Re: Elijah Fann 1812 GA
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Re: Elijah Fann 1812 GA
5/05/99
CORRECT MY EARLIER RE EL. FANN-FATHER THOUGHT TO BE ZACHARIAH FENN, NOT SOWELL(DIFFERENT PROBLEM). THANKS.JT.
PS. 1. FENN USED BY MOST FAMILY; PRONOUNCED FANN.ELIJAH'S SON CHANGED BACK TO FENN IN GA.
2. EL'S WIFE WAS MARTHA RICH ACCORDING TO HER 1856 BOUNTY LAND GRANT APPLICATION.THEY MARRIED 1807.HE WAS DRAFTED INTO 1812 ARMY, LAURENS CO,GA.
3. ACCORDING TO RICH FAMILY ENTRIES IN DECATUR CO. HISTORY, EL CAME TO GA WITH 3 RICH BROTHERS FROM NC AT CENTURY TURN.THERE WERE MANY RICHES IN NC AT THAT TIME SO SEEMS FEASIBLE.FURTHER, RICHES SUPPOSED TO DESCEND FROM ONE WHO CAME FROM MAINE EARLIER.HAVE FOUND A PROLIFIC AND PROSPEROUS RICH FAMILY ON CAPE COD EARLY 1600'S WITH NUMEROUS DESCENDENTS BUT THIS WAS LAST WEEK'S DISCOVERY.NO CONNECTION YET.
4.THE BASIC PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDED BY THE NC PATH FOR EL SINCE THE EL, SON OF JOHN, RS OF ORANGE CO NC, REMAINED THERE AND MARRIED THERE IN 1809. RECORDS,CENSUS.THERE IS NO OTHER EL FROM NC THAT I AM AWARE OF.THERE WERE AT LEAST 6 IN GA RECORDS OF THAT PERIOD.ALL CAN BE ELIMINATED EXCEPT THE TWO IN MY INQUIRY.AND ZACHARIAH, WHO TRACES BACK TO THE EARLIER 1700'S FANN'S IN NC,VA, LEAVES TO SON EL IN WILL; BUT WHICH?HE WAS FROM LAURENS CO, GA.
5.THERE ARE MANY GRIMES AND DUKES DESCENDENTS IN MILLER CO GA MOST OF WHOM TRACE SOME LINK TO OUR EL.THE CO LIBRARY HAS SOME FAMILY TREES FOR THE OLDER FAMILIES AND A COPY OF THE EXTENSIVE DUKE FAMILY HISTORY.THERE WAS A COUNTY HISTORIAN BUT SHE PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS MONTH.A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE MILLER COUNTY LIBERAL, P.O. BOX 37-157, MAIN STREET, COLQUITT, GA 31737,MAY STIR ANSWERS.THE TOWN IS VERY PROGRESSIVE, MODERN, NOT THE IMAGE OF THE SMALL SOUTHERN TOWN.
6.OUR CONNECTION IS THROUGH DAUGHTER MARY "POLLY" WHO MARRIED WILLIAM THOMPSON,1835, DECATUR CO.THE ORIGINAL HOMESITE WAS NEAR BORDER OF PRESENT MILLER AND DECATUR COS.
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