Jacob was a judge and merchant.He also had 11 children His father was Benjamin and mother was Mary Cozard Coons
Children were
Benjamin,James,Patsy,Thomas,John C.,Nancy Caroline,Jacob Jr.,Polly Ann, Ottway, Rebecca C.,&Charlotte
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Jacob Cutler was born June 17, 1778, perhaps in Morris County, New Jersey, the son of Benjamin Cutler and Mary Cozad Coon (the widow of John Coon). He died in Fort Madison, Iowa, on March 24, 1865. Some accounts indicate he was born near the mouth of the Mohawk River, near Albany, New York.
On November 17, 1798, in Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Jacob married Nancy Rowan, the daughter of Alexander Rowan. She died sometime between 1809 and 1812. Jacob and Nancy were the parents of: Benjamin, born September 28, 1799; James, born November 11, 1801; Martha (married Thomas Lee), born 1804; Sallie (married George H. Beeler), born 1807; and John, born February 4, 1809.
Jacob then on December 27, 1812, married Siney Clark, the daughter of Thomas Clark and Nancy Fitzpatrick. Siney was born July 1, 1792, in Kentucky. Jacob and Siney were the parents of: George, born 1814; Nancy (married William Shaw), born 1816; Polly Ann (married Thomas Trower), born 1818; Otway, born May 21, 1824; Thomas, born 1827 (died 1850 in the Mexican War); and Rebecca Caroline (married Stephen B. Espy), born 1829.
After leaving Virginia, Jacob moved to Kentucky (where it is possible he and Siney married). He must have been in Indiana by 1814, as his father Benjamin died in Martinsville, Indiana, in 1814. In 1816 Jacob purchased land in Van Buren Township, Morgan County, Indiana. On August 13, 1821, fifteen land patents encompassing nearly 1,160 acres were issued to Jacob in the name of President James Monroe.
In early 1822 an election was held in Morgan County and Jacob Cutler was elected as one of two Associate Judges (and was thereafter often called Judge Cutler). The log house of Jacob Cutler, erected a short distance north of the northeast corner of the public square in Martinsville, was the first house on the town site, and was built in 1820. It was the first county court house, and early court sessions were held in his home.
Jacob and his son Benjamin erected a distillery at the big spring near Martinsburg and in 1825 sold liquor. In 1826 Jacob opened a store with over $1,000 worth of general merchandise. He began to buy and pack a few hogs, and buy wheat and corn for shipment. Jacob moved his family to Edgar County, Illinois, in 1828, and then to Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois.
Jacob arrived in Fort Madison, Iowa, from Illinois, in the fall of 1835, about the time lots began selling. He purchased a building site (with the frame of a building) on the Mississippi River bank. Soon after the purchase he went to St. Louis to secure lumber to complete the building, and purchased a general stock of merchandise, which he opened to sale as soon as the building was finished. He then contracted the construction of a cabin, returned to Illinois where he spent the winter. In April 1836 he moved his family to their new home.
In 1835, Jacob Cutler, John H. Knapp, and John Box opened stores in Fort Madison. The customers of these first merchants were principally Native Americans, whom they credited until “annuity-day”. They rarely neglected to pay their debts, but Muck-a-tan-wish-e-ke-ack-ke-ack (Black Hawk) left an unpaid bill of twelve or thirteen dollars in the hands of Judge Cutler, which his son, Otway, preserved for many years.
On December 1, 1841, four land patents totaling 400 acres near Fort Madison, and on June 19, 1844, seven patents for seven tracts of land in Fort Madison were issued to Jacob in the name of President John Tyler.
In the 1860 census for Washington Township, Lee County, Iowa, Jacob and Siney are listed in the household of their son Otway Cutler and his family.
Jacob’s father, Benjamin Cutler (born circa 1755 and died 1814 at Martinsville, Indiana) is listed in the Daughters of the American Revolution data base as a Patriot of the Revolutionary War (Ancestor A029151). The Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War (complied by Adjutant General William S. Stryker, 1872) lists “Benjamin Cutlar” as a private in the Militia, called “Minute Men”, from Morris County, New Jersey.
Many of Jacob’s descendants claim membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution through their Patriot ancestor Benjamin Cutler (although many applications referenced the wrong Benjamin Cutler, one born in Massachusetts in 1725).
