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Before downloading, check at www.29deadpeople.comfor the most up-to-date .pdf version of the essaydeJarnatt August 22, 2017Descendants of Daniel deJarnatt (1713-1754) of Virginiaand Allied Families (Johnson, Swinford, Monroe, Riegal, Williams)By Richard L. Tolman, Ph. D.In the course of a genealogical study of history, a pervasive and recurring theme is thevigorous, sometimes brutal persecution of non-Catholics by Catholic true-believers. It is amajor motivation for the move of families from one location to another. This essay concernsone of these Protestant families that fled France after revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685that had protected to some degree Protestants in France (called Huguenots). Those that fled toAmerica first had to proceed to England in order to obtain permission for the move to America.After their residence in England for a time King William sent in 1699 a group of over 500Huguenots under the leadership of the Marquis de la Muce to Gloucester County, Virginia (fromthe recording of children’s births in Abington Parish); this group included Jean deJarnat.1,2DeJarnat implies that the family belonged to the French nobility. The family of Jean deJarno/Jarnaud/Jarneot occupied a fortress near Poitiers as early as 1454 and acquired land in LaSeguiniere (near Cholet between Nantes and La Rochelle) at that time.3This Huguenot immigrant Jean deJarnatt married a Mary Mumford, a Virginian of GloucesterCounty in 1703 and raised a large family.4 There is no record of Jean ever leaving GloucesterCounty; his widow moved to Prince Edward County to live with her dau Elizabeth after his1Frost, Earl C. and May (Miller) DeJarnette and Allied Families in America (Redwood City, California:Pacific Coast Publishers, 1954) some sources; hereafter Frost.2Bell, John M. ‘From French Huguenots to Kentuckians’ in Kentucky Ancestors: Genealogical Quarterlyof the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. 39, no. 1 (autumn 2003), pp. 7-12 (some sources), it focussesmostly on Elias’ descendants; hereafter Bell.3Frost, vii4Davis, Virginia Lee Hutcheson Tidewater Virginia Families Chapter 11, Gen 9 ‘Jean de Jarnat’(Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1989) pp. 333-338; hereafter Davis Gen 9.29deadpeople.comPage 1
Before downloading, check at www.29deadpeople.comfor the most up-to-date .pdf version of the essaydeJarnatt August 22, 2017death.5 The oldest son Elias had many descendants.6 Little is known of the second son John; heis not known to have issue. Little is also known of the life of the third child, a daughter Mary.7The fourth child Daniel has not received a lot of genealogical attention; he and his descendantsare the subject of this essay. Daniel Sr. died in Nottaway Parish in Prince Edward County; hischildren included a son Daniel Jr. who was an itinerant carpenter—he married late eventuallysettling in eastern Kentucky as one of the first pioneers. The other (younger) children of Jeanand Mary DeJarnatt were Elizabeth,8 Joseph9,10,11,12 (settled Caroline County, Virginia) andEllenor13 (settled Prince Edward County); they are well studied and all three had manydescendants. The Frost genealogy (note 1) is most comprehensive genealogical source for allchildren of Jean and Mary.Some histories or family trees14 have an additional child ‘Mumford’ for Jean and Mary, somesay born abt 170015 others 1723—there is no actual birth record. It strains credulity that if theDeJarnats had a child out of wedlock in 1700, Mary Mumford would hardly have named himMumford Mumford. A son Mumford b. 1723 cannot be ruled out, but no sources are availableto substantiate his birth/baptism. A more reasonable explanation is put forth in the Torrancehistory16 of the Dejarnett family published in the William and Mary