Christopher Hussey

  General Notes:

Christopher Hussey, with his brother Steven, made the trip to OH with their families in 1805. The trip was made by wagon and team from Deep River, NC through TN and KY, where they camped out at night in the wagons. They crossed the Ohio River at Maysville and continued on into Highland Co, an entirely new and heavily timbered country. They were on the road for six weeks, and after they arrived at their destination, they had to continue living in the wagons until the men had time to clear off a patch of ground and build log cabins.

The father, Stephen Hussey, was located just across the line in Clinton Co. Their uncle, Joshua lived about a half mile south of him, just on the northern edge of Highland Co. Christopher and Stephen Jr., were about four miles south of them on the banks of Clear Creek.


Although lame, Christopher was a good farmer, and was also known as a blacksmith. He died on Jan. 21, 1851 at the home of his son Christopher, in Lee Co, IA,

  Research Notes:

See DAR Application 472275

Christopher married Sarah Barker in 1793. (Sarah Barker was born about 1777 in North Carolina, USA and died on 14 Apr 1814 in Clear Creek MM, Clinton, Ohio ¹.)

Christopher next married Rachel Jackson on 29 Jun 1815 in Newberry MM, Clinton, Ohio, USA.¹ (Rachel Jackson was born on 15 Jul 1775 in New Garden MM, Guilford, North Carolina and died on 23 Sep 1846 in Highland, Ohio, USA.)