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Edward “Chief” Cherokee Vann 1720–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Bertie, Chowan, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1773

Death Location: Hertford, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Vann

Mother: Mary Lewis

Spouse(s): Charity Barnes, Mary Lewis

Children(s): Thomas Vann, John Vann

Edward “Chief” Cherokee Vann was born in 1720 in Bertie, Chowan, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Vann And Mary Acherokee Woman Of The Anikowi Deer Clan Lewis. Edward “Chief” Cherokee Vann married Charity Barnes, Mary Acherokee Woman Of The Anikowi Deer Clan Lewis, and had children including John Joseph Interpreter Vann, Thomas Vann. Edward “Chief” Cherokee Vann passed away in 1773 in Hertford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Edward “Chief” Cherokee Vann was born in 1720 in Bertie, Chowan, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Vann And Mary Acherokee Woman Of The Anikowi Deer Clan Lewis.
  • Edward “Chief” Cherokee Vann married Charity Barnes, Mary Acherokee Woman Of The Anikowi Deer Clan Lewis, and had children including John Joseph Interpreter Vann, Thomas Vann.
  • Edward “Chief” Cherokee Vann passed away in 1773 in Hertford, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Vann's Ancestors

Self
Edward Vann
1720–1773
Birth Place: Bertie, Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Vann
1690–1770
Nansemond, Virginia, Colony
Mary ((ACherokee woman of the Anikowi Deer Clan)) Lewis
1690–1752
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Holesqua (Chief Cornstalk) Vann
1663–1740
London, London, England
Sukie Vann
1630–1706
Shawnee Nation, South Carolina, United States
Richard ("Shawnee Warrior") BARNES
1675–1759
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
April (Tikami (Mary) Cornstalk Hop) Barnes
1697–1744
Cherokee Nation East, Upper Hiawassee Towns, Tennessee, Territory
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Mawson
1600–1635
ELIZABETH Mawson
1635–1665
Opeechan Stream
1618–1696
Nonoma Powhatan
1628–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (MASON)
1617–1698
Mary Lady
1617–1717
Humphrey Mawson
1617–
Lady Mawson
1617–
Great Cornstalk
1554–1618
Matatishe Powhatan
1570–1618
Thomas Carpenter
1607–1675
Pride Cornstalk
1615–

Edward Vann's Descendants

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Edward (“Chief” Cherokee) Vann (1720–1773) m. Charity Barnes (1716–1796) m. Mary ((ACherokee woman of the Anikowi Deer Clan)) Lewis (1690–4 June 1752)
  1. 1. Thomas Vann 1747–1839 m. Anne (Cherokee) Vann 1760–1831
    1. 1. Edward (Han) Vann 1793–1857 m. Elizabeth Brazelton 1806–1850
      1. 1. Edward (Lazarus) Vann 1835–1885 m. Mary (Harrison) Wann 1837–1880
        1. 1. Myrtle (Lou) Vann 1878–1941 m. John (W) Montgomery 1870–1936
  2. 2. John (Joseph Interpreter) Vann 1735–1815

Edward Vann's Timeline

5 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Edward “Chief” Cherokee Vann in Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
1720
1720
Birth of Edward “Chief” Cherokee Vann in Bertie, Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, Chowan, North Carolina, USA
1739
1739
Age 19
Edward “Chief” Cherokee Vann was married
None
1752
6 Jun 1752
Age 32
Death of Edward “Chief” Cherokee Vann in Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
1773
1773
Age 53
Death of Edward “Chief” Cherokee Vann in Hertford, North Carolina, United States
Hertford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Bertie, Chowan, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1739

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Spring Place, GA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Marriages

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1752
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, Will Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Hertford, North Carolina, United States

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