Joseph Tucker

From Descendants of Joseph Tucker, Generation No. 1:

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1. JOSEPH1 TUCKER [1]

• was born Abt. 1756 in Virginia?[2],[3], and
• died Bet. 30-Mar - 12-Jul-1816 in Perry Co, MO [4].
• He married (1) FRANCES DRURY Bef. 1769 [5],
  • daughter of JOHN DRURY and SUSANNAH HAYDEN.
• He married (2) JANE PEARCE Aft. 1802 in Missouri [6].
• He married (3) JANE CISSELL 3-May-1808 in Nelson Co., Kentucky [7].

Notes for JOSEPH TUCKER:

Joseph Tucker was appointed justice of the peace of Ste. Genevieve, District of Ste. Genevieve 14 Oct 1807. Joseph Tucker constructed a grist-mill on the south fork of the Saline Creek in 1801. Source. Maryland Catholics on the Frontier, pg 331

Children of JOSEPH TUCKER and FRANCES DRURY are:

• 1. 2. i. PETER2 TUCKER, SR.,
  • b. 1769, Virginia;
  • d. 24-Dec-1845, Perry Co, MO.
• 2. 3. ii. THOMAS TUCKER,
  • b. Bet. 1770 - 1780, Virginia;
  • d. Bef. 1847, Scott Co., MO.
• 3. 4. iii. JOSEPH T. TUCKER II,
  • b. 1777, Maryland;
  • d. 25-Jul-1833, Perry Co., MO.
• 4. 5. iv. MARY TUCKER,
  • b. 1778, Maryland;
  • d. 20-Jan-1846, Perry Co., MO.
• 5. 6. v. NICHOLAS TUCKER,
  • b. 1782, Maryland;
  • d. 13-Oct-1839, Perry Co. ,MO.
• 6. 7. vi. MICHAEL TUCKER,
  • b. 1783.
• 7. 8. vii. JAMES TUCKER,
  • b. 1784, Maryland;
  • d. Feb-1856, Lavaca Co., TX.
• 8. 9. viii. WILLIAM TUCKER,
  • b. 1786, Kentucky;
  • d. 20-Aug-1852, Perry Co., MO.
• 9. 10. ix. JOHN TUCKER, SR.,
  • b. 4-Jul-1788, Kentucky;
  • d. 5-Aug-1856, Perry Co., MO.

"Stepchild" (Adopted?):

• 10. 11. x. FRANCIS TUCKER, SR.,
  • b. 1790, Kentucky;
  • d. 12-Apr-1865, Perry Co., MO.

Endnotes:

• 1. Maryland Catholics on the Frontier by Timothy J. O'Rourke 1973, page 331,
  • The earliest origins of the Tucker Family remain obscure. Very little of substance is known of the life of Joseph Tucker, the most remote known ancestor of this line (source for parentage called to question here).
  • Regarding his personal character and meritorious life we do have the testimony of the missionary priest Dunand. Joseph Tucker's wife, Frances Drury, was a native of St. Mary's County, Maryland, but a search of available records turned up very few references to Tuckers. A Mary Tucker was a member of the congregation at St. Inigoes, Maryland about 1769, but nothing more is known about her. Inasmuch as one or two of the children of Joseph Tucker were born in Virginia, it may well be that he was a native of that colony. Further, his extreme fervor for religion has been interpreted by some as the sign of a convert.
  • The move to Kentucky was probably made about 1785, as son James, born ca 1784 gave Maryland as his birthplace, while son William, born ca 1786 gave his as Kentucky. The Joseph Tucker under consideration was probably identical with the individual of the same name who was paid by the estate of Col. Isaac Fox of Nelson County, Kentucky, 8 October 1788 for making shoes. The 1793 tax list of Nelson County, Kentucky counted Joseph Tucker with 15 cattle, 5 horses and 250 A. The 1795 enumeration indicated that the 250 A. was originally entered by George Fendley and lay on Pottenger's Creek.
  • The Tuckers were one of the first families to follow the (Isadore) Moores to the Sainte Genevieve District, some of them arriving in June 1801. Joseph Tucker and his sons Peter and Michael were successful in obtaining grants of 640 A each.(640 acres=one section=1 mile square) The Tucker sons and their issue were so numerous by the time of Father Dunand, that the settlement in The Barrens was frequently referred to as the Tucker Settlement. Maes, in Life of Reverend Charles Nerinckx (1880) refers to it as a settlement of 60 families south of St. Louis, at the time of Dunand's visits.
• 2. Mount Hope Cemetery listing by Perry County Historical Society, Old Pioneer Cemetery of St. Mary's of the Barrens Cemetery, This info is from a listing of headstones as they were published in the Perryville Union, 4 Jan 1887 and in the Perry County Heritage, Volume II, no. 2, 1984. This cemetery was also the site of the St. Mary's of the Barrens Church from 1807 until 1837 when most of the tombstones were moved to the new Mount Hope Cemetery. Joseph Tucker age 77 years, d. 24 Jul 1833.
• 3. Discussion Gay Heitlinger (nee Cope). & John D-H June 1998, Gay Heitlinger thought she remembered her grandfather, Thomas Elias Tucker saying his family was from Virginia.
• 4. Maryland Catholics on the Frontier by Timothy J. O'Rourke 1973, pg 331, Death Perry Co. MO btwn 30 Mar & 12 Jul 1816.
• 5. Maryland Catholics on the Frontier by Timothy J. O'Rourke 1973, pg 331.
• 6. Maryland Catholics on the Frontier by Timothy J. O'Rourke 1973, pg 331, Joseph Tucker's first wife Frances Drury was still alive in October 1802.
• 7. Maryland Catholics on the Frontier by Timothy J. O'Rourke 1973.

