John Funk (1764 - 1842)

Born 13 Mar 1764 in Montgomery County, Colony of Pennsylvania [uncertain]

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Died 1842 at about age 77 in Henry County, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Name: John Funk. Given Name: John. Surname: Funk. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Born 1764 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[1]

Died 1842 Henry County, Indiana, USA. ^[1]

Residence 1778 Hilltown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[4]
1810 New Haven, Rockingham, Virginia, United States. ^[2]
1820 Rockingham, Virginia, United States. ^[3]
Relation To Head: Soldier. Pennsylvania, USA. ^[6]

Marriage 23 Oct 1792. Frederick County, Virginia. ^[7]

Notes

John Funk was born either Bucks or Northampton County, Pennsylvania mostly likely before 1770.  He married Mary Rader in Frederick County, Virginia on Oct 23, 1792.  He first appears on the Tithable Tables of Rockingham County in 1793.  In January of 1794 he and Henry his brother are named administrators of his father's estate.  Henry died intestate.  Henry's brother-in-law Ulrick Showalter appraised the property for the court.  By 1810 census Mary had passed on leaving John to raise their eight children.  John according to family tales served in the War of 1812 though I can find no record of his service.  On February 20, 1816 John bought 348 acres of land from James Ewing of Jessamine County, Kentucky for 80.  He paid for the property by taking out a trust deed for 13 years.  Since his occupution was wagon-making in 1819 part of that year's payment was a wagon.  He completed the payments for the land five years early.  On April 14, 1828 John sold the land to his two youngest sons Joseph and John R or Jr. for one dollar.  His other sons Samuel and Martin had left earlier that year for Perry County, Ohio.  In 1830 John was living with his daughter Nancy Funk Britton and her husband Nathanial.  On November 3, 1831 Joseph and John R sold the farm to Nathanial Britton and with John traveled to Logan County, Ohio probably with John's youngest brother Daniel Funk.  Joseph and John R moved from there to Wayne County, Ohio.  In 1832 John purchased 152 acres of land in Miami township, Logan County, Ohio.  Martin joined him there and Samuel arrived at this homestead in the fall.  In October 6, 1833 he sold the land in Logan County to John Click for 0.  On November 6, 1833 Martin purchased 80 acres of land from the federal government for 0 in Allen County, Ohio.  Two days later Samuel purchased the adjoining 80 acres from the state of Ohio for 0.  John and his sons remained on this land till July 12, 1841 when Martin sold his property to Peter Faze and moved his family and John to Henry County, Indiana.  Samuel remained in Allen County for the rest of his life.  Sometime during 1842 John passed on while living in Indiana near his sons Martin, Joseph, and John R.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Source: S_437696842 Ancestry Record 2204 #1091703
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Source: S_432577493 Year: 1810; Census Place: New Haven, Rockingham, Virginia; Roll: 67; Page: 131; Image: 00174; Family History Library Film: 0181427 Ancestry Record 7613 #663389
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: S_432577503 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Rockingham, Virginia; Page: 135; NARA Roll: M33_139; Image: 150 Ancestry Record 7734 #1103959
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: S75422955 The Bucks County Historical Society; Doylestown, Pennsylvania; Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Tax Records, 1782-1860; Collection: Title No. 102; Roll Number: 25 Ancestry Record 2188 #2009951
5. ↑ Source: S_437845904 Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes Ancestry Record 1246 #683920
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Source: S_437706041 The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se Ancestry Record 4654 #1108925
7. ↑ Source: S_432476646 Ancestry Record 3002 #114328

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• Source: S_432577503 1820 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 7734
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• See also: https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/o/p/Nancy-J-Hopkins/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0241.html

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of 229-Davies.ged on 19 October 2010.
• WikiTree profile Funk-412 created through the import of earnst eabaugh.ged on Aug 26, 2012 by Vera Lewis. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Vera and others.