Ephraim M. Bugg was born to Benjamin and Ann E. Andrews Bugg in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, where he was raised on the Bugg family plantation, China Grove. He fought in the War of 1812. His grandfathers, John Bugg and Ephraim Andrews, and great grandfather, William Pennington, were American Revolution patriots having furnished supplies.
Before 1800, Ephraim removed with his mother, father and siblings to Williamson County, Tennessee, as did his maternal grandparents.
As a young man, Ephraim served in the Williamson County 2nd Regiment (44th) of the Tennessee Militia (registered April 15, 1811) during the War of 1812. The United States declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. Tennesseans played a prominent role during the conflict, both politically and militarily.
According to letters of administration Ephraim's father passed shortly after the war as he, his mother, and Jesse Bugg, his uncle, were appointed to settle his estate in January 1813.
After his father's death, Ephraim resided on the family's 107 acres that had been purchased from his maternal grandfather. The same land was set aside as his mother's dower. A suit defending their ownership of the land followed in April 1813 with Ephraim and his siblings Elizabeth, Rebecca, Polly, Benjamin, Sally and Patsy filing as plaintiffs against their uncle, Knacy Andrews for broken covenants regarding their land purchase which took place in 1804. The courts ultimately ruled in favor of Ephraim and his siblings.
After his service and the passing of his father, Ephraim married Elizabeth Warren Lanier, also of Virginia, on April 18, 1814 in Williamson County, Tennessee. David Pinkston, Ephraim's brother-in-law served as their bondsman. Like Ephraim, her grandparents/great grandparents, Benjamin Lanier and George Malone served in the American Revolution in Virginia.
Historical records note that both Ephraim and his wife were of English-Scotch-Irish descent. They made their home near Flat Creek, Tennessee. From their marriage, five children were born: William Lanier, Benjamin Nicholas, Sophronia (who died at a very early age), Elizabeth Jane, and Ephraim M.W. Bugg.
After Ephraim's death, Patsy married William Tucker, a family friend who had been previously married. Elizabeth Jane Bugg, Patsy and Ephraim's daughter, married Allen Tucker, son of William Tucker. Benjamin Nicholas, Ephraim and Patsy's son, married Annis Tucker, daughter of William Tucker. As a result, Ephraim and William Tucker had a number of mutual grandchildren.
Tennessee historical records (History of Davidson County, Tennessee: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers) note that William Tucker owned 300 acres on which there was a cemetery, and that when a death occurred in the family, that the remains were deposited there. As a result, Ephraim M. Bugg is presumed to be buried in the old Tucker Cemetery.
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OBITUARY from The Village Messenger, Fayetteville, Tennessee, Vol. II, No. 47, January 26, 1825
"At his residence, eight miles below Fayetteville, on the 18th instant. Maj. Ephraim M. Bugg. He was a tender and affectionate husband and father; a friendly neighbor; a humane and generous man, ever ready to extend the hand of comfort and assistance to the wretched and distressed of every condition - He might truly be denominated "The man of feeling." Never has a death occurred among us that was more generally and deeply regretted by numerous acquaintances than this, as was manifested by the tears of his neighbors who attended his remains to its mother earth. In him society has lost one of its most useful members. This is not the exaggerated tribute of an enthusiastic friendship - it is reality. He has left a wife and four small children, besides numerous friends and relatives to lament his loss."
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Before 1800, Ephraim removed with his mother, father and siblings to Williamson County, Tennessee, as did his maternal grandparents.
As a young man, Ephraim served in the Williamson County 2nd Regiment (44th) of the Tennessee Militia (registered April 15, 1811) during the War of 1812. The United States declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. Tennesseans played a prominent role during the conflict, both politically and militarily.
According to letters of administration Ephraim's father passed shortly after the war as he, his mother, and Jesse Bugg, his uncle, were appointed to settle his estate in January 1813.
After his father's death, Ephraim resided on the family's 107 acres that had been purchased from his maternal grandfather. The same land was set aside as his mother's dower. A suit defending their ownership of the land followed in April 1813 with Ephraim and his siblings Elizabeth, Rebecca, Polly, Benjamin, Sally and Patsy filing as plaintiffs against their uncle, Knacy Andrews for broken covenants regarding their land purchase which took place in 1804. The courts ultimately ruled in favor of Ephraim and his siblings.