Sources: Counties of Morgan, Monroe & Brown Indiana (1884), pages 11-18, 81-84, and 508; Portrait and Biographical Album of Coles County Illinois (1887), page 452; History of Lee County Iowa (1879), pages 388, 595, and 602; A Cutler Memorial and Genealogical History compiled by Nahum S. Cutler (1889); and the ancestor data base of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
_added per the request of Ralph Brown (#48194949)
Children were
Benjamin,James,Patsy,Thomas,John C.,Nancy Caroline,Jacob Jr.,Polly Ann, Ottway, Rebecca C.,&Charlotte
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Jacob Cutler was born June 17, 1778, perhaps in Morris County, New Jersey, the son of Benjamin Cutler and Mary Cozad Coon (the widow of John Coon). He died in Fort Madison, Iowa, on March 24, 1865. Some accounts indicate he was born near the mouth of the Mohawk River, near Albany, New York.
On November 17, 1798, in Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Jacob married Nancy Rowan, the daughter of Alexander Rowan. She died sometime between 1809 and 1812. Jacob and Nancy were the parents of: Benjamin, born September 28, 1799; James, born November 11, 1801; Martha (married Thomas Lee), born 1804; Sallie (married George H. Beeler), born 1807; and John, born February 4, 1809.
Jacob then on December 27, 1812, married Siney Clark, the daughter of Thomas Clark and Nancy Fitzpatrick. Siney was born July 1, 1792, in Kentucky. Jacob and Siney were the parents of: George, born 1814; Nancy (married William Shaw), born 1816; Polly Ann (married Thomas Trower), born 1818; Otway, born May 21, 1824; Thomas, born 1827 (died 1850 in the Mexican War); and Rebecca Caroline (married Stephen B. Espy), born 1829.
After leaving Virginia, Jacob moved to Kentucky (where it is possible he and Siney married). He must have been in Indiana by 1814, as his father Benjamin died in Martinsville, Indiana, in 1814. In 1816 Jacob purchased land in Van Buren Township, Morgan County, Indiana. On August 13, 1821, fifteen land patents encompassing nearly 1,160 acres were issued to Jacob in the name of President James Monroe.
In early 1822 an election was held in Morgan County and Jacob Cutler was elected as one of two Associate Judges (and was thereafter often called Judge Cutler). The log house of Jacob Cutler, erected a short distance north of the northeast corner of the public square in Martinsville, was the first house on the town site, and was built in 1820. It was the first county court house, and early court sessions were held in his home.
Jacob and his son Benjamin erected a distillery at the big spring near Martinsburg and in 1825 sold liquor. In 1826 Jacob opened a store with over $1,000 worth of general merchandise. He began to buy and pack a few hogs, and buy wheat and corn for shipment. Jacob moved his family to Edgar County, Illinois, in 1828, and then to Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois.
Jacob arrived in Fort Madison, Iowa, from Illinois, in the fall of 1835, about the time lots began selling. He purchased a building site (with the frame of a building) on the Mississippi River bank. Soon after the purchase he went to St. Louis to secure lumber to complete the building, and purchased a general stock of merchandise, which he opened to sale as soon as the building was finished. He then contracted the construction of a cabin, returned to Illinois where he spent the winter. In April 1836 he moved his family to their new home.
In 1835, Jacob Cutler, John H. Knapp, and John Box opened stores in Fort Madison. The customers of these first merchants were principally Native Americans, whom they credited until “annuity-day”. They rarely neglected to pay their debts, but Muck-a-tan-wish-e-ke-ack-ke-ack (Black Hawk) left an unpaid bill of twelve or thirteen dollars in the hands of Judge Cutler, which his son, Otway, preserved for many years.
On December 1, 1841, four land patents totaling 400 acres near Fort Madison, and on June 19, 1844, seven patents for seven tracts of land in Fort Madison were issued to Jacob in the name of President John Tyler.
In the 1860 census for Washington Township, Lee County, Iowa, Jacob and Siney are listed in the household of their son Otway Cutler and his family.
Jacob’s father, Benjamin Cutler (born circa 1755 and died 1814 at Martinsville, Indiana) is listed in the Daughters of the American Revolution data base as a Patriot of the Revolutionary War (Ancestor A029151). The Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War (complied by Adjutant General William S. Stryker, 1872) lists “Benjamin Cutlar” as a private in the Militia, called “Minute Men”, from Morris County, New Jersey.
Many of Jacob’s descendants claim membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution through their Patriot ancestor Benjamin Cutler (although many applications referenced the wrong Benjamin Cutler, one born in Massachusetts in 1725).
