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Descendants of Johannes Gann

Generation No. 3


      3. Adam3 Gann (Samuel2, Johannes1) was born in Frederick Co, VA, and died August 06, 1812 in Dandridge, Jefferson Co, TN. He married (1) Christena. She was born Abt. 1773. He married (2) Christina Hunter1. He married (3) Jane 1756 in Washington County, TN. She was born 1732 in Washington County, TN, and died 1780 in Washington Co, TN. He married (4) Jane Unknown1 1756 in Washington Co., Tn1. She was born 1732 in Washington Co., Tn1, and died 1780 in Washington Co., Tn1.

Notes for Adam Gann:
!Will of Adam Gann, dated March 8th 1812, "Blessed be God amen this my last will and testamen t finding myself in a grim indisposion of body but in my rite reason and in my perfect sense s first of all committing my body to the yearth and my soul to God who gave it I think prope r to fix my afairs leaving Adam Gann and Nathan Gann executors of my estate first of all I le ave unto my beloved wife Christan Gann all my estate consisting of one negroe in the home o f my son dam Gan and all my horses and my cattle sheep and hogs and householed furniture to r emain in the house of my wife Christen Gan during her natural life or widowhood and then to b e divided equally amonsts my three children Peggy Gan Hannah Gan Samuel Gan unto all my son s and daughters begotten by first wife I leave one dolar to each of them as witness whereo f I have hereunto set my hand and Seal" Adam [his x mark] Gann
Test George McGuer Test Joseph McArter
Recorded in Will Book No. 2, Page No. 18, Jefferson County, Tennessee
Other children could have been: Jacob, Clement, Isaac, and Jane.

From Darla Delk Edmiston:
!Adam Gann died August 6, 1812 in Dandridge, Jefferson County, TN


More About Adam Gann:
Fact 2: TN

Notes for Christena:
From William Gann, Independence, MO.


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

From Darla Delk Edmiston, Kansas City, MO

     
Children of Adam Gann and Christena are:
  11 i.   Peggy4 Gann.
  Notes for Peggy Gann:
From Joy Gann Brown, Hillsborough, NC.


  12 ii.   Samuel Gann, born in TN.
  Notes for Samuel Gann:
From Joy Gann Brown, Hillsborough, NC.


+ 13 iii.   Hannah Gann, born 1797 in Washington Co, TN; died 1865 in Johnson Co, IL.
     
Children of Adam Gann and Christina Hunter are:
  14 i.   Peggy4 Gann1.
  15 ii.   Hannah Gann1.
  16 iii.   Samuel Gann1.
     
Children of Adam Gann and Jane are:
+ 17 i.   John4 Gann, born 1749 in Frederick Co, VA; died in Marion Co, AL.
+ 18 ii.   Ignatious Nathan Gann, born 1759 in VA; died July 18, 1839 in Washington Co, TN.
+ 19 iii.   Thomas Gann, born March 17, 1764 in Bedford Co, VA; died July 25, 1840 in Hamilton Co, TN.
+ 20 iv.   Adam Carter Gann, born 1769 in Frederick Co, VA; died Bef. 1840.
+ 21 v.   Daniel L. Gann, born Abt. 1777 in Halifax Co, VA; died Bef. March 17, 1860 in Washington Co, TN.
     
Children of Adam Gann and Jane Unknown are:
+ 22 i.   Adam Carter4 Jr., Gann, born 1769 in Winchester, Frederick Co., Va; died 1836.
+ 23 ii.   Ignatious 'Nathan' Gann, born 1759 in Halifax Co., Va; died July 18, 1839 in Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tn.
  24 iii.   Thomas Sr., Gann1, born March 17, 1764 in Bedford Co., Va1; died Abt. 1834 in Hamilton Co., Tn1.
  25 iv.   Margaret 'Peggy' Gann1, born 17651; died Bet. 1766 - 18591.
  26 v.   Samuel Gann1, born 17671; died Bet. 1788 - 18571.
  27 vi.   Hannah Christen Gann1.
  28 vii.   William Gann1, born Bet. 1751 - 17791; died Bet. 1757 - 18581.


      4. Nathan3 Gann (Samuel2, Johannes1)1 was born Abt. 1729 in Frederick Co., VA, and died Abt. 1832 in Clarke Co., GA.

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

!1820 Fed census, Clarke Co, GA: 1 male 45 and up; 1 female 45 and up. In 1830 census, ther e is a male 90 to 100 living with Nathan Gann; could be this Nathan.

