John T. Mallory

John T Mallory (c1792-1870/80) was a farmer, and a Justice of the Peace. Many researchers give his middle name as Thomas, while others say Thornton, but there seems to be no known contemporary record.

There is some doubt about his ancestry. He was probably a son of William Mallory and Ann Thornton Peyton. He has also been suggested as a son of William's brother John B. Mallory and Samantha Allen. He is sometimes confused with John Mallory, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, whose family later moved to Champaign County, Illinois.

He was in Harrison County, Kentucky with Timothy Mallory, who was probably also a son of that couple. James Goeden, a descendant of William and Ann (Peyton) Mallory, thought it likely this John was their son, but also suggested he might have been John T. Mallory (c1792-?0, son of the William Mallory at Harper’s Ferry (Goeden).

He might have been the male 10-16 in William Mallory's household in 1810 at Bourbon County. He would have been about 18. In 1820 he was probably one of the two males 26-45 in the household of Timothy Mallory on east side of the south fork of the Licking River in Harrison County, Kentucky. They were living near James Brownfield, John's future father-in-law.

The first certain record of this John is his 1825 marriage to Elizabeth Brownfield in Harrison County. He was probably not the John Malleory who appears at Harpers Ferry 1816-1825. That John was living at Harpers Ferry in the 3rd quarter of 1825 (Peura).

He was enumerated on the 1830 census as John Malley in the eastern division of Harrison County, near his brother-in-law Robert Brownfield. His household consisted of 1 male 30-40 (himself), 1 female 30-40 (wife Elizabeth), 2 females 5-10, 1 male under 5, and 1 female under 5.

He settled near Champaign, Illinois, perhaps in 1832 with the family of his first wife, who came from Kentucky to Illinois in October of that year. If he received a land warrant for service in the War of 1812, as did many of the early settlers in this area, there is no record of it. He does not seem to have owned land. His Brownfield in-laws appear on an 1833 list of property owners in Champaign County, but he does not. However, he was certainly at Champaign in 1833, as he remarried there that year.

On 5 March 1838 he petitioned the court to appoint James Clements, the administrator of the estate, as guardian for the property his older children, Nancy Jane, James and Mary, inherited from their Brownfield grandfather (Petition, Champaign Co. Probate Ct. Case 4. 1835). In 1839, "On motion of John Mallory, James Clements [the administration of James Brownfield's estate] is appointed Guardian for the minor children of Elizabeth Mallory dec. one of the kind of James Brownfield who are above the age of fourteen years of age, he having entered into bond together with John Brownfield and Joseph Brownfield as his securities which bond is now approved and recorded in Book A page 195" (Order, Champaign Co. Probate Ct. Case 4, February 1839).

In 1841 the heirs of James Brownfield petitioned the court to divide his estate. The case mentions John Brownfield, Joseph Brownfield, Mary Brownfield, Robert Brownfield, Mary Brownfield, Samuel Brownfield, James Clements, James Mallory, Mary Mallory, and Nancy Jane Mallory (Petition for Assignment of Dower and for Partition, Champaign Co. Cir. Ct. Chancery Case 13 (1841)).

Finally, in 1843, "James Clements admr of James Brownfield decd and Guardian for the Minors heirs of Said decd came and presents the recpts of Joseph Brownfield and Robert Brownfield infull... Also produced Satisfactory testimony that he had paid Mary Brownfield widow of Said decd..., also That Elizabeth Mallory one of the heirs of Said decd. Recvd inpart of hir dower $60.00" (Affidavit, Champaign Co. Probate Ct. Case 4, May 1843).

A Bill to Quiet Title was filed in 1911, following the death of Joseph Fabry Brownfield (died 11 June 1911, Champaign), a cousin of the children's mother Elizabeth. The bill named James Mallory, whose interest in the Brownfield property was presumably never properly extinguished (Bill to Quiet Title, Champaign Co. Cir. Ct. Chancery Case 4695, 1911).

As John Malery, he appears on the 1840 census in Champaign County, Illinois, near his brother-in-law Robert Brownfield. He was apparently a widower. His household consisted of 1 male 40-50 (himself), 1 male 10-15 (son James), 1 female 10-15 (daughter Mary), 1 female 5-10 (daughter Nancy Jane), and 1 female 70-80 in his household (perhaps his mother or mother-in-law).

In 1842 John remarried. On 7 August 1843 he was a candidate for Constable, and on 3 August 1846 a candidate for Justice of the Peace. He was commissioned Justice of the Peace on 28 August 1846.

