Individual Notes
Note for: James Hamilton Kindred, ABT 1796 - 1849
Index
Census: Date: 1820
Place: Kentucky, Fayette County
Census: Date: 1830
Place: Kentucky, Henry County
Census: Date: 1850
Place: Illinois, Brown County
Census: Date: 1860
Place: Illinois, Adams County
Census: Date: 1940
Place: Indiana, Decatur County
Event: Kentucky, Henry County
Type: Tax Lists
Date: BET 1829 AND 1837
Will: Date: 20 FEB 1847
Place: Illinois, Brown County
Individual Note: [Master.FTW]
Copy of James Kindred Will
State of Illinois
Brown County
February 20, 1847
I, James Kindred believing as I do that I have not long t o live may conceive it to be a duty to myself and family th at justice may be met to all, do make this my last will an d testament. That Leonard Rigor shall be entitled to the W1 /2 S.W., NW34 township. S.3W of the fourth principal meridi an. That Juda Kindred during her life time or widowhood sh all be entitled to 140 acres being the balance of said quar ter of land, after which the above 140 acres of land shal l be equally divided between Walker C. and Hesekiah Kindred . James Hamilton Jr. shall be entitled to on ebed and bedd ing.
Granville L. Kindred shall be entitled to $ 2.50.
That Poliseney Jarrard shall be entitled to $ 15.00. Tha t James Kindred shall be entitled to $ 2.50 All my persona l property shall be sold on a credit of twelve months, sai d sale to be on the twenty fifth of June 1847. The proceed s of said sale to be applied to all just debts against my e state. If there is any surplus, said surplus to be appropri ated to the use of the widow. It is my desire to have an d I do hereby appoint Jacob Hushman as executor of my estat e.
As witness my hand and seal
James Kindred (seal)
Attest:William. L. Taylor
Geo Hersman
This will was probated in May 1849. Jacob Hushman refused t o act as executor and Leonard Rigor was named.
At the sale of the personal property Leonard Rigor bough t a black mare for $ 30.00 and Walter Kindred a rifle fo r $ 16.00. $424.00 was realized from the sale, quite a goo d sum for those days. On September 6, 1851 a summons was se rved on Leonard Rigor to appear in court in Mt. Sterling t o answer a plea of debt of $ 300.00 and damages of $ 16.5 0 to the estate of John Kelsey. John Kelsey had died and ap parently no receipt or evidence could be found that James K indred had paid for the land he had bought from Kelsey. O n September 16,1851 the sum of $ 134.73 was awarded to Hug h McBride, the administrator of the John Kelsey estate as b eing owed by the James S. Kindred estate and on September 2 9, 1851 Leonard Rigor was ordered to pay this from his ow n personal or real property. Leonard Rigor was obligated t o sell his own sheep and hogs to cover this debt. Joshua Ja rrard, William and John Shaffner, Juda Kindred were securit y for bond for Leonard Rigor. Joshua Jarrard or Garrard wa s also a son-in-law of James Kindred. It seems James Kindre d did not die at the time he made his will. Death came to h im some two
years later as evidenced by records in the Mt. Sterling, Il linois courthouse.
Males
1 under 10 Granville
1 26-45 James Sr.
Females
2 under 10 Milley & Artesema
1 16-26 Judith
1 were in commerce, one of them a free colored male, liste d separately in Colored Schedule.
Males
1 under 5 - Walter
1 5-10 James Jr.
1 10-15 Granville
1 30-40 James Sr.
Females
1 under 5 not in 1840 census
2 5-10 Artesema & Pollysena
1 10-15 Milley
1 30-40 Judith
This was the only James Kindred in Kentucky in 1830,
proof that he was the right one comes in the tax records
which follow.
Males
2 5-10 Hesekiah & Walter
1 15-20 James Jr.
1 50-60 James Sr
Females
1 under 5 not in 1850 Census
2 15-20 Artesema & Pollysena
1 40-50 Judith
Granville and Milley were both married before 1840,
and they were listed in separate households. That
leaves two little females of who we know nothing.
These early census gave only the name of the head
of the household and numbers for all others.
Mt Sterline TWP. house 156
Judith Kindred 55 years. b Georgia R.E. Value 1000.00
Walter 20 yrs KY
Hesekiah 14 yrs KY
James Jr with wife and 3 sons listed in separate households
as was Milley with husband Leonard Rigor and 6 children.
Granville with wife and 5 sons was still in Decatur Co, Ind iana.