From Douglas R. Davis.

!Old Nathan, his wife and children came from North Carolina, previously living in Frederick C o., VA. His wife so far is only identified as Mary Gann from a deed reference in 1797. Sinc e there may have been another wife or wives, she cannot as yet be cited as the mother of Nath an Jr. or other children..


More About Nathan Gann:
Fact 2: GA
     
Children of Nathan Gann are:
+ 29 i.   Samuel4 Gann, born Abt. 1766 in VA; died in Clarke Co, GA.
+ 30 ii.   James Gann, born Abt. 1768 in VA.
+ 31 iii.   John Gann, born Abt. 1770 in NC; died Aft. 1840 in Clarke Co, GA.
+ 32 iv.   Micajah Gann, born Abt. 1774 in NC; died Bef. 1820.
+ 33 v.   William Gann, born Abt. 1775 in NC; died Aft. 1850 in Clarke Co, GA.
+ 34 vi.   Nathan Gann Jr., born Abt. 1786 in Athens, Clarke Co, GA; died June 05, 1854 in Paulding Co, GA.


      7. Samuel3 Gann (Samuel2, Johannes1) was born 1748 in Frederick Co, VA, and died 1843 in Madison Twp, Rockingham Co, NC. He married (1) Mary (Polly) Sharp July 07, 1772 in Guilford Co, NC. She died 1839 in Madison Twp, Rockingham Co, NC. He married (2) Anna Holt November 28, 1839.

Notes for Samuel Gann:
!In 1785, Rockingham County was formed by a division of Guilford County. Samuel Gann--the onl y Gann signature appearing on the petition--and some of his neighbors in the new county are t rying to effect the placing of the new county public buildings. During the ten-year interva l between the first and second of these petititons, most of Samuel Gann's relatives moved awa y from North Carolina. Apparently, only Samuel and his older brother, John, stayed behind.

!Pension, S 9664, Deposition of Samuel Gann, Rockingham Co, NC, Aug 25, 1832:
"Aged eighty-one years...that he was living in Guilford County, N. Carolina, at the time of t he revolutionary war, entered the service of the United States as a private soldier the yea r not now recollected (but it was to go against the British who were in South & North Carolin a under Lord Cornwallis, Lord Rowden & Tarleton) for a term of three or six months, he is no t certain which, under the following named officers (ziz) Captain Thomas Cook, Lieut. John Co ok, & ensign Thomas Crawley, joined the Regiment under the following Field Officers at Guilfo rd Court House. Davis was Colo. Comd. & Brisbourne Lieut. Colo. & White was our Major, were m arched on to Salisbury in Rowan County were we were put under the command of Brigadier Genl . Davidson, this officer was killed in a short time after this by the British not far from th e Cataba River, from Rowan we marched on to the County of Mecklenburg where we met with the B ritish at Charlotte Ct. House & had a Battle with them. The enemy was too strong for us & ou r troops were defeated after which we had a great many skirmishes with the British and Tories , sometime after this we had an engagement with the Tories at Waxsau Creek. Colos. Davis & B risburn conducted that expedition, which proved successful. We defeated them & took forty-se ven horses, saddles and Bridles in a short time after wards our term of service having expire d were marched to Salisbury & discharged. I was drafted again in a short time after I reache d home. But the situation of my crop required that I should stay home & take care of it or l oose it. I hired a substitute to go in my place. But in a very short time thereafter anothe r draft came & I stood my tour. I went into service for a term of three months. Fortunatel y for me I fell under the same officers. Whilst out on this tour an American officer went t o my house & informed my wife that he was a press officer & that he wanted provisions for th e troops. He went into my smoke house (as my wife informed me) and took as much of my Baco n as he thought proper, which was I suppose between 50 and 100 lbs. & gave my wife a piece o f writing which he said was a ticket on the government for me to be paid for the same. Bu t I never got anything for my meat. The paper was lost & that was the end of my claim. I ag ain joined the army as a volunteer just before the Battle at Guilford Court House in Genera l Green's Army. On the day of the Battle, myself and several others of the troops were detac hed to take care of some Beef cattle for the army. We were ordered to drive the cattle fro m a place called the iron works to a field within a mile or two of Guilford Court House and t here to guard them closely all day. On the day after the Battle, we drove the cattle to Genl . Green's Army, where they were killed & slaughtered up for the use of the army. In a short t ime I was discharged & returned home. During the period of the revolutionary war shilst th e enemy were so verry troublesome in our part of the country, the militia had to be in contin ual readiness to march against the British & Tories. I was out in a great many different per iods of service beside those above mentioned, sometimes for a term of 5 or 6 days & sometime s for ten, fifteen & as high as twenty days & then permitted to return home again. This Cond ition of affairs continued for two or three years." He signed with an "x." Petitioner stat es "he is old and decrepid & labouring under such great bodily affliction that he is unable t o ride to the court house a distance of nearly eighteen miles without subjecting himself to s erious inconvenience or perhaps endangering his life."

