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| Question: Who were the "Nancy Corder, the daughter of Susanna Corder" mentioned in the 1828 Tazewell County will of William Shannon? William Shannon may not have been very old - he doesn't have too many children, and he believed his wife to be with child when he made his will. "Fourthly, I give to William Shannon, son of Nancy Thompson, and Nancy Corder, the daughter of Susanna Corder two hundred dollars to be equally divided between them and theirs Heirs." [LH] Follow up: I believe that William Shannon and Nancy Corder may have been the nephew and neice of Samuel Shannon. If the heir William Shannon's father --a brother to William the elder had died, and his mother had remarried a Thompson, then that would make sense. Susannah Corder is a mystery, though. Could this Susannah be the wife of Edward II, or the wife of one of his sons? Why leave money to just a single nephew and a single out a single Corder neice (especially, if Susanna was the wife of Edward II, since there were several Corder daughters). Update August 30, 2006: After extensive online searches, and the discovery of multiple versions of William and Margaret Southern Shannon's genealogies, I can find nothing that fits the theory above. This is puzzling since it seems obvious that there must have been a blood realtionship between the elder and younger William Shannons, and yet, no brother of William Shannon (son of Thomas Shannon and Agnes Crow) married any woman named Nancy. William's brother Samuel had a son named William, but by Elizabeth Brown. Furthermore, Samuel and Elizabeth were still married and producing children in 1828 when William made his will. None of William's Shannon uncles married women named Nancy, nor died before 1828. Could the William referenced be the son of a cousin? The son of Williams "friend" John Shannon? Perhaps the natural child of himself and an unmarried Nancy Thompson? Note that Samuel Shannon (probably William's brother or uncle) was one of the appraisers of Elijah Corder Jr.'s estate in Aug-Sep 1807. William Shannon was the son of Thomas Shannon and Agnes Crow who had Ann, Samuel, William, John, Jane, Hannah, Thomas Jr. and David. According to published genealogies, William Shannon (who m. Margaret Southern and mentions Nancy Corder in his will) had no sisters named Nancy Shannon Thompson, or Susanna Shannon Corder. A cursory search of his brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles produced no Nancys or Susannas that might fit our dates. Additional Possible families that Susannah may have belonged to: (to be researched and ruled out by process of elimination) Original Lessees and Owners of Greenway Court: Thomas Chester, Richard (or other male, Jacob, Moses) McKay, Robert Ha'penny, Richard Foley, William Hand, Richard Bryarly (of Harford Co., MD), Thomas Grubbs [Quakers], Eli (or Elec) Richards, Joshua Antram [probably Quaker], William Cook [wealthy], John Haines, John Fawcett [Irish Quaker], John Lee, Serinus Emmons, Isaac Davis, Isaiah Oblesby [Scotch Quakers], Jacob Painter [Quaker], John Romine, Thomas Thornton, Bailey Shumate, Joseph Clevenger, Roberty Haynes, Stephen Grubbs [probably Quaker], Oliver Funsten [Irish Quaker], Joshua Swayne, Ridgeway family, Mandly Taylor, Jacob Weaver, John Brownley [Brownleys came from NJ along with the Tuleys, Bransons, Hamptons, Morgans and others], John Howell, John Haines [Quaker], Lewis Chastean [related to Rust and Woodcock families]. Look at the similarity in these names... MARTHA KING. Will probated Feb., 1810. Tazewell Co., VA W. B. 1, p. 53. Devised to her sons, Elijah and Isaac; to her daughters Susanah King, Nancy McMillen, and to her grandchildren, Martha, Jane, Robert, Nancy, and John McMillen and to her sister, Agnes Thompson. Tazewell County VA Will Book Vol. I, p. 272. (Agnes was a common name in the Shannon family due to matriarch Agnes Crowe Shannon.) ELIJAH KING. Will probated June, 1847. Will Book No. 2, p. 415. Devises his property as follows: To his wife, Polly. Then he emancipates all his slaves at the death of his wife. SUSANNAH KING. Will probated December, 1848. Will Book No. 2, p. 471. Frees all her slaves and divides her estate among them. Vol. I, p. 282, p. 283. ISAAC KING married 5 Aug 1824 Rebecca Day Dills (b. 1790 dau of Wm. Day and Margaret Waggoner). Children were Alexander King and Harvey King. Rebecca m. 27 Jan 1847 George Thompson. NANCY KING m. 1799 Andrew McMillan b. 18 Jun 1773 in Scotland.uier Co., VA. Notice that John and Mary named sons "Corder" and "Tazewell". Son Corder moved to White Co., TN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory By David E. Johnston (1906) The Shannons of New River Valley The Shannons came from Ireland at a period anterior to the beginning of our War for Independence, and located in what is now the County of Amherst, in Virginia, then probably Albemarle County. Samuel, the New River Valley settler, came with his family over the Alleghanies in 1744, and located at the place now called Poplar Hill, in the then County of Fincastle, now Giles County. After a residence of ten years, and after the marriage of his oldest son, whose name was Thomas, he, in the spring of 1784 (Shannon MSS.), with his family, except Thomas and his wife, who remained, removed to a point near whereon now stands the city of Nashville, Tennessee. Thomas married Miss Agnes Crowe, and continued in possession of the Poplar Hill property, which is still