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About John Vann, of Bertie County
Not the same as John B. Vann
John Vann, (IV) (William2, John1) was born Abt 1700, and died Abt 1770. He married Unknown Female (Vann). Notes: There were two John VANNs in Chowan County in the first half of the eighteenth century. The elder John VANN (JV his mark ) witnessed the will of his probably brother, Edward VANN (EV his mark) d. 1752, 14 February 1738.
Joseph VANN (JV his mark) is though to be another brother of John. This John VANN evidently had a son, Edward who registered a stockmark in Chowan County in 1737 at the same time as his uncle Edward VANN. "Edward VANN son of John VANN, Mark of stock a cross cut and half moon in right ear, cross and two slits in left ear."
"Edward VANN Sr. Swallow fork in right ear, half moon and hole in left ear. (NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL REGISTER Vol.1 p.112 Chowan County.)
John VANN and Edward VANN were appointed to a Jury to lay out a road from Bennits Creek bridge to Meherin Ferry, ("Friday moring January ye 20th 1737/38"). (Weynette Parks Haun, CHOWAN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY COURT MINUTES, Court Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1730-1745.) An undated road petition against a road from Bennits Creek to Fuffork signed by John VANN(IV) and also signed by a William VANN. By William VANN signing meant that William could write his name.
On 3 April 1755 the sheriff of Chowan was commanded to summon William VANN son of John VANN for an indebt to Samuel REDDICK. In April Court 1756 John VANN filed a petition for an indebt to Abraham Gumbs. ("SUITS DISMISSED & COURT PAPERS 1746-1756.) From this information one may assume that John VANN(IV) had a son named Edward and William and he may have still been in Chowan County in 1756.
Note: Hertford County, Oct 1765 will of William RIDDICK granted to Elizabeth RIDDICK, Securities Thomas BARNS & William VANN, (RETURN OF WILLS & ADMINISTRATION GRANTS IN NORTH CAROLINA 1753-1790.)
In addition to this elder John VANN, there was a John VANN Junior, who witnessed a deed which was registered in Bertie County on May 14, 1735. The use of the appellation "junior" implies that there was another John VANN in the area. The deed was from Abraham ODAM of Chowan Precinct to Walter BROWN, ("10 pounds for 100 acres on South side of Cutawitsky Meadow at mouth of Long Branch") and one of the witnesses was James BARNES. These names will be significant in the analysis to follow. (COLONIAL BERTIE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DEED BOOKS 1720-1757, Book D, p196.)
An Edward VANN was listed in the 1759 estate division of Richard BARNES. Richard BARNES evidently had several children among whom his estate was divided. One of these children was a Mary BARNES, who evidently married and had several children. She was deceased at the time of the estate division, so her portion was divided among her children. One of her daughters, Mary, had married an Edward VANN by 1759 and another daughter, Sibil, had married Abraham ODUM. (Probate Records in Chowan County, North Carolina Bound Miscellaneous Papers 1694-1799.)
It is interesting to note that the deed which John VANN, Jr. witnessed in 1735 was from Abraham ODAM or ODUM and that a James BARNES also witnessed the deed, evidence of a close connection to this Edward VANN.
Edward VANN and his wife Mary, the granddaughter of Richard BARNES, was not Edward VANN (EV) whose will was probated in 1752 in which John VANN (IV) had witnessed. It could have been his son Edward of Bertie Co.NC, or Edward VANN , son of John VANN, who married a Mary. At any rate, Edward VANN of Bertie Co., made his will in Bertie County in 1770. He named his wife Mary and several children, sons William, King, and Cader, to whom he left several tracks of land.
One of the above John VANNs was a defendant in several lawsuits in Chowan County NC in the 1730s and 1740s. The last time he appeared in court was April of 1745. The next lawsuit was brought by James SUMNER in April of 1748, and John VANN lost the suit by default, meaning that he did not appear or defend himself in October of 1748. It is not unreasonable to suppose that some relationship may existed between the SUMNER family, who resided in neighboring Perquimans County, and John VANN.
Note: April 1748 Court Chowan Count N.C. Jacob ODAM filled suit against John CAMPBELL but the sheriff could not find him to give him notice. And Joseph HARRON filed suit against John CAMPBELL but was discontinued. Could this be the same John Campbell who appears in SC with John Vann while trading with the Indians? (Weynette Parks Haun, DOCKET GENERAL COURT CHOWAN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA, CHOWAN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA COURT MINUTES, Court Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1730-1745 Book I,II.)
Children of John Vann and Unknown (Vann) are:
- i. Charles Vann I, born in NC.
- ii. Henry Vann I, born in NC; died Abt 1801 in Edgecombe Co., NC.
- iii. Dempsey Vann, born in NC; died 1790 in Edgecombe Co., NC.
- iv. Edward Vann I, born Abt 1720; died Abt 1768.
- v. Thomas Vann I, born 1747 in Chowan Co., NC; died Abt 1839 in Madison Co., AL.
John Vann, born Abt 1700; died Abt 1770 as the 7th child of William Vann and Sarah Source: Will in Chowan Co, NC.
Siblings: Sarah (Vann) Hooe; Ann Vann; Edward Vann, (EV), born Abt 1690; died 04 June 1752 in Chowan County, NC.; Joseph Vann,born Abt 1690; died 27 April 1752 in Chowan Co, NC.
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John Vann, of Bertie County's Timeline
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Nansemond County, Virginia
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April 4, 1770
Age 70
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Bertie County, North Carolina
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