Severn Donelson (1773 - 1818)

Born Aug 1773 in Acomac, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Rucker) Donelson — married 1801 in Davidson County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died Oct 1818 at age 45 in Cloverbottom, Davidson, Tennessee

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Biography

Name

Name: Severn /Donelson/

Birth

Birth Date: AUG 1773

Place: of Acomac City, VA

Death

Death Date: OCT 1818

Place: of, Clover Bottom, Davidson, TN

• Date of death is 9/15/1818 on findagrave.com.^[1]

WILL INDEX FOR TENNESSEE:

Severn Donelson 1819 wb-7-330 Davidson Co., TN

Severn Donelson 1838 wb-12-21 Davidson Co., TN

Burial

Burial Place: Hermitage, Presbyterian Church, Davidson, TN

Notes

Family records from Sharon McPherson, Hermitage, Tennessee.^[2]

See family #9 in McPherson information.

(The family was moved from the Bettie (Mrs. W. A.) Donelson Farm at Hermitage, Tenn. (SW of Cleveland Hall) on Nov. 1948 to final interment at Hermitage Church cemetery.

Family Cemetery ...

Mrs. Phila Ann Consort of Capt. Stockley Donelson and daughter of Doct. William P. Lawrence. (16 July 1809 - 28 Feb 1851)

Emily Donelson consort of A. J. Donelson (June 1807-19 Dec 1836)

Ann Handy Martin (30 Oct 1834-Feb 1837) and Catherine Martin (13 July 1799-16 Apr 1836) (two in one grave)

Mrs. Mary, consort Capt. John Donelson, (18 May 1763-16 Nov 1848)

Capt. John Donelson Born Acomac City, Virginia. (7 Apr 1755- 21 Apr 1830)

Elizabeth consort of William died Oct. 1841 age 31

Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson 20 May 1772- 9 Apr 1847)

two illegible

William Eastin 1784-1829

Susanna Eastin 1812-1823

Tabitha Smith Eastin 1824-1816

Rachel Jackson Martin (2 Nov 1827-8 Jan 1848)

Lewis Jackson Randolph, son of Lewis and E. A. Randalph (10 Mar 1836-3 Jun 1841)

Jane JRD

Rachel consort of William Donelson (8 Apr 1803-16 Sep 1824)

Elizabeth consort of Severn (8 Jun 1781 -31 Mar 1898)

Severn consort of Elizabeth born Aug. ___ died Oct. 1818.

Set apart is a new granite headstone

Memory of Rachel Stockely Donelson born Va. 1715-died 1794;

and

Jone Donelson born Va. 1718 killed by Indians in KY 1785.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6639324/severn-donelson. Find A Grave: Memorial #6639324
2. ↑ Aiken, Leona Taylor. Donelson, Tennessee: Its History and Landmarks., Pg 324.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Merilee Burton for creating this WikiTree profile.