!"I was born in Frederick County, State of Virginia, about 15 miles of Winchester in the yea r 1748 or thereabouts. I have no record of my age." He also states, "I was living on the May o River in Guilford County, North Carolina, at the time I was in the service & have lived i n the same neighborhood ever since & do now live on a small tract of land within two miles o f the place I first lived on in the time of the Revolutionary War..." He specifically mentio ns in his pension application that he "never was warranted nor sued in all my life." Samuel w as anxious to point out that his own particular slate was clean.

!This application makes it clear that Samuel and Polly and their family were in Rockingham Co , NC in 1790 when the first federal census was taken; but they were missed in that count. Li kely, the family was living on property that belonged to John Sharpe, Polly's father, who i n 1790 owned a large plantation along the Mayo River that covered most of the area now occupi ed by the town of Mayodan, North Carolina. The 1800 NC census does list Samuel Gann's family . In addition to Samuel and Polly, there were five children, four males and one female. Noth ing is known of one female or one male. The three remaining males are thought to have been J ames, born abt 1773, Thomas, born abt 1775 and John born abt 1780. In 1793 Samuel bought th e only land he ever owned, 200 acres near the present-day intersection of Ayersville and Farr is Park Roads in western Rockingham County and very near the Stokes County line where tax rec ords indicate that Samuel's brother, John, was then living. One of the witnesses to the lan d transaction was his son, James.

!On 26 August 1838, Samuel Gann made a deal with Amy Holt--thought to be a neighborhood wido w in her mid-forties with a young son--that "for services rendered, to be tendered to the sai d Samuel Gann & his wife during their lives, & for and in consideration of the sum of one dol lar in hand paid (Anny Holt and her heirs are deeded) one certain tract or parcel of land...' on the Waters of Shepherds Creek of Mayo River containing two hundred acres '...Nevertheles s it is agreed & Understood by & Between the parties that the said Samuel Gann will hold poss ession of the land during his and his Wife's natural lives." Apparently, Polly did not live b ut a few months, because, Samuel approaching 90 years of age, on 28 Nov 1839 married Anny Hol t. On 21 March 1840 Samuel made his will leaving all of his estate, both real and personal , to his wife, Anna Gann, and making Anna the sole executrix of his estate. The land that wa s originally Gann land is now called "The Old Lewellyn Place."

From Joy Gann Brown, Hillsborough, NC.
From Lois Gann Perdue, Mayodan, NC.


More About Samuel Gann:
Fact 2: Madison Twp, Rockingham Co, NC

Notes for Mary (Polly) Sharp:
From Joy Gann Brown, Hillsborough, NC.


More About Mary (Polly) Sharp:
Fact 2: Madison Twp, Rockingham Co, NC
     
Children of Samuel Gann and Mary Sharp are:
+ 35 i.   Thomas4 Gann Sr, born 1772 in Guilford Co, NC; died May 1862 in Wayne Co, KY.
  36 ii.   James Gann, born Abt. 1773 in NC; died Abt. 1853 in Wayne Co, KY.
  Notes for James Gann:
!James Gann had removed to Wayne County, Kentucky, from Rockingham Co., NC, by seems to hav e lived with his brother, Thomas, for most of his life.

From Joy Gann Brown, Hillsborough, NC.


  More About James Gann:
Fact 2: Wayne Co, KY
+ 37 iii.   John Gann, born Abt. 1780 in NC; died Abt. 1855 in NC.

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