Early History of Wayne County chapter 5 page 65 JOHN HAWKINS Sr. was also listed a member of the grand jury in the trial of the boy stealing the knife 6-17-1811 see the email for COMER

Early History Page 65 STEPHEN COMER There was a trial held on 6-17-1811 . STEPHEN COMER was a member of the grnd jury . The trial was over a young boy stealing a small knife from John Smith's store . NOTE : If STEPHEN COMER belongs to anyone -- let me know . This name may be repeated in the book and if he DOES NOT belong to anyone I will scratch off this name & not send anymore info on him .

Early History of Wayne county chapter 5 page 64 BY this record it appears that the first court was held 2-25-1811 at the home of Richard Rue . The court first proceeded to divide the county into 2 townships and appoint constables , overseeres of the poor , ect . The first session lasted but one day . The second meeting was on 3-11 1811 , when a grand jury was impaneled for the first time . The persons composing it were ; JOHN BEARD ISAAC WILLIAMS ect BAIRD --> ? BEARD -- [ have seen some typos already ] listed --> PATRICK BAIRD & JOHN BEARD Early History Wayne County page 77 In December 1815 the territorial delegate [ Mr jennings ] presented a memorial to Congress , asking that an election be ordered for a Constitutional Convention . An election was held on 5-13-1816 & 4 members of the convention were elected from Wayne County , viz : PATRICK BAIRD . [ Evidently he was anti-slavery ] On the first Monday in August 1816 a general election was held for State & county Officers . PATRICK BAIRD was elected state senator & Major JAMES BROWN was elected Representative . BROWN died before he took his seat & Joseph Holman was chosen to fill the vacant place . THOMAS BEARD was elected as commisioner . They appointed JOHN BEARD as treasurer .

Memoirs of Wayne County Chapter 5 page 60 1806 to 1808 The following persons [ nearly all Quakers ] came sometime during these years ; JOSHUA PICKETT ect . There is only this mention .

hi folks, those of you with quaker resources, if you have a minute, i'm looking for more information on the wife of Joshua Piggott/Pickett b 2-21-1765 in NC, son of Benjamin and Mary (Hadley). Joshua's wife was Sarah b 2-28-1766. that's all i have on her. they moved to Wayne Co sometime between the birth of son joshua b 1805 NC and my husband's ancestor Hannah b 7-19-1810 in Indiana Territory. thanks karen in CA

curious if any information on these surnames are in this book. thank you very much for your time. karen in CA

>I found some of my ancestors in these including one from the Wayne >County, Indiana Pigott/Pickett family. susan, i don't think we've corresponded? perhaps through the list and i haven't gone through the digests i've saved. my husband has a Piggott/Pickett connection in wayne county through Hannah Pickett who married Jonathan Kindley. their daughter was elizabeth Kindley who married John Tingle. karen in CA

Hi, Here is a link to more historical biographies with people connected to Wayne County, Indiana. Lora Radiches was the researcher who found these in lots of different books. One book she found on Ebay, and it had no cover or date but was full of Indiana biographies. I found some of my ancestors in these including one from the Wayne County, Indiana Pigott/Pickett family. All of these have some connection to Wayne County, and if you click her name she has many more from other Indiana Counties and places. Here is the link: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?f=search&r=rw& p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.wayne&application=public&query=Lora+Radiches& filter=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.wayne Sincerely, Susan E. Davis

I send the information to all the above because my ancestors were in all at one time or another & I think they were all formed from Franklin county ? I forget which was first , anyway to those who are " extra anxious " . --> Dont send me multiple e-mails { it is confusing ] . This book has NO index so I am reading an making my own index as I go . This takes time & I cant do this everyday . I have my own list of all the surnames sent and will send when and " IF " I find something . So , expect to spend some time [ months ] waiting . If you dont see youre surname then I didnt find anything . I have to many e-mails to answer everyone individually --> yea or nay . This is very time consuming but the book is very interesting with accounts of indians and their captives . Hope everyone had a nice holiday :) sheri

Hi: A point for those who may really care. Morrisson-Reeves Library has in their reference section, a book which shows that the Comers, at least, and I am sure the Hawkins as well as others, were here as early as 1807. Robert Comer had a mill on the east fork of the Whitewater River. I live not too far from there. I was surprised to learn I had Quaker ancestors. Marlene

Moorman Reports Zachariah Moorman married a CANDLER

chapter 22 Education in Wayne County page 425 In 1836 a brick school house was built by Friends in the lot south of the old meeting house . Dr. Plummer says in his ' History of Richmond ' 1856 = " I hold in distinct rememberance the old log meeting house , with its leaky roof , its slab benches with no backs , & its charcoal fire kept in sugar kettles . " William Haughton assisted by DOCTOR WILLIAM MARMON taught in 1846 . Other teachers were Jesse Stanley & Daniel Clark . Financial Institutions chapter 18 page 292 First National Bank of Richmond The original stockholders were JAMES H. MOORMAN ect sheri :)

