John P. Day, Jr.

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Day John Jr. b -January 31, 1768 in Botetourt Co., VA later Pocohontas Co., West VA d:_1839 in Hawkins Co.1N. He married circa 1794, Elizabeth Howard b Nov. 28, 1776 d:. To this marriage there were ten children of record. John Day III, William, Elizabeth, Daniel, Eliza, Samuel,Isaac Newton Thomas, Jemima and Lemuel. John Day Jr. was seventeen years old when he came from Pocohontas Co., V A to Greene Co., NC, later Jefferson Co., TN, with his father and family in 1785. Documentation see National Archives File 5-3252. John Day Jr. was of the Baptist faith. Hew was also a skilled worker in wood. He was in demand to organize a “barn raising”. He knew how to size the barn for the farm, how to cut the timbers, including the making of shingles, rafters, cross beams and all the wood parts. He also could organize the men for the “barn raising” and the women for the preparation for the food always a big part of the “barn raising.” He considered it a great honor to be called “Carpenter” although he did much more than shape the wood. He also was a busy farmer on his own acreage. He is reported to have said -‘To feed the children, my wife and I, is a dawn to dark job.”