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Facts and Events
| Name[1] |
Sherrod Jean |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
1761 |
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA |
| Marriage |
20 Feb 1785 |
Caswell County, North Carolina, USAto Rosanah Lea |
| Residence? |
Bef 1828 |
Wilkes, Georgia, USA |
| Residence? |
Bet 1828 and 1844 |
Pickens, South Carolina, USA |
| Death? |
15 Jan 1844 |
Pickens, South Carolina, USA |
Sherrod Gean was born in 1761 in Bute County, NC (this later became Franklin County, NC). He entered the military service in 1779, serving as a volunteer for his father. His last tour ended about Aug 1882. Sherrod married Rosanah Lea on20 Feb 1785. They had at least one son, who evidently died while they lived in Wilkes County, GA. There is a note in "Early Records of Georgia, Vol 2, that includes receipts from Phillip & William Geans....concerning the estate of William Lea (possibly Rosanah's father?) About 1828, Sherrod moved to Pickens District, SC, near his brother Burrell, as stated in Burrell's application for his pension after he died as his only living relative by 1853. His widow and only surviving son were dead, the son having died in 1847. Sherrod died 15 Jan 1844, and Burrell was established as his only living heir on 26 Sep 1853. (One of the witnesses to their kinship was Elizabeth League who stated in 1853 she lived near and knew them to be brothers in Pickens District, SC.
References
- ↑ Clara Haines. Family History - Jaynes - Visit Our Family Tree. (Name: Name: Name: Clara Haines; Location: El Reno, Oklahoma, USA; Date:1999;;;)
A Jaynes Family p.2.
The only proven sibling of Burrell is Sherrod Gean who applied for aRevolutionary War pension on 4 Oct 1834 (#R3960) in Pickens, SC. Sherrod states he was born 1761 in the part of Bute County, NC that was later divided into Franklin County, NC. This is where he lived in 1779 when he first entered the service. One of his tours was as a volunteer for his "father" unfortuantely, he didn't name him. His last tour ended about Aug. 1782, and thereafter he moved to Wilkes County, GA.Sherrod married and had at least one son, but both evidently had died while he lived in Wilkes according to his pension papers. One marriage found in Caswell Co., NC was for Sherrod Jean & Rosanah Lea who married 20 Feb 1785.....About 1832, Sherrod moved to Pickens Dist. SC near his brother, Burrell. Sherrod died 15 Jan 1844, and Burrell was established as his only living heir on 26 Sept 1853. One of the witnesses to establish the relationship was an Elizabeth League in 1853 in Pickens, SC. who stated she lived near and knew them to be brothers in NC.
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