Person:James Surguine (1)

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Maj. James Surguine, of Hawkins Co., TN
b.1770
d.Bef 1830
  • HMaj. James Surguine, of Hawkins Co., TN1770 - Bef 1830
  • WMargaret ErwinAbt 1779 - 1860
m. 1793
  1. Mary "Polly" Surguine1794 - 1861
Facts and Events
Name Maj. James Surguine, of Hawkins Co., TN
Alt Name James Surgoyne
Gender Male
Birth? 1770
Marriage 1793 to Margaret Erwin
Death? Bef 1830 [wife listed as head of household in Census]

About James Surguine

Surgoinsville, a town in Hawkins County, Tennessee was incorporated in 1815, and was named for its founder, Major James Surguine, who was a French Huguenot.

References
  1.   Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895.

    Name James Surguine
    Residence Date 1809
    Residence Place Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

  2.   Tennessee, United States. Early Land Registers, 1778-1927.

    Name James Surgoyne
    Register Date 20 Jul 1808
    Register Place Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

    Image:Land Record of James Surguine 1808 Hawkins Co TN.jpg

  3.   Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: [database online] (not considered a reliable primary source). (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004).

    Name James E Suguine [James E Surguine]
    Gender Male
    Birth Year 1770
    Spouse Name Margaret Srwin [Erwin]
    Spouse Birth Place VA
    Spouse Birth Year 1779
    Marriage Year 1793
    Number Pages 1

  4.   Moore, Mary Brown Daniel. Record of Commissions of Officers in the Tennessee Militia, 1796-1815. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977).

    Hawkins County Regiments Commissioned

    Surguine, James.... Captain... August 15, 1797