Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameLucretia “Lucrecy” Unknown
Birthabt 1759, Province of Virginia
Deathaft 1841, Concord, Merimack County, New Hampshire
Spouses
Birth14 Mar 1762
Death22 Jan 1835, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
OccupationRevolutionary War Soldier, Settler, Farmer
FatherDane/ Deen Christopher
MarriageBET ABT 1781 AND 1784
ChildrenSamuel (1785-1860)
James (1788-~1850)
Enos (1791-1855)
John (1793-<1850)
Daughter 1 (~1795-)
Daughter 2 (~1797-)
Enoch (1798-1860)
Notes for Lucretia “Lucrecy” Unknown
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Possibly of Scotch-Irish decent
Born in the West Virginia area of the Virginia colony.
Some genealogists have her last name as French, but no supporting evidence.
Lucretia could write her name roughly but only made her mark on a transfer of deed in 1784 and again on the transfer of deed in 1817 in Wardensville, Hardy County, West Virginia.
Looking at "US pensioners, 1818-1872", I came across something curious. A "Benjamin Dean" is receiving a Revolutionary War pension in Ohio, until it is transferred in 1822 to Pittsburgh, PA. The Pittsburg pension office continues to pay semiannual payments to Benjamin until Sept 1835, when the payments cease - no reason given. When a pensioner dies, his record is annotated to show the date of death, the last payment for the portion of the year missed, and the recipient of the last payment. For Benjamin, the entries simply stop. Cross-referencing the name, Benjamin's pension record resumes in Concord, New Hampshire in a unique way: he is listed as "Benjamin Dean, deceased", indicating the entry was made for someone who was already dead. The entries continue until 1835, when the following note is added: "Died 22 Jan 1835; pd his widow 1st qtr 1841".
-Brent Deen
“This indenture made the 13th day of September one thousand eight hundred and seventeen between Benjamin Dean and Lucretia his wife of Hardy County and the state of Virginia on the one part and George Cretsinger of the County of Shenandoah and State aforesaid of the other part. Whereinforth that the said Benjamin Dean and Lucretia his wife for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred dollars paid to them in the hand by said George Cretsinger …”
signed Benjamin Deen
marked X Lucretia Deen
witnessed Jacob Miller and Jon Branvon
Possibly of Scotch-Irish decent
Born in the West Virginia area of the Virginia colony.
Some genealogists have her last name as French, but no supporting evidence.
Lucretia could write her name roughly but only made her mark on a transfer of deed in 1784 and again on the transfer of deed in 1817 in Wardensville, Hardy County, West Virginia.
Looking at "US pensioners, 1818-1872", I came across something curious. A "Benjamin Dean" is receiving a Revolutionary War pension in Ohio, until it is transferred in 1822 to Pittsburgh, PA. The Pittsburg pension office continues to pay semiannual payments to Benjamin until Sept 1835, when the payments cease - no reason given. When a pensioner dies, his record is annotated to show the date of death, the last payment for the portion of the year missed, and the recipient of the last payment. For Benjamin, the entries simply stop. Cross-referencing the name, Benjamin's pension record resumes in Concord, New Hampshire in a unique way: he is listed as "Benjamin Dean, deceased", indicating the entry was made for someone who was already dead. The entries continue until 1835, when the following note is added: "Died 22 Jan 1835; pd his widow 1st qtr 1841".
-Brent Deen
“This indenture made the 13th day of September one thousand eight hundred and seventeen between Benjamin Dean and Lucretia his wife of Hardy County and the state of Virginia on the one part and George Cretsinger of the County of Shenandoah and State aforesaid of the other part. Whereinforth that the said Benjamin Dean and Lucretia his wife for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred dollars paid to them in the hand by said George Cretsinger …”
signed Benjamin Deen
marked X Lucretia Deen
witnessed Jacob Miller and Jon Branvon