Col. John Minor

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John Vivian Minor

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Topping Castle, Caroline County, Province of Virginia
Death: August 02, 1755 (48)
Spotsylvania County, Province of Virginia
Immediate Family:

Son of Garrett Minor and Diana Minor
Husband of Sarah Minor
Father of John Minor, Jr; William Minor; Thomas (Carr) Minor, I; Mary Ann Herndon; Maj. Garritt Lewis Minor and 7 others
Brother of Diana Elinor Goodloe

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About Col. John Minor

Minor Family of Virginia #17

John Minor was an influential and wealthy planter of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and served as Justice of the Peace for this county for several years. He recieved the Crown patent for Gale Hill August 9, 1735.

A copy of his will is contained in the Minor Family of Virginia.



Col. John Minor, I, lived at "Minor's Folly", Spotsylvania County, Va.

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Col. John Minor's Timeline

1707
June 22, 1707
Topping Castle, Caroline County, Province of Virginia
1735
August 13, 1735
Topping Castle Caroline County Virginia
1738
August 30, 1738
Spotsylvania, Virginia
1740
August 5, 1740
Caroline County, Virginia, United States
1742
March 7, 1742
Topping Castle, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1744
March 14, 1744
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
1745
February 18, 1745
Virginia, USA
1747
February 28, 1747
Caroline, Virginia, USA
1749
June 11, 1749