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Descendants of Nathaniel Cannon
Generation No. 1
1. NATHANIEL1 CANNON was born 1760 in South Carolina, and died 04/18/1844 in
Wilkinson Co Georgia. He married FRANCIS SUMNER 1790 in Burke Co. Georgia.
Notes
Nathaniel Inlisted in the Revolutionary war, 96th District in South Carolina.
DAR patriot , index says nathaniel died in 1837 Information on revolutionary
war soldiers of Georgia who drew land in Georgia shows that Nathaniel Cannon
was such a soldier, and was in Wilkinson Co. Georgia He drew land in 1827
CANNON, Nathaniel, S31594, SC line soldier was born1763 in SC enlisted in
96th district, SC. appl. 14 of Jan. 1833 Wilkinson Co. Georgia Soldier had
served in Captain Smith's Company in COL.Williams South Carolina Regiment
also Captain Reed's Company Nathaniel Cannon is listed as a member of Big
Sandy Missionary Baptist Church from 1812 to1836 Under Mount Olive Primitive
Baptist Church: organized 1837, it's original members came overfrom the Big
Sandy Missionary Baptist Church. Records from the Cannon Family claim the
land for erecting the church was given by Nathaniel Cannon, whos wife was
Francis Sumer. They were among the first bearing that name to settle in
Wilkinson co. Both were born in SC. The church is located on the Laurens -
Wilkinson Co. line. It was apparently placed there to convienance the Cannon
families. Others who withdrew from Big Sandy helped to form Pleasant Plains.
Those named as organizers of Mount Olive were; William Payne, a minister, and
his wife Sara, Benjamin Fordham lll (Elsie miller); Nathan Cannon and his son
Miles (Nancy Isler); John Holliman (Prudence Hooks); Anna Buckholtz and
Martha Payne.
Children of Nathaniel Cannon and Francis Sumner are:
2. i. WILEY2 CANNON, b. 1791, Burke Co. Ga. d. 06/08/1857,
Columbus, Muscogee co., Ga.
3. ii. MILES CANNON, b. 02/10/1792, Laurens Co. South Carolina;
d.
10/18/1853, Ga..
iii. ELIZABETH CANNON, b. 1794, Burke Co. Ga; m. WILLIAM BOWEN,
1816, Wilkinson Co Ga..
iv. LUCRETIA CANNON, b. 1796, Burke Co. Ga; m. WILEY FORDHAM,
03/14/1845, Wilkinson Co Ga.
v. KEZIAH CANNON, b. 08/08/1799, Burks Co, Ga; m. (1) JESSE
HARRIS;
m. (2) J.L. HANCOCK, 03/07/1822, Wilkinson Co Ga.
4. vi. ALLEN CANNON, b. 1801.
vii. DIDEMMA CANNON, b. 1803, Wilkinson Co Ga; m. (1) GEORGE
BRACK;
m. (2) THEOPHILUS MASON, 1822, Wilkinson Co Ga.
viii. JOICIE CANNON, b. 1805, Wilkinson Co Ga; d. 1832,
Wilkinson Co Ga;
m. GEORGE HARRISON.
ix. NATHANIEL JR. CANNON, b. 1800-1809, Wilkinson Co. Ga.
5. x. JAMES CANNON, b. 03/04/1809, Wilkinson Co Ga; d. 06/13/1857.