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John Thomas Underwood 1785–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 March 1785

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 October 1865

Death Location: Berlin, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Joshua Underwood

Mother: Martha Hendry

Spouse(s): Clarissa Cook

Children(s): Lawrence Underwood, Martha Underwood, James Underwood, Louisa Underwood, Tabitha(Delitha) Underwood, Wiley Underwood, Presley Underwood, Matilda Underwood, Emmaline Underwood, George Underwood, Turner Underwood

In 1785, John Thomas Underwood entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to Joshua Underwood And Martha Hendry. John Thomas Underwood married Clarissa Cook, Nancy Barnard, and had children including Emmaline Underwood, George Madison Underwood, James T Underwood, Lawrence Underwood, Louisa Eliza Underwood, Martha Ann Underwood, Matilda Underwood, Presley Underwood, Tabitha Delitha Underwood, Turner S Underwood, Wiley Underwood. John Thomas Underwood passed away in 1865 in Berlin, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1785, John Thomas Underwood entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to Joshua Underwood And Martha Hendry.
  • John Thomas Underwood married Clarissa Cook, Nancy Barnard, and had children including Emmaline Underwood, George Madison Underwood, James T Underwood, Lawrence Underwood, Louisa Eliza Underwood, Martha Ann Underwood, Matilda Underwood, Presley Underwood, Tabitha Delitha Underwood, Turner S Underwood, Wiley Underwood.
  • John Thomas Underwood passed away in 1865 in Berlin, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Underwood
1755–1837
Birth Location: Mispillion Hundred, Kent, Delaware, USA
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Martha Hendry
1759–1839
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clarissa Cook
1788–1866
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Lawrence Underwood
1812–1883
Birth Location: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Underwood
1814–1872
Birth Location: Sumner or Davison, Tennessee
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James Underwood
1830–1880
Birth Location: Island Grove Twp, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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Louisa Underwood
1826–1853
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
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Tabitha(Delitha) Underwood
1824–1888
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
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Wiley Underwood
1823–1859
Birth Location: Davidson or Sumner, Tennessee, USA
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Presley Underwood
1819–1853
Birth Location: Sumner or Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Matilda Underwood
1818–1874
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
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Emmaline Underwood
1816–1894
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
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George Underwood
1811–1867
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Turner Underwood
1823–1869
Birth Location: Sumner or Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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John Underwood's Ancestors

Self
John Underwood
1785–1865
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joshua Underwood
1755–1837
Mispillion Hundred, Kent, Delaware, USA
Martha Hendry
1759–1839
Kent, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Richard Underwood
1730–1772
Mispilionhundred, Kent, Delaware, United States
Priscilla Abraham
1737–1772
Kent, Delaware, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Underwood
1700–1758
Mary Whitpain
1706–1772
Robert Abraham
1717–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Underwood
1660–1715
Joan PEAKE
1657–1714

John Underwood's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Underwood (30 March 1785–27 October 1865) m. Clarissa Cook (11 August 1788–18 January 1866)
  1. 1. Lawrence Underwood 1812–1883 m. Abigail Colburn 1818–1900
    1. 1. Jesse (Thomas) Underwood 1847–1907 m. Abigail (M) Kinney 1844–1878 m. Sarah (E.) (Shoemaker) 1841–
      1. 1. Irene Underwood 1869–1940 m. Robert (Ira) Forrest 1867–1948
        1. 1. Milo (William) Forrest 1888–1965 m. Alice (Margaret) McConnell 1887–1963
        2. 2. Mary (Alice) Forrest 1889–1987 m. James (Edgar Campbell) Sr. 1886–1962
        3. 3. Jessie (Munson) Forrest 1894–1960 m. Hazel (I) Rice 1900–1978 m. Hazel (I) Rice 1900–1978
        4. 4. Frances (L) Forrest 1899–1973 m. Harry (Edward) Barnes 1894–1944
        5. 5. Elizabeth (J(Bessie)) Forrest 1897– m. Rodger (C) Miller 1891–
        6. 6. Robert (Carroll (Cad)) Forrest 1901–1970 m. Jean (Roberts) Forrest 1903–
        7. 7. Rebecca (C) Forrest 1904–1985 m. Elmer (Henry) Fehl 1892–1963
      2. 2. Edgar Underwood 1873–1940
      3. 3. Lucy Underwood 1872–1916 m. Charles (Oran) Sager 1874–1957
        1. 1. Carol (Oran) Sager 1893–1951 m. Ermal (S unknown) Sager 1889–1969
    2. 2. Achsa Underwood 1836–1900
    3. 3. Azuba Underwood 1839–1912
    4. 4. Barton (W.) Underwood 1842–1880
    5. 5. Clarisa Underwood 1841–1910
    6. 6. David (Otis) Underwood 1857–1879
    7. 7. Fannie Underwood 1862–1944
    8. 8. Isabel Underwood 1856–1860
    9. 9. Joseph (C.) Underwood 1845–1860
    10. 10. Lawrence (Thomas) Underwood 1849–1920 m. Martha (Jane) Weir 1847–1902
      1. 1. Edna (T) Underwood 1880–1915
      2. 2. Orpha Underwood 1873–1876
      3. 3. Etta (Augusta) Underwood 1885–1944 m. Alpheus (Ebenezer) Allison 1861–1943
        1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Allison 1913–1993 m. Mary (Louise) Raliegh 1926–2013
        2. 2. John Allison 1926–1926
        3. 3. Mary (Helen) Allison 1920–2016 m. James (N) Jenkins 1906–1971 m. Billy (Robert) Evans 1917–2004
        4. 4. Melvin (LeRoy) Allison 1930–2003
        5. 5. William (Arthur) Allison 1915–2003
        6. 6. Leona (Augusta) Allison 1924–1997
        7. 7. Robert (Earl) Allison 1911–1984
        8. 8. James (Marion) Allison 1917–2001
        9. 9. Albert (Lewis) Allison 1922–1993
      4. 4. Leonard (Franklin) Underwood 1870–1942
      5. 5. Elsie Underwood 1875–1876
      6. 6. Edith Underwood 1877–1893
    11. 11. Levi (S.) Underwood 1851–1860
    12. 12. Lucy Underwood 1853–1881
    13. 13. Mary Underwood 1844–1850
    14. 14. Nathan (T. (Nate)) Underwood 1837–1910
  2. 2. Martha (Ann) Underwood 1814–1872
  3. 3. James (T) Underwood 1830–1880
  4. 4. Louisa ('Eliza') Underwood 1826–1853
  5. 5. Tabitha(Delitha) Underwood 1824–1888
  6. 6. Wiley Underwood 1823–1859
  7. 7. Presley Underwood 1819–1853
  8. 8. Matilda Underwood 1818–1874
  9. 9. Emmaline Underwood 1816–1894
  10. 10. George (Madison) Underwood 1811–1867
  11. 11. Turner (S) Underwood 1823–1869

John Underwood's Timeline

2 Records

1785
30 March 1785
Birth of John Thomas Underwood in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1865
27 October 1865
Age 80
Death of John Thomas Underwood in Island Grove Twp, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Island Grove Twp, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 March 1785
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 October 1865
    Event Place: Island Grove Twp, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berlin, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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