Nancy Gapen b. June 6, 1804-prob. near
Dunkard Twp., Greene Co., Pa., d. Aug. 8, 1875-prob. in Belmont, Pleasants Co., W.V.
She was daughter of Stephen Gapen b. May 29, 1761; a surveyor who laid out Waynesburg, Pa.
and of Sarah Scott b. Nov. 5, 1774. Nancy
Gapen m. Isaac Locke about 1824 in Greene Co., Pa. (my aunt said in Carolina but that
is probably incorrect). Isaac Locke was
b. March 11, 1795 in N.J., d. April 25, 1873
in Belmont, Pleasants Co., W.V. The Locke
family lived at Belmont, Pleasants Co., Va.,
which became West Va. in 1863. Children:
1. Marie Locke b. June 13, 1825
d. May 8, 185? m. ? Hosteller
2. Sarah A. Locke b. Sept 20, 1826
d. Sept 29, 1852 m. ? Norman.
3. Elizabeth Locke b. July 12, 1828
d. April 14, 1836 m. unknown.
4. Margaret Locke b. July 16, 1830
d. July 22, 1852 m. unknown.
5. Josephine Locke b. March 19, 1832
d. March 29, 1838 m. unknown.
6. David Locke b. Sept. 5, 1833
d. Feb. 19, 1835 m. unknown.
7. Anna M. Locke b. Aug. 7, 1835
d. Feb. 23, 1917 m. Archimedes Gorrell
in 1859.
8. Mary Melvina Locke b. Aug. ? 1837
d. ? 1899. m. ? Spence.
9. Amanda Locke b. Feb. 7, 1840
d. March 15, 1908 m. John Shingleton
10. William Tyndall Locke b. March 30, 1841
d. June 7, 1923 (middle name after Ruth
Tindall b. 1740 wife of Zachariah Gapen
b. 1733 who was father of Stephen Gapen
b. 1761) William T. Locke m. unknown.
11. Nancy Jane Locke b. June 25, 1843
d. Sept 23, 1845 m. unknown
12. Myrtelle E. Locke b. Feb. 10, 1846
d. Apr. 10, 1922 m. unknown.
Hoping this info will help many researchers
of the Locke Family. Mel Gapen-Lakeside,
San Diego Co., Ca.