Jane (Abel) Gann (abt. 1732 - abt. 1780)

Born about 6 Jun 1732 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia

Daughter of Joseph Abel Sr and [mother unknown]

Wife of Adam Gann — married about 1750 in Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 6 Aug 1780 at about age 48 in Washington, Tennessee, United States

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Introduction

Jane Abel Gann (formerly recorded as Gann-195) was born about 1732. DNA studies by the Gann Historical Society have proven that Jane was the daughter of the immigrant Joseph Abel. She was the wife of Adam Gann

Notes

From FamilySearch: The pre 24 Jan 2024 information on Jane's Find A Grave memorial had inaccurate information, including her maiden name. The different maiden names formerly attributed to her (including Adams and Gann), were nothing more than suppositions that were NOT based upon documented facts by her Findagrave memorial's original creator. There was no compelling documentation that Jane's maiden name was Adams and unfortunately, it spread across genealogy sites. BREAKTHROUGH: It is now known, thanks to documentation and a DNA study conducted by the Gann Historical Society's genetic genealogist, Thea Baker, that Jane's maiden name was ABEL and that she was the daughter of the immigrant, Joseph Abel.

FindaGrave (24 January 2024): Jane Abel Gann Photo added by genetic genealogist Thea Baker.

Biography of Jane Abel Gann

Jane Abel married Adam Gann the elder in about 1750 and lived in Frederick County, Colony of Virginia. Their first child was born within their first year of marriage. Pioneers were moving to new frontiers in North and South Carolina. Adam, Jane and family were in North Carolina before 1776 when records show Adam Gann bought several hundred acres of land in Halifax County, Virginia, just above the North Carolina line. Jane's last known baby, another son, was born a year later. Their family took sides against England in the Revolutionary War and their older sons joined the North Carolina forces. The war was under way when Jane died in 1780. She was about forty-eight years old. Her oldest son was thirty-one, her youngest only three.

Children: 1. John Gann 1749-1815 2. Clement Gann 1756-1757 3. Ignatius Nathan Gann 1759-1839 4. Jacob Gann 1760-1847 5. Thomas Gann 1764- 6. Adam C. Gann 1769-1836 7. Daniel L. Gann 1777- 1860 8. Elizabeth Gann (d. 1848)

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/H4QR-RF5
• Findagrave memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117215096/jane-gann
• Gann Historical Society https://www.gannhistoricalsociety.com

Acknowledgments

Sissy Kennedy originally created this WikiTree profile on 7 Aug 13.