"John W. Hamblen" wrote:
which Followell?
John W. Hamblen, Columbus, IN
John,
My Followell was Maria Followell who married Jesse Clapton in 1840. I believe
her mother might have been the Mahala Followell who married William Percifield,
but I don't have solid proof yet. However, she did name her second daughter
Mahala. I have no clue as to the father of Maria Followell, but believe she may
have been illegitimate - just a hunch. There is supposed to be Native American
blood on that side of the family, and I think this may be where it came in.
Below is the family of Jesse and Maria, plus a court record from Bartholomew Co.
that someone brought to my attention, which shows Mahala Followell Percifield
had a daughter named Maria. One of these days I'm hoping to find Maria's
"Indenture" record which is mentioned in that court document. It might help me
determine Maria's father.
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Bartholomew Co., IN (Bk 1, pg. 155 1833-1839 )
"At this time comes Mahala Percifield late Mahala Followell the mother of Maria
Followell a poor Girl of said county, together with William Percifield her
husband and now prays the Court to grand an order to recind the Indenture
entered into between the Overseer of the poor of ColumbusTownship in said County
and John Miller and the said John Miller personally comes into open court and
assents to the recinding of said Indenture, and upon hearing the evidence _[?]_
by the said Percifield, It is order by the court that the aforesaid Indenture be
disannulled and set aside et that the said John Miller be forever hereafter
discharged adn released from the same and that the ^ Maria be restored to the
said Percifield her father."
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Descendants of Maria Followell
1 Maria FOLLOWELL Born: CA 1827 in Kentucky Died: Unknown in Newton Co., IN?
+Jesse CLAPTON Born: CA 1819 in Kentucky Died: Unknown Married: 25 August
1840 in Brown Co., IN
Jesse and Maria were divorced in 1853, Brown Co., IN.
Children of Jesse and Maria--
Elizabeth Ann CLAPTON Born: CA 1844 in Indiana Died: October 1870 in Carroll
Co., IN
+Benjamin J. HUBBARD Married: 4 June 1859 in Brown Co., IN
*2nd Husband of Elizabeth Ann CLAPTON:
...... +William Willard HAYWARD Born: CA 1845 in Nunda, Livingston Co., NY
Died: March 1917 in Indiana Harbor, Porter Co., IN Married: 12 February 1865 in
Tippecanoe Co., IN
[Elizabeth Ann and William Hayward are my ancestors.]
.. 2 Mahala CLAPTON Born: CA 1848 in Indiana Died: Unknown
...... +William S. HUTCHISON Married: 19 November 1868 in Brown Co., IN
.. 2 Nancy J. CLAPTON Born: CA 1851 in Indiana
...... +Nathaniel HOLCROFT Married: 1871 in Brown Co., IN
*2nd Husband of Maria FOLLOWELL:
. +Solomon HICKS Born: CA 1816 Died: Unknown in Newton Co., IN Married: 11
December 1859 in Brown Co., Indiana
.. 2 George HICKS Born: CA 1860
.. 2 Casanah HICKS Born: CA 1863
Adina Dyer
West Lafayette, IN