George Dale (1749 - 1830)

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Died 1830 at about age 81 in Noblesville, Indiana, United States

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Biography

As per Lee Nichols: "The commemorative Biography Records in the Indianapolis State Library states;

'The Dales originally came from Scotland. In the first half of the 18th Century, three Dale brothers separated, with one going to New England, one to Virginia and one to the south. George Dale is a son of the one who located along the Potomac River in Virginia'.

Family records seem to prove this untrue, but it should be presented. In 1786 George moved his family to Woodford Co, KY. The following is a colorful recounting of the journey, written by Marion Harris and published in the Noblesville Ledger, Noblesville, IN:

'If you were moving from Virginia to Kentucky in 1786 and wanted to take a featherbed along, you would load it on a horse or mule with your other household goods, and up hill and down, through good weather and bad, fording streams and going through all the perils of the journey of severl hundred miles, you would reach Kentucky with the featherbed intact, hopefully. The biography of George Dale says he exchanged feathers in a featherbed for land in Kentucky at the rate of one pound of feathers for an acre of land'.

'George owned "1000 acres on the North fork of the Licking River" in Woodford Co, KY at the time of his death in 1830. In 1793 he dsold a right of way to Woodford Co to allow 'Delany's ferry access to the Kentucky River.' George and Hannah sold land to Thomas Mosley in 1794 and George was appointed surveyor of lands in 1796.

The family moved to Connorsville, Fayette Co, In in 1817. In 1820 George gave his power of attorney to his son Alexander Dale, for all the lands he held in KY. By 1821 most of the family had moved on to Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN. George registered land in that year. He died sometime in 1830, as his will was probated in November 1830. His widow, Hannah, bought many of their household goods, as George was 'seized in debt' and his possessions were auctioned off. "

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See also:

• Deeds Richmond County, Virginia related to John Dale:
  • Abstract: Peter Goad (carpenter and cooper), John Dale (carpenter), in North Farnham Parish of Richmond County, Colony Virginia in 1772. Witnesses include: Hannah Dale and Isaac Dale.
  • Abstract: Peter Goad to Hannah Dale 81 acres in North Farnham Parish in 1780. Witnesses include: George Dale.
  • Abstract: John Dale to James Howard in 1780. John's wife is Lucy Dale of Northumberland County.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215614915/george-dale : accessed 17 January 2022), memorial page for George Dale (1749–1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 215614915, citing Cherry Grove Cemetery, Mortonsville, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by John Blakemore Sellers (contributor 47059533) Burial Details Unknown.