Joseph Boone Ingels (1778 - bef. 1828)

Born 15 Mar 1778 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Boone (Bryan) Ingels — married Dec 1796 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died before Jul 1828 before age 50 in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

According to the "Shoebox Letters," Joseph Ingels, the son of James Ingels, Jr. and Catherine (Boone) Ingels, was born on March 15, 1778.^[1] Based on his parents' likely residence at the time, Joseph was probably born in Berks County, Pennsylvania and moved with his family to Kentucky about 1782.^[2]

Joseph Ingels married Mary Bryan, daughter of William Bryan and Mary (Boone) Bryan, sister of Daniel Boone.^[3][1] Mary's mother, Mary Byran, granted her permission for the marriage on December 16, 1796 in Bourbon Courty,^[4] and Joseph and (presumably his father) James Ingels posted a marriage bond of 50 pounds on December 27, 1796.^[5][1]

Joseph and Mary had the following children:

1. James (oldest child as indicated by Joseph's will), b. perhaps 1797-9
2. John (second child as indicated by Joseph's will), b. perhaps 1799-1802
3. Nancy (third oldest child as indicated by Joseph's will), b. perhaps 1801-1803, m. April 2, 1821 Davide T.W. Sterne in Harrison, Kentucky^[6]
4. Bryan (fourth oldest child as indicated by Joseph's will), b. perhaps 1803-6, m. September 13, 1825, Jaly Oldham in Pendleton, Kentucky^[7]
5. Mary (fifth oldest child as indicated by Joseph's will), b. perhaps 1805-8
6. Lucinda (sixth oldest child as indicated by Joseph's will), b. perhaps 1807-10
7. Catharine (seventh oldest child as indicated by Joseph's will), b. probably about 1811-13 (not yet 18 at time of Joseph's will)
8. Louisa (eigth oldest child as indicated by Joseph's will), b. probably about 1813-5
9. Joseph (ninth oldest child as indicated by Joseph's will), b. probably about 1815-7
10. Elizabeth (youngest child as expressly stated in Joseph's will), b. probably about 1817-20, m. May 9, 1837 Isaac McNees (mentioned in clause 2nd of Joseph's will) in Harrison County, Kentucky

Joseph appears in the tax list for Pendleton, Kentucky in 1800.^[8]

The 1810 US Census for Harrison County, Kentucky includes a household headed by Joseph Ingle and containing 3 free white males under 10, 1 white male 16-25, 3 free white females under 10, 1 free white female 10-15, 1 free white female 26-44 (presumably Joseph's wife, Mary), 1 free white female 45 and over, and 8 slaves.^[9] (Curiously, the census tally does not show the household containing a free white male 26-44, even though Joseph was 32 at the time.)

The 1820 US Census for the South Side of Licking River in Harrison County, Kentucky includes a household headed by a Joseph Ingles and containing 1 free white male under 10, 1 free white male 10-15, 2 free white males 16-25, 1 free white male 26-44 (presumably Joseph), 3 free white females under 10, 2 free white females 10-15, 2 free white females 16-25, 1 free white female 26-44 (presumably Joseph's wife, Mary), 1 free colored female 45 and over, and 19 slaves.^[10]

According to the "Shoebox Letters," Joseph died on March 23, 1849.^[1] However, this is clearly incorrect, as Joseph made his will on April 14, 1828 and it was proved in the July 1828 court after his death.^[11]

Last Will & Testament

In the name of God amen April the 14th day 1828, I Joseph Ingles of the County of Harrison and State of Kentucky being of a low declining state of health in body but sound in mind and memory and knowing that it is appointed for all men to once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament.