Quarterly. This history cites(p. 146) the Virginia Land Patents 1623-1774 where a Mumford Dejarnett was granted 400acres in Amelia County on Mountain Creek; this is the only citation naming a Mumford5Mathews, Mary Hodnett, from the notes of Blandford Towler Anderson (transcribed by TommyGoodwin), ‘Genealogy of the DeJarnette Family’(www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ vapittsy/DeJarnettgen.html); ms 6pp; useful sources (accessed 26 May2017) hereafter Mathews.6Bell7See below, child 48Torrance, William Clayton Genealogies of Virginia Families (from the William and Mary Quarterly, Vol.25) ‘McGeehee Family in Virginia’ (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1982) pp. 275-288.9Torrance, William Clayton Genealogies of Virginia Families (from the William and Mary Quarterly, Vol.25) ‘DeJarnette Family’ (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1982) pp. 268-274 and‘McGeehee Family in Virginia’, pp. 275-288.10Trueblood, Kevin J. Ancestors of Thomas Trueblood from England to Illinois (Salem, MS: HigginsonBook Co., 2006) p. 133.11Ross, Landon Timmons Ross, Stone, and Hoover: some historical (Havana, FL: L. R. Ross, 2005) pp. 57,75-79.12Davis, Virginia Lee Hutcheson Tidewater Virginia Families Chapter 11, Gen 8 ‘Joseph Dejarnatt II’(Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1989) pp. 340-362.13Torrance, William Clayton Genealogies of Virginia Families (from the William and Mary Quarterly, Vol.II) ‘DeJarnette Family’ (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1982) pp. 145-151; also Vol. 25)‘DeJarnette Family’ pp. 268-274 and ‘McGeehee Family in Virginia’, pp. 275-288.14Ancestry Family Trees: ‘Ames (Richard)’ Family Tree, tree 68117166—search Member Directory forowner: sandrakay75; some sources (accessed 26 May 2017); hereafter Ames Tree.15Mathews.16Torrance, William Clayton, William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25, p. 268; ‘In 1754 Mumford and DanielDeJarnette brothers ’.29deadpeople.comPage 2
Before downloading, check at www.29deadpeople.comfor the most up-to-date .pdf version of the essaydeJarnatt August 22, 2017DeJarnette. This is further clarified in the 1754 will of Daniel Dejarnett (1713-1754, a son ofJean and Mary Dejarnett) of Nottaway Parish, Prince Edward County devising to son Mumford400 acres on Mountain Creek and an another parcel of 400 acres to his brother Daniel (Jr.)along with smith’s tools. The only argument against this explanation is that Mumford wouldonly have been abt 5 yrs old at the time the patent was granted.17 This author has found noother evidence of a Mumford DeJarnat born in the 1700-1725 time period in the record.GENEALOGICAL SUMMARYGeneration One18,191. Jean/John de Jarnat,French Huguenot, was born abt 1680 at La Rochelle, Manche,Basse-Normandie, France and probably died abt 1720 at Gloucester County, Virginia. He wasthe son of Samuel DeJarnette (b.1640) of Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France. There is afamily cenotaph near Frog Level, Virginia in the forest off route 301 that has interestingbiographical details.20 The Gloucester County records were completely destroyed in the CivilWar reducing greatly the amount of detail available about this family.Jean petitioned for naturalization in 1705.21 He married22 abt 1703 Mary Mumford daughterof Edward and Mary (Watkins) Mumford of Gloucester County, Virginia.23 The immigrantMumford was named Thomas (originally from Yorkshire, England); he apparently was acompanion of Captain John Smith on his second voyage to Jamestown before 1608.24 Hisprobable gdau Mary was born 1683 of Gloucester County and died 1765 at Prince EdwardCounty, Virginia. After Jean/John’s death she moved to Prince Edward County with herdaughter Eleanor DeJarnette McGehee.Jean and Mary (Mumford) DeJarnette had seven children all born/baptised