John FROST

Abt 1795 - Aft 1870  (~ 75 years)

• Name	John FROST
  Birth	Abt 1795	SC
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 14 Jun 1870
  Notes	(1) Frost, William Anderson, notes dated July 30, 1943, provided to the compiler by William's 2nd great-grandson, Dr. John W. Frost, Jr. : The following information, I, William A. Frost, gained by contact with my father, John F. Frost and his older brother, Wade H. Frost, and from my mother and grandmother, Agnes H. Emerson, on my mother's side. My father's father's people originally came from Wales. Settled first in Virginia and later moved to Williamson County, Tennessee, where my grandfather was born and was later, early in his young manhood, married to Marinda Knight, also of Williamson County, Tennessee. In about the year 1830 they moved, together with another brother, to Graves County. Settled about three miles south of what is now Wingo, Kentucky, on Brush Creek. [The compiler believes that John FROST may have been the brother of Jonathan B. FROST who, according to the above information, moved to Graves County, KY.] (2) War of 1812 Pension Files <https://www.fold3.com/image/312759101>: Numbers: SO 18931; SC 12073 Soldier: FROST, JOHN Widow: Service: CAPT JAMES THOMPSON'S CO S C MIL; CAPT W N THOMPSON'S CO S C MIL Enlisted: JAN 23 1814; SEPT 27 1814 Discharged: JULY 28 1814; OCT 24 1814 Bounty Land: 23248 80 50; 28406 80 55 Residence of Soldier: 1851 TO 1871 GRAVES CO (PO MAYFIELD) KY Residence of Widow: Maiden Name of Widow: WIFE JANE BOYD Marriage of Soldier and Wife/Widow: DEC 20 1818 WILKINSON CO GA Death of Soldier: Death of Widow: Remarks: [Note by compiler: According to the soldier's War of 1812 Pension File, he enlisted in Pendleton District, SC in 1812.] (3) South Carolina - The War of 1812 <https://www.carolana.com/SC/1800s/antebellum/war_of_1812.html>: The War of 1812 had little effect on South Carolina except that people were divided in their support. Many said that the United States had withstood the insults of both England and France for years, and that no new incidences had occurred. Others agreed that the freedom of the seas should be defended. Some of the state's congressmen supported President James Madison, while others rejected his call for assistance. Recruiting teams found men eager to serve and the state contributed several important heroes to the war. Although South Carolina assembled more than 5,000 soldiers for the national war effort, raised a half million dollars for self defense, and upgraded its coastal defenses significantly, there were no battles or skirmishes within the state. The British blockaded St. Helena Sound and raided plantations on the sea islands off the coast of Beaufort District, which were a primary source for the much-valued sea-island cotton. One source claims that the British invaded Hilton Head Island and burned most of the large plantation homes near navigable waters. The British, however, did not invade the South Carolina mainland as so many Charlestonians had feared. (4) A household headed by John FROST is listed in the 1820 census of Wilkinson County, GA, near households headed by James LINDSEY and Sarah FROST. [The compiler believes that James LINDSEY was probably John' FROST's brother-in-law, and that Sarah FROST was probably John FROST's mother.] Listed in John's household are 1 free white male under 10 years of age; 1 free white male between 16 and 18 years of age (and who is also included in John's household as then being between 16 and 26 years of age); 2 free white males between 16 and 26 years of age; and 1 free white female between 16 and 26 years of age. Also listed in John's household are 3 slaves. Assuming that John is 1 of the 2 free white males listed in the 1820 census as then being between 16 and 26 years of age, he would have been born between 1794 and 1804, according to the 1820 census. Assuming that John's wife is the free white female listed in the 1820 census as then being between 16 and 26 years of age, she would have been born between 1794 and 1804, according to the 1820 census. The second free white male who is listed in John's household as then being between 16 and 26 years of age (and who is also included in John's household as then being between 16 and 18 years of age), seems to have then been too old to have been a child of John and/or John's wife. Assuming that the other person in John's household is a child of John and/or his wife, that child would have consisted of 1 son (which son would have been born between 1810 and 1820, according to the 1820 census). (5) A household headed by J. FROST is listed in the 1850 census of District 1, Graves County, KY. [He is listed as J. FROSH in the index to the 1850 census.] J. is listed in the 1850 census as a farmer who was then 55 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1795. According to the 1850 census, he was born in SC. Listed with J. is his wife, Jane, who was then 48 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1802. According to the 1850 census, she was born in GA. Also listed with J. is his son, Jacob, a school teacher who was then 29 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1821. According to the 1850 census, he was born in GA. Also listed with J. is his daughter, Sarah, who was then 14 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1836. According to the 1850 census, she was born in KY. Also listed with J. is his daughter, Mary, who