Harrison Despain

Abt 1807 - 1877  (70 years)

• Name	Harrison Despain
  Birth	Abt 1807	Pitmans Creek, Green County, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Apr 1877	Harrison County, Indiana
  Person ID	I35611	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter Despain,   b. 9 Jan 1764, Halifax County, North Carolina d. 31 Mar 1850, Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Nancy Skaggs,   b. 1759, Fincastle County, Virginia d. Bef 5 Jul 1841, Pitmans Creek, Green County, Kentucky (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1791	Nelson County, Kentucky   [1, 2]
  	MARRIAGE: 112. Peter DeSpain, born Abt. 1761 in Halifax Co., North Carolina (Source: Ancestral File - LDS Library); died March 31, 1850 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files - Filson). He was the son of 224. John DeSpain and 225. Susan Scott. He married 113. Nancy Skaggs December 15, 1791 in Nelson Co., Kentucky (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin). 113. Nancy Skaggs, born Abt. 1761 (Source: Ancestral File - LDS Library); died Bef. July 5, 1841 (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin). She was the daughter of 226. Henry Skaggs and 227. Mary (?) Skaggs. Children of Peter DeSpain and Nancy Skaggs are: i.   Susanna DeSpain, born Abt. 1792 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin & Ancestral File - LDS Library); married John Donan May 17, 1806 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin & Green Co. Marriages 1793-1836). ii.   John DeSpain, born May 24, 1793 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin & Ancestral File - LDS Library); died February 12, 1865 in Pleasant Grove, Des Moines Co., Iowa; married (1) Mariah Perkins; married (2) Lydia Howell July 15, 1813 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin & Green Co. Marriages 1793-1836); married (3) Hester Curry July 6, 1834 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin). iii.   Girl DeSpain, born Abt. 1794 (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin). iv.   Marshall DeSpain, born Abt. 1795 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Ancestral File - LDS Library); married Mary Hedgepeth. v.   Hiram DeSpain, born Abt. 1796 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Ancestral File - LDS Library); died Bef. September 14, 1836 in Madison Co., Missouri (Source: Ida Lancaster Skaggs Book - Via Gemi Pearman); married Nancy or Amy Underwood October 2, 1812 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Green Co. Marriages - Book A - Recorded Not Bonded 1793-1836). vi.   Mark DeSpain, born Abt. 1797 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Ancestral File - LDS Library); married Elizabeth Thompson March 2, 1814 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin). vii.   Stephen DeSpain, born Abt. 1799 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Ancestral File - LDS Library); married Thea Shoemaker November 8, 1824 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Green Co. Marriages - Book B 1793-1836). viii.   Girl DeSpain, born Abt. 1800 (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin). ix.   Girl DeSpain, born Abt. 1801 (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin). x.   Harrison DeSpain, born Abt. 1807 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Ancestral File - LDS Library); married Isabella Town April 16, 1829 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Green Co. Marriages - Book B 1793-1836). xi.   James DeSpain, born Abt. 1812 in Kentucky (Source: Ancestral File - LDS Library); married Indianna (?) DeSpain. 56 xii.   Silas DeSpain, born Abt. 1813 in Green Co., Kentucky; died Bef. March 27, 1875; married (1) Abigail Edwards October 30, 1831 in Green Co., Kentucky By: William Noe; married (2) Susan Jones July 18, 1852 in Green Co., Kentucky By: Elijah Etherton. xiii.   William Joseph DeSpain, born March 19, 1813 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Ancestral File - LDS Library); died December 22, 1877 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin or Aug. 29, 1880 - Ida Lancaster Skaggs' Book via Gemi Pearman); married Jeanette S. Katherine Eaton October 10, 1830 (Source: Ida Lancaster Skaggs Book - Via Gemi Pearman). xiv.   Thomas DeSpain, born March 19, 1813 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Ancestral File - LDS Library); died August 29, 1880 in Butler, Bates Co., Missouri (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin); married Hester Ann (?) DeSpain. xv.   Girl DeSpain, born Abt. 1816 (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin). xvi.   Drury DeSpain, born Abt. 1817 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin & Green Co. Marriages 1854-1868); married Nancy Skaggs July 10, 1840 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Green Co. Marriages 1836-1861). xvii.   Edmond DeSpain, born Abt. 1818 (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin); married Sarah (?) DeSpain. xviii.   Boy DeSpain, born Abt. 1819 (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin). xix.   Nancy DeSpain, born Abt. 1820 in Kentucky (Source: Ancestral File - LDS Library). xx.   Lucy Ann DeSpain, born August 10, 1820 (Source: Ida Lancaster Skaggs Book - Via Gemi Pearman); married Elias Skaggs November 10, 1854 (Source: Ida Lancaster Skaggs Book - Via Gemi Pearman). xxi.   William Perry DeSpain, born August 2, 1837 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files - Filson); married Elisha Warren September 1, 1858 in Green Co., Kentucky (Source: DeSpain Log Cabin).
  Family ID	F15202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabella Town,   b. 1810, Pitmans Creek, Green County, Kentucky d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	16 Apr 1829	Pitmans Creek, Green County, Kentucky   [3]
  Children	1. Eliza A. Despain,   b. 1832, Green County, Kentucky d. Yes, date unknown   2. Barbara E. Despain,   b. 1834   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Thomas E. Despain,   b. 25 Dec 1835, Green County, Kentucky d. 6 Feb 1908, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F13906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] Book: The Ragles of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky and Kansas,. [S128] Nelson County Marraige Records. [S13] Green County, Kentucky Marriage Records 1795-1836, Book "B" (Reliability: 3).