--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Family Group Record 0111 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband's Name Nathaniel Jacobs Born: Place: Died: Place: Married: Place: Father: Mother: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife's Name Nancy ....... Born: Abt 1780 Place: South Carolina Died: Aft 1850 Place: Hempstead County, Arkansas (census) Father: Mother: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children 3 children identified --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sex Name M John Jacobs Born: Place: Died: 1835 Place: Hempstead County, Arkansas Married: 09 May 1833 Place: Hempstead County, Arkansas (BB-198) Spouse: Jane (Jinny) Wingfield --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Sex Name F Nancy Jacobs Born: 26 Oct 1823 Place: Hempstead County, Arkansas Died: 10 Jan 1877 Place: Hempstead County, Arkansas Married: 16 Jul 1840 Place: Clark County, Arkansas (B-50) Spouse: Thomas Wingfield --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Sex Name F Margaret Jacobs Born: Place: Arkansas Died: Place: Married: 23 Aug 1839 Place: Clark County, Arkansas (B-37) Spouse: Andrew J. Smith --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources of Information: Clark County, Arkansas Circuit Court Book E, 1838-1842, page 51-52. Family History Library film 1009938, item 1, Salt Lake City, Utah (1993); Clark County, Arkansas Chancery Record B, 1839-1852, page 19-20, 36-37, 46-47. Family History Library film 1009935, item 1, Salt Lake City, Utah (1993); Census Records: Hempstead County, Arkansas 1850; Cherokee County, Texas 1850; Clark County, Arkansas Marriage Book B, page 37, 50; Hempstead County, Arkansas Book BB, page 198. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark Circuit Court April Term 1839. Abner E. Thornton, Complainant vs. Nancy Jacobs, Wingfield Jacobs, Margaret Jacobs, Nancy Jacobs and John Jacobs, Defendants. Chancery. This day came the complainant by his solicitor and it being suggested to the Court that the last mentioned defendants to wit: Wingfield Jacobs, John Jacobs and Margaret Jacobs and Nancy Jacobs are infants under the age of twenty one years. Therefore on motion of the Complainant it is ordered by the Court that James S. Ward be and is hereby appointed Guardian ad litem of the said Wingfield Jacobs, John Jacobs, Margaret Jacobs and Nancy Jacobs and that he defend for them in this cause. And on motion of said Complainant is ordered that an alias summons issue in this cause against the above named Wingfield Jacobs and John Jacobs defendants in this cause, directed to the Sheriff of Hempstead County returnable to the next Term of this Court until which time this cause continued. Clark County, Arkansas Circuit Court Book E, 1838-1842, page 51-52. Family History Library film 1009938, item 1, Salt Lake City, Utah (1993). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abner E. Thornton vs. Nancy Jacobs & others. Petition for title. This day came the complainant by his Solicitor and files his petition herein setting forth the marriage of the said Defendant Nancy Jacobs with Thomas Wingfield. And it appearing to the Court that such marriage has actually taken place. Therefore on motion of said Complainant it is ordered that said Thomas Wingfield be made party to this Suit and that process of subpeona issue against him directed to the Sheriff of Hempstead County returnable to the next term of this Court and thereupon came James S. Ward, guardian ad litem to the said defendants Wingfield Jacobs and John Jacobs and filed his answer herein and thereupon this cause was continued until the next term of this Court. Clark County, Arkansas Chancery Record B, 1839-1852, page 19-20. Family History Library film 1009935, item 1, Salt Lake City, Utah (1993). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 20. 1841. Abner E. Thornton, Complainant vs. Nancy Jacobs, Andrew J. Smith, Margaret Smith late Margaret Jacobs, Thomas Wingfield, Nancy Wingfield late Nancy Jacobs, Wingfield Jacobs and John Jacobs, Defendants. Chancery. "This day came the complainant by Hubbard his solicitor, and process having been served on the said defendants, Nancy Jacobs, Andrew J. Smith, Margaret Smith late Margaret Jacobs, Thomas Wingfield and Nancy Wingfield late Nancy Jacobs, and they having failed to enter their appearance herein, and demur, plead or answer to Complainants Bill and it appearing from the allegations of Complainant's bill: Therefore on motion of Complainant by his said solicitor, it is ordered and adjudged by the Court here, that the allegations in Complainant's Bill contained be taken for confessed, as to the said last named defendants, and the said defendants Wingfield Jacobs and John Jacobs