Nancy (Davis) Cunningham (1762 - 1849)

Born Mar 1762 in Granville, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of John Cunningham — married 10 Aug 1781 in Clarks Fort, Elbert, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1849 at about age 87 in Elbert, Georgia, United States

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Biography

[Widow, Ann Davis Cunningham, filed for her pension in Elbert Co., Ga., 17th September 1838 stating that she was 76 or 77, that she is "the widow of John Cunningham of the County aforesaid Deceased the twelfth of March 1829, who was Mayor [sic, Major] and Lieutenant Colonel in the old Revolutionary War; that she married him on August 10th 1781, that her husband was in the militia of SC from their marriage in Abbeville District [Veteran's widow, Ann, died March 19, 1849 in Elbert Co., Ga. survived by Franklin and John Cunningham and Elizabeth Wansley, her children.] [birth records (Bible) is in the file: Elizabeth Cunningham born February 20, 1783; married Franklin Wansley August 14, 1784; in 1838 living in Elberton. Johnson February 14, 1784; died Aug. 11, 1809 Joseph I. Or T. March 11, 1788; died Sept. 18, 1809 James S. March 9, 179_; died Dec 29, 1824 John A. December 14, 179_]

Sources

• John and Ann marriage affadavit: "John Cunningham, deceased march 12th 1829, and Ann Davis was maried [sic] in the year of our lord 1781 august the tenth day."

• https://www.myheritage.com/person-1503650_347406721_347406721/nancy-anne-cunningham-born-davis

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262002557/nancy_anne-cunningham: accessed March 11, 2024), memorial page for Nancy Anne Davis Cunningham (Mar 1762–18 Mar 1849), Find a Grave Memorial ID 262002557, citing Cunningham cemetery, Elbert County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Maredia Haddock C (contributor 47027498).

• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-KTR2 : Thu Mar 07 14:44:20 UTC 2024), Entry for Ann Cunningham and John, 04 Mar 1831.

• "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R6J-CQ1?cc=1999178&wc=9SYR-VZ3%3A267655201%2C267948101 : 20 May 2014), Elbert > Estates 1790-1900 Davis, Abasalom-Deadwyler, Emma > image 54 of 442; citing various county, district, and probate courts.