Joseph McMinn (1758-1824) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Gov Joseph McMinn

Born 22 Jun 1758 in West Marlborough Township, Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Son of Robert McMinn and Sarah (Harlan) McMinn

Brother of Elizabeth (McMinn) Chandler, Martha (McMinn) Baily, John McMinn, Margaret McMinn, George McMinn, Robert McMinn, John McMinn, Mary (McMinn) Sterling and Sarah McMinn

Husband of Hannah (Cooper) McMinn — married 9 May 1785 in (Sullivan Co., N.C.) Now Hawkins Co., TN

Husband of Rebecca Kinkead — married 5 Jan 1812 in Hawkins Co., TN

Husband of Nancy Annie (Glasgow) McMinn — married 4 May 1816 in South West Point, Roane Co., TN

Father of Jane McMinn

Died 17 Oct 1824 at age 66 in Cherokee Agency Headquarters, Calhoun, McMinn County, Tennessee

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Preceded by
3rd Governor
Willie Blount

Joseph McMinn
4th Governor of
Tennessee

1815—1821

Succeeded by
5th Governor
William Carroll

Biography

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Joseph McMinn is Notable.

4th Governor of Tennessee

Legacy

McMinnville, the County Seat of Warren County, Tennessee, was named for Joseph McMinn, speaker of the Tennessee Senate at the time Warren County was created.
McMinn County, Tennessee is named in his honor in tenure as Governor of Tennessee.

Sources

Find A Grave Memorial# 20138
Charles W. Crawford, “Governors of Tennessee, I 1791-1835”1979, Memphis State University Press, Memphis, Tennessee.
Source: S00038 Title: Descendents of Robert McMinn
See also:
- Joseph McMinn on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
* Guy, Joe. "The Governor's Bible," The Hidden History of Southeast Tennessee, History Press: Charleston, South Carolina, 2011, pages 16-20.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile McMinn-26 created through the import of wilson_2012-01-26.ged on Jan 27, 2012 by K Ainsworth. See the Changes page for the details of edits by K and others.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph: