Isaac Sexton (1780 - 1840)

Born 1780 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Morgan) Sexton — married about 1795 in Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 24 May 1840 at about age 60 in Shelby County, Indiana, USA

Biography

When Isaac Sexton was born in 1780, in the Colony of Virginia, his father, William Lemuel Sexton, was 33 and his mother, Leah Virginia Ferree, was 24.

He married Ann Hannah Morgan about 1800. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters.

• Archibald Sexton (1799-aft.1880)
• Phoebe Euphemia Sexton, born Abt. 1800 in Grayson Co., VA; died Bef. 1844.
• William M. Sexton, b Abt. 1800 in VA; d Bet. 1870 - 1880 in Greene Co., IN.
• James Sexton, born Abt. 1804; died Unknown.
• Olivia Sexton, born Abt. 1805 in KY; died Unknown.
• Enoch Sexton (1811-1875)
• Jane Sexton, born Abt. 1811 in Knox Co., KY; d Dec 29, 1910 in Bark Camp, near Corbin, Whitley, KY.
• Nancy Minerva (Sexton) Hart (1815-1871)
• Margaret Sexton, born Abt. 1814; died Unknown.

In 1810, he shows in the US Census with two adults and seven children in the household.^[1]

In 1823, he was granted 60 acres in Whitley Co near the Cumberland River.^[2]

The family relocated before 1840 to Shelby, Indiana.

He died on 24 May 1840, in Shelby, Indiana at the age of 60, and was buried in Greene, Greene Township, Jay, Indiana.^[3]

Will of Issac Sexton Feb 1845

Pleas held at the court house in Shelbyville in and for the county of Shelby in the State of Indiana before the Honorable William H. Sleeth Judge of the Probate Court of Shelby County for the February term in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty five.

Enoch Sexton

Executor of the last will and testament of Isaac Sexton dec'd

Be it remembered that on the eighth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and forty the last will and and testament of Isaac Sexton dec'd was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Probate Court of Shelby County in the words and figures following To Wit:

I, Isaac Sexson of Shelby County Indiana do make my last will and testament.

First I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of the first money collected.

I will and bequeath all my Real Estate and all my personal (estate) property after my debts are discharged to my beloved wife Hannah to have her life time for her maintainence.

At her decease, I direct that so much of the estate as shall remain be divided equally between my three orphan Grand children viz. Louisa, Mary & Granville Ackins and the two orphan boys that I have been raising namely Isaac and James Sexson.

I further direct that the land shall not be sold during her life time unless it be needfull for her support. And I hereby make and ordain my Wife Hannah and my son Enoch executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I Isaac Sexson the testaator have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 20th day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty.

(signed) Isaac Sexson (Seal)

Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Isaac Sexson as his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses hereto in the presence of the said testator and in presence of each other (signed) John Monroe, James Jones & David Jones Sen.

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ 1810 United States Federal Census: Year: 1810; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 7; Page: 87; Image: Kym252_7-0092; FHL Roll: 0181352
2. ↑ Collection: The Kentucky Land Grants; Volume Number: 1; Part: 1; Title: Chapter VI Kentucky Land Warrants (1816-1873); Section: The Counties of Kentucky; Source Page Number: 720
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #54983604
4. ↑ Shelby County, Indiana Court Books

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #54983604