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Joseph Tucker

• was born BET 1744 AND 1752 in Maryland or Virginia, and
• died 30 MAR 1816 in Perry Co., MO.

5. Frances Drury

• *was born ABT 1744 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and
  • died 1803 in Perry Co., MO.
  • She was the daughter of 10. John Drury and 11. Susannah Hayden.

Children of Frances Drury and Joseph Tucker are: 1. i. Peter Tucker

• *was born 1769 in Virginia, and
  • died 24 DEC 1845 in Ste. Genevieve Co., MO.
  • He married Christina Hagan 8 MAY 1794 in Nelson Co., KY,
    • daughter of Joseph Hagan and Mary Anne King. She was born 1778 in Charles Co., MD, and
    • died 20 MAR 1828 in Perry Co., MO.
  • He married Elizabeth Rhodes 27 AUG 1828 in Perry Co., Missouri,
    • daughter of Cornelius Rhodes and Anastasia Mattingly. She was born BEF 1805 in Nelson Co., Kentucky, and
    • died BEF 1850 in Ste. Genevieve Co., Missouri. 2. ii. Thomas Tudor Tucker
  • was born 1772 in Virginia: what Co., and
  • died 1842 in Scott Co., Missouri.
  • He married Chloe Manning 31 JAN 1794 in Washington Co., Kentucky.
    • She was born WFT Est 1755-1781, and died WFT Est 1806-1868.
  • He married Susannah Hagan 11 FEB 1805 in Ste. Genevieve co. Mo. (2nd wife),
    • daughter of Joseph Hagan and Mary Anne King. She was born ABT 1785 in Prince Georges Co., Maryland, and
    • died 26 JAN 1853 in Perry Co., Missouri. 3. iii. Mary Tucker
  • was born 1776 in Maryland, and
  • died 20 JAN 1846 in Perry Co., MO.
  • She married James Aquilla Hagan 27 FEB 1797 in Nelson Co., Kentucky,
    • son of Joseph Hagan and Mary Anne King. He was born 10 MAR 1776 in Charles Co., MD, and
    • died 30 AUG 1851 in Perry Co., MO.
• 4. iv. Joseph Tucker
  • was born 1777 in Maryland, and
  • died 25 JUL 1833 in Perry Co., Missouri.
  • He married Eleanor Simms 18 APR 1797 in Washington Co., Kentucky,
    • daughter of John Simms and Elizabeth. She was born 1782 in Charles Co., Maryland, and
    • died 27 JUL 1833 in Perry Co., Missouri.
• 5. v. Nicholas Peter Tucker
  • was born 1782 in Maryland, and
  • died 13 OCT 1839 in Perry Co., Missouri.
  • He married Mary Miles 11 DEC 1804 in Ste. Genevieve , Missouri.
    • She was born WFT Est 1767-1793, and died WFT Est 1828-1882.
• 6. 2. vi. Michael Tucker
  • was born 1783 in Maryland, and
  • died AFT 1818 in Washington Co., Kentucky.
  • He married Dorothy Johnson ABT 1802.
    • She was born ABT 1784, and died WFT Est 1808-1878.
• 7. vii. James Tucker
  • was born 1784 in Charles or St. Mary's Co., Maryland, and
  • died 28 FEB 1856 in Lavaca Co., Texas.
  • He married Theresa Hagan,
    • daughter of Joseph Hagan and Mary Anne King. She was born ABT 1800 in Maryland, and
    • died WFT Est 1835-1914 in Lavaca Co., Texas.
• 8. viii. William C. Tucker
  • was born 1786 in Nelson Co., KY, and
  • died 20 AUG 1852 in Perry Co., MO.
  • He married Sarah Ann Hayden 30 DEC 1806 in Perry co.Mo.,
    • daughter of Clement Hayden and Sarah Ann Shircliff. She was born 1789 in Kentucky, and
    • died 17 FEB 1850 in Perry Co., MO.
  • He married Emily Jane French 25 JAN 1851 in Perry Co., Missouri.
    • She was born 1797 in Kentucky, and
    • died 7 FEB 1860 in Perry Co., Missouri.
• 9. ix. John Tucker
  • was born 4 JUL 1788 in Kentucky, and
  • died 5 AUG 1856 in Perry Co., MO.
  • He married Eleanor Miles 13 OCT 1809 in Ste. Genevieve , Missouri.
    • She was born MAY 1790 in Maryland, and
    • died 22 AUG 1870 in Perry Co., MO.
• 10. x. Francis Tucker
  • was born 24 FEB 1793 in Nelson Co., KY, and
  • died 12 APR 1865 in Perry Co., MO.
  • He married Sarah Dunn 19 FEB 1811 in Ste. Genevieve , Missouri,
    • daughter of William Dunn and Elizabeth Drury. She was born 1795 in Kentucky, and
    • died 20 OCT 1852 in Perry Co., MO.
  • He married Rebecca Hagan APR 1858 in Perry Co., Missouri,
    • daughter of Levi Hagan and Mary Anne Reed. She was born ABT 1810 in Ste. Genevieve , Missouri, and
    • died WFT Est 1862-1905 in Perry Co., Missouri.

