Descendants of Nathaniel Cannon
Generation No. 1
1. NATHANIEL1 CANNON was born 1760 in SC, and died 04/08/1844 in Near
Allentown, Wilkinson Co. GA / Mt. Olive Cemetery. He married FRANCES
SUMNER 1790 in Burk Co. GA.
Notes
Nathaniel Inlisted in the Revolutionary war, 96th District in South
Carolina.
DAR patriot , index says nathaniel died in 1837 ???
Information from Mary Scrivner box 346, Atascadero, Ca 93423
Nathaniel's will.
W.F. Cannon's Will (who is this?)
Dar records
Maddox collection
Marraige records of Wilkinson Co. Georgia
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
From abstracts of REV. war pensioners files
The national
Historical Publishing Co. 1991 p. 532
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 to 1836
Under Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church: Organized 1837, it's original
members came over from 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 Wilkenson 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 Frances Sumner are:
2. i. WILEY2 CANNON, b. 1792, Burke Co. GA; d. 06/08/1857, Columbus,
Muscogee Co. GA / Double Church Cemetery.
3. ii. ELIZABETH CANNON, b. 1794, Burke Co. GA.
iii. LUCRETIA CANNON, b. 1796, Burke Co. GA; d. Aft 06/04/1842; m. (1)
JAMES JUSTICE, Abt 1824; m. (2) JOHN W. RYE, 1825-1826.
4. iv. MILES CANNON, b. 10/02/1797, Laurens Co. SC; d. 10/16/1853, Irwinton,
Wilkerson Co. GA / Big Sandy Cemetery.
v. KEZIAH CANNON, b. 08/08/1799, Burks Co, GA; d. Bef 06/04/1842, Upson Co.
GA; m. (1) JESSE HARRIS; m. (2) JAMES L. HANCOCK, 01/07/1822, Irwinton,
Wilkinson Co. GA.
5. vi. ALLEN CANNON, b. 1801, Wilkinson Co. GA; d. 08/09/1851, Irwinton,
Wilkerson Co. GA.
6. vii. NATHANIEL JR. CANNON, b. 1801, Wilkinson Co. GA.
7. viii. DIDEMMA CANNON, b. 1803, Wilkinson Co. GA; d. Bef 11/1888,
Irwinton, Wilkerson Co. GA.
8. ix. JOICIE CANNON, b. 1805, Wilkinson Co. GA; d. 1832, Wilkinson Co. GA.
9. x. JAMES CANNON, b. 03/04/1809, Wilkinson Co. GA; d. 06/13/1857.
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