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John Rogers Tanner Jr. (1732 - 1812)

Reverend John Rogers Tanner Jr.
Born in Chesterfield, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at about age 80 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri Territory, United Statesmap
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Biography

John was born in 1732. He was the son of John Tanner and Dianah Unknown. He passed away in 1812..

Established Tanner's Station, the first settlement in Boone Co., KY, See historical marker #999 [1] [2] [[3]]

John was in a military record in June 1779 in Virginia, United States.[1]

John was in a military record in July 1779 in Virginia, United States.[2]

John was in a military record in December 1779 in Virginia, United States.[3]

This person was in a record in 1789.[4]

This person was in a record in October 1791.[5]

This person was in a record in 21 June 1792.[6]

John married Sally Rucker on 30 June 1792 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States.[7]

John married Salley Rucker in July 1792 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States.[8]

John was in a military record in June 1796 in United States.[9]

John's daughter Diannah Tanner married George Morton on 20 November 1801 in Shelby, Kentucky, United States.[10][11]

John's daughter Betsy Tanner married Will. Dougherty in 1802 in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.[12][13]

This person was in a record in 10 August 1810.[14]

John died on 20 June 1812 and was buried in 1812 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States.[15]

This person was in a record in 1908.[16]

This person was in a record in 27 September 2010.[17]

This person was in a record.[18]

This person was in a record.[19]

This person was in a record.[20]

This person was in a record.[21]

This person was in a record.[22]

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This person was in a record.[25]

Sources

  1. ↑ Military: "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
    citing Jun 1779, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,373
    FamilySearch Record: QL6P-RSYL (accessed 6 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9WB-3SPD Image number 00301
    Name: John Tanner; Military Service Date: Jun 1779; Military Service Place: Virginia, United States; Mil Rank: Privte; Id: 263309; Event Place Sup: Virginia, United States; Event Place Year Range: 177-1979.
  2. ↑ Military: "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
    citing Jul 1779, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,373
    FamilySearch Record: QL6Y-9KNZ (accessed 6 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9WB-3S51 Image number 00303
    Name: John Tanner; Military Service Date: Jul 1779; Military Service Place: Virginia, United States; Mil Rank: Private; Id: 268282; Event Place Sup: Virginia, United States; Event Place Year Range: 177-1979.
  3. ↑ Military: "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
    citing Dec 1779, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,373
    FamilySearch Record: QL65-6BSW (accessed 6 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89WB-3S29 Image number 00289
    Name: John Tanner; Military Service Date: Dec 1779; Military Service Place: Virginia, United States; Mil Rank: Privt; Id: 261768; Event Place Sup: Virginia, United States; Event Place Year Range: 177-1979.
  4. ↑ Kentucky Historical Society Markers, 999, Boone County, Tanner's Station 1789
    KY 20 - Petersburg Elementary School Yard
    First settlement in Boone County. Rev. John Tanner built a block house and town began on 2000 acres he and John Taylor owned. Shawnees captured Tanner's nine-year-old son here, held him until grown. An ardent Baptist, Tanner preached in the Carolinas and Virginia; came to Kentucky in 1781; moved to Missouri 1798 (corr. after 1806); died there 1812 age abt. 81. The town named Petersburg in 1818.
  5. ↑ John & Rachel Tanner, "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990"
    "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89DP-K9T3?cc=1875188&wc=37R1-BZQ%3A173385301%2C1561683468 : 27 March 2015), Fayette > Mixed records, 1789-1798, Vol. 3-4 > image 250 of 438; county courthouses, Kentucky.
    John Tanner, and wife Rachel, of Woodford County, Kentucky, sold land in Fayette County, Kentucky, containing 800 acres on Four Mile Creek to James French, dated October 1791.
  6. ↑ John Tanner, "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990"
    "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9966-P2Q5?cc=1875188&wc=37T9-FM3%3A173385301%2C1561500958 : 27 March 2015), Fayette > Mixed records, 1789-1798, Vol. 7-8 > image 241 of 423; county courthouses, Kentucky.
    John Tanner of Woodford County, Kentucky, appointed a friend in his name and his heirs names to execute a deed in order to convey 400 acres of land on Four Mile Creek in Fayette County, Kentucky, dated 21 June 1792. Wife Rachel unnamed suggesting that she had died.
  7. ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
    citing Marriage, Woodford, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 252,330
    FamilySearch Record: QKJS-FPKP (accessed 6 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-993Y-4J7S Image number 00213
    John Tanner marriage to Sally Rucker on 30 Jun 1792 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States.
  8. ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004260329; FHL microfilm: 252320; Record number: 130; Packet letter: A
    FamilySearch Record: FW55-425 (accessed 6 September 2023)
    John Tanner marriage to Salley Rucker in Jul 1792 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States.
  9. ↑ Military: "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
    citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140772
    FamilySearch Record: QPZ5-KHBL (accessed 6 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSFF-L9CM-7 Image number 00575
    Name: John Tanner; Military Service Date: Jun 1796; Military Service Place: United States; Mil Company Regiment: Hopkinton 4th Company; Mil Rank: Capt; Record Type: Military.
  10. ↑ Marriage of daughter Diannah Tanner: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
    citing Marriage, , Shelby, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 259,277
    FamilySearch Record: Q2QD-S26H (accessed 6 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89S9-RXQH Image number 00266
    John Tanner's daughter Diannah Tanner marriage to George Morton on 20 Nov 1801 in Shelby, Kentucky, United States.
  11. ↑ Marriage of daughter Diannah Tanner: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 005552474; FHL microfilm: 259277; Record number: 101; Packet letter: A
    FamilySearch Record: F43M-3J1 (accessed 6 September 2023)
    John Tanner's daughter Diannah Tanner marriage to George Morton on 20 Nov 1801 in Shelby, Kentucky, United States.
  12. ↑ Marriage of daughter Betsy Tanner: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 005553517; FHL microfilm: 482706; Record number: 699; Packet letter: B
    FamilySearch Record: F432-B9Z (accessed 6 September 2023)
    John Tanner's daughter Betsy Tanner marriage to Will. Dougherty in 1802 in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.
  13. ↑ Marriage of daughter Betsy Tanner: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
    citing Marriage, , Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 482,706
    FamilySearch Record: Q2QD-DWM4 (accessed 6 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9SQ-C94M-Y Image number 00118
    John Tanner's daughter Betsy Tanner marriage to Will. Dougherty in 1802 in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.
  14. ↑ John Tanner, "Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998"
    "Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92Y-24ZD?cc=2399107&wc=QZM8-7GK%3A1327230301%2C1327233402 : 22 September 2014), Cape Girardeau > Letters testamentary, wills, 1807-1867, vol A-C > image 22 of 786; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
    Last will and testament of John Tanner of New Madrid County, Missouri, dated 30 Aug 1810, probated 18 July 1812. Names wife Sally (Sarah) and their underage children Rucker, Nancy, Polly, Parmelia, Tabitha, and Joseph. Also names other living children of John Tanner (from previous marriages) as Rachel (to receive equal share of estate as underage children), Diannah Morton (to receive $300), Edward, Lucy, Betsy, Sally, James, Milly Martin, and deceased children named as Polly Merritt and Agnes Hogan.
  15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22820741/john-tanner: accessed March 9, 2024), memorial page for Rev John Tanner Jr. (1732–20 Jun 1812), Find A Grave: Memorial #22820741, citing Second Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Gordon Kendall (contributor 50162995).
  16. ↑ Elder (Rev John) Tanner, "History of Missouri"
    Houck, Louis. "A history of Missouri from the earliest explorations and settlements until the admission of the state into the union," R R Donnelley & Sons Company, 1908, entry for Elder Tanner, pp. 208-209.
    (https://archive.org/details/historyofmissour03houc/page/208/mode/2up : 18 February 2023)
    Mentions Baptist minister Elder Tanner, who lived near New Madrid. On 8 January 1811, severe earthquakes occurred causing Elder Tanner to remove to the high lands of Cape Girardeau.
  17. ↑ Rev John Tanner, "Lost River Towns of Boone County"
    Striker, Bridget B. "Lost River Towns of Boone County," Arcadia Publishing, 27 September 2010, Rev John Tanner in entry for Chapter 4: Petersburg.
    (https://books.google.com/books?id=zKkjCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT54&dq=family+of+reverend+john+tanner&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2npTwkqX9AhXlIH0KHYxhBdAQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=family%20of%20reverend%20john%20tanner&f=false : 20 February 2023)
    In 1789, Rev John Tanner moved his family from North Carolina, establishing Tanner's Station. He left Kentucky for Missouri before 1800.
  18. ↑ Burial place
    Bethel Church Cemetery, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States
    (http://www.findagrave.com : 18 September 2014)
    Birth: 1732
    Chesterfield (Chesterfield County)
    Chesterfield County
    Virginia, USA
    Death: Jun. 20, 1812
    Jackson
    Cape Girardeau County
    Missouri, USA

