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John Gannaway/Ganaway, Jr.[1]

Male 1720 - 1772  (51 years)


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  • Name John Gannaway/Ganaway 
    • Colonel John Gannaway Jr. served as the Commander of the Buckingham Provincial Militia during the French & Indian War.
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 2 Aug 1720  New Kent County, Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1772  Buckingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4535  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2018 

    Father John Gannaway/Ganaway, Sr.,   b. 1690, Bath, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1783, Buckingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Zaida Larriategui,   b. Est 1690,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary McBee/Magby/Mocobee/Mocaboy/McGehee/McGregor,   b. 1731, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1793, Buckingham Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 1746  New Kent County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John Gannaway and Mary MacGregor Gannaway had 14 Children John & Mary (MacGregor) Gannaway Jr. were married in 1746 at New Kent County, Virginia. Fourteen (14) children born of their union: William Gannaway born on April 26, 1747, died on May 30, 1800, Captain John E. Gannaway III born on April 11, 1748, died in 1798, Catherine (Gannaway) Sanders born on January 4, 1750, died in 1808, Thomas Gannaway born on May 8, 1751, died in 1819, Gregory Gannaway born on May 8, 1753, died on August 24, 1804, Mary (Gannaway) Johns born on May 18, 1754, died on March 2, 1845, Robert Gannaway born on September 7, 1756, died in April 1804, Frances (Gannaway) Morgan born on March 6, 1759, died in 1793, Edmund "Money" Gannaway born on June 6, 1760, died in 1822, Sally (Gannaway) Walker born on July 19, 1761, Elizabeth (Gannaway) Seay born on September 24, 1764, Susannah (Gannaway) Walker born on February 9, 1768, Marmaduke Gannaway born on January 1, 1770, and Fergus Gannaway born on November 1, 1771. All of the Gannaway children were born at New Kent County, Virginia.
    Children 
    +1. Captain John E. Gannaway/Ganaway, III,   b. 11 Apr 1748, New Kent Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1798  (Age 49 years)
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2016 
    Family ID F1660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78007794.
      John Gannaway, Jr.
      Birth: Aug. 2, 1720
      Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
      Death: 1772, Buckingham County, Virginia
      Son of John Gannaway and Zaida Larriategui.
      COLONEL JOHN & MARY (MacGREGOR) GANNAWAY JR.
      John Gannaway Jr. was born on August 2, 1720 in New Kent County, Virginia. Mary (MacGregor) Gannaway was born in 1731 at Aberdeen, Scotland.
      John & Mary (MacGregor) Gannaway Jr. were married in 1746 at New Kent County, Virginia. Fourteen (14) children born of their union: William Gannaway born on April 26, 1747, died on May 30, 1800, Captain John E. Gannaway III born on April 11, 1748, died in 1798, Catherine (Gannaway) Sanders born on January 4, 1750, died in 1808, Thomas Gannaway born on May 8, 1751, died in 1819, Gregory Gannaway born on May 8, 1753, died on August 24, 1804, Mary (Gannaway) Johns born on May 18, 1754, died on March 2, 1845, Robert Gannaway born on September 7, 1756, died in April 1804, Frances (Gannaway) Morgan born on March 6, 1759, died in 1793, Edmund "Money" Gannaway born on June 6, 1760, died in 1822, Sally (Gannaway) Walker born on July 19, 1761, Elizabeth (Gannaway) Seay born on September 24, 1764, Susannah (Gannaway) Walker born on February 9, 1768, Marmaduke Gannaway born on January 1, 1770, and Fergus Gannaway born on November 1, 1771. All of the Gannaway children were born at New Kent County, Virginia. Colonel John Gannaway Jr. served as the Commander of the Buckingham Provincial Militia during the French & Indian War. On October 25, 1756, John, along with his father, John Gannaway Sr., and their neighbor, Roger Williams, were the witnesses and signatories of his uncle by marriage, Thomas Anderson's will at Albemarle County - Agnus (Gannaway) Anderson was his paternal aunt. John's father also posted the security bond to insure that Thomas & Agnus' sons, Charles Anderson, Gideon Anderson, and William Anderson perform their duties as executors of Thomas' estate.
      John Jr. & Mary's son, William Gannaway married Elizabeth (Wright) Gannaway, the daughter of George & Elizabeth (Shepard) Wright, in 1774 at Cumberland County, Virginia. Twelve (12) children were born of their union: Mary (Gannaway) Williams born in 1775, died in 1839, Betsy (Gannaway) Love born about 1776, died in 1813, who married Judge William Love, Sally (Gannaway) Gannaway born on March 10, 1780, died on August 12, 1881, who in 1801 married a cousin, Reverend Robertson Gannaway, (the son of Private Gregory & Rhoda (Robertson) Gannaway), Catherine (Gannaway) Brownloe born in December 1780, died in 1817, Susanna (Gannaway) Atkins who married Joseph Atkins, Patty (Gannaway) Rigers, John Gannaway who died in 1850 at Wythe County, Virginia, and who married (---) (Barringer) Gannaway, Captain William Gannaway II born on December 21, 1783, died in 1814, Seymor Gannaway, Thomas Gannaway, Patty (Gannaway) Rigers, Frances (Gannaway) Atkins, and Nancy (Gannaway) Hamilton who on August 21, 1795 married Henry Hamilton.
      Parents:
      John Gannaway (1690 - 1783)
      Children:
      John E. Gannaway (1748 - 1798)
      Catherine Gannaway Sanders (1749 - 1808)