Abner Devore

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From "Devore/De Vore Families: 1730-1750", p. 183: 1. 1 Jan 1818 - Abner Devore to Jilson Hammerick, Deed of Trust, tract of 112 acres in Adams Co, Ohio, plus crops and personal property wherein he resides in Mason Co, Kentucky. [Names: wife, Nancy; children, Mona (Maria?), Harriet, Ellsey (Alice?), and Matilda. No son Abner Jr., nor Nicholas is mentioned]. 2. Abner Devore and wore, Maria, John Jacobs and others who had interest in the property (that Jonas Mann and his wife, Agnes, had surveyed and sold to David G. Devore), deeded this parcel of land to James B. Moore.

Abner married First wife of Abner Devore [?] between 1800 and 1802 in Possibly Kentucky. First died before Jan 1805 in Possibly Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Abner, Jr Devore was born in Probably Ohio; and died.
2. Maria Devore was born about 1804 in Mason County, Kentucky; and died.

Abner married Nancy Hamrick on 19 Jan 1805 in Mason County, Kentucky. Nancy was born before 1781 in Possibly Washington Co, Pennsylvania; died about 1830 in Possibly Brown Co, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elvira Devore was born on 22 Jan 1813 in Maryland; died on 21 Apr 1862 in Harrison County, Missouri; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Sherman Twp, Sect 27, Harrison Co, Missouri.

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DEVORE (Devose) NICHOLAS - Brown CoB 2-22-1732, France; d 3 ? 1815 at Red Oak, O. bur in Devore Cem, near Ripley, O - Union Twp, Brown Co. Pvt in Van Swearengen's Company, Col Morgan's Rifle Regt, Contl Trps. 59th N S D A R Report.

(Research):Note: Red Oak Post Office 1865 to 1903 is now Redoak, an unincorporated community in Brown County, Ohio located at the junction of US 68 and US 65. It now consists of fewer than 10 homes and one building at the junction that could have been a gas station at one time.

Nicholas married Sarah Decker on 5 Mar 1750/51 in New Jersey. Sarah died after 1785 in Mason County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):There are no legitimate sources for the surname Decker. I have tagged it as apocryphal.