was then 9 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1841. According to the 1850 census, she was born in KY. Also listed with J. is his daughter, Margaret, who was then 6 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1844. According to the 1850 census, she was born in KY. Also listed with J. is Sarah CAMPBELL, who was then 25 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1825. According to the 1850 census, she was born in KY. The relationship between J. FROST and Sarah CAMPBELL is not listed in the 1850 census. (6) A household headed by John FROST is listed in the 1860 census of Graves County, KY, next to a household headed by his son, Jacob FROST. John is listed in the 1860 census as a farmer who was then 66 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, he was born in about 1794. According to the 1860 census, he was born in SC. Listed with John is his wife, Jane, who was then 57 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, she was born in about 1803. According to the 1860 census, she was born in GA. Also listed with John is his daughter, Margaret, who was then 17 years of age; therefore, according to the 1860 census, she was born in about 1843. According to the 1860 census, she was born in KY. Also listed with John are 3 apparently unrelated railroad workers. (7) A household headed by John FROST is listed in the 1870 census of Graves County, KY. John is listed in the 1870 census as a retired farmer who was then 75 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, he was born in about 1795. According to the 1870 census, he was born in SC. Listed with John is his wife, Jane, who was then 68 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, she was born in about 1802. According to the 1870 census, she was born in GA. Also listed with John is Sarah CAMPBELL, who was then 45 years of age; therefore, according to the 1870 census, she was born in about 1825. According to the 1870 census, she was born in KY. The relationship between John FROST and Sarah CAMPBELL is not listed in the 1870 census. (8) Jackson Purchase Home Page <http://www.sos.ky.gov/land/nonmilitary/jacksonpurchase/>: The Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky was acquired under the October 19, 1818, land treaty between the United States and the Chickasaw Indian Nation. On February 14, 1820, the Kentucky General Assembly passed legislation that established the public land system for mapping the newly-acquired Jackson Purchase in western Kentucky. The lands would be "laid off" in Townships, Ranges and Sections. While Virginia Revolutionary War veterans were filing their patent applications in the West of Tennessee River area (see "West of Tennessee River Military Patents" under "Military Registers & Land Records" on this website), William T. Henderson was mapping the Jackson Purchase as mandated by the 1820 legislation. Non-military tracts located West of the Tennessee River were sold by quarter-sections. Land sales were overseen by state-appointed "Receivers" with offices in Waidesborough (Wadesboro) & Princeton. For each quarter-section purchased, the buyer would be issued a receipt declaring purchase price and tract location using the range-township method. Receipts were assignable; buyers could transfer quarter-sections by recording assignments on the back of the receipt. The Receiver would then send receipts (for the prospective landowner) to Frankfort for the issuance of the Governor's Grant finalizing the patent. There are 9,308 patents in the "West of Tennessee River Non-Military" Series. Original Receipts and Grant copies are available from the Secretary of State's Land Office in Frankfort, Kentucky. When indexing is completed, the West of Tennessee River Non-Military Patents Database, which includes links to scanned images of patent files, will be available online. (9) Kentucky Land Grants [database online], Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997: Grantee: Frost, John Acres: 160 Book: 10 Page: 346 Township: S E Qr Secd 21 Range: T-2 R-1 W Reference: THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS Volume 1 Part 1 CHAPTER VII GRANTS WEST OF TENNESSEE RIVER (1822-1858) THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY page 817 More Info: Grantee: Frost, John Acres: 160 Book: 10 Page: 346 Township: S E Qr Secd 21 Range: T-2 R-1 W (10) According to the Jackson Purchase Land Locator on the Jackson Purchase Home Page <http://www.sos.ky.gov/land/nonmilitary/jacksonpurchase/>, the above-described parcel of land of John FROST was located in Graves County, KY, southwest of present-day Wingo, KY.
  Person ID	I14990	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob FROST,   b. Abt 1753, Frederick County, VA d. Bef 11 Oct 1804, Newberry County, SC (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Sarah (FROST),   b. Bef 1765   d. Aft 7 Aug 1820 (Age > 56 years)
  Marriage	Aft 2 Aug 1790
  Family ID	F6735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane BOYD,   b. Abt 1802, GA d. Aft 14 Jun 1870 (Age ~ 68 years)
  Children	1. Jacob FROST,   b. Abt 1821, Wilkinson County, GA d. Bef 16 Jun 1900 (Age ~ 79 years)   2. Sarah Jane FROST,   b. 21 Mar 1836, KY d. 7 May 1922, Graves County, KY (Age 86 years)   3. Mary Ann FROST,   b. Abt 1841, KY d. Bef 30 Jun 1880 (Age ~ 39 years)   4. Margaret FROST,   b. Abt 1844, KY
  Family ID	F6736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024