James Current III

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• Reference Number: 724

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moved to Henry County in Indiana near Blountsville.

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James married Mary Powers 18 Dec 1834, Henry County, Indiana.

James — Mary Powers. Mary (daughter of William Johnson Powers and Rebecca Jones) was born 14 Oct 1810, Virginia; died 11 Sep 1899, Sleepy Eye, Brown County, Minnesota; was buried Aft 11 Aug 1899, Current Cemetery, Sleepy Eye, Brown County, Minnesota. [Family Group Sheet]

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1. Jacob P. Current was born 30 Sep 1835, Henry County, Indiana; died 21 Apr 1913, Home Township, Brown County, Minnesota.
2. John Quincy Adams Current was born 13 May 1837, Virginia; died 11 Dec 1895; was buried Aft 11 Dec 1895, Current Cemetery, New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota.
3. Rebecca Ann Current was born 20 Mar 1839; died 4 Jan 1921, Sleepy Eye, Brown County, Minnesota; was buried Between 1921 and 1922, Current Family Cemetery, New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota.
4. Martha Jane Current was born 1841, Indiana; died 1898, Ingalls, Gray County, Kansas.
5. William Jackson Current was born 24 Mar 1843, Henry County, Indiana; died 21 Jan 1916, Home Township, Brown County, Minnesota; was buried Aft 21 Jan 1916, Current Cemetery, Home Township, Brown County, Minnesota.
6. Israel Putman Current was born 4 Oct 1846, Jay County, Indiana; died 10 Oct 1922, Woodside, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried , Woodside Cemetery, Wrightstown, Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
7. Bruce Current was born 10 May 1849, Indiana; died 24 Oct 1922, Eagle Bend, , Minnesota.

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• Reference Number: 720
• Death_Poss: 2 Feb 1846

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receives 300 acres on Three Fork Creek, adjoining brother John, for 100 pounds

sold his possessions, including 300 acres of land in Virginia, and with the rest of the family except [html:][:html]Nancy[html:][:html], moved to Henry County, Indiana. It was custom at that time for the neighborsand relatives to accompany the movers for the first day and camp with them the first night. The next morning when it was time to say good bye's and all were ready to start onward to Indiana, the others to return to Virginia, [html:][:html]Nancy[html:][:html] jumped from the wagon she was in, and ran to her lover, [html:][:html]James Keener[html:][:html] who mounted on his horse, pulled her up into the saddle, and togetherthey returned home to be married. Later, they moved to Indiana and on to Kansas where they lived many years and raised ten children.

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James married Margaret Johnson 31 Mar 1796, Harrison County, West Virginia. Margaret (daughter of Peter Johnson and Eleanor Peters) was born 7 Aug 1777, Pennsylvania; died 23 Jan 1875, Henry County, Indiana; was buried Aft 23 Jan 1875, Current Cemetery, Stony Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana. [Family Group Sheet]

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• Name: Current
• Reference Number: 722
• Death_Poss: 28 Jan 1875

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She was born in a blockhouse within a stockade.

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• Reference Number: 713
• Immigration: Jan 1751, the USA

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receives 300 acres on Three Fork Creek for 100 pounds

receives 300 acres on Three Fork Creek, adjoining brother John, for 100 pounds

receives 78 acres

receives 307 acres

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Immigration:
landed on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in late March||two brothers||One brother died and the other went back to his native land

James married Margaret Richardson 1766. Margaret (daughter of Richard Richardson Sr and Margaret Cole) was born 1737, Virginia; died 16 Aug 1830, Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia; was buried Aft 16 Aug 1830, Current Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia. [Family Group Sheet]

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• Name: Current
• Reference Number: 716

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• Reference Number: 2179
• Death: 6 Sep 1840, Harrison, , Virgina

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Peter married Eleanor Peters 1774. [Family Group Sheet]

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• Name: Johnson
• Reference Number: 2180

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• Reference Number: 29170

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Richard — Margaret Cole. [Family Group Sheet]

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• Name: Richardson
• Reference Number: 29171

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