OREAR, John

1765 - 1847  (81 years)

• Name	OREAR, John  [1]
  Birth	12 Oct 1765	Fauquier County, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer
  REF	KN1B-KRF
  Religion	Protestant (Methodist)  [3]
  Residence	1797	Montgomery County, Kentucky   [3]
  Residence	1808	Montgomery County, Kentucky   [4]
  Residence	1810	Montgomery County, Kentucky   [5]
  Residence	1820	Montgomery County, Kentucky
  Residence	1830	Montgomery County, Kentucky
  Residence	1840	Montgomery County, Kentucky   [6]
  Death	25 Aug 1847	Montgomery County, Kentucky   [3]
  Burial	Montgomery County, Kentucky   [3]
  Person ID	I218	O'Rear-Hussey | Ancestors of Kevin O'Rear, Ancestors of Patrick O'Rear and siblings, Ancestors of Brian Andrew O'Rear and siblings
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	OREAR, Jeremiah,   b. 16 May 1744, Prince William County, Virginia d. Dec 1798, Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky (Age 54 years)
  Mother	CATLETT, Nancy,   b. 1746, Virginia d. 1833, Montgomery County, Kentucky (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1762	Prince William County, Virginia
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CALK, Tamar,   b. 7 Jun 1776, Prince William County, Virginia d. 6 Aug 1866, Montgomery County, Kentucky (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1795	Montgomery County, Kentucky   [7]
  Children	1. OREAR, Daniel,   b. 24 Apr 1796, Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky d. 12 Nov 1871, Camargo, Montgomery County, Kentucky (Age 75 years)   2. OREAR, Sophia,   b. 9 May 1798, Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky d. 2 Aug 1852, Montgomery County, Kentucky (Age 54 years)   3. OREAR, Jeremiah C.,   b. 18 Mar 1801, Clark County, Kentucky d. 3 Oct 1875, Montgomery County, Kentucky (Age 74 years)   4. OREAR, Marcus,   b. 12 Sep 1803, Montgomery County, Kentucky d. 19 Aug 1870, Quincy, Owen County, Indiana (Age 66 years)   5. OREAR, James,   b. 13 Jun 1805, Montgomery County, Kentucky d. 15 Oct 1860, Quincy, Owen County, Indiana (Age 55 years)   6. OREAR, Nancy,   b. 10 Apr 1808, Montgomery County, Kentucky d. 11 Nov 1881, Jamestown, Boone County, Indiana (Age 73 years)   7. OREAR, Newton,   b. 9 Nov 1810, Montgomery County, Kentucky d. 14 Jul 1895, Boone County, Indiana (Age 84 years)   8. OREAR, Sarah E.,   b. 7 Feb 1813, Montgomery County, Kentucky d. 1852, Owen County, Indiana (Age 38 years)   9. OREAR, John Wesley,   b. 5 Jan 1817, Montgomery County, Kentucky d. 30 Dec 1899, Montgomery County, Kentucky (Age 82 years)   10. OREAR, Joseph Catlett,   b. 9 Feb 1818, Montgomery County, Kentucky d. 4 Jul 1900, Montgomery County, Kentucky (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Oct 1765 - Fauquier County, Virginia Marriage - 23 May 1795 - Montgomery County, Kentucky Residence - 1797 - Montgomery County, Kentucky Residence - 1808 - Montgomery County, Kentucky Residence - 1810 - Montgomery County, Kentucky Residence - 1820 - Montgomery County, Kentucky Residence - 1830 - Montgomery County, Kentucky Residence - 1840 - Montgomery County, Kentucky Death - 25 Aug 1847 - Montgomery County, Kentucky Burial - - Montgomery County, Kentucky  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  1840 census O'Rear, John household

  
  

• Notes

  Probably arrived in Kentucky from Virginia between 1797 and 1800. John Orear is not listed in 1797 Montgomery County tax lists, but in the "Second Census of Kentucky, 1800", a John Oreare is in Montgomery County (along with William Oreare).

  
  

• Sources

  [S768] Hazel Mason Boyd, “The Orear Family,” Montgomery Notes, Advocate (Mt. Sterling, Kentucky), July 8, 1982. [S116] James Everett Savage, History of Methodism in Montgomery County, (Kentucky: Mt. Sterling Advocate, 1939), {b. 12 Oct 1765}. [S116] James Everett Savage, History of Methodism in Montgomery County, (Kentucky: Mt. Sterling Advocate, 1939). [S717] . [S500] 1810 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Kentucky, [town not stated], p. 262 (handwritten), John Orear household. [S51] 1840 U.S. census, John Orear household, Montgomery County, Kentucky. [S171] Hazel Boyd, Some Marriages in Montgomery County, Kentucky Before 1864, (Kentucky Society of DAR, 1961).