1807 - 1808 page 60 The following persons came [ nearly all Quakers ] some time during these years ; Isaac Commons , Beale Butler , James Morrison , Jesse Bond , William Harvey , JOHN HAWKINS JR. , Benjamin Harris , David Bowles , James Townsend , Jacob Jessup , AMOS HAWKINS , JOSEPH , ROBERT , & STEPHEN COMER , Benjamin Cox , all of whom were here as early as 1810 .

chapter 5 Paragraph on elections - There were then 4 organized counties [ in Indiana ] . In Knox & Harrison , the western counties , Mr Randolph received 314 votes & Mr. Jennings 66 votes ; JOHN JOHNSON received 81 votes in Knox . At that time the big issue was --who was for slavery & who was not . The Ordinance of 1787 excluded slavery from the whole Northwest territory . The elections were for a DELEGATE to Congress on 5-22-1809 . Some canidates ran - pro-slavery and some ran as anti - slavery . The Quakers were instrumental in abolishing slavery . They were against it & were very much a part of the ' underground railroad ' for many years .

Mempoirs of Wayne - chapter 5 page 60 JOHN BEARD came to this country from North Carolina in October of 1806 . FOUTZ came with him from Germantown , Ohio . They had to come through the woods without any knowledge of the correctness of thier course , except thier suppostion as to the location of the Whitewater country . . They built a cabin & returned for their families . BEARDS daughter JANE was the first white child that died in this country in 1807 . Dr Sackett the first physician came in 1808 . There is said to have been a fatal maglinant fever prevailing along the East Fork about this time . NOTE - to the lady who asked about buying this book. -- I have never seen this book for sale before now . The one I have is falling apart & I have to be very careful with it . There is no writting left on the binding to see who published it . All I know is tht it is about --> Wayne County , Indiana History [ dated ] 1911 I look for old books to add to my personal library . Some are just so expensive they are out of my price range . I had my eye on a book of old confederate soldiers with pictures but the lowest price was $800.00 from a bookseller in Memphis . That is way to expensive for me . later sheri

Memoirs of Wayne County - chapter 5 page 60 Among the settlers who arrived during these earlier years , in addition , to those already mentioned , can be named ; Andrew Endsley & Benjamin Jarvis in 1806 ; Benjamin Small , John Alexander , PETER FLEMING , Ephraim Overman , John Hawkins & Ralph Wright in 1807 ; John Burgess , JOHN MORROW & John Townsend in 1808 ; John Charles , Valentine Pegg , ANDREW MORROW & Michael Harvey in 1809 . At that time there were about 60 families & 350 persons in this neighborhood belonging to the Society of Friends . They held meetings as early as 1807 to 1808 in a log building belonging to & furnished with seats by Jeremiah Cox ; Jesse Bond JOHN MORROW , & WILLIAM WILLIAMS were early preachers . A few years later a meeting house was erected near where the ' Orthodox Brick ' now stands .

Hi, Does the Wayne County book mention these names? Thanks!

Hi, My name is Charles Brown and I was wondering if there were any Isaac or David Browns listed in your book. I know Isaac lived in Wayne county with his son David for quite some time, and maybe even died there. I found a city directory showing both living in Dublin in 1876. I thought maybe you might have some info on them. Thanks. Charles Brown -----Original Message----- From: Bluedove96@aol.com [mailto:Bluedove96@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 10:21 AM To: WAYNE_IN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Wayne Co Ind] 1911 Wayne History - BEARD & note to list Mempoirs of Wayne - chapter 5 page 60 JOHN BEARD came to this country from North Carolina in October of 1806 . FOUTZ came with him from Germantown , Ohio . They had to come through the woods without any knowledge of the correctness of thier course , except thier suppostion as to the location of the Whitewater country . . They built a cabin & returned for their families . BEARDS daughter JANE was the first white child that died in this country in 1807 . Dr Sackett the first physician came in 1808 . There is said to have been a fatal maglinant fever prevailing along the East Fork about this time . NOTE - to the lady who asked about buying this book. -- I have never seen this book for sale before now . The one I have is falling apart & I have to be very careful with it . There is no writting left on the binding to see who published it . All I know is tht it is about --> Wayne County , Indiana History [ dated ] 1911 I look for old books to add to my personal library . Some are just so expensive they are out of my price range . I had my eye on a book of old confederate soldiers with pictures but the lowest price was $800.00 from a bookseller in Memphis . That is way to expensive for me . later sheri

Are there Taylor or Newby names mentioned in your book. I have Thomas Taylor who married Hannah Newby in NC and moved to Wayne Co. IN ca 1816. Thomas died 1874 at about 94 yrs of age. His wife died in 1841 at age 40. Cannot seem to connect these two people except in Stateline cemetery listings with sons Nathan & John who married Bos(z)worth.. Jan

I have an ancestor JOHN MORROW born abt 1770 - lived in new York . I have found JOHN MORROW in Wayne 1808 & also a ANDEW MORROW in 1809 . I dont know if these are mine yet . Are these names familiar to anyone . Spouses names are not mentioned in this book . Would anyone happen to be able to identify these men with spouses names ? sheri