Nancy Layne^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1798 - Aft 1870  (> 73 years)

• Name	Nancy Layne
  Born	1798	Tennessee, USA
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1849	Griffith Creek, Marion County, Tennessee, USA   [8, 9]
  Died	Aft 1870
  Person ID	I704	Main
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	John Hiram Layne,   b. 1768, Virginia, USA ,   d. Between 1836 and 11 May 1838  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Barbara DeVault,   b. 1770, North Carolina, USA ,   d. Aft 1860  (Age 91 years)
  Married	31 Jul 1789	Washington County, Virginia, USA   [10]
  Notes	Married by Charles Cummings. Information found in Marriage Register 2 page 269 of Washington Co., VA The Layne-Lain-Lane Genealogy book, by Floyd Benjamin Layne, mentions additional children: Lou and Sallie though no evidence apart from this book has been found. Notice also that this book lists Lou and Sally as the last two children of John Jr. and Esther (Kilgore) Layne. There was either some sort of mixup, or these children did not survive to adulthood.
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Charles Kilgore,   b. 1798, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1832, Marion County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 34 years)
  Children	+ 1. Robert Kilgore,   b. 1815, Marion County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Aft 1860  (Age > 46 years) + 2. James A Kilgore,   b. 1816, Marion County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 1896, Marion County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 80 years) + 3. Lucinda Kilgore,   b. 20 Mar 1820, Victoria, Marion County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Apr 1884, Beersheba Springs, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 64 years) + 4. Alexander Kilgore,   b. Apr 1821, Victoria, Marion County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 11 May 1902, Marion County, Tennessee, USA  (Age ~ 81 years) + 5. John K Kilgore,   b. 1 Jan 1826, Marion County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 11 Dec 1903, Sequoyah, Rogers County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 77 years) + 6. Elizabeth Susan Kilgore,   b. Mar 1828, Marion County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 1910, Marion County, Tennessee, USA  (Age ~ 81 years) + 7. Craven S Kilgore,   b. 1828, Victoria, Marion County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 28 May 1909, Daus, Sequatchie County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 81 years)   8. Louisa Kilgore,   b. 1829, Marion County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Aft 1860, Marion County, Tennessee, USA  (Age > 32 years)   9. Mary Ann Kilgore,   b. 1833, Marion County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 17 Apr 1907, Marion County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2016
  Family ID	F1959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	James Jackson,   b. 1801, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Aft 1870  (Age > 70 years)  [11]
  Married	24 Dec 1859	Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
  Notes	Nancy remarries on 24 Dec 1859 (see Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002). The 1860 census with Nancy, wife of James Jackson shows her daughter, Louisa Kilgore, living with them.
  Documents		1870 Grundy County marriage records. Page 39.
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2016
  Family ID	F307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1798 - Tennessee, USA Residence - 1849 - Griffith Creek, Marion County, Tennessee, USA Married - 24 Dec 1859 - Grundy County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Layne-Lain-Lane genealogy, page 76
  		1830 United States Federal Census, Marion County, Tennessee, Page 65 1830; Census Place: Marion, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 175; Page: 65; Family History Library Film: 0024533
  		1840 United States Federal Census, Warren County, Tennessee, Page 369A Year: 1840; Census Place: Warren, Tennessee; Roll: 537; Page: 369; Image: 747; Family History Library Film: 0024550
  		1850 United States Federal Census, District 12, Marion County, Tennessee, Page 438BA Year: 1850; Census Place: District 12, Marion, Tennessee; Roll: M432_889; Page: 438B; Image: 451
  		1860 United States Federal Census, District 4, Marion County, Tennessee, Page 240B Year: 1860; Census Place: District 4, Marion, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1263; Page: 240; Image: 484; Family History Library Film: 805263
  		1870 United States Federal Census, District 4, Marion County, Tennessee, Page 418B Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Marion, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1546; Page: 418B; Image: 32; Family History Library Film: 553045
  		Page 181, District 4, Marion County, Tennessee Tax Records 1836 Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
  		Pages 148 and 149 with Entry 10806 Description : Roll 145: Book U The State of Tennessee No. 10806 To all whom these presents shall come Greeting. Know Ye that in consideration of Entry No. 2222 made in the Office of the Entry Taker of Marion County and entered the 1st day of September 1849 pursuant to the provisions of an act of the general assembly of said statue passed on the 9th day of January 1830. There is granted by the state of Tennessee unto Nancy Kilgore a certain tract or parcel of land containing Two Hundred and fifty acres by survey bearing date the 21st day of May 1851 lying in the county of Marion on the top of Cumberland mountain on the waters of little Sequatchie. Beginning at a chestnut and near the bluff of the cany? fork. Running thence south thirty degrees West seventy six poles to a Small hickory. Thence South Twenty degrees West thirty eight poles to a maple then south Forty degrees west fifty two poles to a double chestnut thence south fifty degrees East One hundred and ten poles to a white oak. Thence East One hundred and thirty poles to a chestnut oak and pointers then North one hundred and sixty six poles to a Stake and two small Hickorys Pointers then a direct line to the Beginning. Including the house and improvements to whom the same Nancy Kilgore now lives, and a chalabiate spring. With all the hereditaments and appurtenances to have and to hold the same tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Nancy Kilgore and her heirs forever. In Witness whereof William Trousdale Governor of the State of Tennessee hath hereunto set his hand and causes the great Seal of the State to be affixed at Nashville on the 25th day of August in the year of our Lord 1851 and of the independence of the United States the 76 year. Secretary WBA Ramsey By the Governor William Trousdale
  		Page 238 of Marion County Land Entry Book No. 1100 Nancy Kilgore enters twenty acres of land situated in Marion County on the top of Cumberland Mountain on the south side of the Pocket creek Beginning on a chestnut tree thence running East to a large ridge thence northwardly along said ridge a natural boundary so far as will make the quantity and include improvement where William Kilgore now lives January 1833. Nancy Kilgore Locator
  		Page 395 of Marion County Land Entry Book No. 2079 Nancy Kilgore enters five hundred acres of land in Marion County on the top of Cumberland Mountain on the waters of the Little Sequatchie beginning on a North East corner of Carter Scruggs five hundred acre entry running Northwardly then westwardly then southwardly then eastwardly to the beginning so as to include a sulphur spring this 8 day of Sep 1848. Nancy Kilgore Locator
  		Page 418 of Marion County Land Entry Book No. 2222 (continues on page 419) Nancy Kilgore enters two hundred and fifty acres of land in Marion county on Cumberland Mountain on the waters of the cave for Beginning on a chestnut about two hundred yards Northwardly? of a parcel? thence Westwardly thence Southwardly thence Eastwardly thence Northwardly to the beginning for compliment so as to include a chalybiate and where the said Nancy Kilgore now lives this 1st of September 1849. Nancy Kilgore Locator
  		Page 419 of Marion County Land Entry Book No. 2223 Nancy Kilgore enters six hundred acres of land in Marion county on Cumberland Mountain Beginning on the beginning corner of a two hundred and fifty acre entry that the said Nancy Kilgore Entered thence Northwardly thence Westwardly thence Southwardly and round to the beginning for compliment so as to include a spring This 1st day of September 1849. Nancy Kilgore Locator

