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Thomas Tuck1

ID# 1891, ( - btn 1786 and 1788)
Family Chart
AncestryThe Tuck Family
Family IndexesThe Tuck Family

Key Events:

Birth: Caroline Co., Virginia,2
Marriage: Sarah (d. bef Jun 1792)3
Death: btn 25 Apr 1786 and 22 Sep 1788, Halifax Co., Virginia,4
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Narrative:

Thomas Tuck was born in Caroline Co., VirginiaG.2
     Thomas came to Halifax Co., VirginiaG, before 1749, on which date his name is found on a list of tithables. He apparently previously lived in Caroline Co.5,6
     In Halifax Co.G he opened a road in 1756 known as Cowford Road near Bannister River and also sold a tract of land on the riverfront. In 1764 he was an official in the election for members of the House of Burgesses.5
     Thomas married Sarah.3
     Thomas was one of the securities for John Tuck when he posted bond as executor of his brother Edward on 18 Oct 1781.7
     Thomas left a will dated 25 Apr 1786, in which he "lent" his entire estate to his wife Sarah for her lifetime, after which it was to be divided between his children. The 150-acre tract where he lived, together with his personal estate, such as slaves, was to go to son Thomas. His "stock of cattle, horses, hogs and household goods, etc." was to be distributed equally to his other children. He named George Camp as executor.1
     Thomas died between 25 Apr 1786 and 22 Sep 1788 in Halifax Co., VirginiaG.4
     His will was probated on 22 Sep 1788.8
     An inventory of his estate was made on 19 Jun 1792 and filed with the Halifax Co.G Court the following week. No reason was stated for the four-year delay, but since it was not to be distributed until the death of his wife it may be that she had then died. The appraisal totaled £374 11s 9d, listing slaves, horses, cattle, hogs, furniture and tools. Most of the value listed was for the slaves: a man named Ruben at £80, a woman named Nancy at £40, a woman Isbill and child Lewis at £90, and three girls and boys at £40, £30, and £25.9
Research Note, 18 Nov 2008:
It has been proposed that Dr. Davis Green Tuck was descended from Thomas Tuck, in part based on the assertion that Davis's plantation was in the section in which Thomas took up land in the 1750's, and was bisected by Cowford Rd., which was opened by Thomas in 1756. But the land Davis held there was a gift from his wife's father, not inherited from his own family. Thomas had three sons, Thomas, John, and William, so if Davis was his grandson, no evidence has been found to establish which of them might have been Davis' father.10,11
Research Note:

John and Edward Tuck were clearly brothers. Thomas was probably their brother too, though the only direct evidence supporting this conclusion is very weak: that Thomas was security for John when he was executor of Edward's will. Bennett, Josiah, and Cary Tuck were contemporaries and are also thought to have been their brothers, but no evidence of that has been found. According to family tradition their father was Bennett Tuck, and according to some accounts their mother was Hannah Cary. Bennett and Cary are common given names in the family through many later generations, lending credence to these beliefs. There was a Bennett Tuck mentioned in the Journal of the House of Burgesses on 6 Jun 1740, and a Bennett Tuck signed a petition from Halifax Co. to the General Assembly in 1776.12,13,14

Children:
     Children with Sarah:

  1. Thomas Tuck (abt 1763 - aft Sep 1841)
  2. John Tuck (abt 1763 - 6 Jul 1822)
  3. William Tuck (abt 1770 - )
  4. Mary Tuck
  5. Sarah Tuck ( - bef Nov 1808)
  6. Susannah Tuck
  7. Rebekah Tuck
  8. Nancy Tuck
  9. Priscilla Tuck

Citations

  1. [S4477] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 2:291, Thomas Tuck will, 22 Sep 1788.
  2. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998.
  3. [S4477] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 2:291, Thomas Tuck will, 22 Sep 1788, shows is wife as Sarah Tuck.
  4. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date, as September 22, 1788, county and state.
  5. [S2061] Macon, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, pg 15.
  6. [S4480] Thomas Tuck pension file, S. 7761, Revolutionary War Pension Files, affidavits of applicant, shows he was born in Caroline Co.
  7. [S4477] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 1:352, Edward Tuck bond, 18 Oct 1781.
  8. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, citing Alethea Jane Macon, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, Virginia, and Some of Their Descendants (1964.)
  9. [S4477] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 2:511-2, Thomas Tuck inventory, 25 Jun 1792.
  10. [S2061] Macon, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, pg 28, states that Davis' parents are not known, but he is believed by some to be descended from Thomas Tuck who died in 1788. Notes that Davis' plantation was in the section in with Thomas took up land in the 1750's, and was bisected the the Cowford Road which Thomas opened in 1756.
  11. [S4575] Halifax Co. Deeds, Halifax Co., Virginia, 34:90-2, 8 Aug 1826, Adam Toot and wife Sarah, 280 acres to Davis G. Tuck and wife Elizabeth for "love and affection"; 38:136-8, 13 Nov 1830, , same parcel to Daniel L. Dunscomb.
  12. [S4477] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 1:351, Edward Tuck will, 17 May 1781, shows John Tuck as his brother; 1:352, executor's bond shows John Tuck as executor and Thomas Tuck as one of his securities.
  13. [S4484] McIlwaine, Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, 1727-1734, 1736-1740, pg 419.
  14. [S2061] Macon, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, pg 5, citing "Petition of 1776—Archives Division, Virginia State Library," shows Bennett Tuck Sr. was one who signed the petition.

