John Logan1

FatherJames Logan1 d. 1818 or 1819
MotherBarbara (?) d. bef 27 Dec 1818
Marriagebefore 22 Mar 1828 John Logan married Rhoda (?) before 22 Mar 1828.2 
Devisee27 Dec 1818  John's father, James Logan, in his will written in December 1818 in Washington Co., Virginia, left John and his brother Caleb the mansion house in which he lived as well as the surrounding land. He specified that the smith tools and sawmill on the land should remain available for the use of all his sons. James also left John and Caleb the Chesnut ridge survey excepting two 50 acre parcels that were to go to John and Caleb's brothers Robert and William. In addition, John and Caleb received their father's interest in the Markland Mill land. John received a Negro boy named Dick and a share of the live stock from the plantation. John and Caleb were named executors of their father's will.1 
Land-Sell22 Mar 1828  John and Rhoda sold 117 acres of land for $775 to Jefferson Talbert and his wife Polly on 22 Mar 1828 in Washington County. The property, on the waters of the North Fork of the Holston River, was part of one of the tracts left to John and his brother Caleb in their father's will. An interesting aspect of the deed was that Jefferson Talbert only acquired a life interest in the property; whereas Polly's interest was not limited.2 
Land-Sell20 Aug 1841  On August 20, 1841 John and his brother Caleb executed a deed dividing land devised to them jointly in their father's will.3 
Cens-185026 Jul 1850  The 1850 census for Washington County found John (age 71) and Rhoda (69) living with [their son] John and his family.4 

Research Comment:

I have linked John and Alfred as sons of John Logan based on an 1847 deed stating their relationship. However I have not linked Rhoda as John and Alfred's mother at this time. The younger John's Washington Co. death register entry, completd by Alfred, stated John's mother's name was Elizabeth.5

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Last Edited24 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S131] James Logan will (1819), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 4: 285. The will named (among others) sons John, Caleb, William and Robert, daughters Bethia Fullen, Barbara Logan and Darcus McCulloch. It also named Elizabeth Logan, widow of son, James Logan, Jr., and her two children, James and John Logan.
  2. [S2210] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 9, 1825-1829, p. 157, citing Washington Co. VA Deed Bk 9: 575, deed dated 22 Mar 1828 and recorded 28 Apr. 1828.
  3. [S1048] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 15: 104-105. Terry Thompson research.
  4. [S367] John S. Logan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 75 stamped, dwelling 104, family 104, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2010. Household includes: John S. Logan 30, farmer, owns property worth $800; Elizabeth 29; Robert 4; John W. 2; Minerva 1; John, 71, laborer; Rhoda 69; James Holliday 33, farmer; all b. VA.
  5. [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites the Washington Co., Virginia Death Register entry for John S. Logan: died at age 33 on 04 Nov 1853 (date of reporting) of consumption; s/o John & Elizabeth Logan; consort of Elizabeth Logan; death reported by brother, Alfred B. Logan.
  6. [S2763] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 19: 65.