LUDWIG HENRICH GLUCK Americanized Version LEWIS HENRY CLICK APPRECIATION & THANKS I would first like to give my thanks and appreciation to my cousin, Gary D. Click, who has done an extensive research on our family in Germany. He has spent many years researching all lines of our family, and has graciously shared his information with me. With his information, I have also included my own research. If you can't find a link in your Click family, please contact me. I am currently working on Volume I of our Click family for publishing next year. If you would like your family included, please contact me. LUDWIG HENRICH GLUCK was born 23 March 1741 Dannstadt, Ludwigshafen, (PALATINATE) Germany, son of JOHANN CONRAD GLUCK & SUSANNA JARDIN. When he was about 8 or 9 years old his family decided to make a new life in the promised land of the USA. They boarded a small boat on the Rhine River and made their 6 to 8 week voyage to Rotterdam to gain passage on a ship to America. In Rotterdam they boarded the ship "LYDIA" under command of Capt. John Randolph. The last port of call was Cowes, England before arriving on the 9th October, 1749 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The family moved to Lancaster Co. PA where Lewis' father died in 1760. His mother, Susanna died 1766. It is unknown when or to whom he married. I speculate that her name was DORCAS because it seems to be a traditional family girls name. I have speculated also that her maiden name may have been ALEXANDER based on the fact that Martin Click, Sr & Betsey Kerlin's third child's middle name was Alexander and he was a JR, indicating that Martin, Sr's middle name also was Alexander. It was a custom to name a son with the maiden name of the mother. I have done minimal research, but have found an Alexander family in Maryland with a daughter named DORCAS ALEXANDER with no marriage. The Alexander families are quite prevalent among our Click's in Greene County, Tennessee. Family legend tells of Lewis serving in the Revolutionary War, but no records to date have been found on him. It is said that he molded bullets during the war. After the death of his parents, Lewis, as many other German people had done, followed the path down into the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.  The last tax list that he is found in Shenandoah Co. Virginia is 1784. He then moved down into Washington Co. North Carolina, which later became Washington Co. Tennessee. The first tax list in Washington Co Tennessee we find him on is 1787, however in 1785 Greene County, Tennessee I find what appears to be a son of Lewis, named William Click. This places for the first time our Click family in Tennessee within the next year from leaving Shenandoah Co. Virginia. This tax list from Greene county is in a private collection and didn't finally surface until around 1991. Our Click family qualifies as one of the "First Families of Tennessee", which at the time was in the heart of the CHERKOEE INDIAN NATION. We have no death date on Lewis, but has been speculated he died between 1804/18 and most likely buried on his farm on Little Limestone Creek, Washington Co. Tennessee. Lewis was living in Washington Co. NC at the time the State of Franklin was formed. The State of Franklin was formed 1784 and was no more in 1788. I don't think Lewis was there for the organization of the state, but arrived shortly thereafter, with the families from John Glick/Click, Sr , whom I believe is Lewis' uncle. I think John Click, Sr was the brother of Johannes Conrad Gluck.  There has been very close association with the families of the Sevier's and Crockett's. David Crockett was born abt 6 years after my 3rd great grandfather, Henry Jackson Click, Sr, and his family lived just across the Nolichuckey River in the same locality as our family. There is little doubt they were very much involved together politically and personally, as I find reference that David Crockett visited with Malachi Click's eldest son, George's family in Texas just prior to the Alamo. During the period of settlement of this area, the Indians were constantly being fought, and the settlers driven back into Virginia to their strongholds for protection of their families. We, as Click descendants, can