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| Edward Vann resided in the Southern Colonies in North America before 1776. Join: US Southern Colonies Project Discuss: southern_colonies |
He has been detached from John Vann and Mary Unknown as parents. There was another Edward Vann that is believed to be their son.
His date of birth is unknown.
From his will, we know that his wife's name was Mary. Her maiden name was likely King, due to the fact that they named a son King and the three witnesses to Edward's will were Michael King, William King, and Charles King.
Edward Vann made his last Will on 04 Apr 1770 in Bertie, North Carolina and named his wife Mary. [1] [2] [3] Also leaves bequests to sons William, King (under age 21), Cader; daughters Mary, Elizabeth (under age 21), Sarah. Names son William as executor.
Edward VANN, was on the Bertie NC List of Tithables for 1752 for two tithables. He acquired several tracts on Roquist and Cachie "in that part of Chowan called Bertie" which he left to his sons William, Cader, and King in his will of 1770, in which he also made provision for wife Mary (last name probably King), and daughters Sarah and Elizabeth. It was witnessed by William, Michael, and Charles KING.
King VANN received the land on Cachie; Cader, the land next to the Indian reservation; and William, the remainder, charging him with the responsibility of looking after his mother and the younger children. (Bertie NC Will Book A. p 130)
Within the next 12 years, all the land had been sold, and the family had moved to Duplin in the part that would later become Sampson, NC.
In 1774 Cader sold his land " on Roquist joining the Indian Line". (Bertie NC Deed Book 4 p429)
In 1790 Cader was listed as head of household in Sampson County with a wife, no children and no slaves.
King VANN was a minor when his father died. In 1782 he sold in two parts his 124 acres on Cachie: " King VANN of Duplin to ----- 62 acres on Cachie Swamp, an estate of inheritance in fee simple....(Bertie NC Deed Book M p569-570). In 1788 he had bought from Felix Kenan 200 acres at Taylor's Bridge in Sampson (Sampson Co.,NC Deed Book 5 p429).
William VANN was one of two William VANNs on the Duplin Tax list of 1783 and the Sampson Tax List in 1784, but he was not head of a household in 1790, and from here out, it is hard to know which William VANN was the uncle and which was the nephew. Many of his descendants moved to Alabama and Florida, and on to California
See The History of The Vann Family by Michael King for more on this family line
His parents are unproven but possibilities include ...
Father is John Vann. John's father is William Vann (1685 - Aug 11, 1740, d. Chowan Co, NC). William's father is John Vann, born in England, died in Virginia. William's brothers appear to be John (IV), Edward (EV/Sr) and Joseph (JV) "a brother".[citation needed]
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The Edward Van who died in 1770 also had a wife named Mary, but she is likely Mary King.
See https://pioneersalongsoutherntrails.blogspot.com/2017/03/john-vann-trader-among-thecherokee_15.html
See descendant chart early in, then scroll down to IV.3.1 Edward Vann
I *think* that the outline and details (and sources) provided here look solid and worth following:
https://pioneersalongsoutherntrails.blogspot.com/2017/03/john-vann-trader-among-thecherokee_15.html
I'd like to check my thinking about that with Kathie Forbes who has references concerning the Vanns but at the moment doesn't have access to them. She will later this summer, or sooner, I believe.
Susannah is believed to be the Susannah Crutchfield on the 1790 census in South Carolina, mother of Edward and Joseph Crutchfield. They are described by the Moravians as first cousins of James Vann. Joseph was one of the husbands of Peggy Scott (wife of Chief James Vann). Susannah is described by the Moravians as a sister of Ned (Edward) Vann.
edited by Kathie (Parks) Forbes
Edward and Mary are believed to be the parents of:
Joseph (Susannah’s son James described as first cousin of James Vann, Joseph’s son, by Moravians)
Edward (Ned) (described as brother of Susannah (Crutchfield) by Moravians,
Jennie/Jane, (Joseph named a daughter Jennie)
James, (Joseph named a son James)
Charles,
Dempsey.
Edward is believed to be the father of several children by a second, and possibly a third wife:
Clement, (described as the brother of Avery by the Moravians, was in the Cherokee Nation before 1800)
Thomas,
Edith (married Arthur Archibald Coody, Edward was co-administrator of his estate, son Zephaniah was overseer of James Vann’s plantation)
Susannah (married Crutchfield, described as sister of Ned Vann by Moravians),
Avery. (described as brother of Clement by the Moravians)
Text-only collection Name: Edward Vann Location: Chowan County Will Date: 14 Feb 1738 Probate Date: 4 Jun 1752 Will: Son: Edward (land on Swamp). Daughters: Ann Vann, Sarah, Elizabeth. Executor: Edward Vann (son). Wife: not named. Witnesses: John Vann, William Vann, John Lewis. Proven before Gab. Johnston. Source Information Ancestry.com. North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc,