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Alcenia, Do you have evidence that Nancy Unknown Carrigan was indeed the wife of John
Carrigan? I have not been able to prove this marriage, either in TN or NC. An analysis
of the 1840 and 1850 Maury Co., TN census' seems to confirm that John and Nancy were
indeed husband and wife, but this can only be done by a process of elimination, ie. John
is present in the 1840 census, and Nancy is one of 2 female Carrigan heads of households
in the 1850, but she is living in closer proximity to where John had been in 1840, than
the other female head of household. The children in her 1850 household, are also closer
in age to the 1840 household of John than the other female.
John Carrigan appears to have died about 1840-1841, as a widow Carrigan is noted in the
same district, according to the Tax books for Maury Co., TN
Please let me know even if you do not have confirmation of this marriage!
Thanks,
Karen Carrigan
gkcarrigan(a)aol.com