Rebecca Landrum Davis

Notes:

When Rebecca lived in Tennessee, she was harrassed by the slave-owner predecessors of the KKK. Her husband disappeared from the story and Rebecca was given a cart and an ox team to make the trek to Illinois.

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Rebecca married James Duncan Cox in 1858 in , Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA. James was born in 1832; died in 1889 in , , Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah Lavinia Cox was born on 9 Jan 1857 in Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., Illinois, USA; died on 7 Jan 1922 in Spring Garden, Jefferson Co., Illinois, USA.

Notes:

Error alert: One reference says Nicholas' surname was Duncan and another says it was Davis. I believe the latter name is correct.

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Nicholas married Mary Landrum on 15 Jul 1822. Mary (daughter of John Younger Landrum and Joanna Goad Sevier) was born on 2 Jan 1803; died on 26 Jan 1862 in , Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Error alert: The reference says Mary died in "Jefferson County CT," but there was never a county by that name in Connecticut. Also, Connecticut is a long way from where Mary lived. I believe this is a typographical error and it should be Jefferson County, Tennessee.

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Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.

John married Joanna Goad Sevier on 8 Nov 1801 in , Greene Co., Tennessee, USA. Joanna (daughter of Valentine Sevier and Naomi Douglas) was born on 14 Feb 1784; died on 4 Dec 1841 in , Greene Co., Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes:

Valentine ran away from home when he was about 40 and ended up in Virginia.

He was a major at the Battle of King's Mountain in the American Revolutionary War and later served as a Major in the Virginia militia.

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Valentine married Naomi Douglas in 1767 in , Shenandoah Co., Virginia, USA. Naomi was born on 7 Jan 1743; died on 17 Jul 1844 in , Greene Co., Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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According to family legend, Naomi was the only survivor of an Indian raid. She was a small child and hid under the house.

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Married:
Shenandoah County, Virginia was foundedin 1778.