Sources: Counties of Morgan, Monroe & Brown Indiana (1884), pages 11-18, 81-84, and 508; Portrait and Biographical Album of Coles County Illinois (1887), page 452; History of Lee County Iowa (1879), pages 388, 595, and 602; A Cutler Memorial and Genealogical History compiled by Nahum S. Cutler (1889); and the ancestor data base of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
_added per the request of Ralph Brown (#48194949)
Jacob was a judge and merchant.He also had 11 children His father was Benjamin and mother was Mary Cozard Coons
Children were
Benjamin,James,Patsy,Thomas,John C.,Nancy Caroline,Jacob Jr.,Polly Ann, Ottway, Rebecca C.,&Charlotte
***********
Jacob Cutler was born June 17, 1778, perhaps in Morris County, New Jersey, the son of Benjamin Cutler and Mary Cozad Coon (the widow of John Coon). He died in Fort Madison, Iowa, on March 24, 1865. Some accounts indicate he was born near the mouth of the Mohawk River, near Albany, New York.
On November 17, 1798, in Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Jacob married Nancy Rowan, the daughter of Alexander Rowan. She died sometime between 1809 and 1812. Jacob and Nancy were the parents of: Benjamin, born September 28, 1799; James, born November 11, 1801; Martha (married Thomas Lee), born 1804; Sallie (married George H. Beeler), born 1807; and John, born February 4, 1809.
Jacob then on December 27, 1812, married Siney Clark, the daughter of Thomas Clark and Nancy Fitzpatrick. Siney was born July 1, 1792, in Kentucky. Jacob and Siney were the parents of: George, born 1814; Nancy (married William Shaw), born 1816; Polly Ann (married Thomas Trower), born 1818; Otway, born May 21, 1824; Thomas, born 1827 (died 1850 in the Mexican War); and Rebecca Caroline (married Stephen B. Espy), born 1829.
After leaving Virginia, Jacob moved to Kentucky (where it is possible he and Siney married). He must have been in Indiana by 1814, as his father Benjamin died in Martinsville, Indiana, in 1814. In 1816 Jacob purchased land in Van Buren Township, Morgan County, Indiana. On August 13, 1821, fifteen land patents encompassing nearly 1,160 acres were issued to Jacob in the name of President James Monroe.
In early 1822 an election was held in Morgan County and Jacob Cutler was elected as one of two Associate Judges (and was thereafter often called Judge Cutler). The log house of Jacob Cutler, erected a short distance north of the northeast corner of the public square in Martinsville, was the first house on the town site, and was built in 1820. It was the first county court house, and early court sessions were held in his home.
Jacob and his son Benjamin erected a distillery at the big spring near Martinsburg and in 1825 sold liquor. In 1826 Jacob opened a store with over $1,000 worth of general merchandise. He began to buy and pack a few hogs, and buy wheat and corn for shipment. Jacob moved his family to Edgar County, Illinois, in 1828, and then to Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois.
Jacob arrived in Fort Madison, Iowa, from Illinois, in the fall of 1835, about the time lots began selling. He purchased a building site (with the frame of a building) on the Mississippi River bank. Soon after the purchase he went to St. Louis to secure lumber to complete the building, and purchased a general stock of merchandise, which he opened to sale as soon as the building was finished. He then contracted the construction of a cabin, returned to Illinois where he spent the winter. In April 1836 he moved his family to their new home.
In 1835, Jacob Cutler, John H. Knapp, and John Box opened stores in Fort Madison. The customers of these first merchants were principally Native Americans, whom they credited until “annuity-day”. They rarely neglected to pay their debts, but Muck-a-tan-wish-e-ke-ack-ke-ack (Black Hawk) left an unpaid bill of twelve or thirteen dollars in the hands of Judge Cutler, which his son, Otway, preserved for many years.
On December 1, 1841, four land patents totaling 400 acres near Fort Madison, and on June 19, 1844, seven patents for seven tracts of land in Fort Madison were issued to Jacob in the name of President John Tyler.
In the 1860 census for Washington Township, Lee County, Iowa, Jacob and Siney are listed in the household of their son Otway Cutler and his family.
Jacob’s father, Benjamin Cutler (born circa 1755 and died 1814 at Martinsville, Indiana) is listed in the Daughters of the American Revolution data base as a Patriot of the Revolutionary War (Ancestor A029151). The Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War (complied by Adjutant General William S. Stryker, 1872) lists “Benjamin Cutlar” as a private in the Militia, called “Minute Men”, from Morris County, New Jersey.
Many of Jacob’s descendants claim membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution through their Patriot ancestor Benjamin Cutler (although many applications referenced the wrong Benjamin Cutler, one born in Massachusetts in 1725).
