Person:Rosamond Dugger (1)

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Rosamond Dugger
m. 9 Aug 1791
  1. Elizabeth DuggerAbt 1794 - Bet 1870 & 1880
  2. Lavina Dugger1796 - 1882
  3. Thomas Dugger1797 - Bet 1876 & 1878
  4. Martha Dugger1799 - 1886
  5. Rhoda Dugger1801 - Aft 1860
  6. Rosamond Dugger1805 - 1887
m. Bef 1839
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Name Rosamond Dugger
Gender Female
Birth? 4 May 1805 Carter, Tennessee, United States
Marriage Bef 1839 Carter, Tennessee, United Statesto Meridith Y Morton
Divorce Bet 1850 and 1860 Carter, Tennessee, United Statesfrom Meridith Y Morton
Death? 28 Aug 1887 Carter, Tennessee, United States

Birth is listed in the William Dugger family bible:

  • Martha Dugger, born February 24, 1799
  • Rosamund Dugger born May 4 1805
  • Nancy Dugger born June 10, 1810
  • Patty Pierce born November 15, 1795
  • Hannah Pierce born Oct. 3, 1797
  • Jenny Pierce born Sept 25, 1800
  • George Morton Pierce born Nov. 22, 1802
  • Hardy Pierce born Nov. 14, 1804
  • Henry pierce born June 5, 1807
  • Ann Brown Pierce born Sept 24, 1779
  • Thomas Dugger born May 16, 1797
  • Patty Dugger born Feb 24, 1799
  • Rhoda Dugger born March 28 1801
  • William Copeland Dugger born May 19, 1819
  • Sarah Ann Dugger born Nov. 15, 1836

Rosamond Dugger married Meridith Y. Morton sometime before 1839, probably in Carter Co., TN, though no marriage record has been found for them.

Rosamond was named in her father William Dugger's Will of 10 Apr 1839 as "my daughter Rosamond Morton."

They were listed on the 1840 census in Carter Co., TN. Analysis:

  • Carter Co., TN page 171 Merdith Y. MORTON 0100100000000-000001000000
  • 1 male 20-29 (1810/1820)=Meridith Y. Morton (c1815)
  • 1 male 5-9 (1830/1835)=Unknown son
  • 1 female 30-39 (1800/1810)=Rosamond Dugger Morton (1806) wife

I wasn't able to find her on the 1850 census.

Her brother William C. Dugger, applied for a Pension on behalf of himself and his siblings, as heirs of Revolutionary War soldier William Dugger, their father. Filed 9 Jun 1853 (# R 3109), he named the surviving heirs of William, and included her as "Rosamond, 47."

She and her husband separated and divorced at some point, probably before 1860. They were listed on that census separately.

She was on the 1860, 1870, and 1880 census in Carter Co., TN.