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Smith Woodson Gann

Male 1814 - 1897  (83 years)


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  1. 1.  Smith Woodson Gann was born 1814, Tennessee (son of Joshua Gann and Elizabeth); died 1897, Marion Co., Alabama; was buried Guin, Marion, Alabama.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama
    • Census: 1850, Marion Co., Alabama
    • Census: 1860, Western Dist., Marion, Alabama; Pikeville P.O.
    • Census: 1870, Twp. 13 Range 14, Sanford, Alabama; Beaverton P.O.
    • Census: 1880, Twp. 13E Range 14, Lamar, Alabama; Enumeration District 1-128
    • Occupation: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1860, Western Dist., Marion, Alabama; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1870, Twp. 13 Range 14, Sanford, Alabama; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1880, Twp. 13E Range 14, Lamar, Alabama; Farmer
    • Residence: 1850, Marion Co., Alabama; With two boys under age 21, three girls under age 21 and a woman over age 21
    • Residence: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama; With wife Rebecca (Smith), five children and the Nathaniel Miller family
    • Residence: 1860, Western Dist., Marion, Alabama; With wife Rebecca (Smith) and six children
    • Residence: 1867, Jones Co., Alabama
    • Residence: 1870, Twp. 13 Range 14, Sanford, Alabama; With wife Rebecca (Smith) and three children
    • Residence: 1880, Twp. 13E Range 14, Lamar, Alabama; With a son, a daughter-in-law and three grandchildren

    Notes:

    Not found in Lamar Co., Alabama Index to Estates, Probate Order Books (1890-1900 in several volumes), Wills (13 Sep 2017)

    Residence:
    Jones Co. was later called Sanford then Lamar

    Buried:
    Mosley Cemetery

    Smith married Rebecca Smith 1837. Rebecca was born 1817-1825, Tennessee; died Abt 1875, Alabama; was buried Guin, Marion, Alabama. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joshua Gann was born 1790, Tennessee (son of John Gann and Hanna Smith); died Aft 1 Jun 1850.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1830, Marion Co., Alabama
    • Census: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama
    • Census: 1850, Marion Co., Alabama
    • Occupation: 1836-1837, Alabama; Alabama State representative for Marion County
    • Occupation: 31 Dec 1841, Marion Co., Alabama; Justice of the Peace (Acting)
    • Occupation: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama; Farmer
    • Residence: 1830, Marion Co., Alabama; With two boys and a girl age 10 to 14, two girls age 15 to 19 and a woman age 40 to 49
    • Residence: 1850, Marion Co., Alabama; With a woman over age 21
    • Residence: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama; With wife Elizabeth
    • _MILT: 20 Sep 1814 - 03 May 1815, Tennessee; Captain Andrew Lawson Company, Colonel William Johnson Regiment, East Tennessee Drafted Militia

    Notes:

    Name:
    Some other researchers list his name as Joshua Samuel on the basis of an 1860 census record for a Samuel Gann in Marion County Alabama, aged 75

    Occupation:
    Joshua Gann, in furtherance of an Itawamba Co., Mississippi deed between a Samuel F Gann and Elizabeth his wife (residents of Marion County, Alabama), questioned Elizabeth "separate and apart" from her husband to ensure she was not coerced into relinquishing her rights to the land being sold.

    Joshua — Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born 1800, North Carolina; died Aft 01 Jun 1850. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth was born 1800, North Carolina; died Aft 01 Jun 1850.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama
    • Residence: 1850, Beat 5, Marion, Alabama; With husband Joshua Gann

    Notes:

    Name:
    Some researchers have a last name of Woodson. Woodson is later a family name among her descendants

    Children:
    1. Daughter One Gann
    2. Daughter Two Gann
    3. Daughter Three Gann
    4. 1. Smith Woodson Gann was born 1814, Tennessee; died 1897, Marion Co., Alabama; was buried Guin, Marion, Alabama.
    5. Thomas Jefferson Gann was born 1819 - 1820, Tennessee; died 1860 - 1866, Alabama.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Gann was born 1749, Frederick Co., Virginia (son of Adam Gann and Jane); died 23 Jan 1815, Cannon Co., Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Steadfast
    • Residence: 10 Dec 1782, Halifax Co., Virginia; Sells 100 acres of land (deed)
    • Residence: 20 Aug 1803, Buncombe Co., North Carolina; On this date he bought land in Rutherford Co., North Carolina (deed record)
    • Residence: 2 Feb 1805, Rutherford Co., North Carolina; Sold the tract in Rutherford Co., North Carolina that he purchased in 1803 (deed)

    Notes:

    Warren Co., Tennessee deeds 1814 - 1830, include sales to John Gann (1821) and sales by John Gann, Sr. (1824 sale of the same parcel from 1821), William Gann (1824), and a sale by Thomas Gann to Samuel Gann (1829); Joshua Gann witnesses several of these transactions. The earliest Warren Co., Tennessee deeds, 1808-1814, are only available at a FamilySearch affiliated library. (7 Jul 2018)

    Not found in 1805 tax list of Warren Co., Tennessee
    Not found in 1812 tax list of Warren Co., Tennessee (9 Jul 2018)

    Residence:
    Not able to find in deed indexes of Buncombe or Rutherford Counties (19 Jun 2018)

    Residence:
    Not able to find in deed indexes of Buncombe or Rutherford Counties (19 Jun 2018)

    Died:
    Cannon County was not organized at the time of his death; it is likely to have been in Warren County at the time

    John married Hanna Smith Abt 1780, Virginia. Hanna was born Abt 1750, Virginia; died Bef 1840, Marion Co., Alabama. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Hanna Smith was born Abt 1750, Virginia; died Bef 1840, Marion Co., Alabama.

    Notes:

    To do: Search Halifax Co., Virginia probates in an attempt to establish her surname

    Children:
    1. Ignatius Gann was born Abt 1780, Virginia; died Abt 1850, Cannon Co., Tennessee.
    2. Samuel Brooks Gann was born 1785 - 1786, Washington Co., Tennessee; died Aft 1 Jun 1860, Marion Co., Alabama.
    3. William Gann was born 1789, Washington Co., Tennessee; died Aft 1 Jun 1860, Itawamba Co., Mississippi.
    4. 2. Joshua Gann was born 1790, Tennessee; died Aft 1 Jun 1850.
    5. John W Gann was born 1793, Warren Co., Tennessee; died 1845 - 1850, De Soto Co., Mississippi.
    6. Robert Gann was born 1798-1800, South Carolina; died Aft 1 Jun 1860.
    7. Thomas Gann was born 1801 - 1802, South Carolina; died Aft 01 Jun 1860.
    8. Smith Gann was born 1804, Tennessee; died Aft 01 Jun 1860.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Adam Gann was born Abt 1731, Frederick Co., Virginia (son of Samuel Gann and Elizabeth); died 9 Mar 1812 - 7 Jun 1812.

    Other Events:

    • Probate: 8 Jun 1812, Jefferson Co., Tennessee; Will proved on oaths of George McGuir (sic.) and Joseph McArter
    • Residence: Aft 1777, Tennessee
    • Will: 8 Mar 1812, Jefferson Co., Tennessee; "ADAM GANNS WILL - March 8th 1812 - Blessed be God amen This my last will and testament finding myself in a great indisposion of body but in my rite reason and in my perfect senses First of all committing my body to the Yearth and my soul to God who gave it I think proper to fix my afares leaving Adam Gann and Nathan Gann my executors of my estate first of all I leave unto my beloved wife Christinan Gann all my estate consisting of one negro in the hands of my son Dan Gan and all my horses all my cattle sheep and hogs and household furniture to remain in the hands of my wife Christina Gann during her natural life or widowhood and then to be divided equally amonks my three children Peggy Gann Hannah Gann Samuel Gan unto all my sons and daughters begottn by my first wife I leave one doler to each of them as witness whereof 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) (Spellings are as used in the original handwritten document.)

    Notes:

    Adam Gann was a son of Samuel and Elizabeth Gann. He was born sometime between 1727 and 1735 in Frederick Co., VA
    and married in VA to Jane. Adam died in 1812 in Jefferson Co., TN and was buried there. Jane died in Washington Co., TN.

    Name:
    Many "researchers" give a middle name of "Carter" but no documentary evidence of this is known

    Adam married Jane Virginia. Jane was born Abt 1732; died Washington Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Jane was born Abt 1732; died Washington Co., Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Probably at least four of the children (Margaret, Hannah, Samuel, and Daniel--the last four listed here) were actually born to Christen Hunter, however most birth dates are not certain, nor are the relevant marriage dates; it is not possible from Adam Gann's will to determine with certainty which children belong with which spouse. It it true that in many similar cases, the father would will a token to children of the first marriage as a sign of love and because these children would have been older and already established in adult life, while children of the second marriage would be younger (perhaps minors) and thus need more resources from the estate; thus, wills in this type of situation would usually be structured as this one is, offering at least circumstantial evidence of which children belong with each wife.

    Children:
    1. 4. John Gann was born 1749, Frederick Co., Virginia; died 23 Jan 1815, Cannon Co., Tennessee.
    2. William Gann was born Between 1751 and 1779.
    3. Nathan Gann was born 1759; died 18 Jul 1839.
    4. Adam Carter Gann was born 1763, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia; died Aft 1836.
    5. Thomas Gann was born 17 Mar 1764, Virginia; died 1834-1840, Hamilton Co., Tennessee.
    6. Margaret Gann was born 1765.
    7. Samuel Gann was born 1767.
    8. Hanna Christen Gann was born 1769.
    9. Daniel L Gann was born Abt 1777, Virginia; died Aft 1 Jun 1830.


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