John Lancaster Jr. (1729 - 1800)

Born 1729 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Cottrell) Lancaster — married about 1753 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1800 at about age 71 in Smith County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

John Lancaster Jr was born about 1730 in Varina, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, son of John W. Lancaster Sr. (1694 - >1769) and Mary Frances (Allen) Lancaster (~1708 - ~1769).

His siblings were:

1. Mary Lancaster (~1724 - >1806)
2. John Lancaster Jr. (1729 - 1800)
3. Judith Lancaster (<1729 - )
4. William Allen Lancaster Sr. (1732 - 1778)
5. Nathaniel Lancaster (~1734 - <1809)
6. Ann Polly (Lancaster) Williams (~1738 - ~1801)
7. Robert Lancaster Sr. (~1747 - ~1820)
8. Mary Lancaster (1748 - 1848)

John married Anne Cottrell (1736 - 1840) in 1753 in Richmond, Henrico. Their children were:

1. John Lancaster III
2. Judith (Lancaster) Smith
3. William L Lancaster
4. Martha (Lancaster) Turney
5. Richard Lancaster
6. Anney (Lancaster) Ford
7. Elizabeth (Lancaster) Hilton
8. Thomas Lancaster
9. Susannah (Lancaster) Taylor.

John died on 11 Jun 1800 in Lancaster, Smith, Tennessee, United States aged ~69.

Research Notes

By 1783 John and his family had moved to Surry County, North Carolina. He purchased several parcels of land there and was involved in several lawsuits in one of these he represented by young attorney named Andrew Jackson.He acquired large land holdings,some of which obtained by buying up government land warrants from the widows of revolutionary war soldiers. Sometime before 1790 John jr. and his family moved to Davidson county Tennessee, where John bought 2,560 Acres on the Caney fork, a tributary of the Cumberland river. This land is now a part of Smith county Tennessee. His land speculations made John a wealthy man. Included among his possessions was a grist mill on Caney Fork creek. John and his sons founded the town of Lancaster,Tennessee; Sources Mormon site & Smith county,Tennessee History. The Bible record of John jr. and his wife Ann Lancaster is preserved in the National Archives as part of a pension application and gives the names and dates of birth of their eleven children. ^[1]

Some say he was born in England, but other records indicate the birth was in Henrico County, Virginia. He was married to Ann Cottrell about 1753, and moved to Smith County, Tennessee in about 1787. They raised twelve children that I know of.

He either died on June 11, 1800 or December 22, 1800

• Will of Richard Cottrell, dated 15 February 1788, mentions his daughter, Mrs. John "Langaster".

Will of John Lancaster made 11 June 1800? He died after A.M. court on 21 December 1800, but before proceedings on 22 December. See "The History of Smith County, Tennessee".

John Lancaster received a Revolutionary Land Grant Warrant #2267 of Pvt. Aron Ring, 640 acres in Sumner County, North Carolina located south of the Cumberland River on the headwaters of Barton Creek. ^[2]

John Lancaster received a Revolutionary Land Grant Warrant #2232 fof Pvt. William Ring for service in the Continental Line 640 acres in Sumner County, North Carolina, southside of the Cumberland River at the head of Barton Creek. 20 May 1793. ^[3]

John Lancaster received a Revolutionary Land Grant Warrant #2307 of Pvt. Joseph Searles, 640 acres north of the Cumberland River at the headwaters of Crop Creek. 20 May 1793. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Smith County,Tennessee History. National Archives library congress, Mormon site.
2. ↑ Tennessee. North Carolina Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783–1837. Land Office Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Ancestry.com
3. ↑ Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn. Ancestry.com
4. ↑ Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn. Ancestry.com

• United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-WF1W : 24 November 2020), Jonn Lannaster, 30 Aug 1777; citing 30 Aug 1777, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,385.
• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-WF1W : 20 February 2021), Jonn Lannaster, 30 Aug 1777; citing 30 Aug 1777, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,385.
• Tennessee. North Carolina Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783–1837. Land Office Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Ancestry.com
• Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn. Ancestry.com
• TC Cottrell. The Cottrell Story (see pages 3-4).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Joe Jackson for creating Lancaster-911 on 21 Dec 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Joe and others.