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Descendants of Johannes Gann

Generation No. 2

2. Samuel² Gann (Johannes¹)¹ was born Abt. 1705, and died Bef. 1762 in Frederick Co, VA. He married (1) Elizabeth. She was born Abt. 1707 in Frederick Co., VA?, and died Aft. 1762 in Rockingham Co, NC. He married (2) Elizabeth Marsteller¹ Bet. 1722 - 1748¹. She was born 1707¹, and died 1762 in Rockingham Co., NC¹.

Notes for Samuel Gann:
From Joy Gann Brown, Hillsborough, NC.

!Clement Gann--Mjr. Thomas Brookes transported Clement Gann to St. Mary's Co., MD in 1660. En try in MD Archive records for year 1666 shows Brookes "demanding" land for transporting Gan n and several other servants. No record of Clement Gann filing for his headright. In fact, n o other record for Clement Gann. Period 1700-1710, several records of a John Gann in St. Mary 's Co., MD, who may have been Clement's son. John Gann witnessed will of Solomon Jones in St . Mary's in 1710. John Gann apparently died abt. 1716. Gann family next shows up in Frederic k Co., VA, abt. 1748 with members named Clement and John. Any help, suggestions, ideas welcom e. Did the Brookes family leave records that might have included the names of the workers o n their plantations?

!In 1752, Samuel was charged with slander. This charge was brought by John Morgan in Frederic k Co, VA in Sept 1752. Though court records indicate that several attempts were made to brin g Samuel to court to answer this charge, they were unable to do so. In 1753, the warrant wa s filed away with the notation "Decd" written by the name "Gann" followed by the entry, "Au g dismsd not Ex." While it is not certain, it looks as if this Samuel died some time before A ug 1753, causing the charge to be "dismissed, not executed."

!In the early 1760s, a final Frederick Co, VA record shows that Samuel Gann, with heirs, ha d died shortly after he was driven from his land by the Indians. No death date is given.

!20 May 1762 Court records of letter from Thomas Rutherford to Thomas Bryan Martin, agent o f Lord Fairfax: "...Samuel Gann made an improvement on the land and made an entry for it i n the time Col. Fairfax kept the office but being drove from the land by the Indians, and soo n after deceased, preventing a warrant issuing or a survey being made for him or his heirs... " 22 Mar 1764 Sworn statement from Widow Elizabeth Gan that she had sold to Andrew Longacre o f Frederick Co., VA, a certain tract of land lying under the North Mountain on the drains o f Cedar Creek, joining the property of John Blair. Wit: Adam Gan, Joseph Longacre.

More About Samuel Gann:
Fact 2: VA

Notes for Elizabeth:
From Joy Gann Brown, 1301 Poplar Ln., Hillsborough, NC 27278.

From Darla Delk Edmiston, Kansas City, MO

Children of Samuel Gann and Elizabeth are:

+	3	i.	Adam³ Gann, born in Frederick Co, VA; died August 06, 1812 in Dandridge, Jefferson Co, TN.
+	4	ii.	Nathan Gann, born Abt. 1729 in Frederick Co., VA; died Abt. 1832 in Clarke Co., GA.
	5	iii.	Clement Gann¹, born Bef. 1733 in Frederick Co, VA; died Bet. 1734 - 1823 in Tn¹.

Notes for Clement Gann:
From Joy Gann Brown, Hillsborough, NC.

!Clement went to Tennessee, but little is known of him.

iv.

John Gann, born Bef. 1733; died 1817 in Stokes Co, NC.

Notes for John Gann:
From Joy Gann Brown, Hillsborough, NC.

!John probably remained in North Carolina. He is assumed to be the same John who missed a mil itia call in Virginia in 1758, signed a petition in North Carolina in 1771, bought and sold l and in Guilford Co., NC, and finally died without descendants according to his estate in 1817 . It is recorded that all of his estate was to go to his brother, Samuel #3236.

Samuel Gann, born 1748 in Frederick Co, VA; died 1843 in Madison Twp, Rockingham Co, NC.

Children of Samuel Gann and Elizabeth Marsteller are:

	8	i.	John³ Gann¹, born 1738¹; died 1817 in Stockes Co., Nc¹.
	9	ii.	Samuel Nathan Gann¹, born 1748 in Frederick Co., Va¹; died 1843 in Rockingham Co., Nc¹.
+	10	iii.	Nancy Gann, born 1749.

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