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The father (John Davis Bourn) came to this State (Missouri) about 1825, and in 1839 located in the northwest part of this county, where he followed farming until his death in October 1877. The mother died in July 1868. Their children are William, Joseph S., John J. and Benjamin F.; four are deceased. History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland Counties Missouri, V.2 Biographical Appendix. Goodspeed Publishing, 1887, p. 1151

Nancy's name is mentioned twice in the final distribution of the estate, as well as her husband John D Bourn, underlined beneath the will. The will of Joseph Higbee: I Joseph Higbee of the County of Randolph and State of Missouri do by these presents make this instrument of writing my last will and testament as follows: I give & bequeath to the children of my son Anderson Higbee decd, a certain piece of land being the south east quarter of Section thirty one Township fifty three in Range...

Obituary for John J. Bourn J. J. Bourn was born September 17, 1836 at Fayette, Howard County, Missouri.  He moved to Scotland county in 1840 and died at his home Northwest of Hitt, January 29, 1917, age 80 years, 4 months and 12 days.   He was the sixth son of a family of seven children of John D. and Nancy Higbee Bourn.   On February 24, 1860 he was married to Miss Adeline Stewart of Clark County who died in November, 1861.  To this union was born one son, James E. Bourn.   On January 24,...

From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2713628&id=I23878 According to the "Genealogy of Benjamin ATWELL of New London Ct. 1664" By Norm Ingham in an issue of THE GENEALOGIST), the cousins of Lucinda ATWELL received land in Old Saybrook as a grant of the Proprietors "Of land set aside for the children of Attawanhood" He being the 3rd son of Uncas and the captain of the Mohicans that saved Treat's men in the Battle of Bloody Brook" From...

" Know all men by these presents, that we, John Mer- ritt, Robert Denison, Joseph Bradford, and Mercy Raymond, all of New London, in the County of New London, and Colony of Connecticut, for and in consideration of twenty shillings, received of Mary Atwell * of said Town and County and Col- ony, widow, to our full satisfaction and consent, have granted, remised, released and quit-claimed, and by these presents, we, John Merritt, Robert Denison, Joseph Bradford, and Mercy 90 HISTORY OF...

76. Frances POINDEXTER 88 was born in January 1737 in Louisa County, Virginia. 89 She died before June 1778 at the age of 41. 95 Message Board URL: 8 Oct 2001 <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FZABAEB/162> Message Board Post: Frances Poindexter married Robert Anderson abt 1745 in VA. Her parents were John and Christian Poindexter. Christian's will dated abt 1778 lists her daughter Frances Anderson as deceased. Does anyone know the names of Robert and Frances Anderson's...

Although no birth or baptismal records have been found for Mary Willey (1648), she is beyond doubt the daughter of Isaac Willey as proved by the following will: her sister, Sarah Willey Terrell, left a will dated March 1711/1712 and mentioned the following children of her sister, Mary Willey Tubbs: Samuel, William, Isaac, Joseph, John, Mary Leach, Joanne Buddington, Sarah Beebe, and Bethia Chapman.

James prepared a Lincoln Co., KY will on 1 May 1801. It was probated 15 July 1801 (Book C, page 130) BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Reichlein, p 52-54. WILL: Lincoln County, KY Wills Book C, page 33. This is an abstract of the will James Givens of Lincoln Co. gives oldest son, Samuel,the track of land James lived on currently, being 152 acres which was purchased from Robert Daugherty. To Robert Givens, 200 acres where he formerly lived. To son, James Givens, 440 acres of land claimed in Tennessee on...