Person:John Givens (14)

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Maj. John Givens
b.2 May 1782 Virginia
m. 26 Dec 1780
  1. Maj. John Givens1782 - 1818
  2. William Givens1783 - Bef 1815
  3. Lettice Givens1785 -
  4. Samuel Givens1787 -
  5. Margaret Givens1789 - Bef 1815
  6. James Givens1790 - Bef 1815
  7. Alexander Givens1792 -
  8. Jane "Jenny" Givens1793 -
  9. Mathew Givens1796 - 1867
  10. Betsy Godman Givens1804 - Bef 1815
  • HMaj. John Givens1782 - 1818
  • WRuth Givens1783 - 1850
m. 25 Mar 1807
  1. Isabella GivensAft 1807 -
  2. George GivensAft 1807 -
  3. Marietta "Maria" GivensAbt 1812 - Bef 1840
Facts and Events
Name Maj. John Givens
Gender Male
Birth? 2 May 1782 Virginia
Marriage 25 Mar 1807 Lincoln County, Kentuckyto Ruth Givens
Will[4] 3 Aug 1818 Harrison County, Kentucky
Death[1] 10 Aug 1818 Harrison County, Kentucky[probate]
Probate[4] Oct 1818 Harrison County, Kentucky

Will Abstract

Harrison County, Kentucky Will Abstracts
JOHN GIVENS-Will Book A, Page 417
Names wife, Ruth; sons, George Givens, Alexander, James; daughters, Isabella, Letitia and Maria; brother, Alexandra; brother-in-law, Francis Grey.
Written August 3, 1818; Probated October, 1818.
Executors-Ruth Givens (wife) Alexander Givens, Francis Grey.
Witnesses-William Botkins, John Chinn.
Source: frontierfolk.net - Harrison County, Kentucky Will Abstracts
References
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    Court Record Abstract, in Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer. Kentucky records: early wills and marriages, copied from court house records by regents, historians and the state historian; old bible records and tombstone inscriptions; records from Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Daviess, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby counties. (Lexington, Kentucky: Keystone Printery, Inc., c1932), 2:114, Secondary quality.
    Isham Talbott vs Geo. Givens' Hrs.

    Alexander Givens, Matthew Givens, Samuel Givens, Jane Givens, Francis Gray and Lettice Gray, his wife, late Givens, hrs. of Geo. Givens, decd., Benj. Hendricks, Robt. Cummings and Samuel McMillan claim title of land claimed by your orator, Isham Talbott. Dated Dec. 29, 1815.

  2.   Family Recorded, in Perrin, William Henry, ed. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky. (Chicago, IL, USA: O. L. Baskin, 1882)
    454.

    ... The best woman I ever knew in my life lives just over the way; she is of a highly respected family, her husband, Maj. John Givens, having died while a member of the Legislature, and although she has six children, there is an ample estate to take care of them. ...

  3.   Family Recorded, in Boyd, L. (Mrs.). Chronicles of Cynthiana : and other chronicles. (Cincinnati, Ohio: Robert Clarke & Co, 1894)
    45.

    ... The Givens family is of Scotch-Irish descent, and came first to Virginia, from what part of Ireland is not known. George Givens, grandfather of George Givens, of this town, came to Bourbon county, and built a house on Silas creek, which is part of the division line between Harrison and Bourbon. ...

    ... John Givens, brother to George Givens's grandfather, represented his county twice in the legislature. ...

  4. 4.0 4.1 Will Abstract of John Givens, in Source Needed.

    Will of John Givens
    Wife: Ruth
    My children: George Givens, Alexander Givens, James Givens, Isabella Givens, Lettita Givens, Maria Givens- as they come of lawful age
    Executors: Wife Ruth and brother Alexander Givens, my brother in law Francis Gray
    Written: August 3 1818 Probated: October 1818
    Volume I, page 417

  5.   Find A Grave.

    John Givens
    Birth 2 May 1782
    Death 10 Aug 1818 (aged 36)
    Burial: Paris Cemetery
    Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130035223