Nicholas Amos
M, #13467, b. 15 August 1771, d. 20 September 1847
Father* | Nicholas Day Amos b. 19 Sep 1742, d. 19 Feb 1799 |
Mother* | Christiana Ditto b. c 1742 |
Reference | brother & some kids to Rush |
Note* | Nicholas Amos at least one child went to Rush Co as did his brother. | |
Deed* | He and Richard Lawson were deed Deed index (grantor) 1630186 (Rush Co IN) To - from - kind of deed, consideration, date of deed, (description) (name of town) land Sec Twn Rng (acres), recorded, bk pg Ditto Amos - Jane Jones War $600 28 Jun 1826 SW 24-12-9 20 Jul 1826 A 278 Ditto Amos - John Gerard War $412.50 13 Oct 1828 S end NW 7-12-10 (45) 7 Sep 1829 B 498 (note: Ditto got land 23 May 1823 saying he was from Bourbon Co KY (per Mary Alice research) Aquilla Amos - Samuel Jones War $500 21 Feb 1831 ESE 11-14-9 (80) 5 apr 1831 C 528 Ditto Amos - John W Morrow War $350 18 Aug 1831 "part" 7-blank-blank (80) 12 Jan 1832 D 165 [remarks says described poorly] Ditto Amos - William Trotter War $462.50 16 Jan 1834 W side SE 6-12-10 (12) (& prt NW 1/4 7-12-10 5acres & N end NW 7-12-10 5acres) 21 Jan 1834 E 420 Thomas Amos - Eli Thomas War $ 400 25 Oct 1833 N part ENE23-12-10 (45) 6 Feb 1834 E 440 Joseph J Amos - Joseph Jones War $375 26 Jul 1835 SE 12-12-9 (160) 19 May 1834 E 560 Nicholas Amos - Abraham Crane War $480 23 Mar 1835 E side NW 25-13-9 (40) 20 Feb 1836 G101 Elijah Amos - James H Young War $375 1 Jun 1835 part NW 23-12-10 (50) 22 Apr 1836 G 191 Elijah Amos - Eli Thomas War $63 27 Mar 1836 part NW 23-12-10 (10) 25 Apr 1836 G 194 Elijah Amos - Hugh Cowan War $1600 27 Mar 1836 NW cor NW 23-12-10 (100) 25 Apr G 195 Aquilla Amos - William Thomas War $637.50 23 Mar 1837 pt send NW 6-12-10 (40.30) 15 Aug 1837 H 342 Abraham Amos - Elias Poston War $350 12 Jan 1837 pt SW 5-12-10 (35) 6 Sep 1837 H 395 Aquilla Amos - Hugh Smith War $15 23 Aug 1837 (W 2 No 8) Milroy 19 Oct 1837 H 470 Aquilla Amos - Robert Priest War $637.50 23 Mar 1837 4 acres more than the half NW 6-12-10 (48.30) 17 Feb 1838 H 611 William Amos - Abram Kyger War $1500 15 Jan 1838 WSE 23-13-10 (80) 3 Jan 1839 I 375 Aquilla Amos - Paul Smith War $16.80 14 Dec 1838 (E 1/2 No 8) Milroy 23 Feb 1839 I 477 Joseph J Amos - Nicholas Barton War $2000 12 May 1840 see metes & bounds 10-14-10 (127.3) 12 May 1840 Nicholas Amos - John C Amos War $800 18 Jan 1840 NE 1/2 NW 8-12-10 (52) 29 Oct 1840 L 130 John C Amos - Solomon Sheperd War $524 27 Oct 1840 pt E SW 8-12-10 (52) 15 Feb 1840 L 298 Joseph J - Robert A Howard War $1200 26 Aug 1841 W NE 14-13-8 (80) 30 Aug 1840 L 648 Patsy Amos - William Trotter QC (quit claim) 8 Oct 1841 (several descpitions in 6-12-10 & 7-12-10 total (90.76) 30 Nov 1840 M79 stopped all, but A D Amos et al - Jeremiah Brown Bond 2 Dec 1841 see record 14 Dec 1842 M 405 (A D probably Abraham D) Aquilla another in Milroy Q479 On to Lawsons - Mary Alice reseach shows: Edward Lawson "from Scott Co KY" bought land in Rush Co IN 10 Mar 1823 Edward Lawson "from Rush Co IN" bought land in Madison Co IN 1 Oct 1852 (same date as Richard) Richard Lawson "from Rush Co IN bought land in Rush Co IN 5 Oct 1826 Richard Lawson "from Rush Co IN bought land in Rush Co IN 6 Jan 1831 Richard Lawson "from Madison Co IN bought land in Madison Co IN 1 Jan 1850 Richard Lawson "from Madison Co IN bought land in Madison Co IN 1 Oct 1852 Deed index (grantor) 1630186 (Rush Co IN) To - from - kind of deed, consideration, date of deed, (description) (name of town) land Sec Twn Rng (acres), recorded, bk pg Richard Lawson - Richard Lawson Jr -- Gift 13 Dec 1828 part SE 17-12-10 (40) 10 Dec 1829 B 577 Richard Lawson - Thomas Hann War $140 1 Feb 1832 NW cor SE 17-12-10 (40) 29 Jan 1833 F 60 Richard Lawson - Charles Lawson War $60 23 Jan 1833 subdivision wanting (59) 31 Sep 1833 E 302 Richard Lawson - James Lawson same but E side ESE 17-12-10 and page 303 Charles Lawson - Wm Trotter War $275 10 Dec 1833 pt WNE 7-12-10 (45 + 9) 1 Oct 1834 F 51 Clemment Lawson - James Paxton War $75 24 Dec 1836 Und 1/2 WNE 4-15-10 5 Apr 1838 I-55 Jehiel R Lawson - Abraham Warrich War $900 23 Sep 1836 NE 12-15-10 (160) 4 Oct 1838 J 256 no more, checked through 1850 +/- Dist 97 Rush Co IN 1850 pg 380b #100-100 Lawson, Richard 81 b.MD farmer living with son Charles's family, son James next door, son Edward also in county Lawson, Charles 40 b.KY farmer $700 Lawson Susan 36 b.KY Lawson, Margaret 16 b.IN Lawson, Elizabeth 14 b.IN Lawson, Jane J 12 b.IN Lawson, Sarah E 9 b.IN Lawson, Eliza A 6 b.IN Lawson, Z Taylor 3 b.IN Lawson, Chas W 10/12 b.IN pg 380b #99-99 Lawson, James 41 b.KY farmer $900 Lawson, Susan 14 b.IN Lawson, K.E. (female) 10 b.KY Lawson, James M 7 b.KY pg 397b #99-99 Lawson, Edward 52 b.KY farmer $4000 Lawson, Elizabeth 50 b.KY Lawson, Jno W(?) 26 b.KY farmer $500 Lawson, E Madison 17 b.IN Lawson, Elizabeth 14 b.IN Constructing the family Richard b.1779 MD had Edward b.1798 KY Richard b.? - ours b.1802-1804 James b.1809 KY Charles b.1810 KY from Mary Alice Lawson 27 Jul 2003 This seems to be the trail from Kentucky to Indiana and part of the family to Missouri (Lawsons) This is great but it surely presents another problem – matching these events to the birth records we have of the issue....... I found these and will be sending for the applicable originals soon....... LAND PATENTS Edward Lawson 3-10-1823 Edward Lawson from *Scott Co., KY (James Monroe) 80 acres Rush Co., IN. Gabriel Springer 3-10-1823 Gabriel Springer from *Scott Co., KY (James Monroe) 160 acres Rush Co., IN Ditto Amos 5-15-1823 Ditto Amos from *Bourbon Co., KY (James Monroe) 80 acres Rush Co., IN 5-15-1823 Ditto Amos from *Bourbon Co., KY 63.76 acres Rush Co., IN Richard Lawson 10-5-1826 Richard Lawson from Rush Co., IN (John QuincyAdams) 160 acres Rush Co., IN Richard Lawson 1 -6-1831 Richard Lawson from Rush Co., IN (Andrew Jackson) 80 acres Rush Co., IN Gabriel Springer 10-15-35 Gabriel Lawson of Rush Co., IN (Andrew Jackson) 80 acres Boone Co., IN Richard Lawson 1 -1-1850 Richard Lawson of Madison Co., IN (Zachary Taylor) 80 acres Madison Co., IN Edward Lawson 10-1-1852 Edward Lawson of *Rush Co., IN (Millard Fillmore) 40 acres Madison Co., IN Richard Lawson 10-1-1852 Richard Lawson of Madison Co., IN (Millard Fillmore) 80 acres Madison Co., IN (This is pretty good evidence that the Scott County Lawsons are ours......Edward from Scott Co., KY to Rush Co., IN to Madison Co., IN.....) Richard Jr. and Sr. had already gone to Missouri by the 1850 and 1852 Patents. At least this line is worth pursuing farther. No Richard Lawson's involved in land in Bourbon Co. Clue http://cbt2.tripod.com/g0000215.html#I2190 Casandra AMOS She is not proven to be a daughter it is assumed. Fayette County, Kentucky Marriages ____ - ____ Father: Mordecai AMOS Mother: Patience SPIERS Family 1 : Richard LAWSON MARRIAGE: 30 Nov 1824, Fayette County, Kentucky -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _Nicholas Day AMOS __+ | (1742 - ....) m 1761 _Mordecai AMOS ______| | (1760 - 1832) m 1789| | |_Christina DITTO ____ | (.... - 1810) m 1761 | |--Casandra AMOS | | _____________________ | | |_Patience SPIERS ____| (1770 - ....) m 1789| |_____________________ at Rush Co., Indiana. | |
Note* | Nicholas Amos and Mordecai Amos same person? | |
Birth* | 15 August 1771 | Nicholas Amos was born on 15 August 1771 at Harford Co., Maryland.1 |
Marriage* | 19 February 1795 | He married Ann Jones on 19 February 1795 at Washington Co., Maryland, not recorded in Bourbon Co, probably marr in Washington Co MD.1 |
Census1820* | 1820 | Nicholas Amos was the head of the household in the 1820 census, pg 130, Millersburg, Bourbon Co., Kentucky, with 1m0-10 (Abraham) 1m16-18 (Joseph) 1m45+ (Nicholas) 4f0-10 (Catherine, Mary Ann, Lucinda, ?) 1f10-16 (?) 3f16-26 (Elizabeth, Sarah, Rebecca) 1f45+ (Ann). |
Will* | 9 September 1847 | He left a will on 9 September 1847 at Bourbon Co., Kentucky; will book N pg 114.1 |
Death* | 20 September 1847 | He died on 20 September 1847 at Bourbon Co., Kentucky, at age 76.1 |
Burial* | He was buried at Old Stonermouth Graveyard, Ruddle's Mills, Bourbon Co., Kentucky: Amos, Nicholas, born August 15, 1771 - died September 20, 1817 (sic, s/b 1847) http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ky/bourbon/cemeteries/stoner.txt.1 | |
Probate | 4 October 1847 | His estate was probated on 4 October 1847.1 |
Family | Ann Jones b. 28 Jun 1779, d. 12 Sep 1843 | |
Marriage* | 19 February 1795 | He married Ann Jones on 19 February 1795 at Washington Co., Maryland, not recorded in Bourbon Co, probably marr in Washington Co MD.1 |
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Last Edited | 6 Oct 2007 |
Citations
- [S462] Children of Mt Soma Baltimore (now in Harford) County Maryland, Gertrude Louise (Johnson) Stephens, pg 130 #(6).
- [S462] Children of Mt Soma Baltimore (now in Harford) County Maryland, Gertrude Louise (Johnson) Stephens, pg 130 #(6) - pg 134.
- [S461] History of Rush County Indiana (segment on Amos family).
- [S462] Children of Mt Soma Baltimore (now in Harford) County Maryland, Gertrude Louise (Johnson) Stephens, pg 130 #(6) - pg 135.
- [S462] Children of Mt Soma Baltimore (now in Harford) County Maryland, Gertrude Louise (Johnson) Stephens, pg 130 #(6) - pg 137.
- [S462] Children of Mt Soma Baltimore (now in Harford) County Maryland, Gertrude Louise (Johnson) Stephens, pg 130 #(6) - pg 138.