Notes
Note N02008
Index
John and Sarah marriage record and inforamtion can be found in the The
Winchester Journal-Herald, Saturday, December 28, 1946. Randolph Co., Ind,
History of the Hiatt Family.
This information is found in the Hiatt book by William P. Johnson,
published in 1951. It has served as the foundation for most other family
histories of this line. There are several families who have contribeted
remarkedly on these families, see notes on specific families.
See also Direct Lineage and History of John B. and Sarah Kenworthy Hiatt,
and their Descendants, of Darlington, Indiana. 1674 - 1982 by Marian Hiatt
Johnson, RR 5, Crawfordsville, Ind. 47933.
History of the Hiatt Family by Willard Heiss, The Winchester Journal
Herald, Sat. Dec. 28, 1946, Randolph Co., Ind. page 6.
Whereas John Hiatt, son of George Hiatt of Blanden County, North Carolina, and Sarah Hodson daughter of George Hodson of the same place having delcared their intentions of marriage with each other before several of the Montly meetings of the people called Quakers at New Garden in the County aforesaid, and having the consent of parents and parties concerned their said intentions was approved of: And they left to their liberty to accomplish their marriage according to good order to the which they did on the 22nd of the 4 mo., 1752 in the presents of many witnesses Twelve of whose names are inserted to wit: Martha Hiatt, Mary Hodson, Hannah Ballenger, Abilgail Pike, Sarah Beals, Ann Hunt, George Hiatt, George Hodson, Henry Ballenger, Tho. Hunt, Eleaser Hunt, Thos. Beales.
John Hiatt died suddenly Nov. 28th, 1767, leaving his widow to raise his 7 young children.
Notes
Note N03597
Index
Alice Lowden, (2) wife of William Hiatt, son of John and Margaret Hiatt.
He d. Testate by Mar 1767, Frederick CO., Va. Thought to have died in North or South Carolina
Notes
Note N00051
Index
PROVIDED BY LARRY ANDERSON: John Hiatt, #37, in Hiatt-Hiett-Hyatt book PROVIDED BY LARRY ANDERSON: John Hiatt, #37, in Hiatt-Hiett-Hyatt book by William Perry Johnson, Son of William Hiatt #4.
NOTE FROM LELAND SMITH: This John HIATT removed to N.C. in 1772 and settled in Rowan Co., marreid about 1773 to Susannah ________. Removed to KY about 1784. The John HIATT who was in Rowan Co., NC in 1790 was another John HIATT of unkown relationship.
From a booklet prepared by the Hiatt Family, Joesph Hiatt and Martha Estes Line, Glenwood, Iowa Reunion 1964. Printed by Carter Printing Co., of Sidney, Iowa. (Cousins also of this line)
The committee: Wilma Pepper, Harry Pickens, Esther Pickens, Vesta Wood,
Carolyn Clausen, Raymond Mintle.
In the Preface they state,There was no thought of making a genealogy, but
only to trace our progenitors from the time they came to America, down to the
seventh generation, which would include the great grandchildren of Joseph and
Martha Hiatt. This informaiton to be put in such a form as to bring it within the means of all, costwise.
Notes by Ruby Hiatt of Nebraska City, and by Mollie Gobelman of
Plattsmouth.
John Hiatt married Susannah about 1773 in Rowan or Guilford Co., N.C.
Deed Book 10 page 241 - Nov. 19, 1784- John Hiatt and Susannah of Rowan
Co., to Noble Cove.
On 1790 Census in Rowan Co., N.C.
According to other records John was b. in N.C. and married to Susannah in
Madison Co., Ky. John was born in N.C.
The ANCESTRY
Our knowledge of this line dates back to the time when three brothers of
English decent came to this country when it was still in its infancy. The
locale was our Eastern Seaboard, and we find these three men, John, Enoch and
Amos Hiatt, transplanted here after bold adventure led them to "Pull up roots" and forsake native land and kin to seek their fortunes in a young and vigorus new world where it was said that boundless opportunites awaited the one who was willing to sacrifice in order to carve out a niche for himself with his bare hands. These bold, adventurous spirits forsook their native England and came to see these shores prior to the year 1737 when our country consisted of a mere handful of small and struggling colonies, and where the rigors and hardships of frontier life took their toll of all but the most hardy. They were the first Hiatt's in America.
