James McKeehan was the son of Samuel McKeehan, a veteran of the Revolutionary War who left a will in Greene County dated March 11, 1785 which refers to his Revolutionary War service. This was eleven years before Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796. Samuel McKeehan's parentage remains unproven, but he was of Scots-Irish origin, among those whose families had settled in Pennsylvania and later travelled down the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia into what would become East Tennessee.
Samuel McKeehan names three children in his 1785 will: Margaret, James, and Mary. The will stipulates that, "I likewise alow my Exers to bind out my son James to a good trade if he is like to prove disobedient to his mother." James would have been approximately sixteen years of age when his father wrote his will.
At the time Samuel's will was written, Greene County would legally have been a part of North Carolina, but was also considered a county in the extra-legal State of Franklin. The will identifies Greene County as being in the State of Franklin. Samuel signed his will with his mark and his surname is spelled several different ways within the will book, including McAighan and McKighan. Greene County was created from a portion of Washington County in 1783.
James McKeehan was married in Greene County, Tennessee on August 4, 1797 to Elizabeth Lauderdale, daughter of John Lauderdale. He was residing in Monroe County, Tennessee with his daughter, Mary, and her husband, Robert Simpson, in the 1850 census enumeration (recorded September 13, 1850). Loudon County was formed on May 27, 1870, from portions of Roane, Monroe and Blount counties.
Samuel McKeehan names three children in his 1785 will: Margaret, James, and Mary. The will stipulates that, "I likewise alow my Exers to bind out my son James to a good trade if he is like to prove disobedient to his mother." James would have been approximately sixteen years of age when his father wrote his will.
At the time Samuel's will was written, Greene County would legally have been a part of North Carolina, but was also considered a county in the extra-legal State of Franklin. The will identifies Greene County as being in the State of Franklin. Samuel signed his will with his mark and his surname is spelled several different ways within the will book, including McAighan and McKighan. Greene County was created from a portion of Washington County in 1783.
James McKeehan was married in Greene County, Tennessee on August 4, 1797 to Elizabeth Lauderdale, daughter of John Lauderdale. He was residing in Monroe County, Tennessee with his daughter, Mary, and her husband, Robert Simpson, in the 1850 census enumeration (recorded September 13, 1850). Loudon County was formed on May 27, 1870, from portions of Roane, Monroe and Blount counties.
James McKeehan was the son of Samuel McKeehan, a veteran of the Revolutionary War who left a will in Greene County dated March 11, 1785 which refers to his Revolutionary War service. This was eleven years before Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796. Samuel McKeehan's parentage remains unproven, but he was of Scots-Irish origin, among those whose families had settled in Pennsylvania and later travelled down the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia into what would become East Tennessee.
Samuel McKeehan names three children in his 1785 will: Margaret, James, and Mary. The will stipulates that, "I likewise alow my Exers to bind out my son James to a good trade if he is like to prove disobedient to his mother." James would have been approximately sixteen years of age when his father wrote his will.
At the time Samuel's will was written, Greene County would legally have been a part of North Carolina, but was also considered a county in the extra-legal State of Franklin. The will identifies Greene County as being in the State of Franklin. Samuel signed his will with his mark and his surname is spelled several different ways within the will book, including McAighan and McKighan. Greene County was created from a portion of Washington County in 1783.
James McKeehan was married in Greene County, Tennessee on August 4, 1797 to Elizabeth Lauderdale, daughter of John Lauderdale. He was residing in Monroe County, Tennessee with his daughter, Mary, and her husband, Robert Simpson, in the 1850 census enumeration (recorded September 13, 1850). Loudon County was formed on May 27, 1870, from portions of Roane, Monroe and Blount counties.
Samuel McKeehan names three children in his 1785 will: Margaret, James, and Mary. The will stipulates that, "I likewise alow my Exers to bind out my son James to a good trade if he is like to prove disobedient to his mother." James would have been approximately sixteen years of age when his father wrote his will.
At the time Samuel's will was written, Greene County would legally have been a part of North Carolina, but was also considered a county in the extra-legal State of Franklin. The will identifies Greene County as being in the State of Franklin. Samuel signed his will with his mark and his surname is spelled several different ways within the will book, including McAighan and McKighan. Greene County was created from a portion of Washington County in 1783.
James McKeehan was married in Greene County, Tennessee on August 4, 1797 to Elizabeth Lauderdale, daughter of John Lauderdale. He was residing in Monroe County, Tennessee with his daughter, Mary, and her husband, Robert Simpson, in the 1850 census enumeration (recorded September 13, 1850). Loudon County was formed on May 27, 1870, from portions of Roane, Monroe and Blount counties.
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