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John Middleton Fanning 1761–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1761

Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1803

Death Location: Rayle, Wilkes, Georgia, United States

Father: Bryant Fanning

Mother: Rachel Rottenberry

Spouse(s): Mary Parks

Children(s): Welcome FANNING, Parks Fanning, Middleton Fanning, Joseph Fanning, Nancy Fanning, Bryant Fanning

John Middleton Fanning was born in 1761 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States, the child of Bryant Bryan Fanning And Rachel Rottenberry. John Middleton Fanning married Mary Polly Parks, and had children including Bryant Fanning, Joseph Fanning, Middleton John Fanning, Nancy Mary Fanning, Parks Fanning, Welcome Fanning. John Middleton Fanning passed away in 1803 in Rayle, Wilkes, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Middleton Fanning was born in 1761 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States, the child of Bryant Bryan Fanning And Rachel Rottenberry.
  • John Middleton Fanning married Mary Polly Parks, and had children including Bryant Fanning, Joseph Fanning, Middleton John Fanning, Nancy Mary Fanning, Parks Fanning, Welcome Fanning.
  • John Middleton Fanning passed away in 1803 in Rayle, Wilkes, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bryant Fanning
1724–1767
Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
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Rachel Rottenberry
1732–1819
Birth Location: Albemarle, Surry, American Colonies, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Parks
1770–1830
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Welcome FANNING
1799–1873
Birth Location: Wilkes Co., Georgia
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Parks Fanning
1802–1808
Birth Location: Rayle, Wilkes, Georgia, United States
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Middleton Fanning
1785–1838
Birth Location: William's Creek, Morgan, KY
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Joseph Fanning
1785–1874
Birth Location: Williams Creek, Morgan, Kentucky, United States,
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Nancy Fanning
1792–1879
Birth Location: Rayle, Wilkes, Georgia, United States
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Bryant Fanning
1797–1829
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
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John Fanning's Ancestors

Self
John Fanning
1761–1803
Birth Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Bryant Bryan Fanning
1724–1767
Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Rachel Rottenberry
1732–1819
Albemarle, Surry, American Colonies, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Bryant (Fannin Fanning) I
1698–1765
Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Middleton
1708–1772
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Laughlin Fanning
1660–1765
Elizabeth Allen
1670–1765
JAMES (Revolutionary)
1678–1769
Elizabeth Browne
1686–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Fanning's Descendants

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John (Middleton) Fanning (24 May 1761–1803) m. Mary ("Polly") Parks (1770–1830)
  1. 1. Welcome FANNING 1799–1873 m. Louisa (May) Colley 1801–1853 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Heard 1828–1864
    1. 1. Martha (V.) Fanning 1829–1889 m. Adolphus (James) Orr 1818–1860 m. John (Thomas) Keough 1832–1883
      1. 1. Adolphus (James "Jim" Orr) Jr. 1858–1932 m. Flora (Estelle) Granade 1858–1903
        1. 1. Columbus (Granade) Orr 1892–1949 m. Mattie (Lowry Martha Gudger) Orr 1899–1935
        2. 2. Thomas (Joseph) Orr 1898–1899
        3. 3. Wilbur (Adolphus Orr) Sr. 1889–1952
        4. 4. Charles (Howard) Orr 1886–1969
        5. 5. James (Beverly) Orr 1884–1954
      2. 2. John (W.) Orr 1858–1859
      3. 3. Welcome (Fanning) Orr 1855–1864
      4. 4. Mary (Louisa) Orr 1853–1865
      5. 5. Charles (Edwin) Orr 1851–1852
      6. 6. William (Parks) Orr 1849–1850
    2. 2. Samuel (David Fanning) Sr 1862–1926
    3. 3. Alice (Estelle) Fanning 1864–1941
    4. 4. Victoria (Abina) Fanning 1840–1846
    5. 5. Charles (Ann 'Charley') Fanning 1838–1850
    6. 6. Sabrina (Ellen) Fanning 1835–1905
    7. 7. Parks Fanning 1833–1835
    8. 8. Webster (Bryan 'Web') Fanning 1831–1903
    9. 9. Nancy Fanning 1827–1915
    10. 10. Mary (Parks) Fanning 1824–1904
    11. 11. Sarah (France 'Dollie') Fanning 1822–1869
    12. 12. John (Colley Fanning) SR 1821–1870
    13. 13. Bryant Fanning 1842–1910 m. Martha (Emma) Smith 1855–1948
      1. 1. Edwin (Lawton Fanning) Sr 1884–1967 m. Louise (Augusta) Borowsky 1893–1987
        1. 1. Doris (Grace) Fanning 1932–2017
        2. 2. Albert (Henry Fanning) Sr 1923–1990 m. Marion (Edna) Anton 1925–1992
        3. 3. William (Byrd) Fanning 1930–1994 m. Dorothy (Hoffpauir) Fanning 1927–2006
        4. 4. Evelyn (Jeanette) Fanning 1928–1953
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Fanning 1925–2008
        6. 6. Era (Frances) Fanning 1918–1987
        7. 7. Martha (Louise) Fanning 1917–1996
        8. 8. Edwin (Lawton Fanning) Jr 1919–2007 m. Mozelle (Yvonne) Vernon 1921–1992
      2. 2. Sarah (Emma) Fanning 1895–1977
      3. 3. William (Welcome) Fanning 1880–1923
      4. 4. Byrd (Parker) Fanning 1886–1907
      5. 5. Walter (Bryan) Fanning 1878–1952 m. Era (Lee) Harwell 1887–1918 m. Annie (Laurie) Jenkins 1887–1985
        1. 1. William (Bryan) Fanning 1918–2002
      6. 6. Louise (Frances) Fanning 1891–1967
      7. 7. Albert (Earl) Fanning 1882–1883
    14. 14. Frances Fanning 1845–1846
  2. 2. Parks Fanning 1802–1808
  3. 3. Middleton (John) Fanning 1785–1838
  4. 4. Joseph Fanning 1785–1874
  5. 5. Nancy (Mary) Fanning 1792–1879
  6. 6. Bryant Fanning 1797–1829

John Fanning's Timeline

2 Records

1761
24 May 1761
Birth of John Middleton Fanning in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
1803
1803
Age 42
Death of John Middleton Fanning in Rayle, Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Rayle, Wilkes, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1761
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Rayle, Wilkes, Georgia, United States
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