George Washington Close (1749 - 1812)

Born 1749 in Nelson, Kentucky [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth (Reed) Close — married 1764 in Kentucky

Descendants

Died 1812 at about age 63 in Hardin, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

George Close, born 1745, in Nelson County, Kentucky. He died in 1815, also in Hardin County, Kentucky. Her mother was Elizabeth Reed, born 1753. Margaret and Edward were first cousins.

George Close, Sr. died sometime between August 25, 1810 at the time of the census and October 3, 1816 when his wife married Robert Veazy Alexander in Hardin County. There is no record of her death or burial in Hardin County. That does not mean she did not die there, however.

Will Book A, page 9

Known all men by these presents that I George Clous Junior of the County of Hardin and State of Kentucky am held and firmly bound unto George Highbough and Margaret Clous of said County and State afforesaid in the penal sum of one hundred pound current money of Virginia which payment will and truly be made and done. I bind myself and my Heirs Executors Administrators and every of us firmly by these presents. Sealed with my seal and dated this twenty-eight day of October 1794.

The conditions of the above obligations is such that if the above bound George Clous Junior, his Heirs, etc., shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid jointly to the above mentioned George Highbough and Margaret Clus their Heirs etc. the full quantity of three hundred thirty three gallons of good merchanable whiskey one hundred gallons to be paid March 1795 and one hundred March 1796 and the remaining one hundred thirty three to be paid March 1797 then the above obligation to be void or else to stand and remain in full force and virtue of law.

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of George Clous seal

At a court held for Hardin County, Kentucky on Tuesday the 28th of October 1794. The aforegoing bond was acknowledged and oreded to be recorded.

George was born in 1745. He passed away in 1815.^[1]

Wife Elizabeth Reed born 1747 Nelson Co, Ky married 1764 Ky.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39496853/george-washington-clouse : accessed 17 February 2022), memorial page for George Washington Clouse Sr. (1740–1810), Find A Grave: Memorial #39496853 citing Old Clouse Cemetery, Flag Pond, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Joyce Parker (contributor 47124390) .

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2C-39W : accessed 2 November 2019), Geo Close, Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 284, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 181,351.
• Julie Reed Null