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Name: Joseph Tucker

• Suffix: , Sr. 1
• Sex: M
• Birth: BET 1744 AND 1752 in Maryland or Virginia 2 1
• Death: 30 MAR 1816 in Perry Co., MO 3
• _FA1: 1815 Led Bishop DuBourg to Missouri. 1
• Occupation: Farmer 1
• Event: Church Affiliation Catholic; possibly a convert 1
• Event: Military record ABT 1780 Revolutionary War patriot, Pvt., Maryland 1

Note: from Perry Co. Republic, 2 December 1975, by Tim O'Rourke: "It is not generally known that the early settlement at the Barrens in central Perry Co. was known far and wide as the Tucker Settlement. The Tuckers were not the first Catholic family to come to the Barrens, but they were certainly the most numerous. The patriarch of the family was Joseph Tucker who was born perhaps in early 1740 and who lived until the early summer of 1816... He most likely came to Perry Co. , originally from St. Mary's Co., Maryland. He was listed in the parish censuses of St. Inigoes Church at Newtown Manor in 1768 and 1769. Nothing is known of his parentage, but inasmuch as only heads of families were listed in the parish census, the Mary Tucker who was listed before him in 1768 may very well have been his widowed mother. No pattern emerges from the scattered Co. records regarding individuals of the Tucker surname, and inasmuch as the surname was much more common in adjacent Virginia, his father may well have hailed from there. "

1744 or 1752, St. Marys Co., Maryland : Alternate birth dates and place.

...from " Catholic Families of Southern Maryland," O'Rourke, p. 38 :Census of St. Inigoes Parish, St. Mary's Co., Maryl and in 1768, included Joseph TUCKER, with the name Mary TUCKER, following it. Could she be Joseph's mother

• In the same list are the following Drury's: Mary, Matthew, and Thomas.

in 1769 : Joseph TUCKER, Mary TUCKER, Ann DRURY, Elizabeth DRURY, Ellen DRURY, Francis DRURY, James DRURY, John DRURY , John DRURY, Jr., Joseph DRURY, Matthew DRURY, Mrs. DRURY, Susan DRURY, and Teresa DRURY.

1785. O'Rourke concluded that Joseph Tucker, Catholic, was in Nelson County, Kentucky in 1785. He shows son James bor n ca 1784, Maryland and son William born 1786, Kentucky. Soon after son James was born 1784 in Maryland, tax records d o show that Joseph was a resident of Nelson County, Kentucky. He is listed each year in the published 1785 - 1796 Nelso n County tax records. During those tax years, sons' Peter, Thomas and Joseph, Jr., are listed as they reach the taxabl e age. During the same years, two unidentified Tuckers, John and George, were also in Nelson County, However, they wer e not living in the same tax district as Joseph.

By 1802, Joseph Tucker, Catholic, was in Spanish Louisiana in the District of St. Genevieve. From O'Rourke, page 2: Whe n Isidore Moore [first Catholic settler and from Washington County, Kentucky] finally arrived at the Barrens 9 Februar y 1801. . . "old Mr. Joseph Tucker and some of his sons, came to see us the June following, while the rest [Tuckers] wi th the families and property, remained in Illinois; but they all came here again (in the) fall."

It was generally known far and wide that the early settlement at the Barrens in central Perry County was know as the Tucker Settlement. They weren't the first catholic family to come to the Barrens, but they were the most numerous. The patriarch was Joseph. In the Land Records Catholic Joseph Tucker was known as "short Tuckers" All of the early Catholic families came from the counties of Charles or St. Mary's in Maryland. Joseph was listed in the parish census of St. Inigoes Church at Newton Manor in 1768 and 1769. Only heads of families were listed. Prior to his listing Mary Tucker was listed as head of the household and could be his mother. However, the name of Tucker was more common in Virginia. His father could be from there.