The brother John was our progenitor and we trace his line down through 6 or 7 generations to the very latest great grandchild of Joseph and Martha Hiatt. The present day members of this clan meet in reunion each year to commemorate the memory of this remarkable pioneer couple and to point with pride to our rich heritage, the results of the co-mingling of blood lines of the very epitome of frontier families.
John had a son named John and it was through this son that our blood
heritage was passed on. He was born in N.C. in a colony of Quakers who were a peace loving aggregation and did not believe in warfare and bloodshed. The
woman he married was born in Kentucky, but the sands of time have erased the
records so that her name and vital statistics are unknown to us. John lived
and farmed and was married in Ky. and they were both buried there when they
passed on. To this union were born 4 boys and 4 girls; Jesse, James, Samuel
and John, the sons, and Alcy, Esther, Saira, and Susan, the daughters.
We take up the continuance of our record with John's son, Jesse, who
apparently was the first born. Jesse Hiatt, a native of Kentucky, farmed there and married there. The name of his bride was Mary Proctor, known as "Polly"; and since he married into a very illustrious family, we should like to digress a bit here by taking up the maternal side exploiting some of the shining attributes of another remarkable pioneer family.
Polly was the daughter of L. Page Proctor whom everybody called "Little
Page". He was one of nine brothers, all of whom served their country
faithfully well during the Rev. War. L. Page served under general Jackson
Coufed.
The men were a clan of sturdy 6 foot splendid specimens of humanity, rugged and ventursome, imbued with the pioneer spirit and courageous makeup that go to embody a scout and Indian fighter supreme -- a frontiersman and soldier. This is exactly what they all were. Joseph Proctor, one of the 9, and a brother of our ancestrial entity, accompanied Daniel Boone on his scouting expeditions and forays against the Indians; and he stands side by side with Boone when they helped to push the frontier and the red man ever westward. They ranged all through the wilds of Kentucky and labored unceasingly to make the environs safe for civilization until the Indians were driven out and the settlements became peaceful habitation.
And religious too they were. When they could take time from soldiering and waring against the red man, they preached the gospel, and all 9 of them were Methodist Ministers.
L. Page, our G.G. Grandfather, before he graduated into the manly art of
Indian fighting, he had the task of carring the mail between two forts, one
anecdote handed down to us tells of the time when, upon one of his regular
trips with the mail, he met with a hairraising experience. His regular route
led him through a field of cane which would be a perfect setting for an ambush since they could skulk along without being readily detected. His life depended upon a keen sense of alertness so he never permited himself to be caught napping. On this day, however, he suddenly became aware of Indians in pursuit. He turned to flee but his horse fell with him. Leaping to his feet, he sped on afoot but they were gaining on him. He paused while his horse scrambled to its feet, and as it swept by he climbed aboard and rode on, to the wild acclaim of the Indians, for they were always ready to give recognition to acts of valor. On another occation, one of the Proctors saved the life of a hunting companion by felling an Indian bent upon securing the scalp of his victim.
Our Proctor took time out from various deeds to marry and produce a family; so we see him here, the father of our great grandmother, Polly Proctor, who endowed us with the sterling qualities that coursed through the veins of these frontier people, extraordinary.
But to get back to our great grandfather, Jesse Hiatt. Jesse was born in
Madison Co., Ky. He was a farmer and a stock raiser; and he also bore arms in
the defense of his country; by fighting in the war of 1812 and joining general Stillman during the Black Hawk campaign.
After serving his country with distinction Jesse returned home and went
about the business of rearing a family. We find him as a pioneer in Peoria
Co., Ill., where Joseph was born. Along with other hardy souls who were ever
pressing the frontier westward, they had come here intent upon wresting out a
place in a wild, untamed region; but the Hiatts were among the very first ones here. His children were 8 - 6 boys and 2 girls. The sons were, John, James, David, Samuel, Reuben and Joseph and the daughters were Susanne and Mary Ann.
Now we have come to Joseph Hiatt. We pay tribute to the memory of him and his loving wife, Martha Ann, by meeting in conclave annually; and we strive to perpetuate their memories by recording every detail that we are able to gleen from such meager sources as the memories of some of the older ones, and by anecdote handed down by word of mouth. (See further under Joseph Hiatt, son of Jesse and Mary Ann Proctor)
John Hiatt, #37, in Hiatt-Hiett-Hyatt book by William Perry Johnson, Son of
William Hiatt #4.
His will places his death between 20 Apr thru 26 May 1832 in Clay Co. Mo.
