John Clabaugh 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1777 - Frederick Co., Maryland
    Christening: 
          Death: Abt 1854 - Madison Co., Texas ( about age 77)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: John Clabaugh (1750/1760-After 1830)
         Mother: Margaret Ferguson (      -Bef 1830)
Notes
General:
Chapter 4 (pages 25-50, images 33-58/182) of The Clabaughs by Betty Harrell (1982) is devoted to John Clabaugh and his wife Elizabeth Haggard. The remainder of the book is devoted to two of their sons and to Elizabeth's father Henry Haggard. The book can be seen at

https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/140095/?offset=0#page=3&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=

A brief summary follows. A much more detailed account is in the book.

John Clabaugh was born in Frederick Co., Maryland in the fall of 1777. In about 1800 he migrated to Sevier Co., Tennessee, where his father had acquired a tract of land on Middle Creek, a few miles south of Sevierville, the county seat. Soon after his arrival, John met and married Elizabeth Haggard, the daughter of Henry Haggard, the pastor of the Forks of the Little Pigeon Baptist Church at Sevierville.

In about 1816 John and Elizabeth Clabaugh with their 6 children and Elizabeth's father Henry Haggard with his large family, and possibly others left Tennessee and moved south into the newly created Alabama Territory, where they located near Sixmile Creek in what is now Bibb Co.

John Clabaugh was a prominent man in the community and played an active role in public affairs. He prospered until the late 1840s when a failed business venture left him bankrupt. In about 1849 he and several of his children moved to Texas to join his eldest son Charles, who was already there.

By 1850 John and Elizabeth were living on Charles's 200-acre tract on Larrison Creek in what was then Walker Co. (now Madison Co.). On November 19, 1850, John Clabaugh, now 73, having learned of the new bounty land act passed September 28th, made the 20-mile trip into Huntsville, the county seat, to process his claim. He submitted an affidavit swearing that he had served in the Creek War of 1813-14 and was thus entitled to land. The trip was worthwhile; he was later granted 80 acres.

In 1853 Madison Co. was created from parts of Walker and other counties. John Clabaugh probably died soon after the founding of the new county. In 1855 Elizabeth Clabaugh applied for additional bounty land, but there is no record that she ever acquired any. By 1860 she had died.

CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Bibb Co., Alabama
John Clabough 000010001 -- 00210001; 3 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
< 5
5-10
10-15 2
15-20 1
1 20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60 1
1 60-70 </pre>

Samuel Clabaugh is 4 entries away.

<pre>1850 Walker Co., Texas
31/31
John Clabaugh 72 Md Far
Elizabeth " 67 Tn
Elizabeth " 23 Al
Rachel " 21 Al
Susan " 8 Al
Joel Haggard 81 Va Bp R Reg </pre>

Charles Clabaugh (47) lives at 30/30.
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