1. Headstone shows date of birth as 1 Jun 1801, but, family says he was born 26 Jul 1812.
2. John Andrew died as a result of his being thrown from a horse in Davis County, Utah.
1. Alternate date of birth: 26 Jul 1812, but, headstone has 1 Jun 1801.
2. John was killed by being thrown from a horse.
1. After Elizabeth's husband died, she and her sons, moved to Randolph, Utah and one sone Ephraim stayed and helped his mother. Others left and went into Idaho Territory. [Janet Chadwick]
1. Rebecca died young.
1. Information from Janet Chadwick... LDS records.
1. There was a George Maddox, Family #862 in the 1850 Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Census with a female named Unity, age 35, born in South Carolina: David, male, age 11, born in Alabama: William, male, age 7, born in Alabama: Benjamin, male, age 3, born in Alabama: Mary E, female, age 1, born in Alabama. Chandler and Peggy Maddox Family #867 were living next door. It is possible that this "Unity" was sister to George.....but, not proven...only an uneducated guess! But, until someone can come up with a better answer, I'll just use my own theory!
1. From Janelle Foster's Pedigree Chart.
2. John was a traveler, moving from South Carolina to Old Tryon County, North Carolina, to Jonesboro, Tennessee, White County, Tennessee in 1806 and then back to South Carolina.
3. From the Pendleton Court records 9 Aug 1790, a suit was brought against John for absolutely refusing to comply with the census law. He refused to list his family and did not appreciate the government meddling in his affairs.
4. The case was dismissed 9 Nov 1799 with costs. He must have thought that would have been too much of a headache.
5. John is buried in the Armstrong Family Cemetery near Barkers Creek, le River, Anderson County, South Carolina according to Janet Chadwick.
1. Janelle Foster reports that Jane Barr was born in Virginia.
2. Jane Barr McMinn lived to be 109 years old.
1. Information from Janet Chadwick.
1. List of children from Willard, Box Elder, Utah records sent by Janet Chadwick.
William "Abram" Abraham MC MINN
1. "Abram" moved to Alabama.
2. Source records of: Noma Lee McMinn Taylor
Janelle Foster
Family Group Sheet Wanda H. Arnold of Lubbock, Texas
Effie McMinn Lyda.
1. Mary's surname could be spelled "Byers".
2. Red Anthony shows place of birth as North Carolina.
3. Mary's Post Office Address was Astons Store, Alabama. [No longer exists]
4. The 1830 Census - Alabama - Marion County.
1. Information from Wanda H. Arnold (Family Group Sheet), 1981 Notes (Bunkum) of Mrs. Effie McMinn Lyda.
1. Mary moved to Mississippi.
1. William Johnson migrated from England to South Carolina prior to 1775. He later moved to North Carolina and about 1800 to Barren County, Kentucky.
2. Tradition says that William frought in the American Revolution but the D.A.R. has only accepted his patriot's service. He was paid for a horse lost in public service.
3. William left a Will in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
1. There has never been any documentation for the initial "A" or the middle name "Andrew", but it has been tossed around a lot so I will leave it posted in hopes that someone out there will see it and will either prove or disprove it. There is no initial on his estate, deeds, census, tombstones, or church records.
2. John traveled to White County, Tennessee in 1806.
3. He was a surveyor and a descendant of his who died in 1929 had surveying tools that went back four generations, believed to belong to John A.
4. Court Minutes from Buncombe County, NC, 1798-1815, p. 403. Wife Elizabeth McMinm, adm. of estate. Deed Book 16, p 44, named Elizabeth and sons selling land.
5. Alternate place of burial according to Janelle Foster Family Group Sheet and Mrs. Effie McMinn Lyda: Sandy Run Church, Henderson, North Carolina...and still another: Old Green River Church Cemetery. Later, Janelle believes he is probably buried in an unmarked grave on property he owned on the East side of Bat Fork Creek. [This theory is most likely] In 1825 his wife Elizabeth and heirs sold this land to John Justus and the adjoining tract to Robert Jones.
6. John & Elizabeth had 30 grandchildren.
7. Sources from North Carolina Census 1790 - 1800, Times-News Hendersonville, NC, Monday 28 May 1984 by Noma Lee McMinn Taylor, Janelle Foster Family Group Sheets, & Mrs. Effie McMinn Lyda.
8. Some researcchers believe that John A. McMinn is buried in an unmarked grave on property he owned on the East side of Bat Fork Creek, that his wife Elizabeth & heirs sold this land to John Justice and an adjoinging tract to Robert Jones in 1825.
Elizabeth "Betsy" Jane ROBINSON
1. Sue Berry reports that Elizabeth's tombstone was hit by lightning and the cement slab is turned sideways. Crumpled stones were all that was left as of 2 Feb 2000.
2. She is buried a short distance from her husband's land.
3. She applied for money at her husband's death, received $100.00 and lost it. She received another $l00.00 the same day.
1. At least one source lists James with middle initial "R", others "Robert"...not proven.
2. Alternate date of birth: 1780 as reported by Emily McMinn Lively.
3. Alternate date of death: 2 Jun 1865....buried in the Church of Christ Cemetery 1-Mile on Right on Spring Creek, Tennessee.
4. James fought in the War of 1812.
5. William Metcalfe called for Volunteers in Franklin County, Tennessee, in October 1814 to supply his Tennessee Militia to defend New Orleans in an expected battle with the British. James McMinn mustered into service at Fayetteville on 28 Sep 1814 for 12 months. He served almost 7 months, was discharged 13 Apr 1815 at Colberts Ferry. He was in Captain John Hutchins Company, 2nd Regiment of Tennessee Mounted Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Thomas Williamson, under General John Coffee. Coffee led his Mounted Volunteers in the famous nighttime charge ordered by General Jackson to stop the advance of the British. The attack was at 8:00 pm 23 Dec 1814 and it ended about 11:00 pm with the withdrawal of the British. This was hand to hand combat in the darkness, some were killed by friendly fire, the Americans lost 24 men killed, 115 wounded. This was several days before the actual Battle of New Orleans, and gave Jackson time to establish his line of defense. According to James McMinn's papers, he was in the Battle of New Orleans. Papers showed that in the big Battle of New Orleans on 8 Jan 1815, Coffee's company defended the left of Jackson's line, General Carroll's company defended the heavy charges to the center of the American line. The brothers, James and Jesse McMinn were in these battles, but William had died a couple of weeks earlier. [Red Anthony]
6. He settled around Bedford County, Tennessee.
7. Sources: Janell Foster
Wanda H. Arnold - Group Sheet
Effie McMinn Lyda
Deborah Clinton Congdon
Red Anthony8. John Lee Fults, 11027 Rockcliff Drive, Huntsville, AL 35810 writes that the McMinn brothers (Robert, Samuel, and Nicholas) married Chaffin sisters (Pernetti, Phoebe, and Cornelia), and their descendants are written up in the Chaffin book on pages 89 through 99 and 101 through 103.
9. Red Anthony reports that James sold his property, 300 acres in Buncombe County on Little River 10-12-1810 to Leon Blythe, who he thinks was a brother-in-law. This land came from his mother Jane K. McMinn, she received it in 1807 from her brother, James Kuykendall, as part of the estate of Abraham Kuykendall, their father.
1. Red Anthony gives Elizabeth's date and place of death as 7 Jul 1873 at Piney, Dickson, Tennessee
2. Janelle Foster gives 17 Jul 1878, Tennessee.
1. In 1849 James was working some place on the Mississippi River and was not married at that time.
2. James was in The Battle of New Orleans 8 Jan 1815.