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1. NATHANIEL1 CANNON was born 1760 in S. C., and died 04/18/1844 in
Wilkinson Co. GA. He married FRANCIS SUMNER 1790 in Burke Co. GA.
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 1827From 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 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 forerecting the church was given by
Nathaniel Cannon, whos wife was Francis Sumner. 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 Francis Sumner are:
2. i. WILEY2 CANNON, b. 1791, Burke Co. GA; d. 06/08/1857, Columbus,
Muscogee Co. GA.
3. ii. ELIZABETH (LIZZIE) CANNON, b. 1794, Burke Co. GA.
iii. LUCRETIA CANNON, b. 1796, Burke Co. GA; 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, 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.
5. vi. ALLEN CANNON, b. 1801, Wilkinson Co. GA.
6. vii. NATHANIEL JR. CANNON, b. 1801, Wilkinson Co. GA.
7. viii. DIDEMMA CANNON, b. 1803, Wilkinson Co. GA; d. Abt 1880.
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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