In 1850 he appears on the census as John Mallory. He was described as a farmer but owned no real estate. His older children had already left home, and his daughter Cornelia died in October 1849. His household consisted of himself (age 58), wife Angeline (age 42), daughter Orrilla (recte Verilla, age 11), daughter Elizabeth (recte Esseneth, age 7), daughter Eliza (age 4), and son Robert (age 1). He was reported to have been born in Virginia, his wife in Kentucky, and all the children in Illinois. He was a neighbor of his brother-in-law Robert Brownfield. John seems to have been a lifelong friend of Robert Brownfield. John's youngest son, Robert B. Mallory, was probably named for Robert Brownfield.

The agricultural schedule to the 1850 census shows John with substantially less property than any of his neighbors. Ths is consistent with his apparent professional standing, which seemingly also qualified him to become Justice of the Peace. He is listed as John Malloy in Somer Township, next door to Robert Brownfield. He had 14 improved acres and 20 unimproved acres. The cash value of his farm was $240, his farming implements and machinery were valued at $50. He had 2 horses, 1 milch cow, 1 other cattle, 4 sheep, and 6 swine, for a total livestock value of $70. He produced 560 bushels of Indian corn, 12 pounds of wool, 10 pounds of Irish potatoes, 100 pounds of butter, and 2 tons of hay. The value of his animals slaughtered was $16. In contrast, his brother-in-law Robert Brownfield had 90 improved acres, 50 unimproved acres, and the cash value of his farm was $1,100.

John moved to Dallas County, Iowa about 1855-1856. He bought 40 acres in Dallas County on 1 May 1855 (General Land Warrant, Certificate No. 2758): Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 81 North, Range 29 West. The patent describes him as "John Mallory of Greene County Iowa". His daughter Esseneth died in Champaign County, 14 August 1855. He and his family appear on the 1856 Census in Dallas County.

His wife Angeline appears on the 1860 Mortality Schedule at Champaign County. He appears on the 1860 census: John Malery (66) with son Robert Malery (10) in Dallas County, Iowa. He was living near his stepdaughter Verilla Morriston and son-in-law Hooper Moraine. His daughter Nancy and her husband John Hayes had already moved to Washington. It seems Angeline was visiting her old home when she died. Their daughter Elizabeth was enumerated in Champaign County as Elizabeth Malery (16) in the household of her half-brother William Howe.

John re-married in 1861.

The last known record of him is the 1870 census. He was enumerated twice. Once with his wife Rebecca in Dallas County, Iowa, and once with his daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and John Hays near Roseburg, Oregon.

He died presumably before 1880 when his widow Rebecca appears alone on the census.

His gravestone in Dawson Cemetery in Dallas County gives his name as John Malory but is otherwise illegible. A modern stone has also been erected there.

• Census: 1830 - Harrison Co, Kentucky
• Emigration: Oct 1832 - Champaign Co, Illinois
• Census: 1840 - Champaign Co, Illinois
• Census: Nov 1 1850 - District 21, Champaign Co, Illinois
• Census: 1856 - Dallas, Dallas Co, Iowa
• Census: June 12 1860 - Dallas, Dallas Co, Iowa
• Census: June 21 1870 - Dallas, Dallas Co, Iowa

Identification with John H. Mallory

FamilySearch.org (2016) identifies him with John H. Mallory, son of James Mallory and Elizabeth Dowell, but he does not appear on any documented list of their children. A John H, Mallory is reported by Rose Rentzel as a son of James Mallory and Elizabeth Dowell, but without any further details.

The evidence for identifying him as a son of James Mallory and Elizabeth Dowell is weak:

1. John would have been an unknown son, probably born the year after their marriage.

2. John's supposed father James is thought to have been the James who was granted 120 acres in Warren County, Illinois, 20 February 1818 for service as a private in Schyler’s Company, 29th Infantry, while this John later lived in Illinois.

3. John was plausibly a brother of Anna D. (Mallory) Catlett, also speculated as a daughter of James, because Anna's daughter Angeline Catlett (born 1832) might have been named for the Angeline who married this James (but not until 1842).

Sources

• John Malory at Findagrave.com.
• Outline Descendant Report for Roger Mallory
• Mallory Smith, "William Mallory NC, KY and MO" at GenForum.com, Oct. 21, 2003.
• Rose Rentzel, James Mallory married to Elizabeth Dowell 1792 VA at GenForum.com, Sept. 18, 2005.
• John H. Mallory in Becky's Genealogy Family Tree at WorldConnect, visited April 5, 2014.
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 23 2016, 6:37:14 UTC

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