Re: David Todd and John Todd
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Re: David Todd and John Todd
7/21/99
Here is an excerpt regarding Doctor John Todd from "Centennial Record - History of Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois," by John Carroll Powers, 1876:
"John Todd, was born April 27, 1787, near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky.He was among the earliest graduates of Transylvania University at Lexington.He next entered the Medical University of Philadelphia, Pa., and graduated there.Dr. Todd was married July 1, 1813, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Rev. John Blair Smith, D.D.She was born April 18, 1793, in Philadelphia.Her mother was a daughter of General Nash, a leader in the American Revolution from Virginia.Dr. Todd was appointed Surgeon General of the Kentucky troops in the war of 1812, and was at the battle and massacre of the River Raisin in Canada, where he was captured.After the war he returned to Lexington and practiced there.He was for a short time at Bardstown, Ky., and from there, in 1817, moved to Edwardsville, Illinois.In 1827 he was appointed by President John Quincy Adams, Register of the United States Land Office, at Springfield, and at once moved there.He remained in office until he was removed solely for political reasons by President Jackson in 1829.Dr. John Todd and wife have six living children."
"John Todd, was born April 27, 1787, near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky.He was among the earliest graduates of Transylvania University at Lexington.He next entered the Medical University of Philadelphia, Pa., and graduated there.Dr. Todd was married July 1, 1813, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Rev. John Blair Smith, D.D.She was born April 18, 1793, in Philadelphia.Her mother was a daughter of General Nash, a leader in the American Revolution from Virginia.Dr. Todd was appointed Surgeon General of the Kentucky troops in the war of 1812, and was at the battle and massacre of the River Raisin in Canada, where he was captured.After the war he returned to Lexington and practiced there.He was for a short time at Bardstown, Ky., and from there, in 1817, moved to Edwardsville, Illinois.In 1827 he was appointed by President John Quincy Adams, Register of the United States Land Office, at Springfield, and at once moved there.He remained in office until he was removed solely for political reasons by President Jackson in 1829.Dr. John Todd and wife have six living children."I have their six children as:
1. John B.S. Todd, b. April 04, 1814, d. January 05, 1872
2. Francis Walton Todd, b. April 17, 1816, d. Aft. 1876
3. William L. Todd, b. April 14, 1818, d. Aft. 1876
4. Elizabeth J. Todd, b. January 29, 1825, d. September 23, 1895
5. Lockwood Todd, b. June 17, 1826, d. Aft. 1876
6. Frances S. Todd, b. December 19, 1832, d. February 01, 1851
1. John B.S. Todd, b. April 04, 1814, d. January 05, 1872
2. Francis Walton Todd, b. April 17, 1816, d. Aft. 1876
3. William L. Todd, b. April 14, 1818, d. Aft. 1876
4. Elizabeth J. Todd, b. January 29, 1825, d. September 23, 1895
5. Lockwood Todd, b. June 17, 1826, d. Aft. 1876
6. Frances S. Todd, b. December 19, 1832, d. February 01, 1851
I may be missing another child, since Frances died in 1851 while John Carroll Powerssaid there were six children alive in 1876.
I may be missing another child, since Frances died in 1851 while John Carroll Powerssaid there were six children alive in 1876.I hope this helps you in your search.
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