be proud that our family has played an instrumental role in the settlement on the frontiers of America. Deeds from Washington Co. Tennessee list the heirs when they sold his land in February, 1818. However, I also find what appears to be some other sons who were in Greene Co. Tennessee prior to the time Lewis shows up in Washington Co. Tennessee in 1787 tax lists, which places our family in Tennessee within one year from the last time he is shown on the Shenandoah Co. Virginia tax records of 1784. Due to the fact we have many missing tax lists from the Eastern Tennessee records and no census records until 1830, it would appear to me he most likely was there too. It is my opinion that these children must have been dead by the time Lewis died between 1804/1818. I believe Lewis was alive just prior to this land being settled by the heirs by only a few years, putting his death year closer to 1816 or 1817. To my knowledge our Click family were the only ones in Washington, Greene, and Cocke counties, Tennessee and no one has seemed to claim these boys. Due to the timeframe of the documents they couldn't possibly have been children of any of the known Click sons. They were required to be at least 21 years of age to sign legal documents, and I have therefore based their birth years from the date of the documents minus 21 years, but they could have been a few years older. CHILDREN OF LEWIS HENRY CLICK 1) WILLIAM CLICK - Not listed as heir on 1818 deed Born Abt 1764 1785 - Greene Co. Tenn Tax List ****NOTE: FIRST DOCUMENTATION OF CLICK'S IN TENNESSEE ** CAPT. HENRY CONWAY'S COMPANY 1785 CLICK, WILLIAM 1 white poll - doesn't show land or location This would make William to our knowledge the eldest son of Lewis Click. 2) MARTIN CLICK, SR Born Abt 1766   Died 1 July 1845 Greene Co. TN Married 1st) MARY ANN BORDERS 5 Sept 1798 (Divorced) Mary Ann moved to Bledsoe Co. TN 2nd) ELIZABETH "BETSEY" KERLIN (some records record last name as Martin, Kerlin is correct) 4 Dec 1810 Greene Co. TN Visit the Herman Cemetery, Greene Co. TN 3) PETER CLICK Born 1767  Died 27 Mar 1840 Washington Co. TN Buried Cherokee Baptist Church Cemetery, Washington Co. TN Married 1st) FANNY LAMON Married 2nd) ELIZABETH SHERMAN 1 July 1836 Washington Co. TN 4) FRANCIS CLICK - Not listed on the 1818 deed as heir Born Abt 1768 Ref: Greene Co. Tennessee Court Minutes, 1783-1796, Pg 124, Dated 1789 JOHN SPURGEON to FRANCIS CLICK, 100 acres, was duly proven by the oath of JAMES HILL and the same is ordered to be registered. Ref: Manuscript of Mae Twichell - GEORGE LEWIS CLICK Greene Co. Tennessee Deed Book 19, Page 105, 26 Jul 1828, Registered January 10, 1838 This indenture John SPURGIN to George Click, both of Greene County Tennessee, consideration $110.00 - conveys a certain tract of land lying in Greene County on the Waters of CAMP Creek on the East side of the Nolichuckey River - -- Begin on a stake MONSHER'S old tract - - to a stake on HOPTON'S LINE - - seven poles with Stoke's line - - - to Reaves - - containing 45 acres (Signed) JOHN SPURGIN Witness: James Clendenon, John Garvin On the 1830 census HORSE CREEK, Greene Co. Tenn Page 197 is apparently a son of the above John Spurgeon, whose name was also John Spurgeon age 40-50 (born abt 1780-1790) therefore not making him old enough to sign the deed, but most likely his father. He was living right in the middle of other allied families who married into the Click family and then our Click family living on the next page 198. Here is the order in which they lived, placing this land right in the middle of the same location that MARTIN CLICK, SR and his family lived of which his descendants are living on that same page 198 & Pg 200 is Martin Click, Sr himself. This indication places the land of Francis right in the middle of our Click family. Although we don't have conclusive PROOF of his part as a son of Lewis Click, it certainly gives value to the fact he most likely was a son whom had died prior to the land deed signed by the heirs of Lewis Click in 1818 Washington Co. Tenn. In the deed it states Martin was from Greene Co. Pg 197 Bowman, Benjamin - married Millie Skiles - sister of Susie Skiles who married Stephen Click Skiles, John - brother of Millie Bowman, Sparling JR - brother of Benjamin above & son of Sparling, Sr Cannon, Stephen -  wife Susannah Bowman, dtr of Sparling Bowman, Sr. Stephen & Susanna Bowman Cannon's son Patrick married Catherine Click, dtr of John Click & Mary Ann Morris, granddaughter of Martin Click, Sr & Mary Ann Borders. Hopton, Aaron - relative of Mary Ann Borders who married Martin Click, Sr Miller, William - who is most likely related to Abraham Miller in some way SPURGEN, John - probably the son of the John Spurgeon who sold land to Francis Click and George Lewis Click. Fannon John - a granddaughter of Martin Click, Sr married William K. Fannon Munsher (MONCIER), John who married Mary A. Click, daughter of Martin Click, Sr & Mary Ann Borders Bowman, Sparling SR - father of all these Bowman children above Pg 198 Henshaw, Washington - friends of the Click family - signs on deeds with Click's Alexander, George - I wonder if our grandmother was an ALEXANDER Alexander, Lorenzo very next household is CLICK, Catherine - thought to be wife of David Click - living as widow w/2 children in household - one female, one male Morris, Elisha - most likely father of Mary Ann Morris - see next entry, very next household is John Click. CLICK, John, son of Martin and Mary Ann Borders married Mary Ann Morris Pg 199 - Is a bunch of Millers, Painters, Broyles Pg 200 - Broyles, Waddles, Bird, Wilhoit, and then CLICK, Martin SR & 2nd wife Betsey Kerlin Click, George , son of Martin Sr and wife Martha Garvin Click, Malachai Ref: Tennessee's First Settlers and Soldiers by Edward C. McAmis Copyright 2000 Pg 593 Spurgin John - shows in 1787 signing the Tennessee Statehood petition. This would be the elder John Spurgin who sold land to both the Click boys. I wonder if perhaps some of these Spurgeon's married some Click girls along the way. THIS IS WHERE MALACHI CLICK WOULD FALL INTO THE SCHEME OF THE CHILDREN. BORN ABT 1769, which to me makes sense AND the fact that MARTIN CLICK & MATTHEW CLICK were security for Malachi's marriage to Elizabeth Shurley, also indicates to me a "brother" relationship between the three. 5) GEORGE LEWIS CLICK Born Abt 1771 Died 30 Dec 1844 Cocke Co. TN Married Margaret Peggy Jones 28 Aug 1808 Greene Co. TN You will find many of their children in Cocke Co. TN. 6) MATTHEW CLICK - Not shown as heir on 1818 deed Born Abt 1774 In the 1840 census records of Henry County, Tennessee is a Matthew Click. The Baltas Click lines have claimed this to be their ancestor "Mathias Moss Click", but I think further research is warranted, as I have found unclaimed Click's in the area of Carroll & Weakley Counties, Tennessee, living among a son of ABRAHAM MILLER & MARTHA VIRGINIA CLICK in Weakley Co. Tennessee, a very short distance from the Miller's there. Abraham Miller had a son Elliott Franklin Miller who's neighbors were the Pate family. Nancy Click was residing in the household of the Elias S. Pate families and her grandchildren were residing with Elias S. Pate at a later date with Nancy residing next door. In the 1830 census of Cocke Co. living RIGHT NEXT DOOR to Abraham Miller is ANTHONY PATE. In the 1785 tax list with WILLIAM CLICK is numerous PATE families as well. I also believe that Nancy Click had a son named MICHAEL CLICK who was residing in 1850 in Marshall Co. Mississippi where some of Nancy's children moved later. In the 1837 Tennessee Land Grants  Greene County, we find MICHAEL CLICK. I think this Michael may have been a son of WILLIAM above or MATTHEW and possible husband of this Nancy Click in Weakley Co TN. I also think that Nancy's maiden name was PATE, and she's residing as a widow in the household of her brother with her children. These Pate's all seem to have been born in North Carolina, and one of Elizabeth Click and Joseph Brown's daughters, Eliza Brown married Rufus Pate in BLOUNT county, Tennessee. Rufus was also born in North Carolina, and wonder if there is a connection. I found on the IGI at familysearch a VALENTINE CLICK who was supposedly from Blount Co. Tennessee, but I haven't gotten that far to research him. There surely must be a connection to all of these families, too many similiarities in locations and connections and living amongst each other. I also think these Click's in Weakley county are possibly