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  (b. 21 February 1777 Crown Colony of North Carolina   d. 26 October 1864 Hurdlow, Moore, Tennessee, USA )  

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John WISEMAN was born 21 February 1777 in Crown Colony of North Carolina

John WISEMAN was the child of William WISEMAN   and   Mary DAVENPORT and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Thomas DAVENPORT and Dorothy STROTHER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

John  married  Rachel HAMMONTREE .  The couple had (at least) 11 children. Rachel HAMMONTREE  was born 14 August 1777 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.  Rachel died 3 July 1822 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA. 

John WISEMAN died 26 October 1864 in Hurdlow, Moore, Tennessee, USA.
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John WISEMAN married flag female ancestor Rachel HAMMONTREE-- Place: 


Children of John WISEMAN and Rachel HAMMONTREE:

flag male ancestor William WISEMAN (b.2 January 1803, , North Carolina, USA  d. , )

flag female ancestor Mary D WISEMAN (b.19 August 1804, , North Carolina, USA  d. , )

flag female ancestor Matilda H WISEMAN (b.16 April 1806, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA  d. abt. 1882, Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA)

flag male ancestor Thomas WISEMAN (b.5 July 1806, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA  d. January 1866, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA)

Grave has been locatedflag photo of John C WISEMAN  John C WISEMAN (b.7 February 1810, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA  d. 7 April 1894, Moore, Moore, Tennessee, USA)

flag male ancestor Joseph M WISEMAN (b.13 October 1811, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA  d. , )

flag male ancestor James Tyler WISEMAN (b.20 March 1813, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA  d. , )

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Andrew Jackson WISEMAN (b.6 October 1814, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA  d. October 1893, Franklin, Tennessee, USA)

flag female ancestor Amanda M WISEMAN (b.16 October 1816, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA  d. abt. 1870, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA)

flag female ancestor Elizabeth WISEMAN (b.12 May 1818, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA  d. , )

flag male ancestor Wilson D WISEMAN (b.26 December 1820, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA  d. abt. 1880, Franklin, Tennessee, USA)



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birth1777 Birth
21 February 1777
, North Carolina, USA
1803 Birth of Child
William WISEMAN was born 2 January 1803, , North Carolina, USA

John was 25 years old.
1804 Birth of Child
Mary D WISEMAN was born 19 August 1804, , North Carolina, USA

John was 27 years old.
1806 Birth of Child
Matilda H WISEMAN was born 16 April 1806, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

John was 29 years old.
1806 Birth of Child
Thomas WISEMAN was born 5 July 1806, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

John was 29 years old.
1810 Birth of Child
John C WISEMAN was born 7 February 1810, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

John was 32 years old.
1811 Birth of Child
Joseph M WISEMAN was born 13 October 1811, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

John was 34 years old.
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1813 Birth of Child
James Tyler WISEMAN was born 20 March 1813, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

John was 36 years old.
1814 Birth of Child
Andrew Jackson WISEMAN was born 6 October 1814, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

John was 37 years old.
1816 Birth of Child
Amanda M WISEMAN was born 16 October 1816, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

John was 39 years old.
1818 Birth of Child
Elizabeth WISEMAN was born 12 May 1818, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

John was 41 years old.
1820 Birth of Child
Wilson D WISEMAN was born 26 December 1820, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

John was 43 years old.
1822 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rachel HAMMONTREE died 3 July 1822, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
death1864 Death
26 October 1864
Hurdlow, Moore, Tennessee, USA

He died at the age of 87.

John is buried at: Wiseman Chapel Hurdlow Moore County Tennessee, USA
Added: 10/21/2016 11:19:32 AM - Updated: 10/11/2017 2:22:33 PM
Did You Know?America - Did you know? July 4, 1828: Construction is begun on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the first public railroad in the U.S.
Did You Know?Carolina is from the Latin word for Charles (Carolus) honoring King Charles I of England (who made the original land grant in 1629). South Carolina was formed in 1729, when the Carolina colony was divided in two. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1729 - Crown Colony of Carolina
1729 - 1789 - Crown Colony of North Carolina
November 21, 1789 - North Carolina becomes 12th U.S. state

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