and, except asnoted, are recorded in the Abington Parish, Gloucester, Virginia (Dejurner).25,2617Davis Gen 9; Daniel Sr. died at age 41—perhaps he foresaw this and made arrangements for thefuture of his sons.18Davis Gen 9.19Ancestry Family Trees: ‘Tom Pinkston and Lucile Hodnett Family Tree’, tree 3176659—search MemberDirectory for owner: bbarker80; some sources (accessed 26 May 2017); of the more than 20 Dejarnettetrees on ancestry, this one appears to be the best sourced, hereafter Pinkston/Hodnett Tree.20Cf the Pinkston/Hodnett Tree for more details and transcription (accessed 26 May 2017).21Frost, 122U.S. and International Marriage Records 1560-1900; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 26 May 2017).23Boddie, John Bennett Virginia Historical Genealogies (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publ. Co.,1965) pp. 131-145; contains more details of the Mumford family, but follows the lineage of Daniel with afocus on the Perrrymans; hereafter Boddie.24Boddie, pp. 126-7.25Boddie, pp. 131-2.26Mathews.29deadpeople.comPage 3
Before downloading, check at www.29deadpeople.comfor the most up-to-date .pdf version of the essaydeJarnatt August 22, 20172 i. ELIAS DeJARNETTE was baptized 20 Aug 1704 and died27 Jul 1769 at St. PatricksParish, Prince Edward, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Byrd.28 They lived in the partof Amelia County that became Prince Edward County, Virginia. They had fivechildren.293 ii. JOHN DeJARNETTE was baptized 4 Nov 1706 and died between 9 Aug 1768 and17 Jul 1769 at Prince Edward Co., Virginia. No known issue; he may never havemarried.304 iii. MARY DeJARNETTE was baptized 5 Feb 1708; she may have died 15 Nov1743.31,325 iv. KATRENIA ELIZABETH DeJARNETTE was baptized 170933,34 (or 1701) and diedafter 1783. She married at Virginia in 1735 Edward Thomas McGehee/Mackgehee,son of Thomas and Ann (Bastrop) McGehee. He was born abt 1702 at CumberlandCo., Virginia and died and died Jan 1771, Cumberland Co., Virginia. The McGehee’sare descended from Richard DeClare (signer of the Magna Carta) and Robert theBruce, King of Scotland.35 Ten children. 6 v. DANIEL DeJARNATT was baptized 24 Jan 1713 and died 1754 at Nottaway Parish,Prince Edward, Virginia. He married Martha Ford, sister of Christopher Ford.7 vi. JOSEPH LATANE DeJARNETTE was baptized 3 Feb 1716 and died 1791.36 Hemarried abt 1639 Mary Pemberton and settled in Caroline county founding the‘Spring Grove Plantation’ (originally 5000 acres).37,38 Six children.27Pinkston/Hodnett Tree (accessed 26 May 2017).Pinkston/Hodnett Tree, from biographical details on the cenotaph; cenotaph details also appear onFindagrave #41754157 although there is no one buried at the memorial. The memorial lists 10 childrenfor Jean and Mary, but Rebecca (b. 1723) and Thomas (b.1725) are likely children of the son Elias (3)(accessed 29 May 2017); hereafter Cenotaph.29A descendency of Elias with some sources is published in Bell.30Pinkston/Hodnett Tree (accessed 26 May 2017).31Green, Exie Johnson and Jacqueline Green Downs Austin-Herndon and Alllied Families (Jacksonville,AR: Downs, 1986) pp. 139-141; some sources, cites Frost.32No additional information: some trees at Ancestry have her married with children but therelationships are not credible (one husband 17y younger; another 40y older—bearing children at age 5),see for example ‘Douglas D. Smith Family ’, tree 62339284; search Member Directory for owner:DougSmith1945 (accessed 11 Aug 2017).33Frost; this page of the Abington Parish record is torn out, but Elizabeth’s birth is substantiated bydescendants of Elizabeth (DeJarnette) McGehee.34The three Torrance histories (from the William and Mary Quarterly) omit any mention of Elizabethpresumably because her baptism is not recorded in the Abington Parish record.35Frost, pp. 34-36.36Cenotaph (accessed 29 May 2017).37Frost, descendants beginning p. 165 (#1563)38Mathews (accessed 29 May 2017).2829deadpeople.comPage 4
