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John " Devil Jack" Sevier 1769–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1769

Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia

Death Date: Abt 1815

Death Location: Buried at sea near Charleston, SC

Father: Valentine Jr

Mother: Naomi Sevier

Spouse(s): Susannah CONWAY

Children(s): Henry Sevier

John " Devil Jack" Sevier was born in 1769 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, the child of Valentine Sevier Jr Col Amer Rev Jr And Naomi Amy Douglass Sevier. John " Devil Jack" Sevier married Susannah Conway, and had children including Henry Conway Sevier. John " Devil Jack" Sevier passed away in 1815 in Buried at sea near Charleston, SC.

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Biography

  • John " Devil Jack" Sevier was born in 1769 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, the child of Valentine Sevier Jr Col Amer Rev Jr And Naomi Amy Douglass Sevier.
  • John " Devil Jack" Sevier married Susannah Conway, and had children including Henry Conway Sevier.
  • John " Devil Jack" Sevier passed away in 1815 in Buried at sea near Charleston, SC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Valentine Jr
1747–1800
Birth Location: Long Meadow [Fridleys Gap Rd], Augusta Co (c.1738), Colony of Virginia, British America
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Naomi Sevier
1743–1844
Birth Location: Augusta Co (c.1738), Colony of Virginia, British America
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Spouses(s)

Susannah CONWAY
1776–1816
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
SC

Children(s)

Henry Sevier
1797–1833
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
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John Sevier's Ancestors

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John Sevier
1769–1815
Birth Place: Shenandoah County, Virginia
Parents
Valentine Sevier, Jr. ( Col. Amer Rev) Jr
1747–1800
Long Meadow [Fridleys Gap Rd], Augusta Co (c.1738), Colony of Virginia, British America
Naomi (Amy Douglass) Sevier
1743–1844
Augusta Co (c.1738), Colony of Virginia, British America
Grandparents
Valentine (II "The Refugee" "The Emmigrant" Sevier \ Xavier (Valentine) {TN}) Watuaga
1702–1803
Greater London, England
Joannah (Goad - Sevier (John)) {VA}(GGA-MMMPPMP)
1723–1773
North Farnham Parish, Brunswick County, Richmond, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Valentine Huegonot)
1678–1718
Mary Smith
1685–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sevier's Descendants

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John (" Devil Jack") Sevier (Sep 1769–Abt 1815) m. Susannah CONWAY (9 Jun 1776–4 May 1816)
  1. 1. Henry (Conway) Sevier 1797–1833 m. Frances ("Fannie") Wasson 1803–1836
    1. 1. John (Wasson) Sevier 1826–1909 m. Martha (Womack) Kibbey 1838–1919
      1. 1. David (Henry SEVIER) * 1860–1942 m. Almira (Mae) Lakin 1887–1972 m. Emaline McKenzie 1865–1908
        1. 1. Richard (Earl) SEVIER 1893–1966 m. Nellie (Vida) BLACKMAN 1892–1987
        2. 2. Glen (Allen) SEVIER 1918–1985
        3. 3. Harold (Walter) SEVIER 1896–1950
        4. 4. Lloyd (Melvin) SEVIER 1911–1983
        5. 5. Dale (Henry) SEVIER 1916–2001
        6. 6. Dorothy (Mae) SEVIER 1920–2002
        7. 7. Jessie (Hester SEVIER) * 1913–2002
        8. 8. Helen (Claire) SEVIER 1915–1994

John Sevier's Timeline

2 Records

1769
Sep 1769
Birth of John " Devil Jack" Sevier in Shenandoah County, Virginia
Shenandoah County, Virginia
1815
Abt 1815
Age 46
Death of John " Devil Jack" Sevier in Buried at sea near Charleston, SC
Buried at sea near Charleston, SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1769
    Event Place: Shenandoah County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1815
    Event Place: Buried at sea near Charleston, SC
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