After his service and the passing of his father, Ephraim married Elizabeth Warren Lanier, also of Virginia, on April 18, 1814 in Williamson County, Tennessee. David Pinkston, Ephraim's brother-in-law served as their bondsman. Like Ephraim, her grandparents/great grandparents, Benjamin Lanier and George Malone served in the American Revolution in Virginia.
Historical records note that both Ephraim and his wife were of English-Scotch-Irish descent. They made their home near Flat Creek, Tennessee. From their marriage, five children were born: William Lanier, Benjamin Nicholas, Sophronia (who died at a very early age), Elizabeth Jane, and Ephraim M.W. Bugg.
After Ephraim's death, Patsy married William Tucker, a family friend who had been previously married. Elizabeth Jane Bugg, Patsy and Ephraim's daughter, married Allen Tucker, son of William Tucker. Benjamin Nicholas, Ephraim and Patsy's son, married Annis Tucker, daughter of William Tucker. As a result, Ephraim and William Tucker had a number of mutual grandchildren.
Tennessee historical records (History of Davidson County, Tennessee: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers) note that William Tucker owned 300 acres on which there was a cemetery, and that when a death occurred in the family, that the remains were deposited there. As a result, Ephraim M. Bugg is presumed to be buried in the old Tucker Cemetery.
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OBITUARY from The Village Messenger, Fayetteville, Tennessee, Vol. II, No. 47, January 26, 1825
"At his residence, eight miles below Fayetteville, on the 18th instant. Maj. Ephraim M. Bugg. He was a tender and affectionate husband and father; a friendly neighbor; a humane and generous man, ever ready to extend the hand of comfort and assistance to the wretched and distressed of every condition - He might truly be denominated "The man of feeling." Never has a death occurred among us that was more generally and deeply regretted by numerous acquaintances than this, as was manifested by the tears of his neighbors who attended his remains to its mother earth. In him society has lost one of its most useful members. This is not the exaggerated tribute of an enthusiastic friendship - it is reality. He has left a wife and four small children, besides numerous friends and relatives to lament his loss."
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Ephraim M. Bugg was born to Benjamin and Ann E. Andrews Bugg in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, where he was raised on the Bugg family plantation, China Grove. He fought in the War of 1812. His grandfathers, John Bugg and Ephraim Andrews, and great grandfather, William Pennington, were American Revolution patriots having furnished supplies.
Before 1800, Ephraim removed with his mother, father and siblings to Williamson County, Tennessee, as did his maternal grandparents.
As a young man, Ephraim served in the Williamson County 2nd Regiment (44th) of the Tennessee Militia (registered April 15, 1811) during the War of 1812. The United States declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. Tennesseans played a prominent role during the conflict, both politically and militarily.
According to letters of administration Ephraim's father passed shortly after the war as he, his mother, and Jesse Bugg, his uncle, were appointed to settle his estate in January 1813.
After his father's death, Ephraim resided on the family's 107 acres that had been purchased from his maternal grandfather. The same land was set aside as his mother's dower. A suit defending their ownership of the land followed in April 1813 with Ephraim and his siblings Elizabeth, Rebecca, Polly, Benjamin, Sally and Patsy filing as plaintiffs against their uncle, Knacy Andrews for broken covenants regarding their land purchase which took place in 1804. The courts ultimately ruled in favor of Ephraim and his siblings.
After his service and the passing of his father, Ephraim married Elizabeth Warren Lanier, also of Virginia, on April 18, 1814 in Williamson County, Tennessee. David Pinkston, Ephraim's brother-in-law served as their bondsman. Like Ephraim, her grandparents/great grandparents, Benjamin Lanier and George Malone served in the American Revolution in Virginia.
Historical records note that both Ephraim and his wife were of English-Scotch-Irish descent. They made their home near Flat Creek, Tennessee. From their marriage, five children were born: William Lanier, Benjamin Nicholas, Sophronia (who died at a very early age), Elizabeth Jane, and Ephraim M.W. Bugg.
After Ephraim's death, Patsy married William Tucker, a family friend who had been previously married. Elizabeth Jane Bugg, Patsy and Ephraim's daughter, married Allen Tucker, son of William Tucker. Benjamin Nicholas, Ephraim and Patsy's son, married Annis Tucker, daughter of William Tucker. As a result, Ephraim and William Tucker had a number of mutual grandchildren.
