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Descendants of John Locke

4. JOHN² LOCK (JOHN¹ LOCKE)¹ was born 1746, and died April 25, 1831 in Jefferson, WV. He married (1) ESTHER FRENCH 1773, daughter of JOHN FRENCH and MARTHA ??. She was born February 13, 1749/50², and died September 26, 1801. He married (2) RACHEL ?? Aft. 1801. She died 1844.

Notes for JOHN LOCK:
John and Esther were buried on the Lock graveyard on the Flynn farm.

In researching the Locke family history when moving the graves of the Locke's, it was noted that John Locke, widower, had married Rachel after the death of his first wife, Esther and that he was the father of fourteen children.

The following obit appeared in the April 28, 1831 Virginia Free Press and Farmer's Repository:
DIED
On Sunday last, after a lingering illness, Mr. John Lock, sen., in the 85th year of his age, one of the oldest and most respectable citizens of this county.

More About JOHN LOCK:
Burial: Locke Graveyard (along Harper's Ferry Pike on Flynn farm)³

More About ESTHER FRENCH:
Burial: Locke Graveyard (along Harper's Ferry Pike on Flynn farm)

Children of JOHN LOCK and ESTHER FRENCH are:

18.	i.	JAMES³ LOCKE, d. 1827.
19.	ii.	JOHN LOCKE, b. November 24, 1778, VA; d. August 20, 1856.
20.	iii.	WILLIAM FRENCH LOCKE, b. February 07, 1788, Virginia; d. October 18, 1850.

Children of JOHN LOCK and RACHEL ?? are:

21.	iv.	ELISHA³ LOCKE, d. November 05, 1855.
22.	v.	MARY H LOCKE, b. 1806; d. May 09, 1839.
	vi.	J RANDOLPH LOCKE, b. 1812; d. July 11, 1835.

Notes for J RANDOLPH LOCKE:
J Randolph never married.

More About J RANDOLPH LOCKE:
Burial: Lock Gravyard, Harpers Ferry

vii.

NANCY G LOCKE, m. HARRISON GORAN, April 19, 1831; b. Berryville, Frederick Co, VA.

Notes for NANCY G LOCKE:
Nancy and Harrison had no known children. She and her husband relocated to Montgomery County, Missouri, acccording to deeds executed by them in the 1840's and 1850's. Nothing further is known about either of the Gorden's.

The following announcement appeared in the April 28, 1831 Virginia Free Press and Farmer's Repository:
MARRIED
On Tuesday, the 19th, inst. by the Rev. Mr. McCartbney, Mr. Harrison Goran of Berryville, Frederick County, to Miss Ann G Locke of this county.

viii.

WILLIAM LOCKE, m. ELIZABETH ??; d. Aft. 1856.

Notes for WILLIAM LOCKE:
William and Elizabeth had no known children. According to the Order of the will partioning the estate of his father John Lock, deceased, William died prior to his father and his widow, Elizaeth received his share. She was in Jackson County, Tennessee in the 1850's as shown by deeds executed by her.

ix.

GEORGE W LOCKE.

Notes for GEORGE W LOCKE:
George W died unmarried according to the petition filed in the suit or partition of Rachel Lock's dower. It is assumed that he was buried in the same graveyard as his parents and siblings.

MARTHA LOCKE, m. ?? GRAY.

Notes for MARTHA LOCKE:
Martha and her husband were in Boone County, Missouri in 1870 when a deed was executed. No known children.

23.	xi.		ELEANOR "SARAH ELLEN" LOCKE, d. 1850.
	xii.		ELIJAH LOCKE, d. 1839, St. Louis, Missouri.

Notes for ELIJAH LOCKE:
Elijah died unmarried and by a will dated 9-7-1837, left all of his estate to his brother Elisha except for some monetary considerations for his mother Rachel, and two of his sisters, Martha Gray and Nancy Goren.

xiii.

HAMILTON J LOCKE, d. 1841.

Notes for HAMILTON J LOCKE:
Hamilton was unmarried and his footstone reads HJL,

More About HAMILTON J LOCKE:
Burial: Lock Gravyard, Harpers Ferry

xiv.

REBECCA ANN LOCKE, b. December 20, 1831; d. March 11, 1911; m. THOMAS WILLIAMS.

Notes for REBECCA ANN LOCKE:
Rebecca and her husband went to Montgomery County, Missouri in the 1840's and 1850's and in 1857 were in Warren County, Missouri, according to deeds executed by them in the matter of her father and mother's estate. They had one child, a son who died in infancy.

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