Showing posts with label Bailey. Show all posts
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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Jeremiah Jack & Jane Bailey

There are a number of Jeremiah Jacks in my family. This one I'm writing about is NOT the one who was in a canoe and was almost killed by Indians. This Jeremiah Jack would be that other Jeremiah Jack's grandson. He was born in 1804, and 183 years ago today, on 12 February 1829, he married Jane Bailey in McMinn County, Tennessee. They are my 4 Great Grandparents.

I feel like I don't really have a whole lot of information on the Jack line. Most of it has come from someone that I have corresponded with. But one thing that I have found is a record of their marriage, and Ancestry.com has an image of it, which is always a bonus.

Jeremiah Jack Marriage 1829 Front

I don't know what the 1250 dollars has to do with it. If their marriage was unlawful, then would they have to pay the $1250? And I'm not sure who Andrew Jack is. As far as I know Jeremiah doesn't have a brother named Andrew. In my notes Jane's father is Andrew Bailey, but the signature is clearly Andrew Jack, so it's not a mistake. On the back there is a little more writing. I can see the word "bond" at the top. On another page in this same collection it looks like it says "marriage bond." I guess I just don't quite understand how the system works.

Jeremiah Jack Marriage 1829 Back

From their marriage they had at least 7 children:
1. John Andrew Jack b: 27 JAN 1836 in Alabama
2. Narcissa Jack b: ABT 1833 in Tennessee
3. William A. Jack b: ABT 1835 in Alabama
4. Hannah Ann Jack b: 20 MAR 1840 in Alabama
5. Thomas M. Jack b: ABT 1843 in Alabama
6. Mary N. Jack b: ABT 1848 in Alabama
7. Lewis B Jack