Nicholas and Frances Cherry
Material obtained from the family files Campbell County Historical
Society and from the works of Margaret S Hartman in book #7000-206-0089
Nicholas Cherry was born in 1774 in Pennsylvania to Aaron and Mary Cherry and died 17 Nov 1853 near Alexandria. Death information comes from the Kentucky Historical Society Register, July 1947, Volume 45, No 152.
In the 1790 First Census of Kentucky, there are two Cherry names; Aaron listed May 20, 1789 and Moses Cherry listed June 2, 1789.
Children of Aaron Cherry and Mary
Nicholas Cherry b-1774 in Pennsylvania; d-17
Nov 1853 near Alexandria; m-Frances Furnace 18 Oct 1798 in Harrison Co Ky.
Susanna Cherry b-about 1777 in Pennsylvania; d-1806 in Alexandria; m-Daniel
Thatcher 5 June 1797 in Harrison Co Ky.
Aaron Cherry Jr.
Rachel Cherry
Sarah Cherry b-about 1779 in Pennsylvania; m-Ebenezer Griffing 9 Sep 1799 in
Campbell Co.
Aaron and Mary Cherry's daughter named Susanna Cherry who married Daniel Allen Thatcher in Harrison County 5 June 1797, moved to Alexandria with Daniel and died there in 1806 during childbirth.
Aaron and Mary Cherry's daughter Sarah married Ebenezer Griffing, son of Ebenezer, on 9 Sep 1799 in Campbell Co, the bondsman being Thomas Griffing.
"This is to certify that you have leave to Grant Lysences for the marriage between my Daughter Sary and Ebenezer Griffing." Signed Thomas Adams, Aaron Cherry Junr. Aaron Cherry and Mary Cherry.
From Cincinnati in 1841 by Charles Cist; Early Annals page 168
"February 5, 1800; Aaron Cherry's advertisement; "Whereas a certain woman who calls herself Mary, and has for a long time passed as my wife, but who is not, as we were never lawfully married, has eloped from my bed and taken with her my property to a considerable amount. I hereby forewarn all persons not to trust her on my account, as I will pay no debts of her contracting."
A list of Delinquents returned by the Sheriff
of Campbell County as insolvents and removed out of the county for 1807. "Aaron
Cherry, gone over the Ohio"
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Nicholas is first found in Campbell County on the 1800 tax list on September 1. He was the only Cherry listed in the second census of Kentucky in 1800. The first court order in his name was in July 1801. For a complete listing of his deeds and court orders, see the
Nicholas had a daughter Frances born about 1810 who married William Ware 17 August 1835. "Mr. Jn N Taliaferro, Sir, you will please grant a license to Mr. William Ware to Marry my daughter Franky Cherry and oblige your friend." Nicholas Cherry Attest-John Stevens. Married 20 August 1835 by James Vickers.
In the 1850 census Nicholas is living with his
daughter Mary "Polly" Dicken, who had married Charles Dicken, 1 April 1824. She was
born in 1805 in Campbell County.
Children of Nicholas Cherry and Frances Furnace
1. Elizabeth Cherry b-1801 near Persimmon Grove
in Campbell Co; m-John
W Stevens 14 Mar 1822 at the Brush Creek Church; d-23 May 1868 and is
buried in the Persimmon Grove Baptist Cemetery
2. John Cherry b-6 Apr 1803 near Persimmon Grove in Campbell Co; d-23 Apr 1873; br-Persimmon Grove Baptist Cemetery;
, (1) Mary York 11 Mar 1827; m (2) Sarah Riggs
3. Mary "Polly" Cherry b-1805 near Persimmon Grove in Campbell Co; m-Charles Dicken 1 Apr 1824; Charles
died before 1870; in 1870 Mary was living with her daughter Elizabeth Dicken
Beagle in Grants Lick
4. Frances York Cherry b-1814 near Persimmon Grove in Campbell Co; m-William
Ware 20 Aug 1835; d-23 Aug 1871 in Cold Spring and was buried in the Old Licking
Baptist Cemetery
5. Nancy Cherry b-1815 near Persimmon Grove; married Albert Furnish 19 Nov 1837
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He had a son, John born 6 April 1803 who died
23 April 1873 in Gubser and was buried in the Persimmon Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
John's first marriage was to Mary York on 11 March 1827.
"This is to certify that I Mathaw Jainkins wishes the clerke of Campbell County
to grante John Cherry mariage licens for to marry Mary York, as me being
guariene for her." by Mattew Jinkins, witness-Mical Smith
John's second marriage was to Sarah Carr. "I
hereby certify that on the 18th day of November 1853, John Cherry of Campbell
Ky. 50 years old, born at Campbell Co Ky. widower was married to Sarah Carr of
Campbell Co Ky. aged 48 years born at Scott Co Ky. widow and then single." by
Jesse Beagle, Minister of Baptist Church
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Children of Elizabeth Cherry and John W Stevens
1. Baby Stevens b&d 1823
2. James Lafayette Stevens b-7 Jan 1827 in Campbell Co; died 12 Jan 1911 in
California Ky. buried in Persimmon Grove Cemetery; m-Elizabeth Ann Baker 16 Mar
1848
3. Thomas Marion Stevens b-20 July 1833 in Persimmon Grove; m-Missouri Yelton,
d/o John Philip & Esther (Caldwell) Yelton, 8 Sep 1855; died 28
Dec 1889 and was buried in the Persimmon Grove Cemetery; Missouri died 27 Aug
1877. Thomas m (2)
Margaret E Shaw 1 Apr 1879 in Grants Lick.
