John Finch^[1]

1767 - 1849  (82 years)

• Name	John Finch  [2, 3]
  Birth	6 May 1767	Goshen, Orange, New York, USA   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1820	, Delaware, Indiana, USA   [5]
  Residence	1830	, Hamilton, Indiana, USA   [6]
  Residence	1841	, Hamilton, Indiana, USA   [7]
  Death	25 Sep 1849	Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Probate	1850	, Hamilton, Indiana, USA   [3]
  Burial	Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I47411	Master
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Isaac Finch, III,   b. Feb 1723, Goshen, Orange, New York, USA d. 3 Jul 1778, Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Amy Ann Kinney,   b. 17 Apr 1742, , Orange, New York, USA d. 1 Dec 1834, Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Feb 1759	Goshen, Orange, New York, USA
  Family ID	F10786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Green,   b. 6 Jan 1766, , , , USA d. 1797, , , , USA (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	Aug 1789	, Genesee, New York, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Jubal Finch,   b. 16 Jul 1790   d. 1820 (Age 29 years) + 2. Isreal Finch,   b. 27 Oct 1791, Goshen, Orange, New York, USA d. 5 Nov 1851, Monroe, Madison, Indiana, USA (Age 60 years)   3. John Finch, Jr,   b. 18 Jun 1793   4. Cyrus Finch,   b. 12 Jul 1794   d. 1828 (Age 33 years)   5. Moses Finch,   b. 1796
  Family ID	F10783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Jemima Bruton Overton,   b. 25 Dec 1775, , , New York, USA d. 1806, Goshen, Orange, New York, USA (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1797	, , New York, USA
  Children	1. Elizabeth Finch,   b. 12 Jul 1798, , Orange, New York, USA d. 3 Sep 1864, , , Indiana, USA (Age 66 years)   2. John Aaron Overton Finch,   b. 23 Dec 1799, , , New York, USA d. 26 Nov 1858, , Clay, Illinois, USA (Age 58 years)   3. Sarah Finch,   b. 7 Mar 1802, , , New York, USA d. 1846 (Age 43 years)   4. Margaret Finch,   b. 15 Apr 1804, , , New York, USA d. 1853, , , , USA (Age 48 years)   5. Laura Finch,   b. 15 Apr 1804, , , , USA d. 1832, , , , USA (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F10779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Mehitable Brown,   b. 12 May 1776, Goshen, Orange, New York, USA d. Nov 1846, Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1806	, , New York, USA
  Children	1. Carolina C Hall   2. Inhel Finch   3. Hiram Gregory Finch,   b. 5 Apr 1807, , Genesee, New York, USA d. 10 May 1879, , , Indiana, USA (Age 72 years)   4. Rebecca Finch,   b. 4 Nov 1808, , , Tennessee, USA   5. Fabious Maximus Finch,   b. 20 Dec 1810, , Livingston, New York, USA d. 12 Mar 1900, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 89 years)   6. Angeline Finch,   b. 21 Jan 1813, , , Tennessee, USA   7. George B Finch,   b. 22 Feb 1815   d. 15 Oct 1819 (Age 4 years)   8. Cynthia Finch,   b. 10 May 1817, , , Tennessee, USA   9. Horatio Goldsmith Finch,   b. 12 Jun 1819, , Hamilton, Indiana, USA d. 25 Aug 1893, Winters, Yolo, California, USA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F10778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 May 1767 - Goshen, Orange, New York, USA Marriage - Aug 1789 - , Genesee, New York, USA Marriage - 2 Oct 1797 - , , New York, USA Marriage - 25 Apr 1806 - , , New York, USA Residence - 1820 - , Delaware, Indiana, USA Residence - 1830 - , Hamilton, Indiana, USA Residence - 1841 - , Hamilton, Indiana, USA Probate - 1850 - , Hamilton, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Finch was born May 6, 1767 in Goshen, Orange County, New York. He was 11 years old during the Battle Of Wyoming Valley, PA. In adulthood, John was described as being six feet tall, 170 pounds, with fair skin and black eyes. Married: 1st wife, Elizabeth Green in August 17, 1787. Elizabeth (Green) Finch died bef. Oct. 1797. 2nd wife, Jemima Overton October 12, 1797. Jemima (Overton) Finch was was born December 25, 1775, and died sometime prior to April 1806. 3rd wife, Mehitable Brown Chapman on April 25, 1806 Mehitable was born May 12, 1776, Orange County, New York. She was previously married to Nathan Chapman on Feb. 13, 1800 Nathan Chapman died July 18, 1804, while Mehitable was pregnant with their 3rd child. Children of Nathan Chapman and Mehitable Brown Chapman: Amasa Chapman Born Dec. 13, 1800 Died in August 1819, Horseshoe Prairie - Hamilton County, Indiana. (age 18) Elizabeth Chapman Born November 3, 1802 Married William Conner (of Conner Prairie) in November of 1820 Died Dec. 14, 1891 (age 89) Nathan Chapman Born November 3, 1804 Married Phebe (Phoebe?) Mills on March 23, 1823 Married Emily Reed January 9, 1833 Mehitable Brown Chapman Finch was buried with John Finch in Riverside Cemetery Noblesville, Indiana (section G, Row 20 Marker #5)John Finch fathered 17 children, (from the time he was 23 up until his 51st year)1800 census indicated that John Finch was a resident of Seneca County, New York.In 1810, per census records, John Finch was a resident of Caldonia, Genesee County, New York.Was a blacksmith in the War of 1812.1813, Lived in North Bend, Ohio, where he purchased land adjacent to that of William J. Harrison. Known to have lived in Muncie, IN., Anderson, IN., Connersville, Indiana (abt. 1816-1819) and Noblesville, Hamilton County Indiana, where he moved his family in August of 1819.John settled on Horseshoe Prairie, six months following his brother, Solomon's arrival there. John Finch was one of the (2) first Associate Judges in Hamilton County, Indiana (the other being William Blackmore)He was Associate Judge 1823-1829 Probate & Common Pleas.Built the first mill in Hamilton County, which was run by horse-power, and known as "Finch's Horsemill". Started first Blacksmith shop in Hamilton County.Said to have been a "fine mechanic and good blacksmith". First sermon preached to white settlers, took place in the home of John Finch in 1820.Baptist services were held there until 1832, when John moved to Wayne Township, [Noblesville, IN.].The congregation met at his new home as well as other private residences, until John Connerdonated a lot on the corner of Ninth and Cherry Street. John Finch died September 25, 1849 (age 82) in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana.Mehitable Brown (Chapman) Finch died November 18-24, 1846 in Noblesville, Hamilton Co., IN.Originally interred on his family farm, John Finch was later moved to Riverside Cemetery Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana along with his wife Mehitable Brown Chapman. (Sect.G, Row 20 Marker #4).Will dated January 26, 1841; probated January 12, 1850, Hamilton County, Indiana; "I give to my wife Mehitable household furniture, etc... To each of my children, Elizabeth Davidson, Sarah Palmer, Margaret Thompson, Rebecca Hall, Fabius M. Finch, Angeline Williams, ---- to my children, Jubal, John, Cyrus, Laura, and Hiram, H.G. and Fabius M. Executors."Note:John owned "Old Finch Farm" somewhere near the town of Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana.Finch Cemetery was located on that property and later, when the property sold to Alfred J. Sohl,several graves from that Finch cemetery were moved to Riverside cemetery in Noblesville.Skip to the Children of John Finch and (3) WivesSee: "History of The Formation, Settlement & Development Of Hamilton County" by Augustus Finch Shirts copyright 1901Hamilton County History & GenealogyHistory Of Durbin Elementary SchoolRiverside Cemetery Records Birth: May 6, 1767 Death: Sep. 28, 1849 Spouses: Mahettable Finch (____ - 1849) Jemima Bruton Overton Finch (1775 - 1860)* Children: Aaron Overton Finch (1799 - 1858)* Hiram Gregory Finch (1807 - 1879)* Fabius Maximus Finch (1810 - 1900)* Died Sept. 28, 1849 Aged 82 Y's. 4 Mo & 22 d. Born May 6, 1767 Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA Plot: Sect. G, Row 20, Marker #4

