Birth date is a guess based on when he moved to Pennsylvania. No idea where he came from, but there are others with the name spelled this way that ended up in Mass and upstate New York. EA Weston says he moved to New York, so he may be part of this same family. This needs confirmation.
Blackman states that he moved to PA with his sons between 1804 and 1807. Centennial History gives 1804 as his date for the move.
Centennial History adds daughters, Polly, Olivia, Laura, Cynthia, Eliza, and Samantha to his list of children.
Sources
Weston, EA., A History of Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co. Pennsylvania: Its homes and its people. WA Squire, Brooklyn, PA 1889Weston, EA., A History of Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co. Pennsylvania: Its homes and its people. WA Squire, Brooklyn, PA 1889, pg 131
Blackman, E. C. (1873). History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania from a period preceding its settlement to recent times, including the annuals and geography of each township with maps and numerous illustrations. Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger. pg 126 [1]
"Centennial history of Susquehanna County, Penns...." Centennial history of Susquehanna County, Penns.... N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Apr. 2018. .
Stocker, Rhamanthus Menville. Centennial history of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia : R. T. Peck) 1887. 656.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line: