes John Fletcher and his unknown wife my 4th great grandparents.

Friday, July 6, 2012




Photo of Zachariah and Keziah De Pauw Collier. Keziah was the sister of
Mary Elizabeth De Pauw Gabbert my 3rd great grandmother. After the death
of his father and mother, Joseph Lockhart my great grandfather lived with
Keziah and her husband and is recorded on the 1850 census as a farm
hand living with them.

Photo: Linda C. Alt

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Listing in the 1936 Indianapolis, Indiana city directory.
Lockhart, Ralph F.(Dorothy D.), carp(enter), h(ome)
703 Mozart av(enue).
I have had no luck finding a Mozart avenue in
Indianapolis on current Indianapolis maps.

The indexed 1940 census is due to be published
sometime this year so maybe I will have better
luck then.