Governor John Sevier

Male 1745 - 1815  (70 years)

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  • Name John Sevier  [1
    Title Governor 
    Birth 23 Sep 1745  Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Family Search ID KNHZ-J3F 
    Occupation Between 1803 and 1809  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Governor 
    Death 24 Sep 1815  Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5328  Cock_Goad Family
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Valentine Smith Sevier,   b. 1 Feb 1702, Cripplegate, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1803, Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 101 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Joanna Goad,   b. 1 Nov 1723, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1773, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1744  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Katherine Bonnie Kate Sherrill 
    Children 
    +1. George Washington Sevier,   b. 1782   d. 1849 (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Joanna Goode Sevier,   b. 11 Nov 1784   d. 31 Jul 1823 (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F6373  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Family 2 Sarah Jane Hawkins,   b. 3 Jun 1746, Frederick County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1780, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage 1761  Frederick County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. James Sevier,   b. 25 Oct 1764, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1847, Washington County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. John Sevier,   b. 1766   d. 1845 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Sep 1745 - Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1761 - Frederick County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Governor - Between 1803 and 1809 - Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Sep 1815 - Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1076] Haas, Kenneth F, The Goads - A Pioneer Family, (Name: Self; Location: Bettendorf, Iowa; Date: 1983;), Pages 008-009 - Section IV Goad, John (1700-1771).
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