Before downloading, check at www.29deadpeople.comfor the most up-to-date .pdf version of the essaydeJarnatt August 22, 20178 vii. ELLENOR/ELEANOR DeJARNETTE was born 5 Sep 1720 and baptized 20 Nov 1720;she died 1775. She married39 30 Oct 1737 Jacob McGehee, son of Thomas and Ann(Bastrop) McGehee of King William County. Jacob served in the French and IndianWar. The couple moved from King William County to Amelia County where Jacobowned a mill on the Bush River and 400 acres. After her death Jacob married (2)Ann , no issue. Twelve children.Figure 1. Abington Church, Gloucester County, Virginia.40Generation Two6. Daniel DeJarnatt (Jean1) was baptized 24 Jan 1713 and died 1754 at Nottaway Parish,Prince Edward, Virginia. He married41 abt 1738 at Lunenburg County, Virginia Martha Ford,dau42 of Daniel and Mary Ford and sister to Christopher Ford (he fought in the RevolutionaryWar in the Virginia Militia; died 1788 at Amelia County, Virginia and is buried43 in the39Frost, descendants beginning p. 89 (#960); good sources.Davis Gen 9, p. 338.41DeJarnett/Ford marriage: U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, database online atAncestry.com (accessed 11 Aug 2017).42Ancestry Family Trees: ‘TARR’, tree 57829—search Member Directory for owner: TRACYSEATON15; nosources (accessed 11 Aug 2017).43Findagrave #113477656.4029deadpeople.comPage 5
Before downloading, check at www.29deadpeople.comfor the most up-to-date .pdf version of the essaydeJarnatt August 22, 2017Ford/Vaughn Cemetery). She was born abt 1715 at Virginia and died Mar 1782 at PrinceEdward County (formed from Amelia County in 1754).44 Daniel was in Amelia County in 1753.Daniel and Martha (Ford) DeJarnatt had seven children all born in Virginia.4510i. MARY M. DeJARNATT was born abt 1739 and died abt 1760. She married abt1758 Richard Perryman.4611 ii. BETTY FORD DeJARNATT was born abt 1741. She married Crenshaw.47 12 iii. DANIEL DeJARNATT Jr. was born abt 1743 and died 13 Mar 1811 in MadisonCounty, Kentucky. He married abt 1775 Judith Johnson of Lunenburg County,Virginia. 13 iv. MUMFORD DeJARNATT was born abt 1745. He married at Prince EdwardCounty Elizabeth . He moved to Charlotte County, Virginia. 14 v. Captain JOHN DeJARNATT was born 28 Jun 1748 and fought in theRevolutionary War. He married 12 Jan 1769 at Prince Edward County JemimaOwen daughter of John and Phoebe (Brackett) Owen. 15 vi. CHRISTOPHER DeJARNATT was born abt 1749. He married at Prince EdwardCounty Ann .16 vii. LYDIA DeJARNATT was born abt 1751 and died before 1780. She probablymarried John Taylor, born 1749. Son John Taylor48 and two daus.17 viii. MARTHA DeJARNATT was born abt 1753. She married abt 1761 (as his 2nd wife)at Prince Edward County Richard Perryman son of Richard and Mary Perryman. Hewas born 1729 and died Mar 1769. Five children.49Generation Three12. Daniel DeJarnatt Jr. (Daniel2 Jean1) was born abt 1743 and died50 13 Mar 1811 inMadison County, Kentucky. He was a carpenter. He bought land from his brother-in-law in1762 while he lived with them. In 1764 he moved to Chesterfield County, Virginia, then brieflyto Brunswick County, Virginia and finally in 1797 he moved by way of the Cumberland Gap andthe Boonesborough Trace to Madison County, Kentucky NE of the county seat at Richmond to44Frost, p. 96; Will of Martha DeJarnatt, dated 3 Jan 1780 mentions her two deceased daus MarthaPerryman and Lydia Taylor.45Frost, p. 95; Will of Daniel DeJarnatt.46Frost, p. 96.47Frost, p. 96, mentioned in Martha Ford DeJarnette’s will.48Frost, p. 96; Will of Martha DeJarnatt, dated 3 Jan 1780 mentions her grandson John Taylor and herdeceased dau Lydia Taylor.49Frost, p. 165, 309; Boddie, p. 132-145, contains a lengthy and detailed genealogy of the Perrymans.50Findagrave #49023696 with nice biography (accessed 29 May 2017).29deadpeople.comPage 6
