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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



RICKARD, PETER, born in 1787, in Loudon county, Va., was there married to Elizabeth Everhart, who was born in 1790 in the same county. They had one child, and the family moved to Fauquier county, Va., where ten children were born, thence to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving at Springfield in the fall of 1830. In the spring of 1831 they moved three miles west of Springfield, and settled in what is now the southeast corner of Gardner township. Of their ten children--

LEWIS, born Oct. 13, 1806, in Loudon county, Virginia, went to Clark county, Ohio, and was there married to Catharine Wood, a native of Virginia. They moved to Sangamon county, Ill., in 1836. In the fall of 1838 they moved to Missouri, and in the fall of 1844 returned to Sangamon county, and nine years later, in the fall of '53, went to Christian county, Illinois. They had nine children--JOHN died in Christian county, aged about twenty-one years. ROBERT, born Feb. 12, 1837, in Sangamon county Ill., served in company I, 41st Ill. Inf., through the war to suppress the rebellion, was with Sherman in his march to the sea. He was married in Kansas, has three children, and lives in Texas. Mrs. Catharine Rickard died in Christian county, Feb. 18, 1866, and Lewis Rickard was married, March 12, 1868, to Susan Wood, at Springfield, Ohio, and reside there.

ELIZABETH, born April 1, 1809, in Fauquier county, Virginia, was married in Sangamon county to William Butler. See his name.

CATHARINE, born July 24, 1811, in Fauquier county, Va., was married in Sangamon county, Ill., June 4, 1833, to Dr. Jacob M. Earley. See his name. They had two children. GEORGE N., born Feb. 4, 1837, entered the army as assistant surgeon, Nov. 1, 1863, and died June 3, 1864, at Vicksburg, just before the surrender of that place. JACOB M., Jun., born Oct. 26, 1838, entered the army April, 1861, as Lieutenant in the first company raised in Petersburg, Illinois. Served three years, and was honorably discharged. He was married, March 27, 1868, to Caroline Lurton, of Delhi, Jersey county, Illinois. He died June 24, 1868, of consumption, in Petersburg, Menard county, Illinois. Dr. J. M. Early was murdered, March 11, 1838. See his name. His widow was married Oct. 1, 1851, at her father's house, three miles west of Springfield, to George U. Miles. They have one child, CHARLES, who lost one hand in firing a salute in 1865. He resides with his parents, in Petersburg, Menard county, Illinois.--1876.

SUSAN, born Aug. 26, 1813, in Fauquier county, Va., was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to David Talbott, Jun. See his name.

NOAH M., born March 20, 1817, in Fauquier county, Va., was married in Sangamon county to Harriet Talbott. They had five living children in Sangamon county. HARRIET E., born Feb. 4, 1839, was married, Oct. 4, 1865, to John Johnson, who was born Nov. 14, 1834, in New York city. They have one child, LAURA R., and reside five miles southwest of Springfield, Ill. Mr. Johnson has a certificate of the honorable discharge of his grandfather from the Revolutionary army, signed by George Washington. MARY F., born Aug. 16, 1840, was married, May 5, 1869, to Daniel G. Jones. See his name. NOAH M., Jun., born March 7, 1845, was married, Dec. 18, 1867, to Mary L. Patteson. They have one child, CHARLES M., and reside one mile southwest of Curran, Sangamon county, Illinois. GEORGE W., born June 13, 1847, was married, March 16, 1871, to Mary L. Gray. They have one child, GEORGE T., and reside at Philadelphia, Cass county, Illinois. SARAH L., born Oct. 23, 1848, was married, Oct. 4, 1871, to Aaron C. Reed, and died Sept. 27, 1872. Noah M. Rickard died Jan. 8, 1849, and widow resides with her daughter, Mrs. Johnson.--1876.

JOHN G., born Oct. 16, 1819, in Fauquier county, Va., raised in Sangamon county, and married July 5, 1859, in Allen county, Kansas, to Elizabeth Broderick, who was born May 21, 1831, in Shelby county, Indiana. They had three children in Kansas, CHARLES B., FREDDIE O. and NOAH FRANKLIN. The latter died in infancy. They reside four miles west of Springfield, Illinois.

SIMON P., born Oct. 16, 1821, in Fauquier county, Va., was married in Sangamon county, Ill., Nov. 12, 1846, to Sophia J. Earnest. They had seven children, three of whom died under five years. LAURA E., born Sept. 6, 1847, was married, Oct. 19, 1871, to Edwin Watts. See his name. HELEN M., born Dec. 6, 1848, was married, May 18, 1871, to Sidney French. They have one child, FLORENCE H., and reside near Frankfort, Ky. THOMAS E., born July 2, 1850, and ALLETTA E. reside with their parents, two miles west of Springfield, Illinois.

SARAH A., born March 2, 1824, in Fauquier county, Va., was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Richard F. Barrett. See his name. They reside in St. Louis.

MARY M., born March 16, 1827, in Fauquier county, Va., married Luther Talbott. See his name.

HENRY WASHINGTON, born Jan. 1, 1830, in Fauquier county, Va., was married April 4, 1852, in Sangamon county, Ill., to Sarah A. Sims. They had seven children; one died in infancy. ELIZABETH L. was married Sept. 26, 1872, to Isaac French, a native of Franklin county, Ky. MINNIE A., LEWIS F., WASHINGTON M., ROBERT I. and GEORGE E. reside with their father. Mrs. Sarah A. Rickard died Dec. 21, 1864, and H. W. Rickard was married June 7, 1866, to Henrietta M. Earnest. They have two children, CATHARINE J. and THOMAS E. H. W. Rickard resides on the farm settled by his father in 1831. It is three miles west of Springfield, Sangamon county, Illinois.

Mrs. Elizabeth Rickard died Jan., 1858, at the family homestead. Peter Rickard died Sept. 17, 1860, in Springfield, Illinois.



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