Jane Eliza Hester1,2,3

ID# 1892, (1843 - 1897)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherWilliam O. Hester (abt 1803 - 1886)
MotherHenrietta Rogers (abt 1808 - May 1874)
Chart MembershipDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
Descendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Family IndexesThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

Key Events:

Birth: 16 Dec 1843, Lafayette, Kentucky,4,5,6
Marriage: 3 Oct 1864, Christian Co., Kentucky, Richard Watson Tuck (b. 18 Jan 1840, d. 1 Jul 1908)7,8,9
Death: 22 Oct 1897, Nashville, Tennessee,10,11
Burial: 19 May 1898, Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee,12,13
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Narrative:

Jane Eliza Hester was born on 16 Dec 1843 in Lafayette, KentuckyG.4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Lafayette, Christian Co., KentuckyG, in the household of her parents, William O. Hester and Henrietta Rogers.14,15 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Christian Co., KentuckyG, in the household of her parents.16,17
     Jane married Richard Watson Tuck, son of Dr. Davis Green Tuck and Elizabeth M. Toot, on 3 Oct 1864 in Christian Co., KentuckyG.7,8,9
     She generally used her middle name, Eliza, by the time of her marriage, and continued the rest of her life.3,18,19,20
     Eliza and Richard appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 18 Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $1,000 and personal estate of $500. Their daughter Lulie was listed as living with them, as were two Black domestic servants, Ella Boyd, age 17, and Harrison Lawton, age 12.21
     Eliza bought half of town lot no. 3 and lot no. 4 in Lafayette, Christian Co., KentuckyG, from her father, William O. Hester, on 22 Oct 1874, for $750.22
     Eliza and Richard, and their children Lulie and Walter, appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Lafayette, Christian Co., Kentucky, G in the household of her father, William O. Hester.23
     Eliza and Richard moved to Memphis, Tennessee, by 1891, as we find him listed in the city directory that year, residing on Poplar Blvd. They apparently lived in a number of places in the few years they lived there, including on Cox Ave., at 151 Third, and back on Poplar.24,25,26
     Eliza and Richard moved to Nashville, Tennessee, by 1894, when they lived at 625 Fern Ave. G27 and then at 502 MeridianG.28 They lived on Stainback Ave. near VaughnG, by 1896.
     She died on 22 Oct 1897 in Nashville, TennesseeG, at age 53.10,11 She was buried on 19 May 1898 in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., TennesseeG, in the lot owned by her husband's sister, Sarah, and her husband. Why the burial there was over six months after her death is unknown.12,13

Children:
     Children with Richard Watson Tuck:

  1. Lulie May Tuck+ (Dec 1867 - 16 Apr 1962)
  2. Walter H. Tuck (abt 1878 - 29 Oct 1892)

Citations

  1. [S8868] William Hester household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows name as Jane E. Hester.
  2. [S8869] William Hester household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows name as Jane E. Hester.
  3. [S4126] "In Memoriam," Hopkinsville Kentuckian, 23 Nov 1897, shows name as Mrs. Eliza J. Tuck, and father's surname as Hester.
  4. [S4126] "In Memoriam," Hopkinsville Kentuckian, 23 Nov 1897, shows date, town, and state.
  5. [S8868] William Hester household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 6 and state.
  6. [S8869] William Hester household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 16 and state.
  7. [S7393] Marriage Bonds, Christian Co., Kentucky, 5:108, Richard W. Tuck and E. J. Hester, shows bond date, no return entered.
  8. [S8854] Richd. Tucke household, 1870 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. [S1895] William Hester household, 1880 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows both as married, and him as son-in-law and her as daughter of the head of household.
  10. [S4134] Eliza J. Tuck, Register of Deaths, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S4126] "In Memoriam," Hopkinsville Kentuckian, 23 Nov 1897, shows date, city, and state.
  12. [S4112] Elmwood Cemetery, burial records, 1898 pg 92, shows date, lot 299, grave 10.
  13. [S1219] Tom Leatherwood Shelby County Register of Deeds, online, death record for Eliza J. Tuck, viewed Jun 2007, shows "burial permit in Mphs 5/19/1898."
  14. [S8868] William Hester household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
  15. [S8870] Wm. Hester, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  16. [S8869] William Hester household, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
  17. [S8871] Wm. Hester, owner, 1860 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  18. [S7393] Marriage Bonds, Christian Co., Kentucky, 5:108, Richard W. Tuck and E. J. Hester.
  19. [S8854] Richd. Tucke household, 1870 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows name as Eliza Tucke.
  20. [S4112] Elmwood Cemetery, burial records, 1898 pg 92, shows name as Eliza J. Tuck.
  21. [S8854] Richd. Tucke household, 1870 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
  22. [S7768] Deeds, Christian Co., Kentucky, 52:29-30, Wm. Hester to Mrs. Eliza J. Tuck, 15 Dec 1874.
  23. [S1895] William Hester household, 1880 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
  24. [S4123] Dow's City Directory of Memphis, 1891, pg 935, shows residence as Poplar Boul; 1892, show residence as e x Cox av 2 s of Union av.
  25. [S1222] Walter H. Tuck, Register of Deaths, shows residence as 151 Third at his death, 29 Oct 1892.
  26. [S4122] R. L. Polk & Co.'s Memphis Directory, 1893 pg 950, shows residence as 219 Poplar.
  27. [S4124] Nashville City Directory, 1894 pg 921.
  28. [S4124] Nashville City Directory, 1894 pg 921; 1896 pg 939; and 1897 pg 1020.

 

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