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DAY, John Sr.

DAY, John Sr.

Male 1742 - 1833  (91 years)   Has 7 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name DAY, John  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 30 Jun 1742  Bucks County, Pennnsylvania Colony, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 41014882 
    Story Between 1770 and 1775  Botetourt County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Indian Attack 
    Residence From 1774 to 1785  Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    on 68 acres on both sides of the Greenbrier River, surveyed in 1774, 
    • This was adjacent to land his brother, Nathaniel DAY Jr., had surveyed, 300 acres in 1769 and an additional 100 acres in 1774. In 1778 this area became Greenbriar County, VA. Later in 1863 Greenbriar County was included in the new state of West Virginia. This location was probably in the vicinity of present day Lewisburg, West Virginia.
    Military Service Between 1775 and 1783  Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Revolutionary War as an Ensign and Indian Spy in several deployments 


    • On 11 October 1775 he was commissioned as an Ensign in the Militia in Botetourt County by the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia, while living on the Greenbriar River on the western frontier of Virginia. In the fall and winter of 1776-77 he served 3 months under Captain PAXTON, Colonel DICKSON and General HAMILTON against the Shawnee Indians. In 1777 he was appointed an Indian Spy, and served at various times from 1777 until 1783 for a total of 1 year and 6 months under Captain COOK.

      Per the U.S. Revolutionary War Claim Act of 7 June 1832, he filed his pension claim, No. S.3252, in July 1833. It was returned for more information, and refiled in December. The pension certificate for $90 per year was signed on 20 December 1833, just after his death. His widow, Esther, was entitled to and received the $90 per annum.
    Story Between 1775 and 1783  Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Revolutionary War Service 
    Residence From 1785 to 1833  Greene County, State of Franklin (Tennessee), USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    for the remainder of his life on the headwaters of Bent Creek (near present day Whitesburg, Hamblen County, TN) 


    • This location changed governmental jurisdiction several times during his residency. In 1784 several counties in western North Carolina, including Greene County, established the State of Franklin without federal recognition after North Carolina had abandoned the area. In 1786 North Carolina re-established county governments in parallel with the State of Franklin county governments, and in 1788 the State of Franklin was dissolved. In 1790 North Carolina ceded the counties to the US federal government, who designated it the Southwest Territory. In 1793 Jefferson County was formed from this portion of Greene County, and in 1796 Tennessee became a state. In the span of 12 years, this location was governed by 5 different entities. Much later in 1870, Hamblen County was formed from this portion of Jefferson County.
    Burial 1833  Bent Creek Cemetery, Whitesburg, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Address:
    7900 Stagecoach Rd.
    Whitesburg, Tennessee 37891
    USA 
    Death 4 Dec 1833  Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 8] 
    Age 91 years 
    Person ID I4772  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2025 

    Father DAY, Nathaniel Sr.,   b. 1716, Bucks County, Pennnsylvania Colony, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1754, Bucks County, Pennnsylvania Colony, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Mother WYLIE, Mary Susan,   b. 1718, Bucks County, Pennnsylvania Colony, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1756 (Age 38 years) 
    Family ID F1908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 EVANS, Susan,   b. 1745, Bucks County, Pennnsylvania Colony, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1783, Greene County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 1765  Bucks County, Pennnsylvania Colony, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 9, 10] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 22 years and 6 months - She : ~ 20 years. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Wife's death 
    Children 
    +  1. Male DAY, John Jr.,   b. 31 Jan 1768, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1839, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
       2. Male DAY, Thomas,   b. 1770, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >  3. Male DAY, Jesse L.,   b. 25 Sep 1771, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1835, Rhea County, Tennesse, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    >  4. Male DAY, David,   b. 1 Aug 1773, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1862, Morgan County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
       5. Male DAY, Joseph,   b. 1775, Botetourt County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1820, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
       6. Male DAY, Levi,   b. 9 Sep 1776, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1854, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
       7. Male DAY, Stephen,   b. 1779, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1811, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    >  8. Female DAY, Mary,   b. Abt 1781, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >  9. Female DAY, Hannah,   b. 1783, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >10. Male DAY, Nehemiah,   b. 1783, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1810, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
    Family ID F1906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2021 

