Col Valentine Sevier Veteran

Birth: 23 Sep 1747
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Death: 23 Feb 1800 (aged 52)
Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: Riverview Cemetery

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Plot: Section 01, Row 5
Memorial ID: 5425161 View Source

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Brother of Governor John Sevier, the first governor of the State of Tennessee.
Fought in Revolutionary War and the Battle of Kings Mountain.

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Valentine Sevier | North Carolina | MAJOR | NC Militia | Revolutionary War | 1747-1800

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North Carolina Major North Carolina Militia North Carolina Militia Revolutionary

Family Members

Parents

Valentine "The Immigrant" Sevier Sr

1712–1803
Joannah Goad Sevier

1723–1773

Spouse

Naomi "Amy" Douglass Sevier

1743–1844 (m. 1767)

Siblings

Catherine Sevier Matlack

1740–1824
John Sevier

1744–1815
CPT Robert Sevier

1749–1780
Elizabeth Sevier Bowman

1750–1839
Mary "Polly" Sevier Rutherford

1753–1803
Abraham Sevier

1760–1841
Joseph Sevier

1764–1826

Children

Elizabeth "Betsy" Sevier Snyder

1768–1794
Ens John "Devil Jack" Sevier

1769–1815
Ann Sevier King

1771–1794
Robert Sevier

1775–1792
James Valentine Sevier

1777–1869
Rebekah Sevier Rector

1782–1853
Joanna Goad Sevier Landrum

1784–1841
Joseph Sevier

1788–1794
Maj Alexander Greene Sevier

1790–1827

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Maintained by: Lee Ailshie
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Added: May 6, 2001
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5425161/valentine-sevier: accessed ), memorial page for Col Valentine Sevier (23 Sep 1747–23 Feb 1800), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5425161, citing Riverview Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Lee Ailshie (contributor 48222094).

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Valentine "The Immigrant" Sevier Sr

Joannah Goad Sevier

Naomi "Amy" Douglass Sevier

Catherine Sevier Matlack

John Sevier

CPT Robert Sevier

Elizabeth Sevier Bowman

Mary "Polly" Sevier Rutherford

Abraham Sevier

Joseph Sevier

Elizabeth "Betsy" Sevier Snyder

Ens John "Devil Jack" Sevier

Ann Sevier King

Robert Sevier

James Valentine Sevier

Rebekah Sevier Rector

Joanna Goad Sevier Landrum

Joseph Sevier

Maj Alexander Greene Sevier

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