Person:John Tanner (32)

Research Notes

• 12 Mar 1780 - Fayette county survey was done for a 1,000-acre tract of land for John Tanner (Land Office Treasury Warrant No. 4177) and was entered on July 3, 1780, in the county of Fayette on the waters of the Licking River.
• 1781 - John Tanner had a station called Tanner's Station located 80 yards from General Green Clay's residence (on land that later would become Whitehall), six miles from Richmond, which at the time was in Lincoln County, Virginia (now Kentucky).
• 18 Nov 1781 - Green Clay had a land entry of 5,000 acres on the watercourse of Tates and Jack's Creek. John Tanner had land north and west of this property. Green Clay was involved with both John and David Tanner in several deeds and court cases in Fayette, Lincoln, and Madison counties during the 1780s and 1790s.
• 6 Jan 1784 - Lincoln county, Kentucky land grant for 400 acres on Otter Creek and another 1,000 acres.
• 11 Feb 1784 - Fayette county, Kentucky land grant for 400 acres on Four Mile Creek.
• 3 Oct 1785 - Fayette county, Kentucky land grant for 1,000 acres on the Licking River. Daniel Boone signed the survey and Samuel and Daniel Morgan and Jesse Bryan Boone were mentioned as chairmen and marker, respectively, for this survey.
• 18 Jun 1786 - John Tanner, Jr., sold his plantation of 1,200 acres to Green Clay.
• 24 Oct 1786 - Madison County deed from John Tanner to Archibald Woods was proven by Samuel Estill and John South.
• 22 May 1787 - Madison County deed from John Tanner to Charles Ballew was proven by Absolom Crook. Also, on this date a deed from John Tanner to Absolom Crook was proven by John White.
• 22 Aug 1788 - Madison County, John and Rachel Tanner sold land to Archibald Woods. On this same date John and Rachel Tanner deeded land to David Crews, William Hoy, and Charles Ballou in Madison County.
• 2 Sep 1789 - Madison County, John and Rachel Tanner deeded land to James Hendricks.
• 6 Sep 1790 - Madison County mortgage from Higgason Grubbs to John Tanner, Jr. These two men were involved in 10 suits over this mortgage until November 1, 1791.
• In 1785 Tanner's Station was sold to Green Clay, which was located on land that was adjacent to Clay's.
• 12 Jun 1806 - Fayette County court case involving John Tanner, Jr. and Green Clay. Clay received 400 acres of land in Garrard County from John Tanner, Jr. It seems that most of the land in Kentucky that Tanner acquired was eventually sold or lost in court cases to Green Clay. Green Clay, a second cousin to Henry Clay, became the wealthiest man in Kentucky during this time, in large because of his land purchases.

• As a result of having land and living near Boonesborough, John Tanner, Jr.'s name is etched in the monument that stands in front of Fort Boonesborough today.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Recorded, in Spencer, John H., and Burrilla B. Spencer. A history of Kentucky Baptists: from 1769 to 1885, including more than 800 biographical sketches. (Cincinnati, Ohio: J. R. Baumes, 1886).

   ... About 1795, John Tanner, a man of good preaching talent, but of a restless, aspiring temper, succeeded in persuading James Rucker, a good pious old preacher, whose daughter he had married, that the Baptists in Kentucky had become very corrupt. He and Rucker, therefore, determined to form "a new, pure and separate church." They induced a few members of Old Clear Creek church in Woodford county, of which they were members at the time, to join with them. They also prevailed on John Penny to join with them, in the new organization. They constituted a church on Salt river, not far from Mr. Penny's residence, under the appellation of the "Reformed Baptist church." It held no correspondence with other Baptist churches, and received members only by "experience and good character." Mr. Penny was induced to take the pastoral care of this immaculate church. This was probably his first pastorate. It was not long before the church was rent with internal dissensions, and was dissolved, in 1798. ...
   
   ... Mr. Tanner soon moved to Shelby county [Missouri], from whence, after a brief period, he emigrated to Missouri, and settled near New Madrid. From this settlement most of the people were frightened away by a series of violent earthquakes which occurred in 1811. Mr. Tanner moved to the neighborhood of Cape Gerrardeau, where he died, in 1812. ...
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   [Note: there is more on Rev. Tanner in this source]

2. ↑ Hussey, Marguerite Carleton. The family of Rev. John Tanner, Baptist preacher: Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri. (Berkeley, Calif.?: unknown, 1972?).
3. ↑ .

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