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Nathan Plummer

Nathan Plummer was the son of Abraham. His mother is unknown. He was born April 1795 in Maryland. His father moved their family to Fairfield County, Ohio before 1806. Nathan married Elizabeth Crawford (great-granddaughter of Col. William Crawford) in Fairfield County, Ohio on August 11, 1817. He sold his property in Fairfield County on November 17, 1838, at which time he was listed as "from Adams County, Ohio." He purchased 116 acres in Adams County on January 14, 1842. Here he farmed and raised a family before selling the land to his son, Abraham P. Plummer.