Jonathan Lawrence Feathers (abt. 1779 - abt. 1865)

Born about 1779 in Albemarle County-Virginia

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Descendants

Died about 1865 at about age 86 in Sullivan County-Tennessee

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Jonathan Feathers has Irish ancestors.

Jonathan Feathers served for Virginia in the War of 1812
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Biography

The Son of the Real John Feathers

John Lawrence Feathers b. abt 1777, the s/o Irish immigrant John Feathers, moved from Virginia to Sullivan Co., TN, and married Sarah Barbara (Barbary) Sharrett abt 1800.^[1] He was the father of ten sons and six daughters with wife Sarah Sharrett.

The following is an excerpt from the book "Descendants of John Feathers Who Came From Ireland and Settled in Albemarle County, Virginia, by FEATHERS, Omer C.: "From newspaper clippings in the possession of Miss Allie M. Millard, daughter of Alvin Marion and Lenora J. Hawkins-Millard and granddaughter of Joel D. and Sarah Barbara Feathers-Millard of Blountville, TN" THE FEATHERS FAMILY David K. Feathers, living near Blountville, is in his 71st year - has lived within ten miles of this place nearly all his life ... The father of the foregoing was John L. Feathers, who was b. in Albemarle Co., VA., and came to Sullivan when small in the company of his mother and step-father, was raised on the old John Peters farm, near Weaver's Church ... married abt the age of 21 to Barbara Sharrett. They had 16 children - four dead and not mentioned in this article. John, the father of John L. Feathers, and grandfather to David K. Feathers came from Ireland and settled in Albemarle Co., VA. Hence the FEATHERS family are of Irish descent." ^[2]

Early Tax Records

John can be found on 1811, 1812 and 1813 tax list in Lee, Co., Va.(Image 6 of 6). The Lee Co., tax records; 1811 and 1812 name appears as John L. Feathers, 1813 record appears as Lawrence Feathers. Tax records not found for years - 1814-1825. Year 1837 Residence: Sullivan, TN (see image) ^[3] (Image 5 of 6)

Census Records

Census Years: 1830 Census Place: Sullivan, TN; Name John L. Feathers; Males - Under 5 -2; Males - 5 thru 9 - 1; Males - 10 thru 14 - 1; Males - 15 thru 19 -1; Males - 40 thru 49 -1; Females - Under - 5 - 1; Females - 5 thru 9 - 2; Females - 10 thru 14 - 2; Females - 40 thru -49 -1; FWP(Free White Persons) - Under 20 - 10; FWP - 20 thru 49 - 2; Total FWP - 12; 1840 Lawrence Feather(z) still living in Sullivan, TN - Total FWP(Free White Persons) = 12 1850 Jno P. Feathers; Age 67; Birthplace TN; Home: Division 1, sullivan, TN; Living in Houehold with: Barbary Feathers Age 63; Nathan Feathers Age 25; Henry Feathers Age 27; Jessee Feathers Age 23; Rachel Feathers - Age 24; Margaret Feathers Age 19 1860 Schedule Type: Agriculture; Place: Sullivan, TN Name: John Feathers^[4] 1870 John L. Feathers; Age in 1870 93; Birth Year abt 1777; Birthplace TN; Home in 1870: District 9, Washington, TN; Household Members: Andrews Feathers; Elizabeth Feathers; William Feathers; (John L. Feathers) William Feathers

Military

John Lawrence Feathers served in the military - The War of 1812 when he was 29 years old. ^[5] He served under Captain Jeremiah Skelton.

Index Record For John L. Feathers (Private) Bounty-Land Warrant Application Index: Warrant Number - 55-120-74710 ^[6]

On April 5, 1871, John L. Feathers applied for a pension for his service in the War of 1812. His age is listed as 94 years old and resided in Washington Co., TN. (See image)

Research Notes

This man has no connection to the Cherokee Bigfeather family. They are frequently conflated in Internet trees. See [[Bigfeather Cherokee (1790-bef.1851) for the Cherokee person.

Sources

1. ↑ (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/609797-redirection)
2. ↑ "Descendants of John Feathers Who Came From Ireland and Settled in Albemarle County, Virginia, by FEATHERS, Omer C (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/609797-redirection)
3. ↑ Tennessee, Early Tax Records, 1783-1896
4. ↑ [US, Selected Federal Census Non-Population schedule Type: Agriculture]
5. ↑ Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/642846523?terms=John%20feathers)
6. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/record/641237374-john-l-feathers-private

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 December 2018, 01:18), entry for John L. Feathers(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRL4-CKG); contributed by various users.
• First Hand Knowledge of David K. Feathers
• Fold3 - Historical Military Records - https://www.Fold.3.com
• John Lawrence Feathers - LifeStory - https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6998075/person/48574752398/story
• Original data: John L. Feathers/Lawrence Feathers; War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington, D. C.; National Archives. NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) Microfilm Publications M313, 102 rolls. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group Number 15. This database contains an index of 1812 pension application files (see image). Pension Number - #1 Sur Orig 8117; Military Service Location: VA;
• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=warof1812_pension&gsfn=John+l.&gsln=Feathers&msidy=1812&new=1&rank=1uidh=vm7&redir=false&gss=angs-d&pcat=39&fh=1&h=61304&recoff=&ml_rpos=2
• "U. S. Census, 1830: Name: John L. Feathers; Place: Sullivan, TN; Series: M19; Roll: 175; Page: 310; Family History Library Film: 0024533
• "U. S. Census, 1840" Name - Lawrence Feather(z); Census Place: Sullivan, TN; Roll:535; Page: 102; Image: 1807: Family History Library Film: 0024549; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840. M704, 58 (Publisher) Accessed at https://www.familysearch.org
• " U. S. Census, 1850" Accessed at https://www.familysearch.org
• U. S. Census, 1870" Name: John L. Feathers; District 9, Washington, TN; Roll: M593_1568; Page: 268A; Image: 541; Family History Library Film: 553067; Accessed at https://www.Ancestry.com - Online publication - Provo, UT, USA
• US War of 1812 Pension Records https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/US_War_of_1812_Pension_Record

• United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-3KLR : 12 March 2018), John Feathers, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 70; FHL microfilm 882,588.