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David Little
David Little, eldest son of Thomas and Mariam (Nicholson) Little, was born March 12, 1811, in Randolph County, N. C. He received a limited education in the subscription schools and in 1827 he came to Indiana with Aaron Hill, with whom he resided in Wayne, Randolph and Grant counties until 1831. He was married in 1833 to Nancy Thomas, born in 1812, in North Carolina, and a daughter of Stephen and Hannah (Mendenhall) Thomas, who came to Wayne County, Ind., in 1813. They were the parents of eight children — Isaac, born March 5, 1834, in Randolph County, Ind.; Rebecca, born Nov. 13, 1835, and died in 1859; Hannah, born Nov. 20, 1837, wife of John W. Smith, of Kansas; Daniel, Sept. 12, 1840, and died in infancy; Nathan, born Nov. 26, 1841; Mariam, born Nov. 26, 1844, wife of John K. Thomas, of Wayne County; Anna, born June 24, 1847, wife of W. H. Commons, of Iowa; Jane, Nov. 2, 1850, wife of O. D. Addleman, of Wayne County. They also reared the following children — Hepsa A., a niece, daughter of Amiel and Abigail Hunt, born Oct. 31, 1855, and died July 29, 1878; William S. Zeek, born Jan. 10, 1868. Mrs. Little died Aug. 18, 1858, and Jan. 17, 1861, Mr. Little was again married to Mrs. Mary Cook, daughter of Jeremiah and Ruth Andrew Cox. She died Nov. 16, 1882, aged sixty-six years. She was an Elder in the Society of Friends till her death. Mr. Little removed from Randolph County, Ind., to the farm where he has since pursued farming. He joined the Friend's society when twenty years old, and he and his first wife were Overseers in the society for many years. He was also an Elder in that denomination. His father was reared in North Carolina, where he married Mariam Nicholson, a native of Nantucket, Mass. Their children were — David, John (deceased), Nathan, Rebecca (deceased) and Zimri. Their mother died in 1859 aged seventy-seven years.
Source:
History of Henry County, Indiana Chicago Interstate Publishing Co 1884