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Governor John Sevier 1744–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1744

Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 24 Sep 1815

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

Father: Valentine II

Mother: Joanna Goad

Spouse(s): Catherine Sevier

Children(s): Elizabeth Sevier, George Sevier, Mary Carland, Eliza McClellan, John Jr, James Sevier, George Sevier, Joanna Windle, Samuel Sevier, Rebecca Waddell, Nancy King

The story of Governor John Sevier began in 1744 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America. Governor John Sevier married Catherine Sevier, Sarah Hawkins, and had children including Eliza Conway Mcclellan, Elizabeth Hawkins Sevier, George Washington Sevier, James Sevier, Joanna Goad Windle, John Sevier Jr, Mary Ann Carland, Nancy Goad King, Rebecca Waddell, Samuel Sevier. Governor John Sevier passed away in 1815 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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  • The story of Governor John Sevier began in 1744 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Governor John Sevier married Catherine Sevier, Sarah Hawkins, and had children including Eliza Conway Mcclellan, Elizabeth Hawkins Sevier, George Washington Sevier, James Sevier, Joanna Goad Windle, John Sevier Jr, Mary Ann Carland, Nancy Goad King, Rebecca Waddell, Samuel Sevier.
  • Governor John Sevier passed away in 1815 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Governor Sevier's Ancestors

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Governor Sevier
1744–1815
Birth Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Valentine Sevier II
1712–1803
St Giles, Cripplegate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Joanna Goad
1723–1773
N. Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Valentine Sevier
1678–1718
Navarre, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Mary Smith
1685–1715
Parish of St Giles, London, London, England, United Kingdom
John Goad
1700–1771
Virginia, United States of America
Catherine Goad
1703–1741
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Governor Sevier's Descendants

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Governor (John) Sevier (23 Sep 1744–24 Sep 1815) m. Catherine Sevier (1754–7 October 1836)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Hawkins) Sevier 1768–1790 m. Major (William Hansen) Clark 1757–1843
    1. 1. Sarah (Hawkins) Clark 1782–1860 m. General (James Rutherford) Wyly 1782–1867
      1. 1. Martha (Lucinda) Wyly 1803–1882 m. Osborne (Hurd Tolbert) Sr 1803–1880
        1. 1. Osborn (Hurd Tolbert) Jr. 1830–1906 m. Sarah (Jo) Allen 1835–1896
        2. 2. Josiah (Allen) Tolbert 1834–1878
      2. 2. Benjamin (Cleveland) Wyly 1813–1885
      3. 3. Augustine (Clayton Wyly) Sr 1829–1892
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Underwood 1824–1892
      5. 5. John (Harris) Wyly 1816–1886
      6. 6. Walton Wyly 1820–1852
      7. 7. Oliver (Cromwell) Wyly 1808–1893
  2. 2. George (Washington) Sevier 1782–1849
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Carland 1770–1853
  4. 4. Eliza (Conway) McClellan 1790–1860
  5. 5. John (Sevier) Jr 1766–1845
  6. 6. James Sevier 1764–1847
  7. 7. George (Washington) Sevier 1782–1849
  8. 8. Joanna (Goad) Windle 1784–1823
  9. 9. Samuel Sevier 1785–1849
  10. 10. Rebecca Waddell 1777–1799
  11. 11. Nancy (Goad) King 1780–1825

Governor Sevier's Timeline

2 Records

1744
23 Sep 1744
Birth of Governor John Sevier in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
1815
24 Sep 1815
Age 71
Death of Governor John Sevier in Milstead, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America
Milstead, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1744
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1815
    Event Place: Milstead, Macon County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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