John Francis Vannoy (abt. 1716 - abt. 1778)

Born about 25 Nov 1716 in Hopewell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Anderson) Vannoy — married 1740 in Wilkes, North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1 Jul 1778 at about age 61 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Rev. John Francis Vannoy, the son of Francis Vannoy and Catherine Anderson was born Nov 25, 1716 in Hopewell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He died 1778 (aged 61–62) in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States and is believed to be buried in an unmarked grave at Reddies River Baptist Church in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. ^[1]

He married Susannah Baker Anderson (1720-1816) in 1740 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. ^[2]

Siblings:

1. Cornelius Vannoy 1719 - 1793
2. Hannah Wilson (born Vannoy) 1722 - ?
3. Andrew Vannoy 1725 - ?
4. Rachel Vannoy 1727 - ?

Children of John Francis and Susannah:

1. Rachel (Vannoy) Darnell (1741 - ?
2. Andrew Vannoy (1742 - 1809), married Susannah Shepard in 1779
3. Abraham Vannoy (1745 - 1796), married Mary Francis Henderson in 1767
4. Francis Vannoy (b. Aug 13, 1746, Potts Creek, Rowan Co., NC, d. Jul 26, 1822, Barbourville, Knox Co., KY. He was on an expedition to the New River 22 Nov 1780 with Captain William Lenoir during the Rev. War^[3]
5. Nathaniel Vannoy (1749 - 1835)
6. Hannah (Vannoy) Baker (1)51 - ?
7. Daniel Vannoy (1752 - ?
8. Susannah (Vannoy) Long (b. July 06, 1754, Rowan Co., North Carolina, d. date unknown.
9. Katherine Vannoy 1775 - ?

In 1768 John Vannoy was living in The Jersey Settlement Rowan, North Carolina. ^[4]

Chronology

• 1735, John removed from New Jersey in about 1735 to Greenville, SC.
• 1740, He later settled in the Jersey Settlement on the Yadkin River, Rowan County, North Carolina in about 1740. (Rowan County, at that time, was all of Western NC). He lived at "Jersey Settlement" at Rowan Co. NC as a Regulator.
• In about 1748, he moved to the mouth of Lick Creek which empties into Yadkin River, now Davidson Co. NC)
• 1771, His house burned in 1771 and he moved up river to Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Research Notes

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between David Roberds and R.B. (managed by abarlow3) his sixth cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are their 5th-great grandparents, John Francis Vannoy and Suzanna Baker Anderson. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins, based on sharing 23 cM across 2 segments. Vannoy-316 (John Vannoy) is not on list of children but I have matches with the following: Rachel - 1match; Andrew - 5 matches; Abraham - 1 match; Francis - 12 matches; Nathaniel - 4 matches; Daniel - 1 match; Susannah - 1match; Katherine - 1 match and Vannoy-316 - 15 matches.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128602634/john-francis-vannoy
2. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
3. ↑ genealogy.com/~palam ships, Margy Ball Miles, (on-line), 2/26/98); #DAR
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

• My Heritage Family Tree Link
• Vannoy_History' Vannoy Family History, Wilkes Count Families, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, accessed Oct 6, 2016.
• Reddies History, Paul W. Gregory, NC, Wilkes Co.: 'Early Settlers of Reddies River', Wilkes Gen. Soc., Inc, N. Wilkesboro, NC, 1976), P 2.