in the hands of his descendants. He became a man of prominence in civil and military affairs; was long a Magistrate of Giles County, Sheriff thereof, and a Representative in the Legislature. In the month of February, 1781, the British Army advanced northward through the Carolinas toward Virginia, and Colonel William Preston, the military commandant of the Montgomery troops, and of which Joseph Cloyd was Major, called out the forces to go to the help of the American Army commanded by General Greene. Thomas Shannon was the Captain of the Middle New River Company, in which one Alexander Marrs was a Lieutenant, and among the members thereof were Thomas Farley, Isaac Cole, Matthew French, John French, Joseph Hare, Edward Hale, the Clays, and others. Captain Shannon and his company joined the battalion at the New River Lead Mines about the middle of February, 1781, and on the 18th day of that month the command under Colonel Preston and Major Cloyd, 350 strong, marched to the Haw River section of North Carolina, in the vicinity of which was the Army of General Greene, as was that of Lord Cornwallis. Being in a strange country, and not being advised of the positions of the respective armies, Preston's men went into camp, finding themselves the next morning between the combatants, and close by the British pickets. Colonel Preston had been ordered to report to General Pickens, and was on his way thither when he halted and camped between the armies. On the 2nd day of March Lee's Legion and Preston's Battalion had a spirited encounter with Tarleton's Cavalry, inflicting upon it considerable loss. Again on the 6th of March, at Wetzel's Mills, Pickens' command, including Preston's and Cloyd's men, had quite a battle with the British advance. General Pickens retreated to Guilford Court House, where the troops of Preston and Campbell, under Colonel William Campbell, were posted on the American left, and put up a good fight. They were attacked by Colonel Tarleton, who led the British right wing, and he says in his "His. of His Southern Campaign," that his troops were badly hurt by the Backwoodsmen from Virginia; that "they were behind a fence, and stood until the British Infantry, with their bayonets, climbed the fence." Captain Shannon lived to the age of ninety years, leaving a son, Thomas, who married Julia Allen, and their children are: Thomas, Joseph, James R., all three of whom are dead; William R., who married a Miss Bush; Nancy, now dead, who married John Henderson Bane; Eliza, who married James B. Miller; and Samuel B., who resides on the old homestead. The second Thomas Shannon served as a Magistrate in his county, and sat as a member of the County Court for long years, and was more than once a member of the Virginia Legislature. At the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 he was reckoned the wealthiest man in Giles County. His sons were all gallant Confederate soldiers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| WILL OF SAMUEL SHANNON ( - 25 Apr 1828) Tazewell County, Virginia Will Book 1, Page 242 In the name of God, Amen, I William Shannon of the County of Tazewell being sick and weak of body, but of sound mind and disposing memory, for which I thank God , and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as hath pleased God to bless me with, I do hereby make my last and testament in the manner and form following, that is to say; Firstly, I desire that all the perishable part of estate to [be] immediately sold after my decease an out of the monies arising there from, all my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid. Secondly, after the payment of my debts and funeral expenses, I give and bequeath to my my Wife, Margaret Shannon, one third part of my estate, both real and personal, for and during her natural life and after her decease I give same to my children hereafter named in the following manner that is to say. Thirdly, I give to my son, Thomas Shannon, my daughters Agnes Shannon, Elizabeth Shannon, and also believing my wife to be in a state of pregnancy, the issue of that birth to share equal with the above mentioned son and two daughters, all my land and personal estate , except two hundred dollars herein after mentioned equally divided among them and enjoyed by them and theirs forever. Fourthly, I give to William Shannon, son of Nancy Thompson, and Nancy Corder, the daughter of Susanna Corder two hundred dollars to be equally divided between them and their Heirs. Lastly, I'd hereby constitute and appoint my friends John Shannon and George Hudson [husband of sister Hannah - LH] executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other former wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 24th of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight. Signed, sealed, published and declared , as and for, the last will and testament of the above named William Shannon in the presence of us Witnesses. William Shannon - Seal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comment: There was a John Corder living in Montgomery County in 1782. He was ennumerated on the Personal Property Tax List as Corder, John I Tithes, 0 Slaves, 4 Horses, 15 Cattle. This is probably Edward's brother, John, who married Elizabeth Branson bef 1764 (or possibly a son and namesake of his brother). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified 30 Aug 2006 | Created 8 Feb 2007 Laura K. Henderson |
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