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Letitia (Thompson) Cannon (1753 - 1832)

Letitia Cannon formerly Thompson
Born in Guilford, North Carolinamap [uncertain]
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
Sister of , , , , , , and
Wife of — married about 1780 in Guilford, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , and
Died at age 78 in Williamson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Letitia Thompson was born on August 29, 1753.[1] She was the daughter of Robert Thompson.[2] She may have been born in Guilford County, North Carolina, or brought their as a very young girl. Her father appears in Guilford County beginning in 1755.[3]

She married Minos Cannon in about 1780 in Guilford County, North Carolina.[4] Their first child -- Newton Cannon, who was later to become one of the early Governors of Tennessee -- was born in Guilford County on May 22, 1781.[5]

In 1790, this family headed by Minos Cannon was living next to the family of Letitia's sister Rebekah -- in the household headed by Rebekah's husband Isaac Wright -- in Guilford County, North Carolina.[6] By 1820, the families of both Minos Cannon and their son Newton Cannon appear living next to each other in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee.[7]

Letitia made her will on November 21, 1831, and it was probated in Williamson County in April 1832.[8] Although her gravestone indicates that she died on January 11, 1830,[9] the correct date actually appears to be January 11, 1832.

Children

Children of Letitia and Minos Cannon include:

  1. Newton Cannon, b. 1781, d. 1841
  2. Clement Cannon, b. 1783, d. 1860
  3. Euphamia ("Famey") Cannon, b. 1788, m. Samuel Gentry, m. Thomas Cheatham, d. 1855
  4. Robert Cannon, b. abt 1790
  5. Letitia Cannon, m. Abraham Morton
  6. Thompson Cannon
  7. Minos Cannon

Of these, Famey, Letitia, and Minos are named in her will.[8] Newton, Clement, Famey, Robert, Letitia, and Thompson are named in her husband Minos' will.[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ Wright Family Bible Record; images, Tennessee State Library & Archives, “Lists of Family Bible Records,” database with images (https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/database-tn-research/bible-records-pending : accessed 1 Feb 2020), Bible Location: Wright 1, file Wright 1.pdf; owner: Rebekah Jetton, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1959.
  2. ↑ Worth S. Ray, Tennessee Cousins : A History of Tennessee People (Austin, TX: Worth S. Ray, 1950), 685-86; images, Hathitrust Digital Library, (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015002678640 : accessed 12 Jan 2020).
  3. ↑ See profile of Robert Thompson.
  4. ↑ Ancestry, "North American Family Histories, 1500-200," database with images, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290458-00134/3690603 : accessed 24 Apr 2020), D>Daughters of the American Revolution>Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 151 : 1919>Minos Cannon.
  5. ↑ Ancestry, Find a Grave, database with images, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8040523 : accessed 25 Apr 2020), memorial 8040523, Newton Cannon (1781-1841), Newton Cannon Cemetery, Allison, Williamson County, Tennessee; gravestone images by Thomas Fisher.
  6. ↑ 1790 U.S. census, Guilford County, North Carolina, [township not stated], p. 502 (penned), Minos Cannon; image, FamilySearch.org, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YY8-SLTD : accessed 31 Mar 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M637, roll 7.
  7. ↑ 1820 U.S. census, Williamson County, Tennessee, Franklin, p. 56 (penned), Minos Cannon and Newton Cannon; image, FamilySearch.org, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB8-2MJ : accessed 25 Apr 2020); citing NARA micofilm publication M33, roll 125.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 FamilySearch, "Probate, divorce and original wills records, 1800-1899," images, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-2J9S-78 : accessed 24 Apr 2020), Williamson>Probate and Divorce Records, 1800-1899>Calhoon, Robert W-Cannon, Mary>Letitia Cannon; Will dated 21 Nov 1831, probated Apr 1832; FHL microfilm 2,074,182.
  9. ↑ Ancestry, Find A Grave, database with images, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112155035 : accessed 24 Apr 2020), memorial 112155035, Letitia Thompson Cannon (1753-1830[sic]), Newton Cannon Cemetery, Allisona, Williamson County, Tennessee; gravestone image by Fred Ryan.
  10. ↑ FamilySearch, "Tennessee Probate Court Files, 1795-1955," images, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-27DP-R : accessed 25 Apr 2020), Williamson County Court>Wills 1800-1899>Adkin, Ames - Ezell R.L.>Minos Cannon, 19 Jan 1828; FHL microfilm 2,073,574.




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