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Catherine "Bonny Kate" Sherrill 1754–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1754

Birth Location: Yadkin River, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 Oct 1836

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Samuel Mountain

Mother: Mary (Preston)

Spouse(s): Brig Tennessee

Children(s): Joanna Sevier, George Sevier, Samuel Sevier, Catherine Sevier, Robert Sevier, John Jr

Catherine "Bonny Kate" Sherrill was born in 1754 in Yadkin River, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Wilson Sherrill Overmountain Men At Battle Of Kings Mountain And Mary Davidson Preston. Catherine "Bonny Kate" Sherrill married Brig Gen John Sevier 1St Governor Of Tennessee, and had children including Catherine Sherrill Sevier, George Washington Sevier, Joanna Goad Sevier, John Sevier Jr, Robert Sevier, Samuel Sevier. Catherine "Bonny Kate" Sherrill passed away in 1836 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Catherine "Bonny Kate" Sherrill was born in 1754 in Yadkin River, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Wilson Sherrill Overmountain Men At Battle Of Kings Mountain And Mary Davidson Preston.
  • Catherine "Bonny Kate" Sherrill married Brig Gen John Sevier 1St Governor Of Tennessee, and had children including Catherine Sherrill Sevier, George Washington Sevier, Joanna Goad Sevier, John Sevier Jr, Robert Sevier, Samuel Sevier.
  • Catherine "Bonny Kate" Sherrill passed away in 1836 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Mountain
1725–1800
Birth Location: Charles, Cecil, Maryland, USA
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Mary (Preston)
1725–1794
Birth Location: Davidson Settlement, Cecil, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Brig Tennessee
1745–1815
Birth Location: Rockingham, Augusta, Virginia
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Children(s)

Joanna Sevier
1784–1823
Birth Location: Mt Pleasant, Washington, Tennessee, United States
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George Sevier
1782–1849
Birth Location: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, United States
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Samuel Sevier
1785–1849
Birth Location: Mt Pleasant, Washington, Tennessee, United States
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Catherine Sevier
1781–1827
Birth Location: Limestone Creek, Washington, Tennessee, United States
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Robert Sevier
1794–1855
Birth Location: Plum Grove, Washington, Tennessee, United States
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John Jr
1788–1845
Birth Location: New Market, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
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Catherine Sherrill's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Sherrill
1754–1836
Birth Place: Yadkin River, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Wilson Sherrill, 'Overmountain Men' at Battle of Kings Mountain
1725–1800
Charles, Cecil, Maryland, USA
Mary (Davidson) (Preston)
1725–1794
Davidson Settlement, Cecil, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
1696–1772
Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth ('Sina') Corzine
1701–1769
Lancaster, Cecil, Maryland, USA
George Davidson
1700–1760
Ireland
Rachel (Jones, (DNA) match)
1702–1742
Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Trader
1666–1747
Marguerette disputed)
1675–1719
William Davison
1680–1723
Lady Armstrong
1670–1715
Thomas Jones
1662–1735
Mary Loring
1668–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Davison
1640–1696
Margaret Cooke
1640–1705
Abraham Jones
1632–1717
Sarah Whitman
1640–1718

Catherine Sherrill's Descendants

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Catherine ("Bonny Kate") Sherrill (3 Aug 1754–7 Oct 1836) m. Brig (Gen John Sevier, 1st Governor of) Tennessee (23 Sep 1745–24 Sep 1815)
  1. 1. Joanna (Goad) Sevier 1784–1823
  2. 2. George (Washington) Sevier 1782–1849
  3. 3. Samuel Sevier 1785–1849
  4. 4. Catherine (Sherrill) Sevier 1781–1827
  5. 5. Robert Sevier 1794–1855
  6. 6. John (Sevier) Jr 1788–1845

Catherine Sherrill's Timeline

2 Records

1754
3 Aug 1754
Birth of Catherine "Bonny Kate" Sherrill in Yadkin River, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Yadkin River, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1836
7 Oct 1836
Age 82
Death of Catherine "Bonny Kate" Sherrill in Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA
Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1754
    Event Place: Yadkin River, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1836
    Event Place: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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