John Presley (1750 - aft. 1833)

Born 1750 in Rowan or Anson County, North Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Hall) Presley — married 1779 (to 1830) in Fayette, Anson, North Carolina

Descendants

Died after 1833 after age 83 in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

1750: see his Court appearance December 04,1833 in Marion County Tennessee Revolutionary War Application. Application states he was 83 years old at time of application, on 31 Dec 1883. Pension was paid until 1837, at which time it was stated he was deceased.

1835 Pension Roll in Tennessee gives his age as 84. His age is given as 83 as of the application date; 31 Dec 1883. ^[1]

1837 passed away in Monroe County Tennessee: Pension records (see image)

John probably had more than one wife, and more than two children. His neighbor was Dunning Casiah in Kershaw South Carolina. Dunning had 3 daughters, Mary (Polly) married Charles Presley, brother of John, Elizabeth married Enoch Smith, one is Unknown. It is a possibility John married a Casiah, and named his first born Dunning John Presley.

John served in the Revolutionary War. 1779-1780. PROBABLY LIVING IN ANSON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA, BEFORE SERVICE. LIVED FOR SEVERAL YEARS (6) IN KERSHAW SOUTH CAROLINA AROUND 1790. MOVED TO MECKLENBURG COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. MOVED TO MONROE COUNTY TENNESSEE AROUND 1830.

Research Notes

• RICHARD PRESLEY SERVED IN THE FIRST SEMINOLE WAR 1812-1819. HE LISTED HIS FATHER AS JOHN PRESLEY AND HIS MOTHER AS ELIZABETH. HE NAMED HIS OLDEST SON JOHN. WHEN JOHN GOT OLDER HE WANTED TO MOVE NEAR HIS CHILDREN.

Sources

1. ↑ 1835 Pension Rolls https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60514/pensionroll1835iii-004141/54098

• Elvis Presley Family History
• Pension application of John Presley
• 1790 Federal Census Lancaster County South Carolina, John Presley, neighbor to Dunning Cosh? Casiah.
• "Jack & Ray." DNA Detectives. Series 1, Episode 1. Unknown Broadcaster. Aired 14 October 2015 (New Zealand). Accessed via YouTube, Reel Truth History Documentaries, June 2021. Mention occurs abt 16:16.