Hi, J R !
Here's something to add to your confusion if you don't have it already!
From : Abstracts of Rev War Pension Files - Pages 532 and 533.
(this book is in our local lib's gen section)
Under "CANNON" near bottom of page 532:
Pugh, S3139, NC Line, appl 28 Jul 1823 Maury Cty TN aged about 62, enl at
Wilmington NC; in 1823 sol had a wife Raimy (his 2nd wife) aged 45 &
children; Lucy 19 & Sally aged 17 to 18, (cont next page)
Page 533:
(continued) sol reapplied 23 Dec 1833 McNairy Cty TN, sol was b 15 Mar 1761
in Craven Cty NC & in 1777 enl in Capt Henry Cannon's Co (relationship not
stated), sol lived in Craven Cty NC for 2 yrs after the war then moved to SC
for 4 yrs then to Burke Cty GA for 2 yrs then to Wilkes Cty GA for 2 yrs
then to Sevier Cty TN for 2 yrs then to Blount Cty TN for 8 yrs then to
Williamson Cty TN for 1 yr then to Maury Cty TN for 12 or 13 yrs then to
McNairy Cty TN.
Note: typed as is in book (was not puncuated)
NOW...that's not all!!! Below is more from page 532:
Under CANNON:
Furna, Sarah, R1663, NC Line, sol appl 23 July 1832 Henderson Cty KY aged
72, sol mentions a Pugh Cannon of Maury Cty TN but no relationship was
stated, sol
was b 3 Dec 1761 in Pitt Cty NC & lived there at enl, sol & wid m 3 Oct 1792
by Lewis Cannon a JP in Craven Cty NC, sol was b 3 Dec 1761 & d 18 Jun 1837,
wid was b 24 Feb 1771, family records show; children of John & Mary Cannon
were:
Shot b 8 Jan 1752, Juterey a daughter 28 Jan 1754, Rockey a daughter b in
Jan 1756, Caleb b 5 Apr 1759, Furnefold b 3 Dec 1761 & Elizebeth b 2 Feb
1766 their father John Cannon was b. 17 Apr 1711 & their mother Mary Cannon
was b in 1719, also shown were children of John & Mary Cannon (different
from above & probably
their son), towit: Hennery b 24 Mar 1837, Mary b 11 Nov 1739, Sary b 17 Dec
1746, Cahon a daughter b 15 Apr 1750, also partial illegible records of
children of sol & his wife Sally, towit; William b 27 Jan 1793, John b in
Feb 1796, Mary b 11 Sep 1799, Elisabeth b 31 May 1802, Furna Jr. b 11 Oct
1806, also shown was William C Hancock son of Scarlet Hancock sone of E.P.
Hancock was b 7 Oct 1820
but his relationship to family not stated, (there were several paged of negro
births by 1st name only)
There's no mention of a Lucy other than Pugh's daughter, on either of
these pages.
Please let me hear what you make of all this!
Joye
At 01:57 PM 1/19/98 -0600, you wrote:
I doubt that there are only a few Cannon researchers of NC, SC, GA, or TN
that hasn't run upon the name Pugh Cannon. Because of the unusual name,
you would think that he would be relatively easy to research. IT AIN'T
NECESSARILY SO! I have collected quite a bit of data on Pugh, but it
doesn't tell me a whole lot! Something that I have turned up is Pugh's
penchant for turning up wherever my John goes. I have a copy of a land
transaction that Pugh Cannon witnessed. This transaction was the sale of
land by Abel Anderson to Azariah Anderson. John Richardson, my 3GGF, also
witnessed it. John Richardson owns land adjacent to my John Cannon. Pugh
also witnessed the sale of land from this same Abel Anderson to Thomas
Richardson, brother to John. From these transactions, I firmly believe
that Pugh and John Cannon must have known each other! Since these 2 men
lived near each other in two different states (GA & TN), there may be a
blood relationship between them. However, I'm still looking for it.
Something else about Pugh that I've concluded. There were TWO Pugh Cannons
-- the one that I'm chasing and another that was the son of Lewis Cannon of
Pitt Co., NC. I have seen too many things that suggest this was the case.
Another Cannon researcher once sent me an index of Pitt Co. land
transactions by Cannons. One Pugh Cannon is listed as having his first
land dealing in 1818 upon the death of his father, Lewis. Based on other
documents I have on my Pugh shows him in TN by 1817. The last land dealing
of Pugh, son of Lewis, was in 1836. (I started to write that SOL for 'son
of Lewis', then I realized that would sound more like the mess I'm in!) In
1836, Pugh can be shown to be in TN, 65 years old, and having only 1 leg.
I find it hard to believe that this man would travel hundreds of miles
between McNairy Co., TN and Pitt Co., NC to engage in land dealings.
Also, there's the Census listing for Pugh Cannon which tell me that there
are 2 of them. How would you interpret the following table with respect to
the number of Pughs?
Name State County Year Page Misc
Cannon, Pugh NC Wilkes Co. 1793 293 Tax List
Cannon, Pugh SC Pendleton Dist. 1800 20 21100-1001000
Cannon, Pugh NC Pitt Co. 1820 554
Cannon, Pugh NC Pitt Co. 1830 47
Cannon, Pugh NC Pitt Co. 1830 52
Cannon, Pugh TN McNairy Co. 1830 19
Cannon, Pugh TN McNairy Co. 1832 Tax List
Remember from above, Pugh was in TN by 1817. In 1823 he witnessed a bill
of sale in which his daughter, Sarah (Sally) purchased household goods from
Bryant Brangus in Maury Co., TN. In 1794, Pugh was a landowner and
taxpayer in Wilkes Go., GA.
Now it may be that the two Pugh's are one and the same. Notice the ages in
the 1800 Pendleton Dist. Census above. This tells me there are 4 males and
2 females. By 1800, Pugh would have been 39 years old. The ages from this
break down to: 2 males 0-10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 16-26. Where is Pugh?
Recorded as a 16-26? That's possible. However, I've never seen names put
to ANY of Pugh's children except for 2 daughters - Lucy and Sarah (Sally).
Could one of these boys been a Pugh Jr.? I think that is very plausible.
However, it's all speculation at this point!
Now for something completely different! Another 2 Cannons men also seem to
follow my John Cannon (or vise versa). They are Howard and Horatio Cannon.
All three of these men are listed as drawing lots in the 1805 Wilkes Co.,
Land lottery. They all drew blanks. Another researcher that I've
contacted is a descendant of Horatio. He tells me that Horatio went by the
names Rasha and Rashey. He has given be documents that bear this out.
When these men left GA the migrated to TN (along with the Richardsons).
Horatio moved to Wilson Co., TN and John and Howard Cannon, and the
Richardsons, moved to Maury Co. Pugh already had left GA and was in Maury
Co. by this time. Sounds kinda like 'blood kin' to me!
J. R. Cannon
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