The 3rd of 5 children of James Serjeant and Ann Mount,
Frances Serjeant, the first cousin five-times-removed on the mother's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Chislet, Kent, England on Apr 30, 18241,2,3, was baptized there at St Mary the Virgin on May 1, 1825 was married twice - to John Pool (on Feb 5, 1842 in Allen, Indiana, USA) John Anderson (on Jul 24, 1881 in Clay, Indiana, following the death of John Edward on Jun 9, 1872). She had 9 children with John Pool: Mary Ann, James E, Charlotte Maria, Edna J, John W, George H, Elisabeth M, Samuel R and Henry H.
Throughout her life, Frances lived in several places: in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Jun 1, 18503; in Clay, Indiana on Jun 1, 18604; and in Lewis, Clay, Indiana on Jun 1, 18702. On May 15, 1841 she arrived in New York, New York, USA.She traveled from London, England in 1841.
She died on Oct 4, 1896 in Clay, Indiana and was buried at Peavey Cemetery, Howesville, Clay, Indiana after Oct 4, 1896.
Family stories are that Frances Elizabeth Sergeant and John Edward Pool were both from Kent, England, but did not know each other while there. They both sailed on the Wellington from London, England and that's where they met. They arrived in New York on May 18, 1841 and were married on February 5, 1842 in Allen County, Indiana. They moved from there to Clay County, Indiana in 1859, where they owned 80 acres in Howesville. John helped charter the Presbyterian Church in Howesville.
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