Before downloading, check at www.29deadpeople.comfor the most up-to-date .pdf version of the essaydeJarnatt August 22, 2017the junction of Tates Creek and Shallow Ford. Part of the 8-room log dwelling he built is stillstanding; Daniel and Judith are buried on his farm.51He married abt 1775 Judith/Juda Johnson dau of James and Susannah (Payne) Johnson. Shewas born 1746 of Lunenburg County, Virginia died 17 Mar 1838 at Madison County, Kentuckyand was buried on the DeJarnett family plantation at Shallow Ford.52 Eight children, 3 slaves.JOHNSON Genealogy:Judith Johnson’s father was James Johnson, born 1715 and died 1787 at Lunenburg County,Virginia. He fought in the Revolutionary War.53 He married54 1736 at Virginia Susannah Payne;she was born 1718, dau of William and Judith (Merriman Baker) Payne of Lancaster County,Virginia.55Daniel and Judith (Johnson) DeJarnatt had eight children all born in Cumberland Parish,Lunenburg, Virginia.56Figure 2. Martha Ford DeJarnett Kelley abt 1800.5751Frost, p. 96; many other details and sources.Findagrave #49043874(accessed 29 May 2017).53U. S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1175-1783, Virginia 6th Regiment; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 3Aug 2017).54U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 3 Aug 2017).55Ancestry Family Trees: ‘Wells Family Tree’, tree 79799622—search Member Directory for owner:Stough Susie, some sources (accessed 3 Aug 2017).56Frost, p. 97; birth records were provided from the family bible of Daniel Dejarnette.5229deadpeople.comPage 7
Before downloading, check at www.29deadpeople.comfor the most up-to-date .pdf version of the essay18deJarnatt August 22, 2017i. MARTHA FORD DeJARNETTE was born 24 Jun 1774 and died 1816 at Barren Co.,Kentucky. She married58 13 Feb 1796 at Madison Co. Kentucky Giles Kelley son ofGiles Kelley of Brunswick Co., Virginia. He died at Barren Co., Kentucky; both areburied on his farm on Fallen Timber Creek.59 Seven children.19 ii. LYDIA DeJARNETTE was born 20 Jan 1776.20 iii. Maj. JAMES DeJARNETTE was born 7 May 1777 at Lunenburg County, Virginiaand died 13 May 1859 at Madison Co., Kentucky; he and his wife are buried at thefamily cemetery at Shallow Ford. He married60 4 Jul 1793 at Madison Co., KentuckyElizabeth Sims, dau of William and Martha (Embry) Sims. James and his brotherJohn both served61 during the War of 1812 in the 13th Regiment (Dudley’s) of theKentucky Militia. James was captured at Fort Meigh and paroled a week later; hefought in the ‘Battle of the River Raisin’ {also known as the Battle of Frenchtown(Michigan)}. Seventeen children, born 1800 to 1830.62,6321 iv. MARY (Polly) DeJARNETTE was born 5 Dec 1779. She probably married64 28 Dec1797 at Madison County, Kentucky William Howard.22 v. JOHN DeJARNETTE was born 18 Mar 1782; he enlisted (War of 1812) Mar 1813at North Carolina and was killed in action later that year. He married65 1 Jun 1804at Madison Co., Kentucky Parthana Hoy dau of William and Sarah Hoy. Twochildren (Greenup Hoy and John, Jr.). Parthana, born 1782 at Madison County,Kentucky, married again (2) John Sappington and had six more children. She died 7Sep 1834 and is buried at Sappington Cemetery, Camargo, Montgomery,Kentucky.66,67 23 vi. ABIJAH DeJARNETTE was born 5 Jul 1785 and died 1861 at Savannah, Missouri.57Martha Ford DeJarnett Kelley: Media at Ancestry.com, owner: willardwinn, this is too early to be aphoto (accessed 4 Feb 2017).58Kelley/Dejarnett marriage: Kentucky, Compiled Marriages 1802-1850, Madison County; online atAncestry.com (accessed 4 Aug 2017).59Frost, p. 98-9; more details and sources are available.60Dejarnett/Sims marriage: Kentucky, Compiled Marriages 1802-1850, Madison County, Vol. II, FHL Film183,302; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 