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John Sevier 1745–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1745

Birth Location: Augusta County, Colony of Virginia

Death Date: 24 Sep 1815

Death Location: Fort Decatur, Alabama Territory

Father: Valentine Sevier

Mother: Joannah Goad

Spouse(s): Sarah Hawkins, Catherine Sherrill

Children(s): Joseph Sevier, James Sevier, John Sevier, Elizabeth Sevier, Sarah Sevier, Mary Sevier, Valentine Sevier, Richard Sevier, Rebecca Sevier, Nancy Sevier, Catherine Sevier, George Sevier, Ruth Sevier, Joanna Sevier, Samuel Sevier, Robert Sevier, Mary Sevier, Eliza Sevier

John Sevier was born in 1745 in Augusta County, Colony of Virginia, the child of Valentine Sevier And Joannah Goad. John Sevier married Catherine Sherrill, Sarah Jane Hawkins, and had children including Catherine Sherrill Sevier, Eliza Conway Sevier, Elizabeth Sevier, George Washington Sevier, James Sevier, Joanna Goad Sevier, John Sevier, Joseph Sevier, Mary Ann Sevier, Mary Preston Sevier, Nancy Goad Sevier, Rebecca Sevier, Richard Sevier, Robert Sevier, Ruth Sevier, Samuel Sevier, Sarah Hawkins Sevier, Valentine Sevier. John Sevier passed away in 1815 in Fort Decatur, Alabama Territory.

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Biography

  • John Sevier was born in 1745 in Augusta County, Colony of Virginia, the child of Valentine Sevier And Joannah Goad.
  • John Sevier married Catherine Sherrill, Sarah Jane Hawkins, and had children including Catherine Sherrill Sevier, Eliza Conway Sevier, Elizabeth Sevier, George Washington Sevier, James Sevier, Joanna Goad Sevier, John Sevier, Joseph Sevier, Mary Ann Sevier, Mary Preston Sevier, Nancy Goad Sevier, Rebecca Sevier, Richard Sevier, Robert Sevier, Ruth Sevier, Samuel Sevier, Sarah Hawkins Sevier, Valentine Sevier.
  • John Sevier passed away in 1815 in Fort Decatur, Alabama Territory.

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John Sevier's Ancestors

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John Sevier
1745–1815
Birth Place: Augusta County, Colony of Virginia
Parents
Valentine Sevier
1713–1803
St. Giles Parish, Cripplegate, London, England
Joannah Goad
1723–1773
North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Colony of Virginia
Grandparents
Juan (de) Xavier
1678–1719
Navarre, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Mary Smith
1685–1740
Parish of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
John Goad
1700–1771
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Colony of Virginia
Katherine Jennings
1703–1741
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Colony of Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Don Xavier
1652–1720
Marie Azpileuta
1654–1720
Abraham Goad
1667–1734
Katherine Williams
1674–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Azpileuta
1620–
Juana Sada
1625–
John Williams
1645–1681
Eve Unknown
1642–1705

John Sevier's Descendants

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John Sevier (23 Sep 1745–24 Sep 1815) m. Sarah (Jane) Hawkins (3 Jun 1746–1780) m. Catherine Sherrill (3 Aug 1754–7 Oct 1836)
  1. 1. Joseph Sevier 1763–1825 m. Mary Finley 1763–1794 m. Elizabeth Lowrey 1777–1839
    1. 1. John (Finley) Sevier 1791–1875 m. Rhoda (LeAnn) Overstreet 1792–1870
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Catherine) Sevier 1819–1874 m. Cornelius (Burton) Daugherty 1812–1882
        1. 1. John (Sevier) Daugherty 1843–1886 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Martin 1851–1923
        2. 2. Rebecca (E) Daugherty 1838–1900 m. Absalom (B) Sweetin 1836–1904
        3. 3. Mary (Catherine) Daugherty 1839–1907 m. Ferdinand Roderick 1831–1917
        4. 4. Mathias (Smith) Daugherty 1851–1918 m. Sarah (Matilda) Shepherd 1856–1928
        5. 5. William (Joseph) Daugherty 1853–1933 m. Francis (Jane) Swyers 1859–1951
        6. 6. Maria (Gertrude) Dougherty 1857–1935 m. Leonard (Frank) Oller 1859–1905
        7. 7. Cornelius (Overstreet) Daugherty 1860–1936 m. Anna (Marie) Delashmit 1867–1934
      2. 2. George (Washington) Sevier 1832–1863 m. Eliza (Ann) Davidson 1835–1907
    2. 2. Richard (Cunningham) Sevier 1785–1840
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Lowrey) Sevier 1796–1836 m. William (Templin) Ross 1792–1836
    4. 4. Margaret Sevier 1799–1862 m. Gideon Morgan 1778–1851
  2. 2. James Sevier 1764–1847 m. Nancy Conway 1772–1843
  3. 3. John Sevier 1766–1845 m. Elizabeth Conway 1774–1789 m. Rebecca (Sarah) Richards 1773–1809 m. Sophia Garoutte 1790–1835
  4. 4. Elizabeth Sevier 1768–1790 m. William (Hanson) Clark 1757–1843
  5. 5. Sarah (Hawkins) Sevier 1770–1839 m. Benjamin Brown 1765–1816
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Sevier 1772–1853 m. Joshua Carland 1777–1857 m. Samuel May 1770–1812
  7. 7. Valentine Sevier 1773–1850 m. Mary Arnett 1774–1802 m. Patience Matlock 1760– m. Sarah Cooper 1780–
  8. 8. Richard Sevier 1775–1793
  9. 9. Rebecca Sevier 1777–1799 m. John Waddell 1764–1855
  10. 10. Nancy (Goad) Sevier 1780–1825 m. Walter King 1764–1830
  11. 11. Catherine (Sherrill) Sevier 1781–1843 m. Richard Campbell 1780–1801 m. Archibald Rhea 1770–1833
  12. 12. George (Washington) Sevier 1782–1849 m. Catherine (Heatherly) Chambers 1788–1840
  13. 13. Ruth Sevier 1783–1824 m. Richard Sparks 1756–1815 m. Daniel Vertner 1768–1861
  14. 14. Joanna (Goad) Sevier 1784–1823 m. Joseph (Hawkins) Windle 1778–1840
  15. 15. Samuel Sevier 1785–1849 m. Jane Rhea 1786–1870
  16. 16. Robert Sevier 1786–1855
  17. 17. Mary (Preston) Sevier 1789–1818 m. William Overstreet 1784–1829
  18. 18. Eliza (Conway) Sevier 1790–1860

John Sevier's Timeline

2 Records

1745
23 Sep 1745
Birth of John Sevier in Augusta County, Colony of Virginia
Augusta County, Colony of Virginia
1815
24 Sep 1815
Age 70
Death of John Sevier in Fort Decatur, Alabama Territory
Fort Decatur, Alabama Territory

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1745
    Event Place: Augusta County, Colony of Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1815
    Event Place: Fort Decatur, Alabama Territory

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