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. [S1162] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1394] Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Will Records, 1824-1920; Author: Indiana. Circuit Court (Hamilton County); Probate Place: Hamilton, Indiana. [S751] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1234] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Delaware, Indiana; Page: 25; NARA Roll: M33_14; Image: 37 (Reliability: 3). Name: John Finch Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Delaware, Indiana Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 4 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 2 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2 Free White Persons - Under 16: 6 Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 Total Free White Persons: 13 Total Slaves: 2 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 15 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1360694:7734?ssrc=pt&tid=187281716&pid=362444946177 [S252] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.), Year: 1830; Census Place: Hamilton, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 26; Page: 247; Family History Library Film: 0007715 (Reliability: 3). Name: John Finch Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Hamilton, Indiana Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 3 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 2 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4 Total Free White Persons: 8 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/991411:8058?ssrc=pt&tid=187281716&pid=362444946177 [S1394] Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Will Records, 1824-1920; Author: Indiana. Circuit Court (Hamilton County); Probate Place: Hamilton, Indiana (Reliability: 3). Name: John Finch Gender: Male Residence Date: Abt 1841 Residence Place: Indiana, Hamilton Will Date: 26 Jan 1841 Probate Date: 26 Jan 1841 Probate Place: Hamilton, Indiana, USA Inferred Death Date: 1841 Inferred Death Place: Indiana, USA Case Number: 187 Item Description: Will Records, Vol B, 1835-1844; Vol C, 1851-1865; Vol D, 1865-1876; Vol E, 1876-1884 Individuals Listed (Name) Relationship John Finch Mahettable Finch Wife Isarael Finch Son Aaron Finch Son Elizabeth Davidson Child Sarah Palmer Child Margaret Thompson Child Rebecca Hale Child Fabins M Finch Child Angelina Williams Child https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/591526:9045?ssrc=pt&tid=187281716&pid=362444946177