Re: LaMon/Lamon family in TN & IN
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LaMon/Lamon family in TN & IN
Sharon LaMon 4/30/04
Sharon--here's what I have on your ancestors.
A DNA test has been done on a descendant of David Lamon and a perfect match was found with a descendant of John Lemon/Lemmon Sr. It is believed that they were brothers, sons of Rudolph Lehman of York Co PA and his wife Frena unknown. Rudolph Lehman's will dated 10 Oct 1766, will probated 1770: children in probable order of birth: John; Nancy/Nanny; David; Barbara; and Christopher/Christian.
David Lamons Sr. (c1744 - 13 Dec 1829 bur. Washington Co. TN.) m Catherine/Caty ( - 2 May 1826
bur. Washington Co. TN.) David and Catherine/Caty Lamon owned 156 acres in Shenandoah Co.
VA. laying on the south side of the North fork of the Shenandoah River and cornered to John Davis
and Jacob Bowman, this land was bought by “David Layman of County of York & State of
Pennsylvania,” from John Clour and Margret his wife, 13 May 1783 -- sold to Daniel Strickler 19 Apr 1787 by David Layman and Catherine his wife.
David and Caty Lamon bought land in Washington Co. TN. from Hezekiah Bayless in 1787 wit: John Bayles,
James Keele, and John Lemon per Washington Co. TN. land records. David Lemon Sr. joins the Cherokee Creek Baptist Church Feb 1791. Catherine/Caty Layman received by Experience to Cherokee
Creek Baptist Church Apr 1793. David and Catherine/Caty Lamon’s children were:
1. David Jr. ( - )
2. Christian (Charley) (c1770/79 - ) m Eve Tossen 29 Jun 1813 Washington Co. TN.
3. Fanny (c1778 - 8 Apr 1832) m Peter Click (1776 - 27 Mar 1840)
4. John (c1780 - May 1843) m Rachel Broyles (b 1779 Culpeper Co. VA - ) Rachel Broyles was d/o Cryrus Broyles and Mary Wilhoit. Rachel m2 Christian Sliger 22 Nov 1849 Washington Co. TN.
5. Elizabeth (c1780/1790- ) m Jacob Varner
6. Abraham (c1780/89 - ) m unknown
7. Joseph (c1785 - ) m Elizabeth French 23 Oct 1805 Greene Co. TN. Went to Morgan Co. AL. bfr 1840
8. Emanuel Lamon (c1789 per 1850 Harrison Co. IN. census - 28 Dec 1869 per head stone) m Mary
French.
9. Catherine (c1790 per 1830 Crawford Co. IN. census - ) m John Cole 9 Aug 1814 Washington Co.
TN.
10. Samuel Lemmons listed in the Washington Co. TN. Marriage records: Samuel Lemmon m Lydia
Boothe, 20 May 1817, bondman Emanuel Lamons.
12. Jacob (6 Sep 1791 Washington Co. TN. - aft1850) m Catherine Sliger (c1794 Washington Co. TN. - 1860 )
:-) Kelle Metz