Daniel Greathouse
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Abt 1773 - , Shenandoah County, Virginia
Christening:
Death: Bef 8 Aug 1820 - , Posey County, Indiana 279
Burial: in Point Township - Greathouse Family Cemetery, Posey County, Indiana 9
Cause of Death: Shot to death by William Dickson
Events
• Tax: 1816, , Henderson County, Kentucky. 280
Greathouse, Daniel - 1 white male over 21.
Greathouse, David - 1 white male over 21, 7 horses, and $245 total value.
Greathouse, William - 1 white male over 21, 2 horses, and $140 [?] total value.
Adams, Charles - 1 white male over 21, 2 horses, and $80 total value.
• Estate Sale: Dec 1816, , Union County, Kentucky. 281
The sales account for the estate of John Greathouse Sr. lists purchases made by Charles Adams, John Greathouse, Harmon Greathouse, David Greathouse, Daniel Greathouse, William Greathouse and Isaac Callender. Other buyers are Samuel ?, John Barnet, Wm. B. Pool, and David Miller.
• Lawsuit: 3 Jan 1817, , Posey County, Indiana. 282
"Twelve month after date we or Either of us Promise to Pay Seth Hargrave and Nathan Ashworth Executors to the last will of Samuel French Dec (Deceased] one hundred and thirty Dollars for value received [sic] as witness our hands and seals this 3 day of January 1817. David Greathouse (his mark), Daniel Greathouse."
• Lawsuit: 1817, , Union County, Kentucky. 16
Lawsuit by heirs of John Greathouse, Sr. against brothers and defendents David Greathouse and John Greathouse Jr, executor. Named in the lawsuit are: Harmon Greathouse, William Greathouse, Daniel Greathouse, Jane Greathouse (infant under 21), Charles Adams and Polly Greathouse, his wife, Isaac Callinder and Rebecca Greathouse, his wife.
• Lawsuit: 1817-1818, , Posey County, Indiana. 9
Other lawsuits involved Daniel as plaintiff concerning debts owed to him, trespass, and slander; and as defendant concerning debts owed by him or by him and David. There were also two summonses (in 1818-1819) which required John Greathouse to appear to testify on behalf of Daniel.
• He owned land purchaed on 26 Nov 1819 in , Posey County, Indiana. 9
He purchased 99 acres in Posey County (Lot No. 1 in fractional Section 36, in Point Township along the Ohio River, opposite Slim Island). This property was sold back to the government by the estate.
• Lawsuit: Jun 1820, , Posey County, Indiana. 283 Daniel filed a civil suit against William Curtis for $529.
• Estate: probated, 8 Aug 1820, , Posey County, Indiana. 9,279,284,285
Daniel's estate was opened. Lists of estate expenses include $13.00 paid "to Isaac Dover for his service in hunting Wm. Dickson the Murderer of Danl. Gratehouse," and $1.50 to I. Daniel, Esq., "for Swearing Investigating Certifying the Deposition and taking Recognisance ___ and of John Coonce the only evidence (=witness) present when William Dickson Shot the sd. [=said] Deceased Daniel Greathouse."
Note: Vivian M. Taylor - Daniel's estate did not have enough assets to pay all of his debts, so there was no list of heirs. David Greathouse, the administrator of the estate, was also specified as Daniel's brother.
• Estate: sale, 19 Oct 1820 to 17 Sep 1822, , Posey County, Indiana. Daniel Greathouses's personal property was sold on 19 Oct 1820 to David Greathouse, Daniel Hoover, and John McFadin. The estate was settled on 17 Sep 1822.
Parents
Father: John Greathouse Sr. (1746-Bef 1816) 14,15,16
Mother: Elizabeth (Est 1752-After 1810)
Spouses and Children
1. *Unknown ( - Between 1808 and 1809)
Marriage: Est 1793
Children:
1. Mary Ann "Polly" Greathouse (Between 1794-Between 1820)
2. Samuel L. Greathouse (Abt 1795-Bef 1850) 38,39
3. Sarah Greathouse (Abt 1804- )
4. Napoleon Bonaparte "Boneparte" Greathouse (Abt 1806-1850)
5. Parthenia Greathouse (Abt 1808- )
Notes
Burial Notes:
Source Vivian M. Taylor - Daniel died in Posey County since his estate was probated there. The paperwork (part in Posey County and part in the Indiana State Archives) does not indicate where he was buried. There is no proof of where Daniel is buried. Since Daniel lived with David awhile, it is very probable that Daniel was buried in the Greathouse Family Cemetery, which was on David's land. Not all the tombstones are legible, and the fenced burial area is heavily overgrown with weeds and briars. Not all the graves had markers either. Since Daniel's estate had a negative balance, Daniel probably did not have a tombstone.General:
Source: Vivian M. Taylor - In the 1810 census for Daniel's father John Greathouse, there was a male 26-45, a male 10-16, three girls 0-10, and a boy 0-10. This would be a perfect fit for Daniel and his children.
Source: Vivian M. Taylor - Daniel and his brother John were apparently married while the area where they lived, land that became Jessamine County, was still a part of Fayette County, Kentucky. The Fayette County courthouse, in Lexington, burned about late 1802-early 1803. The extant records begin in 1803. Thus there is no marriage record for Daniel or John.
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