Sources: Counties of Morgan, Monroe & Brown Indiana (1884), pages 11-18, 81-84, and 508; Portrait and Biographical Album of Coles County Illinois (1887), page 452; History of Lee County Iowa (1879), pages 388, 595, and 602; A Cutler Memorial and Genealogical History compiled by Nahum S. Cutler (1889); and the ancestor data base of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
_added per the request of Ralph Brown (#48194949)
Children were
Benjamin,James,Patsy,Thomas,John C.,Nancy Caroline,Jacob Jr.,Polly Ann, Ottway, Rebecca C.,&Charlotte
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Jacob Cutler was born June 17, 1778, perhaps in Morris County, New Jersey, the son of Benjamin Cutler and Mary Cozad Coon (the widow of John Coon). He died in Fort Madison, Iowa, on March 24, 1865. Some accounts indicate he was born near the mouth of the Mohawk River, near Albany, New York.
On November 17, 1798, in Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Jacob married Nancy Rowan, the daughter of Alexander Rowan. She died sometime between 1809 and 1812. Jacob and Nancy were the parents of: Benjamin, born September 28, 1799; James, born November 11, 1801; Martha (married Thomas Lee), born 1804; Sallie (married George H. Beeler), born 1807; and John, born February 4, 1809.
Jacob then on December 27, 1812, married Siney Clark, the daughter of Thomas Clark and Nancy Fitzpatrick. Siney was born July 1, 1792, in Kentucky. Jacob and Siney were the parents of: George, born 1814; Nancy (married William Shaw), born 1816; Polly Ann (married Thomas Trower), born 1818; Otway, born May 21, 1824; Thomas, born 1827 (died 1850 in the Mexican War); and Rebecca Caroline (married Stephen B. Espy), born 1829.
After leaving Virginia, Jacob moved to Kentucky (where it is possible he and Siney married). He must have been in Indiana by 1814, as his father Benjamin died in Martinsville, Indiana, in 1814. In 1816 Jacob purchased land in Van Buren Township, Morgan County, Indiana. On August 13, 1821, fifteen land patents encompassing nearly 1,160 acres were issued to Jacob in the name of President James Monroe.
In early 1822 an election was held in Morgan County and Jacob Cutler was elected as one of two Associate Judges (and was thereafter often called Judge Cutler). The log house of Jacob Cutler, erected a short distance north of the northeast corner of the public square in Martinsville, was the first house on the town site, and was built in 1820. It was the first county court house, and early court sessions were held in his home.
Jacob and his son Benjamin erected a distillery at the big spring near Martinsburg and in 1825 sold liquor. In 1826 Jacob opened a store with over $1,000 worth of general merchandise. He began to buy and pack a few hogs, and buy wheat and corn for shipment. Jacob moved his family to Edgar County, Illinois, in 1828, and then to Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois.
Jacob arrived in Fort Madison, Iowa, from Illinois, in the fall of 1835, about the time lots began selling. He purchased a building site (with the frame of a building) on the Mississippi River bank. Soon after the purchase he went to St. Louis to secure lumber to complete the building, and purchased a general stock of merchandise, which he opened to sale as soon as the building was finished. He then contracted the construction of a cabin, returned to Illinois where he spent the winter. In April 1836 he moved his family to their new home.
In 1835, Jacob Cutler, John H. Knapp, and John Box opened stores in Fort Madison. The customers of these first merchants were principally Native Americans, whom they credited until “annuity-day”. They rarely neglected to pay their debts, but Muck-a-tan-wish-e-ke-ack-ke-ack (Black Hawk) left an unpaid bill of twelve or thirteen dollars in the hands of Judge Cutler, which his son, Otway, preserved for many years.
On December 1, 1841, four land patents totaling 400 acres near Fort Madison, and on June 19, 1844, seven patents for seven tracts of land in Fort Madison were issued to Jacob in the name of President John Tyler.
In the 1860 census for Washington Township, Lee County, Iowa, Jacob and Siney are listed in the household of their son Otway Cutler and his family.
Jacob’s father, Benjamin Cutler (born circa 1755 and died 1814 at Martinsville, Indiana) is listed in the Daughters of the American Revolution data base as a Patriot of the Revolutionary War (Ancestor A029151). The Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War (complied by Adjutant General William S. Stryker, 1872) lists “Benjamin Cutlar” as a private in the Militia, called “Minute Men”, from Morris County, New Jersey.
Many of Jacob’s descendants claim membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution through their Patriot ancestor Benjamin Cutler (although many applications referenced the wrong Benjamin Cutler, one born in Massachusetts in 1725).
Sources: Counties of Morgan, Monroe & Brown Indiana (1884), pages 11-18, 81-84, and 508; Portrait and Biographical Album of Coles County Illinois (1887), page 452; History of Lee County Iowa (1879), pages 388, 595, and 602; A Cutler Memorial and Genealogical History compiled by Nahum S. Cutler (1889); and the ancestor data base of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
_added per the request of Ralph Brown (#48194949)
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