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U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 1
Description:
Responsible for the allocation of federal funds, the United States
Congress received thousands of claims for money, land, or aid in the
first seventy-five years of the Union. This database is a collection of
claims to the House of Representatives in the early nineteenth century.
It contains a variety of claims, including applications for pension
benefits, compensation for services provided to the government, land,
and change in pension benefits. Each entry provides the claimant's name,
nature of the claim, and what action was taken by the House. In some
entries, a residence is listed. Although most of the records are for
claims in the first half of the nineteenth century, a few can be found
from 1799. Including the names of nearly, 23,000 men and women, this can
be a useful source of information to researchers of early Americans.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 1
[database online]. Orem, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: House
of Representatives. Digested Summary and Alphabetical List of Private
Claims Which Have Been Presented to the House of Representatives, Vol.
I. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1853.
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Name Nature of Congress Session
Claim
Francis Compensation 2 1
Choate, for losses and
and injuries as
Isaac prisoners to
the
Muskingum
Indians
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Manner Journal Referred Date Report Bill
Brought Page to
Committee
Petition 441 Select 03 Adverse
Nov
1791
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House Senate Congress Comments
Disposed Disposed Date
Rejected
Hello All,
I'm wondering if any of my Robertson Co TN>Dade Co. Mo cousins are on the
list. This would be Powhatan Choate & Winney Haley.
I ask because in February I had a tremendous breakthrough in Winney Haley's
ancestry that I have confirmed with wills & probates that has me
exhausted/overwhelmed as it was all so unexpected. She descends from Haleys,
Medlock/Matlock, Clark, and Stones from Richmond/Anson (Richmond's parent) Co. North
Carolina families originally from Virginia -- lots of Quakers.
BUT, they moved to Robertson Co. TN with Coles & Bounds from Bedford/Franklin
VA -- the move was made 1806/7 and coincided with that of Edward Choate, Jr. &
family (Powhatan's grandfather) leaving Virginia.
If Bruce Choate is still on the list, please contact me. His ancestor, and
namesake for his son (Nicholas) is a STONE name. Quaker. Pretty hard to
believe given Nicholas Houston Choate's "activities" during the Civil War in Dade
Co.
Also, Barbara I'll email you separately, but I really'd love to see your
letters.
Best Regards,
Janet Hunter
I am searching for information about Sally Choat, who married Elias Fisher on
December 25, 1848, in Harrison County, TX. I believe that she is the oldest
child (and previously unlisted) of Seaborn and Mary Ann Choat. On the 1850
census for Harrison Co., Seaborn is listed as being 45 years old, and Mary Ann
(Polly) as being 44. They are certainly old enough to have a daughter old
enough to marry. Another thing that leads me to believe she is their daughter is
that Sally Choat Fisher named one of her daughters Mary (after her mom?), one
Naomi (Seaborn and Mary Ann had a daughter named Naomi who was very near
Sally's age), and a son Seaborn (after her dad?). Also, Elias Fisher's mother,
step-dad, and brothers and sisters lived very near Seaborn and Mary Ann Choat.
After Elias and Sally were married, they moved to Bexar County, TX, in the
area that was soon to become Uvalde County. Their oldest son, Joseph, was born
there in 1849. I know their children were Joseph, Mary (Polly), Naomi,
Bettie, and Seaborn. Seaborn was born in 1860. Elias must have died soon after
Seaborn was born (Civil War?), and then Sally remarried a man by the last name of
Crow (or Crow Indian?) and had sons Daniel and David.
If anyone even THINKS they know anything about this family, I would love to
hear from them. Most of my information was handed down in the family, but I
can find no records to back it up. I know that by 1880 the oldest son, Joseph,
was living in St Mary Parish, LA, and that in 1900 the youngest son, Seaborn,
was living in Van Zandt County, TX, near his father's relatives. I don't know
anything further about Elias, Sally, or the girls.
Sue
A letter dated 1885 from Dora Trimmell to her cousin, John Wiley
Barefoot.
Dora must be the daughter of Jane Choate married to John
Trimmell/Trimble. Jane was the daughter of Stokely and Priscilla
Choate. It has some famil info and also some info about crops. I've
scanned it in and if anyone wants a copy, let me know. It's two pages
Barbara
Another letter. From Hettie Smart to T. D. Barefoot Sent from Rock
Falls (?) Texas 29 May 1880(?)
It takes me time to scan and then try to make the print legible, so
that's why I post the offerings in dribbles *s*
Barbara
I thought I'd offer again the pictures of the tombstones of John and
Nancy. They are buried in Hickory, OK. Let me know and I'll e-mail
them.
Nancy Ann Spurlock
b. 5 April 1843, Tennessee
d. 15 Sept 1898 Hickory, Indian Territory (OK)
m.c. 1867 John Dillon Choate
b. 10 May 1837
d. 22 Jan 1900 Hickory, Indian Territory (OK)
Barbara
I have been going through some old papers and found a small treasure.
I've scanned it in and can send it to anyone interested. It's a letter
from Squire Edward Choate to John Tipton Barefoot (uncle to nephew). It
really doesn't say much, but it's a fun thing to have. It's dated 1869
Lawrence Co. TN, but Squire Edward asks him to answer to Green Hill,
Alabama. It mentions his "secon wife sendes her respectes"