John Radcliff
Birth: ABT 1769, South Branch, Hampshire Co., West Virginia, USA
Death: ABT 1811, Licking Co., Ohio, USA
Occupation: Frontierman, hunter, trapper and farmer
Father: William Radcliff *
Mother: Deborah Susannah Hughes
- Married Judith Carpenter on 6 Nov 1789 at Harrison Co., West Virginia, USA
Notes: John Radcliff and his uncle, Elias Hughes, were the first white men to bring their families t o Licking Co., OH in 1798. John Radcliff and Elias Hugheses' cabins were located near the mou th of Bowling Green run, about 4 miles east ofin the c
urrent township of Madison. Radcliff arrived with 4 children. Another child, John Jr., was on e of the first children born in Licking Twp. in 1799 according to N. N. Hill's History of Lic king Co. Other children specificallyned by historian
s Hill and Smucker are Mary, who married a Mr. Evans of in Perry Twp;and a son, veteran of th e War of 1812, who subsequently moved to Lousiana. Theexact number of John's children is unkn own. It is likely that he anh had another child bef
ore Judith died in 1802. Left with a family of young children, on 21 October 1802, John marri ed Hannah Stateler, "the daughter of a pioneer wholived near the mouth of the Rocky Fork." Th is would be John Stateler, an original settler of Han
over Twp., Lickinho purchased land near the mouth of the Rocky Fork Creek in 1804. John subse quently moved to the south side of the Licking, near the mouth of the Brushy Fork, where he d ied about the year 1811. John raised a considerable fa
mily but only Mary Evans remained in the county. "He no more than Hughes, shave had much succ ess in the acquisition of property. Indeed it is not probably that either of them ever had mu ch ambition in that direction." John's surname is writ
ten as RATLIFF in most of the local histories. John Radcliff and his uncle, Elias Hughes, wer e the first white men to bring their families to Licking Co., OH in 1798. John Radcliff and E lias Hugheses' cabinswere located near the mouth of B
owling Green run, about 4 miles east ofcurrent township of Madison. Radcliff arrived with 4 c hildren. Another child, John Jr., was one of the first children born in Licking Twp. in 179 9 according to N.N. Hill's History of Licking Co. Oth
er children specificallyned by hns Hilland Smucker are Mary, who married a Mr. Evans of in Pe rry Twp; and a son, veteran of the War of 1812, who subsequently moved to Lousiana. The exac t number ofJohn's children is unknown. It is likely
that he anh had another cfore Judith died in 1802. Left with a family of young children, on 2 1 October 1802, Johnmarried Hannah Stateler, "the daughter of a pioneer who lived near the mo uth of the Rocky Fork." This would be John Stateler,
an original settlenover Twp.,Lickinho purchased land near the mouth of the Rocky Fork Creek i n 1804. John subsequently moved to the south side of the Licking, near the mouth of the Brush y Fork, where he died about the year 1811. John raise
d a consideamily but only Mary Evans remained in the county. "He no more than Hughes, shave h ad much success in the acquisition of property. Indeed it is not probably that either ofthe m ever had much ambition in that direction." John's sur
nametten as RATLIFFin most of the local histories.
John Radcliff and his uncle, Elias Hughes, were the first white men to bring their families t o Licking Co., OH in 1798. JohnRadcliff and Elias Hugheses' cabins were located near the mout h of Bowling Green run, about 4 miles east of Newark
in the current township of Madison. Radcliff arrived with 4 children. Another child, John Jr. , was one of the first children born in Licking Twp. in 1799 according to N. N. Hill's Histor y of LickingCo. Other children specifically mentio
ned by historians Hill and Smucker are Mary, who married a Mr. Evans of in Perry Twp; and a s on, veteran of the Warof 1812, who subsequently moved to Lousiana. The exact number of John' s children is unknown. It is likely that he and Judit
h had another child before Judith died in 1802.
Left with a family of young children, on 21 October 1802, Johnmarried Hannah Stateler, "the d aughter of a pioneer who lived near the mouth of the Rocky Fork." This would be John Stateler , an original settler of HanoverTwp., Licking Co, w
ho purchased land near the m
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