4 Aug 2017).61U. S. War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815, Roll 56, Microfilm Pub’n M602; online at Ancestry.com(accessed 4 Aug 2017).62Frost, p. 121-2; vital records from the family bible of James Dejarnette.63Ancestry Family Trees: ‘Trees, Leaves, and Nuts 2-10-17’, tree 52062158—search Member Directoryfor owner: Paladin1952; some sources (accessed 1 Aug 2017.64Howard/Dejarnett marriage: Kentucky, Compiled Marriages 1802-1850, Madison County, FHL Film183,302; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 4 Aug 2017).65Dejarnett/Hoy marriage: Kentucky, Compiled Marriages 1802-1850, Madison County; online atAncestry.com (accessed 4 Aug 2017).66Findagrave #36667305 (accessed 4 Aug 2017).67Frost, p. 145.29deadpeople.comPage 8
Before downloading, check at www.29deadpeople.comfor the most up-to-date .pdf version of the essaydeJarnatt August 22, 201724 vii. MILDRED DeJARNETTE was born 10 Apr 1787 at Lunenburg County, Virginia anddied 27 Dec 1867 at Tennessee. She married68 Jun 1805 at Madison Co., KentuckyWilliam Hoy dau of William McGee and Sarah Hoy.69 He was born 5 Jan 1783 anddied 5 Mar 1856 at Tennessee. Husband and wife are buried at County FarmCemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee70. They had seven children.25 viii. SUSANNAH PAYNE DeJARNETTE was born 5 Mar 1789 and died71 20 May 1854at Pendleton county, Kentucky. She married72 21 Dec 1815 Edmund Wells.73 Theyhad nine children.7413. Mumford DeJarnatt (Daniel2 Jean1) was born abt 1745 and died after 1810 . He marriedat Prince Edward County Elizabeth .75 He moved to Charlotte County, Virginia before1810,76 probably in 1786.77Mumford and Elizabeth DeJarnatt probably had at least four children.7826i. SAMUEL DeJARNETTE born abt 1770 and married79 20 Jan 1794 at Charlotte,Virginia Milley Rice.27 ii. RICHARD DeJARNETTE born abt 1771 and married80 20 Jan 1794 at PrinceEdward County, Virginia Sarah Rowlett.8128 iii. EDNA DeJARNETT born abt 1775 and married82 26 Nov 1798 at Halifax County,Virginia Nathan Betterton68Hoy/Dejarnett marriage: Kentucky, Madison County Marriage Index 1786-1844; online atAncestry.com (4 Aug 2017).69Frost, p. 156.70Findagrave #139231192 and #139231175 (accessed 4 Aug 2017).71Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964, FHL Film 994052 (accessed 13 Aug 2017).72Wells/Dejarnett marriage: Kentucky, Compiled Marriages 1802-1850; Harrison County; online atAncestry.com (4 Aug 2017).73Frost, p. 156.74Ancestry Family Trees: ‘KOMLANCE/WELLS 1.’, tree 5178877—search Member Directory for owner:RITAWELLS96; some sources (accessed 13 Aug 2017).75Frost, p. 157.761810 U. S. Census of Charlotte, Virginia, Roll 68, Page 47, FHL Film 181428, household of 3 (husbandand wife and a son) with 5 slaves; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 18 Jul 2017).77See Land records cited in Frost, p. 157.78Frost, p. 157 lists 4 probable children. Richard, Samuel, and Leander are all mentioned in theMumford Dejarnette-related land records of Prince Edward or Charlotte Counties, Virginia. The fourthnamed probable child is Mumford(?—of Anson, NC?); but the Mumford DeJarnette of Anson, NC is theson of Martha Owen Dejarnette (dau of John1 Daniel2)79Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, FHL Film 30,815; online at FamilySearch (accessed 18 Jul 2017).80Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, FHL Film 32,254; online at FamilySearch (accessed 18 Jul 2017).81Ancestral File 1QQG-BR7: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MWFM-7Y9 : accessed 2017-0719), entry for Richard DE JARNETT; owner mjjohns929379 et al.29deadpeople.comPage 9
