Hannah (Jackson) Conkin (abt. 1801 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1801 in Washington, Southwest Territory, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Conkin — married 5 May 1811 in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died after 1880 after about age 79 in Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Hannah "Mary" Jackson was born between 1787 and 1790, in what is today Washington county, Tennessee, a daughter of George Jackson and his wife, Elizabeth "Betsey" Jobe. On April 16, 1812, in Jonesboro, Washington county, Tennessee, Hannah married John Conkin, born circa 1776. Hannah Conkin is mentioned in her father's Will. ^[1]

Hannah was 82 years of age, and signed her name as May or Mary Conkin, when she made her declaration of a Widow for pension, under the Act of February 14, 1871, in Washington county, Tennessee. Her claim, based on her husband's military service, during the War of 1812, was rejected February 2, 1872. The affadavits contain information regarding her descendants, who ^[2]

Hannah died after 1880, in Tennessee. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Washington Co, TN Wills 1777-1872, p. 50
2. ↑ http://tngenweb.org/sullivan/john-conkin-pension-application/
3. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:9V1P-PZ7 : accessed 12 January 2020), entry for Mary Polly or Hannah Jackson