James Hamilton thought to have been the husband of Artesema
was also in Brown Co with a new wife, a son James Jr and
other children. Pollysena and husband Joshua Garrard have
not been located to date.
Concord Twp page 868
Hesekiah Kindrage 24 yrs b. Indiana (?)
Nancy 20 yrs Indiana
Jeremiah 2 yrs Illinois
Judith 65 rs Georgia
Granville & Milley in Brown Co with their families this yea r.
James Jr. in Lincoln Co MO with wife & 6 children.
1829
1 male over 21
2 Horses
$80.00 total value
1830
1 male over 21
2 Horses
50 Acres Land
William Entry Survey
4 children over 4 and
under 16 years. 2 not
in school
1833
1 male over 21
5 Horses
50 Acres Land
$600 value
$8.00 per acre
1835
1 male over 21
1 voter
50 acres land
$9.00 per acre
5 Horses
$900.00
1837
1 White Thites
0 Land
20 cattle
$900.00
(Looks like James sold his land;
bought cattle and left Granville
in charge of them.)
This James Kindred family did not seem to have any churc h affiliation, as evidenced by their children being marrie d by Justices of the Peace. So unless James was buried on t he land where he lived, of which no record has been found , then it is thought he along with his grandchildren, Leona rd J. and Margaret Ellen Rigor are also buried on this plot . Early records of this part of the cemetery seem to be los t.
It is doubtful if Judith is here since she was living wit h son Hesakiah in Sangamon County Illinois in 1870 with he r monies,too depleted to be brought back. It is thought tha t James Kindred had followed other Kindred relatives to Ind iana , but did not find it as productive for himself as Ken tucky had been. Yearning for greener pastures, and hearin g of the wonderful land of Oregon, had decided to join a wa gon train headed that way. Records indicate all the famil y was going except Granville whose father-in-law, Mr. Throp , a man of influence objected to his daughter leaving. Th e probable time to start was in the fall of 1845, possibl y in September after the marriages of James Jr. and Polysen a in August.
Undoubtedly it was a hard trip through the tall grasses o f the unplowed prairie sod land. Family legend has it tha t after crossing the Illinois river into Brown Co. they sto pped to bury the third Kindred child that had died on the t rip thus far. It is thought that they were Artemesa and a n infant of hers and the small girl in Indiana of whom we h ave no record. All except those named were listed in James ' will.
By the time they reached MT. Sterling, Illinois filled wit h concern and remorse James Kindred, saying it was going t o cost too much in lives refused to go on any farther. Ther e were other families in this wagon train, Hamiltons, Tucke rs and possibly Garrards. Some Hamiltons remained in Brow n Co., IL. The Tuckers seem to have continued on into Mis souri before giving up and settling.
During a recent visit (summer 1985) I again asked to see th e file of James Kindred's estate papers. The Probate offic e at MT Sterling Illinois courthouse had been moved and som e more items had been located and put in the file. Among t he new items was a receipt for $2.89 as tuition to a schoo l for one scholar dated 15 March 1848 and signed by James K indred. Probably Hezekiah.
Also an account from Dr. Jonathan Dearborn for visits to Ja mes Kindred.
2/24/1847 visit and medicine (that's when he made his will)
6/17/1848 visit and medicine for his wife
2/21/1849 visit and medicine
2/26/1849 visit and medicine
total account #13.00
Paid $6.00
due $7.00
(that must have been James' last illness and gives an ide a of his death date.
In the Spring Court Session of Brown County on 12 May 1849 , Jacob Hersman: James Harper: and Benjamin Adams were appo inted as appraisers of his estate. (The appraisal was stil l not there)
Also found were the three notes of James Kindred to John Ke lsey for $100.00 each to be paid in September of the 3 foll owing years. These were the notes that gave the executor , Leonard Rigor so much trouble while he was handling the e state.
James and Judith bought the land where they lived on or nea r the old road from Hersman to Versailles and mentioned i n his will, being in Mt Sterling township, section 34, on t he 5th day of October, 1846. From the executors of the est ate of John Taylor Sr. They paid $700.00 cash for the 16 0 acres with all the appurtenances. The deed is recorded i n the Mt Sterling land record book C, page 246.
Since no burial place has been found on this land, the nex t logical place for his burial plot would be either the Her sman or Versailles Cemetery or one of the small family ceme teries nearby which were the Harbour, the Tinnan, or the La w.
(Medical):Life span: 59 Years