4. George Washington Stevens b-1835 in Persimmon Grove; m-Margaret Jane Gosney
29 Mar 1860
5. Mary Jane Stevens b-Jan 1839 in Persimmon Grove; m-Graden Walker (Apr
1831-1910 s/o Priscilla Walker) in 1857 in Persimmon Grove; Mary Jane died 30 May 1906
in Newport and was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery
6. Nancy M Stevens b-1841 in Persimmon Grove
7. Janetta L Stevens b-28 Oct 1842 in Persimmon Grove; m-Hall; d-27 Feb 1917 in
Alexandria; br-Alexandria Cemetery
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Children of John Cherry and Mary York
1. James Cherry-1828 (single in 1860 Alexandria
and 1880 census in Gubser); died Mar 1899; br-Persimmon Grove Cemetery
2. Jeremiah Cherry-1830 (single in 1880 census in Gubser)
3. Elisabeth Cherry-1832
4. Rachel Cherry b-1834 in Persimmon Grove; d-18 Feb 1917 in Cold Spring;
m-Samuel Walraven of Clermont Co Ohio on 3 Apr 1865
4. Nancy Cherry b-1836 in Persimmon Grove; d-1879; br-Persimmon Grove Cemetery; m-Benjamin York 6 Oct 1864
5. Mary Cherry b-1838 in Persimmon Grove d-1851
6.
Nicholas F Cherry-Feb 1839 in Persimmon Grove; d-17 June 1909; br-Persimmon
Grove Cemetery; m-Amanda Vandevort 1861 in Ohio
7. Jesse Cherry b-1842 in Persimmon Grove; (single in 1880 census in Gubser)
8. Thomas B Cherry b-1850 Persimmon Grove; d-30 May 1885; br-Persimmon Grove
Cemetery; m-Minerva A Smith in 1878; had daughter Ethie
b-18 Apr 1879 d-2 Apr 1880 and is buried in Persimmon Grove Cemetery
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Child of John Cherry and Sarah Riggs
1. Maude K Cherry b-25 Jan 1858 in Persimmon Grove; d-30 Nov 1935; m-Charles W
Grizzle (information comes from death certificate) NOTE; the mothers name listed
is Mary York, but this is in conflict
with the family information that says Mary York Cherry died in 1851.
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Children of Rachel Cherry and Samuel Walraven
1. Franklin C Cherry b-2 Jan 1855 in Persimmon Grove; living in Amelia, Clermont Co in 1880
with his mother. d-9 Nov 1894 in Persimmon Grove; br-Persimmon Grove Cemetery
2. Maud Cherry b-1861 in Persimmon Grove; living in Amelia in 1880 with her
mother.
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John's first wife Mary, and daughter Mary died in 1851 and a listing of the small
family grave site and pictures is at the
Cherry
Family Graveyard.
The second marriage for John was as follows:
"I hereby certify that, on the 18th day of November 1853 John Cherry of Campbell
County, 50 years old, born at Campbell County, widower was married to Sarah Carr
of Campbell County, aged 48 years, born at Scott County, widow and single."
by Jesse Beagle, Minister of Baptist Church
Sarah Riggs
was married first to Edward Carr 26 Oct 1823 in Harrison Co Ky.
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Children of Mary "Polly" Cherry and Charles Dicken
1. ---- Dicken b-1825 in Grants Lick
2. Margaret Dicken b-1827 in Grants Lick; m-Luther Homer Ellis 9 Aug 1847
3. ---- Dicken b-1830 in Grants Lick
4. Mary S Dicken b-1832 in Grants Lick; m-John Montgomery 19 Dec 1853
5. Nicholas Dicken b-1835 in Grants Lick
6. Elizabeth Dicken b-13 July 1837 in Grants Lick;
m-Jesse
Beagle 3 Apr 1862; d-22 Mar 1915 in Pendleton Co
7. James Dicken b-1839 in Grants Lick
8. Charles Dicken b-24
Nov 1842 in Grants Lick; m-Mary Williams 26 Mar 1871
9. Sarah J Dicken b-1845 in Grants Lick
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Children of Frances York Cherry and William Ware
1. Elizabeth Nancy Ware b-1836 in Persimmon
Grove; m-Jonathan A Rust 23 Mar 1870
2. James J Ware b-1840 in Persimmon Grove; m-Sarah Wright 8 Nov 1871
3. Frances M Ware b-1842 in Persimmon Grove
4. Susan M Ware b-1844 in Persimmon Grove
5. John James Ware b-1851 in Persimmon Grove; m (1) Elizabeth J Rich 25 May
1871; (2) Josephine St John 25 Dec 1876
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Children of Nicholas F Cherry and Amanda Vandewest
1. Ida C Cherry b-Dec 1863 Persimmon Grove
(unmarried in 1900 census)
2. Susan Cherry b-1864 Persimmon Grove
3. John Harvey Cherry b-24 Oct 1867 in Batavia Ohio; married Lulu Clark 1897;
d-13 May 1935 in Harrison Ohio; son Vinn Cherry b-14 May in Harrison Oh
4. Bertha Cherry b-2 Mar 1869 in Grants Lick m-Taylor Clark 12 Mar 1890; d-16 Jan 1948
in Campbell Co
5. Angie R Cherry b-1869 Grants Lick
6. Jesse B Cherry b June 1872 in Grants Lick; m-Bessie 1896; daughter Lola M
b-Aug 1899 Grants Lick
7. Beatrice Cherry b-1875 in Grants Lick