James Pantier was born in Boones Fort, KY - the second white child to be born in KY. He moved to Ohio at the age of 15 and in 1815 came to Illinois, with his bride, Miss Susanna Murphy. He is mentioned in several of Abraham Lincoln's biographies, many times with the nickname "Uncle Jimmy" Pantier. He is my gggg-grandfather, father of David Marion Pantier.∼James Phillip Pantier was the son of Susannah Devine (1745-1796) and Phillip John Pantier (1742-1787).
He married Susannah Cassanah Murphy (1781-1870) on July 28, 1803 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio.
Children:
• John W. (1804-1832)
• Polyanna (Pantier) Summers (1805-1847)
• Hanna Smith (Pantier) Young (1806-1847)
• Robert (1807-__)
• David Marion (1808-1889) •
• Sarah R. (1815-1845)
The History of Menard and Mason Counties has that James was the second male white child born in Kentucky and that his father accompanied Daniel Boone in his earliest adventures in hunting and warring with the savage red-skins on the "dark and bloody ground." He came to Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois in 1815 and moved to Menard County, Illinois in the winter of 1826. James settled near the site of old Concord Church, purchasing the claim of William Armstrong, were he continued to reside till near the close of his earthly career, when he lived with his son, David. He was an elder of Concord Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a "faith doctor" who supposedly could cure almost anything including snakebites with the touch of his hand. He died at Sand Ridge in 1859 and lies buried in the cemetery, on land then owned by W. Goodpasture, along with many of the other early pioneer settlers. He is mentioned a number of times in Abraham Lincoln's biography, by Carl Sandburg, as "Uncle Jimmy". He reportedly wore buckskins all of his life.
Read more about him in Robert Clary Pantier's, his grandson, biography in Past and Present of Menard County, Illinois.
He married Susannah Cassanah Murphy (1781-1870) on July 28, 1803 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio.
Children:
• John W. (1804-1832)
• Polyanna (Pantier) Summers (1805-1847)
• Hanna Smith (Pantier) Young (1806-1847)
• Robert (1807-__)
• David Marion (1808-1889) •
• Sarah R. (1815-1845)
The History of Menard and Mason Counties has that James was the second male white child born in Kentucky and that his father accompanied Daniel Boone in his earliest adventures in hunting and warring with the savage red-skins on the "dark and bloody ground." He came to Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois in 1815 and moved to Menard County, Illinois in the winter of 1826. James settled near the site of old Concord Church, purchasing the claim of William Armstrong, were he continued to reside till near the close of his earthly career, when he lived with his son, David. He was an elder of Concord Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a "faith doctor" who supposedly could cure almost anything including snakebites with the touch of his hand. He died at Sand Ridge in 1859 and lies buried in the cemetery, on land then owned by W. Goodpasture, along with many of the other early pioneer settlers. He is mentioned a number of times in Abraham Lincoln's biography, by Carl Sandburg, as "Uncle Jimmy". He reportedly wore buckskins all of his life.
Read more about him in Robert Clary Pantier's, his grandson, biography in Past and Present of Menard County, Illinois.
James Pantier was born in Boones Fort, KY - the second white child to be born in KY. He moved to Ohio at the age of 15 and in 1815 came to Illinois, with his bride, Miss Susanna Murphy. He is mentioned in several of Abraham Lincoln's biographies, many times with the nickname "Uncle Jimmy" Pantier. He is my gggg-grandfather, father of David Marion Pantier.∼James Phillip Pantier was the son of Susannah Devine (1745-1796) and Phillip John Pantier (1742-1787).
He married Susannah Cassanah Murphy (1781-1870) on July 28, 1803 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio.
Children:
• John W. (1804-1832)
• Polyanna (Pantier) Summers (1805-1847)
• Hanna Smith (Pantier) Young (1806-1847)
• Robert (1807-__)
• David Marion (1808-1889) •
• Sarah R. (1815-1845)
The History of Menard and Mason Counties has that James was the second male white child born in Kentucky and that his father accompanied Daniel Boone in his earliest adventures in hunting and warring with the savage red-skins on the "dark and bloody ground." He came to Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois in 1815 and moved to Menard County, Illinois in the winter of 1826. James settled near the site of old Concord Church, purchasing the claim of William Armstrong, were he continued to reside till near the close of his earthly career, when he lived with his son, David. He was an elder of Concord Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a "faith doctor" who supposedly could cure almost anything including snakebites with the touch of his hand. He died at Sand Ridge in 1859 and lies buried in the cemetery, on land then owned by W. Goodpasture, along with many of the other early pioneer settlers. He is mentioned a number of times in Abraham Lincoln's biography, by Carl Sandburg, as "Uncle Jimmy". He reportedly wore buckskins all of his life.
Read more about him in Robert Clary Pantier's, his grandson, biography in Past and Present of Menard County, Illinois.
He married Susannah Cassanah Murphy (1781-1870) on July 28, 1803 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio.
Children:
• John W. (1804-1832)
• Polyanna (Pantier) Summers (1805-1847)
• Hanna Smith (Pantier) Young (1806-1847)
• Robert (1807-__)
• David Marion (1808-1889) •
• Sarah R. (1815-1845)
The History of Menard and Mason Counties has that James was the second male white child born in Kentucky and that his father accompanied Daniel Boone in his earliest adventures in hunting and warring with the savage red-skins on the "dark and bloody ground." He came to Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois in 1815 and moved to Menard County, Illinois in the winter of 1826. James settled near the site of old Concord Church, purchasing the claim of William Armstrong, were he continued to reside till near the close of his earthly career, when he lived with his son, David. He was an elder of Concord Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and a "faith doctor" who supposedly could cure almost anything including snakebites with the touch of his hand. He died at Sand Ridge in 1859 and lies buried in the cemetery, on land then owned by W. Goodpasture, along with many of the other early pioneer settlers. He is mentioned a number of times in Abraham Lincoln's biography, by Carl Sandburg, as "Uncle Jimmy". He reportedly wore buckskins all of his life.
Read more about him in Robert Clary Pantier's, his grandson, biography in Past and Present of Menard County, Illinois.
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James Pantier / Born / Feb. 7, 1779, / Died / Jan. 19, 1859, / Aged / 79 yrs 11 mo. 12 dys.
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