John Fain (1755 - 1788)

Born 15 Aug 1755 in New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania

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Descendants

Died 8 Aug 1788 at age 32 in Citico, Monroe, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

DAR Record

Soldier John Fain served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

John Fain is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A038287.

FAIN, JOHN

Service: VIRGINIA - NORTH CAROLINA

Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, SOLDIER

Birth: 1755 CHESTER CO PENNSYLVANIA

Death: 8-8-1788 WASHINGTON CO NORTH CAROLINA

Service Source: SIMPSON-POFFENBARGER, BATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT, P 24; :GRIFFEY, EARLIEST TN LAND RECORDS & EARLIES TN LAND HISTORY, P 186

Service Description:

1) CAPT EVAN SHELBY, BATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT

2) TOOK OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO MAKE LAND ENTRY, WASHINGTON CO, 1782

Biography

John Fain was the son of Nicholas Fain and Elizabeth Taylor. John Fain married Nancy Agnes McMahan believed to be the daughter of John McMahan. John served in the Revolutionary War and was in the Overmountain Militia during the Indian Wars. He was in charge of a company that was sent out on patrol of the Tennessee River, in Aug 1788. The company came upon a an abandoned village called Citico/Sitico and found a apple orchard. The village was a trap, while the men were picking apples they were surrounded and many were killed. Sixteen men were killed, several wounded and escaped. Captain John Fain was killed.

Source

1. The Wataugah Land Purchases, by Troy R Keesee: Privately Printed, 1997, page iii. Troy's wife, Phyllis Fain Keesee, is a direct descendant of Capt. John Fain and Nancy McMahan.
2. Ramsey, J G M. Annals of Tennessee (J Russell, 1853 Charleston, South Carolina) Page 421-422.

Land

North Carolina Land Grant 330, October 24 1782, 100 Acres, as listed in the Watauga Purchase Book, Old Book A^[1]. Estate entered probate in Nov 1788 where Rosanna, Ruth, and Agnes were listed by name^[2].

Acknowledgments

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FSFTID L6QD-W39.

Military Service 7 OCT 1780. Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ The Wataugah Land Purchases, by Troy R Keesee: Privately Printed, 1997, page 86.
2. ↑ Probate Records, 1778-1950; Author: Tennessee County Court (Washington County); Probate Place: Washington, Tennessee, Will Books, Vol 1-2, 1779-1889