    Family 2 DRINNEN, Esther,   b. 1748   d. 1835 (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 1784  [1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 41 years and 6 months - She : ~ 36 years. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
    >  1. Female DAY, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1786, Bucks County, Pennnsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       2. Female DAY, Esther Mehettibelle,   b. 1797, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850 (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F1907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2021 

  • Notes 
    • (Research):He may have moved from Culpepper Co. to the Greenbrier River location earlier than 1775. If so, that location was in Augusta Co., Colony of VA, prior to 1770. Look for land records.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Jun 1742 - Bucks County, Pennnsylvania Colony, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1765 - Bucks County, Pennnsylvania Colony, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsStory - Indian Attack - Between 1770 and 1775 - Botetourt County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - on 68 acres on both sides of the Greenbrier River, surveyed in 1774, - From 1774 to 1785 - Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Revolutionary War as an Ensign and Indian Spy in several deployments - Between 1775 and 1783 - Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsStory - Revolutionary War Service - Between 1775 and 1783 - Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - for the remainder of his life on the headwaters of Bent Creek (near present day Whitesburg, Hamblen County, TN) - From 1785 to 1833 - Greene County, State of Franklin (Tennessee), USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    7900 Stagecoach Rd.
    Whitesburg, Tennessee 37891
    USA - 1833 - Bent Creek Cemetery, Whitesburg, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Dec 1833 - Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1082] Payne, Joe, Internet - Christopher Day, (http://www.joepayne.org/aol/christop.htm), 4 Nov 2017, accessed 23 October 2017).

    2. [S1179] Zack F. Taylor Jr., Research Report - Christopher Day, 20 Mar 2019, p. 2.

    3. [S1183] Tennessee. Jefferson County., Court Records - TN - Jefferson County, 26 Mar 2019, Vol. 9: p 275, Oaths concerning John Day I deceased, 10 March 1834.
      Court Minutes - Jefferson County, TN - John Day I      		 Court Minutes - Jefferson County, TN - John Day I


    4. [S1185] Military Records - Revolutionary War - Pensions (Fold3), (Fold3. https://www.fold3.com/title/467/revolutionary-war-pensions : 2008.), 30 Mar 2019, (https://www.fold3.com/title/467/revolutionary-war-pensions : accessed 30 March 2019); John Day, Pension #S.3252, Roll 0773.
      Revolutionary War Records - John Day I      		 Revolutionary War Records - John Day I


    5. [S1427] Judy Parsons Smith, editor, Book - Windows Into Our Past, Vol. 1, (https://issuu.com/judyparsonssmith/docs/volume1: 1995), 15 Jan 2021, p 47-49. accessed 15 January 2021.
      Windows Into Our Past, Vol 1      		 Windows Into Our Past, Vol 1


    6. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 21 Apr 2019, accessed 21 April 2019<, John Day, Memorial #41014882.

    7. [S1517] Mary B. Kegley and F. B. Kegley, Book - Early Adventures on the Western Waters (VA & WV), (Orange, Virginia: Green Publishers, Inc., 1980.), 28 Jun 2022, p 19.

    8. [S1184] Tennessee. Jefferson County., Wills - TN - Jefferson County - Will & Probate Records 1779-2008 (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatetn/ : 2015.), 27 Mar 2019, Book #3, 1826-1840, p 285, Esther Day; (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/usprobatetn/ : accessed 27 March 2019).
      Probate Record - John Day I      		 Probate Record - John Day I


    9. [S1179] Zack F. Taylor Jr., Research Report - Christopher Day, 20 Mar 2019, p. 4.

    10. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 21 Apr 2019, accessed 21 April 2019<, Mary Susan "Polly" Evans Day, Memorial #44091772.

    11. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 21 Apr 2019, accessed 21 April 2019<, Esther Drinnen Day, Memorial #106251891.


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