John A. Oliphant (1750 - 1823)

Born 2 Jan 1750 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Amos) Oliphant — married 1775 in Greene County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 21 May 1823 at age 73 in Greene County, Tennessee

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Biography

Note

DNA evidence shows this is the child of Stout-432 and the parent of Oliphant-56.

NOTE DISCREPANCIES: John Oliphant 1/22/1750-3/28/1829 per Ebenezer Cemetery Record

Father: Ephraim Ophilant b: 1717 in Staten Island, New York Mother: Sarah Higgins Stout b: ABT. 1725 in Hunterdon Co; New Jersey

John Oliphant born 1749/50 in New Jersey, died 1823 in Greene County, Tenn. He married Hannah Amos, born 1756 in New Jersey and died 1814 in Greene County, Tenn. both are buried in Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery , Chuckey, Greene County, Tennessee, USA 2 Jan 1750 Nj - 1823 Greene Co,Tn (DEATH: 1822?)

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Dec 10 1812 Marriage to: William Barton, Greene Co., TN Dec 25 1813 Birth of daughter: Polly Ann McFarland (born Barton), Jefferson Co., TN Dec 13 1816 Birth of son: Thomas Barton, Jefferson Co., TN Feb 15 1819 Birth of daughter: Elizabeth King (born Barton)m Jefferson Co., TN Feb 21 1821 Birth of son: John Bartonm Johnson Co., MO Mar 24 1824 Birth of daughter: Sarah Reynolds Chamberlain (born Barton), Morristown, Knox Co., TN 1833 Marriage of daughter: Polly Ann McFarland (born Barton) to George McFarland Jefferson Co., TN Dec 31 1840 Death of husband: William Barton, TN Feb 5 1841 Marriage of daughter: Elizabeth King (born Barton) to John Lewis King, Johnson Co., MO Marriage of daughter: Sarah Reynolds Chamberlain (born Barton) to James T. Chamberlain, Johnson Co., MO Apr 14 1841 Death of daughter: Polly Ann McFarland (born Barton)

John A. Oliphant Sex: M Birth: 2 JAN 1749/50 in Hunterdon Co; New Jersey Death: 21 MAY 1823 in Greene Co; Tennessee Burial: Ebenezer Cemetery Note: John was an express rider in 1777, and a wagonmaker and gunsmith for troops who fought at Kings Mountain during the war.

Ebenezer Cemetery Record: John Oliphant 1/22/1750-3/28/1829, (2 possible matches found on Ancestry.com)

Website: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/tn/greene/cemeteries/ebene zer.txt

Marriage 1 Hannah Amos b: 14 JAN 1756 in Loudon Co; Virginia Children John Oliphant James Oliphant b: 28 APR 1776 Thomas Oliphant b: 19 JAN 1779 in Greene Co; Tennessee Elizabeth Oliphant b: 18 APR 1781 Sarah (Sally) Oliphant b: 16 JUL 1784 in Pennsylvania Hannah Oliphant b: 27 JAN 1787 in Greene Co; Tennessee Mary Oliphant b: 16 OCT 1789 Anna Oliphant b: 14 MAR 1793 Rachel Oliphant b: 13 SEP 1796 Abbey Oliphant b: 15 NOV 1804

Marriage 2 Sarah Pruden Married: BEF. 1775

Father: Ephraim Ophilant b: 1717 in Staten Island, New York Mother: Sarah Higgins Stout b: ABT. 1725 in Hunterdon Co; New Jersey --- John Oliphant 1749 - 1823 Parents: Ephraim Oliphant and Sarah Higgins Oliphant (born Stout) Siblings: Obediah, Obadiah, Mary, Rachel, Ann, Samuel, Sarah, Obadiah, Samuel, Benjamin, Rebecca, Benjamin, Beulah, Mary, Anne, James, Rebecca, Rachael, Edward, Samuel, <Private> and <Private> Wife: Hannah Oliphant (born Amos) Children: James Glass, Thomas O, Elizabeth Marsh, Sarah (Sally), Hannah H., Mary, Rachel, Anna, John and Abby --- i. John Oliphant. ii. James Oliphant was born 28 APR 1776. He married Jane Rankin. iii. Thomas Oliphant was born 19 JAN 1779 in Greene Co; Tennessee, and died 1840 in Greene Co; Tennessee. He married Hannah Morrow 7 APR 1802 in Greene Co; Tennessee, daughter of Alexander Morrow and Elizabeth Armstrong. She was born ABT. 1883 in Greene Co; Tennessee. iv. Elizabeth Oliphant was born 18 APR 1781. She married Gravenor Marsh, son of Gravenor Marsh Sr.. v. Sarah (Sally) Oliphant was born 16 JUL 1784 in Pennsylvania, and died 10 FEB 1874 in Tennessee. She married Felix Earnest. He was born 19 SEP 1762 in Newtown, Virginia, and died 16 FEB 1842 in Virginia. --- 15. vi. Hannah Oliphant was born 27 JAN 1787 in Greene Co; Tennessee, and died 1875 in Burnet Co; Texas. She married William Barton 10 DEC 1812 in Tennessee, son of Rev. Isaac Barton and Keziah Murphy. He was born 9 MAR 1788 in Jefferson Co; Tennessee, and died 31 DEC 1840 in Johnson Co; Missouri.

vii. Mary Oliphant was born 16 OCT 1789. She married ? McAmis.

viii. Anna Oliphant was born 14 MAR 1793. She married Nathaniel Hayward.

ix. Rachel Oliphant was born 13 SEP 1796. She married Thomas West.

x. Abbey Oliphant was born 15 NOV 1804.

John was an express rider in 1777, and a wagon maker and gunsmith for troops who fought at Kings Mountain during the war.

Burial: Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery Chuckey Greene County Tennessee, USA

Created by: Donna Clark Record added: May 03, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 19196977

John was born in 1749. He was the son of Ephraim Oliphant and Sarah Stout. He passed away in 1822.

Sources

• U.S. Find a grave

Greene County Tn cemetery records Tn compiled Census 1810-1891 Family Data