• First I resign my soul to God that gave it and my body to the Earth to buried in a decent Christian like manner at the discretion of my friends and as touching my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life. First I desire all my lawful debts be paid.
• 2nd as respects my estate both real and personal I will that this place of my present residence be left in the hands of my wife Mary Ingles until my youngest child Elizabeth comes to the age of twenty one years, boundaries as follows, beginning at Morton Smiths and Odors Corner and running a western course 46 poles to the Stone Corner of Odor and myself, thence South 15 degrees west to the Stone Corner of Odor and myself, thence West to Bowls line, thence with Bowls line to his north east corner, thence westwardly, with Bowls line to his still house branch, thence with the branch to the river, thence round to the beginning, supposed to contain 250 acres and I will to my wife Mary the negro men named Thomas, Gabriel & Elias and the negro women named Milly and Rachel until Elizabeth comes to the said age and Gabriel and Milly she is to dispose of as she think proper and Thomas, Elias and Rachel to be divided equal among my children not to be sold out of the family, and I also leave to her any two waggons and teams, household furniture and farming utensils and all such property as she shall think proper for the family benefit for four years until Moses is take from the potter shop and it is then her province to dispose of the property as she see cause that is to sell it and be appropriated to the family, and it is my desire that she give to Isaac N McNees so soon as he arrives to the age of twenty years and six months a horse and saddle worth fifty and freedom suit and in the mean time to educate him as far as the rule of three provided said McNees continues on the place until he arrives at that age and assists her in conducting the shop.
• 3rd I will and bequeath to my son James Ingles the tract of land where he now lives containing one hundred and twenty acres, twenty of it which lies on the west side of the river opposite to the corner end of where he now lives adjoining Dennis and Moores lands and a negro girl named Milly, all of which he is now in possession and at my demise he is to receive a mulatto boy named George and property amounting to thirty seven dollars.
• 4th I will and bequeath to my son John the tract of land where he now resides containing eighty eight acres and a negro boy named Peter and fifty acres of land on Snake Lick Creek adjoining the widow Colemans on said Creek with sundry articles all of which he now is in possession of and at my demise to receive twenty nine dollars in property.
• 5th I will and bequeath to my daughter Nancy the tract of land where she now resides containing eighty acres and a negro girl named Agnus and sundry articles which she now possesses and at my demise she is to receive a mulattor girl named Mary.
• 6th I will and bequeath to my son Bryan the tract of land where he now resides containing one hundred twenty seven acres and a negro named Archibald with Sundry articles in his possession and at my demise to receive a yellow girl named Brunette and the yellow man.
• 7th I will and bequeath to my daughter Mary the tract of land where she now lives containing one hundred and sixty acres and a negro girl named Deborah and sundry articles all in her possession and at my demise to receive two hundred dollars in property
• 8th I bequeath to my daughter Lucinda the tract of land where she now lives containing one hundred and six acres and fifty acres adjoining the north east end of Georg Monday's land with sundry articles now in her possession and at my demise to receive a negro girl named Lucy.
• 9th I now will and bequeath to my daughter Catharine as soon as she becomes to be eighteen years old the tract of land lying on the west side of Bowls still house branch beginning at the mouth of said branch and up it till it strikes my own line thence with my line to Crooked Creek and crossing said creek to the corner of a honey locust and haw brush thence down the west side of said creek opposite to a corner made for Moore and myself thence with Moors line to the county road then to the river so as to leave the herein mentioned twenty acres to my son James thence with the river to the beginning supposed to contain seventy five acres and a small tract containing thirty acres lying in Pendleton County and state aforesaid on the waters of Kingcade with a salt lick upon it and its necessary materials with six salt kettles belonging to the same and a negro man named David and girl named Sylly, a comet filly saddle and bridle cow bureau table bed and bedding and one hundred and fifty three dollars worth of property.
• 10th I will and bequeath to my daughter Louisa the tract of land lying on the river between the widow Coleman's farm and Singletons upper line supposed to contain two hundred acres and a negro man named Mosus and a girl named Harriet with a cow horse saddle bridle bureau table bed and bedding and one hundred and forty eight dollars in property, all of which she is to receive when she eighteen years old.
• 11th I will and bequeath to my son Joseph when he becomes twenty years of age by the permission of his mother the benefits of the potter shop and yard and its utensils and his negroes hereinafter mentioned and when my youngest child Elizabeth becomes twenty one years old he is to have all of my home place excepting one hundred and acres received in the bottom for said Elizabeth also a piece of land bought at sheriff sale by Barnett Odor wherein I was to have half of said land which I leave to him excepting fifty acres of the best sugar camp reserved for said Elizabeth and the negro boys named Prichard and Ezekiel with a filly called diamond and saddle.
• 12th I bequeath to my youngest child Elizabeth when she becomes becomes twenty one years old one hundred acres of my house place above mentioned the diernon line as follows, beginning at the springhouse on the river and running up to the orchard and then through said orchard so as to include four acres thence down the back fence of the orchard to the corner thence with the middle field fence so as to include the two largest fields near the river or said spring house thence with the outer fence and river so as to include the one hundred acres and the above mentioned fifty of sugar camp and a negro girl named Darcus and a yellow girl named Eliza also a horse saddle bridle table desk bed and bedding and one hundred and ninety eight dollars in property.
• And I will and bequeath to my son Jame fifty dollars to be appropriated to the use of his son Joseph as soon as my daughter Elizabeth comes twenty one years old
• So far I have endeavored to proportion my children of nearly equal and it is my desire what I have allotted to each child that they personally receive if they have not and those of my children who have not received their negroes and should by accident lose any of them before they do receive them I leave in the hands of my wife Mary a negro man named Aaron and woman named Jane to be appropriated to that special purpose should such accident or accidents happen and if not they are to go the same that Thomas Elias and Rachel does and after each child has received what then is herein mentioned and there is still be an overplus, it is to be equally divided among them.

I hereby appoint my son James executor of this my will and testament and my wife Mary executrix furthermore and desire the court not to exact security of my son James farther than himself and heirs and I also authorize son James to execute deeds in my place should there by any to make agreeable to my bonds.

Lastly, I do hereby disallow revoke and disannull all and every other former testament legacies bequeaths and executors by me in anywise before named will & bequeath ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first written above.

Joseph Ingles II S

Signed and sealed in the presence of us: Joseph H. Blair, Harriet Coleman, Barnett Odor, Abraham Tucker, Wm Victor^[11]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Ingels, Richard T. "Shoebox Letters: The Ingels, Howard County Indiana" 2009, p 33
2. ↑ See profile for his father, James Ingels, Jr.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Harry G. Enoch, Anne Crabb, "Women at Fort Boonesborough, 1775-1784," Lulu.com, Sep 14, 2014, p 73
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-SLSN-9?cc=1804888&wc=QD3Q-WCT%3A148118201 : 5 July 2016), 004542749 > image 751 of 836; Madison County Courthouse, Richmond.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z4-8S3 : accessed 25 March 2018), Joseph Ingels and Mary Bryan, 27 Dec 1796; citing Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 183,075.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z6-NXM : accessed 25 March 2018), Joseph Ingels in entry for David T W Sterne and Nancy Ingels, 02 Apr 1821; citing Harrison, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 216,881.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-SJWJ : accessed 25 March 2018), Joseph Ingels in entry for Bryan Ingles and Jaly Oldham, 13 Sep 1825; citing Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 272,803.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2C-QVH : accessed 25 March 2018), Joseph Ingle, Harrison, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 318, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 181,351.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-2CW : accessed 25 March 2018), Joseph Ingles, South Side of Licking River, Harrison, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 138, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 23; FHL microfilm 186,183.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GP3S-5H9?cc=1875188&wc=37R2-7M9%3A173387201%2C173571501 : 20 May 2014), Harrison > Will records, 1818-1832, Vol. B > image 210 of 309; county courthouses, Kentucky.