John E. Lock, (II)

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John Locke M, #52278, b. 1746, d. 25 April 1831 Father John Locke b. 1730, d. b 15 Jul 1807 Mother (?) Nancy b. 1730, d. 7 Sep 1807

John Locke was born in 1746. He was the son of John Locke and (?) Nancy. John Locke died on 25 April 1831 at Jefferson, West Virginia, USA.

John Locke was born in 1746. He was the son of John Locke and Nancy Hardaway. John spelled his last name without the "e" on the end.

John married Esther French in West Virginia about 1770.[1]

• Marriage Record
• Name: John Locke
• Gender: Male
• Birth Year: 1746
• Spouse Name: Esther French
• Spouse Birth Place: VA
• Spouse Birth Year: 1750
• Marriage State: of WV
• Number Pages: 1

There were several sons in the French family other than Mathew, among them William and James, and a daughter Esther, who married John Locke.[2]

John's second marriage was to Rachel Hamilton in about 1802 Virginia (West Virginia).[3]

The following was written in a publication when he died. "John Lock died, on Saturday last after a lingering illness. Mr. John Lock senior, in the 85th year of his age, one of the oldest and most respectable citizens of the County."[4]John and Esther are buried at Edge Hill Cemetery, Jefferson Co., West Virginia. They were originally buried on private land and moved to Edge Hill Cemetery[5]

Sources

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Locke-2564
• ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• ↑ A Hisrory of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territories, by David E. Johnston, Author of "Four Years A Soldier", Huntington, W. Va., Copyright 1906
• ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• ↑ Virginia Free Press and Farmers Repository, April 28th, 1831
• ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #29922279