    Son of John Tanner and Dinah
    DOB also given as 1740
    Married 1770 Virginia
    Married 1782 Kentucky
    Married 1792 Woodford Co Ky

    died after great Earthquake of 1811
    Vital dates from LDS record


    Family links:
    Children:
    Elizabeth Tanner Dougherty (1786 - 1846)*

    • Calculated relationship

    Burial:
    Bethel Church Cemetery
    Jackson
    Cape Girardeau County
    Missouri, USA
    Plot: Possibly Buried here?
  19. ↑ Book: The Family of Rev. John Tanner - Baptist Preacher/Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Missouri
    The author is Marguerite Carleton Hussey. It is public domain and can be found online for free at Heritage.com.
    Tells story of his life and family as she knows it.
  20. ↑ Golden Treasures of Yesteryear and Yesterday
    The author is Edith Phillips. Although there are errors and it is slightly confusing, this person did the best she could with the info she had and left lots of information on the Tanner and connecting families. Well worth the read. A copy can be found in Liberty, Liberty County, Texas at the Liberty County Library.
    Many Tanners are mentioned in this book including Edward Tanner.
  21. ↑ Kehukee Church History
    Authors: Burkitt and Reed, pg. 60-62, 95
    Gives some facts about the service of Rev. John Tanner.
  22. ↑ Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
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    (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/61372/records/1877485 : 7 January 2018)
  23. ↑ North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004
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    (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/8909/records/2625500 : 7 January 2018)
  24. ↑ Book: A History of The Baptists in Missouri by R.S. Duncan
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    Tells of an incident when Rev. John Tanner was shot for baptizing a woman in defiance of her husbands wishes.
  25. ↑ Imprisoned Preachers by Lewis Payton Little
    undefined
    Gives some details of Rev. John Tanner's break from the Church of England, while he was living in Virginia.

Acknowledgements

First-hand information as remembered by Greg Rose, Friday, January 31, 2014. '





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Ikeler-28 Jeff Ikeler
Tanner-1540 and Tanner II-1 appear to represent the same person because: All vitals match. Same grave. Spouse is also duplicate.
posted on Tanner II-1 (merged) by Jeff Ikeler

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