  
  

• Notes

  Nancy is intriguing as one of the few women whose name appears prominently as the head of household or land owner in an age dominated primarily by men. The Layne-Lain-Lane genealogy book by Floyd Benjamin Layne gives us very little to go on mentioning that she married “Hiram” Kilgore. There is no Hiram Kilgore in Marion County in 1830 and, given that many of her siblings married children of Stephen Clayton and Rebecca (Salyer) Kilgore, it’s probable she did as well. The 1830 Marion County census lists Charles Kilgore with household members whose sex and ages agree with those we expect to find for Nancy’s family. This, along with fact that Charles is not recorded in the 1840 census but Nancy Kilgore is, supports the notion that Nancy was married to Charles. Unfortunately, the 1830 and 1840 census records only list the names of the head of the household so we had to rely on information provided by other researchers as a starting point. Louisa, James, and Alexander are living with Nancy in 1850 so we can be fairly certain these are her children. We also found evidence connecting Lucinda, Elizabeth, and Mary. Of Robert, John K, and Craven, the record is less clear. Other researchers have listed them and there is strong circumstantial evidence to support this, but official records have not yet been found. We believe that Charles has died sometime before 1833 as Nancy is found in January of 1833 in the Marion County Land Entry book. It is believed that sometime after Charles death that she has relocated near her brother Daniel as she appears in the 1840 Warren County census living just four households away. Records indicate that this area would have been near present day Palmer, Tennessee in Grundy County. Also of note in the 1840 census, are 4 “free colored persons” living with Nancy and her children. They were a boy and two girls under the age of 10 and a young woman between the age of 10 and 23. I’m not certain what the relationship was with Nancy and her family and the 1840 census does not list names so we’ve no way of knowing who they might have been and where they ended up. In the 1850 census Nancy is found in the 12th District of Marion County. This district is sometimes described as the scattering or those that were missed on the initial enumeration. Information found in the description of Tennessee land warrant #10806 places her close to her brother Abraham by 1849 which would have been District 4. Careful study of these land warrants have allowed us to locate Nancy’s property, near Griffith Creek in Marion County, with fairly high degree of accuracy and confidence. Nancy appears nearby Abraham in both 1860 and 1870 so we believe that Nancy lived out her remaining days in this area. Nancy eventually remarried on Christmas Eve in 1859 to James Jackson after having spent the proceeding 25 years raising her nine children independently. In 1860 only her daughter Louisa is living with her and James. By 1870 it is just her and James. Nancy and James were actually counted twice in the 1870 census. They are listed in both District 3 and District 4. I believe one or both may have been visiting friends or family in the valley while the 1870 census was underway. The 1870 census is the last one that Nancy appears in having lived 73 years. Neither James or Nancy are found in the 1880 census and it’s likely that they had both passed away before then. No grave location has been found for Nancy, but there is a tiny forgotten cemetery off Gray’s Creek Road where her brother Abraham lived which may be where she and her brother were laid to rest.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Layne-Lain-Lane genealogy, Floyd Benjamin Layne, CS7l.L4283 1962., page 76. [S16] 1830 US Census, Tennessee, Marion, (National Archives, Washington, D.C), page 65. [S18] 1840 US Census, Tennessee, Warren, (National Archives, Washington, D.C), page 369A. [S48] 1850 US Census, Tennessee, Marion, District 12, (National Archives, Washington, D.C), page 438B. [S49] 1860 US Census, Tennessee, Marion, District 4, (National Archives, Washington, D.C), page 240B. [S17] TN, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 (1836 District 4, Marion County), (Tennessee State Library and Archives), page 181. [S31] Marion County, TN Entry Books, (Marion County, Tennessee), pages 238, 395, 418, and 419. [S19] NC and TN, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 (Mtn. Dist), (Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.), page 149 (Book U). [S31] Marion County, TN Entry Books, (Marion County, Tennessee), page 418. [S30] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940, Database. FamilySearch. http://familysearch.org, (FamilySearch), page 269. Citing Washington, Virginia, reference P. 269; FHL microfilm 34,389 [S46] TN State Marriages, 1780-2002 (Grundy), (Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.), page 39.