Born in Whitley, Kentucky, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of William Lemuel Sexton
and Leah Virginia (Free) Ferree
Brother of
Archibald Sexton, Isaac Sexton, Olivia Jane (Sexton) Snyder, Enoch Sexton, Margaret Sexton, James Sexton, William W Sexton, Samuel Lemuel Sexton, Joel Banton Sexton and Easom Isham Sexton
Husband of
Mary Apollo (Morgan) Sexson
— married
26 Dec 1816 in Knox, Kentucky
Descendants 
Father of
Perry Wallace (Sexton) Sexson, Greenberry Richard Sexson, Jane (Sexson) Abercrombie, William A Sexton and Ollie Sexton
Died
at age 51
in Shelby, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Oct 2010
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Biography
Frederick married Polly Morgan on 26 December 1816 in Knox, Kentucky.[1]
In the 1820 census, Free was in Whitley, Kentucky. The household included 2 males under 10, 1 male 26-44, and one female 16-25.[2]
In the 1830 census Free was in Whitley, Kentucky. The household included 2 males under 5, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 30-39; females 1 5-9, 1 20-29, and 1 30-39.[3]
On September 12, 1836, Free Sexson acquired 40 acres in Shelby County for $50 through the Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sale program. The description was NWSW Section 09, Township 11N, Range 06E. [4] The corresponding federal land patent was dated 10 August 1838. He completed an additional federal land patent for a nearby tract on 10 August 1838. That description was NESW Section 08, Township 11N, Range 06E. Free Sexson, (Shelby County, Illinois), 1838, cash entry patents no. 4741, 4950, “Land Patent Search,” images, General Land Office Records (General Land Office Records : accessed 9 August 2023)
The household of Free Sexson was not found in the 1840 census for Shelby County, Illinois.
Free died on 24 February 1843 and was buried in 1843 in Cochrans Grove Cemetery in Windsor, Shelby, Illinois.[5]
"On this day [March 31, 1843] it was represented to the Court of Probate that Free Sexton died intestate on or about the 24th of February 1843." "... therein do hereby appoint Polly Sexton admx and Perry Sexton administrator..." An estate sale was completed on 25 April 1843. On 5 May 1844, settlements were made, including distributions to the following "named persons," assumed to be heirs: [6]
- Polly Sexton Widow
- Morgan Sexton
- Perry Sexton
- Jane Sexton
- Churchhill H Sexton
- Joel H Sexton
- William A Sexton
- Betsy Sexton
- Peggy Sexton
- Caroline Sexton
- Olly Sexton
- Isaac F Sexton
- Greenberry Sexton
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850"
Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Comp.. Kentucky Marriages to 1850. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky
Ancestry Record 2089 #139024 ($, accessed 8 August 2023)
Frederick Sexton marriage to Polly Morgan on 26 Dec 1816 in Knox, Kentucky, USA. - ↑
1820 Census:
"United States Census, 1820"
citing Page: 112; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005156983; FHL microfilm: 0186188; Image number: 127
FamilySearch Record: XHLR-YSF (accessed 8 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYK-3Q9Q
Free Sexson in Whitley, Kentucky, United States. - ↑
1830 Census:
"United States Census, 1830"
citing Page: 273; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M19; Digital film/folder number: 005155889; FHL microfilm: 0007821; Image number: 540
FamilySearch Record: XHPZ-Q9P (accessed 8 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBQ-PWV
Free Sexson in Whitley, Kentucky, United States. - ↑ 1836 NWSW: Sexson, Free (Shelby County, Illinois, 09/12/1836, Illinois State Archives, Vol. 145, p. 108, “Search by name of purchaser," Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sale Database, (Search URL : accessed 9 August 2023).
- ↑
Burial:
"Find A Grave Index"
citing record ID 25784086, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
FamilySearch Record: QVVT-76GL (accessed 9 August 2023)
Find A Grave: Memorial #25784086
Free Sexson burial (died on 24 Feb 1843) in 1843 in Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, United States of America. - ↑ 1843 Probate: Illinois. County Court (Shelby County) "Probate Journal, Vol. 2 1843-1850," “Probate Court March 31st 1843,” Estate of Free Sexton, page 108-110, "Shelby, Illinois, United States Records," images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Image :accessed August 8, 2023), image 358-359 of 544; citing image group number 008570757
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fredrick by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Fredrick:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fredrick by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Fredrick:
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~3.12%
Jim O'Brien
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Daphne Noble :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member daphneisabella
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~1.56%
Tom Chaney :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tomchaneyphotography
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Chris Hamlin :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A564981 [compare], Ancestry member Cghamlin1
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~0.78%
Sean Chaney :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A149463 [compare], Ancestry member seancchaney
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~0.78%
Susan Tye :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch H896098 [compare]
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K. Nichols
Sexton-1606 and Sexton-167 appear to represent the same person because: The children in Sexton-1606 are listed as heir in the estate of Sexton-167. Dates and sources from Sexton-167 should be used in the combined profile.
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