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John McFarland, FT218687

John McFarland, FT218687

Male 1780 - 1851  (71 years)

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  • Name John McFarland  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Suffix FT218687 
    Birth 17 May 1780  Washington Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Possessions 9 Aug 1812  Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Book K, p. 167. Solomon Cox sells to John 120 acres from his grant #518. Hamilton Dist. Honey Cuts Valley. Wit. RobMcF. Jr, William McF. and Alex.Edgar 
    Possessions 23 Aug 1812  Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bk. K, p. 170. Solomon Cox sells to John 100 a. on South side of Holston in the Nobbs from grant #510 to Wm.Cox from NC, deeded to Cox in 1798 
    Possessions 1826  Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bk R, p. 150, 151. Two deeds from Solomon Cox to John. 180 a. described as Indian Hollow in the Knobs joining the Barrens, and 82 a. southside of Holstein waters of Long Creek, adj. John McF. land. witness Epraim Moore and Thomas Sturman 
    Possessions 25 Jan 1826  Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Land Entry Book 1824-1891. FHL 008320453. 400 a. grant to John, beg. corner Robert McF. crosses Little Bent Cr. and Bulls Gap Rd. Surveyed Robt McF and Alex. McDonald 
    Possessions 12 Aug 1828  Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Book T, p. 188. Robert McF. Sr. sells to John McF. for $700. the tract of land on Sinking Creek where Robert Sr. and Robert Jr. now live. Wit. Robert McF. Jr. and Archibald Austin 
    Residence 1830  Jefferson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Possessions 9 Sep 1830  Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Book 9, p. 653. Ephraim Moore sold John 8 acres on southside of Holston R. in Honey Cut Valley adj. lands of Moore and McFarland and Thomas H. Sturman. Wit. George McFarland. 
    Residence 1840  Jefferson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1850  District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 9 Jun 1851  Jefferson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial UNKNOWN  John McFarland Cemetery, Hamblen Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I28163  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

    Father Robert McFarland, FT218687 RoM02,   b. 15 Mar 1759, Orange Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1837, Jefferson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Dibberty,   b. 23 Dec 1759, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1803, Jefferson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 7 Jan 1778  Botetourt County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 7 Jan 1778  Montgomery Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane McNutt,   b. 31 Mar 1785, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1858, Jefferson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 1803  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary McFarland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Isabella McFarland,   b. 22 Mar 1804, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1874 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Alexander McFarland,   b. Abt 1805, Jefferson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1851, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Margaret McFarland,   b. 1810, Jefferson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1872, Cooper Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. George McFarland,   b. 7 Oct 1811, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1884, Hamblen Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. Jane McFarland,   b. Abt 1818, Jefferson County, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1887, Jefferson County, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F6717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Mary Helen Haines notes:

      Fifth Survey District of Tennessee, Grants 1-800, 1807-1812, Volume A; by Diane E. Pedersen; Mountain Press, Signal Mountain, TN; 1990. Covering Anderson, Clairborne, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, and Sevier Counties.

      Page 47: #396: John McFarland enters 181 acres in Jefferson County, TN, on the sinking fork of Long Creek adj. Benj. McFarland, Elijah Witt, Wm May, and George Edgar. Part of Warrant No. 2792 for 640 acres dated 23 Jan 1809 issued by the Commissioner of East TN to Robert Gentry. Land was surveyed on 02 Mar 1810. Entered 14 May 1810, John McFarland.

      Page 76: #2205: Daniel Witt enters 20 acres in Jefferson County on the Cedar Fork of Long Creek adj. John Maze. Part of Cert No. 249 for 74 ¾ acres issued by the Commissioner of East TN 29 Jun 1818 to John McFarland. Entered 05 Oct 1818, Daniel Witt.
      Page 78: #2222: Isaac Cox enters 10 acres in Jefferson County south of Holston and French Broad Rivers adj. Evans. Part of Cert No. 1216 for 200 acres issued by the Commissioner of East TN 17 Sep 1812 to John Brown. Entered 14 Dec 1818, Isaac Cox. This entry ought to be founded on Cert No. 249 for 74 ¾ acres issued to John McFarland.
      Page 93: #2339: William McFarland enters 10 acres in Jefferson County on Nolechucky adj. Peter King. Part of Cert No. 249 for 74 ¾ acres issued by the Commissioner of East TN 29 Jun 1818 to John McFarland. Entered 09 Oct 1819, William McFarland.
      Page 95: #2358: William McFarland enters 14 3/4 acres in Jefferson County on Nolychucky River including an improvement made by Coffman. Part of Cert No. 249 for 74 ¾ acres issued by the Commissioner of East TN 29 Jun 1818 to John McFarland. Entered 15 Mar 1820, William McFarland.

      1812: John McFarland purchases 100 acres from Solomon Cox in Jefferson Co. for $300. William McFarland and Robert McF. Jr are witnesses. to a sale of land, On south side of Holston R. in Nobbs, Sept 30 1812. , Vol. K, p. 170 (p. 264-265)

      Hamblen County was created out of Jefferson County in 1870.