Before downloading, check at www.29deadpeople.comfor the most up-to-date .pdf version of the essaydeJarnatt August 22, 201729 iv. LEANDER P. DeJARNETTE born abt 1780.14. John DeJarnette (Daniel2 Jean1) was born 26 Jun 1748 and died 21 Dec 1799. He married12 Jan 1769 at Prince Edward County Jemima Owen daughter of John and Phoebe (Brackett)Owen.83 Jemima was born 1752 at Prince Edward County, Virginia and died 1821 at AnsonCounty, North Carolina; both husband and wife are buried84 in the Dejarnette Cemetery, Anson,North Carolina. A few years before the American Revolution, John and his family moved toAnson County, North Carolina on the Pee Dee River near Smith’s Ferry. He fought in theRevolutionary War (said to be a friend of Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, who supposedlyvisited them after the War).85 He died 1784; his will mentions only 4 children (but does notname them).86John and Jemima (Owen) DeJarnatt probably had seven children.8730i. MARTHA DeJARNETTE was born abt 1770. She married (2) 1791 JohnPemberton son of Richard and Amy (Stith) Pemberton. He was born 1766.88 Sevenchildren. 8931 ii. MUMFORD DeJARNETTE, born 1771, died in infancy.32 iii. JOHN DeJARNETTE, Jr. was born 1774.33 iv. MUMFORD DeJARNETTE was born 10 Feb 1776 at Wadesboro, Anson, NorthCarolina and died and was buried 5 Aug 1823 at Wadesboro, Anson, NorthCarolina.90 He married 12 Nov 179891 Frances Hannah (Frankie) Pickett dau ofSamuel Pickett. She was born 26 Aug 1780 and died 23 Nov 1840 at Autauga Co.,Alabama.92,93 At least two children.82Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, FHL Film 31,918, father of bride: M. Dejarnett (Halifax Co. is adjacentto Charlotte Co., Virginia; online at FamilySearch (accessed 18 Jul 2017).83Frost, p. 157,158.84Findagrave #89199681 and #89199720, Dejarnette Cemetery, Wadesboro, Anson, NC (accessed 4 Aug2017).85Ibid.86Boddie, p. 132.87Frost, p. 157 lists 4 probable children. Richard, Samuel, and Leander are all mentioned in theMumford Dejarnette-related land records of Prince Edward or Charlotte Counties, Virginia. The fourthnamed probable child is Mumford(?—of Anson, NC?); but the Mumford DeJarnette of Anson, NC is theson of Martha Owen Dejarnette (dau of John1 Daniel2)88Ancestral File 18DM-32C: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M7K2-X1R : accessed 2017-07-20),entry for Martha DEJARNETTE.89Frost, p. 158.90Findagrave #66719181, Eastview Cemetery, Wadesboro, NC (accessed 4 Aug 2017).91Frost, p. 158.92Boddie, p. 132.93Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR #97208; online atAncestry.com (accessed 19 Jul 2017).29deadpeople.comPage 10
Before downloading, check at www.29deadpeople.comfor the most up-to-date .pdf version of the essaydeJarnatt August 22, 201734 v. PHOEBE DeJARNETTE was born abt 1778 and died Sep 1840. She married941791 James Watkins son of Christopher and Mary Jane (Thomas) Watkins of AnsonCounty.95 Nine children.9635 vi. BETTY DeJARNETTE; may have died young.36 vii. WILLIAM DeJARNETTE; may have died young.15. Christopher DeJarnette (Daniel2 Jean1) was born 28 Jun 1748 at Prince Edward Co.,Virginia and died 21 Dec 1785 at Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina.97 He married at PrinceEdward County Ann . Christopher is mentioned as a ‘nephew’ in the will of Mary Dupuy,the widow of John B. Dupuy.98Christopher and Ann DeJarnette had at least two children.37 vi. JOHN DeJARNETTE was born abt 1764. He married abt 1785 Rachel . Theylived in Nottaway County, Virginia. At least one son John T. Dejarnette.9938 vi. DANIEL DeJARNETTE was born abt 1764. He married before 1801 Keziah Cookdau of William and Keziah Cook.100 Two children.Generation Four23. Abijah DeJarnette (Daniel3 Daniel2 Jean1) was born 5 Jul 1785 and died 1861 atSavannah, Missouri. He married101 9 Apr 1807 at Harrison Co., Kentucky Sarah (Sally) Swinford,dau of Joshua and Mary (Doane) Swinford. Abijah was a farmer in Madison Co., Kentucky. Hesold land to a son in 1852 and moved to Grant County, Kentucky. Sally was born 1 Apr 1790 atHarrison