Hi! 1870 Pulaski County, KY Census # 42 Bent District HARGIS, James M. 53 M Farmer 600 KY Catherine 51 F KY James M. 14 M KY Amanda C. 10 F KY BRINSON, Jonathan 50 M KY George 15 M Ind This is my Jonathan Brinson and his son George. Jonathan's first wife Jane died in Indiana in 1868. Apparently Jonathan moved back to KY and lived with this family until he remarried in 1872. Why this family? What is the connection? James Hargis m. Catherine Brinson 13 Nov. 1838 PC. Listed in the deed as heirs of John Brinson. All help appreciated. Thanks, Lois ---------- > From: BRINSON-L@rootsweb.com > To: Lois Yates > Subject: John BRINSON (c1802-1840s), PulaskiCo,KY>DecaturCo > Date: Saturday, October 04, 1997 9:36 PM > > I owe Lois some info on the younger Zeb BRINSON of Pulaski Co, > Kentucky. Of course, I can't find the info just now, but am > finding other bits and pieces of BRINSON info I thought I'd > pass along meanwhile, on the off chance it connected for anyone. > This is all work I did five or more years ago, I've been frantically > busy of late helping Brian build RootsWeb. I'd appreciate hearing > about any errors, and am willing (but not at all speedy, ask Lois > how slow I am!) to share the documentation behind this stuff, assuming > I can find it. ;-) > > On 4 July 1992, I wrote the following to a descendant of > John BRINSON of Decatur Co, Indiana: > > It seems like an age since I've written you, and now I can't remember > how up-to-date I've kept you on my research into the two John BRINSONs > of early Indiana -- yours up in Shelby and Decatur Counties, and mine > down in Ripley. We knew from your research that the one in Ripley was > the son of Zebulon Jr. and Katherine Keithley, and the grandson of > Zebulon Sr. And I know I was hopeful that the one up in Decatur and > Shelby Counties was the son of John Brinson and Belinda Taylor (who > settled in Pulaski Co., Kentucky), and also a grandson of Zebulon Sr. > That is, the two Indiana Johns were first cousins. > > To back up that theory, I've read through the taxlists of Pulaski Co., > and discovered that the younger John there left Pulaski Co., KY at about > the same time your John appeared up in Indiana. This John, as you may > recall, had married Rachel Price on 9 May 1822. Well, my big bit of > information this time is that the widow Rachel Brinson married again in > 1850 -- up in Shelby Co., Indiana! This really solidifies the link back > to Pulaski Co., Kentucky (which mainly consisted of handwaving on my > part, I'll confess), plus explains why your John was so scarce in 1850 > -- he had died. > > I found this out last week, when I had the chance to spend a few hours > in the libraries in the Greensburg (Decatur Co.) and Shelbyville (Shelby > Co.) (My husband also has ancestors from those parts, so I worked on > BRINSONs while he worked on his lines.) And I found lots of bits and > pieces of BRINSON info on your family that may or may not be new to you. > Here's what I think I know about the family of John BRINSON and Rachel > PRICE: > > John BRINSON, born about 1802 in Pulaski Co., KY, died between > 1840 and 1850 in Shelby Co., IN. He was the son of John BRINSON > and Belinda TAYLOR. Moved from Pulaski Co., KY to Decatur Co., > IN just before 1830, and was counted in the 1830 census there. > Counted in the 1840 census in Shelby Co., IN. Married in > Pulaski Co., KY on 9 May 1822 to Rachel PRICE, permission to > marry given by John BRINSON Sr. > > In May 1831, five lots of corn were sold at O. WELSH's by > William CRAWFORD, the administrator of Lewis CRAIG, to himself, > James ALEXANDER, John BRINSON and William LOCKRIDGE. Decatur > Co.,IN court records. > > Also in 1831, John BRINSON of Clay Twp., Decatur Co., IN, > registered the following stock mark: a crop and slit in the left > ear, and the upper bit out of the right ear. > > 19 Dec 1839 - mentioned in the estray records for Sugar Creek > Township, Shelby Co., IN. > > Rachel PRICE, after John died, was married 12 May 1850 in Shelby Co. > to John DERICKSON. She died 19 Feb 1866, aged 64y, 10m, 10d, > and is buried in Shelby Co., IN at the Little Blue River Baptist > Cemetery. In the 1850 census, she and John DERRICKSON were > counted in Union Twp., Shelby