Individual Details
Captain John Vertrees Jr.
(16 Feb 1779 - 16 Nov 1856)
In 1832 John and Nancy Vertrees, along with their children except Samuel and Rebecca, came to western Illinois and settled in what is now Brown County (then Schuyler). They lived in present Elkhorn township just north of the Pike county line. John and Nancy came up over the old Indian trail with Jacob Van Meter Chenoweth and James Hackley Chenoweth, all noted pioneers of Perry in western Illinois.
John was married to Nancy A. Haycraft 26 December 1799 in Hardin County, Kentucky. They stayed in Kentucky for several years and had the following children: Samuel; Rebecca; Joseph; Miles Hart; Amelia; Margaret; John E.; Jacob Sneed; Charles Morrison; Nancy; Thomas Warren; Daniel Haycraft; and Mary Ann. By about 1830, they had moved to Pike County, Illinois, settling near Perry. Several of their children married and lived in Morgan County, and their parents apparently joined them late in life.
John was married to Nancy A. Haycraft 26 December 1799 in Hardin County, Kentucky. They stayed in Kentucky for several years and had the following children: Samuel; Rebecca; Joseph; Miles Hart; Amelia; Margaret; John E.; Jacob Sneed; Charles Morrison; Nancy; Thomas Warren; Daniel Haycraft; and Mary Ann. By about 1830, they had moved to Pike County, Illinois, settling near Perry. Several of their children married and lived in Morgan County, and their parents apparently joined them late in life.
Events
| Birth | 16 Feb 1779 | Kentucky, United States | |||
| Marriage | 2 Jan 1800 | Severus Valley, Hardin Co., Kentucky, - Nancy A Haycraft |  |  | |
| Death | 16 Nov 1856 | Illinois, United States | |||
| Burial | Gunn Cemetery, Morgan, Illinois, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy A Haycraft (1782 - 1866) |
| Child | Samuel Vertrees (1800 - ) |
| Child | Rebecca Vertrees (1801 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Vertrees (1804 - 1884) |
| Child | Miles Hart Vertrees (1806 - ) |
| Child | Amelia Vertrees (1812 - ) |
| Child | Margaret Vertrees (1810 - ) |
| Child | John Vertrees (1812 - ) |
| Child | Jacob Sneed Vertrees (1814 - 1892) |
| Child | Charles M. Vertrees (1816 - ) |
| Child | Nancy Vertrees (1819 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Vertrees (1820 - ) |
| Child | Daniel Haycraft Vertrees (1821 - ) |
| Child | Mary Ann Vertrees (1824 - ) |
| Father | Judge John Vertrees (1741 - 1802) |
| Mother | Rebecca Burris ( - 1795) |
Notes
Marriage
26 Dec 1799 (Bond date)Endnotes
1. Thompson, Jess M., The Jess M. Thompson Pike County history : as printed in installments in the Pike County republican, Pittsfield, Illinois, 1935-1939. (Pittsfield, Ill.: Pike County Historical Society, 1967, 582 pgs.), p. 385.