Thomas Shannon, Sr

1735 - 1794  (59 years)

• Name	Thomas Shannon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1735	Ireland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  DAR Number	A102839  [3]
  Residence	1767	Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Military	14 Feb 1770	Wilkes, Georgia, USA   [1]
  	Battle of Kettle Creek
  Relocated	1773	Wilkes, Georgia, USA   [1]
  	From Virginia
  Land	Sep 1773	Georgia, USA   [2]
  	Applied for "Ceded Lands" of NE Georgia
  Military	Abt 1778	Georgia, USA   [3, 7]
  Land	1784	Wilkes, Georgia, USA   [8]
  Residence	1790	Wilkes, Georgia, USA   [4, 6, 9]
  	Based on Tax Records
  Fact 1	1791	Wilkes, Georgia, USA   [4]
  	Tax Returns 1791
  Will	10 Feb 1794	Wilkes, Georgia, USA   [10]
  	LW&T
  Death	10 Feb 1794	Wilkes, Georgia, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I31368	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Shannon,   b. 1686, Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. Apr 1737, Sadsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eigness Reid,   b. 1686, Northern Ireland d. 1737, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Ringe,   b. 1733, Ireland d. 1796, Wilkes, Georgia, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1751	Georgia, USA   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Margaret Shannon,   b. 1752, Virginia, USA d. Dec 1783, Wilkes, Georgia, USA (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Mary Shannon,   b. 1754, Virginia, USA d. 1798, Georgia, USA (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Hannah Shannon,   b. 1756, Virginia, USA d. Aft Dec 1793 (Age > 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Thomas Shannon, Jr,   b. 1760, Amherst, Virginia, USA d. 1868 (Age 108 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. John Shannon,   b. 1760, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA d. May 1815, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Owen Shannon,   b. 1762, South Carolina, USA d. 15 Nov 1838, Dobbin, Montgomery, Texas, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1735 - Ireland Marriage - 1751 - Georgia, USA Residence - 1767 - Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Military - Battle of Kettle Creek - 14 Feb 1770 - Wilkes, Georgia, USA Relocated - From Virginia - 1773 - Wilkes, Georgia, USA Land - Applied for "Ceded Lands" of NE Georgia - Sep 1773 - Georgia, USA Military - Abt 1778 - Georgia, USA Land - 1784 - Wilkes, Georgia, USA Residence - Based on Tax Records - 1790 - Wilkes, Georgia, USA Fact 1 - Tax Returns 1791 - 1791 - Wilkes, Georgia, USA Will - LW&T - 10 Feb 1794 - Wilkes, Georgia, USA Death - 10 Feb 1794 - Wilkes, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S748] Thomas Shannon Biographical Information, (Name: Location: ancestry.com;;), Biographical Information on Thomas Shannon posted on ancestry.com. [S816] Robinson, Maggie, Genforum posting from Maggie Robinson 16 Feb 2007, (Name: Location: Houston, Texas; Date: 16 Feb 2007;;), Maggie discusses family of Patrick and Joseph Peace. [S988] DAR Ancestor A102839, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revoluton;;), Thomas Shannon. [S1819] Hudson, Frank Parker, Wilkes County, Georgia, Tax Records, 1785-1805, (Name: Location: Atlanta, GA;;), Book located in Fulton, GA, Library Volume One. [S2297] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Source number: 1766.022; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listedas parents; Number of Pages: 1. [S2417] Ancestry.com, U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2011;;), Document: Telamon Cuyler Collection, Manuscript #1170 [HargrettLibrary, University of Georgia]; Call Number: Box 42, Folder 5; Page Number: 1; Family Number: 52. [S215] American Revolutionary War, (Name: Date: 1775-1783;;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War. [S2337] Georgia Headrights Record Thomas Shannon, (Name: Name: LDS; Location:https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Georgia_Headright_and_Bounty_Land_Records_%28FamilySearch_Historical_Records%29;;). [S2563] Utah State Historical Society, comp., Utah Cemetery Inventory, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2000;;), Wilkes Georgia 1790 Census. [S1493] Davidson, Grace Gilliam, Early Records of Georgia, Vol II Wilkes County.