Co. He was aged 61, born in NJ, and > she was aged 46, born in KY. They're also in the 1860 census, > for Shelby Co. on page 81-536. The index gave her as 57, born KY, > and John DERRICKSON as 71, born NJ. > > Children: > > James H. BRINSON > Was he a teamster in the Mexican War, who applied for a pension > in 1889 while living in IL? > > He married first Susan PIERSON, the daughter of Robert and > Nancy PIERSON. She is buried in Van Pelt Cemetery, and her > stone says she was born 1 Aug 1834, and died in 1854. She > and James H. BRINSON were married in Shelby Co. on 15 Jan 1853. > > They had Telitha J. BRINSON. She married Jacob C. CRAWFORD > in Shelby Co. on 28 June 1875. Telitha was born in about > February of 1854, in Shelby Co., IN > > He married second Virginia ALEXANDER in Shelby Co. on 4 Oct > 1857. > > Dec 1854 - James H. BRINSON, guardian of Telitha Jane, the > minor heir of Susan BRINSON, sold real estate to Green B. > McCARTY. Telitha's grandmother is Jane SHELBY, formerly > Jane PEARSON, widow of Robert PEARSON. > > Sarah BRINSON, born about 1827 in KY, married Joseph PIERSON in > Shelby Co. on 29 Dec 1843. He was born about 1823 in KY. They > had children Mary E. (born about 1845, Shelby Co., IN) and James > A. (born in about July 1849 in Shelby Co., IN). Sarah and > Joseph PIERSON counted in the 1850 Shelby Co., IN census. > > Willis G. BRINSON, born about 1824 in KY, married Matilda. She was > born about 1830 in IN. Willis G. is buried in the Brandywine > Cemetery in Shelby Co., where his stone says he died 3 Apr 1852 > at the age of 29 years. After Willis death, Matilda married > John BRADY in Shelby Co. on 18 Apr 1854. The 1860 Shelby > Co. census index states that Matilda and John BRADY were > on page 213-708, that both were aged 30, and born in IN. > > They had > 1. Lynn Boyd. He was born in about July 1849 in Shelby Co., IN. > Buried in the City Cemetery, Shelbyville, his stone > reads 1849-1908. His wife was Eliza H., who is buried > in the same cemetery, as are two of their infants. Her > stone reads 18 Feb 1852 - 3 Jan 1880 or 1888. > He apparently had other wives, as Shelby Co. records > show marriages on 20 Jun 1872 for Lynn B. BRINSON and > and Lida H. MARTZ, and on 14 Aug 1881 for Lynn B. > BRINSON and Fannie T. CRAWFORD. The Volunteer > (a newspaper) of 8 Jan 1880 says that Lydia, the wife > of L.B. BRINSON "of Sabetha, KS" died on Saturday, > that she was the daughter of Joseph L. MARTZ, and > that she was to be buried in Shelbyville, so presumably > Eliza H. and Lydia are one and the same, and someone > incorrectly transcribed the tombstone. > > 2. Ardenia Jane, born about 1851 in Shelby Co., IN. She is buried > in the Brandywine Cemetery (as is her father). Her > stone says she died 30 Mar 1862, aged 11 years. > > 8 Aug 1850 - Willis G. BRINSON bought real estate in Shelby > Co. from Elias BASS, the guardian of David T. BOON. > > 11 May 1852 - Coleman STORMS appointed the administrator of > the estate of Willis G. BRINSON. > > 4 Jan 1853 - James F. RULE appointed guardian of Lynn Boyd > and Ardena Jane, heirs of Willis G. BRINSON. > > 16 June 1854 - Apollos KINSLEY appointed guardian of Lynn > Boyd and Ardena Jane, heirs of Willis G. BRINSON. > > Sept 1854 - Matilda BRINSON, mother of Lynn B. (aged 5) and > Ardena J. (aged 3) sold real estate formerly owned by > Sebastion BARTH. > > 9 Sept 1854 - Apollos KINSLEY, as guardian, sold real estate to > Matthew WILLIAMS. > > 4 Mar 1861 - Apollos KINSLEY resigned as guardian. > > 8 Mar 1861 - John A. WHITED appointed guardian. > > > Frank M. BRINSON > > Co. H, Reg. 16, in 4-13-1861, out 5-23-1862, served from > Shelby Co., IN. > > By the way, an interesting detail -- down in Pulaski Co., I learned > that John BRINSON Sr. (the brother of Zebulon BRINSON Jr.) also > hunted wolves. He received bounties in 1807 and 1808 for the scalps > of three mature wolves. Some sort of family tradition, maybe? > > > ==== BRINSON Mailing List ==== > Have you considered joining the Rootsweb > Genealogical Data Cooperative? > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > . > > ==== BRINSON Mailing List ==== If you would like to have a message sent to the BRINSON list, send it to BRINSON-L@rootsweb.com