Jesse, son of John, married Mary Ann Proctor, daughter of Little Page
Proctor. At least Jesse, perhaps other Hiatt brothers, went with Little Page
and others to what is now Andrew Co., Mo. about 1808, which was the site of a
trading post, St. Joseph. They were said to have been invited to hurry there to make an American Settlement so that it would give more power and credibility to the new lands included in the Louisisana Purchase. President Andrew Jackson wanted these pioneer families to settle there as the purchase was of the interest of France only, it did not include the claims of the British, the Germans, the Spanish, the Russians, etc. only a quit claim deed by the French. So by having these families settle there as quickly as possible it gave credit to further claims and the doctrine of expansionism. So these families that had known and served the United States in the Rev War and the Indian Wars, were hardy dedicated pioneer families already proven and tried, were the closest and most able to be sent to the new territories.
According to family tradition, they were there upon the invitation of
General Clark, who had been asked by the Government, President Andrew Jackson, to encourage settlement along the Missouri River following the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They had been acquainted with General Clark from earlier times in Ky. and probably served with him in the Rev. War.
About 1812 there was an earth quake which is said to "Shook for three days and three nights, and after so much shaking, they took it as a sign of the Lord to get them out from Thither, so they skedaddled to souther Illinois, in time for Jesse to participate in the war of 1812.
John appears to have settled a bit later, being among the original settlers of Liberty Clay Co., he is found mentioned as one of the early settlers, in 1818. We have not found record of his burial site, nor of where Susannah may have died and is buried. She apparently preceeded him in death, possibly in Ky.
Will of John Hiett
State of Missouri County of Clay May forth day 1831
In the name of God Amen ----
I John Hiett of the county and state afore -said- being mindful of my mortality do here declare my last will & testament in the manner following to witt.
ITEM 1st that after my death, all my just debts & funeral expenses be paid,
in the first place.
ITEM 2nd and after that is done that my daughters, Mary Riddle, & Esther Estes be paid out of my estate three dollars each.
ITEM 3rd that my Sons Jesse, & James Hiett be paid out of my Estate two dollars each
ITEM 4th that my daughter Sophia Couplin be paid three dollars and my fine
flase hachles.
ITEM 5th that my daughter Susanna Estes have my bureaus.
ITEM 6th That my Son John Hiett's Widow have four dollars
ITEM 7th that my Son Samuel Hiett have two dollars
ITEM 8th that the Heirs of my daughter Elizabeth Thorp have one dollar
ITEM 9th After all the things stated above are performed - that my daughter
Alcy Lakey that have all the remaining part of my Estate both moneys, goods, and effects, and every thing thereunto belonging - . In witness whereof I set my hand and Seal in the year of our Lord AD - Eighteen Hundred and Thirty One on the fourth day of May --- ---
TEST _________ his
James Williams John X Hiett Seal
John Jobe mark
State of Missouri
County Court of Clay
May ten __ 1832
The last will and testament of John Hiatt, dec.d and the Codicil thereto
were this day produced in open court and by the oaths of James Williams and
John Jobe, subscribing witnesses to the will and of Samuel Tillery and Samuel
Hiatt subscribing Witnesses to the Codicil duly proven and are thereupon
ordered to recorde.
A copy attested by L. Wood Clerk
Know all men By these presents that John Hieatt of the county of Clay, State of Missouri do make a Codicil or supplement to my last will and testament. It is my will and desire that Pernece Elizabeth Lakey and Eveline Lakey daughters of Aylsey Lakey and grand children of mine Should will and inherit that part of my Estate left in my former will to the said Aylsey Lakey and it is my express wish and desire that they the said children shall have the same and I hereby revoke that part of my former will which gives any part of my property to my Daughter Aylsey Lakey and by these presents doth will the same to her children as named above.
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 20th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Atteste
Sam'l Tillery
Samuel Hiett John Hiatt (Seal)
1856 Census of Iowa, Fremont Co., Sidney Township
Page 792 - Hiatt, John age 48 born Ky. Farmer
Susannah 38 N.Y.
Jesse 19 Ill.
Nicholas 16 Ill.
Reuben 13 Ill.
Joseph 8 Ill.
Louisa 3 Mo.
