John Tuck1

Family Chart
ID# 2162, (abt 1763 - 1822)
FatherThomas Tuck1,2 ( - btn 25 Apr 1786 - 22 Sep 1788)
MotherSarah [surname unknown]1,2 ( - bef Jun 1792)

Key Events:

Birth: about 17633
Marriage: 10 Nov 1791, Halifax Co., Edy Stanley (about 1776 - 1850)4
Death: 6 Jul 18225
AncestryThe Tuck Family

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Narrative:

     John Tuck was born about 1763.3
     John was a private in the Revolutionary War, drafted into a company under Capt. Edmond King. He served three months, during which time the unit marched to Ninety Six. He was soon after drafted again for three months. Under Capt. Parham Booker marched to Pointy Fork on the James River. There Capt. Booker resigned and John was placed under the command of Capt. William Clark. He then marched to Portsmouth. He marched to Guilford, North Carolina and fought in the battle there.6,3
     John was named an heir in the will of Thomas Tuck, his father, dated 25 Apr 1786, to received an equal share with his siblings other than his eldest brother Thomas, of their father's cattle, horses, hogs, and household goods.7
     John married Edy Stanley, daughter of John Stanley and Silldra [surname unknown], on 10 Nov 1791 in Halifax Co., with Thomas Dobson officiating.4
     John appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Meadsville, Halifax Co., Virginia, with a household consisting of one white male under age 10, one age 16 to 26, one over 45 (himself), and two white females under age 10, one age 10 to 16, one age 16 to 26, one age 26 to 45, and one over age 45 (wife Edy.)8
     John died on 6 Jul 1822.5
     
Research Note, 18 Nov 2008:

It has been proposed that Dr. Davis Green Tuck was descended from Thomas Tuck, the father of John Tuck. But Thomas had three sons, Thomas, John and William, and no evidence has been found to establish which of them might have been Davis' father.9,10

Children:
     There were no children with Edy Stanley

Citations

  1. [S4477] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 2:291, Thomas Tuck will, 22 Sep 1788, shows John as his son.
  2. [S4481] Eady Tuck widow's pension file, W. 6314, Revolutionary War Pension Files, affidavit of Thomas Tuck, 12 Aug 1840, shows John was his brother; affidavit of William Tuck, 28 Apr 1845, shows he was brother of John.
  3. [S2061] Macon, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, pg 16.
  4. [S1006] Halifax Co. Marriage Register, pg 86, record for John Tuck and Edy Stanley, shows date and officant.
  5. [S4481] Eady Tuck widow's pension file, W. 6314, Revolutionary War Pension Files, affidavit of applicant 23 Jun 1840, and affidavit of Thomas Tuck, 12 Aug 1840, show date.
  6. [S4481] Eady Tuck widow's pension file, W. 6314, Revolutionary War Pension Files, affidavits of Thomas Tuck, 12 Aug 1840 and 10 Sep 1841; affidavit of William Tuck 28 Apr 1845; affidavit of John Bain 11 Apr 1844.
  7. [S4477] Will Books, Halifax Co., Virginia, 2:291, Thomas Tuck will, 22 Sep 1788.
  8. [S4520] John Tuck household, 1820 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  9. [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.
  10. [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.