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Patsey Nugent, Yuma


The northeast quarter of section 18, 1N 48W was covered by two 1891 Script patents:
a. The east one-half was in the names of "Patsey Nugent and Albert A. Widdifield."
b. The west one-half was in the names of "John P. Johnson and Albert A. Widdifield."

Patsey was the widow of Charles Nugent, private in Captain Hendricks's Company Ohio Militia, War of 1812.


Before me, William E. Bell, a notary public in and for said county this 7th day of January 1878, personaly came Lydia Larsh of Wayne County, Indiana, who being duly sworn upon her oath says that her age is eighty seven (87) years. That she was personally present at the marriage of Nathan Truax and Sally Larsh that said marriage ceremony was performed at her, Lydia Larsh's, house in Dixon Township, Preble County, Ohio on or about the 29th day of January 1818, and that she is able to fix said date from the fact that her own (Lydia Larsh's) marriage which took place in said twonship and state about three (3) years previous to the marriage of Nathan Truax to Sally Larsh. She is also able to fix the date of said marriage of Nathan Truax ad Sally Larsh by the age of her (Lydia Larsh's) oldest child who was at that date, January 29th 1818, about fifteen (15) months old. that said marriage ceremony betweeen Nathan Truax and sally Larsh was performed by Charles Nugent who was a Justice of the Peace in said Dixon Twonship, Preble County, Ohio, at that time and that said Charles Nugent has been deceased for a number of years and that she knew said Nathan and Sally Truax lived together as man and wife after being legally married as heretofore stated on January 29th 1818, for about forty (40) years and until the time of the death of said Nathan Truax. And that said Sally Truax who is now resideing at Alamo, Montogomery County, Indiana, and who is an applicant for a pension as widow of Nathan Truax is the same identical person who is referred to in this affidavit heretofore as Sally Larsh and who was married to Nathan Truax as herein before stated. her
Lydia X Larsh mark

Witnesses:
John Mc Divitt
John Howarth

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 7th day of January 1879 and I hereby certify that said Lydia Larsh is personally known to me to be a credible and reliable person and that I have no interest in this claim whatever.
(signed)
William E. Bell
Notary Public


" Captain David E. Hendricks, in the 1st regiment of Ohio Militia"


Desertions and sleeping on guard duty re reoccurring problems at Forts Amanda, St. Marys, Jennings and Winchester. One example took place in June of 1813. Two men in Capt. David Hendrick’s company stationed at St. Marys were accused of desertion and ordered to stand trial. The two were Henry Bristow and Charles Nugent of Preble County.

Henry Bristow was a 34-year-old farmer living in Preble County with his wife Margaret “Peggy” (Patterson) and their four children; Polly (9), William (7), Amelia (4), Jane (3). Henry’s older brother 35-year-old brother Payton served in the same company but was not complicit in the incident.

Charles Nugent was shown in the 1820 census as being between 26 and 44 years old. He was living with his wife (same age) their nine children, three boys and three girls under the age of 10 and two boys and a girl between the ages of 10 and 15. Nugent and Bristow were neighbors.

The Court proceeded to the trial of Charles Nugent. A private in Capt. D. E. Hendricks Company of the 1st Reg. 3rd Det O. M. on the following Charge being prepared against him by Capt. D.E. Hendricks. Charge - Deserting from detachment from said Company (stationed at fort Loramies in the state of Ohio) on the 20th of June 1813. To which the prisoner pleaded not guilty - No evidence being adjudicated for the prosecution the prisoner was acquitted - The court adjourned
{Daniel Hosbrook, Capt.
1st Reg. 3rd Det O.

What Nugent did prior to the war is unknown, however he did serve as a Justice of the Peace in Preble County and performed marriages there as early as 1818. In 1820, he and his wife and nine children were living in Washington Township in Preble County and by 1827, the family had moved to Gasper Township in Preble County, Ohio. Between 1827 and 1835, the family had moved to Vermillion County, Indiana where daughter Eliza was married that year.


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