From several stories handed down in the family, among the pioneers who
ventured into Mo. with our families was a David Lincoln, first cousin to
Abraham Lincoln. David Lincoln assisted our grandfathers to construct the
first houses in Independence, Mo. I do not know rather he was with Jesse Hiatt and the Proctor families as they first came to what is now St. Joseph, Mo. where James was the first white American child to be born in that new extention of our country the year 1808/9. David Lincoln is said also to have gone to Calif. with some of the families as they hauled freight to the California settlers, and their cousins, the Sutter's around Sacramento prior to the 1849 Gold Rush.
I have had several of the older family members tell me that our Hiatt
family hosted the first Lincoln, Douglas Debates in Illinois. Also that one of our cousins was sitting with Lincoln when he was shot, or that they were at least present at that time. There is one family, that of Sylvia Hiatt
McAtee Alexander, whose mother was Margaret Sutter, a cousin of Cpt. Sutter
of Sutters Mill. Her son Dale McAttee had some genealogy information which
takes him back to a grandfather, Dr. Mudd who was made famous in the Lincoln
assasination case.
More is heard of the lineage of this David Lincoln who was with our family through the book, Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas Co., NE, VOL II 1917. pg. 363 - 364
WILLIAM DAVID LINCOLN
John Hiatt, #37, in Hiatt-Hiett-Hyatt book by William Perry Johnson, Son of William Hiatt #4.
NOTE FROM LELAND SMITH: This John HIATT removed to N.C. in 1772 and settled in Rowan Co., marreid about 1773 to Susannah ________. Removed to KY about 1784. The John HIATT who was in Rowan Co., NC in 1790 was another John HIATT of unkown relationship.
From a booklet prepared by the Hiatt Family, Joesph Hiatt and Martha Estes Line, Glenwood, Iowa Reunion 1964. Printed by Carter Printing Co., of Sidney, Iowa. (Cousins also of this line)
The committee: Wilma Pepper, Harry Pickens, Esther Pickens, Vesta Wood,
Carolyn Clausen, Raymond Mintle.
In the Preface they state,There was no thought of making a genealogy, but
only to trace our progenitors from the time they came to America, down to the
seventh generation, which would include the great grandchildren of Joseph and
Martha Hiatt. This informaiton to be put in such a form as to bring it within the means of all, costwise.
Notes by Ruby Hiatt of Nebraska City, and by Mollie Gobelman of
Plattsmouth.
John Hiatt married Susannah about 1773 in Rowan or Guilford Co., N.C.
Deed Book 10 page 241 - Nov. 19, 1784- John Hiatt and Susannah of Rowan
Co., to Noble Cove.
On 1790 Census in Rowan Co., N.C.
According to other records John was b. in N.C. and married to Susannah in
Madison Co., Ky. John was born in N.C.
The ANCESTRY
Our knowledge of this line dates back to the time when three brothers of
English decent came to this country when it was still in its infancy. The
locale was our Eastern Seaboard, and we find these three men, John, Enoch and
Amos Hiatt, transplanted here after bold adventure led them to "Pull up roots" and forsake native land and kin to seek their fortunes in a young and vigorus new world where it was said that boundless opportunites awaited the one who was willing to sacrifice in order to carve out a niche for himself with his bare hands. These bold, adventurous spirits forsook their native England and came to see these shores prior to the year 1737 when our country consisted of a mere handful of small and struggling colonies, and where the rigors and hardships of frontier life took their toll of all but the most hardy. They were the first Hiatt's in America.
The brother John was our progenitor and we trace his line down through 6 or 7 generations to the very latest great grandchild of Joseph and Martha Hiatt. The present day members of this clan meet in reunion each year to commemorate the memory of this remarkable pioneer couple and to point with pride to our rich heritage, the results of the co-mingling of blood lines of the very epitome of frontier families.
John had a son named John and it was through this son that our blood
heritage was passed on. He was born in N.C. in a colony of Quakers who were a peace loving aggregation and did not believe in warfare and bloodshed. The
woman he married was born in Kentucky, but the sands of time have erased the
records so that her name and vital statistics are unknown to us. John lived
and farmed and was married in Ky. and they were both buried there when they
passed on. To this union were born 4 boys and 4 girls; Jesse, James, Samuel
and John, the sons, and Alcy, Esther, Saira, and Susan, the daughters.
We take up the continuance of our record with John's son, Jesse, who
apparently was the first born. Jesse Hiatt, a native of Kentucky, farmed there and married there. The name of his bride was Mary Proctor, known as "Polly"; and since he married into a very illustrious family, we should like to digress a bit here by taking up the maternal side exploiting some of the shining attributes of another remarkable pioneer family.