      McFarland Cemetery

      Location: About 1/4 mile north of Valley Home Road, on Nelson School Rd.
      Cemetery is on the right (north) side of the road. This cemetery is located on the old homeplace of John McFarland. There are no markers to indicate the cemetery is here, but it is listed on Google Earth. It is right next to a house, and only a few feet from the road.

      The cemetery information was collected over a five year period by the Genealogical Society of
      Hamblen County. Copies of the books, in three volumes, can be purchased from the Society for
      $25.00 or less per volume. P.O. Box 1213 Morristown, Tn. 37816-1213

      Father- William A. Hickey December 10, 1852-May 9, 1935
      Mother- Louisa J., wife of W.A. Hickey Nov. 27, 1850-Mar 7, 1908
      James M. McFarland Dec 17, 1848-Jan 13, 1930
      George R. McFarland Mar 2, 1853-Apr 9, 1903
      Rebecca B., wife of George McFarland June 1, 1808-Mar 18, 1894
      George McFarland Oct 7, 1811-Nov 30, 1884
      John McFarland May 17, 1780-June 9, 1851
      Jane, Wife of John McFarland, 1785-1858
      Sarah Elizabeth Newman Jan 10, 1834-Aug 21, 1905
      Doct. John R. Putney d. Apr 19, 1858 Aged 51 yrs. 10 mos.
      Sarah A., Wife of T.P. Bigham Feb 18, 1837-Dec 20, 1902
      T.P. Bigham Nov 16, 1837-Mar 1, 1906 (A very large Boxwood tree is growing on this grave)
      2 field stones

      Copied 1983

      This information was copied from the online records of Hamblen County, TN.

      McFarland, John (1780- ?)

      HOUSE, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th General Assemblies, 1825-33, representing Jefferson County; political affiliation not shown. Born on May 17, 1780, probably in Virginia, son of Colonel Robert and Margaret (McNutt) McFarland. Came at an early age to Jefferson County with his father, who was the first sheriff of the county. Large landowner. Sometime justice of the peace and school commissioner in Jefferson County; captain and major in East Tennessee militia. His wife was Jane; no children indicated. Date and place of death not found. Brother of Robert McFarland, half-brother of Benjamin F. McFarland, sometime members Tennessee General Assembly.

      Sources: Moore, Commissions of Officers of Tennessee Militia, 76, 116; Roster of Revolutionary War Soldiers, 1179.
      Hamblen County was created out of Jefferson County in 1870.

      McFarland Cemetery

      Location: About 1/4 mile north of Valley Home Road, on Nelson School Rd.
      Cemetery is on the right side of the road.

      The cemetery information was collected over a five year period by the Genealogical Society of
      Hamblen County. Copies of the books, in three volumes, can be purchased from the Society for
      $25.00 or less per volume. P.O. Box 1213 Morristown, Tn. 37816-1213

      Father- William A. Hickey December 10, 1852-May 9, 1935
      Mother- Louisa J., wife of W.A. Hickey Nov. 27, 1850-Mar 7, 1908
      James M. McFarland Dec 17, 1848-Jan 13, 1930
      George R. McFarland Mar 2, 1853-Apr 9, 1903
      Rebecca B., wife of George McFarland June 1, 1808-Mar 18, 1894
      George McFarland Oct 7, 1811-Nov 30, 1884
      John McFarland May 17, 1780-June 9, 1851
      Jane, Wife of John McFarland, 1785-1858
      Sarah Elizabeth Newman Jan 10, 1834-Aug 21, 1905
      Doct. John R. Putney d. Apr 19, 1858 Aged 51 yrs. 10 mos.
      Sarah A., Wife of T.P. Bigham Feb 18, 1837-Dec 20, 1902
      T.P. Bigham Nov 16, 1837-Mar 1, 1906 (A very large Boxwood tree is growing on this grave)
      2 field stones

      Copied 1983

      This information was copied from the online records of Hamblen County, TN.

      McFarland, John (1780- ?)

      HOUSE, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th General Assemblies, 1825-33, representing Jefferson County; political affiliation not shown. Born on May 17, 1780, probably in Virginia, son of Colonel Robert and Margaret (McNutt) McFarland. Came at an early age to Jefferson County with his father, who was the first sheriff of the county. Large landowner. Sometime justice of the peace and school commissioner in Jefferson County; captain and major in East Tennessee militia. His wife was Jane; no children indicated. Date and place of death not found. Brother of Robert McFarland, half-brother of Benjamin F. McFarland, sometime members Tennessee General Assembly.

      Sources: Moore, Commissions of Officers of Tennessee Militia, 76, 116; Roster of Revolutionary War Soldiers, 1179.

  • Sources 
    1. [S573] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;;;;), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S1049] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;).

    3. [S1055] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_885; Page: 347A; Image: 380.

    4. [S1098] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1830; Census Place: Jefferson, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 180; Page: 283; Family History Library Film: 0024538.

    5. [S1099] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: 526; Page: 292; Family History Library Film: 0024546.

    6. [S1127] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;).

    7. [S1406] 1850 Federal Census Jefferson Co., TN, Dist. 13, p. 347, fam. 254.
      Shows John and Jane living in household of George and Rebecca and their children.

    8. [S1407] Fannin County Folks and Facts, p. 237.


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