having put in their answer to Complainant's said bill by James S. Ward their Guardian ad litem, and thereby admitting the allegations in Complainant's Bill; that Nathaniel Jacobs in complainants bill specified, in his lifetime, on or about the Eighth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty six received from the said Complainant the sum of one hundred dollars money of said Complainant with which to enter in the Land Office at Washington, Arkansas the North half of the South East quarter of Section Eleven in town nine South in Range twenty-two West, for the use and benefit of said Complainant and that afterwards on the ninth day of December 1836, the said Nathaniel Jacobs entered the above described tract of land in the name of him the said Nathaniel Jacobs, with the money of said Complainants, and that the said Nathaniel Jacobs in his lifetime so admitted the facts to be and that the above described tract of land is situated in the County of Clark and that the above named defendants are the heirs and representatives of the said Nathaniel Jacobs deceased, and hold the title and interest in and to the above described tract of land as held by the said Nathaniel Jacobs in his lifetime. Therefore on motion of Complainant by his said solicitor, it is adjudged and decreed by the Court here, that the above named defendants, Nancy Jacobs, Andrew J. Smith, Margaret Smith late Margaret Jacobs, Thomas Wingfield, Nancy Wingfield late Nancy Jacobs, Wingfield Jacobs and John Jacobs convey to the said Complainant Abner E. Thornton by a good and sufficient deed, with general warranty only executed and acknowledged in this Court, aforesaid North half of South East quarter of Section Eleven in Township nine South in Range twenty-two West, and that said defendants deliver to the said Complainant all evidence of title relating to or concerning said tract of land. But because said defendants are not all before this Court, on the further motion of said Complainant, it is ordered and decreed that James S. Ward be and is hereby appointed a commissioner herein, and that he convey to the said Complainant Abner E. Thornton, deed of general warranty, the title in, and to the aforesaid tract of land in the place and in behalf of the said defendants, that he only execute and acknowledge said deed before this Court on or before the third day of the next term of this Court, until which time this cause is continued. Clark County, Arkansas Chancery Record B, 1839-1852, page 36-37. Family History Library film 1009935, item 1, Salt Lake City, Utah (1993). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 18, 1842. Abner E. Thornton, Complainant vs. Nancy Jacobs, Andrew J. Smith, Margaret Smith, Thomas Wingfield, Nancy Wingfield, Wingfield Jacobs and John Jacobs, Defendants. Petition for Title. James S. Ward acknowledges deed to Abner E. Thornton ... deed approved .... this cause expended. Clark County, Arkansas Chancery Record B, 1839-1852, page 46-47. Family History Library film 1009935, item 1, Salt Lake City, Utah (1993). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hempstead County, Arkansas Census 1850 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule 1. Free inhabitants in Red Land Township in the County of Hempstead, State of Arkansas enumerated by me, on the ---- day of --------, 1850. E.L. Pryor, Ass't Marshal. 1-1 Andrew J. Smith 30 m Farmer Kentucky Margaret B. Smith 23 f Arkansas Nancy C. Smith 6 f Arkansas Martha A. Smith 4 f Arkansas Sefrena C. Smith 3 mo f Arkansas --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule 1. Free inhabitants in Red Land Township in the County of Hempstead, State of Arkansas enumerated by me, on the 5th day of December, 1850. E.L. Pryor, Ass't Marshal. 29-29 Thos. Wingfield 34 m Farmer Kentucky Nancy Wingfield 26 f Arkansas Sarah Wingfield 6 f Arkansas Jacob Wingfield 3 m Arkansas Nancy Jacobs 70 f South Carolina Microfilm Publication M-432, Roll 26, Arkansas Census, 1850, Hempstead County, National Archives, Washington, D.C. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cherokee County, Texas Census 1850 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule 1. Free inhabitants in ---------- Township in the County of Cherokee, State of Texas enumerated by me, on the ---- day of ---------, 1850. -------------, Ass't Marshal. 56- Jacob Brinly 50 m Farmer Kentucky Jane 33 f Illinois Benonia 29 m Missouri Nancy E. 19 f Arkansas John 15 m Arkansas Stephen 12 m Arkansas Elizabeth 10 f Arkansas Jacob 5 m Arkansas Allis 3 f Texas Wallace 9 mo m Texas W. Jacobs 16 m Arkansas John Jacobs 13 m Arkansas --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 03.26.00 David Kelley 2000 FGR-0111.HTM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------