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| Notes for John Portlock | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revolutionary War Pension S 17636 for John Portlock "Q When and in what year was you born A In Shenandoah County, Virginia 7 July 1765 Q Have you any record of your age--if so where is it? A I have a hymnal my mother gave me." Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia (Vol. 2) lists: Jno. Portlock (to Kentucky) in the year 1786. Volume 1 lists: "List of Wolf scalps,.....1789, December, to John Portlock and Lev (?) Nicholas; 1790, December, to William Portlock, William M. Jordan and Sylvanus Odle;..." Bath County, Virginia Order Book No. 7273, Pt. 1, page 317 Mar 1797 " On motion of John Portlock to keep an Ordinary at his house in this county is granted him he having complied with the law." The following was copied by Mrs. Eva Portlock Wright from a slip of paper which was loaned to her from Mrs. Edna Sell Stithem. The slip of paper was found in the Bible of Thomas S. Portlock, which in 1960 was owned by Mrs. Stithem of Loma Linda, California. "To the Worshiful the Court of Bath County; James Petijohn...........................Humbly wisheth, THAT John Portlock.....................stands indebted to him in Three pounds, twelve shillings, due by note under seal and refuseth payment, wherefore your petitioner pray judgement against him for same with interest and costs, and shall pray, etc. A copy Teste Charles Cameron Clk." According to Eva Portlock Wright's research the 1810 Federal Census for Cumberland County, Kentucky lists John Portlock with 2 girls between the ages of 16 and 26 and 1 slave. However after finding a transcription of the census online John did not have any slaves; the column with that '1' is for "deaths in family in previous year." Copied the original census for 1810, John did not have any slaves and he had two girls aged 16-26; 1 person in the household had died in the previous year. On the 1820 census for Adair County, Kentucky, John had 1 female aged 16-26 (ie. born 1794-1804). Church minutes of Casey's Fork Baptist Church (organized 1802), near Marrowbone, Cumberland County, Kentucky list: 16 Sep 1820 "Brother Portlock and Sister Portlock, failing to attend meeting for several months, the Church thinks it proper to cite them to on 3rd Saturday of October and render their cause of nonattendance." 21 Oct 1820 "Called for reference the non-attendance of Brother and Sister Portlock to their Church, meeting took up and the Brother and Sister made such satisfaction that it is satisfactory with the Brethern." 21 Jul 1821 "Appointed Brethern George King and John Portlock to bear the Church letter to the Stockton's Valley Association which meets at Town Creek, White County, Tenn." | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Possibly a son of Jonathan and Mary (Bevan) Portlock. Not located in the 1790 or 1800 census, 18 August 2002. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notes for Sarah/Sary (Spouse 1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birthdate estimated between 16 and 21 years at marriage. This would make Sarah between 29 and 35 at Moses' birth (if he was the youngest). The 1810 Federal Census for Cumberland County, Kentucky lists John Portlock with 2 girls between the ages of 16 and 26. There is room for these two girls if they are older than Barnet or if John or Sarah had children in a previous marriage. On the 1820 census for Adair County, Kentucky John has one female aged 16-26 (ie. born 1794-1804). Also the one female in this household aged over 45 was born before 1775. Sarah's estimated date of birth has been changed to reflect that. Being that she was born before 1775, she was at least 16 at marriage. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notes for John & Sarah/Sary (Family) | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Know all men by these present that we John Portlock and James Hopwood are held and firmly bound to his Excellency Henry Lee Esq. Governor of Virginia in the sum of fifty pounds to which payment well and truly to be made to the said Lee and his Successors for the use of the Common Wealth we bind ourswelves and heirs Executers and Administrators firmly by these present sealed with our seals and dated this 27th day of December 1791. The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be solemized between John Portlock and Sary daugherty for which a licenxe hath issued. Now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said intended marriage then the above obligation to be void or else remain in force. Sealed and delivered in John Portlock presence of H. Brooke James Hopwood" "I do certify that it is with my consent and approbation that a license should issue from your office for the intermarriage of John Portlock and myself. Given under my hand this 26th day of December 1791. To the Clerk of Fauquier County Sary Daugherty" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified 10 November 2005 | Created 13 November 2005 by Reunion for Macintosh-Julie Dresser |