Tennessee historical records (History of Davidson County, Tennessee: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers) note that William Tucker owned 300 acres on which there was a cemetery, and that when a death occurred in the family, that the remains were deposited there. As a result, Ephraim M. Bugg is presumed to be buried in the old Tucker Cemetery.
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OBITUARY from The Village Messenger, Fayetteville, Tennessee, Vol. II, No. 47, January 26, 1825
"At his residence, eight miles below Fayetteville, on the 18th instant. Maj. Ephraim M. Bugg. He was a tender and affectionate husband and father; a friendly neighbor; a humane and generous man, ever ready to extend the hand of comfort and assistance to the wretched and distressed of every condition - He might truly be denominated "The man of feeling." Never has a death occurred among us that was more generally and deeply regretted by numerous acquaintances than this, as was manifested by the tears of his neighbors who attended his remains to its mother earth. In him society has lost one of its most useful members. This is not the exaggerated tribute of an enthusiastic friendship - it is reality. He has left a wife and four small children, besides numerous friends and relatives to lament his loss."
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Before 1800, Ephraim removed with his mother, father and siblings to Williamson County, Tennessee, as did his maternal grandparents.
As a young man, Ephraim served in the Williamson County 2nd Regiment (44th) of the Tennessee Militia (registered April 15, 1811) during the War of 1812. The United States declared war on Great Britain in June 1812. Tennesseans played a prominent role during the conflict, both politically and militarily.
According to letters of administration Ephraim's father passed shortly after the war as he, his mother, and Jesse Bugg, his uncle, were appointed to settle his estate in January 1813.
After his father's death, Ephraim resided on the family's 107 acres that had been purchased from his maternal grandfather. The same land was set aside as his mother's dower. A suit defending their ownership of the land followed in April 1813 with Ephraim and his siblings Elizabeth, Rebecca, Polly, Benjamin, Sally and Patsy filing as plaintiffs against their uncle, Knacy Andrews for broken covenants regarding their land purchase which took place in 1804. The courts ultimately ruled in favor of Ephraim and his siblings.
After his service and the passing of his father, Ephraim married Elizabeth Warren Lanier, also of Virginia, on April 18, 1814 in Williamson County, Tennessee. David Pinkston, Ephraim's brother-in-law served as their bondsman. Like Ephraim, her grandparents/great grandparents, Benjamin Lanier and George Malone served in the American Revolution in Virginia.
Historical records note that both Ephraim and his wife were of English-Scotch-Irish descent. They made their home near Flat Creek, Tennessee. From their marriage, five children were born: William Lanier, Benjamin Nicholas, Sophronia (who died at a very early age), Elizabeth Jane, and Ephraim M.W. Bugg.
After Ephraim's death, Patsy married William Tucker, a family friend who had been previously married. Elizabeth Jane Bugg, Patsy and Ephraim's daughter, married Allen Tucker, son of William Tucker. Benjamin Nicholas, Ephraim and Patsy's son, married Annis Tucker, daughter of William Tucker. As a result, Ephraim and William Tucker had a number of mutual grandchildren.
Tennessee historical records (History of Davidson County, Tennessee: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers) note that William Tucker owned 300 acres on which there was a cemetery, and that when a death occurred in the family, that the remains were deposited there. As a result, Ephraim M. Bugg is presumed to be buried in the old Tucker Cemetery.
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OBITUARY from The Village Messenger, Fayetteville, Tennessee, Vol. II, No. 47, January 26, 1825
"At his residence, eight miles below Fayetteville, on the 18th instant. Maj. Ephraim M. Bugg. He was a tender and affectionate husband and father; a friendly neighbor; a humane and generous man, ever ready to extend the hand of comfort and assistance to the wretched and distressed of every condition - He might truly be denominated "The man of feeling." Never has a death occurred among us that was more generally and deeply regretted by numerous acquaintances than this, as was manifested by the tears of his neighbors who attended his remains to its mother earth. In him society has lost one of its most useful members. This is not the exaggerated tribute of an enthusiastic friendship - it is reality. He has left a wife and four small children, besides numerous friends and relatives to lament his loss."
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