County, Kentucky and died 23 Oct 1866 at Grant County, Kentucky; 102 buried103 atClarks Creek Cemetery, Dry Ridge, Grant, Kentucky. In 1856 Abijah filed for divorce and Sallyfiled a cross suit for 400 and two negroes. He later moved from Grant County to a frontiercounty in Missouri (Andrew County) where he lived with son Christopher until he died in1861.104,10594One World Tree, database at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Aug 2017).Frost, p. 162.96Ancestry Family Trees: ‘Martin McCoy Dyer Minter’, tree 5178877—search Member Directory forowner: wmrmartin1; some sources (accessed 13 Aug 2017).97Vital recs from many family trees (no source cited); Trees at Ancestry.com (accessed 19 Jul 2017).98Frost, p. 162.99Frost, p. 162-3.100Frost, p. 163.101Kentucky, Complied Marriages 1802-1850, database online at Ancestry.com (accessed 21 Jul 2017).102Ancestry Family Trees: ‘Gibson Family Tree’, tree 52062158—search Member Directory for owner:PauletteWenger19, some sources (accessed 1 Aug 2017); hereafter gibson.103Findagrave #99664779 (accessed 4 Aug 2017)104Frost, p. 148.9529deadpeople.comPage 11
Before downloading, check at www.29deadpeople.comfor the most up-to-date .pdf version of the essaydeJarnatt August 22, 2017SWINFORD Genealogy:Sarah Swinford’s father was Joshua Ethridge Swinford, born 2 Jul 1762 at Pendleton County,Kentucky and died 1 Jan 1820 at Harrison County, Kentucky. He married106 (1) 8 Apr 1788 atRowan County, North Carolina Mary Elizabeth ‘Polly’ Doane, dau of Hezekiah and Sarah (Bland)Doane. Joshua married107 (2) 28 May 1810 at Pendleton, Henry, Kentucky Elizabeth ‘Betsy’Crook; they had at least four children. First wife Polly was born 1765 at North Carolina and died1801 at Rowan County, North Carolina. They had five children, including Sarah.108Joshua’s father was James Madison Swinford, born 1740 at North Carolina and died 1800 atHarrison County, Kentucky. He married Elizabeth .Mary’s father may have been (no good sources) Hezekiah Doan, born 1737 at Provincetown,Barnstable, Massachusetts and died 28 mar 1808 at Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Hemay have married 1761 at New Hanover, Bladen, North Carolina Sarah Bland, dau of James A.and Mary (Fairfax) Bland.109Abijah and Sally (Swinford) DeJarnatt had twelve children.39i. JUDITH J. DEJARNATT was born 5 Jul 1808 at Harrison County, Kentucky anddied 16 Jun 1829. She married 18 Jun 1825 at Harrison County, Kentucky WilliamThomas Huffman, Jr., son of William Thomas Huffman of Virginia (near PotomacRiver). He died before 15 Dec 1838 when his estate was inventoried and sold. Twosons.11040 ii. POLLY DeJARNATT was born 22 Sep 1810 at Kentucky.41 iii. HENRY HARRISON DeJARNATT was born 22 Jan 1812 and died 12 Nov 1849. Hemarried111 26 Sep 1833 at Harrison County, Kentucky Mary Swinford (her motherwas a Whitehead). She was born 13 Jun 1813 at Kentucky and died 13 Feb 1902 atShamrock, Missouri and was buried near Montgomery City, Missouri. Ninechildren. Harrison lived in Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri; all but the lastof the children were born near Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky.112105Jurgenson, Lila Pendell Edwards, Dejarnett, Greenup family genealogical data, ms. 5 pages, filmed bythe Genealogical Soc. of Utah, FHL Film 1320835 item 50; contains details of the Abijah Dejarnett/SarahSwinford marriage and their children.106Swinford/Doan marriage: North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-200
2 i. ELIAS DeJARNETTE was baptized 20 Aug 1704 and died27 Jul 1769 at St. Patricks Parish, Prince Edward, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Byrd.28 They lived in the part of Amelia County that became Prince Edward County, Virginia. They had five children.29 3 ii. JOHN DeJARNETTE was baptized 4 Nov 1706 and died between 9 Aug 1768 and