Polly was the daughter of L. Page Proctor whom everybody called "Little
Page". He was one of nine brothers, all of whom served their country
faithfully well during the Rev. War. L. Page served under general Jackson
Coufed.
The men were a clan of sturdy 6 foot splendid specimens of humanity, rugged and ventursome, imbued with the pioneer spirit and courageous makeup that go to embody a scout and Indian fighter supreme -- a frontiersman and soldier. This is exactly what they all were. Joseph Proctor, one of the 9, and a brother of our ancestrial entity, accompanied Daniel Boone on his scouting expeditions and forays against the Indians; and he stands side by side with Boone when they helped to push the frontier and the red man ever westward. They ranged all through the wilds of Kentucky and labored unceasingly to make the environs safe for civilization until the Indians were driven out and the settlements became peaceful habitation.
And religious too they were. When they could take time from soldiering and waring against the red man, they preached the gospel, and all 9 of them were Methodist Ministers.
L. Page, our G.G. Grandfather, before he graduated into the manly art of
Indian fighting, he had the task of carring the mail between two forts, one
anecdote handed down to us tells of the time when, upon one of his regular
trips with the mail, he met with a hairraising experience. His regular route
led him through a field of cane which would be a perfect setting for an ambush since they could skulk along without being readily detected. His life depended upon a keen sense of alertness so he never permited himself to be caught napping. On this day, however, he suddenly became aware of Indians in pursuit. He turned to flee but his horse fell with him. Leaping to his feet, he sped on afoot but they were gaining on him. He paused while his horse scrambled to its feet, and as it swept by he climbed aboard and rode on, to the wild acclaim of the Indians, for they were always ready to give recognition to acts of valor. On another occation, one of the Proctors saved the life of a hunting companion by felling an Indian bent upon securing the scalp of his victim.
Our Proctor took time out from various deeds to marry and produce a family; so we see him here, the father of our great grandmother, Polly Proctor, who endowed us with the sterling qualities that coursed through the veins of these frontier people, extraordinary.
But to get back to our great grandfather, Jesse Hiatt. Jesse was born in
Madison Co., Ky. He was a farmer and a stock raiser; and he also bore arms in
the defense of his country; by fighting in the war of 1812 and joining general Stillman during the Black Hawk campaign.
After serving his country with distinction Jesse returned home and went
about the business of rearing a family. We find him as a pioneer in Peoria
Co., Ill., where Joseph was born. Along with other hardy souls who were ever
pressing the frontier westward, they had come here intent upon wresting out a
place in a wild, untamed region; but the Hiatts were among the very first ones here. His children were 8 - 6 boys and 2 girls. The sons were, John, James, David, Samuel, Reuben and Joseph and the daughters were Susanne and Mary Ann.
Now we have come to Joseph Hiatt. We pay tribute to the memory of him and his loving wife, Martha Ann, by meeting in conclave annually; and we strive to perpetuate their memories by recording every detail that we are able to gleen from such meager sources as the memories of some of the older ones, and by anecdote handed down by word of mouth. (See further under Joseph Hiatt, son of Jesse and Mary Ann Proctor)
John Hiatt, #37, in Hiatt-Hiett-Hyatt book by William Perry Johnson, Son of
William Hiatt #4.
His will places his death between 20 Apr thru 26 May 1832 in Clay Co. Mo.
Jesse, son of John, married Mary Ann Proctor, daughter of Little Page
Proctor. At least Jesse, perhaps other Hiatt brothers, went with Little Page
and others to what is now Andrew Co., Mo. about 1808, which was the site of a
trading post, St. Joseph. They were said to have been invited to hurry there to make an American Settlement so that it would give more power and credibility to the new lands included in the Louisisana Purchase. President Andrew Jackson wanted these pioneer families to settle there as the purchase was of the interest of France only, it did not include the claims of the British, the Germans, the Spanish, the Russians, etc. only a quit claim deed by the French. So by having these families settle there as quickly as possible it gave credit to further claims and the doctrine of expansionism. So these families that had known and served the United States in the Rev War and the Indian Wars, were hardy dedicated pioneer families already proven and tried, were the closest and most able to be sent to the new territories.
According to family tradition, they were there upon the invitation of
General Clark, who had been asked by the Government, President Andrew Jackson, to encourage settlement along the Missouri River following the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They had been acquainted with General Clark from earlier times in Ky. and probably served with him in the Rev. War.
