Capt.
John Spann Family
Ireland and North
Carolina
John Spann
(Capt.)
b. 1689 Dublin, Caven Co., Ireland
d. aft 1769, Dobbs County, NC
m. Mary
? abt 1716 in Ireland
b. ?
d. aft 1770, Dobbs County, N.C.
father: ? unknown
mother: ?
| Children | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| John "The Elder" Spann | b. 1719 (? Surry Co., Co., N. C. or Ireland) | d. aft 1795 Wilkes Co., GA | m. Sara Smith |
| William Spann | b. 1721 (? Surry Co., Co., N. C. or Ireland) | d. aft. 1756 Sussex Co., VA | m. |
| Richard Spann,(Capt.) | b. 1729 Mount Royal, Northampton Co., N. C. | d. bef Sep 1774 Northampton Co., N. C. | m. Sarah Stuart 1748 Brunswick Co., VA (daughter of Charles Stuart, of Bristol, England) had six children |
There has been a major change in the identified
immigrant ancestor which would be Capt. John Spann who came directly
from Dublin, Ireland to settle in North Carolina according to Joe
Spann. He claims that John Spann along with his brothers was an
alumni of Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. The family
was supposed to have been a prominent English family which included an
uncle Jonathan Spann. [Joe Spann, GENforum Jan. 6, 2003]
1705, May - John Spann enters study at
Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. He received no degree which
may have caused a split with his father. His father and two
brothers were also alumni of Trinity College, [Joe Spann, rootsweb.com
- 15 Jun 2005 -
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.spann/560/mb.ashx]
1723 - Joe Spann says in a GENforum email of
August 28, 2000.
"William Spann (b.@1768) who married Letisha Hyde was a son of Capt.
Richard Spann (b.@1729) and a grandson of Capt. John Spann (b.1689).
Captain John Spann immigrated directly from Dublin, Ireland to North
Carolina in about 1723." If this immigration date is correct then
the children's birth date above is wrong or the oldest were born in
Ireland. His wife and at least the oldest son would have had to
come with him to North Carolina.
1725 - John Spann lived in old Bertie County, N.C. This county included at that time the present counties of Bertie, Northampton and part of Hertford.
1725, 29 May - John Spann was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Bertie County.
1727 - Captain John Spann was appointed a Vestryman for the Northwest Parish of Bertie County. At the same time other persons appointed were Benjamin Hill, Richard Pace, Joseph Lane and Major Barnaby McKennie. Northhampton at this time included this parish.
1727, January 24 - John Spann signed his name
as a witness to the will of Robert Smith of Bertie County. [North
Carolina County Note Book, Vol. 7. page 16]
1727 - John Spann served as a juror in the Court of General Sessions at Edenton, N.C. [North Carolina records.]
1739, March 2 -John Spann petitioned for a patent of 640 acres of land in Edgecombe County. [North Carolina Land Records]
1740 - John Spann was listed as a jurymen for Bertie and Edgecombe Counties.
1754- John sold his property in Mount Royal to
his son Richard Spann. He may have lived with Richard for a
period of time before he moved onto Dobbs County, N. C.
1758 -
1769- John Spann appears in a tax list of
Dobbs County. Even though many researchers believe that Capt.
John Spann died about this date in Dobbs County, N. C. there are
no records available to prove this since the courthouse burned three
times.
Richard is proved to be the son of Capt. John Spann through Deed Book 2, page 181, Northampton County, North Carolina.
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