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ELIJAH Johns 1783 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1783

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1867

Death Location: Hart, Kentucky, United States

Father: Robert Indian)

Mother: Elizabeth Lyon

Spouse(s): Sarah Pedigo

Children(s): Elijah Johns

In 1783, ELIJAH Johns entered the world in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, born to Robert (Gresham) Johns (Monacan Indian) and Elizabeth Lyon. ELIJAH Johns married Sarah Pedigo, and had children including Elijah Johns. ELIJAH Johns passed away in 1867 in Hart, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1783, ELIJAH Johns entered the world in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, born to Robert (Gresham) Johns (Monacan Indian) and Elizabeth Lyon.
  • ELIJAH Johns married Sarah Pedigo, and had children including Elijah Johns.
  • ELIJAH Johns passed away in 1867 in Hart, Kentucky, United States.

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ELIJAH Johns's Ancestors

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ELIJAH Johns
1783 – 1867
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert (Gresham) Johns (Monacan Indian)
1760 – 1829
Amherst, VA
Elizabeth Lyon
1750 – 1835
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Johns ((Monacan) Indian)
Mary Gresham
1725 – 1779
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Elisha (May) Lyon
1720 – 1787
Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Phoebe ("Sally") Nix
1723 – 1776
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Lyon
1700 – 1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents

ELIJAH Johns's Descendants

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ELIJAH Johns (1783 – 1867) m. Sarah Pedigo (1787 – 16 Apr 1842)
  1. 1. Elijah Johns m. Elizabeth Craddock (abt 1818 – )

ELIJAH Johns's Timeline

2 Records

1783
1783
Birth of ELIJAH Johns in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1867
1867
Age 84
Death of ELIJAH Johns in Hart, Kentucky, United States
Hart, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Hart, Kentucky, United States

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