descended through this line and belong to our family. REF: TENN MARRIAGE RECORDS 1783-1818 GREENE CO. TENN. SECURITY MARTIN AND MATHEW CLICK SHOWN ON MARRIAGE RECORDS AS ELIZABETH SHOLLY TO MALACHI CLICK This transaction would most likely indicate a close family tie as brothers. I have never seen Matthew listed anywhere in our family genealogy by previous researchers. I noticed it quite by accident one day when I was looking through Malachi's files and notice Matthew's name on the marriage records. Malachi's and Rebecca Hawkins son, Samuel had a son Matthew. Have not found any other indications of Matthew other than a marriage record in Greene Co. Tennessee MATTHEW CLICK to Rachel Millburn 9 Oct 1823 in the manuscript of Mae Twitchell. Could this be a son of this Matthew or a later life marriage. 7) CATHERINE CLICK - signed her name on the 1818 deed Born 1776   married Thomas McCollum?  Gary D. Click has listed her with this possible marriage, but no marriage records have been found. It was based on speculation because Thomas McCollum was the only likely candidate in the area of Washington Co. Tennessee at the time. So this marriage has never been proven. - In checking the genealogy of the family of Thomas McCollum they indicate no marriage to Catherine Click. One thing I recently have pondered, could this possibly have been the out of wedlock child of Malachi Click with Sarah Graham? Sarah Graham married David McCollom. Gary D. Click has the child of Malachi and Sarah Graham listed as "Catherine McCollom". If we could determine who Malachi and Sarah's daughter Catherine married and when, this might make the link to Malachi as son of Lewis. She was born abt 1795 Greene Co. In 1818 when the heirs signed the deed, if she was unmarried she would have been 23 years old. Maybe Lewis made provision in his will for her as his heir and Malachi had already received his portion prior to Lewis' death and not been eligible for anymore at the time Lewis died, therefore making CATHERINE MC COLLUM a granddaughter rather than a daughter. I'm not exactly certain how the year of birth for her was determined. We do know that there were McCollom's in Marshall Co. Tennessee that married into the family of George Lewis Click's son, James Gray Click's children. According to the McCollom researcher from the Washington Co. Tennessee area, she doesn't know anything about those McCollom's in Marshall Co. TN. Those McCollom's still need further research. 8) JOHN CLICK - Not named as heir in 1818 deed Born abt 1777  Died before 22 July 1805 Richland Creek, Greene Co. Tennessee Could this be the "OLE JONAS" that was spoken of from oral tradition in the family lines of Malachi? Ref: Greene Co. Tenn Tax List, Taxable Returns of Captain Reese Gullock's Company for the year 1798 (I HAVE BASED THE BIRTH YEAR ON THIS TAX LIST) CLEATS, JOHN 34-1/2 acres, 1 white poll and 25 squirrel scalps FERINSWORTH (Farnsworth), George and John GIRDNER, Michael WILSON, Epraham 166 acres no polls This just shows how badly these names were misspelled. Others living in the same district and on this list who's surnames married into our Click family: Crums, Hughs, Jones, Ricker, & Solomon Wilhite (Wilhoit). Ref: Greene Co. Tenn Tax List, Taxables of Captain James Lauderdale's Company for the year 1800 The only possible listing I can find for John that would even come close is a GLAUTS, JOHN no land 1 white pole If this is him this appears to be the only possible candidate for him on this tax list. The transcribers of the list may have read the name incorrectly and spelled how they saw it. The rest of the men involved in the deed of 1803 below, do appear here as well FARNSWORTH, Henry 30__ Richland Creek no poles & apparently bunch of his sons TEMPLE, James no land 1 white poll 1 black pole and 12 squirrel caps WILSON, Ephrim 320 acres Richland Creek 1 white poll Ref: Greene Co. Tennessee, Probate Records - Wills, 1780-1880, Tennessee State Library, Roll #387 #36 Clots, John - Date written 1803 Ref: Greene Co. Tennessee, Deed Book 24, Pages 129-130, 9 Feb 1803 Registered 28 June 1804 (NOTE: Richland Creek ran through downtown Greeneville, Tennessee at one time) David Gortner to JOHN CLUCK, both of Greene Co. Tennessee, consideration $300.00, conveys to JOHN CLUCK a parcel of land, 100 acres, lying in Greene County on RICHLAND CREEK on both sides thereof - on original line of said Gortners 200 acre tract on North side of said creek - on the line of EPHRAIM WILSON, running the division line between said Gortner and CLUCK Signed David (D.G.) Gortner Witnesses: JAMES TEMPLE and HENRY FARNSWORTH The correct spelling of the last name of Gortner is "GIRDNER" Ref: Tennessee Tidbits, Volume I CLUTS, John - Died before 22 July 1805 when his agent, DAVID GURTNER, returned the taxes. Green Co Court Minutes no#, pg 3 Ref: Tennessee Tidbits, Volume I CLUTS, David - Bound 27 Jul 1808 to Thomas Murphey until age 21, to learn the trade of house carpenter and joiner. He is an orphan boy aged twelve on the six of September next. Greene County Court Minutes no#, pg 191. David's birth date calculates 6 September 1796. (This also would indicate that John named a son after his brother) Ref: Ancestry.com - War of 1812 Muster Rolls - SAME UNIT AS THAT OF HENRY JACKSON CLICK, SR Surname Given Name Middle Initial Company Unit Rank - Induction Rank - Discharge Misc Roll Box Roll Exct Roll Rec Murphy Thomas Bunch's Regiment, Mounted (1813-14), East Tennessee Vols. Private Private 151 602 13718 Murphy Thomas 2 Reg't (Lillard's) East Tennessee Vols. Private Private 151 602 13732 Ref: Tennessee Tidbits, Volume 1 CLUTS, Mary - Bound 26 July 1808 to Philip Evert until age 18. She is an orphan aged eight in June last. Greene co court Minutes no #, pg 175. Mary's birth date calculates June 1800. Ref: 1830 Greene Co. Tennessee Census, Pg 155 EVERETT, PHILLIP, 155 --- 00010001-00000001 The census doesn't show Mary living in the household anymore. She would have turned 18 years old in 1818. Ref: Tennessee's First Settlers and Soldiers by Edward C. McAmis 2000, Pg 190 EVERETT A man bearing this surname married "Peggy" Ricker" b. abt 1778 PA in the year 1799 PA? d/o Peter Ricker b. 1735 Germany Pg 542 Peter Ricker lived on Camp Creek, Greene Co. TN. This puts the Everett & Ricker family living in the Camp Creek area of Greene County where the Click's & Moncier's lived. We do have a Ricker marriage in the lines of Martin Click, Sr & Betsey Kerlin. 9) HENRY JACKSON CLICK, SR Born abt 1781 - Died 1856 Monroe Co. Tennessee Follow his link for more information on Henry, my 3rd great grandfather Married Ruth _______ 10) ELIZABETH CLICK Born 5 Mar 1783 Shenandoah Co. Virginia Died between 1850/1860 Blount Co. TN Married JOSEPH BROWN 10 April 1803 Washington Co. TN 11) MARTHA VIRGINIA CLICK "MARY" Born 1784 Virginia Died March 1852/4 May 1854 Platte Co. Missouri (Note: In the deeds mentioned above no name is recorded for this daughter, only her husband signed the deed.) Married ABRAHAM MILLER After tracking Abraham Miller from Cocke Co. Tenn in 1830 with families of his neighbors to Platte Co. Missouri, I am satisfied I have finally found their descendants. I believe one son Peter remained in Greene County and then moved to Texas Co. Missouri around the daughter of Henry Jackson Click, Sr - Rachel Click and Jeremiah Murr. 12) DAVID CLICK Born abt 1785 Died Before 1818 Married Catherine _____ David was not named as heir in 1818 deed, but we know that he was paying taxes on the land of Lewis Click. There is speculation as to the parentage of MALACHI CLICK. He also may have been a son of Lewis or perhaps a nephew, whom was orphaned at a young age, and taken in by Lewis. Whatever the association, there is no doubt Malachi was very much a part of our family. He and Martin Click, Sr were especially close in their business transactions together, along with Malachi's son, George. George lost his mother, REBECCA HOWELL, 1794 in an accident crossing the Nolichucky River on horseback when 5 months old and she drowned. Malachi also was married to REBECCA HAWKINS about 1799. Some of Malachi's children moved to Collin Co. Texas area, others remained in Greene Co. TN. Rebecca is buried in the old Herman Cemetery, Greene Co. TN. Malachi also had some other marriages which produced no children, and one bastard child by Sarah Graham born abt 1795, Catherine. Court records indicate he supplied financial care for his daughter. 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