John Fear

John Fear
Born:   between 1775 and 1780
Died:  August 1839

Marriages:
1.  Unknown
2. Isabel Hamilton, married ca 1821
Harrison County, Kentucky

Father:  possibly William Hamler  Fear?

Children by first marriage:
George
John
William  ca 1800-1810
Sally (married a George Barnes, October 3, 1841) born ca 1820 IN
(1850 census shows Sarah Fear Barnes age 30 with George Barnes age 
30
        children:
        Levi 6
        Henry 6
        John A. 4

They live only 3 houses done from Jacob Foster and sister Margaret Fear Foster 
Margaret 24 born IN, He 37 IN,
Children:
        Emma 4
        John 2    
        Leonidus (SP?) 3/12

Children by second marriage:
*Margaret  and ?
married Jacob T. Foster on July 18, 1844, Jennings County, 
married Samuel W. Dixon, November 5, 1868, Jennings County

In 1850 Census Jennings County
Isabel Hamilton Fear is in the household of Sarah  Farthing, age 37, born KY.
Isabel is age 51 born KY
children:
        Alexander 21 IN ca 1829
        Nancy 18 IN ca 1832 
        Micajah ? 15 male IN 1835 5 Jan 1835 in , Jackson, Indiana - 28 May 1914 in Sheridan, Hamilton, Indiana
        Elizabeth 13 IN 1837 

*John Fear listed as father to Margaret Fear Foster Dixon on  her death certificate. 

Information on William Fear comes from Maud Foster Wetzel.
She states that the children of John Fear, by his first wife were: 
George, John, William and Sally (Fear) Barnes. 

1830 Federal  Census of Montgomery Township, Jennings County, Indiana as recorded 
on page 137, the household of William Fear contained 
one male  between the ages of 20 and 30, 
one female between the ages of 20 and 30, 
one male child under 5 years old 
and two female children under 5 years old. 

"Lineage of John Fear" -  D. Lucille Foster Vogt. It states:
"John Fear was born in Virginia. He married Isabella Hamilton in 
Kentucky.... John Fear married some lady in Kentucky and had 
children when he married Isabelle Hamilton.... When John Fear was a 
boy, he, with his mother, started from Virginia to Kentucky in a 
covered wagon train. She took sick and died and they had to bury her 
along the road and go on.... When John was a boy at home he would 
set traps and as they were poor, he had no shoes. When it snowed, he 
would heat a board real hot and run to his first trap, lay it down 
and stand on it while he looked after his trap, then he would pick 
it up and run to the next until he got around."


"John Fear, father of William Fear, was a member of the Coffee Creek 
Baptist Church of Paris Crossing in Jennings County, Indiana. The 
minutes of the church mention  John, Isabel (the second wife) and several children. 

John Fear, and several of his children bought land from the Federal 
Government and information about these purchases is available 
through the Bureau of Land Management website."

Source:  

Jim Foster  FsJFOSTER  AT  aol.com


February the first Saturday 1831 
Z. BUSH, John HOPKINS, John OSBURN, and Daniel LOTT appointed to 
inquire into a difficulty said to exist between Sisters Isabel FEAR 
and LOVESY D. FEAR and to inquire into a report of their having 
acted disorderly and to settle the difficulty if practicable and if 
not, to cite them to attend the next meeting. 

June 1st Saturday 1840 
The church met and after praise and prayer 1st Brethren Thomas HILL, 
Jr., chosen moderator and Allen HILL clerk. 2nd Whereas George FEAR 
and Sally FEAR have connected with another denomination, they are 
considered no longer as members with us. 3rd Received by experience 
for baptism Sally ARBUCKLE and Mahala LEWIS. No further business 
appearing adjourned. 
Isabell excluded August 1849
George Fear baptism Jan 1833 excluded June 1840 
Sally Fear baptism Jan 1833 excluded June 1840 

Title: e-mail from Jerry J. Fear
Author: Jerry J. Fear: [email protected]
Publication: sent to Carol Menges
Page: Sat, 16 Aug 2003, 2:32 PM
Note: Date and place are not given. See Actual Text.
Text: John and William H. Fear moved their families in parallel moves through several counties i n Kentucky and into Indiana, always living close to each other. They were in the same age ra nge and both came from Virginia. I have been touch with a direct descendent of John's, and w e have speculated that they were probably related, either brothers, cousins or uncle-nephew . John's family oral history was that he crossed the mountains from Virginia to Kentucky wit h his mother and that she died on the journey.
The oral history of William H. was that he crossed the mountains from Virginia into Kentuc ky with his mother, but nothing about her death. And the earliest census where William is fo und in Kentucky (Montgomery County, Roll 7, Page 374.) includes a female over 45 years of age . John, was on page 373. There was a male 10-15 and a female 1-10 in William's household, b ut he did not marry until 1813. I have speculated that they could have been a brother and si ster, but I've never been able to trace them.
Both families moves into Indiana during the 1830's, William H. to Decatur County. By th e time of the 1840 census, John had died, leaving his wife 
Date: 17 Aug 2003