About 1812 there was an earth quake which is said to "Shook for three days and three nights, and after so much shaking, they took it as a sign of the Lord to get them out from Thither, so they skedaddled to souther Illinois, in time for Jesse to participate in the war of 1812.
John appears to have settled a bit later, being among the original settlers of Liberty Clay Co., he is found mentioned as one of the early settlers, in 1818. We have not found record of his burial site, nor of where Susannah may have died and is buried. She apparently preceeded him in death, possibly in Ky.
Will of John Hiett
State of Missouri County of Clay May forth day 1831
In the name of God Amen ----
I John Hiett of the county and state afore -said- being mindful of my mortality do here declare my last will & testament in the manner following to witt.
ITEM 1st that after my death, all my just debts & funeral expenses be paid,
in the first place.
ITEM 2nd and after that is done that my daughters, Mary Riddle, & Esther Estes be paid out of my estate three dollars each.
ITEM 3rd that my Sons Jesse, & James Hiett be paid out of my Estate two dollars each
ITEM 4th that my daughter Sophia Couplin be paid three dollars and my fine
flase hachles.
ITEM 5th that my daughter Susanna Estes have my bureaus.
ITEM 6th That my Son John Hiett's Widow have four dollars
ITEM 7th that my Son Samuel Hiett have two dollars
ITEM 8th that the Heirs of my daughter Elizabeth Thorp have one dollar
ITEM 9th After all the things stated above are performed - that my daughter
Alcy Lakey that have all the remaining part of my Estate both moneys, goods, and effects, and every thing thereunto belonging - . In witness whereof I set my hand and Seal in the year of our Lord AD - Eighteen Hundred and Thirty One on the fourth day of May --- ---
TEST _________ his
James Williams John X Hiett Seal
John Jobe mark
State of Missouri
County Court of Clay
May ten __ 1832
The last will and testament of John Hiatt, dec.d and the Codicil thereto
were this day produced in open court and by the oaths of James Williams and
John Jobe, subscribing witnesses to the will and of Samuel Tillery and Samuel
Hiatt subscribing Witnesses to the Codicil duly proven and are thereupon
ordered to recorde.
A copy attested by L. Wood Clerk
Know all men By these presents that John Hieatt of the county of Clay, State of Missouri do make a Codicil or supplement to my last will and testament. It is my will and desire that Pernece Elizabeth Lakey and Eveline Lakey daughters of Aylsey Lakey and grand children of mine Should will and inherit that part of my Estate left in my former will to the said Aylsey Lakey and it is my express wish and desire that they the said children shall have the same and I hereby revoke that part of my former will which gives any part of my property to my Daughter Aylsey Lakey and by these presents doth will the same to her children as named above.
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 20th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two. Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Atteste
Sam'l Tillery
Samuel Hiett John Hiatt (Seal)
1856 Census of Iowa, Fremont Co., Sidney Township
Page 792 - Hiatt, John age 48 born Ky. Farmer
Susannah 38 N.Y.
Jesse 19 Ill.
Nicholas 16 Ill.
Reuben 13 Ill.
Joseph 8 Ill.
Louisa 3 Mo.
From several stories handed down in the family, among the pioneers who
ventured into Mo. with our families was a David Lincoln, first cousin to
Abraham Lincoln. David Lincoln assisted our grandfathers to construct the
first houses in Independence, Mo. I do not know rather he was with Jesse Hiatt and the Proctor families as they first came to what is now St. Joseph, Mo. where James was the first white American child to be born in that new extention of our country the year 1808/9. David Lincoln is said also to have gone to Calif. with some of the families as they hauled freight to the California settlers, and their cousins, the Sutter's around Sacramento prior to the 1849 Gold Rush.
I have had several of the older family members tell me that our Hiatt
family hosted the first Lincoln, Douglas Debates in Illinois. Also that one of our cousins was sitting with Lincoln when he was shot, or that they were at least present at that time. There is one family, that of Sylvia Hiatt
McAtee Alexander, whose mother was Margaret Sutter, a cousin of Cpt. Sutter
of Sutters Mill. Her son Dale McAttee had some genealogy information which
takes him back to a grandfather, Dr. Mudd who was made famous in the Lincoln
assasination case.
More is heard of the lineage of this David Lincoln who was with our family through the book, Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas Co., NE, VOL II 1917. pg. 363 - 364
WILLIAM DAVID LINCOLN